Obituaries
Obituaries
Emily Marie Schmidt
Feb 7, 2009
Emily Marie Schmidt (nee Osiek), 57 of Vermilion, died Saturday, February 7, 2009 in Community Health Partners, Lorain after a sudden illness. She was born December 27, 1951 in Cleveland, Ohio and has been a Vermilion area resident for the past 16 years moving from Lakewood. She cleaned Key Bank, Vermilion and had worked in the kitchen at The...
Dorothy Thoms
Feb 4, 2009
Dorothy "Dottie" E. Thoms (nee Wiencke), 66 of Vermilion, died Tuesday, February 3, 2009 in Community Health Partners, Lorain after a lengthy illness. She was born April 7, 1942 in Lorain, OH and has been a life long Vermilion resident. She was a member of the VFW Post #7576, Vermilion and the Eagles Club, Huron. She enjoyed cooking, flower...
John Lee Mcdougal
Feb 4, 2009
John L. McDougal, Jr., 77, of Amherst, died Wednesday, February 4, 2009 at his home after a lengthy illness. He was born September 30, 1931 in Spraggs, PA and had lived in Lorain and Vermilion prior to moving to Amherst in 1997. He worked as a fitter for Ford Motor Co., Lorain retiring in 1995 after 29 years. He...
Jean F. Calamia
Jan 25, 2009
Jean F. Calamia (Verdone), 84 of Vermilion , died Sunday, January 25, 2009 in Community Health Partners West. after a lengthy illness. She was born July 9, 1924 in Queens, New York and lived 35 years in Vermilion. She was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church in Vermilion. She enjoyed knitting, reading, hiking in the Adirondacks and sailing...
Alloway Irene
Jan 23, 2009
Irene Alloway (nee Smith), 78 of Lorain, died peacefully Friday, January 23, 2009 in Lake Point Health Center, Lorain. She was born April 23, 1930 in Lorain where she has been a life long resident. Irene retired from the Lorain Schools in 1976 after 10 years of cafeteria work. She was a member of Nativity of the Blessed Virgin...
Eugene H. Yohn
Jan 18, 2009
Eugene H. Yohn, 76 of Vermilion, went home to heaven to meet his Lord on Sunday, January 18, 2009. He was born March 19, 1932 in Mansfield, and had lived in Vermilion since 1980. He served in the Naval Reserves for 8 years from 1950-1958. Eugene worked as a printer for the Horvitz Corporation (Mansfield Journal) in Mansfield until...
Albert E. Love
Jan 16, 2009
Albert E. Love, 83, of Vermilion, passed away on Friday, January 16, 2009 at the Ohio Veteran�s Home in Sandusky, following a long illness. He was born in Lorain on February 17, 1925. He graduated with the Lorain High School class of 1944A. Al was drafted with only one semester remaining until graduation. He was made an Air Force...
George Lamarche
Jan 16, 2009
George LaMarche, 75 of Vermilion , died Friday, January 16, 2009 at his home after a lengthy illness. He was born November 30, 1933 in Phillipsburg, Pennsylvania and has been a Vermilion resident for the past 44 years. He had also lived in Orrville for a few years. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving during the...
Verna W. Micheller
Jan 15, 2009
Verna W. Micheller (nee Walters), 86 of Vermilion, died Thursday, January 15, 2009 at Kingston of Vermilion after a lengthy illness. She was born May 17, 1922 in Wellington and has been a Vermilion resident for the past 61 years. She was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving as a hospital apprentice First Class. Verna worked as a...
Joseph Joe Zadravec
Jan 13, 2009
Joseph Joe Zadravec, Jr., 56, of Birmingham, died on Tuesday, January 13, 2009 at his home following a 5-month battle with cancer. He was born on January 2, 1953 in Youngstown and has lived in the Vermilion and Lorain area most of his life, most recently in Birmingham. He served in the United States Army from 1977-1980. He has...
Albert S. Pruchinski
Jan 12, 2009
Albert S. Pruchinski, 70, of Vermilion , died Monday, January 12, 2009 at Community Health Partners West, Lorain. He was born May 21, 1938 in Lorain and has been a Vermilion resident for 1 year. He worked as a lab worker for US Steel Carnegie, Lorain. He was a member of the Lorain Police Auxiliary, enjoyed bingo, working on...
Victor A. Fabiniak
Jan 11, 2009
Victor A. Fabiniak, 84 of Vermilion, died Sunday, January 11, 2009 in Regency Hospital, Middleburgh Heights after a 5 month battle with cancer. He was born July 26, 1924 in Canton, Ohio and has been a Vermilion resident since 1948 moving from Lorain. He worked as a laborer and laborer foremen for 35 years for TJ Hume Construction Co....
Monnie Marie Morris
Jan 11, 2009
Monnie Marie Morris, (nee Yates) 64, of Vermilion, died Sunday, January 11, 2009 in New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph after a two year illness. She was born November 21, 1944 and lived 44 years in Vermilion.. She was a member of Lakeview Baptist Church and enjoyed sewing, crafting and fishing. Survivors include a daughter, Beverly ( Jeffrey)...
Robert C. Baswell
Jan 7, 2009
Robert C. Baswell, 84, of Vermilion, died Wednesday, January 7, 2009 at Community Health Partners West, Lorain after a lengthy illness.. He was born December 17, 1924 in Boonesville, Mississippi, and had been a Vermilion resident since 1954 moving from Memphis. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army Air Force and served during World War II in the...
Linda Sue Galvan
Jan 7, 2009
Linda Sue Galvan (nee Martin), 48, of Vermilion, died Wednesday, January 7, 2009 at the Cleveland Clinic. She was born October 16, 1960 in Lorain and had been a Vermilion resident most of her life. Her life was her daughter, and she enjoyed attending the Free Will Baptist Church, Lorain. Survivors include her daughter, Kali Martin; sisters, Joann (Arthur)...
Gregg S. Surovjak
Jan 2, 2009
Gregg S. Surovjak, 65 of Vermilion , died Friday, January 2, 2009 at the New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph in Lorain, following a 6-month illness. He was born February 15, 1943 in Lakewood, Ohio and has been a Vermilion resident since 1998, moving from Lorain. Gregg graduated from Lorain High School in 1960 and attended Bowling Green...
Ruby A. Griggs
Dec 31, 2008
Ruby A. Griggs (nee Taylor), 85 of Vermilion, died Wednesday, December 31, 2008 in Kingston of Vermilion after a lengthy illness. She was born November 29,1923 in Ceylon Junction, OH and has been a life long Vermilion resident spending a brief time in Huron and Berlin Heights. She was a member of the Reorganized Church of the Latter Day...
Hilda Liljegren
Dec 30, 2008
Hilda Margaret Liljegren (nee Creel), 89 of Vermilion, died Sunday, December 30, 2007 in Kingston of Vermilion after a lengthy illness. She was born June 29, 1918 in Morgantown, WV and has been a Vermilion resident since 1949. She and her late husband, Robert, co-owned Rob Hill Farm, a peach and asparagus business. She was a member of the...
Richard Paul Zagorski
Dec 29, 2008
Richard Paul Zagorski, Sr., 78 of Vermilion, died Monday, December 29, 2008 in Southwest General Health Center, Cleveland after a four month illness. He was born September 26, 1930 in Kingston, PA and has been a Vermilion resident for the past 43 years. He was a United States Air Force veteran serving from 1950-1960 during the Korean War. He...
Hallie Lee Frye
Dec 28, 2008
Hallie Lee Frye, 67, of Vermilion, died Friday, December 28, 2007at his home after a one year illness. He was born October 30, 1940 in St. Marys, WV and had lived in Vermilion since 1958 moving from Lorain. He was a veteran of the United States Army. He worked as a welder for Ford Motor, Lorain and Avon Lake...
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