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Marvin Paul Hasel
Dec 13, 2005
Marvin Paul Hasel, 73, of Vermilion, died December 13, 2005 at Southwest Health Center, Ft. Meyers, FL after a lengthy illness. He was born March 16, 1932 in Luckey, Ohio and had lived in Vermilion for 10 years moving from Lorain. He served in the United States Air Force during the Korean War from 1951-1955. He retired in July...
Mary Ruth Reed
Dec 11, 2005
Mary Ruth Reed (nee Zelek), age 75, of Lorain, died Sunday, December 11, 2005 at Community Health Partners in Lorain following a lengthy illness. She was born on October 16, 1930 in Lorain and has been a lifelong resident. A devoted homemaker, she had also worked for Faroh's Candy in Lorain for 15 years. She enjoyed playing cards and...
French Preston Spencer
Dec 8, 2005
French Preston Spencer, 80, of Vermilion, died Thursday, December 8, 2005 in New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain, Ohio. He was born November 24, 1925 in Eastern, Kentucky, and had lived in Vermilion, Ohio, 41 years. He enlisted in the United States Navy as a sophomore in high school in 1944. As a Seaman first Class, he...
Louis J. Pogorelc
Dec 2, 2005
Louis J. Pogorelc Jr., 71 of Lorain, died Thursday, December 1, 2005 in Avon Oaks Nursing Home under the care of New Life Hospice after a lengthy illness. He was born November 23, 1934 in Lorain and has been a life long Lorain resident. He graduated from Lorain High School and served in the US Navy for 2 years....
Ernest E. Kovarik
Dec 1, 2005
rnest E. Kovarik, 70, of Vermilion, died Thursday, December 1, 2005 at his home after a 6 year illness. He was born February 6, 1935 in Bradley, Ohio. He has lived in Vermilion since 1967 moving from Lorain. He was a veteran of the U.S Army. He worked as an assembler relief man for Ford Motor Lorain. He is...
Frances M. Spisak
Dec 1, 2005
Frances R. Spisak (nee Toth), 84, of Vermilion, died Thursday, December 1, 2005 in Erie County Care Facility after a short illness. She was born August 14, 1921 in Cleveland, Ohio and has been a Vermilion resident for the past 4 years moving from Garfield Hts. She was a former member of St. Monica's Catholic Church in Garfield Heights...
Ethel J. White
Nov 30, 2005
Ethel J. White, age 70, of Lorain, died Wednesday, November 30, 2005 at the Life Care Center of Medina following a lengthy illness. She was born May 23, 1935 in Kimbalton, Iowa and had lived in Lorain since 1985. Along with her late husband, she co-managed the Tower Regancy Apartments in Lorain for the many years, and had formerly...
Marilyn J. Hawkins
Nov 29, 2005
Marilyn Hawkins, 74, of Vermilion, Ohio, died Tuesday, November 29, 2005 in Community Health Partners, Lorain in Ohio. She was born January 5, 1931 in Santa Monica, CA, had lived in Calpine, Indio, and Santa Maria, CA before moving to Vermilion, OH 2 months ago. She was a member of the Red Hat Society and the Soroptimist Club of...
Catherine Draucker
Nov 29, 2005
Catherine R. Draucker (nee Schmidt), 97, of Vermilion, died Tuesday, November 29, 2005 in Community Health Partners, Lorain after a short illness. She was born October 27, 1908 in Cleveland, and had lived in Vermilion the last 13 years moving from Vermont. She was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church, Vermilion. She enjoyed cooking, watching cooking programs on...
William C. Griffin
Nov 28, 2005
William C. Griffin, 81 of Vermilion, died Monday, November 28, 2005 in Amherst Manor Retirement Community. He was born April 9, 1924 in Whiteville, TN, and had lived in Vermilion since 1958. He worked as a general utility person for Ford Motor, Lorain for 33 years retiring in 1981. He was a member of UAW Local 425 and enjoyed...
Sandra J. Skorvanik
Nov 23, 2005
Sandra "JEANNIE" Skorvanik, 62 of Lorain, died Wednesday, November 23, 2005 in University Hospitals of Cleveland after a lengthy illness. She was born October 19, 1943 in Lorain and has been a life long Lorain resident. She was a member of St. Anthony of Padua, Lorain. She was president of the Lorain Senior Center where she volunteered during Bingo....
Anna Bulan
Nov 21, 2005
Anna Bulan, 88, of Vermilion, died Monday, November 21, 2005 in Community Health Partners, Lorain. She was born December 15, 1916 in Buffalo, New York,had lived in the Lakewood area and moved to Vermilion in 1965. She had worked at May Co. in Cleveland. She was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church in Vermilion. She was also a...
Marianne Karbowniczek
Nov 19, 2005
Marianne Karbowniczek (nee Burger), 77 of Lorain, died Saturday, November 19, 2005 in Autumn Aegis Nursing Home after a lengthy illness. She was born September 10, 1928 in Lorain and has been a life long Lorain resident. She had been employed by Crystal Clear Dry Cleaners, Lorain for many years. She had attended St. Josephs Church, Lorain. Was a...
Clinton O. Gunter
Nov 18, 2005
Clinton "Dough" Gunter, 70, of Vermilion, died Friday, November 18, 2005 in New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain. He was born April 1, 1935 in Crossville, TN, lived in Vermilion for 13 years moving from Elyria. He worked as a maintenance man in Elyria for Lorain Metropolitan Housing Authority retiring in 1985. He enjoyed flee markets, woodworking...
Leslie J. Bates
Nov 17, 2005
Leslie J. Bates, Sr., 68, of Vermilion, died Thursday, November 17, 2005 in Firelands Regional Medical Center, Sandusky. He was born July 2, 1937 in Vermilion and was a life long resident. He worked as a heavy equipment operator for Herk Excavating Company, Vermilion, retiring in 1994. He was a social member of Vermilion VFW, Vermilion Fish and Game,...
Eleanor R. Brown
Nov 10, 2005
Eleanor R. Brown (nee Bower), 84, of Vermilion, died Thursday, November 10, 2005 at Community Health Partners West after a short illness. She was born October 7, 1921 in Connellsville, PA. She has been a Vermilion resident for the past 59 years moving from Connellsville, PA. She was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church in Vermilion. She enjoyed...
Kenneth Fischer
Nov 10, 2005
Kenneth L Fischer, 39 of Wakeman, died of a heart attack, Thursday, November 10, 2005 in Fisher-Titus Medical Center. He was born June 25, 1966 in Lorain and grew up in the Vermilion area. He lived in Wakeman for the last 2 years, moving from Monroeville, OH. He was a graduate of Vermilion High School. He was a veteran...
Margaret R. Dicarlo
Nov 5, 2005
Margaret DiCarlo, 83, of Lorain, died Saturday, November 5, 2005 in Community Health Partners West after a 2 week illness. She was born June 10, 1922 in Youngstown, lived in Cleveland until 1965, Vermilion from 1965-1972 then moved to Lorain. She worked as co-owner with her husband, Joseph, of Leidheiser's Restaurant in downtown Vermilion. She enjoyed crocheting, embroidery, cooking...
Louis Charles Bennett
Nov 4, 2005
Louis Charles Bennett, 67 of Lorain, died Friday, November 4, 2005 after a short illness. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy (nee Tiech ) Bennett; daughter, Sherri Bennett of Lorain; and, brother, Edward Bennett of Lorain. Preceding him in death were his parents, John and Agnes (nee Braun) Bennett, and brother, James Bennett. Private family services will be held. Interment...
Gussie W. Davis
Oct 29, 2005
Gussie W. Davis (nee Wimbish), age 90, of Vermilion, died Saturday, October 29, 2005 at her daughter's home following a lengthy illness. She was born April 9, 1915 in Abbeville, Mississippi and had lived most of her life in West Memphis, Arkansas. She moved to Vermilion in June 1999. A devoted homemaker and mother, she had also worked as...
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