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Vermilion, Ohio Obituaries

Thomas E. Rosenberger

Thomas E. Rosenberger

Aug 5, 2006

Thomas Edwin Rosenberger, 68 of Vermilion, died Saturday, August 5, 2006 after a sudden illness. He was born September 1, 1937 in Kelly Station, PA and has been a Vermilion resident for the past 41 years. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving during the Korean War between 1955-1958. He worked for Ford Motor Co., Lorain, retiring...

Garold Dean Holmes

Garold Dean Holmes

Aug 1, 2006

Garold "Jerry" Dean Holmes, 65 of Wakeman, died Tuesday, August 1, 2006 at his home after a year and half battle with cancer. He was born October 12, 1940 in Broadford, Virginia, moving to Ohio in 1959. He was a 1959 graduate of RB Worthy High School, Saltville, VA where he excelled in industrial arts and sports, lettering in...

Sandra Lee Kiss

Sandra Lee Kiss

Jul 27, 2006

Sandra Lee Kiss (nee Vick), 52 of Vermilion , died Thursday, July 27, 2006 at Community Health Partners Lorain, after a short illness. She was born August 30, 1953 in Lorain, Ohio. She has been a life long Vermilion resident, had lived in Port Aransas, TX moving back to Vermilion in January 2006. She was a member of the...

Ruth W. Hauff

Ruth W. Hauff

Jul 26, 2006

Ruth W. Hauff (nee Hill), 93 of Vermilion, died Wednesday, July 26, 2006 in at her home after a sudden illness. She was born May 8, 1913 in Sylvania, Ohio. She has been a Vermilion resident most of her life. She had been co-owner of Pauly's Flower Shop in Vermilion and taught ceramic's out of her home. She enjoyed...

Sandra Petrosky

Sandra Petrosky

Jul 23, 2006

Sandra Petrosky, 60 of Westlake, died Sunday, July 23, 2006 in Community Health Partners, Lorain after a sudden illness. She was born May 4, 1946 in Cleveland and has been a Westlake resident for the past 20 years, moving from Lorain. She worked as an office clerk for Westlake Hearing and Speech for the past 9 years. She had...

Michael S. Carver

Michael S. Carver

Jul 22, 2006

Michael S. Carver, 40 of Lorain, died Saturday, July 22, 2006 at his home following a lengthy illness. He was born March 8, 1966 in Lorain and has been a lifelong resident. He worked as a bartender and server at the Spring Valley Country Club and the Elyria County Club. He enjoyed traveling, camping and had various collections, especially...

Leo J. Potyrala

Leo J. Potyrala

Jul 22, 2006

Leo J. Potyrala, 91 of Lorain, died Saturday, July 22, 2006 in New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph. He was born January 28, 1915 in Lorain and has been a lifelong resident. He worked at the US Steel Plant in Lorain in the conditioning department, retiring in 1977. He had also served in the Civilian Conservation Corps in...

Eva L. Wagner

Eva L. Wagner

Jul 21, 2006

Eva L. Wagner (nee Jamie), 94 of Vermilion, died Friday, July 21, 2006 in Mill Manor Nursing Home, Vermilion. She was born September 12, 1911 in South Amherst, living in Vermilion since 1925. At age 14, she began working at the Wagner Hotel in Vermilion as a chambermaid, cook and waitress and where she eventually met her husband, Elmer...

Michael J. Yarsa

Michael J. Yarsa

Jul 19, 2006

Michael J. Yarsa, 98 of Lorain, died Wednesday, July 19, 2006 at his home following a lengthy illness. He was born April 19, 1908 in McKees Rocks, PA and has lived in Lorain for over 70 years. He had also lived in Iowa and in South Amherst. He worked as an inspector and retired from the Moen Company in...

Otto H. Fuerst

Otto H. Fuerst

Jul 18, 2006

Otto H. Fuerst, 85 of Lorain, died Tuesday, July 18, 2006 in Community Health Partners West, Lorain after a short illness. He was born October 21, 1920 in Cleveland, Ohio. He grew up in Lakewood, and has been a resident of both Shaker Hts and Aurora. He has been a Lorain resident for the past 7 years moving from...

Ernestine F. Tansey

Ernestine F. Tansey

Jul 16, 2006

Ernestine F. Tansey (nee Sartor), 88 of Vermilion , died Sunday, July 16, 2006 at her home, after a short illness. She was born October 6, 1917 in Sandusky, Ohio and has been a Vermilion resident since 1945. She was the secretary for Erie County Agricultural Extension Agency from 1937-1942. She was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church...

Ruth E. Hazelwood

Ruth E. Hazelwood

Jul 15, 2006

Ruth E. Hazelwood (nee Lambert), 75 of Vermilion, died Saturday, July 15, 2006 in Community Health Partners, Lorain after a lengthy illness. She was born July 28, 1930 in Elgood, WV and has been a Vermilion resident for the past 16 years moving from Princeton, WV. She was an active member of New Freedom Gospel Church, Vermilion. She enjoyed...

John T. Marsh

John T. Marsh

Jul 15, 2006

John T. Marsh, 75 of Lorain, died Saturday, July 15, 2006 in Community Health Partners West after a lengthy illness. He was born November 12, 1930 in Humboldt, TN and has been a Lorain area resident for the past 36 years moving from Memphis, TN. He was a WWII veteran of the the US Army. He worked in the...

Lynford West

Lynford West

Jul 14, 2006

Picture by email Lynford "Lindy" Orlo West, 84 of Vermilion, died Friday, July 14, 2006 in Kingston of Vermilion after a lengthy illness. He was born December 24, 1921 in Florence, Ohio and has been a life long Vermilion area resident. He was a WWII Navy veteran, serving in New Zealand, Alaska, and Japan. Mr. West graduated from Mt....

Kimberly Metcalf

Kimberly Metcalf

Jul 9, 2006

Kimberly Lynn Metcalf (nee Pease), 40 of Sheffield Lake , died Sunday, July 9, 2006 at her home, after a lengthy illness. She was born October 28, 1965 in Rochester, PA and has been a Sheffield Lake resident for the past 15 years moving from Lorain. She had been a member of St. Anthony of Padua, Lorain. She enjoyed...

Rosemary Brammer

Rosemary Brammer

Jul 7, 2006

Rosemary Brammer (Wilburn), 85 of Vermilion, died Friday, July 7, 2006 in Kingston of Vermilion following a lengthy illness. She was born February 2, 1921 in Ironton, Ohio. She has been a Vermilion resident for the past 36 years. She was a member of the Christian Missionary Alliance Church and also attended First Baptist Church in Vermilion. She enjoyed...

Patricia Ann Walker

Patricia Ann Walker

Jul 6, 2006

Patricia Ann Walker (nee Fritz), 77 of Vermilion , died Thursday, July 6, 2006 in Burton Health Care after a lengthy illness. She was born July 31, 1928 in Elyria, Ohio. She was a Vermilion resident since 1992 moving to Burton in January 2006. She lived as a serviceman's wife. She was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church...

David A. Hoefle

David A. Hoefle

Jul 3, 2006

David A. Hoefle, 68 of Vermilion, died Monday, July 3, 2006 in Aristocrat Nursing Home, Berea after a lengthy illness. He was born December 15, 1937 in Euclid, OH and has been a Vermilion resident for the past 13 years moving from Montpelier, Vermont. He worked in the janitorial department at Elyria Methodist Home. Survivors include his wife of...

Phyllis Szabo

Phyllis Szabo

Jul 1, 2006

Phyllis Jacqualine Szabo (nee Konieczny), 78 of Lorain, died Saturday, July 1, 2006 in New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph after a sudden illness. She was born April 17, 1928 in Lorain, OH where she has been a life long resident. She graduated from Lorain High School and worked for Sutters Restaurant, Aldens Catalog Store, and Joseph and...

Margaret Eve Killen

Margaret Eve Killen

Jun 30, 2006

Margaret Eva Killen (nee Zuck), 96, of Lorain, died Friday, June 30, 2006 in Community Health Partners West after a lengthy illness. She was born February 25, 1910 in Rochester, PA. She has been a resident of Anchor Lodge Nursing Home since 2003 moving from Vermilion. She enjoyed knitting and crocheting. She was survived by her sons, Frank B....

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