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Vermilion, Ohio Obituaries

Caroline Johnson
Oct 5, 2003
Caroline Johnson (nee Persinger), 78 of Vermilion, died Sunday, October 5, 2003 at the home of her son in Vermilion after a 1 month illness. She was born May 23, 1925 in Marion, Ohio. She was a member of the United Church of Christ Congregational, Vermilion,and the North Central REACT, a citizen's band watchdog club. She was an avid...
Michelle Diane Steele
Oct 5, 2003
Michelle "Shelley" Diane Steele, 45 of Vermilion, died Sunday, October 5, 2003 at her home after a sudden illness. She was born July 27, 1958 in Pittsburgh, PA and has been a Vermilion resident since 1966. She graduated from Vermilion High School in 1976, and from Bowling Green State University with a Bachelor of Science in Education in 1980....

Melissa Lynn Rhodes Stowers
Oct 2, 2003
Melissa Lynn Rhodes Stowers, 32 of Vermilion , died Thursday, October 2, 2003 in University Hospital after an illness with cancer. She was born March 17, 1971 in Lorain, Ohio, and she has been a Vermilion resident all her life. She worked as a receptionist for Stanley Lutz OD and Eric Stocker OD office in Amherst and prior to...
Wyatt Anthony Rangel
Oct 1, 2003
Wyatt Anthony Rangel, age 13 mo. of Vermilion, died Wednesday, October 1, 2003 in H.B. Magruder Memorial Hospital, Port Clinton after a sudden illness. He was born September 12, 2002 in Cleveland, Ohio. He is survived by his parents, Marc and Michelle (nee Butcher) Rangel of Vermilion; his paternal grandparents Linda and Luis Santiago of Frisco, TX; maternal grandparents,...
Vincent Jannuzzi
Oct 1, 2003
Vincent "Vince" M. Jannuzzi, 78 of Lorain, died Wednesday, October 1, 2003 in New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph after a short illness. He was born on April 9, 1925 in Lorain, Ohio and has been a lifelong resident. He was a World War II U.S. Army veteran, serving from 1943-1946. He served as a Combat Engineer in...
Kami Proctor
Sep 30, 2003
Kami Marie Proctor, 36 of Clermont , FL died Tuesday, September 30, 2003 in the Orlando Trauma Center after sustaining injuries from an auto accident. She was born June 23, 1967 in Parma, OH and has been a Clermont, Fl resident for the past 15 years. She grew up in Solon, OH and Northfield, OH and graduated from Solon...
Carolyn Jones
Sep 28, 2003
Carolyn Ruth Jones (nee Vogler), 78, of Vermilion, died suddenly Sunday, September 28, 2003 in Community Health Partners West, Lorain. She was born May 1, 1925 in Cleveland, Ohio, and has been a Vermilion resident since 1942, living at Beulah Beach as a teenager. She graduated from Vermilion High School in 1943. She worked for the Vermilion School District...

Aura Lee Johnson
Sep 19, 2003
Aura Lee Johnson (nee Laux), age 65, of Vermilion, died Friday, September 19, 2003 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph in Lorain following a 3-year illness. She was born on June 4, 1938 in Lorain and has lived in Vermilion most of her life. Mrs. Johnson worked as a secretary for the Birmingham United Methodist Church and...

Robert Kessler
Sep 15, 2003
Robert "Bobby" M. Kessler, 53 of Indian Harbor Beach, Florida, died Monday, September 15, 2003 in Wuesthoff Hospital, Rockledge, FL, after a 3-month illness. He was born July 5, 1950 in Charleston, West Virginia, and lived in Vermilion, Ohio, and Chicago, Illinois, before moving to Florida in 1987. He was co-owner of Harbor Town Realty Company Melbourne, FL were...

Dudley French
Sep 14, 2003
Dudley P. French, 91 of Vermilion, died Sunday, September 14, 2003 in Community Health Partners West, Lorain, after a short illness. He was born June 18, 1912 in Brownhelm, Ohio where he has resided his whole life. He worked as a farmer on his own farm and also was a carpenter for various construction companies. Mr. French was a...

Alice Ruggles
Sep 11, 2003
Alice M. Ruggles, 88, of Vermilion, died Thursday, September 11, 2003 in Ohio Extended Care Center, Lorain, after a lengthy illness. She was born May 17, 1915 in Milan, Ohio and had been a Vermilion resident since 1975 moving from Mount Vernon, Ohio, where she lived for 13 years. She worked as a professional cake decorator for Meek's Bakery...
Harry J. Good
Sep 7, 2003
Harry J. Good, age 79, of Vermilion, died Sunday, September 7, 2003 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph in Lorain. He was born on November 5, 1923 in Bellaire, Ohio and has lived in Vermilion since 1964. He was a WWII Veteran of the US Navy, serving from 1942-1945. He worked as a Truck Driver for E&L...
Anna Hujar
Sep 4, 2003
Anna "Cioce" Hujar, age 89, of Avon, formerly of Lorain, died Thursday, September 4, 2003 at Avon Oaks Nursing Home. She was born on October 9, 1913 in Lorain, Ohio and had been a lifelong resident. Mrs. Hujar was a homemaker, caterer and popular pie maker in Lorain. Baking pies had long been Anna's specialty. Anna also cared for...
Charles Reed
Sep 1, 2003
Charles Richard "Charlie" Reed, age 80, of Canton, formerly of Vermilion and Lorain, died Monday, September 1, 2003 at the Canton Regency Retirement Community. He was born on February 25, 1923 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He grew up in Fostoria, Ohio and had lived in Vermilion since the early 1970's. He also lived in Lorain, Mansfield and Freemont. He...
Keith Hennessee
Aug 30, 2003
Keith Henry Hennessee, 21, of Vermilion, died Saturday, August 30, 2003 as a result of a motorcycle accident. He was born June 10, 1982 in Munster, Indiana. He was the owner of Enroute Express Trucking Co. in Vermilion. He was a 2000 graduate of Vermilion High School where he was active in football and wrestling. He attended Lorain Community...
Elinor Bigler
Aug 28, 2003
Elinor L. Bigler "Nurse, Beekeeper" Elinor L. Bigler, 69 of Vermilion, died Thursday, August 28, 2003 in New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain with her loved family members at bedside. She was born July 3, 1934 in Spraggs, PA. She worked as a nurse supervisor for over 30 years at Lorain St. Joseph Hospital retiring in 1990....

Marye Shibley
Aug 27, 2003
Marye Louise Shibley, (nee Wahl) 91, of Lorain, died Wednesday, August 27, 2003 at Anchor Lodge Retirement Village, Lorain. She was born December 25, 1911 in Norwalk, Ohio and has been a Lorain and Vermilion resident for the past 30 years. Mrs. Shibley enjoyed her children and grandchildren. Survivors include 2 daughters: Marylan Liszak of Oberlin, OH and Judy...
Virgil Cornelius
Aug 24, 2003
Virgil Cornelius, 83 of Vermilion, died suddenly Sunday, August 24, 2003 at Community Health Partners West, Lorain. He was born April 17, 1920 in Kites, Kentucky. He had lived in Vermilion, and Ocala, Florida He was a coal miner in Pineville, Kentucky. He served in the United States Army during W.W.II in Casablanca, North Africa and Marseilles, France. He...
Rb Massey
Aug 24, 2003
RB Massey, 71 of Vermilion, died Sunday, August 24, 2003 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain. He was born May 5, 1932 in Oak Hill, West Virginia and has been a Vermilion resident since 1959 moving from Detroit, MI. He worked at the Lorain Ford Plant in the motor repair department retiring after 41 years. Mr....
Shirley Weinot
Aug 23, 2003
Shirley Weinot (nee Bachman), age 65, of Elyria, died Saturday, August 23, 2003 at her home following a longtime illness. She was born on July 13, 1938 in Amherst, Ohio and has been an Elyria resident for over 35 years. She also lived in Vermilion. She was a homemaker and enjoyed spending her time with her children, as well...
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