Obituaries

Obituaries

Doris A. Stallard

Doris A. Stallard

May 5, 2006

Doris A. Dombrowski Stallard (nee Diamond), 70, of Vermilion, died Friday, May 5, 2006 as a result of an automobile accident in Huron. She was born December 4, 1935 in Daiseytown, PA. and had lived in Vermilion since 1997. She had lived in Lorain and Cleveland. She graduated from Lorain High School in 1952. She had owned and operated...

Ronald Leon Green

Ronald Leon Green

May 5, 2006

Ronald Leon Green, 52, of Wakeman , died Friday, May 5, 2006 at his home after a 2 month illness. He was born October 8, 1953 in Lorain, Ohio. He has been a resident of Wakeman for the past 12 years, and had also lived in Elyria and Vermilion. He worked as a shipping/receiving coordinator for Quebecor World in...

Ronald L. Bias

Ronald L. Bias

Apr 30, 2006

Ronald L. Bias, 58 of Vermilion, died Sunday, April 30, 2006 at his home following a short illness. He was born January 23, 1948 in West Hamlin, WV. He has been a Vermilion resident for the past 30 years, moving from West Virginia. He worked as an assembler for the Ford Motor Company in Lorain, retiring in 1994 after...

Mel Harrison

Mel Harrison

Apr 29, 2006

Mel Harrison Melvin Eugene "Mel" Harrison, age 76 of Vermilion, died on Saturday, April 29, 2006 at the New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph in Lorain. He was born February 16, 1930 in Crucible, Pennsylvania. He has lived in Vermilion for over 40 years, moving from Pennsylvania. He retired from the Ford Motor Company in Lorain after 32...

Mary Smith

Mary Smith

Apr 28, 2006

Mary L. Smith, 97 of Vermilion, died Friday, April 28, 2006 in Community Health Partners, Lorain after a brief illness. She was born March 4, 1909 in Brownhelm, Ohio and has been a Vermilion resident for the past 75 years. She was a member of the United Church of Christ Congregational, Vermilion. She enjoyed her garden and people and...

David A. Hamilton

David A. Hamilton

Apr 27, 2006

David A. Hamilton, 87 of Vermilion, died Thursday, April 27, 2006 in Kingston of Vermilion after a brief illness. He was born November 25, 1918 in Conneaut, Ohio he lived much of his life in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He lived in Vermilion for the past 4 years with his son David and daughter in law Brenda and also lived...

Tyler Evan Weller

Tyler Evan Weller

Apr 26, 2006

Tyler Evan Weller, newborn son of Tracey and Janelle (nee Johnson) Weller of Wakeman, died Wednesday, April 26, 2005 at Fairview Hospital in Cleveland. He was born on Tuesday, April 25, 2006. In addition to his parents, he is survived by a twin sister, Madilyn, sister, Meagan Weller and brother, Trevor Weller, all at home; maternal grandparents, Keith and...

John J. Sexstella

John J. Sexstella

Apr 26, 2006

John J. Sexstella, 83 of Lorain, died Wednesday, April 26, 2006 at Kingston of Vermilion following a lengthy illness. He was born May 15, 1922 in Lorain and has been a lifelong resident. He was a WWII veteran of the U.S. Army. He served in the 456th Motor Ambulance Company in the campaigns of Northern France, Rhineland and Central...

Brian Kumpf

Brian Kumpf

Apr 21, 2006

Photo e-mailed Brian Keith Kumpf, 35, of Corpus Christi, Texas died Friday, April 21, 2006 in Christus Spohn Memorial Hospital after a long battle with cancer. He was born October 11, 1970 in Lorain, Ohio. He has been a Vermilion resident most of his life, moving to Corpus Christi, Texas in 1999. He was a veteran of the U.S....

Brenda L. Wilhelm

Brenda L. Wilhelm

Apr 21, 2006

Brenda L. Wilhelm, 46, of Vermilion, died Friday, April 21, 2006 at the home of her mother after a lengthy illness. She was born December 1, 1959 in Lorain, Ohio. Brenda grew up in Vermilion and moved to Huron in 1986. She was a 3rd grade teacher in the Huron School System. She was a graduate of Vermilion High...

Halie Pauley Fye

Halie Pauley Fye

Apr 18, 2006

Halie Pauley Fey, infant daughter of Ashlie Pauley and Steven Wayne Fye of Lorain, was still born April 18, 2006 at Metro Health Medical Center. Survivors include paternal grandparents, Steve and Alda Carter of Lorain; maternal grandmother Donna VanDouser, Vermilion and maternal grandfather, Randy Pauley of Bobtown, Pennsylvania. A memorial service will be held at 10a.m.Saturday, April 29, 2006...

Geraldine E. Wilkes

Geraldine E. Wilkes

Apr 18, 2006

Vermilion - Geraldine "Gerry" E Wilkes (nee Johnson), 99, of Vermilion, died Tuesday, April 18, 2006 in Mill Manor Nursing Home, after a lengthy illness. She was born July 4, 1906 in Ashtabula, Ohio. She has been a Vermilion resident for the 76 years. She was one of the oldest members of the Vermilion Evangelical and Reformed Church, where...

Elio J. Cavalet

Elio J. Cavalet

Apr 16, 2006

Elio "Joe" Joseph Cavalet of Akron, died Sunday, April 16, 2006 in MetroHealth Medical Center after a lengthy illness. He was born in Dean, Pennsylvania. He has been a Akron resident most of his life, spending time in Vermilion. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy serving during WWII. He worked in his family's masonary business and retired...

Helen Bober

Helen Bober

Apr 16, 2006

Helen Bober,86 of Lorain, died Sunday, April 16, 2006 at Community Health Partners in Lorain. She was born January 17, 1920 in Lorain and has been a lifelong resident. She worked as an assembler for Moen in Elyria for 35 years. She attended Nativity School and was a member of Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church in...

Henry Wikel

Henry Wikel

Apr 16, 2006

Henry L. Wikel, 91, formerly of Vermilion died Wednesday, April 19, 2006 in Florida Hospital Altamonte, Altamonte Springs, Florida. He was born May 27, 1914 in Tomas Edison's niece's house and met Edison as a boy. Henry was a 1932 graduate of Milan High School. He owned and operated Wikel Dairy of Vermilion and was awarded Future Farmer of...

Helen L. Gardinier

Helen L. Gardinier

Apr 15, 2006

Helen L. Gardinier, 87, of Lorain, died Saturday, April 15, 2006, at Ohio Extended Care Center, Lorain. She was born in Buffalo, N.Y., and lived in Vermilion for more than 30 years. She had also lived in Amherst. She was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church, Vermilion, and its Altar and Rosary Society, and also attended St. Joseph...

Michael E. Tomshack

Michael E. Tomshack

Apr 8, 2006

Michael E. Tomshack, Sr., 68 of Vermilion, died unexpectedly from a ruptured aneurysm, Saturday, April 8, 2006 in Community Health Partners, Lorain.. He was born August 10, 1937 in Battle Creek, MI he was a Vermilion resident for the past 30 years, moving to the area from Sheffield Lake. Mr. Tomshack was the Eastern Regional Sales Manager for Sara...

Jessie V. Jeffrey

Jessie V. Jeffrey

Apr 8, 2006

Jessie V. Jeffrey, 92 of Lorain, died Saturday, April 8, 2006 at Anchor Lodge Nursing Home in Lorain following a short illness. She was born November 2, 1913 in West Rutland, VT and lived most of her life in Lorain. She was a member of St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Lorain and was active with their Senior...

Wayne G. Boone

Wayne G. Boone

Apr 7, 2006

Wayne G. Boone, Sr., 68 of Vermilion, died Friday, April 7, 2006 in Community Health Partners West after a sudden illness. He was born January 25, 1938 in Vermilion, OH and has been a life long area resident. He worked for the City of Vermilion on the streets department for 39, years retiring in 2001. Prior to working for...

Wanda Fay Unger

Wanda Fay Unger

Apr 7, 2006

Wanda Fay Fouts Unger (nee Elam), 68 of Lorain, died Friday, April 7, 2006 at her home after a lengthy illness. She was born August 4, 1937 in Hazard, KY and has been a Lorain resident since 1969 moving from Kentucky. She had formerly attended Bethel Baptist Church, Lorain and enjoyed fishing, sewing, and flower arrangements. Survivors include 4...

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