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...
Rebecca Jackson
Sep 5, 2004
Rebecca C. Jackson (nee Crumrine), 92 of Wakeman, died Sunday, September 5, 2004 in Mill Manor Nursing Home, Vermilion after a short illness. She was born April 20, 1912 in Fredericktown, PA and had lived in the Wakeman area for the past 25 years. Mrs. Jackson was a member of Eastern Star Stone City Chapter, Amherst, she enjoyed playing...
Will Trout
Sep 4, 2004
Will Trout, age 69, of Vermilion, died Saturday, September 4, 2004 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph following a short illness. He was born on June 29, 1935 in Cleveland, Ohio and has lived in Vermilion since 1997. He had also lived in Vail, Colorado since 1980, and in Rocky River, Ohio since 1965. He served in...
George S. Friend
Sep 4, 2004
George S. Friend, age 78, of Elyria, died Saturday, September 4, 2004 at Firelands Regional Medical Center in Sandusky following a lengthy illness. He was born on November 27, 1925 in Gassaway, WV and has lived in the Elyria and Lorain area for the past 52 years. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving as Corporal in...
Helene J. Zalek
Sep 3, 2004
Helene J. Zalek (nee Sosnak), 63 of Lorain, died Friday, September 3, 2004 in New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph after a lengthy illness. She was born June 8, 1941 in Walkertown, PA. She moved to Ohio shortly after her marriage and has lived in the area for 43 years. Helene was a homemaker and enjoyed her family....
Jean D. Gerhart
Aug 30, 2004
Jean D. Gerhart (nee Dunham), 92, of Vermilion, died Monday, August 30, 2004, in Community Health Partners West, Lorain. She was born August 4, 1912, in Berea, Ohio. She had lived most of her life in Rocky River. She wintered in Boca Raton, FL from 1975-1990 and had spent her summers at Linwood Park in Vermilion since she was...
Kathleen Jarrell
Aug 24, 2004
Kathleen "Kitty" Jarrell (nee Peters), 82 of Vermilion, died Tuesday, August 24, 2004 at Grace Hospital, Amherst after a lengthy illness. She was born April 28, 1922 in Dorothy, WV and has been a Vermilion resident for the past 24 years moving from Elyria. She was a former manager of the Sherwood Forest Apartments in Elyria. She enjoyed cooking...
John L. Kuroswski
Aug 24, 2004
John L. Kurowski, age 89, of Lorain, died Tuesday, August 24, 2004 at his home after a lengthy illness. He was born on November 6, 1914 in Lorain, Ohio, and has been a lifelong resident. He attended Nativity BVM school and graduated from Lorain High School. He was inducted into the U.S. Army Air Corp on April 7, 1943....
William C. Seidel
Aug 19, 2004
William C. Seidel, 71, of Vermilion, died Thursday, August 19, 2004, at Milton Heights Campground, Milton, Ontario. He was born December 23, 1932 in Tipton, Kansas, and had lived in Vermilion the past 24 years moving from Elyria. He was Chief Project Engineer for Cessna Aircraft Co., Wichita, Kansas. In 1967 he became Chief Engineer and Vice President-General Manager...
Dennis Coury
Aug 17, 2004
Dennis C. Coury, 52 of Vermilion, died Tuesday, August 17, 2004 at his home after a short illness. He was born October 11, 1951 in Lorain, OH and had lived in Vermilion most of his life. Mr. Coury graduated from Vermilion High School and worked as a Painter for ProCoatings, Westlake. He was a member of Amvets Post #22,...
James H. Lehner
Aug 15, 2004
James H Lehner, 59 of Lorain, died Sunday, August 15, 2004 in New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph. He was born November 23, 1944 in Columbus, OH and has been in the Vermilion area since 1958. He graduated from Vermilion High School and attended Western New Mexico University. He was co-owner of Food Industry Equipment, Lorain, for over...
Lee F. Coleman
Aug 13, 2004
Lee F. Coleman, 67, of Vermilion, died suddenly Friday, August 13, 2004, at Pine Hill Campground, Hazelton, WV. He was born December 11, 1936 in Beaver Falls, PA, and had been a Vermilion resident the past 24 years moving from Lorain. He was a retired teamster working out of Teamsters Local 571 driving for Roadway and Chapin Trucking. He...
Emily A. Milanick
Aug 9, 2004
Emily A. Milanick (nee Humel),93, of Vermilion, died Monday, August 9, 2004 in Kingston of Vermilion. She was born January 26, 1911 in Cleveland and had been a Vermilion resident since 1959. She worked as a clerk for Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company for 47 years retiring in 1976. She enjoyed crocheting, gardening, knitting, baking and hooking rugs.. She is...
Betty Jean Reynolds
Aug 4, 2004
Betty Jean Reynolds ( Nee Wollenhaupt), 84 of Vermilion, died Wednesday, August 4, 2004 in New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain. She was born October 16, 1919 in Dayton and had lived in Vermilion since 1991. She worked as a Legal Secretary for Schearer & Mumpower,Attorney at Law. She was a member of American Business Women's Association,...
Joseph Sexstella
Aug 3, 2004
Joseph S. Sexstella, age 86, of Lorain, died Tuesday, August 3, 2004 at the Louis Stokes VA Medical Center in Cleveland following a lengthy illness. He was born on July 1, 1918 in Lorain and has been a lifelong resident of the area. He was a graduate of Lorain High School Class of 1937 and a veteran of the...
Antonio Perez Soto
Jul 26, 2004
Antonio Perez Soto, age 81, of Lorain, died Monday, July 26, 2004 at Autumn Aegis Nursing Home in Lorain following a lengthy illness. He was born on December 22, 1922 in Puerto Rico and has lived in Lorain for over 50 years, moving from Puerto Rico. He retired from the City of Lorain Parks and Recreation Department in 1989...
