Obituaries
Obituaries
Theresa Costello
Nov 11, 2007
Theresa (Teresina) Costello (nee Furci), 94 of Lorain, died on November 11, 2007 at Lutheran Medical Center in Cleveland after a 3-month illness. She was born on July 30, 1913 in Lorain and had been a lifelong resident. She attended the Lorain City Schools, was a member of St. John Roman Catholic Church in Lorain, where she volunteered in...
James E. Morrison
Nov 9, 2007
James E. Morrison, 67, of Lorain, died Friday, November 9, 2007 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain after a one year illness. He was born December 21, 1939 in Lorain and was a life long resident. He worked at B.F. Goodrich/Noveon as a lab technician and retired in 2002. He was a veteran of the United...
Dolores Waite
Nov 7, 2007
Dolores Alaimo Waite, age 76, died peacefully in Chapel Hill, NC on Wednesday, November 7, 2007. Dolores was born in Buffalo, NY to the late Joseph and Jennie Cirrincione Alaimo on August 12, 1931. Dolores resided in Huron, Ohio for many years before relocating to Chapel Hill to be near her daughter and help care for her grandchildren. She...
Nora J. Brown
Nov 4, 2007
Nora J. Brown (nee Keener), 75 of Vermilion, died Sunday, November 4, 2007 in New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain.. She was born December 25, 1931 in Strange Creek, West Virginia and had lived in Vermilion more than 50 years.. She worked for 17 years as a bus driver for Vermilion Local Schools and had also worked...
Eugene Francis Boyd
Nov 3, 2007
Eugene Francis �Gene� Boyd, 87, of Caney, KS, former longtime Vermillion, Ohio resident, passed away Friday, (November 2, 2007) at Jane Phillips Medical Center in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. He was born June 13, 1920 at Worland, Missouri to John and Sadie (Brendal) Boyd. He grew up in Knob Noster, Missouri where he attended school and graduated from high school in...
Leonard E. Scott
Nov 1, 2007
Leonard "Lenny" E. Scott, 46 of Vermilion, died November 1, 2007 in Kingston of Vermilion after a lengthy illness. He was born January 29, 1961 in Davenport, Iowa. He has been a Vermilion resident since 1986 moving from Illinois. He was a veteran of the United States Army where he served as an engineer 1979 to 1984. He operated...
Eugene George Kropf
Oct 30, 2007
Eugene Kropf, 83 of Vermilion , died Tuesday, October 30, 2007 in Community Health Partners West, Lorain. He was born October 17, 1924 in Vermilion where he was a life long resident. He graduated from Vermilion High School and attended Cornell University and graduated from the National Electrical Institute, Washington, DC. He was a veteran of the US Navy...
Joanne T. Tyler
Oct 27, 2007
Joanne T. Tyler (nee Thompson), 66 of Grafton, died Saturday, October 27, 2007 in Life Care Center of Elyria after a lengthy battle with cancer. She was born December 29, 1940 in Amherst and grew up in South Amherst where she worked at Thompson�s Dairy Store, owned by her parents. She has been a Grafton resident for the past...
Marie K. Ziemba
Oct 25, 2007
Marie K. Ziemba (nee Cavallo), 81 of Lorain, died Thursday, October 25, 2007 at Community Health Partners in Lorain after a lengthy illness. She was born August 28, 1926 in Lorain where she has been a lifelong resident. She graduated from Lorain High School and worked as a waitress for Sutters Restaurant in Lorain and was also well know...
Daniel J. Boyd
Oct 25, 2007
Daniel J. Boyd Sr., 58 of Vermilion, died unexpectedly Thursday, October 25, 2007 in Community Health Partners West, Lorain. He was born September 27, 1949 in Williamson, West Virginia and has been a Vermilion resident since 1958. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corp. serving between 1968 to 1975. He worked as a sprayer for Ford Automotive...
Richard Bristol Green
Oct 25, 2007
Richard "Dick" B. Green, 83 of South Amherst, died Thursday, October 25, 2007 in Community Health Partners, Lorain after a short illness. He was born April 9, 1924 in Elyria, OH and had been a South Amherst resident for 54 years moving from Amherst. He was a 1943 graduate of Wakeman High School where he played basketball on the...
Lorraine E. Poltrone
Oct 24, 2007
Lorraine E. Poltrone (nee Buksar), 82 of Lorain, died Wednesday, October 24, 2007 at her home, following a short illness. She was born October 17, 1925 in Columbia, Connecticut and has lived in Lorain since childhood. Mrs. Poltrone had been a Lorain County Deputy Sheriff Matron and had also been in cost accounting for the Lorain County Board of...
Albert J. Bodmann
Oct 22, 2007
Albert J. Bodmann, 90 of Lorain, died Monday, October 22, 2007 in Golden Acres Lorain County Home following a lengthy illness. He was born January 16, 1917 in Lorain, living in Amherst until returning to Lorain in 1990. He graduated from Amherst Central High School in 1935 and then served in the United States Air Forces during WWII. He...
Louis E. Rotuno
Oct 21, 2007
Louis E Rotuno, Jr., 49 of Lorain, died Sunday, October 21, 2007 in Lake Pointe Health Center, Lorain after a lengthy illness. He was born January 8, 1958 in Newcastle, PA and has been a Vermilion area resident since 1969. He was a 1976 graduate of Midview High School. He graduated from Kent State University and attended Wright State...
Ruby Alice Shaffer
Oct 17, 2007
Ruby Shaffer, 83 of Milford, formerly of Lorain, died Wednesday, October 17, 2007 in Sem Haven Nursing Home, Milford, following a long illness. She was born November 29, 1923 in Shinston, West Virginia and had lived most of her adult life in Lorain, moving to Milford 3 years ago. She was a devoted homemaker for her husband and family,...
Thelma Lee Smith
Oct 16, 2007
Thelma Lee Smith (nee Whitehorn), 86 of Vermilion , died Tuesday, October 16, 2007 at her home after a lengthy illness. She was born February 18, 1921 in Covington, TN. She has been a Vermilion resident for the past 49 years moving from Memphis, TN. She worked as a cashier at Lake School in Vermilion, later worked at Community...
Albert Adzima
Oct 14, 2007
Albert Adzima, 86 of Vermilion, died Sunday, October 14, 2007 at his home following a short illness. He was born November 17, 1920 in Cleveland, Ohio. He has been a Vermilion resident since 1988, moving from Maple Heights, Ohio. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. A meat cutter by trade, he owned and operator Al's Meat Market...
Larry Ray Epling
Oct 13, 2007
Larry Ray Epling, 58 of Vermilion, died unexpectedly on Saturday, October 13, 2007 at his home following a sudden illness. He was born July 18, 1949 in Madison, West Virginia and has resided in Vermilion since 1960. He was a veteran of the United States Marine Corp serving from 1969-71. He retired from the Ford Motor Company Lorain Plant...
Adam E. Socha
Oct 10, 2007
Adam E. Socha, 82 of Lorain, died Wednesday, October 10, 2007 in Anchor Lodge Nursing Home. He was born December 24, 1924 in Lorain and was a lifelong resident. Following graduation from Lorain High School, he served in the United States Navy during World War II. He retired from BF Goodrich after 24 years of employment. He had also...
Donna M. Miller
Oct 6, 2007
Donna M. Miller, 73 of Vermilion, died Saturday, October 6, 2007 in Firelands Regional Medical Center Main Campus, Sandusky after living 3 years with ovarian cancer. She was born May 29, 1934 in Sharon, PA and has been a Vermilion resident for the past 25 years moving from Elyria. She had worked as a Teller for Lorain County Bank,...
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