Obituaries

Obituaries

Leonard Galehouse

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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