Obituaries
Obituaries
Patricia Ruth Carpenter
Aug 30, 2022
Patricia Ruth Carpenter (nee Diewald), 93, formerly of North Ridgeville, died Tuesday, August 30, 2022 at her daughter's home in Wakeman.
She was born January 26, 1929 in Elyria, OH and had been a Wakeman resident for the past year and a half moving from North Ridgeville where she had resided over 70 years. Â Patricia had a...
Linda S. Zander
Aug 30, 2022
Linda S. Zander (nee Root), 59, of Vermilion, died Tuesday, August 30, 2022 at Mercy New Life Hospice after a lengthy illness.
She was born February 6, 1963 in Lorain, and she had been a life long Vermilion resident.
Linda had worked for...
Frank Papp
Aug 28, 2022
Frank T. Papp, 90, of Vermilion, died suddenly at his home on Sunday, August 28, 2022.
He was born in South Amherst and graduated from South Amherst School in 1950.
Frank was a long time employee of The Ohio Edison Co. Â He started...
Michael Kerekanich
Aug 26, 2022
Michael Kerekanich, 84, of Vermilion, died Friday, August 26, 2022 at Main Street Care Center. He was born January 16, 1938 in Mount Jewett, PA, and he was a resident of Lorain from 1955 until he moved to Vermilion in 1971. Michael was a veteran of the US Army with the Signal Corps as a Crypto Operator from 1955-1958, serving...
Cecil C Childress
Aug 21, 2022
Cecil Childress, 95, of Vermilion, died Sunday, August 21, 2022 at his home after a lengthy illness. He was born November 21, 1926, in Grundy, Virginia, and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 51 years moving from Lorain. Cecil was a veteran of the US Army. He worked as a Maintenance Superintendent for Ford Motor Co., Lorain, for...
Rachel Michaelene Trimble
Aug 21, 2022
Rachel Michaelene Trimble (nee Durbin), 44, of Vermilion, died Sunday, August 21, 2022 at Mercy Regional Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born March 24, 1978 in Shelby, OH and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 12 years. Rachel worked for Riverside Schools, Cleveland Metropolitan School District as an Intervention Specialist for 21 years. She was...
Darlene Werner
Aug 19, 2022
Darlene Elizabeth Werner (nee Miller), 76, of Vermilion, died Thursday, August 18, 2022 at her home after a lengthy illness. She was born July 13, 1946 in Elyria, OH and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 27 years. She earned her bachelors degree from Miami University of Ohio and her masters degree from Kent State University. Darlene taught...
Judith A Normandeau
Aug 16, 2022
Judith A Normandeau (nee Beaudin), 82, of Vermilion, died Tuesday, August 16, 2022 at Mercy Regional Medical Center after a lengthy illness. She was born October 21, 1939 in Saint Ignace, MI and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 65 years. Judith worked for Vermilion Schools as a Cook for 29 years retiring in 1997. She enjoyed cooking...
Norbert Wagner
Aug 16, 2022
Norbert Wagner, 86, of Vermilion, died Tuesday, August 16, 2022 at Kingston of Vermilion.
He was born May 24, 1936 in and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 47 years moving from Brunswick.
Norbert had worked as a truck driver and...
Kathleen Morgan
Aug 13, 2022
Kathleen A. Morgan , 58, of Vermilion, died Saturday, August 13, 2022 at her home after a lengthy illness. She was born May 28, 1964 in Lorain, OH and had been a lifelong resident of Vermilion. Kathleen worked for Lorain Products in manufacturing for over 20 years. She enjoyed reading, cooking, painting, making jewelry, classical music, wildlife and picking black...
Ronald Weisenstine
Aug 12, 2022
Ronald Weisenstine, 77, of Vermilion, went to be with his Lord, Friday, August 12, 2022 at his home after a lengthy illness. He was born September 17, 1944 in Cambridge, OH and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 32 years moving from Canton. He attended Allied Institute of Technology in Chicago for Tool and Die making. Ronald worked...
Margie A. Morrow
Aug 5, 2022
Margie A. Morrow (nee Summers), 65, of Wakeman, died Friday, August 5, 2022 at her home after a lengthy illness.
She was born August 30, 1956 in Ohio and had been a Wakeman resident for the past 37 years.
She graduated from Firelands...
Margaret Ann Schmidt
Aug 3, 2022
Margaret Ann Schmidt (nee Brill), 96, of Vermilion, died Wednesday, August 3, 2022 at Mercy Regional Medical Center after a short illness.
She was born June 9, 1926 in Amherst, OH and had been a lifelong Vermilion resident.
Margaret started her career as a bank teller and then became...
Arthur A. Kerchinske
Aug 1, 2022
Arthur A. Kerchinske, 69, of Vermilion, died Monday, August 1, 2022 at his home after a lengthy illness.
He was born July 18, 1953 in Sandusky, OH and had been a life long Vermilion area resident.
He graduated from the class of 1971...
Shirley Huckle
Jul 30, 2022
Shirley Huckle (nee Bulen), 76, of Lorain, died Saturday, July 30, 2022 at her daughter's home after a brief illness.
She was born February 23, 1946 in Rollersville, Ohio and had been a Lorain resident for the past 30 years.
Shirley worked as...
Bobby L Morgan
Jul 25, 2022
Bobby L Morgan, 74, of Wakeman, died Monday, July 25, 2022 at his home after a sudden illness.
He was born December 9, 1947 in Morgantown, WV and had been a Vermilion area resident for the past 40 years.
Bobby was a veteran...
Catherine Hluszti
Jul 22, 2022
Catherine Hluszti, 43, of Elyria, died Friday, July 22, 2022 at Ames Family Hospice Facility after a lengthy illness. She was born August 6, 1978 in Elyria , OH and had been a Elyria resident for the past three years moving from Lorain. Catherine worked for Ford Motor Co. for three years. She enjoyed riding scooters with her fiancé, cooking,...
Stephanie Halliday
Jul 20, 2022
Stephanie Rose Halliday (nee Varanese), 78, of Vermilion, died Wednesday, July 20, 2022 at her home after a brief illness. She was born January 9, 1944 in Euclid, OH and had been a Vermilion resident for most of her adult life. Stephanie was a member of St. Mary Catholic Parish, Vermilion and a life long faithful Catholic. She loved taking...
Frances Elizabeth Hunt
Jul 20, 2022
Frances Elizabeth Hunt (nee Kelley), 75, of Vermilion, died Wednesday, July 20, 2022, at MetroHealth Medical Center after a sudden illness. She was born July 3, 1947, in Parkersburg, WV and had been a lifelong Vermilion resident. Frances was a spiritual woman who loved all animals, especially her dog Lizzie. She also enjoyed gardening, taking care of her flowers,...
Kathy Vaughn Escue
Jul 18, 2022
Kathy Vaughn Escue (nee Duley), 71, of Elyria, died Monday, July 18, 2022 at Life Care Center of Elyria after a lengthy illness. She was born August 2, 1950 in Kingwood, WV and had been a Elyria resident for the past 12 years moving from Vermilion. Kathy worked as a LPN for 30 years for several nursing homes including...
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