Obituaries

Obituaries

William R. Lyons

William R. Lyons

Sep 26, 2006

William R. Lyons, 82 of Parkersburg WV, died Tuesday, September 26, 2006 at his home after a lengthy illness. He was born November 28, 1923 in Parkersburg, WV, moving to Cleveland in 1959 and returning back to Parkersburg in 1985. He was a veteran of the US Navy. He worked as a painter for New York Central (Conrail) Railroad,...

Thomas Hauff

Thomas Hauff

Sep 23, 2006

Thomas A. "Thor" Hauff, 40 of Vermilion, died suddenly Saturday, September 23, 2006 at his home after a sudden illness He was born July 8, 1966 in Norwalk, OH and has been a life long Vermilion resident. He graduated in 1985 from Vermilion High School and was a veteran of the US Air Force. He worked as an Independent...

Norma Jean Cannon

Norma Jean Cannon

Sep 22, 2006

Norma Jean Cannon (nee Baker), 62 of Vermilion , died Friday, September 22, 2006 in Community Health Partners West after a short illness. She was born February 5, 1944 in Bruce, Mississippi and has been a Vermilion resident for the past 38 years. Mrs. Cannon worked as a secretary for Community Health Partners, Lorain for 38 years. She had...

Richard J. Turton

Richard J. Turton

Sep 21, 2006

Richard J. Turton, 79 of Lorain, died Thursday, September 21, 2006 in New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph after a lengthily illness. He was born June 12, 1927 in Lorain and was a lifelong resident of the area. He graduated from Lorain High School in 1945 and served in the United States Navy from June 16, 1945 -...

Geraldine E. Tremain

Geraldine E. Tremain

Sep 20, 2006

Geraldine E. Tremain (nee Johannsen), 90, of Vermilion, died Wednesday, September 20, 2006 at Mill Manor Nursing Home, Vermilion. She was born November 25, 1915 in Lorain and had lived in Vermilion since 1950. She worked at South Shore Packing, Vermilion for 28 years retiring in 1978. She enjoyed reading mysteries and westerns.. Survivors include her daughter, Patricia Cooper...

Elmer Root

Elmer Root

Sep 19, 2006

Elmer R. "Dick" Root, 75 of Vermilion, died Tuesday, September 19, 2006 in New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain after a lengthy illness. He was born February 7, 1931 in Sandusky, Ohio and has been a Vermilion resident for the past 43 years moving from Toledo. He was a veteran of the US Army serving in the...

Ernest L. Caldwell

Ernest L. Caldwell

Sep 2, 2006

Ernest L."Butch" Caldwell, 52 of Vermilion, died Saturday, September 2, 2006 at Community Health Partners in Lorain following complications from a recent surgery. He was born November 19, 1953 in Clarksburg, West Virginia and has been a Vermilion resident his entire life. He was a graduate of Vermilion High School Class of 1971 and played on the '71 undefeated...

Annamaria Francine Nicoletti

Annamaria Francine Nicoletti

Aug 29, 2006

Annamaria Francine Nicoletti, infant child of Michael and Toni (nee Petroskey) Nicoletti of Lorain, died Tuesday, August 29, 2006 at University Hospitals of Cleveland. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her maternal grandparents, David and Francine Petroskey of Lorain; paternal grandmother, Christine Nicoletti of Lyndhurst; aunt, Barbara Nicoletti of Cleveland Heights; uncles, David Petroskey of Lorain,...

Jeannette Vick

Jeannette Vick

Aug 25, 2006

Jeannette R. Vick (nee Bansek), 60, of Vermilion , died Friday, August 25, 2006. She was born January 30, 1946 in Lorain and had been a Vermilion resident for 42 years. She had worked at Lawson's Store and Good Will in Vermilion. She enjoyed cooking, gardening and spending time and talking with her family and friends. Survivors include her...

Charlotte T. Springowski

Charlotte T. Springowski

Aug 23, 2006

Charlotte T. Springowski, 87 of Lorain, died Wednesday, August 23, 2006 at her daughters home in Lorain following a lengthy illness. She was born November 12, 1918 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and has lived in Lorain since the age 2. She was a life member of Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church in Lorain and its Altar and...

Lucille E. Horvath

Lucille E. Horvath

Aug 21, 2006

Lucille E. Horvath (nee Karpinski), 92 of Oberlin, died Monday, August 21, 2006 after a lengthy illness. She was born June 30, 1914 in Lorain and has been an area resident most of her life. She worked at the American Shipyard Company during WWII and at the old General Motors plant in Elyria. She also operated a local tavern...

Jerry A. Stanley

Jerry A. Stanley

Aug 20, 2006

Jerry A."Buddy" Stanley, 73, of Lorain, died Sunday, August 20, 2006 in Community Health Partners West after a six month illness. He was born October 27, 1932 in McRoberts, KY and has been a Lorain resident for 52 years. He worked as a cable maker for Watteredge - Uniflex in Avon Lake, Ohio for 36 years retiring in 2002....

Michael A. Petrillo

Michael A. Petrillo

Aug 18, 2006

Michael A. Petrillo - Retired Steelworker and D-Day Veteran Michael A. Petrillo, 86 of Lorain, died Friday, August 18, 2006 at his home. He was born December 20, 1919 in Lorain and has been a lifelong resident. He graduated from Lorain High School in 1938. He served in the U.S. Army as a Combat Engineer during WWII. He received...

William E. Butkowski

William E. Butkowski

Aug 18, 2006

William Edward Butkowski, 55 of Vermilion, died Friday, August 18, 2006 in New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph following a longtime illness. He was born April 6, 1951 in Lorain and has been a Vermilion resident for over 30 years, moving from Lorain. He owned the Lorain Towel and Mat Supply Company for many years and had also...

Allen J. Toth

Allen J. Toth

Aug 8, 2006

Allen J. Toth, 64 of Vermilion, died Tuesday, August 8, 2006 at his home after a 2 year battle with cancer. He was born September 14, 1941 in Fremont, Ohio and has been a Vermilion resident for the past 13 years, moving from Fremont. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving from 1961-1967. During his enlistment and...

Robert Henry Bailey

Robert Henry Bailey

Aug 5, 2006

Robert Henry Bailey, 66, of Vermilion, died Friday, August 4, 2006, suddenly from natural causes at his Kelleys Island summer home. He was born April 14, 1940 in Lorain, Ohio and has lived in Vermilion since 1946. He was the owner of Vermilion Hardware and a dealer for House-Hasson and Bostwick-Braun Company. The hardware store has been in the...

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...

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