Obituaries
Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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....
Florence E. Kropf
Jun 29, 2006
Florence E. Kropf (nee Schmitz), 87, of Vermilion Twp. , died Thursday, June 29, 2006 at the Inn at Chappel Creek after a lengthy illness. She was born August 29, 1918 in Amherst, Ohio. She has been a Vermilion Township resident since 1971 moving from Amherst. She was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church, Vermilion and former member...
Dorothy Buerger
Jun 29, 2006
Dorothy L. Buerger , 83 of Lorain, died Saturday, June 24, 2006 at the New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph in Lorain. She was born November 18, 1922 in Berea and has lived in Lorain most of her life. In addition to being a homemaker, she had taught kindergarten class at Nativity School, worked as a machinist from...
Helen M. Parker
Jun 27, 2006
Helen M. Parker, 93 of Lorain, died Tuesday, June 27, 2006 in Community Health Partners in Lorain following a lengthy illness. She was born April 20, 1913 in Lorain and has been a resident most of her life. She worked as a clerk in the pipe mill at the National Tube Company in Lorain for 30 years. She was...
Kelly Marie Keller Morrison
Jun 24, 2006
Kelly Marie Keller-Morrison, 28 of Amherst, died Saturday, June 24, 2006 in Cleveland Clinic Foundation after a short illness. She was born June 7, 1978 in Fairview Park, Ohio, she was a Vermilion area resident for the past 5 years, moving from Lorain. She had previously attended the Church of the North Coast, Lorain. She enjoyed collecting dolphins, the...
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