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Michael James Clipson
May 28, 2023
Michael J. Clipson, 82, of Vermilion, died, Sunday, May 28, 2023 at Mercy New Life Hospice after a lengthy illness.
He was born May 20, 1941 in Sandusky, OH and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 19 years moving from Wakeman.
Mike graduated from Vermilion High School in 1960 and was a veteran...
Geraldine L Kennedy
May 26, 2023
Geraldine L. Kennedy (nee Hicks), 87, of Vermilion, died Friday, May 26, 2023 at Mercy Regional Medical Center after a brief illness.
She was born December 23, 1935 in Toledo, OH and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 3 years moving from Toledo.
Geraldine retired from Wells-Bowen Real Estate where she worked as...
Chester L Fisher
May 26, 2023
Chester L. Fisher, 88, of Vermilion, died Friday, May 26, 2023 at Keystone Pointe, LaGrange after a lengthy illness.
He was born February 7, 1935 in Washington County, PA and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 48 years moving from Lorain.
Chester was a veteran of the US Navy serving during the Korean...
Audrey Brainard
May 24, 2023
Audrey M. Brainard (nee Mahla), 94, of Vermilion, died Wednesday, May 24, 2023 at Kingston of Vermilion after a brief illness.
She was born November 16, 1928 in Lorain, OH and has been a life long Lorain and Vermilion resident.
Audrey was a member of Faith Baptist Church, Amherst. She was a homemaker until the...
Wayne Sholes
May 15, 2023
Wayne W. Sholes, 71, of Vermilion, died Monday, May 15, 2023 at Mercy New Life Hospice after a brief illness.
He was born September 11, 1951 in Norwalk, OH and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 23 years moving from Columbus.
Wayne worked for the state of Ohio Job and Family services as...
Lawrence "Larry" Richard Nagy
May 13, 2023
It is with unbearable grief that my beloved husband, Lawrence "Larry" Richard Nagy, 76, of Florence Twp., passed away on Saturday, May 13, 2023, at Kingston of Vermilion after complications with COPD.
Larry was born on December 23, 1946, in Lorain, OH to Robert and Anna (nee Hunady) Nagy. He had been a Florence Twp. resident for...
Lawrence Feldkamp
May 13, 2023
Lawrence R. Feldkamp “Larry”, 81, formerly of Vermilion, died on Saturday, May 13, 2023 at Northwest Ohio Hospice in Toledo after a brief illness. He was born July 16, 1941 in Lorain, Ohio to Margaret Feldkamp (nee Kramer) and George Feldkamp and was the baby of ten. He had been a Vermilion resident for 47 years, prior to moving...
Dolores Marie Phillips
May 10, 2023
Dolores M. Phillips (nee Kuhn), 84, of Vermilion, died Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at her home after a brief illness.
Dolores was born June 18, 1938 in Lorain, OH and had been a resident of Vermilion since 1987. She began her career right out of high school at City Bank in Lorain as a teller. She then...
Donald Leroy Denger, Jr.
May 8, 2023
Donald LeRoy Denger, Jr. 69, of Lorain, died Monday, May 8, 2023 at his home after a brief illness.
He was born September 15, 1953 in Amherst, OH and had been a Lorain resident for the past 15 years moving from Columbus.
He graduated from Vermilion High School in 1972. He worked many jobs including...
Shelby Brown
May 7, 2023
Shelby Jean Brown (nee Jennings), 68, of Vermilion, died Sunday, May 7, 2023 at her home after a lengthy illness.
She was born June 12, 1954 in Bluefield, WV and had been an Ohio resident for the past 48 years.
Shelby worked as a nurses assistant for 15 years, but dedicated her life to being...
Florence Tansey
May 6, 2023
Florence Rose "Sissy" Tansey, 48, of Willard, died Saturday, May 6, 2023 at her home after a sudden illness.
She was born December 28, 1974 in Amherst, OH and had been a Willard area resident for over 20 years moving from Vermilion.
Sissy enjoyed crocheting, cross stitching, crafts, animals, and babysitting for her friend's children....
Jason Samuel Bowman
May 5, 2023
Jason S. Bowman, 43, of Oberlin, died Friday, May 5, 2023 at University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center after a brief illness.
He was born May 28, 1979 in Canton, OH and had been a Oberlin resident for the past 25 years moving from North Canton.
Jason worked for General Plug as a Material Handler for...
Roger H Kennedy
May 3, 2023
Roger H. Kennedy, 83, of Vermilion, died Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at his home after a brief illness.
He was born July 14, 1939 in Detroit, MI and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 56 years moving from Elyria.
Roger attended Ohio University where he was a member of the baseball team and...
Laura F Sokol
May 3, 2023
Laura F. Sokol (nee Smith), 73, of Vermilion, died Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at The Woods on French Creek after a lengthy illness.
She was born November 19, 1949 in Cleveland, OH and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 25 years.
Laura worked as a medical transcriptionists for Amherst Hospital and Elyria Memorial...
Sandra Dutton
May 2, 2023
Sandra Dutton(nee Cottrell), 74, of Lorain, died Tuesday, May 2, 2023 at her home after a lengthy illness.
She was born February 16, 1949 in Spencer, WV and had been a Wakeman resident for the past 43 years, recently moving to Lorain.
Sandra worked for Epic Technologies in Norwalk in Customer Service retiring in 2011....
Joey Allen Nickeson
May 1, 2023
Joey Allen Nickeson, 54, of Lorain, died Monday, May 1, 2023 at Mercy Regional Medical Center after a sudden illness.
He was born December 7, 1968 in Cleveland, OH and had been a life long Lorain resident.
Joey owned and operated Central Basin Bait and Tackle in Vermilion for the past 18 years. Prior to...
Erin T Mccarthy
Apr 29, 2023
Erin McCarthy, 46, of Vermilion, passed away after a long-term illness on April 29, 2023.
Erin was born November 8, 1976, in Pittsburgh, PA. Erin was a sweet, spirited, smart, inquisitive, beautiful inside and out, strong willed and determined girl.
She attended school in Norwalk and Fairview Park, Ohio. She was a 1994 graduate of...
Diane J. Hamrlik
Apr 28, 2023
Diane J. Hamrlik, 79, of Lorain, died Friday, April 28, 2023 at Lorain Estates after a brief illness.
She was born April 16, 1944 in Ambridge, PA and had been a Lorain resident for the past 25 years moving from North Carolina.
She graduated from West Liberty State College.
Diane worked as a...
Penny Lee Floom
Apr 27, 2023
Penny L. Floom (nee Perrin), 72, of Vermilion, died Thursday, April 27, 2023 at Mercy Regional Medical Center after a lengthy illness.
She was born June 10, 1950 in Canton, OH and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 6 years.
Penny worked for Ohio Power before becoming a loving mother. After raising her...
Timothy Eric Ruh
Apr 22, 2023
Timothy Eric Ruh, 52, of Vermilion, died Saturday, April 22, 2023 at Danbury Senior Living North Ridgeville after a lengthy illness with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy.
He was born June 13, 1970 in Sandusky, OH and had been a life long Vermilion area resident.
Timothy graduated from Vermilion High School in 1988 where he was involved...
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