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
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. Â 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. Â He graduated from Heidelberg...
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
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...
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...
