Obituaries
Obituaries
Hubert B. Carty
Feb 6, 2008
Hubert B. Carty, 77 of Vermilion, died Wednesday, February 6, 2008 at his home in Vermilion. He was born May 29, 1930 in Coeburn, Virginia and had lived in Vermilion since 1958. He was a veteran of the United States Army serving in Vienna, Austria. He worked as a quality control inspector for Ford Motor, Lorain for 30 years...
Margery Zapletal
Feb 2, 2008
Margery L. Zapletal (nee Ames), 81 of Toledo, died Saturday, February 2, 2008 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph in Lorain. She was born March 26, 1926 in Toledo and has been a lifelong resident. Margie loved spending time with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She especially enjoyed the weekend of her granddaughter's wedding last October with...
Geneva A. Rooy
Feb 1, 2008
Geneva A. Rooy (nee Cook), 98 of Vermilion , died Friday, February 1, 2008 in Mill Manor Nursing Home, Vermilion. She was born December 28, 1909 in Cleveland, OH and has been a Vermilion resident for the past 31 years moving from Richfield. She had worked for Goodyear Aircraft, Akron as a riveter during WWII and had also worked...
Kenneth Borden
Jan 30, 2008
Kenneth P. Borden, 47, of Vermilion, Ohio, known as SKATE (SkateBordin�) growing up, died Wednesday, January 30, 2008 in the Wade Park Veterans Hospital, Cleveland after a lengthy illness. He was born March 23, 1960 in La Jolla, California and has been a Vermilion area resident for the past 12 years, moving from La Jolla. He was a veteran...
Paul J. Dunegan
Jan 29, 2008
Paul J. Dunegan, 84 of Vermilion, died Tuesday, January 29, 2008 in Admiral's Pointe Nursing Home, Huron after a lengthy illness.. He was born March 15, 1923 in Cresson, PA and has been a Vermilion resident for over 20 years, moving from Lorain. He was a veteran of the US Army Air Corp. He retired from the Lorain Ford...
David Alan Peterson
Jan 29, 2008
David Alan Peterson, 27 of Vermilion, died Tuesday, January 29, 2008 in Cleveland. He was born March 11, 1980 in Plattsburgh, NY and has been a Vermilion area resident since 2004 moving from Charleston, SC and Las Vegas, Nevada. He was a veteran of the US Air Force where he was a combat camera man and served during Operation...
Albert G. Katanik
Jan 25, 2008
Albert G. Katanik, 87, of Vermilion, died Friday, January 25, 2008 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain. He was born August 3, 1920 in Cleveland, and lived in Parma until moving to Vermilion in 1972. He worked as a tool & die maker for General Motors, Elyria for 22 years retiring in 1982. He also worked...
Martha E. Horner
Jan 21, 2008
Martha E. Horner,(nee Green), 83, of Amherst, died Monday, January 21, 2008 in Fairview Hospital after a short illness. She was born September 4, 1924 in Paintsville, KY. She had lived most of her life in Vermilion and had lived in Amherst the last 11 years. She was a member of Harbourtown Community Church where she was a Sunday...
Carol Ann Brownell
Jan 16, 2008
Carol Ann Brownell (nee Dryfuse), 70, of Vermilion, died Wednesday, January 16, 2008 in Firelands Regional Medical Center, Sandusky after a lengthy illness. She was born August 1, 1937 in Tiffin, Ohio and has been a Vermilion resident since 1975, moving from Port Clinton. She graduated from Calvert High School in Tiffin and received a B.A.Ed from Bowling Green...
Twila Lynn Hagood
Jan 8, 2008
Twila Lynn Hagood (nee Blake), 59 of Vermilion , died Tuesday, January 8, 2008. She was born October 17, 1948 in Lorain, Ohio. She has been a Vermilion resident for the past 17 years moving from Lorain. She had worked as a cosmetologist for many years, she also worked for the Lorain County Equal Employment Agency and the Employment...
Elizabeth Lee Trinter
Jan 2, 2008
Elizabeth Lee Trinter (nee Shimansky), 90, of Vermilion, died Wednesday, January 2, 2008 at her home after a short illness. She was born March 27, 1917 in Lakewood, had spent her summers in Vermilion and moved permanently 75 years ago. She graduated from Vermilion High School, then attended Cleveland College and Wilery Business College. She worked as a librarian...
Jean C. Shagie
Dec 30, 2007
Jean C. Shagie (nee Tillack), 70 of Lorain, died Sunday, December 30, 2007 at Community Health Partners in Lorain following a long illness. She was born March 7, 1937 in Elyria and has lived in Lorain since 1968, moving from Elyria. She graduated from Elyria High School in 1954 and from the MB Johnson School of Nursing in Elyria...
William David Horvath
Dec 26, 2007
William "Beef" Horvath, 93 of Lorain, died Wednesday, December 26, 2007 at his son's home in Oberlin following a recent decline in health. He was born December 6, 1914 in Lorain and had been a lifelong resident. He worked as a shipbuilder for 40 years at American Ship in Lorain. He and his late wife Lucille also operated a...
Wanda T. Garrison
Dec 21, 2007
Wanda T. Garrison, 73 of Lorain, died Friday, December 21, 2007 in New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph in Lorain following a longtime illness. She was born July 1, 1934 in Elyria, Ohio and has lived in Lorain for the past 10 years. She had also lived in the Akron/Fairlawn area for a number of years, as well...
Glenn G. Hudson
Dec 17, 2007
Glenn G. Hudson, 59, of Vermilion, died Monday, December 17, 2007 at his home after a lengthy illness. He was born May 28, 1948 in Memphis, TN, and lived in Vermilion since 1955. He worked as an assembler for Ford Motor Company, Lorain for 32 years then was a truck driver for D. M. Bowman, Sheffield Village for 5...
June L. Rice
Dec 15, 2007
une L. Rice (nee Johnson), 66 of Vermilion, died Saturday, December 15, 2007 at her home after a lengthy illness. She was born November 18, 1941 in Cowen, West Virginia and has been a Vermilion resident for the past 40 years. She was a member of Lakeview Baptist Church and enjoyed helping people. Survivors include her husband of 47...
Sebastian T. Poltrone
Dec 11, 2007
Sebastian T. "Yano" Poltrone, 85 of Lorain, died Tuesday, December 11, 2007 in Community Health Partners following a short illness. He was born May 10, 1922 in Buffalo, New York and has lived in Lorain most of his life. He attended the Garden Avenue School in Lorain and before entering the service, he worked with the CCC from 1939-1940...
Jerald Albert Osler
Dec 10, 2007
Jerald Albert Osler, 61, of Vermilion, died Monday, December 10, 2007 at his home following a short illness. He was born March 1, 1946 in Pasadena, CA, was raised in Nebraska and moved to Vermilion in 1965. He worked as a lineman and relief man for Ford Motor, Lorain. He was a member of the Assembly of God Church...
Martin William Binder
Dec 9, 2007
Martin W. "Bill" Binder, 90 of Lorain, died Sunday, December 9, 2007 in New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain after a lengthy illness. He was born June 4, 1917 in Lorain where he has been a life long resident. He was a veteran of the US Army serving in Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes, and Central Europe...
Floyd Stanford
Dec 5, 2007
Floyd A. Stanford, 78 of Vermilion, died Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2007 at Hospice of the Ozarks, Mountain Home, Arkansas. He was born June 11, 1929 in Amory, Mississippi and had lived in Vermilion since 1958 moving from West Memphis, Arkansas. He moved to Mountain Home, Arkansas in April 2007. He worked as a power tool engineer for Ford Motor...
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