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Vermilion, Ohio Obituaries

Robert Higley

Robert Higley

Mar 10, 2006

Robert "Bob" E. Higley, 52 of Vermilion, died Friday, March 10, 2006 at Firelands Regional Medical Center, after a sudden illness. He was born January 3, 1954 in Toledo and has been a Vermilion resident for the past 13 years moving from the Dublin area. He was the owner and operator of the Vermilion Wendy's and The Pump Bar...

Robert W. Richards

Robert W. Richards

Mar 7, 2006

Robert Watson Richards, 87, of Vermilion, died Tuesday, March 7, 2006 in Kingston of Vermilion after a lengthy illness. He was born September 21, 1918 in Hartville, Ohio and has been a Vermilion resident for the past 20 years. He was a veteran of the Navy Air Corp. As a Lieutenant, he flew in the South Pacific during WWII....

David Martincak

David Martincak

Mar 5, 2006

David C. Martincak, 43 of Vermilion, died Sunday, March 5, 2006 at the home of his daughter after a sudden illness. He was born September 4, 1962 in Lorain, Ohio and has been a Vermilion resident for the past 22 years, moving from Lorain. He worked as a machinist for Ohio Screw, Elyria for the past 10 years and...

Wilma B. James

Wilma B. James

Mar 5, 2006

Wilma B. James, 70, of Vermilion, died Sunday, March 5, 2006 at Community Health Partners in Lorain following a sudden illness. She was born December 2, 1935 in Huntingdon, Tennessee and has lived in Vermilion since 1959. She retired from the Ford Motor Company Lorain Assembly Plant after 26 years of service and was a member of the U.A.W....

Gervase Rita Weber

Gervase Rita Weber

Feb 24, 2006

Gervase G. Weber, 85 of Lorain, died Friday, February 24, 2006 in New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain after a short illness. He was born March 23, 1920 in Lorain and has been a life long resident. He was a veteran of the US Navy serving during WWII as a Naval Pilot. He worked as a Pipefitter...

Norman J. Skufeeda

Norman J. Skufeeda

Feb 24, 2006

Norman Joseph Skufeeda, 72, of Lorain, died Friday, February 24, 2006 at his home after a 1 year illness. He was born August 24, 1933 in Lorain and was a life long resident. He was a veteran of the United States Marine Corp. He worked as a supervisor and engineer for Lorain Telephone, Centel and Century Tel for 43...

Carl T. Scarborough

Carl T. Scarborough

Feb 23, 2006

Carl T. Scarborough, 90, formally of Vermilion, died Thursday, February 23, 2006 in Presbyterian Matthews Hospital in Charlotte, North Carolina. He was born March 7, 1915 in Marmaduke, Arkansas. He moved to his daughter's house in Charlotte in 2002 from Vermilion where he was a resident since 1958 moving from Memphis, TN. He worked in receiving for Ford Automotive...

Mida L. Cook

Mida L. Cook

Feb 22, 2006

Mida L. Cook (nee Musser), 81 of Brownhelm Twp., died Wednesday, February 22, 2006 at her home after a lengthy illness. She was born May 29, 1924 in Rittman, Ohio, and has been a Brownhelm Township resident for over 60 years. She worked as a speech and business teacher for 33 years. She taught at Clearview High School, but...

Berneita L. Tansey

Berneita L. Tansey

Feb 19, 2006

Berneita Lucy Tansey (nee Ferber), 80, of Vermilion died Sunday, February 19, 2006 at home following a lengthy illness. Born in Berlin Heights July 28, 1925 she had lived in Vermilion since grade school. She graduated from Vermilion High School in 1943. She worked as a welder during the war, worked in the Ship Yards and graduated from M.B....

Evelyn E. Bias

Evelyn E. Bias

Feb 18, 2006

Evelyn E. Bias, age 84, of Vermilion, died Saturday, February 18, 2006 at her home following a lengthy illness. She was born on April 10, 1921 in W. Hamilin, WV. She has lived in Vermilion for the past 38 years, moving from W. Hamilin, WV. She was a member of the First Assembly of God in Vermilion and enjoyed...

Russell Harkins

Russell Harkins

Feb 17, 2006

Russell Harkins, age 61, of Vermilion, died Friday, February 17, 2006 in Community Health Partners following a courageous battle with lung cancer. He was born on June 5, 1944 in Cleveland and had lived in Vermilion for the past 8 years, moving from Sheffield Lake. He graduated from St. Edward High School in 1962. He was a self-employed painting...

Theodore E. Sexstella

Theodore E. Sexstella

Feb 10, 2006

Theodore E. Sexstella "Bandit", 78 of Lorain, died Friday, February 10, 2006 in Specialty Hospital of Lorain after a lengthy illness. He was born December 22, 1927 in Lorain and has been a life long resident of Lorain. He was a veteran of the US Air Force serving with the 25th Base Service Squadron, 7th Bombardment Group. As a...

Carol Lynn Brestovansky

Carol Lynn Brestovansky

Feb 6, 2006

Carol Lynn Brestovansky (nee Kenfield), 57 of Lorain, died Monday, February 6, 2006 in Community Health Partners West after a short illness. She was born November 5, 1948 in New London, Connecticut and has been a Vermilion and Lorain resident her whole life. She worked as a LPN for Community Health Partners Hospital for 37 years retiring in 2003....

Infant Allen Boggess

Infant Allen Boggess

Feb 2, 2006

Infant child of Randall J. and Kimberly (nee Collins) Boggess of Vermilion, died suddenly Thursday, February 2, 2006 in Community Health Partners West, Lorain. Survivors include parents, Randall J.and Kimberly (nee Collins) Boggess of Vermilion; maternal grandmother, Lois A. Sines of Carollton, GA; maternal grandfather, Chris Rentas of Fortville, IN; paternal grandfather, Randall Scott Boggess of Sun City, AZ;...

Clara Faye Caudill

Clara Faye Caudill

Feb 2, 2006

Clara Caudill, age 85, of Amherst, died Wednesday, February 1, 2006 in New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph. She was born April 14, 1920 in Germany, moving to Lorain at age 5. She attended the Lorain City Schools and graduated from Lorain High School. She has been a lifelong area resident. She had worked at the Midview Middle...

Jade Amber Townsend

Jade Amber Townsend

Jan 29, 2006

Jade Amber Townsend, (Dad's Doll) 12, of Vermilion, died Saturday, January 28, 2006 at Rainbow Babies and Children�s Hospital, Cleveland. She was born February 8, 1993 in Lorain and lived her life in Vermilion. She was a 7th grade student at Open Door Christian School. She enjoyed playing on the volleyball and basketball teams, ski club, reading, Anima Cartoons,...

Paul Robert Kovach

Paul Robert Kovach

Jan 25, 2006

Paul Robert Kovach, Jr., 80 of Florence Township, died Wednesday, January 25, 2006 in New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph after a lengthy illness. He was born August 12, 1925 in Cleveland, Ohio and has been a Florence resident for the past 65 years. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving in Germany from 1950 to...

Helen B. Smith

Helen B. Smith

Jan 25, 2006

Helen B. Smith (nee Farley), 69 of Vermilion, died Wednesday, January 25, 2006 at her home after a two year illness with cancer. She was born March 17, 1936 in Sandyhook, Kentucky. She has been a Vermilion resident for the past 46 years moving from South Amherst. She attended the Church On The North Coast, Lorain where she was...

Mary E. Horan

Mary E. Horan

Jan 19, 2006

Mary E. "Mickey" Horan (nee Ralph), 82, of Vermilion, died Thursday, January 19, 2006 at her daughter's home after a lengthy illness. She was born February 21, 1923 in Cleveland, Ohio. She vacationed in Vermilion and made it her permanent residence in 1971, moving from Lakewood. She was a secretary for Vermilion Schools spending most of her time at...

Howard M. Robinson

Howard M. Robinson

Jan 17, 2006

Howard M. Robinson, 79, of Vermilion, died Tuesday, January 17, 2006 at Community Health Partners West after a lengthy illness. He was born May 25, 1926 in Ribolt, KY. He had been a Wellington resident and had lived in Vermilion the past 30 years. He attended Tollesboro High School. He worked at farming and at Wald Manufacturing Co., Maysville,...

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