Cora Zimmerman
Aug 23, 2003
Cora L. Zimmerman, age 44, of Berlin Heights, died Saturday, August 23, 2003 at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation following a 7-month illness. She was born on June 25, 1959 in Lorain, Ohio and has lived in Berlin Heights for the past 10 years. She also lived in Sandusky and Vermilion. She was a graduated of Vermilion High School Class...
Edward Winiasz
Aug 21, 2003
Edward "Abe" Winiasz, age 85, of Lorain, died Thursday, August 21, 2003 in Community Health Partners following a short illness. He was born on August 26, 1917 in Lorain, Ohio and was a lifelong resident. Mr. Winiasz was a graduate of Lorain High School and attended Ohio State University. He worked as an engineer for Thew Shovel in Lorain...
Millard Sturgill
Aug 20, 2003
LORAIN -- Millard Sturgill Jr., 80, of Lorain, died Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2003, at Grace Hospital, Amherst, following a lengthy illness. He was born July 9, 1923, in Barnettes Creek, Ky. He lived in Lorain for 52 years. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving during World War II. Sturgill worked as a painter for 30 years...
Eva Grote
Aug 19, 2003
Eva K. Grote (nee Albert), 73 of Vermilion, died Tuesday, August 19, 2003 in Community Health Partners, Lorain, after a sudden illness. She was born October 18, 1929 in Yugoslavia. She had lived in Vermilion 55 years moving from Akron. She worked in the cafeteria for the Vermilion Public Schools for 15 years and she also worked for South...
Ruth Marcum
Aug 19, 2003
Ruth Marcum (nee Collins), age 77, of Vermilion, died Tuesday, August 19, 2003 at her home after a lengthy illness. She was born on July 21, 1926 in Trosper, KY and has been a Vermilion resident since 1961. She was a member of the Free Pentacostal Church of God in South Amherst. Survivors include 2 Daughters, Reba Chappellow of...
Freda Bailey
Aug 12, 2003
Freda Bailey (nee Canterbury), 64 of Vermilion, died Tuesday, August 12, 2003, at EMH Regional Health Center, Elyria, after a sudden illness. She was born September 8, 1938 in Lenore, West Virginia. Freda lived in the Vermilion/Lorain area for 43 years. She was a home maker and enjoyed shopping and her children and grandchildren. Freda was a member of...
Norman Moyers
Aug 4, 2003
Norman Robert Moyers, Sr, "Indian," 59 of Vermilion, died Monday, August 4, 2003 at his home after a short illness. He was born November 23, 1943, in Cleveland, Ohio and has been a Vermilion resident since 1991 moving from Lorain. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy serving between 1961 and 1965. He worked as a Fireman for...
Russell Eavenson
Aug 3, 2003
Russell Eavenson, 80, of Vermilion, died Sunday, August 3, 2003, in the VA Medical Center Wade Park, Cleveland, Ohio, after a sudden illness. He was born April 19, 1923 in Cleveland, Ohio, and had lived in Vermilion since 1960 moving from Berea. He was a veteran of the U.S Army Air Force and was crew chief on a B-17...
Arthur Karcher
Jul 29, 2003
Arthur E. Karcher, 82, of Vermilion, died Tuesday, July 29, 2003 at his home after a lengthy illness. He was born June 28, 1921 in Cleveland, Ohio. He worked as a terminal manager and sales representative for Commercial Motor Freight Co., Sandusky. He was a graduate of the Ohio State University in 1947, the United Church of Christ Congregational,...
Rolland Eppler
Jul 27, 2003
Reverend Rolland "Tom" Robert Eppler, 92, of Vermilion, died Sunday, July 27, 2003 in Community Health Partners West, Lorain after a one year illness. He was born May 20, 1911 in East Townsend, Ohio and moved to Vermilion in 1934 from Birmingham, OH. He worked on the Great Lakes as an oilman on lake freighters during the 1930's and...
Pacer Nakia Byers
Jul 27, 2003
Pacer Nakia Byers, infant son of Andrea Nicole Buga and Phillip Jason Byers, both of Vermilion, died Sunday, July 27, 2003 at Community Health Partners West, Lorain. Survivors include her parents, maternal grandmother Cynthia Buga, Vermilion and maternal grandfather Louis A. Buga, Vermilion, paternal grandparents, Kreig and Robin Byers, Vermilion; great grandparents, Margaret L. Carpenter, Avon Lake, Anne M....
Queenie Manning
Jul 10, 2003
Quennie Manning (nee Haddock), 94 of Vermilion, died Thursday, July 10, 2003 in Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center, Lorain after a short illness. She was born October 23, 1908 in Pitt Co., NC, where she lived until moving, to Vermilion in 1955. Mrs. Manning attended the Vermilion Christian & Missionary Alliance Church. She enjoyed sewing, gardening and...
Geraldine Matuszak
Jul 8, 2003
Geraldine "Gerry" Matuszak (nee Kurowski), age 71, of Lorain, died on Tuesday, July 8, 2003 at Kingston of Vermilion after a brief illness. Born on April 4, 1932 in Lorain, she was a lifetime resident, graduating from Lorain High School in 1950 Class B. She was a lifetime member of Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church in...
Robert Pierce
Jul 5, 2003
Robert J. Pierce,"Bob", 67 of Vermilion, died Saturday, July 5, 2003 at Community Health Partners West, Lorain, Ohio He was born June 9, 1936 in Cuba, New York, and moved to Vermilion in 1958 from Friendship, NY He worked for Ford Motor, Lorain and also worked as a truck driver for the Ford Ohio Truck Plant in Avon Lake....
Nikki Lutz
Jun 29, 2003
Nikki Lee Lutz (nee Baker), 31 of Galloway, OH, formerly of Vermilion, died suddenly Sunday, June 29, 2003 at her home. She was born February 10, 1972 in Amherst, Ohio. She graduated from Vermilion High School. She worked most recently as a quality control inspector at the Budweiser Metal Container Corporation, Columbus, OH and previously at Swiss Pacific, Columbus;...
Eleanor Badners
Jun 24, 2003
Eleanor E. Badners,(nee Youskievicz) 91, of Circleville, formerly of Vermilion, died Tuesday, June 24, 2003, in Brown Memorial Nursing Home, Circleville, Ohio. She was born July 20, 1911 in Cleveland, Ohio and had lived in Painesville, and Florida until 1970 when she moved to Vermilion. She has lived in Circleville since 2000. She worked as a clerk for 9...
Jane Brewer
Jun 20, 2003
Jane M. Brewer, 57 of Elyria, died Friday, June 20, 2003 at Community Health Partners, Lorain, after a 2 1/2 year illness She was born August 30, 1945 in Cairo, Egypt, while her father was serving in the armed forces. She was a member of the Moose Lodge, Lorain and attended the First Baptist Church of Shefield Lake. She...
Gerald Babson
Jun 19, 2003
Gerald Alton Babson "Al", 98 of Vermilion , died Thursday, June 19, 2003 at the Inn at Chappel Creek after a short illness. He was born February 9, 1905 in Cardington, OH and spent most of his working life in Eastlake. He moved to Vermilion after spending 37 years in Bonita Springs, FL. Mr. Babson graduated from Ohio University....
John James Oravec
Jun 18, 2003
John James Oravec, age 63, of Vermilion, died Wednesday, June 18, 2003 in Lakewood Hospital following a 3-month illness. He was born on March 6, 1940 in Lorain and has been a Vermilion resident since 1965, moving from Lorain. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force serving during the Vietnam War Era. He worked as an inspector...
James W. Allen
Jun 13, 2003
James W. Allen, Jr., age 56, of Vermilion, died Friday, June 13, 2003 at his home following a legnthy illness. He was born on May 31, 1947 in Memphis, TN and has been a Vermilion resident most of his life. He worked as a dispatcher for Gemini Trucking for the past 3 years. He also worked for the Ford...
