Eldon Policy
Oct 12, 2004
Eldon "Rocky" P. Policy, 89 of Vermilion, died Tuesday, October 12, 2004 in Community Health Partners West. He was born June 22, 1915 in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. He has been a Vermilion resident for the past 52 years moving from the Cleveland area. He worked for General Motors New Departure in Sandusky as a tool grinder retiring in 1977...
Charles Helen
Oct 11, 2004
Helen Louise Charles (nee Fensch), 87, of Lorain, died Monday, October 11, 2004 in New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph following a lengthy illness. She was born November 2, 1916 in Mansfield, Ohio. Helen lived at Hearthstone in Lorain. She previously resided in Vermilion, Mansfield, and Shelby, OH. Helen graduated from Mansfield Senior High School in January 1934...
Dorothy I. Telatnik
Oct 11, 2004
Dorothy I. Telatnik, age 79, of Lorain, died Monday, October 11, 2004 at Community Health Partners & Surgical Center in Lorain following a brief illness. She was born on April 9, 1925 in Lorain and has been a lifelong resident. She attended the Lorain Public Schools and also attended the Catholic Charities Adult Day Care Center. She was a...
Clara E. Snyder
Oct 9, 2004
Clara E. Snyder (nee Sidlovsky), 82 of Lorain, died Saturday, October 9, 2004, in Amherst Manor after a lengthy illness. She was born August 2, 1922 in Mt. Pleasant, PA, and has lived in the Lorain area since 1948. She was a homemaker and enjoyed cooking and baking, especially bread and fruit cake, for family and friends. She was...
Edward G. Siwy
Oct 7, 2004
Edward George Siwy, 86 of Lorain, died Thursday, October 7, 2004 in Community Health Partners West after a sudden illness. He was born November 9, 1917 in Lackawanna, NY. He moved with his wife, Irene, to the area in 1958 when he was transferred from the Buffalo, NY, Ford Plant to the Lorain plant. A veteran of the U.S....
Arthur Kelm
Oct 5, 2004
Arthur "Art" Kelm, age 83, of Vermilion, died Tuesday, October 5, 2004 at Grace Hospital in Amherst. He was born on February 14, 1921 in Lorain and has been a Vermilion resident most of his life. He worked as a bull dozer operator for the Ohio Engineers Union working for many local construction companies. He enjoyed gardening. He is...
James R. Clark
Oct 5, 2004
Picture by e-mail Vermilion - James "Jim" Robert Clark, 42, of Vermilion, died Tuesday, October 5, 2004 at his home after a two year illness. He was born September 5, 1962 in Bay Village, Ohio. He has been a Vermilion resident for the past 27 year moving from North Olmsted. He worked in sales at the 3M Company and...
Leroy Johnson Koachway
Oct 1, 2004
Leroy Johnson Koachway, age 68, of Berlin Heights, died Friday, October 1, 2004 in Community Health Partners West following a brief illness. He was born on July 22, 1936 in Amherst and has lived in Berlin Heights for the past 4 years, moving from Vermilion. He enjoyed golfing and was the secretary of the Vermilion Golf League for 20...
Florence Trebus
Sep 27, 2004
Photo by e-mail Florence "Flossie" Trebus (nee Domanski), age 90, of Lorain, died Monday, September 27, 2004 at Kingston of Vermilion. She was born on September 24, 1914 in Lorain and has been a lifelong resident. She graduated from Lorain High School and also received an Associates Degree from the Lorain Community College. She was a beautician, owning and...
Virginia Mae Caskey
Sep 23, 2004
Virginia Mae Caskey, 76, of Vermilion, died Thursday, September 23, 2004 in Community Health Partners West, Lorain. She was born July 12, 1928 in Middletown, OH and lived in Vermilion most of her life.. She was a member of the Firelands Church, loved crocheting, gardening, sewing, puzzles, crafts and baking. She is survived by her son, Jerry W. Caskey...
Donald Griffin
Sep 22, 2004
Donald Wesley Griffin, 84, of Wakeman, died Wednesday, September 22, 2004 in Kingston of Vermilion. He was born December 29, 1919 in Henrietta Township and was a life long area resident. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army during World War II. He was a member of the Mechanized Special Brigade 3516th and fought in the invasion of...
Myrtle M. Wohlever
Sep 20, 2004
Myrtle M. Wohlever (nee Kurth), age 92, of Amherst, died Monday, September 20, 2004 at her daughters home in Amherst following a brief illness. She was born on October 14, 1911 in Amherst and has been a lifelong resident. Growing up, she attended the Amherst Schools and during WWII, she worked for US Automatics in Amherst. She retired from...
Glenna Jean Cambarare
Sep 19, 2004
Glenna Jean Cambarare (nee Blackford), age 74, of Lorain, died Sunday September 19, 2004 at the New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph following a courageous 16 year battle with breast cancer. She was born April 28, 1930 in Youngstown, Ohio but was a lifelong resident of Lorain. She graduated from Lorain High School Class of 1948 B. Mrs....
Geneva Louise Selby
Sep 16, 2004
Geneva L Selby, (nee Jarrett), 65 of Vermilion, died Thursday, September 16, 2004 in Clarksfield as a result of an auto accident. She was born February 17, 1939 in DeQueen, Arkansas. She lived in Lorain for 3 years, and had lived in Vermilion since 1960. She also lived in Earle, Arkansas. She worked as a nurses aide for Ohio...
Reverend Larry Thomas Selby
Sep 16, 2004
Reverend Larry Thomas Selby, Sr, 67 of Vermilion, died Thursday, September 16, 2004 in Clarksfield as a result of an auto accident. He was born August 8, 1937 in Tyronza, Arkansas. He lived in Lorain for 3 years, and had lived in Vermilion since 1960. He also lived in Earle, Arkansas. He retired as a quality control inspector for...
Margaret J. Swidecki
Sep 12, 2004
Margaret Jane Swidecki, age 80, of Lorain, died September 12, 2004, at the Birchaven Retirement Village in Findlay, Ohio, following a lengthy illness. She was born on October 10, 1923 in Alliance, Ohio and had lived in Lorain most of her life. She was a homemaker to her three children, working later in life at the US Steel Plant...
Mary E. Riggleman
Sep 11, 2004
MARY ELIZA RIGGLEMAN (nee Osborn) 89, of Vermilion, died Saturday, September 11, 2004 at Kingston of Vermilion where she had been a resident since 1990. She was born November 25, 1914 in Norwalk, Ohio. She was a Vermilion resident since 1950. She graduated from Norwalk High School in 1932. Mary was a member of The Christian Missionary Alliance Church...
Zachary Joseph Virgin
Sep 9, 2004
Picture by e-mail Zachary Joseph Virgin, 3 month old son of Shane (nee Katanik) and Joseph Jay Virgin, died suddenly September 9, 2004, at Children's Hospital of Kings Daughters in Norfolk, Virginia. He was born May 28, 2004 in Westlake, Ohio. Survivors include maternal grandparents, Debbie Johnson of Lorain, Farrel and Kim Katanik of Bryant, Wisconsin; paternal grandparents, Ron...
Shirley Yvonne Mankin
Sep 7, 2004
Shirley Yvonne Mankin (nee Sargent), age 68, of Vermilion, died Tuesday, September 7, 2004 at Community Health Partners and Surgical Center in Lorain following a lengthy illness. She was born on December 11, 1935 in Huntington, WV and has lived in Vermilion for 45 years. She had also wintered in Deland, Florida for 15 years. She was a homemaker...
Dorothea Jayne Schuster
Sep 7, 2004
Dorothea Jayne Schuster (nee Manning), age 85, of Vermilion, died Tuesday, September 7, 2004 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph following a short illness. She was born on December 12, 1918 in Cadillac, Michigan and has lived in Vermilion since the early 1940's. During WWII, she worked as a welder for the American Ship Building Company, Lorain...
