Obituaries

Obituaries

Donald Eicher Sr

Donald Eicher Sr

Mar 7, 2022

Donald Eicher Sr., 86, of Vermilion, died Monday, March 7, 2022 at his home after a lengthy illness. He was born November 2, 1935 in McKeesport, PA and had been a Vermilion resident since 1974, moving from Lorain. Donald worked for Palmers Garage in PA for 9 years and retired from Ford Motor Co. as a repairman. He was...

Lois A. Babson

Lois A. Babson

Mar 7, 2022

Lois A. Babson (nee Papcke), 85, of Vermilion, died Monday, March 7, 2022 at the Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL. She was born January 18, 1937 in Cleveland and had been a long time Vermilion area resident. Lois graduated from Bowling Green State University where she was a member of the Gamma Phi Beta Sorority. She and her husband, Don,...

Colten James Hall

Colten James Hall

Mar 5, 2022

Colten James Hall, 24, of Sandusky, died Saturday, March 5, 2022 at his home. He was born June 4, 1997 in Lorain, OH and had been a Sandusky resident for the past 2 years moving from Lorain and Vermilion where he grew up. Colten had worked for Whirlpool Corporation, Clyde for the past 6 months and had previously been...

Cynthia 'Kay' West

Cynthia 'Kay' West

Mar 4, 2022

Cynthia "Kay" West (nee Hess), 70, of Huron, died Friday, March 4, 2022 at her home after a lengthy illness. She was born March 7, 1951 in Charleston, WV and had been lifelong Vermilion area resident. Cynthia worked as a homemaker and briefly owned her own flower shop in Vermilion. Kay loved her pugs and had rescued 12, she...

Ada L. Tingler

Ada L. Tingler

Mar 2, 2022

Ada L. Tingler (nee Rowan), 91, of Vermilion, transitioned from her earthy home to her heavenly home on Wednesday, March 2, 2022 at Kingston of Vermilion after a brief illness. She was born June 5, 1930 in Sutton, WV and had been a Vermilion resident since1960 moving to Amherst in 2004 and then back to Vermilion in 2018. Ada...

Rodolfo 'Rudy' Nunez

Rodolfo 'Rudy' Nunez

Feb 26, 2022

Rodolfo "Rudy" Nunez, 79, of Vermilion, died Saturday, February 26, 2022 at his home. He was born November 6, 1942 in Lorain and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 10 years moving from Sheffield Lake where he had resided most of his life. Rudy graduated from Admiral King High School and worked as a millwright for US...

Curt D Fultz

Curt D Fultz

Feb 22, 2022

Curt D Fultz, 44, of Wakeman, passed away Tuesday, February 22, 2022 at Mercy Regional Medical Center after a sudden illness. He was born December 31, 1977 in Elyria, OH and had been a lifelong Vermilion area resident. Curt graduated from Vermilion High School in 1996 and worked in construction before starting his own general contracting business in 2015,...

Philip D Jaeger Jr

Philip D Jaeger Jr

Feb 21, 2022

Philip D. Jaeger Jr, 82, of Vermilion, died Monday, February 21, 2022 at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Lorain, after a brief illness. He was born March 30, 1939 in Lorain, Ohio. He grew up in Amherst and graduated from Amherst High School in 1957. From the time he was six he spent summers in Linwood Park. He treasured...

Joyce Nickley

Joyce Nickley

Feb 19, 2022

Joyce Elsie Nickley(nee Zelinski), 86, of Vermilion, died Saturday, February 19, 2022 at New Life Hospice after a lengthy illness. She was born July 3, 1935 in Amherst, OH and had been a proud lifelong Vermilion resident. Joyce graduated from Vermilion high school. She received a bachelors degree from Kent State and her masters from Ashland University. Joyce worked...

Thomas Jeavons

Thomas Jeavons

Feb 18, 2022

Thomas Harry Jeavons 86, of Vermilion, Ohio died peacefully in his sleep on Friday, February 18th, 2022 at his home in Laguna Woods, CA surrounded by his family. He was born April 2, 1935 in Williamsport, PA.  His family moved to Vermilion, Ohio in 1946. His father bought land in Vermilion in 1946 to start Jeavons Boat Yard.  Tom...

Glenda Lee Akers

Glenda Lee Akers

Feb 17, 2022

Glenda Lee Akers (nee Kubach), 75, of Amherst, died Thursday, February 17, 2022 at home after a lengthy illness. She was born February 18, 1946 in Amherst, OH and had been a lifelong Amherst resident. Glenda worked for Oberlin Savings Bank as a bookkeeper for over 20 years retiring in 1991. She was a member of St. Peter's United...

Marcia Hershey

Marcia Hershey

Feb 16, 2022

Marcia Hershey (nee Maglott), 82, of Vermilion, died Wednesday, February 16, 2022 at her home after a lengthy illness. She was born March 6, 1939 in Lorain, OH and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 45 years moving from Olmstead Falls, OH. Marcia worked for Vermilion High School for 26 years as an Assistant Principal and Principal...

Gary Lee Hogue

Gary Lee Hogue

Feb 15, 2022

Gary Lee Hogue, 69, of Vermilion, died Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at his home, after a year long illness with lung cancer. He was born October 6, 1952 in Salem, MO and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 57 years moving from Steelville, MO. Gary worked for Bettcher Industries as a Quality Inspector retiring in 2018. He...

Edward Karl Schmidt

Edward Karl Schmidt

Feb 15, 2022

Edward Karl Schmidt, 95, of Vermilion, died Tuesday, February 15, 2022 surrounded with the love of his family. He was born October 21, 1926 in Cleveland, Ohio and had been a life long Vermilion resident. Ed was a veteran of the United States Navy during WWII, stationed on Guam. He was proud to serve our country. Ed retired from...

John Hartman

John Hartman

Feb 14, 2022

John Patrick Hartman Sr., Age 61, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 14, 2022. John was born on March 7, 1960 in Lorain, OH to the late John C And Patricia Hartman. He grew up in the small town of Vermillion, OH and was known by his curly red hair and was the youngest of 3 children. At 18,...

Patricia "Patti" H Jensen

Patricia "Patti" H Jensen

Feb 13, 2022

Patricia Harriett Jensen (nee Mucci), 58, of Vermilion, died Sunday, February 13, 2022 at her home after a lengthy illness. She was born May 25, 1963 in Cleveland, OH and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 8 years moving from Medina. Patricia enjoyed gardening, cooking, crocheting, and taking care of her plants. She is survived by her...

Verna Mae Hardwick

Verna Mae Hardwick

Feb 12, 2022

Verna Mae Hardwick (nee Combest), 92, of Vermilion, left her home on February 12, 2022 at Mill Manor Nursing Home surrounded by family. She was greeted in heaven by her loving husband, Hobert of 55 years, family and friends. She was born in Nancy, KY on October 21, 1929 to Ira Beecher and Mary Alta (nee Beasley) Combest. She...

Father James Holmer

Father James Holmer

Feb 11, 2022

Reverend James Joseph Holmer, a priest of the Catholic Diocese of Toledo, died on February 11th, 2022 at Stein Hospice in Sandusky, Ohio. He was 79 years old.  A native of Attica, Ohio, Father Jim was the son of Walter and Rosemary (Schoen) Holmer. He completed his elementary and secondary education in Attica public schools.  He graduated from Heidelberg...

Kathleen Kleckner

Kathleen Kleckner

Feb 8, 2022

Kathleen Ann Kleckner (nee Adzima), 75, of Vermilion, died Tuesday, February 8, 2022 at her home after a sudden illness. She was born September 13, 1946 in Cleveland, OH and was raised in Maple Heights, OH. Kathleen will be greeted in heaven by her loving husband of 45 years, Michael R Kleckner and her dear parents, Albert and Dorothy...

John Thomas Trinter

John Thomas Trinter

Feb 6, 2022

John Thomas Trinter, 83, of Vermilion, passed away Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022 at Mercy New Life Hospice after a lengthy illness. He was born December 12, 1938 in Toledo, Ohio. He graduated from Vermilion High School in 1957 and Case Institute of Technology in 1961. After graduation he worked for Ernst and Ernst in the audit staff and as...

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