Obituaries
Obituaries
Elizabeth Regina Sharpnack
Jul 21, 2005
Vermilion - Elizabeth Regina (nee Rice) Sharpnack, 90, of Vermilion, died Monday, July 18, 2005 in Kingston of Vermilion after a lenthy illness. She was born February 11, 1915 in Breman, Ohio. She had lived in New Castle, PA, Youngstown, Columbia Station, Mt. Gilead, Olmsted Falls and moved to Vermilion in 1949. She wintered at River Bend, in Tequesta...

Julia M. Flaczynski
Jul 21, 2005
Julia M. Flaczynski, 98, of Lorain, died Thursday, July 21, 2005 at her home. She was born January 12, 1907 in Lorain and has been a lifelong resident. She worked as a seamstress for the Weitz Company and the Richmond Brothers Clothing Factory for many years and also as a beautician from her home for years. She was a...
Richard G. Daniels
Jul 21, 2005
Richard George Daniels, 88 of Vermilion, died Thursday, July 21, 2005 in Community Health Partners, Lorain after a short illness. He was born August 19, 1916 in Ceylon, OH and had lived in Lakewood for 30 years before moving to Vermilion in 1975. He worked as an Operations Supervisor for the NASA Lewis Research Center, Cleveland and retired in...

Sophie Kietlinski
Jul 20, 2005
Sophie Kietlinski (nee Peltz), 87, of Lorain, died Wednesday, July 20, 2005 in Community Health Partners in Lorain. She was born on June 19, 1918 in Lorain and has been a life-time resident, until moving to reside at the Amherst Manor Retirement Community 7 years ago. She was a member of Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in...

Helen E. Grimmett
Jul 4, 2005
Helen Elizabeth Grimmett (nee Sabo), 78 of Vermilion, died Monday, July 4, 2005 at her home after a lengthy illness. She was born September 5, 1926 in Elyria, Ohio and has been a lifelong area resident. Mrs. Grimmett was a cashier for Kroger's Grocery Store in Vermilion and retired after 32 years in 1985. She was an avid bird...

Annie Eloise Chadwick
Jul 4, 2005
Annie Eloise Chadwick, 90 of Vermilion, died Monday, July 4, 2005 in New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain after a lenthy illness. She was born March 19, 1915 in Coshocton, Ohio and has been a Vermilion resident since 1948 moving from East Liverpool. She graduated from Heidelberg College and the University of Illinois. She worked as a...

Elizabeth M. Mccullough
Jul 1, 2005
Elizabeth M. McCullough (nee Kenny), 86 of Lorain, died Friday, July 1, 2005 in Autumn Aegis Nursing Home ater a short illness. She was born September 24, 1918, in Philadelphia, PA. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Marys Catholic Church and attended St. Peter Catholic Church, both in Lorain. Survivors include her son John J. McCullough,...

Zsigmond Kassu
Jun 28, 2005
Zsigmond "Zigga" Kassu, 84 of Lorain, died Tuesday, June 28, 2005 in Amherst Manor Nursing Home after a short illness. He was born November 28, 1920 in Budapest, Hungary and has been a Lorain resident for the past 40 years moving from Hungary. He worked for various construction companies as a Dry Wall Hanger. He enjoyed playing the lottery...

John C. Hartman
Jun 24, 2005
John C. Hartman, age 71, of Huron, died Friday, June 24, 2005 at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation following a short illness. He was born on June 24, 1934 in Lebanon, Pennsylvania and had lived in Huron since 1996. He had previously lived in Vermilion for over 50 years. He worked as a tool & die maker for General Motors...

Charles Cantrell
Jun 23, 2005
Charles W. Cantrell, Jr., 66 of Vermilion, died Thursday, June 23, 2005 in Community Health Partners West after a lengthy illness. He was born June 4, 1939 in Newark, Arkansas. He has been a Vermilion resident for the past 31 years, moving from Lorain. He worked for the Ford Motor Company in Lorain in the stock department, retiring in...

John Roth
Jun 22, 2005
John Roth, 85, of Vermilion, died Wednesday, June 22, 2005 in Mill Manor Nursing Home, Vermilion after a lengthy illness. He was born on July 31, 1919 in Cleveland and graduated from West Tech High School. He was a longtime resident of Seven Hills and a summertime resident of Vermilion since 1965. He was a United States Navy Seabee...

Elizabeth Haber
Jun 22, 2005
Elizabeth Haber, 83 of Vermilion, died Wednesday, June 22, 2005 in Parkvue Health Care Center, Sandusky after a short illness. She was born July 7, 1921 in Elyria, OH and has been a life long Vermilion resident. She worked as a nurses aid for Lorain Community Hospital (Community Health Partners) retiring after 23 years. She was a member of...

Richard John Karkellie
Jun 14, 2005
Richard John Karkellie, age 62, of Lorain, died Tuesday, June 14, 2005 in Community Health Partners. He was born November 30, 1942 in Amherst and lived in Lorain until his retirement in 1985. He had lived in Griffin, Georgia until 2002, moving back to Lorain due to health problems. He was a graduate of Lorain High School and a...
Edward Roy Masley
Jun 13, 2005
Picture by e-mail Edward Roy Masley, Jr, 46, of Vermilion, died suddenly, Monday, June 13, 2005 at his home in Vermilion. He was born July 16, 1958 in Lorain, had lived in Vermilion the past 11 years moving from Amherst. He worked as an assembler for Ford Motor in Lorain for 28 years. He was a member of St....
Jonathon Daniel Louis Barth
Jun 13, 2005
Jonathon Daniel Louis Barth, 16, of Vermilion died June 13, 2005 after a Lake Erie swimming accident. He was born August 19, 2988 in Sulfur Springs, TX, and has been a Vemilion resident for the past 15 years. Jon attended Vermilion High school and was a member of the Church on the North Coast, Lorain. He enjoyed fishing, basketball,...
Roberta P. Reed
Jun 12, 2005
Roberta P. Reed (nee Ries), 57, of Vermilion, died Sunday, June 12, 2005 in Cleveland Clinic Foundation after a sudden illness. She was born November 20, 1947 in Lorain, Ohio. She has been a life long area resident. She worked as a toll collector on the Ohio Turnpike for the past 7 years. She also had worked at Fifth...

Anne T. Coghlan
Jun 11, 2005
Anne T. Coghlan (nee Reilly), age 80, of Vermilion, died Saturday, June 11, 2005 in Kingston of Vermilion. She was born on July 22, 1924 in Philadelphia, PA and has lived in Vermilion since 1965, moving from Berea. She was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church in Vermilion, a former member of the VFW Post 7576; AMVETS Post...
Lillian M. Martin
Jun 11, 2005
Lillian M. Martin, age 86, of Lorain, died Saturday, June 11, 2005 at her home following a longtime illness. She was born on February 15, 1919 in Lorain and has been a lifelong resident. Mrs. Martin was a dedicated homemaker and had at one time worked for the Kenco Pump Company in Lorain. She was a life member of...
Frank Raymond Horvath
Jun 9, 2005
Frank Raymond Horvath, 69, of Vermilion, died Thursday, June 9, 2005 in New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain after a 12 year illness. He was born March 15, 1936 in Carolina, WV. He had lived in Vermilion the past 42 years moving from Lorain. He worked in the stock department of Ford Motor, Lorain. He was a...

Pauline Putnam
Jun 7, 2005
Pauline A. Putnam (nee Cunningham), 93, of Vermilion, died Tuesday, June 7, 2005 in Briarfield of Milan. She was born November 11, 1911 in Baltimore, Maryland, and had lived in Vermilion since 1946 moving from Cleveland. She was co-owner of the Putnam Furniture Store in Vermilion, now Erie Electronics and a former member of the Christian Missionary Alliance Church,...
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