Obituaries
Vermilion, Ohio Obituaries
John P. Karpinski
Aug 16, 2007
John P. Karpinski, 91 of Lorain, died Thursday, August 16, 2007 at the New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph following a short illness. He was born November 27, 1915 in Lorain and has been a lifelong resident. He grew up with a love for sports, and following high school was signed with the St. Louis Cardinals Major League...
Clifford Alexander Terry
Aug 12, 2007
Clifford Alexander Terry, 82 of Vermilion, died Sunday, August 12, 2007 in New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph after a lengthy illness. He was born January 25, 1925 in Trenton, TN and has been a Vermilion resident since 1958. He was a WWII veteran of the U.S. Army. He was transferred from Ford Motor, Memphis as a Utility...
Wilfred John Babbitt
Aug 10, 2007
Wilfred John Babbitt III, 57 of Lorain, died Friday, August 10, 2007 in Community Health Partners, Lorain after a sudden illness. He was born March 31, 1950 in Mount Clemens, MI and has been a Lorain resident for the past 13 years moving from Indianapolis, IN. He had worked as a Store Manager for K-Mart in Elyria prior to...
Rosemary V. Krause
Aug 9, 2007
Rosemary V. Krause (nee Bybee), 83 of Amherst, died peacefully at the side of her husband of 52 years, Thursday, August 9, 2007 at her home after a lengthy illness. She was born August 26, 1923 in Lansing, MI and lived most of her life in Vermilion. She was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving during WWII and...

Alice O. Budka
Aug 5, 2007
Alice O. Budka, 68 of Vermilion, died unexpectedly on Sunday, August 5, 2007 at Community Health Partners in Lorain. She was born on May 3, 1939 in Samantha, Alabama and has lived most of her life in Vermilion. She graduated from Vermilion High School in 1957 and attended St. Joseph School of Nursing to become a Licensed Practical Nurse....
Mary E. Ray
Jul 29, 2007
Mary E. Ray (nee Neundorfer), 71 of Vermilion, died Sunday, July 29, 2007 at her home, after a lengthy illness. She was born August 23, 1935 in Cleveland, Ohio and has been a Vermilion resident for the past 45 years moving from Cleveland. She worked as a school secretary for the Vermilion Schools for 31 years. She enjoyed counted...
Charles Edward Graybeal
Jul 28, 2007
Charles Edward Graybeal, 49 of Vermilion, died Saturday, July 28, 2007 at his home. He was born June 13, 1958, in Charleston, West Virginia and has been a Vermilion resident for 10 years moving from Portsmouth, Ohio. He was a truck driver for Fabrizi Trucking and Paving, Middleburgh Heights and had worked for Goodyear in Jackson, Ohio He enjoyed...

Milagros Machicote
Jul 27, 2007
Milagros Machicote "Millie", 55 of Lorain, died Friday, July 27, 2007 in Good Samaritan Nursing Home, Avon after a lengthy illness. She was born March 31, 1952 in Harlem, New York and resided in New York City until moving to Lorain three years ago. She worked as a Hotel Desk Clerk for over 30 years most recently working at...

Jean Robishaw
Jul 26, 2007
Jean Robishaw (nee Crammond), 75 of Vermilion , died Thursday, July 26, 2007 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain after a 22 month battle with cancer. She was born March 10, 1932 in Oldham, England. She immigrated to the USA in 1957 with her husband and daughter and lived in Cleveland, Lakewood and North Ridgeville. She...
Erik David Greene
Jul 26, 2007
Erik David Greene, 36 of Crested Butte, CO died Thursday, July 26, 2007 at his home He was born November 27, 1970 in Lorain, grew up in Vermilion and has lived in Colorado the past 14 years. He was a self employed carpenter and enjoyed skiing, mountain and glacier climbing, water sports, mountain biking, and rock climbing. He had...
Arnold Posey
Jul 26, 2007
Arnold Leighton Posey, Sr., 76 of Vermilion , died Wednesday, July 25, 2007 at Community Health Partners West after a lengthy illness. He was born March 11, 1931 in Rankin, Illinois, and has been a Vermilion resident for the past 28 years, moving from Elyria. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, serving during the Korean Conflict....
Regina Josephine Jezierska
Jul 18, 2007
Regina Josephine Jezierska, 87 of Lorain, died Wednesday, July 18, 2007 in Anchor Lodge Nursing Home, Lorain. She was born August 17, 1919 in Natrona, PA and has been a life long Lorain resident. She worked in the Galvanizing Department of US Steel Works, Lorain for 32 1/2 years, retiring in 1975. She was a member of Local Union...
William P. Yozwiak
Jul 12, 2007
William P. Yozwiak "Yoz", 56 of Lorain, died Thursday, July 12, 2007 in EMH Regional Health Center after a sudden illness. He was born March 8, 1951 in Youngstown, OH and has been a Lorain resident for the past 20 years. He graduated from Youngstown State. He worked for US Steel Works, Lorain and Youngstown for 37 years, retiring...
Lois Mae Sopko
Jul 12, 2007
Lois Mae Sopko (nee Graham), 66 of Sandusky, died Thursday, July 12, 2007 at her home after a lengthy illness. She was born February 6, 1941 in Cleveland, Ohio and has been a life long Vermilion resident moving to Sandusky last year. She worked as a Customer Service Representative for Allen Thorley DeLoyd Insurance Agency, Vermilion for 20 years....
William Earl Jones
Jul 11, 2007
William Earl Jones, 82 of Lorain, died suddenly on Wednesday, July 11, 2007 in Livorno, Italy while on a vacation cruise with his wife and grandchildren. He was born December 9, 1924 in Dover, moving to Vermilion in 1970 from Youngstown. He had lived in Lorain since 2000. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy for 3 years,...
Ann Gall
Jul 10, 2007
Ann Gall, 95 of Lorain, died Sunday, July 8, 2007 at the Brotman Medical Center in Culver City, California following a lenghty illness. She was born July 28, 1911 in Lorain and has been a lifetime resident, until moving to California to live with her daughter in April of this year. During WWII, she was chosen for the Air...

Florence R. Drennan
Jul 10, 2007
Florence R. Drennan, 89 of Lorain, died Tuesday, July 10, 2007 in Hearthstone at Lorain following short illness. She was born August 28, 1917 in Grafton, moving to Lorain in 1941. She was a devoted homemaker to her late husband, Harold, and to her five children. She was a member of the Catholic Church of St. Peter, and enjoyed...
Mildred Guzik
Jul 9, 2007
Mildred Guzik, 83 of Medina, died Monday, July 9, 2007 in The Inn at Medina after a short illness. She was born September 29, 1923 in Lorain where she has been a life long resident until moving to Medina 4 years ago. She also wintered in St. Petersburg, FL. She worked in the accounting department at US Steel Works,...
Margaret J. O'Neal
Jul 7, 2007
Margaret J. O'Neal, 67 of Vermilion, died Saturday, July 7, 2007 at her daughter's home, following a lengthy illness. She was born May 13, 1940 in Kingwood, West Virginia and has lived in Vermilion since 1970, moving from LaGrange. She worked for the Ford Motor Company in Lorain as an assembler from 1973 until retiring in 1985. She attended...

Edward C. Andy
Jul 7, 2007
Edward Charles Andy, 80 of Lorain, died Saturday, July 7, 2007 in Autumn Aegis Nursing Home in Lorain following a lengthy illness. He was born September 5, 1926 in Florence, Ohio and has lived in Lorain for the past 12 years, moving from San Jose,California. He was a United States Army Veteran having served during World War II. He...
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