Obituaries

Obituaries

Brooke A. Adams

Brooke A. Adams

Nov 6, 2019

Brooke A. Adams, 13, of Vermilion, passed away Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at Rainbow Babies and Children Hospital after a sudden illness. She was born November 17, 2005 in Lakenheath, England and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 10 years. Brooke was an 8th grade student at Vermilion High School where she was involved in the Choir...

Glen R. Kubach

Glen R. Kubach

Nov 2, 2019

Glen R. Kubach 68, of Vermilion, passed away on Saturday, November 2, 2019 at Mercy Regional Medical Center after a lengthy illness. He was born June 6, 1951 in Amherst. He had been a Vermilion resident for the past 2 years moving from Amherst. He graduated from Marion Steele High School in Amherst, class of 1969. Glen worked for...

Jonathan A. Blackham

Jonathan A. Blackham

Oct 24, 2019

Jonathan A Blackham, 42, of Vermilion, died Thursday, October 24, 2019 at his home after a sudden illness. He was born March 8, 1977 in Lorain and had been a life long Vermilion resident. Jonathan graduated from Vermilion High School with the Class of 1996. He worked in the stock department for Meijers in Sandusky for 20 years, recently...

Arthur A. Greiner

Arthur A. Greiner

Oct 22, 2019

Arthur A. Greiner, 70, of Vermilion, died Tuesday, October 22, 2019 at Mercy Regional Medical Center after a lengthy illness. He was born March 27, 1949 in Chicago, IL and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 5 years moving from Lorain. Art served with the US Coast Guard for 26 years retiring in 1995. Art began working...

Freddie Lee Tallman

Freddie Lee Tallman

Oct 18, 2019

Freddie Lee Tallman, 70, of Vermilion, died Friday, Oct. 18, 2019 at Mercy New Life Hospice after a lengthy illness. He was born August 4, 1949 in Buckhannon , WV and had been a Vermilion resident since 1954 moving from WV. Freddie worked as an over the road truck driver for many years and had also worked interior construction...

Kenneth Allen Stroud

Kenneth Allen Stroud

Oct 17, 2019

Kenneth Allen Stroud, 51, of Vermilion, died Thursday, October 17, 2019 at Mercy Regional Medical Center after a sudden illness. He was born September 21, 1968 in Amherst and had been a life long Vermilion area resident. Ken had worked for Great Escape Pools as a salesman for the past three years and he had worked at Danny Vegh's...

Mitzi Ann Markel

Mitzi Ann Markel

Oct 15, 2019

Mitzi Ann Markel, 60, of Vermilion, died Tuesday, October 15, 2019 at Echoing Lake Residential Home. She was born October 10, 1959 in Amherst and had lived in Broadview Heights and Warrensville Heights before moving to Vermilion. Mitzi had attended Murray Ridge and worked at the Murray Ridge Center, Lorain. She enjoyed shopping, especially shopping for clothes. She is...

Paul E. Lessard

Paul E. Lessard

Oct 12, 2019

Paul E. Lessard, 52, of Lorain, died Saturday, October 12, 2019 at Cleveland Clinic Foundation after a brief illness. He was born April 11, 1967 in Hartford, CT and grew up in Somers, CT. Paul had been a Lorain resident for the past 3 years moving from Jacksonville, FL where he had lived 15 years. Paul owned and operated...

William M. 'Bill' Tharp Sr.

William M. 'Bill' Tharp Sr.

Oct 12, 2019

William "Bill" M. Tharp Sr., 64, of Vermilion, died Saturday, October 12, 2019 at Mercy Regional Medical Center after a lengthy illness. He was born March 31, 1955 in Millville, NJ and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 43 years moving from Greenville, SC. Bill worked as a long distant truck driver for Growers Mineral Solutions, Milan...

Stephen Michael Cline

Stephen Michael Cline

Oct 10, 2019

Stephen Michael Cline, 51, of Berlin Heights, died Thursday, October 10, 2019 at his home. He was born January 15, 1968 in Sandusky and had been a life long area resident. He grew up on the family farm in Brownhelm Township, driving tractor, and tending sheep. Stephen enjoyed the outdoors, fishing, hunting, dirt bike riding, and 4-wheeling. He was...

Timothy 'Tim' O'Keefe

Timothy 'Tim' O'Keefe

Oct 7, 2019

Timothy 'Tim" R. O'Keefe, 68, of Vermilion, died Monday, October 7, 2019 at his home after a lengthy illness. He was born November 22, 1950 in Lorain and moved back to Vermilion 4 years ago after living in Mansfield for 10 years. Tim was a veteran of the United States Navy. He worked for PPG (Pittsburgh Paint and Glass)...

Robert L. Trimble

Robert L. Trimble

Oct 7, 2019

Robert L. Trimble III, 40, of Vermilion, died Monday, October 7, 2019 as the result of a motorcycle accident. He was born July 4, 1979 in Oberlin and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 10 years moving from New London. Robert was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps. He had attended Akron University and worked...

Alan 'Pete' Nieding

Alan 'Pete' Nieding

Oct 5, 2019

Alan "Pete" Nieding, 77, of Vermilion, passed away Saturday, October 5, 2019 at his home surrounded by his immediate family after a lengthy illness. He was born August 17, 1942 in Vermilion where he had been a life long resident. Pete worked for the Vermilion Fire Department as a Fire Fighter for over 50 years retiring in 2012. He...

Susan Opperman

Susan Opperman

Oct 1, 2019

Susan L. "Sue" Opperman (nee Roth), 75, of Vermilion, died Tuesday, October 1, 2019 at University Hospitals of Cleveland after a brief illness. She was born December 12, 1943 in Lorain, OH and moved to Vermilion at age 8. She graduated from Vermilion High School in 1961 where she was Class Secretary, Track Queen, and May Queen Attendant. She...

Delbert Dale Buck Fleming

Delbert Dale Buck Fleming

Sep 30, 2019

Delbert Dale "Buck" Fleming, 86, of Vermilion, died Monday, Sept. 30, 2019 at his home after a lengthy illness. He was born August 12, 1933 in Henrietta, OH and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 27 years, moving from Birmingham in 1992. Buck graduated from Birmingham High School and was a veteran of the US Army serving...

Jan J. Budka

Jan J. Budka

Sep 24, 2019

Jan J. Budka, 80, of Vermilion, died Tuesday, September 24, 2019 at Mill Manor Nursing Home after a lengthy illness with Alzheimer's. He was born December 5, 1938 in Lorain and had been a Vermilion resident most of his life. Jan worked for Ford Motor Company as a Supervisor in the Paint Department for 20 years, retiring in 1978....

Kristen K. Redinger

Kristen K. Redinger

Sep 21, 2019

Kristen K. Redinger, 55, of Vermilion, died Saturday, September 21, 2019 at The Woods on French Creek Nursing Home after a lengthy struggle with MS. She was born May 14, 1964 in Lakewood and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 3 years moving from Lorain and Kansas MO. Kristen had a passion for animals and considered her...

Louella A. Silvy

Louella A. Silvy

Sep 20, 2019

Louella A. Silvy (nee Lotman ), 79, of Vermilion, died Friday, September 20, 2019 at Cleveland Clinic Foundation after a lengthy illness. She was born May 20, 1940 in Greensburg, PA and had been a Vermilion resident for over 62 years, moving from Greensburg, PA. Memorial Services will be held at a later date. Arrangements have been entrusted to...

James H. Gossett Jr.

James H. Gossett Jr.

Sep 20, 2019

James Harley Gossett Jr., 87 of Vermilion, died Friday, September 20, 2019 at his home surrounded by his family after a lengthy illness. He was born October 2, 1931 in Memphis, TN and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 56 years moving from Amherst and England where he was last stationed. James was a Korean War veteran...

Janice L. Thompson

Janice L. Thompson

Sep 19, 2019

Janice L. Thompson (nee Myers), 59, of Vermilion, died Thursday, September 19, 2019 at Mercy New Life Hospice after a brief illness. She was born January 6, 1960 in Elyria and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 25 years moving from Lorain. Janice worked as an Information Systems Analyst and Project Manager at Nordson for the past...

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