Obituaries
Obituaries

Annie Davis
Jan 17, 2005
Annie "Lillian" Davis (nee Smith), age 74, of Vermilion, died Monday, January 17, 2005 in New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph after a short illness. She was born on March 21, 1930 in McCool, MS. She has been a Vermilion resident since 1959 moving from Memphis, TN. She was a member of the Eversprings Missionary Baptist Church in...

Loretta Jean Jeancola
Jan 16, 2005
Loretta Jean Jeancola (nee Gabriel), 69 of Vermilion, died Sunday, January 16, 2005 at her home after a two year illness. She was born August 15, 1935 in Athens, Ohio. She has been a Vermilion resident for the past 6 years, moving from Lorain. She had been a dance instructor for Arthur Murry Dance Studio in the 1950's. She...

Harriet Somers Smith
Jan 8, 2005
Harriet Somers Smith, 90, of Vermilion, died Saturday, January 8, 2005 in Doctors Hospital, Columbus. She was born December 15, 1914 in Elyria where she lived most of her life. She had lived in Vermilion the past 15 years, but had also lived in La Jolla, CA and Marco Island, FL. She graduated from Elyria High School in 1934...

Jack R. Kleinhans
Jan 7, 2005
Jack Raymond Kleinhans, Sr., 77 of Vermilion, died Friday, January 7, 2005 in Specialty Hospital of Lorain after a lengthy illness. He was born May 3, 1927 in Cleveland, Ohio. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and served during World War II and the Korean Conflict. He worked for Cleveland Yacht and Supply Co. and later was...

Kenneth Mcdaniel
Jan 5, 2005
Kenneth L. McDaniel Sr., 87 of Homestead, FL, died Wednesday, January 5, 2005 in Hialeah, FL after a short illness. He was born September 12, 1917 in Mt. Blanchard, OH and had lived in Vermilion and Bells, TN before moving to Homestead, FL. Mr. McDaniel was a Sergeant for the Vermilion Police Department for 25 years, retiring in 1979....

Roscoe Ellis
Jan 4, 2005
Roscoe Ellis, age 61, of Lorain, died Tuesday, January 4, 2005 in St. John West Shore Hospital in Westlake, following a brief illness. He was born on October 9, 1943 in Switzer, West Virginia and raised in Chapmanville, West Virginia. He moved to Cleveland in 1964 and then to the Lorain County area in 1969. Ellis was employed as...
Ann M. Miller
Jan 3, 2005
Ann M. Miller (nee Flesher), 75, of Vermilion, died Monday, January 3, 2005 at her home after a 1 1/2 year illness. She was born November 2, 1929 in New Martinsville, WV and had been a Vermilion resident since 1957 moving from Lorain. She retired as the Director Human Resources for Bettcher Industries where she had worked from 1969...

Emil Jeancola
Dec 30, 2004
Emil A. Jeancola, 82 of Vermilion, died Thursday, December 30, 2004 in Community Health Partners West after a lengthy illness. He was born August 17, 1922 in Lorain, OH and has been a Vermilion resident for the past 6 years. He was a veteran of the US Army serving in Germany and France during WWII. He received various metals...

Ralph L. Leimbach
Dec 29, 2004
Ralph L. Leimbach, 80 of Vermilion, died Wednesday, December 29, 2004 at his home, after a lengthy illness. He was born June 1, 1924 in Amherst and was a life long Brownhelm resident. He was a self employed farmer and the fifth generation to operate the Leimbach family farm. He also owned the Leimbach Insurance Agency in Vermilion. He...

Arnold L. Sprunk
Dec 25, 2004
Arnold L. Sprunk, 83 of Vermilion, died Saturday, December 25, 2004 in Community Health Partners West after a sudden illness. He was born January 14, 1921 in Florence, OH and has been a Vermilion resident for the past 4 years moving from Birmingham. He attended the Aviation Mechanics School, Cleveland. He entered the US Navy in July of 1943...

Joan M. Socha
Dec 22, 2004
Joan M. Socha, age 76, of Lorain, died Wednesday, December 22, 2004 at Community Health Partners in Lorain following a sudden illness. She was born on June 24, 1928 in Lorain, Ohio and has been a lifelong resident. She attended Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary School and graduated from Lorain High School Class of 1946 A. Out of...

Walter Hasenmeier
Dec 19, 2004
Vermilion - Walter Charles Hasenmeier "Waldo", 68, of Vermilion, died Sunday, December 19, 2004 in Community Health Partners West after a sudden illness. He was born July 4, 1936 in Sandusky, Ohio. He has been a Vermilion resident for the past 28 years, moving from Sandusky. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force serving from 1954 to...

Arlean Boring
Dec 17, 2004
Arlean E. Boring, (nee Schaar), 84, of Vermilion, died Friday, December 17, 2004 in Community Health Partners West. She was born April 20, 1920, in Akron Ohio. She had worked as a secretary for Babcock, Wilcox Boilermakers, Barberton for 9 years. She was a member of the Christian Missionary Alliance Church and was associated with the Church in Sandusky,...

Rebecca Benedict
Dec 7, 2004
Rebecca Lee Benedict (nee Brouse), 53, of Vermilion, died Tuesday, December 7, 2004 at her home after a four year illness. She was born July 5, 1951 in Tiffin, Ohio, was raised in Sycamore, Ohio and moved to Vermilion in 1971. She worked as a Lab Technician for Community Health Partners both at St. Joseph Hospital and CHP for...

Arthur Patterson
Dec 7, 2004
Vermilion - Arthur Irwin Patterson, 84 of Vermilion, died Tuesday, December 7, 2004 in Kingston of Vermilion after a lengthy illness. He was born June 24, 1920 in Steubenville, Ohio. He has been a Vermilion resident since 1960, moving from White Landing, Ohio. He was United States Army Veteran serving during WWII in Trinidad and France. He worked as...

John William Keller
Dec 5, 2004
John William "Bill" Keller, Jr.,88, of Vermilion, died Sunday, December 5, 2004 at Kingston of Vermilion after a brief illness. Born August 2, 1916 in New Haven, Connecticut, he was a Vermilion resident since Oct. 2002. He lived in Cocoa Beach, FL for 15 years before coming to Vermilion and had lived in Cranford, New Jersey most of his...

Alynne Carol Grauel
Dec 3, 2004
Alynne Carol Grauel (nee Hasenflue), 65 of Huron, died Friday, December 3, 2004 in Firelands Regional Medical Center Main Campus, Sandusky after a lengthy illness. She was born October 1, 1939 in Lorain, OH. She lived the past 12 years in Huron, moving from Vermilion. She had worked as the General Manager for WLRO, Lorain, was in sales for...

Barbara M. Matuzek
Dec 2, 2004
Barbara "Bobbie" M. Matuzek, (nee Owens), 64, of Vermilion, died Thursday, December 2, 2004 at her home in Vermilion after a lengthy illness. She was born March 7, 1940 in Seattle, WA, and had lived in Vermilion 25 years moving from Lorain. She worked as a assembler for Lithonia Down Lighting for 15 years. She was a member of...
Loretta Young
Nov 30, 2004
Loretta Young, 81 of Vermilion, died suddenly at her daughter's home on Tuesday, November 30, 2004 She was born December 7, 1922 in Sutton, WV and has been a Vermilion resident since 1989 moving from Sutton. Mrs. Young enjoyed crocheting, quilting, traveling and spending time with her family. Survivors include 2 Daughters: Carol Greenleaf and her husband Don of...

James Iglewski
Nov 26, 2004
James "Jimski" Iglewski, age 63, of Vermilion, died Friday, November 26, 2004 at Community Health Partners and Surgical Center in Lorain following a sudden illness. He was born on June 14, 1941 in Kenmore, New York and has lived in Vermilion for the past 4 years, moving from Clarksfield. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army having served...
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