Obituaries
Vermilion, Ohio Obituaries
Lynn Anderson
Mar 4, 2021
Linda K. "Lynn" Anderson (nee Plavchan), 71, of Vermilion, ascended into Heaven, Thursday, March 4, 2021 at her home after a brief illness. She was born March 27, 1949 in Lorain and had been a Vermilion resident for the past two years moving from Amherst and Avon Lake. Lynn worked as a legal secretary for several attorneys including for...
Anna M. 'Liz' Kerns
Mar 4, 2021
Anna "Liz" Kerns (nee Byerley), 87, of Vermilion, died Thursday, March 4, 2021 at Mercy Regional Medical Center after a sudden illness. She was born June 3, 1933 in Dayton, TN and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 60 years moving from Michigan. Liz was a member of First Baptist Church, Vermilion where served on the Baptism...

Jean Marie Elizabeth Burns
Mar 1, 2021
Jean Marie Elizabeth Burns (nee Zielkowski), 83, of Vermilion, died Monday, March 1, 2021 at her home after a lengthy illness. She was born August 15, 1937 in Dickson City, PA and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 62 years moving from Detroit. Jean graduated from Lorain Community School of Nursing and St. Joseph School of Practical...
Dick Sherwood
Mar 1, 2021
Marion Richard "Dick" Sherwood, 85, of Venice FL, died Monday March 1, 2021, at Manor Care, Venice, after a long illness. Dick was born September 22, 1935, in Wakeman, Ohio, and had been a lifelong Vermilion, Ohio, area resident, spending winters in Venice,Florida.. A veteran of the US Army during the Korean War era, he always remembered his positive...
Diane E. Creel
Mar 1, 2021
Diane E. Creel, 66, of Vermilion, OH passed away Monday, March 1, 2021 at Kingston of Vermilion after a lengthy illness. She was born October 23, 1954 in Lorain to E. Linwood Jr. and Elaine Creel and spent her entire life in Vermilion. Diane graduated from Vermilion High School in 1974. She held many jobs in the area, with...
Raymond J Urban
Feb 27, 2021
Raymond J Urban Sr., 67, of Wakeman, died Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021 at Mercy New Life Hospice after a lengthy illness. He was born Oct. 9, 1953 in Pittsburgh, PA and had been a Wakeman resident for the past 11 years moving from Palm Harbor, FL. Raymond owned and captained a fishing charter boat business, E-Z Does it Charters...
Joseph Ralph Sharpnack, Jr.
Feb 22, 2021
Joseph Ralph Sharpnack, Jr., 81, of Vermilion, died Monday, February 22, 2021 at Mercy Health - Allen Hospital after a lengthy illness. He was born May 31, 1939 in Cincinnati and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 71 years. Joe graduated from Vermilion High School in 1957 and attended Kent State University with a walk on basketball...
Marianne Lynn Tunnell
Feb 19, 2021
Marianne L. Tunnell (nee Bailey), 64, of Vermilion, passed away on Friday, February 19, 2021 at Mercy Regional Medical Center after a short illness with Covid-19 related complications. She was born July 14, 1956 in Elyria and she was a 1974 graduate of Midview High School in Grafton. Marianne was a life long member of Abundant Life Christian Center...
Rebecca Lettenberger
Feb 19, 2021
Rebecca Lettenberger, 61, of Elyria, passed away Friday, February 19, 2021 at after a lengthy illness. She was born October 26, 1959 in Oklahoma City , OK. she had been a Lorain County resident most of her life. Rebecca worked as an Insurance agent for Cobos Insurance in Elyria up until her sickness. She is survived by her father,...
Donn Ackerman
Feb 17, 2021
Donn Reid Ackerman, 73, passed away peacefully at his home in Vermilion on Tuesday, February 17, 2021. He was born March 31, 1947 in Lorain and had been a Vermilion resident for more than 33 years. Donn graduated from Firelands High School in 1965. He worked for Ford Motor Co., Lorain, and retired as a Tow Motor Mechanic. Donn...

Paul Thomas Springowski
Feb 15, 2021
Paul Thomas Springowski, 93 , of Lorain, died at on February 15, 2021 at New Life Hospice after a brief illness. He was born December 21, 1927 in Lorain. Paul spent his childhood in Jersey City, NJ before moving back to Lorain where he has resided most of his life. Paul graduated from Lorain High School and attended the...
James M. Wells, Sr.
Feb 14, 2021
James ‶Shorty″ Milton Wells Sr., 80, of Vermilion, passed away Sunday, February 14, 2021 at Mercy Regional Medical Center after a short illness. He was born February 19, 1940 in Webbville, KY. He had been a Vermilion resident for the past 60+ years after moving from Kentucky. Jim worked for Ford Motor Company for 38 years before retiring in...
Lois Maie Kubishke
Feb 14, 2021
Lois Maie Kubishke (nee Kossin), 84, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 14, 2021. She was born September 14, 1936 in Cleveland, Ohio and has been a resident of Vermilion for the past 20 years. Lois was a beautiful woman that had a fabulous way about her whenever she entered a room. She was an avid lover of the...
Garry M. Goodwin
Feb 14, 2021
Garry M. Goodwin, 74, of Vermilion, died Sunday, February 14, 2021 at University of Toledo Medical Center after a short illness. He was born April 25, 1946 in Minot, ND and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 12 years moving from upstate New York. Garry was a veteran of the US Army serving with the 77th Armor...
Jaime Rae Reed
Feb 13, 2021
Jaime Rae Reed (nee Etienne), 43, of Vermilion, died Saturday, February 13, 2021 at her home after a lifelong struggle with drug addiction. She was born May 4, 1977 in St. Clair, MI and had been a lifelong Vermilion resident. Jaime graduated from Vermilion High School in 1995 and worked as a cashier at the Vermilion Friendship Gas Station....
Marilyn G. Hinton
Feb 7, 2021
Marilyn G. Hinton (nee Guild), 71, of Vermilion, passed away Sunday, February 7, 2021 after a lengthy illness. She was born July 7, 1949 in Amherst and had been a long time Northern Ohio resident. Marilyn graduated from Marion L Steele High School in 1967 and Bowling Green State University 1970 with a degree in Elementary Education. Marilyn worked...
Raymond George Dellefield
Feb 3, 2021
Raymond George Dellefield passed away on February 3rd at the age of 97 in Amherst, Ohio following a two-week battle with the Coronavirus. He was born November 5, 1923 in Florence, Ohio and was a lifelong Vermilion and Brownhelm Twp. resident, and a Vermilion High School graduate. In 1944, he married his high school sweetheart, Jean Stevenson, and together...
Richard Bozzi
Feb 2, 2021
Richard "Rich" Patrick Bozzi, 73, of Vermilion, died Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at Mercy Regional Medical Center after a brief illness with COVID 19. He was born April 17, 1947 in Detroit, MI and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 50 years. Rich was a veteran of the US Navy serving during Vietnam. He worked for Bettcher...
Carrie M. Neff
Feb 1, 2021
Carrie M. Neff, 42, of Lorain, died Monday, February 1, 2021 at Mercy Regional Medical Center after a sudden illness. She was born September 18, 1978 in Amherst and had been a life long Vermilion and Lorain resident. Carrie was a licensed Dental Hygienist and had been working as a fabricator at Perry Fiberglass, Elyria for the past year....
Carol F. Nabakowski
Feb 1, 2021
Carol (Christy) Francis Nabakowski (nee Galitz), lost her battle with Alzheimer’s on Monday, February 1, 2021 surrounded by loved ones at her home in Carrollton, Ohio. Christy was born June 17, 1930 in Evanston, IL . Christy and Larry began their journey as a married couple in Birmingham, Ohio but lived and traveled throughout the US and Europe. Christy...
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