Andrew J. Mayer
Jan 4, 2007
Andrew J. Mayer, 83 of Vermilion, died Thursday, January 4, 2007 in Mill Manor Nursing Home after a lenghty illness. He was born September 19, 1923 in Vermilion and has been a life long resident. He worked for Ohio Edison Company as a line serviceman for 41 years, retiring in 1987. He was a member of St. Mary Catholic...
William Williamson
Jan 4, 2007
William "Bill" H. Williamson, 74 of Vermilion, died Thursday, January 4, 2007 at his home after a lengthy illness. He was born April 14, 1932 in Birkenhead Cheshire, England and has been a Vermilion resident since 1978. He had also lived in Vermilion between 1968 and 1971 moving to Montreal Canada and South Africa. He worked as a Marine...
Jean Salva
Jan 1, 2007
Jean L. Salva (nee Knapp), 60 of Grafton, died Monday, January 1, 2007 at the home of her sister and brother, after a lengthy illness. She was born June 5, 1946 in Elyria, Ohio and has been a Lorain County Resident most of her life, recently moving to Grafton. She was attending the Community United Methodist Church, Elyria. She...
Harvey Sugarman
Dec 29, 2006
Harvey Sugarman, 60 of Lorain, died Thursday, December 29, 2005 in St. John West Shore Hospital, Westlake, after a sudden illness. He was born October 10, 1945 in Cleveland and has been a Lorain resident for the past 16 years. He was a veteran of the US Army. He graduated from the Ohio State University and for the past...
Carl T. Sturdivant
Dec 28, 2006
Carl T. Sturdivant, 61 of Vermilion, died Tuesday, December 27, 2005 at his home after a lengthy illness. He was born November 12, 1944 in Trosper, KY and has been an Vermilion area resident for the past 25 years. He worked at Ford Motor Co., Lorain on the assembly line for 26 years retiring in 1992. He had enjoyed...
Thomas E. Forrider
Dec 25, 2006
Thomas Elwood Forrider, 64 of Vermilion , died Monday, December 25, 2006 at his home after a short illness. He was born January 26, 1942 in Lorain, Ohio, and has been a resident of Wakeman and Elyria. He worked 30 years as a repairman for Ford Motor Co., Lorain, retiring in 1994 he was also a professional bowler. He...
Audrey Mae Szekely
Dec 20, 2006
Audrey Mae Szekely (nee Knispel), 84, of Vermilion, died Wednesday, December 20, 2006 in Community Health Partners West after a brief illness. She was born October 4, 1922 in Brownhelm Township and had been a life long resident. She was a member of the Vermilion Evangelical and Reformed Church, Vermilion, enjoyed her family, reading, baking, television and visitors. She...
Frank C. Hall
Dec 18, 2006
Frank C. Hall, 49 of Vermilion, died Monday, December 18, 2006 in Stein Hospice, Sandusky after a lengthy illness. He was born June 27, 1957 in New Castle, IN and has been a life long Vermilion resident. He was a graduate of Vermilion High School and worked for Wonder Color in Vermilion for 23 years. He enjoyed playing chess,...
Joseph J. Cusumano
Dec 18, 2006
Joseph Cusumano, 83, of Lorain died at his home on Monday, December 18, 2006 after a lengthy illness with Alzheimer's. He was born Sept. 1, 1923 in Manhattan, New York. At the age of 18, and in the midst of World War II, he enlisted into the Air Force. He bravely served with the 449th Bombardment Group, stationed in...
Bernard A. Reed
Dec 18, 2006
Bernard A. "Sparky" Reed, 79 of Lorain, died Monday, December 18, 2006 at Anchor Lodge Nursing Home in Lorain following a several month decline in health. He was born March 13, 1927 in Fremont, Ohio and has been a Lorain resident most of his life. He served in the United States Army during WWII from June 1945-December 1946 with...
Leo Dickel
Dec 17, 2006
Leo Dickel, 92 of Vermilion, died Saturday, December 16, 2006 in New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain after a short illness. He was born June 16, 1914 in Vermilion Twp. where he has been a life long resident. He worked as a Road Superintendent for Vermilion Twp., retiring after 41 years in 1983. He also worked on...
John A. Smith
Dec 15, 2006
John A. "Bubba" Smith, 51, of Vermilion , died Friday, September 15, 2006 as a result of an accident at Vermilion High School. He was born March 16, 1955 in Elyria and has been a life long Vermilion resident. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. He worked as an electrician for Vermilion Schools for the past 21/2...
John A. Rhoades
Dec 15, 2006
John Andrew Rhoades, 54 of Vermilion, died Friday, Dec. 15, 2006 at his home after a sudden illness. He was born June 24, 1952 in Elyria and has been a Vermilion resident for the past 46 years, moving from Sheffield Lake. He worked as a painter and had worked for several painting companies including: G&B Painting, Vermilion, Pro Coating,...
Bernetta M. Dorn
Dec 14, 2006
Bernetta M. Dorn, 81 of Vermilion, died Thursday, December 14, 2006 at the home of her daughters after a short illness. She was born August 24, 1925 in Cleveland, OH and has been a Vermilion resident for the past 8 years moving from Independence and Parma. She had worked as a Human Resource manager for South Point Hospital in...
George N. Burley Od
Dec 13, 2006
George Newton Burley, OD, 88, of Vermilion, died Wednesday, December 13, 2006 in New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain after a 4 month illness. He was born March 20, 1918 in Crooksville, Ohio. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corp serving during WWII. He was a graduate of The Ohio State University and Southern...
Bette L. Skinner-Rager
Dec 10, 2006
Bette L. Skinner-Rager, 79 of Vermilion, died Sunday, December 10, 2006 at the Avon Oaks Caring Community following a lengthy illness. She was born July 12, 1927 in Cowen, West Virginia and has been a Vermilion resident for over 50 years. She was a devoted homemaker and had worked as a marker for Dalton Industries in Lorain later in...
Raymond L. Kirk
Dec 6, 2006
Raymond L. Kirk, Jr., 64 of Vermilion, died Wednesday, December 6, 2006 at his home after a lengthy illness. He was born September 9, 1942 in Memphis, TN and has been a Vermilion resident since 1961 moving from Memphis. He worked as a heavy metal repairman for Ford Motor Company, Lorain for 38 years, retiring in 1999. He owned...
Lillian O. Holsted
Dec 2, 2006
Lillian Holsted, 82 of Vermilion, died Saturday, December 2, 2006 in New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain after a lengthy illness. She was born December 20, 1923 in Clintwood, Virginia, and has lived in Vermilion 17 years moving from southern Ohio. She enjoyed volunteering her time, and quilted over 1500 quilts for Faith, Hope and Charity Stitches,...
K. George Ksaizek
Nov 30, 2006
K. George Ksiazek, 80 of Lorain, died Thursday, November 30, 2006 at the home of his daughter in Lorain, following a 5-month illness. He was born on January 2, 1926 in Poland where he lived until Poland was invaded by the Germans and the Soviet Union. His family was then shipped to a Siberian prison camp where they lived...
Joyce L. Taggart
Nov 27, 2006
Joyce L. Taggart (nee Montgomery), 57 of Vermilion , died Monday, November 27, 2006 in New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain after a lengthy illness. She was born October 19, 1949 in Lorain, OH and has been a life long Vermilion resident. She worked as a LPN for Intrepid Home Health Care, Elyria and had previously worked...
