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Judy L. Kirby
Feb 27, 2019
Judy L. Kirby (nee Frantz), 77, of Vermilion, died Wednesday, February 27, 2019 at Mercy New Life Hospice after a lengthy illness.ã She was born March 11, 1941 in Evansville, IN and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 7 years moving from Lorain.ã Judy was a member of the AMVETS Post #22 and enjoyed visiting with friends...
Emile Thomas Alu
Feb 26, 2019
Emile Thomas Alu, 100, of Lorain, died Tuesday, February 26, 2019 at Hospice of Medina County after a short illness. He was born October 12, 1918 in Lorain, where he had been a resident until moving to Spencer, OH 5 years ago. Emile was a veteran of the United States Marine Corp. serving in the Pacific Theater during WWII....
Ronney A Thomas
Feb 23, 2019
Ronney A. Thomas, 92, of Avon Lake, passed away Saturday, February 23, 2019 at the Ohio Veterans Home in Sandusky following a lengthy illness. Ronney was born February 7, 1927 in Bruce, WV. He resided in Avon Lake and Berlin Heights. He was a veteran of the Army serving during World War II. Ronney worked for Hill Hubble Pipe...
Edna Doris Akers
Feb 23, 2019
Edna Doris Akers (nee Harringon), 92, of Vermilion, passed away Saturday, February 23, 2019 at Kingston of Vermilion following a lengthy illness. She was born February 15, 1927 in London, England. She was a resident of both Kingston of Vermilion and Kingston Residence of Vermilion for 15 years and also lived in FL. She was a member of North...
Clara Louise Lodge
Feb 21, 2019
Clara Louise Lodge, 86, of Vermilion, passed away Thursday, February 21, 2019 at Kingston of Vermilion following a lengthy illness. Clara was born on January 17, 1933 and raised in Amherst, OH. She also lived in Lorain and Florida before finding her place in Vermilion, where she found great pleasure in being part of Vermilion's community. She received her...
William Arthur '"Butch"' Szabo
Feb 15, 2019
William "Butch" Arthur Szabo, 81, of Wakeman, died Friday, February 15, 2019 at Mercy Regional Medical Center after a sudden illness. He was born January 7, 1938 in Lorain and had been a Wakeman resident for the past 46 years moving from Sheffield Lake. Butch had taught at EHOVE Career Center for 10 years and worked for Erie Electronics...
Merlyn Dale '"Shorty"' Reisinger
Feb 15, 2019
Merlyn Dale "Shorty" Reisinger, 85, of Wakeman, died Friday, February 15, 2019 at Fisher-Titus Medical Center after a lengthy illness. He was born March 10, 1933 in Elyria and had been a Wakeman resident for the past 2 years moving from Vermilion. Dale graduated from Avon High School and was a veteran of the US Army serving during the...
Judith Lynn Waters
Feb 15, 2019
Judith Lynn Waters (nee Caskey), 62, of Vermilion, died Friday, February 15, 2019 Mercy Regional Medical Center after a sudden illness. She was born May 14, 1956 in Middletown, OH and had been a life long Vermilion resident. Judith graduated from Vermilion High School in 1974 and worked for Ford Motor Co. in the cafeteria for 25 years retiring...
Thomas M 'Tom' Jones
Feb 12, 2019
Thomas M. Jones, 68, of Greenwich, died Tuesday, February 12, 2019 at Fisher-Titus Medical Center after a lengthy illness. He was born December 10, 1950 in Amherst, Oh and had been a Greenwich resident for the past 10 years moving from Lorain. Tom worked for Bartlett Construction and retired from AV Lake Construction, and was also a member of...
Jeanette L. Henline
Feb 11, 2019
Jeanette L. Henline (nee Brooks), 66, of Vermilion, entered into eternal rest Monday, February 11, 2019 at University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born June 6, 1952 in Mason, WV and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 45 years, moving from Cuyahoga Falls, OH . Jeanette enjoyed playing cards, crocheting, and spending...
James H Howard
Feb 8, 2019
James H. "Jim" Howard, Sr., 75, of Vermilion, passed away Friday, February 8, 2019 at Firelands Regional Medical Center after a lengthy illness. Jim was born on August 8, 1943 in Toledo, Ohio and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 32 years moving from Norwalk. He was a veteran of the US Navy serving during the Vietnam...
Forrest Joann Lewis
Feb 5, 2019
Forrest JoAnn Lewis (nee Tobin ), 82, of Vermilion, passed away Tuesday, February 5, 2019 at Hartland of Dublin after a lengthy illness. She was born December 2, 1936 in Peoli, OH and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 42 years moving from Worthington, OH. JoAnn retired as an LPN from Lorain Community Hospital in 1990. She...
Herbert E Elgar
Feb 3, 2019
Herbert E. Elgar, 89, of Vermilion, passed away Sunday, February 3, 2019 at Mercy New Life Hospice following a lengthy illness. Herbert was born May 25, 1929 in Lorain, Ohio. He had been a Vermilion resident for the past 50 years moving from Amherst. He was a veteran of the US Coast Guard. Herbert retired as a machinist for...
Michael P. German
Feb 2, 2019
Michael P. German, 37, of Amherst, died Saturday, February 2, 2019 at University Hospitals Amherst Heath Center after a heart attack. He was born April 13, 1981 in Elyria, OH and had been an Amherst resident for the past 16 years moving from Vermilion. Mike graduated from Vermilion High School in 1999 where he played soccer and wrestled. After...
Frank Wysocki
Feb 1, 2019
Frank Wysocki Jr., 64, of Lorain, died Friday, February 1, 2019 at Cleveland Clinic after a brief illness. He was born September 2, 1954 in Lorain where he had been a life long resident. Frank worked on the line at Ford Motor Co., Lorain for 33 years, retiring in 2008. He was a member of St. Anthony of Padua,...
John R. Cherney
Jan 29, 2019
John R. Cherney, 81, of Vermilion, died Tuesday, January 29, 2019 after a lengthy illness. He was born June 12, 1937 in Lorain and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 30 years moving from Amherst. John graduated from Lorain High School in 1955 and enlisted in the Army in 1956. He was stationed in Ansbach Germany with...
Charlie T. 'Joe' Porter
Jan 26, 2019
Charlie T. "Joe" Porter, 68, of Vermilion, passed away Saturday, January 26, 2019 at Kingston of Vermilion after a lengthy illness. Joe was born October 17, 1950 in North Springs , WV. He had been a Vermilion resident for the past 40 years moving from WV. He worked construction for many years building and remodeling homes. He enjoyed fishing,...
Austin Tyler Knittle
Jan 24, 2019
Austin Tyler Knittle, 20, of Vermilion, passed away Thursday, January 24, 2019 at his home. He was born June 17, 1998 in Lorain and had been a life long Vermilion resident. Austin graduated from Vermilion High School where he ran cross country and track. He was a veteran of the United States Army where he was a specialist and...
Troy A. Montgomery
Jan 21, 2019
Troy Allen Montgomery, 55, of LaGrange, Kentucky, formerly of Vermillion, Ohio, passed away on Monday, January 21, 2019. He was born in Madrid, Spain on April 6, 1963 and raised by Jerry Montgomery and the late, Mary Montgomery. He worked at Ford for 28 years and was a torque inspector and forklift driver. Left to cherish the memory of...
Charles H. Bissett
Jan 20, 2019
Charles H. Bissett Jr., 85, of Lorain, Ohio died Sunday, January 20, 2019 at Mercy New Life Hospice, surrounded by his family. He was born September 18, 1933 in Washington, Pennsylvania and had been a Lorain resident for the past 59 years after moving from Pennsylvania. Charles was a veteran of the United States Army, serving during the Korean...
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