Obituaries

Obituaries

Jane Pall

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Margy Millis

Margy Millis

Jan 10, 2022

Margy C. Millis (nee Angersbach), 93, of Vermilion, died Monday, January 10, 2022 at Mill Manor Nursing Home after a brief illness. She was born December 23, 1928 in Brownhelm Twp., OH and had been a life long Vermilion area resident. Margy worked in the banking industry with Central Bank, Lorain and Erie Co. Bank (Society Bank), Vermilion for...

Thomas Edward Boyd

Thomas Edward Boyd

Jan 5, 2022

Thomas Edward Boyd, 90, of Vermilion, died Wednesday, January 5, 2022 at Mercy Regional Medical Center after a brief illness. He was born October 11, 1931 in Urbana, OH and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 64 years moving from Lorain. Thomas was a veteran of the US Army serving during Korean War. Thomas worked as a...

Ruth Ann Fryer

Ruth Ann Fryer

Jan 3, 2022

Ruth Ann Fryer, 71, of Vermilion, died Monday, January 3, 2022, at her home after a brief illness. She was born February 28, 1950 in Emeigh, PA and recently enjoyed life in Vermilion, moving from Lakewood where she lived most of her life. Ruth worked for Ohio Bell which later became ATandT for 31 years, retiring in 1999. After...

Russell Lee Dixon

Russell Lee Dixon

Jan 2, 2022

Russell Lee Dixon, 75, of Vermilion, died Sunday, January 2, 2022 at Welcome Nursing Home, Oberlin after a lengthy illness. He was born January 23, 1946 in Ashton, WV and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 57 years moving from West Virginia. Russell worked as a supervisor for 30 years for Ford Motor Co. Lorain and Avon,...

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