Obituaries
Obituaries
Theodore Romanski
Feb 2, 2022
Theodore A. "Ted" Romanski, 85, of Lorain, died Wednesday, February 2, 2022 at The Inn at Apple Ridge, Richfield, after lengthy illness. He was born April 18, 1936, in Mansfield and had been a Lorain resident for most of his life. He spent many winters in Dunedin, FL. Theodore was a veteran of the United States Air Force serving...
Edward Boger
Feb 2, 2022
Edward Boger, 57, of North Port, FL, died Wednesday, February 2, 2022 at his home unexpectedly. He was born May 13, 1964 in Nevada and had been a North Port resident for over 6 years moving from the Vermilion area, where he was raised. He graduated from Vermilion High School in 1981. Edward worked as a self taught Executive...
Ina Hall
Feb 1, 2022
Ina Hall (nee Brooks), 81, of Birmingham, died Tuesday, February 1, 2022 at Mercy Regional Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born July 23, 1940 in Diana, WV and had been a Birmingham resident for the past 55 years. Ina ran an in home day care for 14 years called "Ina Day Care". She was a member...
Leroy Brownell
Feb 1, 2022
Leroy Thomas Brownell, 84, of Vermilion, died Tuesday, February 1, 2022 in Bowling Green, OH after a lengthy illness. He was born May 28, 1937 in Sandusky, OH. He graduated from Huron High School and earned Bachelor's Degree from Heidelberg College, where he played football. He earned a Masters degree from University of Toledo. Leroy started his career as...
Jane Pall
Jan 29, 2022
Jane Pall(nee Thomas), 87, of Naples, FL, died Saturday, January 29, 2022 at Mill Manor Nursing Home after a lengthy illness. She was born October 8, 1934 in Amherst and had been a Vermilion resident for the past four years moving from Naples, FL. She enjoyed painting, antiques, and spending time with her family. She is survived by her...
Theodore Hofecker
Jan 29, 2022
Theodore L."Ted" Hofecker, 89, of Vermilion, died Saturday, January 29, 2022 at Mercy New Life Hospice in Lorain after a brief illness. He was born July 13, 1932 in Johnstown, PA and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 58 years. Ted retired from Lorain Ford Motor Company after 30 years of employment. He was also a self...
Cleora Ann Yacobozzi
Jan 27, 2022
Cleora Ann Yacobozzi (nee Hrdlicka), 98, of Vermilion, OH passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 27, 2022 at Mill Manor Nursing Home. She was born in Cleveland, OH on January 18, 1924 to the late George and Lavina (nee Cramer) Hrdlicka, and graduated from Avon High School. During World War II, she moved to California and worked as a...
Margaret Ann 'Peg' Ryan
Jan 26, 2022
Margaret Ann "Peg" Ryan (nee Clark), 90, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022 at Independence Village, Avon Lake, Ohio. She was born September 10, 1931 in Bristol, CT and had been an Avon Lake resident since 2019 after over 60 years of living in Vermilion, Ohio. Peg grew up in Bristol and West Hartford,...
Kandice Mae Smith
Jan 26, 2022
Kandice Mae Smith, 23, of Birmingham, passed away Wednesday, January 26, 2022 at her home after a lengthy illness. She was born March 15, 1998 in Oberlin, OH and had been a Birmingham resident for the past 6 years moving from Rochester, OH. Kandice graduated from Murray Ridge School and enjoyed listening to Neil Diamond. She especially enjoyed spending...
William Lettenberger
Jan 25, 2022
William "Bill" John Lettenberger, 91, of Lorain, died Tuesday, January 25, 2022 at the Ohio Veteran's Home after a lengthy illness. He was born July 8, 1930 in Kiel, WI and had been a resident of Lorain since 1968. Bill was a veteran of the US Navy serving during the Korean War. He worked as a firefighter and as...
Theodore Dush
Jan 24, 2022
Theodore Dush, ‶Ted,″ longtime Vermilion resident, passed away on January 24, 2022 at home at age 84 after a lengthy battle with ALS. Born on July 26, 1937, he spent his formative years in his birthplace, Ridgway, PA. Ever the entrepreneur, Ted spent his childhood roaming the Allegheny National Forest and trapping mink, beaver, fox and muskrat, selling the...
Edwin George Ziemke
Jan 22, 2022
Edwin George Ziemke, of Vermilion, ninety-six years of a life well lived, ended on Jan. 22, 2022 at Mill Manor. Ed was loved and respected by his community, friends, former students, and family. He was born in Norwalk, Ohio on Sept. 3, 1925 and drafted into the US ARMY during his senior year of high school. Ed served during...
Givens O 'G.O.' Justus
Jan 21, 2022
Givens O. Justus Jr. "G.O.", 80, of Vermilion, died Friday, January 21, 2022 at Mercy Regional Medical Center after a lengthy illness. He was born January 21, 1942 in Lockwood, WV and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 61 years moving from Lockwood. G.O was a veteran of the US Army. He worked for Ford Motor Co....
Marie Ann Carone
Jan 19, 2022
Marie Ann Carone (nee Pestolis) beloved wife, mother, and grandmother passed away after a lengthy illness at St Mary of the Woods, Avon, Ohio. She was born August 12th, 1934, in Toledo, Ohio and resided in Vermilion, Ohio for over 50 years. She graduated from DeVilbiss High School, Toledo in 1952. She received her Bachelor of Education from the...
Jonathan Halliday
Jan 19, 2022
Jonathan Halliday, 41, of Vermilion, died Wednesday, January 19, 2022 at Mercy Regional Medical Center after a lengthy illness. He was born February 11, 1980 in Cincinnati, OH and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 27 years, moving from Euclid. Jonathan had worked various jobs throughout his career, but most recently he built displays for surrounding area...
Irene Wysocki
Jan 19, 2022
Irene A. Wysocki (nee Michael), 86, of Vermilion, died Wednesday, January 19, 2022 after a lengthy illness. She was born on April 7, 1935 in Lorain, where she grew up. After graduating from St. Mary's she met Joe Wysocki, whom she was married to for 65 years. In 1965 they moved their young family to Vermilion, where Irene resided...
Jeremy Devin Ward
Jan 18, 2022
Jeremy Devin Ward, 20, of Berlin Heights, died Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at Cleveland Clinic Foundation after a lengthy illness. He was born February 11, 2001 in Elyria and had been a lifelong Berlin Heights resident. Jeremy was a student at Firelands High School and enjoyed traveling, camping, bowling, t-ball, playing football on Victory Day, and watching the Cleveland...
Frank Staszak
Jan 15, 2022
Frank Allen Staszak, 71, of Vermilion, died Saturday, January 15, 2022 at Mercy Regional Medical Center after a lengthy illness. He was born July 20, 1950 in Lorain, OH and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 48 years moving from Florida. Frank graduated from Lorain High School in 1969. He started his career with the Steel Mill...
James Ansell
Jan 14, 2022
James "Jim" W. Ansell, 82, of Vermilion, died Friday, January 14, 2022 at Kingston of Vermilion after a lengthy illness. He was born April 5, 1939 in Barronsville, PA and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 52 years moving from Sheffield Lake. Jim worked for Ford Motor Co., Lorain as a Relief Man for 30 years, retiring...
Anna Wood
Jan 11, 2022
Anna L. Wood (nee Taylor), 85, of Vermilion, died Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at Mill Manor Nursing Home after a brief illness. She was born June 19, 1936 in Charleston, WV and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 54 years. Anna worked for Oak Hills Nursing home for 7 years and Germans Villa in the catering department...
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