Peter Vander Maelen
Jun 9, 2003
Vermilion - Peter C. Vander Maelen, 89 of Vermilion, died Monday, June 9, 2003 at his home after a lengthy illness. He was born March 14, 1914 in Medford, Mass and has been a Vermilion resident since 1961. He worked in the freight and inspection departments at the Lorain Ford Plant for 41 years, retiring in 1975. He was...
Jean E. Hunker
Jun 9, 2003
Vermilion - Jean E. Hunker (nee Seneff), 84, of Vermilion, died Monday, June 9, 2003 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph after a lengthy illness. She was born November 4, 1918 in Lorain, Ohio. She has been a Vermilion resident for the past 35 years. She was a member of the First Congregational Church, Lorain where she...
Burl Davis
Jun 7, 2003
Burl Davis, 81 of Vermilion, died Saturday, June 7, 2003 in New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph after a brief illness. He was born February 9, 1922 in Magazine, Arkansas and has been a Vermilion resident since 1958 moving from Memphis, Tenn. He worked in the body shop of the Lorain Ford plant for29 years retiring in 1981....
Ernest Zsebik
Jun 3, 2003
Ernest Alex Zsebik, 71, of Vermilion, died Tuesday, June 3, 2003, at his home after a two month illness. He was born November 25, 1931 in Casandra, PA and moved to Vermilion in 1977. He had lived in Lorain and California. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He retired from TRW, Elyria where he worked as a...
William C. Peters
May 30, 2003
William C. "Bill" Peters, age 68, of Vermilion, died Friday, May 30, 2003 in Community Health Partners in Lorain following a lengthy illness. He was born on March 28, 2003 in Lorain and has been a life long resident of the area. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marines serving during the Korean Conflict. He worked as a...
Rosemary Smith
May 29, 2003
Vermilion - Rosemary Smith (nee Holder), 75 of Vermilion, died Thursday, May 29, 2003 in New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph after a one month illness. She was born October 21, 1927 in Lorain, Ohio. She lived in Vermilion most of her life. She had also lived in Sanford, North Carolina and Fort Collins, Colorado. She worked for...
Glenn R. Furr
May 27, 2003
Glenn R. Furr (nee Rowland), age 66, of Vermilion, died Tuesday, May 27, 2003 at University Hospital in Cleveland after an 8-month illness with cancer and leukemia. She was born on November 11, 1936 in Tupelo, Mississippi and lived in Vermilion and Canton, Michigan. She graduated from Whitehaven High School, Memphis Tenn. She worked for Ford Motor Co, Lorain...
Mary Anne Butler
May 22, 2003
Vermilion - Mary Anne Butler (nee Cornell), 70 of Vermilion, died Thursday, May 22, 2003 at Community Health Partners West, Lorain, Ohio . She was born September 5, 1932 in Elizabeth, New Jersey. She worked as a Registered Nurse doing home health care for Lorain and Erie Counties. She was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church in Vermilion....
Harry William Anderson
May 22, 2003
Vermilion - Harry Anderson, 67 of Vermilion, died Thursday, May 22, 2003 at his home after a lengthy illness.. He was born April 11, 1936 in Waynesburg, PA and has been a Vermilion resident since 1989, moving from Amherst. He worked as a Mill Wright for Ford Motor Co. in Lorain, retiring in 1998 after 35 years. He was...
Thomas Davis
May 19, 2003
Vermilion -Thomas G. Davis, age 52, of Vermilion, died Monday, May 19, 2003 at his home after a sudden illness. He was born on September 29, 1950 in Logan, West VIrginia. He has been a Vermilion resident for the past 25 years, moving from West Virginia. He retired from the Ford Motor Company in Avon Lake where he worked...
Douglas R. Francis
May 19, 2003
Douglas R. Francis, age 66, of Milan, died suddenly Monday, May 19, 2003 at his home. He was born on September 15, 1936 in Vermilion, Ohio, and had lived in Vermilion and Milan. He worked as a construction worker and was a self employed farmer. He enjoyed gardening, farming, fishing and wildlife. He also raised geese. Survivors include a...
Rosa Duperow
May 18, 2003
osa Illiff DuPerow "Rose" (nee Flowers), 86, of Vermilion, died Sunday, May 18, 2003 in Kingston of Vermilion. She was born August 6, 1916 in Richmond, Virginia. She worked in the Vermilion Post Office as a cleaning lady. She was a member of Lakeview Baptist Church, Vermilion where she sang in the choir. She lived in Volunteer Bay and...
Ronald Millett
May 18, 2003
Vermilion -Ronald LeRoy Millett, 65, of Vermilion, died Sunday, May 18, 2003, in MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, after a sudden illness. He was born March 12, 1938 in Cambridge Springs, PA and has been a resident of Vermilion since 1981 after moving from Vacaville, CA. After retiring from the City of Vermilion Utilities Department, he became an Auctioneer and...
Clarence Belcore
May 17, 2003
Clarence C. "Bud" Belcore, Jr., age 71, of Wakeman, died Saturday, May 17, 2003 at Lakewood Hospital following a short illness. He was born on December 9, 1931 in Pennsylvania and has lived in Wakeman for over 30 years. He also lived in Cleveland and Brookpark. He worked as a Truck Driver for Dohrn Trucking Company, later known as...
Carl Stafford
May 11, 2003
Carl W. Stafford, age 86, of Vermilion, Ohio, died Sunday, May 11, 2003 at New Life Hospice Center in Lorain after a lengthy illness. Born May 15, 1916 in Gagetown, Michigan, he was a Vermilion resident since 1981 moving from Cass City, Michigan. He had also lived in Granite City, Illinois. He retired after 48 years as a chemist...
Susan Silsby
May 10, 2003
Susan H. Silsby (nee Fulk), 55 of Vermilion, died Saturday, May 10, 2003 in Community Health Partners West after a short illness. She was born July 2, 1947 in San Antonio, TX and has lived in Vermilion since 1966 moving from Cincinnati. Mrs. Silsby was a member of the Women�s Bowling Association and enjoyed bowling. Survivors include her husband...
Edna Risdon
May 10, 2003
Edna S. Risdon (nee Delfing), 86 of Vermilion, died Saturday, May 10, 2003 in Kingston of Vermilion after a lengthy illness. She was born July 12, 1916 in Lorain, OH and has been a Vermilion resident since 1964, moving from Amherst.. She had worked at Nordson, Amherst during WWII. She was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church, Vermilion...
Louella Kolk
May 10, 2003
Louella R. Kolk (nee Washtak), 83 of Lakewood, died Saturday, May 10, 2003 in Lakewood Hospital after a short illness. She was born October 6, 1919 in Lorain, Ohio and has been a Lakewood resident for the past 50 years. Mrs. Kolk graduated from Vermilion High School in 1937 and Spencerian Business School in Cleveland (presently Dyke Business School)....
Charles Kalb
May 9, 2003
Bradenton, FL - Edwin Charles Kalb, 70, of Bradenton, FL and Portsmouth, OH died May 9, 2003 at Community Health Partners West, Lorain, Ohio after a 3 year illness. He was born October 25, 1932 in Portsmouth, Ohio. He moved to Bradenton, Florida in 1978 from Portsmouth. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy Air Corp serving during...
Norman Polzin
May 4, 2003
Norman Otto Polzin, 87, of Vermilion, died suddenly, Sunday, May 4, 2003 in MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland. He was born October 12, 1915, in Cleveland, Ohio, and has been a Vermilion resident since 1948 moving from Sheffield Lake. He worked as an operator for Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co., Avon Lake, retiring in 1977. After retirement, he worked at Romps...
