Obituaries

Obituaries

Ruby Boyd

Ruby Boyd

Dec 13, 2008

Ruby Boyd (nee Perry), 82 of Vermilion , died Saturday, December 13, 2008 at her home after a lengthy illness. She was born January 18, 1926 in Warfield, KY and has been a Vermilion resident since 1962, moving from Huron. She worked as a cook for Liberty Tavern in Vermilion for several years. Ruby was a life member of...

Genneda Kay Hicks

Genneda Kay Hicks

Dec 12, 2008

Genneda Kay Hicks (nee Goodman), 69, of Wakeman, died Friday, December 12, 2008 at her home after a lengthy illness. She was born September 19, 1939 in Oneida, TN, and has lived in Birmingham since 1959 . She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Birmingham and a member of Eastern Star in Tennessee. She enjoyed reading,...

Betty J. Mccue

Betty J. Mccue

Dec 11, 2008

Betty J. McCue (nee Corbett), 83 of Lorain, died Thursday, December 11, 2008 at New Life Hospice of St. Joseph in Lorain. She was born May 21, 1925 in Saginaw, Michigan, grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and moved to Lorain in 1951. In 1945, she married Ralph H. McCue and together they raised a family of 3 sons and...

Laurie L. Tillack

Laurie L. Tillack

Dec 8, 2008

Laurie L. Tillack, 48, of Lorain, died on Monday, December 8, 2008 at Fairview Hospital after a long illness. Laurie was born August 24, 1960 at St. Joseph Hospital in Lorain. She graduated from Nativity Catholic School and attended Admiral King High School. She also was in the nursing program at Lorain County Community College. She enjoyed following her...

John S. Kendzel

John S. Kendzel

Dec 7, 2008

John S. Kendzel, 57, of Lorain, died on Sunday, December 7, 2008 at University Hospital of Cleveland, following an 18-month fight against brain cancer. John was born on February 17, 1951 in Lorain, attended St. Stanislaus grade school and graduated from St. Mary High School in 1969. An active football player and scout, he played on the 1968-1969 St....

Harold Kenneth Welker

Harold Kenneth Welker

Dec 5, 2008

Harold K. Welker, 93, of Vermilion, died Friday, December 5, 2008 at St. Thomas Hospital, Akron after a 1 week illness. He was born July 27, 1915 in Birds Run, Ohio. He graduated from Plainfield (Linton Twp) High School in 1933. He received a B.S. in Education with Distinction at Ohio University in 1940 and Masters in Education at...

Eileen Ruth Ford

Eileen Ruth Ford

Dec 3, 2008

Eileen "Hutch" Ruth Ford (nee Hutcherson), 86, of Vermilion, died Wednesday, December 3, 2008 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph after a short illness. She was born April 13, 1922 in Bay Village, and had been a Vermilion resident for 54 years. She was a member of the United Church of Christ Congregational, Vermilion, the Vermilion Lagoons...

Eleanor Josephine Kelm

Eleanor Josephine Kelm

Dec 1, 2008

Eleanor Josephine Kelm (nee Kotey), 80, of Vermilion, died Monday, December 1, 2008 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph after a 2 month illness. She was born April 13, 1928 in Cleveland, Ohio, and has been a Vermilion resident for the past 51 years moving from Cleveland. She enjoyed playing bingo, sewing, and caring for her cats...

Trinity Metz

Trinity Metz

Nov 30, 2008

Trinity Metz, infant daughter of Don and Andrea (nee Showman) Metz, of Vermilion, was still born Sunday, November 30, 2008 at Community Health Partners West, Lorain. She was survived by her sisters, Faith Canter and Allie Metz, and brothers, Christopher Canter, Nicholas Canter, Alexander Canter, and Austin Metz all at home; maternal grandmother, Ann Anderson of Vermilion; paternal grandparents,...

Elizabeth A. Bowen

Elizabeth A. Bowen

Nov 28, 2008

Elizabeth A. Bowen (nee Moore), 86 of Vermilion , died Friday, November 28, 2008 at her home after a short illness. She was born November 4, 1922 in Erie, PA and has been a Vermilion resident since 1947 moving from Westfield, NY. She was a member of the United Church of Christ Congregation, Vermilion. Elizabeth was a devoted mother...

Thomas P. Dlugos

Thomas P. Dlugos

Nov 27, 2008

Thomas P. Dlugos, 59, of Vermilion, died Thursday, November 27, 2008 at Community Health Partners West, Lorain. He was born May 22, 1949 in Lorain and was a life long resident of Vermilion. He worked as a construction worker for Erie Blacktop. He had been self employed at one time and had also worked for Kessler Excavating and the...

Williford Cunningham

Williford Cunningham

Nov 25, 2008

Williford "Troy" Cunningham, 81 of Oberlin, formerly of Vermilion, died Tuesday, November, 25, 2008 in New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain after a lengthy illness. He was born March, 25, 1927 in Huntingdon, TN and has been a Vermilion resident since 1959 moving to Oberlin 2 and a half years ago. He worked for Ford Motor Co.,...

Jerry C. Neiding

Jerry C. Neiding

Nov 23, 2008

Jerry C. Neiding, 67, of Vermilion , died Sunday, November 23, 2008 at Community Health Partners West , Lorain after a sudden illness. He was born March 8, 1941 in Sandusky and was a lifelong Vermilion resident. . He was a veteran of the United States Army. He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church and American Legion Post...

Clifford A. Bartlome

Clifford A. Bartlome

Nov 22, 2008

Clifford A. Bartlome, 66, of Lorain, passed away on November 22, 2008 at his home surrounded by his wife, children and beloved pets, after a nine month battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born on June 21, 1942. He grew up in Vermilion and was a 1960 graduate of Vermilion High School. Cliff was a longtime resident of Lorain...

James W. Hatch

James W. Hatch

Nov 16, 2008

James W."Willie" Hatch, 59 of Jensen Beach, FL, formerly of Vermilion, died Sunday, November 16, 2008 at Martin Memorial Medical Center in Stuart, FL, after a lengthy illness. He was born January 20, 1949 in Memphis, TN and has been a Lorain and Vermilion resident for the past 47 years before moving to Jensen Beach, FL 6 years ago....

Josephine E. Rosso

Josephine E. Rosso

Nov 15, 2008

Josephine E. Rosso, 84 of Amherst, entered into eternal rest on Saturday, November 15, 2008 in Denise�s Group Home after a lengthy illness. She was born November 17, 1923 in Lorain, where she has been a life long resident. She was a member of the Catholic Church of St. Peter, Lorain. She enjoyed baseball games, bowling, gardening, sewing, and...

Dennis R. Jabbusch

Dennis R. Jabbusch

Nov 13, 2008

Dennis R. Jabbusch, 60 of Vermilion , died Thursday, November 13, 2008 in MetroHealth Medical Center after a sudden illness. He was born June 18, 1948 in Lorain, OH where he had been a life long resident until moving to Vermilion in 2001. Dennis was a veteran of the US Army serving in Vietnam. He received the Purple Heart,...

Kenneth F. Pahl

Kenneth F. Pahl

Nov 12, 2008

Kenneth Francis Pahl, 80 of Vermilion, died Wednesday, November 12, 2008 at his home after a lengthy illness. He was born September 25, 1928 in Findlay, Ohio. He has been a Vermilion resident for the past 25 years, moving from the Lorain area. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy serving as a machinist mate during the Korean...

Douglas A. Franklin

Douglas A. Franklin

Nov 11, 2008

Douglas A. Franklin, 83 of Vermilion, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, November 11, 2008 at Stein Hospice in Sandusky, after a lengthy illness. He was born July 15, 1925 in Detroit, Michigan and has been a Vermilion resident for more than 50 years. Douglas was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving during WWII with the...

Ruth Sheldon

Ruth Sheldon

Nov 11, 2008

Ruth S. Sheldon (nee Stafford), 81, of Lorain, died Monday, November 10, 2008 at EMH Regional Health Center after a 3 1/2 year illness. She was born February 18, 1927 in Cleveland, Ohio and had been a Vermilion resident 32 years. She had recently lived 8 months in Lorain and had raised her family in Carlisle Township. She was...

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