Susan M. Hannah
Jun 23, 2008
Susan M. Hannah (nee McDoniel), 38, of Lorain died Monday, June 23, 2008. She was born June 12, 1970 in Elyria and had lived most of her life in this area. She was a student at Lorain Community College. She graduated from Elyria West High School and was attending Lorain Community College. She loved NASCAR racing, playing cards, reading...
Shirley M. Niesen
Jun 22, 2008
Shirley M Niesen, 81 of Vermilion, died Sunday, June 22, 2008 at Mill Manor Nursing Home, Vermilion, after a 4 month illness. She was born March 9, 1927 in Lorain. She had been a Vermilion resident since 1993. She lived in Lorain from 1954-1993, and had also lived in Florida and Elyria. She had worked in Dr. Haley's office...
Annie Brown Freeman
Jun 7, 2008
Annie Brown Freeman, 90 of Vermilion, died Saturday, June 7, 2008 at the New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph in Lorain. She was born May 3, 1918 in Hickman, Tennessee and had lived in Vermilion since 1958, moving from Memphis, Tennessee. She was a homemaker to her husband and children and attended Birmingham United Methodist Church. She was...
Joseph S. King
Jun 7, 2008
Joseph S. "Joe" King, 63, of Vermilion, died Saturday, June 7, 2008 at Oak Hills Nursing Center, Lorain. He was born July 10, 1944 in Norwalk and lived most of his life in Vermilion. He worked as a machine operator/supervisor for Nordson Corp. for 38 years. He was also a grape farmer and was the largest grape producer in...
Pamela Truscott Byrne
Jun 7, 2008
Pamela Truscott Byrne, 57, died Saturday June 7th, 2008 at her home in Knoxville, Maryland, from complications of Lyme disease. She was born March 19, 1951, in Newport News, Virginia. She grew up in Birmingham, Ohio, lived in Maryland for 24 years and wintered in Cape Coral, Florida. At an early age, she was fascinated with plants and animals...
John R. Bryda
Jun 6, 2008
John R. Bryda, 63 of Vermilion, died Friday, June 6, 2008 at the Cleveland Clinic, following complications from a recent surgery. He was born June 20, 1944 in Lorain where he lived until moving to Vermilion 16 years ago. He had attended Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church and graduated from Lorain High School in 1962. He...
Ronald O. Buehring
Jun 5, 2008
Ronald O. Buehring, 71 of Vermilion , died Thursday, June 5, 2008 at Aristocrat Berea Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center after a 2 month illness. He was born November 30, 1936 in Brownhelm Township and was a lifelong Vermilion resident. He worked at Lithonia Lighting for 42 years. He was a member of Ely Lodge #424 and P.B. Morgan...
Virgil K. Zicafoose
Jun 1, 2008
Virgil K. Zicafoose, 80, of Vermilion, died Sunday, June 1, 2008 at the Cleveland Clinic. He was born August 22, 1927 in Gladesville, WV and lived in the Lorain -Vermilion area the past 45 years. He worked at American Crucible, Lorain and retired in 1990. He attended Calvary Temple Church, Sandusky. He enjoyed playing with his grandchildren, vegetable and...
Patricia Ann Leonberger
May 29, 2008
Patricia Ann Leonberger (nee Garner), 69 of Vermilion, died Thursday, May 29, 2008 in Community Health Partners, Lorain, OH after a short illness. She was born March 18, 1939 in Blytheville, Arkansas and attended school in Charter Oak, Missouri and Canalou, Missouri. She has been a Vermilion resident since 1974 moving from Prince George Co., Maryland. She was a...
Donald V. Poplar
May 28, 2008
Donald V. Poplar, 89 of Lorain, died Wednesday, May 28, 2008 in Community Health Partners in Lorain following a sudden illness. He was born April 26, 1919 in Lorain and had been a lifelong resident. Don graduated from Lorain High School class of 1936B, then entered the United States Army in 1943. He served in Company A 347th Engineers...
William P. Donovan
May 28, 2008
William P. Donovan, 56, of Westerville, formerly of Vermilion, died Wednesday, May 28, 2008 at his home after a 1 year illness. He was born March 11, 1952 in Portsmouth, VA, and had lived in Vermilion 22 years before moving to Westerville last year.. He worked as a claims specialist for State Farm Insurance for 30 years. He was...
Mary Alice Yost
May 24, 2008
Mary Alice Yost (nee Davies), 60 of Wakeman, died Saturday, May 24, 2008 at home, following a long illness. She was born on January 25, 1948 in Scranton, Pennsylvania and had lived in Wakeman for the past 25 years, living previously in Lorain and Elyria. She graduated from Elyria High School in 1966 and also attended Bowling Green State...
Ronald Lloyd Ollis
May 23, 2008
Ronald Lloyd Ollis, Sr. 67 of Vermilion, died Friday, May 23, 2008 at Firelands Regional Medical Center Main Campus after a short illness. He was born April 21, 1941 in Richlands, VA. and has been a Vermilion resident most of his life. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. He worked as an electrician for IBEW Local #...
Anna Kristine Conway
May 18, 2008
Anna Kristine Conway, 39 of Vermilion, died Sunday, May 18, 2008 following a battle with brain cancer. She was born December 18, 1968 in Elyria and was a lifelong resident of Vermilion. She graduated from Vermilion High School in 1987 and attended Ohio State University. She worked for Liberty Ford for the past 12 years and had previously worked...
Evaline Root Greenwood
May 13, 2008
Evaline "Bonnie" Root Greenwood, 88 of Vermilion, died Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at her home. She was born September 12, 1919 in Plymouth, OH and has been a Vermilion resident since 1945. She worked as a secretary for the Vermilion High School psychologists and counselors for over 20 years. Bonnie was a member of the Vermilion United Church of...
Jack E. Lavriha
May 13, 2008
Jack E. LaVriha, a leader in Lorain�s civic and veteran�s affairs and longtime local journalist, died on Tuesday, May 13, 2008 in Charlotte, North Carolina. He was 93. Born on March 12, 1915 in Lorain, he was a lifelong resident, only moving to North Carolina in July 2007. Jack graduated from Lorain High School with the 1934-B class. He...
Lawrence B. Smith
May 11, 2008
Lawrence B. Smith, 89 of Vermilion Township, died Sunday, May 11, 2008 at the New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph in Lorain following a lengthy illness. He was born February 23, 1919 in Vermilion and has been a lifelong resident. He was a self-employed farmer and had also worked for Maurer Dairy, the Vermilion Street Department, Landmark in...
Anne C. Wenzel
May 10, 2008
Anne C. Wenzel (nee Cherven), 94 of Vermilion, died at home Saturday, May 10, 2008. She was born June 17, 1913 in Lorain, moving to Vermilion in 1947. She graduated from Lorain High School and was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church in Vermilion and their Altar and Rosary Society, and had also worked as their housekeeper for...
Ronald C. Gerken
May 10, 2008
Ronald C. Gerken, 69 of Vermilion, died Saturday, May 10, 2008 at home following a three month battle with cancer. He was born July 3, 1938 in Whipple, Ohio and has lived in Vermilion since 1963, moving from Amherst. He was a United States Army Veteran. Ron worked in management for the Ford Motor Company in Lorain for 30...
Joan Marie Taylor
May 9, 2008
Joan "Juanita" Marie Taylor, 79 of Vermilion, died Friday, May 9, 2008 at Kingston of Vermilion. She was born May 23, 1928 in Logan County, WV. She was a member of the First Assembly of God Church in Vermilion. Survivors include her husband of 60 years, Henry A. Taylor; sons, Allen (Diana) Taylor of Sugar Grove , IL, and...
