Obituaries

Obituaries

William Edmund Morehouse

William Edmund Morehouse

May 24, 2006

William Edmund Morehouse, Sr., 94, of Vermilion , died Wednesday, May 24, 2006 in Kingston of Vermilion after a short illness. He was born December 8, 1911 in Erie, PA. and has been a Vermilion resident for the past 6 years, moving from Avon. He worked as a Engineer for Nickel Plate Railroad for 40 years. He was a...

Kenneth Robert Evenson

Kenneth Robert Evenson

May 19, 2006

Kenneth Robert Evenson, Sr. 88, formerly of Vermilion, died Friday, May 19, 2006 in St. Ann Hospital, Westerville . He was born June 30, 1917, in Cleveland and had lived in Vermilion for more than 50 years. He lived in Florida before moving to Westerville in 2006. He graduated from Avon High School in 1934. He received two bachelor's...

James Edward Adkins

James Edward Adkins

May 19, 2006

James Edward Adkins, 56, of Wakeman, died Friday, May 19, 2006 in Medical University of Ohio, Toledo, OH. He was born January 11, 1950 in Logan County, WV. He was raised in Man, WV moved to Vermilion and lived the last 6 years in Wakeman, OH. He owned and operated Adkins Auto Sales in Wakeman for the last 2...

Dorothy N. Flazynski

Dorothy N. Flazynski

May 18, 2006

Dorothy N. Flazynski, 76, of Sheffield Village, died Thursday, May 18, 2006 at the family home in Sheffield Village after a short illness. She was born August 27, 1929 in Cleveland and had lived in Sheffield Village for 51 years. She worked as a receptionist and Senior Citizen Assistant for over 25 years at the Lorain Community Action Agency...

Helen Wecht

Helen Wecht

May 16, 2006

Helen Wecht, age 91, of Lorain, died Tuesday, May 16, 2006 at Autumn Aegis Nursing Home in Lorain. She was born June 18, 1914 in Cleveland and had worked as a seamstress and dressmaker for several companies throughout the country. She enjoyed flowers, sewing and traveling. She is survived by several nieces and nephews. She was preceded-in-death by her...

William A. Shawver

William A. Shawver

May 14, 2006

William "Bill" A. Shawver, 71 of Elyria, died Sunday, May 14, 2006 at the EMH Regional Medical Center after a sudden illness. He was born March 30, 1935 in Lorain and has lived in Elyria for the last several years. He had also lived in Berlin Heights and Birmingham. He worked as a process technician for the B.F. Goodrich...

Robert Eller Garman

Robert Eller Garman

May 14, 2006

Robert Eller Garman, 77, of Vermilion, died Sunday, May 14, 2006 in Erie County Care Facility after a lengthy illness. He was born April 26, 1929, in Cleveland and has been a Vermilion resident since 1997 moving from N. Olmsted. He graduated from Shaw High School and received at BA from Fenn College. He served as a Corporal in...

Mark Russell Eavenson

Mark Russell Eavenson

May 13, 2006

Mark Russell Eavenson, 55 of Vermilion, died Saturday, May 13, 2006 at home following a lengthy illness. He was born on July 25, 1950 in Berea, Ohio and has been a Vermilion resident most of his life. He served with the United States Marine Corp and worked as a union carpenter. He was a life member of the VFW...

Loyd Corder

Loyd Corder

May 11, 2006

Loyd "George" Thedford Corder, 68 of Vermilion, died Thursday, May 11, 2006 at his home, after a lengthy illness. He was born July 9, 1937 in Ritner, KY and has been a Vermilion resident since 1957 moving from Amherst. He worked as a cushion builder for the Lorain Ford plant for 31 years, retiring in 2001. He was a...

Karen Lynn Tkach

Karen Lynn Tkach

May 10, 2006

Karen Lynn Tkach (nee Abel), 42, of Vermilion, died Wednesday, May 10, 2006 in Community Health Partners West after a 2 year illness. She was born December 20, 1963 in Fort worth, Texas. She has been a Vermilion resident for past 37 years, moving from Mansfield. She had also lived in Lorain. She attended Lakeview Baptist Church and enjoyed...

Victoria K. Weaver

Victoria K. Weaver

May 8, 2006

Victoria K. Weaver, 93, of Toledo, formerly of Amherst, died Monday, May 8, 2006 in Waterford Commons, Toledo. She was born June 29, 1912 in Poland, grew up in South Amherst, and lived in Amherst until 1985 when she moved to Toledo to be closer to her daughters and grandchildren. She worked as a sales clerk for May Company...

Genevieve M. Rosso

Genevieve M. Rosso

May 6, 2006

Genevieve Rosso (nee Ziemba), 89 of Lorain, died Saturday, May 6, 2006 in Community Health Partners, Lorain after a short illness. She was born November 12, 1916 in Lorain where she has been a life long resident. She was a member of Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church, Lorain where she had been active in the Young Ladies...

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...

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