Obituaries

Obituaries

Evalyn French

Evalyn French

Oct 11, 2003

Evalyn Rhoda French, 92 of Vermilion, died Saturday, October 11, 2003 in Mill Manor Nursing Home, Vermilion after a lengthy illness. She was born January 29, 1911 in Vermilion, Ohio and has always lived in the Vermilion area . Mrs. French graduated from Vermilion High School and Oberlin Business College. She worked as a Teller for Erie County Bank,...

Lee Ensinger

Lee Ensinger

Oct 9, 2003

Lee Edward Ensinger, 86 of Vermilion, died Thursday, October 9, 2003 in the Ohio Veterans Home, Sandusky after a lengthy illness. He was born June 26, 1917 in Cleveland, OH and has been a Vermilion resident for the past 70 years. Mr. Ensinger attended Collinwood High School, Cleveland and graduated from Vermilion High School. He was a Staff Sergeant...

William Pennington

William Pennington

Oct 9, 2003

William C. Pennington, 66, of Vermilion, died Thursday, October 9, 2003 at his home after a 1 1/2 year illness. He was born December 3, 1936 in Williamsport, TN and has been a Vermilion resident for the past 20 years, moving from Lorain. He worked as a patrolman for the Lorain Police Department during the 1960's - 1980's. He...

Mary Lewandowski

Mary Lewandowski

Oct 8, 2003

Mary Lewandowski (nee Bielecki), age 80, of Lorain, died Wednesday, October 8, 2003 in New Life Hospice Residental Center in Lorain, following a lengthy illness. She was born on June 23, 1923 in Lublin, Poland and has been a resident of Lorain since 1949. She worked as a stamper for Lorain Products for 28 years, retiring in 1988. She...

Ethel R. Rushton

Ethel R. Rushton

Oct 6, 2003

Ethel R. Rushton (nee Rosso), 91 of Vero Beach, Florida, died Monday, October 6, 2003 in Tandum Health Care Center, Vero Beach, FL. She was born April 1, 1912 in Lorain, Ohio. Ethel lived all her life in Lorain until moving in 1996 to be with her son in Vero Beach, FL. She was a homemaker and a member...

Caroline Johnson

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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