Obituaries

Obituaries

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,...

David Anthony Risner

David Anthony Risner

Jan 8, 2006

David Anthony Risner, Jr. 17, of Vermilion, died Sunday, January 8, 2006 as a result of an automobile accident in Vermilion. He was born May 27, 1988 in Lorain and was a life long resident of Vermilion. He was a culinary arts student at Ehove Vocational School in Sandusky. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of...

Patsy Devonis Garner

Patsy Devonis Garner

Jan 8, 2006

Patsy Devonis Garner (nee Phillips) 66, of Vermilion, died Sunday, January 8, 2006 at Cleveland Clinic after a sudden illness. She was born February 28, 1939 in Bernie, Missouri and had lived in Vermilion since 1960. She worked as a hairdresser and was a managing beautician for several beauty shops. She was a member of the Order of Eastern...

James Charles

James Charles

Jan 7, 2006

James "Jim" Charles, 58 of Vermilion, died Saturday, January 7, 2006 in the Cleveland Clinic, Naples FL, after a sudden illness. He was born November 12, 1947 in Shelby, OH and has been a Vermilion resident for the past 23 years. He often vacationed at his second home in Naples FL. He graduated Summa Cum Laude from Ohio University,...

Ann M. Kennedy

Ann M. Kennedy

Jan 7, 2006

Ann M. Kennedy, age 82, of Vermilion, died Saturday, January 7, 2006 in Kingston of Vermilion. She was born on May 13, 1923 in Doylestown, Ohio and has lived in Vermilion since 1987. She had also lived in the North Ridgeville and Grafton areas. She had attended the Elyria Practical Nursing School and worked as a practical nurse at...

Edward Robert Buckholz

Edward Robert Buckholz

Jan 6, 2006

Edward Robert Buckholz, 76, of Vermilion, died Friday, January 6, 2006 at his home after a 5 year illness. He was born April 7, 1929 in Elyria, lived in Lorain most of his life until moving to Vermilion 12 years ago. He worked as an electrician for U.S. Steel (USX) Lorain for 35 years. He enjoyed jigsaw puzzles, yard...

Roy E. Shroyer

Roy E. Shroyer

Jan 4, 2006

Roy E. Shroyer, 82 of Vermilion, died Wednesday, January 4, 2006 in EMH Regional Medical Center after a lengthy illness. He was born December 12, 1923 in Elyria, OH. He has been a Vermilion resident since 1959 moving from Grafton. He worked as a Mechanic for E & L Transport in Lorain retiring in 1985 after 27 years. He...

Dominic James Depaul

Dominic James Depaul

Jan 2, 2006

Dominic James DePaul, age 8, of Vermilion, died Monday, January 2, 2006 following an accident at home. He was born on September 18, 1997 in Lorain and has been a life long Vermilion resident. He was a 3rd grade honors student at Vermilion Intermediate School. He enjoyed riding his bike, reading and playing with his brothers, friends and nephews....

Earl Kay Calhoun

Earl Kay Calhoun

Jan 1, 2006

Earl Kay Calhoun, 57 of Vermilion, died Sunday, January 1, 2006 at his home in Vermilion after a lengthy illness. He was born March 21, 1948 in Clintwood, Virginia, and had been a Vermilion resident the past 20 years moving from Norwalk. He was a veteran of the United States Army and served two tours in Viet Nam. He...

Ruth A. Lucey

Ruth A. Lucey

Dec 27, 2005

Ruth A. Lucey, age 81, of Lorain, died Tuesday, December 27, 2005 at Community Health Partners in Lorain. She was born on November 2, 1924 in Lorain and has been a lifelong resident. A devoted homemaker, she had at one time worked for the Lorain Garment Factory as a seamstress and was a secretary at the Lorain Brass Company....

Harold R. Wells

Harold R. Wells

Dec 23, 2005

Harold R. "Dick" Wells, age 74, of Vermilion, died Friday, December 23, 2005 at the Anchor Lodge Retirement Village in Lorain. He was born on March 2, 1931 in Pleasant City, Ohio and graduated from Pleasant City High School. He lived in Vermilion since 1961, having also lived in Elyria, Sheffield Lake and Southern Ohio. He was a United...

Gail L. Rieth

Gail L. Rieth

Dec 23, 2005

Gail L Rieth, age 67, of Vermilion, died Friday, December 23, 2005 at the Inn at Chappel Creek in Vermilion, Ohio. She was born in Rochester, New York on August 13, 1938 and had lived in Vermilion for the past 15 years, moving from Hinkley, Ohio. She received her Bachelor of Education Degree from Baldwin-Wallace College in Berea, Ohio....

Geraldine V. Guthrie

Geraldine V. Guthrie

Dec 17, 2005

Geraldine V. Guthrie (nee Nelson), 92 of Vermilion, died Saturday, December 17, 2005 in Community Health Partners, Lorain following a short illness. She was born January 12, 1913 in Shelby, OH and moved to Vermilion in 1947. She graduated from business school and worked as a book keeper for Guthrie Sohio and Crow Lumber for 20 years. She was...

Joseph Sharpnack

Joseph Sharpnack

Dec 17, 2005

Joseph Ralph Sharpnack, 91, of Vermilion, died Saturday, December 17, 2005 in Kingston of Vermilion after a long illness. He was born December 14, 1914 in Breman, Ohio, and had lived in Vermilion since 1949. He had lived in New Castle, PA, Youngstown, Mt. Gilead, Columbia Station and Olmsted Falls. He spent winters at River Bend Country Club in...

Eleanor M. Hollis

Eleanor M. Hollis

Dec 15, 2005

Eleanor M. Neiding Hollis (nee Wagner), 95, of Elyria, died Thursday, December 15, 2005 in Golden Acres Lorain County Home. She was born November 27, 1910 in Olmsted Falls. She was a former resident of Vermilion and had also lived in Elyria and Lorain. She worked as a bus driver for Vermilion School District for 13 1/2 years. She...

Ruthanna Pahl

Ruthanna Pahl

Dec 13, 2005

Ruthanna "Tootie" Pahl (nee Denman), 77, of Vermilion, died Tuesday, December 13, 2005 at her home after a short illness. She was born October 3, 1928 in Findlay, and had lived in Vermilion for 30 years. She was employed as a beautician. She belonged to a card group in Oberlin and the Buckeye '56ers Collectors Club. She enjoyed painting,...

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