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Gary Malinowski
Jul 14, 2004
Gary Michael Malinowski, age 43, of Sarasota, Florida, formerly of Lorain, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, July 14, 2004 in Sarasota. He was born on March 7, 1961 in Lorain and has been an area resident most of his life. He had lived in Sarasota, Florida since March 2004. A graduate of Admiral King High School Class of 1979, he...

Albert J. Taylor
Jul 1, 2004
Albert J. Taylor "AJ", age 76, of Vermilion, died Thursday, July 1, 2004 at Community Health Partners West, Lorain, after a sudden illness. He was born October 17, 1927 in Berlin Heights, and had been a lifelong Vermilion area resident. He worked in the maintenance department of the Ford Assembly Plant in Lorain for 23 years, retiring in 1990....

Freeman Morgan
Jun 30, 2004
Freeman Morgan, 72, of Vermilion, died Wednesday, June 30, 2004, at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation after a 2 year illness. He was born December 16, 1931 in Emmett, West Virginia, and had lived in Vermilion 10 years moving from Amherst. Mr. Morgan served during the Korean War in the United States Marine Corp. He worked at General Motors in...

Virginia M. Reising
Jun 25, 2004
Virginia M. Reising (nee Razzoni), 76 of Lorain, died Friday, June 25, 2004 in Westlake Health Care Center. She was born December 26, 1927 in Lorain and had lived in Lorain. She worked in house keeping for St. Joseph Hospital for 13 years and at Steel Stamping Toy Factory in Lorain. She attended the Catholic Church of St. Peters,...

Rose M. Novak
Jun 18, 2004
Amherst - Rose M. Novak (nee Burk), 89, of Amherst, died Friday, June 18, 2004 in New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain, after a brief illness. She was born September 14, 1914 in Hartford, Arkansas. She has been a Amherst resident for the past 50 years, moving from Lorain. She attended St. Joseph Catholic Church in Amherst...

Juana A. Campos
Jun 5, 2004
Juana A. Campos, 86 of Avon, died Saturday, June 5, 2004 in Avon Oaks Nursing Home, Avon, after a lengthy illness. She was born March 12, 1918 in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. She lived the past 10 years in Avon moving from Puerto Rico. She had worked in a factory and a bakery in New York in her younger years....

Anne Mary Soucek
May 31, 2004
Anne Mary Soucek (nee Cerveny), 91, of Vermilion, died Monday, May 31, 2004 in Kingston of Vermilion after a brief illness. She was born February 10, 1913 in Cleveland, and has lived in Vermilion for 25 years. She worked as a Interior Decorator for Kinsley Shop in Shaker Heights. She was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church in...

Wesley H. Dewitt St.
May 31, 2004
Wesley DeWitt Sr., 81, of Vermilion, died Monday, May 31, 2004 in Grace Hospital Amherst. He was born July 16, 1922 in Royal Oak, MI. He lived in Detroit, served for 6 years in the U.S. Coast Guard and moved to Vermilion in 1961. He worked as a mill wright for Ford Motor, Lorain. He had worked for International...

Paul Brock
May 30, 2004
Paul Ray Brock, 54 of Vermilion, died Sunday, May 30, 2004 at his home after a sudden illness. He was born April 6, 1950 in Brodhead, KY and had been a Vermilion area resident for the past 50 years. He had worked for Sysco Food Service, Cleveland for 17 years and at one time had been an operator on...
Bertha Katrinchak
May 28, 2004
Helen "Bertha" Katrinchak, (Grandma Saluga) 92, of Vermilion, died Friday, May 28, 2004 at the home of her granddaughter after a short illness. She was born in Braddock, PA. She grew up in Hungary , lived in Messmore, PA and has been a Vermilion resident since 1981. She worked for Berkowitz Shirt Factory as a presser for 21 years...
Robert Sandak
May 17, 2004
Robert G. Sandak, 66, of Lorain, died Monday, May 17, 2004. He was born November 8, 1937 in Lorain, OH and had lived most of his life in Vermilion. He was a veteran of the United States Army. He worked as a Stationary Engineer for Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co. for 23 years retiring in Dec. of 1993. He was...
Matthew J. Terry
May 16, 2004
Matthew J. Terry, 24 of Elyria, died Sunday, May 16, 2004 in MetroHealth Medical Center after a motorcycle accident. He was born November 1, 1979 in Brooklyn, NY. He has been a Elyria resident for the past 4 years moving from Vermilion. He worked for Attractive Flooring in North Ridgeville for the past 5 years as an installer. He...

Juanita Branham
May 16, 2004
Juanita "Jackie" Branham, age 72, of Vermilion, died Sunday, May 16, 2004 at her home following a long illness. She was born on April 15, 1932 in Pike County, Kentucky and has lived in Vermilion since 1951. She was a member of the Vermilion Church of Christ and enjoyed gardening. Survivors include her daughter, Mary Mosley of Vermilion; sons,...
Joseph R. Poltrone
May 11, 2004
Joseph R. Poltrone, age 54, of Lorain, died Tuesday, May 11, 2004 in the emergency room at Community Health Partners in Lorain following a sudden illness. He was born on November 10, 1949 in Lorain and has been a lifelong resident. He was a graduate of Lorain Admiral King High School and received his bachelors of science degree from...

Jean Collins
May 9, 2004
Jean M. Collins (nee) Totten), 83, of Amherst, died Sunday, May 9, 2004, in EMH Regional Health Center, Elyria. She was born December 29, 1920 in Pittsburgh, PA. She was an Amherst resident but had also lived in Vermilion. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Amherst, St. Mary Catholic Church, Vermilion, and St. Mary Altar and...

Destiny Patrlja
May 6, 2004
Destiny Rose Patrlja-Craigo, infant daughter of Rick Craigo of Lorain and Jennifer Patrlja of Vermilion, died Thursday, May 6, 2004 in Metro Health Medical Center. Survivors include her parents, Maternal Grandparents, Steve and Marianne Patrlja of Vermilion, maternal great grandparents, John and Teresa Patrlja, Uncle, John Patrlja of Vermilion, Uncle, Marshall Patrlja of Vermilion,. Preceding her in death were...
Ruth Ann Dvorscak
May 6, 2004
Ruth Ann Dvorscak, 50, of Vermilion, died Thursday, May 6, 2004, in Community Health Partners West, Lorain. She was born January 10, 1954 in Nashville, TN and had lived in Vermilion 40 years. She graduated from Vermilion High School. She owned and operated Lil Bit Country Ceramics in Vermilion. She had been a member Lakeview Baptist Church, Vermilion. She...
Louise Markell Moats
May 5, 2004
Louise Markell Moats , 90, of Vermilion, died Wednesday, May 5, 2004 in Community Health Partners West after a short illness. She was born July 31, 1913 in Chicago, Ill. She has been a Vermilion area resident most of her life. She co-owned with her husband, Harold, Moats Sparkle Market (M&M Food Market) in Vermilion for 30 years. She...
John N. Grisel
Apr 27, 2004
John N. Grisel, "Uncle John", 84, of Vermilion, died Tuesday, April 27, 2004 in Community Health Partners West, Lorain after a short illness. He was born March 24, 1920 in Vermilion, Ohio and has been a life long resident. He worked as a mason tender for the T. J. Hume Company for 38 years. He also worked at Wohlever...

Jayne E. Martin
Apr 26, 2004
Jayne E. Martin, 86, formerly of Vermilion died Monday, April 26, 2004 in Holy Cross Hospital, Silver Spring, Maryland. She was born November 2, 1917 in Elyria, Ohio. She lived in Vermilion, Ohio all of her married life and lived at the home of her daughter in Rockville, MD the last 11 years. She attended the Columbus School of...
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