Obituaries
Obituaries

Louis Chesky
Nov 24, 2004
Vermilion - Louis Chesky, 95, of Morton Grove, Illinois, died Wednesday, November 24, 2004 at Kingston of Vermilion after a short illness. He was born May 25, 1909 in Chicago, Ill. and was a life long resident until moving to Vermilion 2 weeks ago. He was the owner of Chicago Window & Door Screen Company for 50 years. He...

Weber Novella Gentry
Nov 15, 2004
Weber Novella Gentry, 89, of Vermilion, died Monday, November 15, 2004, at her home after a lenghy illness. She was born September 13, 1915 in Tuscumbia, Alabama, and has lived in Vermilion since 1953. She was a charter member of the First Baptist Church of Vermilion and took care of the nursery and cleaned the church for many years....

Alex E. Paukst
Nov 8, 2004
Alex E. Paukst, 90, of Lorain, died Monday, November 8, 2004 in Community Health Partners West, Lorain after a lengthy illness. He was born January 1, 1914 in Lorain, lived in South Amherst until 1949 when he moved to Lorain. He worked as a floor inspector for Nordson Corporation retiring in 1978 after 20 years of service. He was...

Cecilia V. Halas
Nov 2, 2004
Cecilia V. Halas (nee Stencil), 95 of Lorain, died Tuesday, November 2, 2004 in Kingston of Vermilion after a brief illness. She was born August 4, 1909 in Lorain, Ohio, and lived her entire life in Lorain. She was a lifelong member of Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church, Lorain, and its Altar & Rosary Society. She had...

Elizabeth Irene Dearth
Nov 1, 2004
Vermilion - Elizabeth Irene Dearth (nee Burkey), 54, of Vermilion, died Monday, November 1, 2004 at her home after a lengthy illness. She was born March 13, 1950 in Fort Knox, KY, and has been a Vermilion resident for the past 24 years moving from Cleveland. She was a member of the Vermilion on the Lake Lot Owners Association....
Anna E. Ross
Oct 29, 2004
Anna E. Rosso (nee Briches), 89 of Lorain, died Friday, October 29, 2004 in Autumn Aegis Nursing Home, Lorain after a lengthy illness. She was born June 19, 1915 in Gallitzin, PA, and moved to Lorain in 1920. Before she was married she had worked for Lorain Towel Supply. She was a member of the Catholic Church of St....

June Ann Thomas
Oct 25, 2004
June Ann Thomas, 80 of Amherst, died Monday, October 25, 2004 in Amherst Manor after a sudden illness. She was born June 24, 1924 in Shawnee, Ohio. She grew up in Newcomerstown, OH, and graduated from Newcomerstown High School, class of 1942. She has lived most of her life in Lorain, moving to the area when she was 20....

John J. Martin
Oct 23, 2004
John J. Martin, age 52, of Vermilion, died Saturday, October 23, 2004 in the emergency room at Community Health Partners in Lorain following a sudden illness. He was born on October 27, 1951 in Clydebank, Scotland and has lived in Vermilion since 1956. He worked as an assembler for the Ford Motor Company Avon Lake Plant until his death....

Leonard Galehouse
Oct 21, 2004
Leonard H. Galehouse, age 94, of Vermilion, died Thursday, October 21, 2004 at Kingston of Vermilion after a lengthy illness. He was born on November 26, 1909 in Wakeman, Ohio and had been an Elyria resident for most of his life, before moving to Vermilion in 2003. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army from September 18, 1927...
Gary Mccord
Oct 19, 2004
Gary Wayne McCord, 44, of Amherst, died Tuesday, October 19, 2004 at his home after a short illness. He was born August 21, 1960, in Amherst and had been a Vermilion resident most of his life. He was a graduate of Vermilion High School Class of 1978. He worked for 22 years as a tool and die maker for...

Beverly Clark
Oct 18, 2004
Beverly A. Clark "Bev" (nee Tamkin), 71 of Vermilion, died Monday, October 18, 2004 in New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain. She was born December 17, 1932 in Lakewood, OH and has been a Vermilion resident since 1977, moving from North Olmsted. She graduated from St. Joseph's Academy in Lakewood. She had attended St. Mary Catholic Church,...

George Allgauer
Oct 14, 2004
George Floyd Allgauer, 70, of Norwalk, died Thursday, October 14, 2004 in Fisher-Titus Medical Center, Norwalk. He was born July 3, 1934 in Morgantown, West Virginia. He lived in Norwalk the past 5 years moving from Berlin Heights. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He worked as a die setter for Lithonia Down Lighting, Vermilion, retiring in...

Arbell G. Mikulski
Oct 14, 2004
Arbell G. Mikulski (nee Emerick), 87 of Lorain, died Thursday, October 14, 2004 in The Hospital for Orthopaedic and Specialty Services, Amherst, after a short illness. She was born December 12, 1916 in Lorain, OH, and has been a life-long resident of the area. She enjoyed being a homemaker, mother and grandmother. She was a member of St. Vincent...

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...
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