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Carol Jo Adams

Carol Jo Adams

Oct 1, 2018

Carol Jo Adams (nee Hrejsa), 71, of Huron, started her eternal life Monday, October 1, 2018 at Firelands Regional Medical Center Main Campus after a sudden illness. She was born December 15, 1946 in Highland Park, IL and had been a Vermilion area resident for the past 18 years moving from Rantoul, IL. Carol worked with her daughter as...

Douglas E. Zientarski

Douglas E. Zientarski

Sep 28, 2018

Douglas E. Zientarski, 60, of Wakeman, died Friday, September 28, 2018 at University Hospitals of Cleveland after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was born September 16, 1958 in Lorain where he spent his childhood. He had been a Vermilion resident most of his adult life until moving to Wakeman five years ago. Douglas worked as a Pipefitter for...

Ralph N. Tremain, Jr.

Ralph N. Tremain, Jr.

Sep 25, 2018

Ralph N. Tremain, Jr., 75, of Vermilion, died Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at Mercy Regional Medical Center after a brief illness. He was born December 23, 1942 in Amherst and had been a life long Vermilion resident. Ralph was a veteran of the US Army. He worked for the City of Vermilion for over 30 years, retiring as the...

Darlene Hogan

Darlene Hogan

Sep 23, 2018

Darlene Hogan (nee McClain), 87, of Vermilion, died Sunday, September 23, 2018 at Akron Summa Health Systems Hospital after a brief illness. She was born May 17, 1931 in Jackson, TN and had been a Vermilion resident for 26 years also living in Bells, TN. Darlene was a member of First Baptist Church, Vermilion and enjoyed knitting, crocheting, playing...

Ruth Bennett Watson

Ruth Bennett Watson

Sep 21, 2018

Ruth Bennett Watson (nee Mosier), 90, of Vermilion, passed away Friday, September 21, 2018 at Kingston Residence of Vermilion after a brief illness. Ruth was born February 19, 1928 in Martinsville, IN. She had been a Vermilion resident for the past 52 years moving from Waverly, Ohio. Ruth retired from the Vermilion school district as a 5th grade teacher...

Carol E. Ness

Carol E. Ness

Sep 19, 2018

Carol E. Ness (nee Andersen), 79, of Vermilion, died Wednesday, September 19, 2018 at Mill Manor Nursing Home after a lengthy illness. She was born April 23, 1939 in Cleveland and had spent most of her life in Vermilion and Olmsted Falls. Carol graduated from Miami University and had a passion for breeding, raising, and showing Afghan Hounds. She...

Carole Ann Horseman

Carole Ann Horseman

Sep 12, 2018

Carole Ann Horseman (nee Bodis), 52 of Vermilion, died Wednesday, September 12, 2018 at Mercy Regional Medical Center after a sudden illness. She was born May 20, 1966 in Cleveland, Ohio, and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 7 years moving from Elyria after her divorce. Carole graduated from Our Lady of Angels grade school and St....

Dale Leonard Hunady

Dale Leonard Hunady

Sep 10, 2018

Dale Leonard Hunady, 75, of Vermilion, passed Monday, September 10, 2018 at after a lengthy illness. Dale was born November 28, 1942 in Lorain, Ohio and had lived in Vermilion for the past 28 years moving from Lorain. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marines. Dale retired from American Crucible Products as a machinist. He was a member...

Alan John Yates

Alan John Yates

Sep 10, 2018

Alan John  Yates, 65, of Vermilion, died Monday, September 10, 2018 at Mercy Regional Medical Center. Alan was born September 5, 1953 in Elyria .He  had been a Vermilion resident  since 1984 moving from Elyria. Alan worked as an electrician.  The last 10 years he worked at KBI. Alan did a lot of volunteer work including volunteering for the...

Robert D. Koepke

Robert D. Koepke

Sep 9, 2018

Robert Drew Koepke, 68, of Vermilion, died Sunday, September 9, 2018 at Mercy New Life Hospice after a 5 month illness. Robert was born January 12, 1950 in Elyria, OH. He had been a Vermilion resident for most of his life, but had lived in Avon, Avon Lake and Elyria. He was a car enthusiast and belonged to MOB...

Beverly W Billings

Beverly W Billings

Sep 7, 2018

Beverly Wendt Billings (nee Kuschke), aged 83, died peacefully in Ames Family Hospice, Westlake, OH on September 7, 2018 surrounded by her family. Born on December 9, 1934 in Hahnemann Hospital, Scranton, PA, she went to work at the age of 11 at the hospital working there until high school graduation where she graduated at the top of her...

Elsie M Mckinnon

Elsie M Mckinnon

Sep 6, 2018

Elsie M McKinnon (nee Horvath ), 97, of Lorain, passed away peacefully Thursday, September 6, 2018. Elsie was born March 28, 1921 in Lorain to Hungarian immigrants, Rose and John Horvath. She was a life-long resident of Lorain. Elsie retired from Lorain Products Corp. as a factory assembler after 31 years. She attended St. Anthony School and remained an...

Thelma E King

Thelma E King

Sep 3, 2018

Thelma E. King (nee Ault), 78, of Vermilion, passed away Monday, September 3, 2018 at Kingston of Vermilion following a lengthy illness. Thelma was born November 5, 1939 in Parkersburg, WV, and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 69 years. Thelma worked for at Elberta Inn as a cook's helper. She enjoyed reading and gardening. She is...

Stephen Howe Siebert

Stephen Howe Siebert

Sep 1, 2018

Stephen Howe Siebert, 67, of Dunedin FL, died Saturday, September 1, 2018 at Heidelberg Beach in Vermilion after a lengthy battle with frontotemporal dementia. Stephen was born in Brooklyn, NY, grew up in Montclair, NJ, and lived in Dunedin, FL. He spent part of the time during the summer at Heidelberg Beach. . He was a custom marine canvas...

Emmett C. Hutchison

Emmett C. Hutchison

Aug 31, 2018

Emmett C. Hutchison, 83, of Lorain, died Friday, August 31, 2018 at Mercy Regional Medical Center after a lengthy illness. He was born November 24, 1934 in Clarksville, PA and had been a Lorain resident for the past 20. Emmett was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force serving as a Radar Technician during the Korean War. After his...

Dennis Philbrick 'Phil' Schnabel

Dennis Philbrick 'Phil' Schnabel

Aug 30, 2018

Dennis Philbrick "Phil" Schnabel, 81, of Vermilion, died Thursday, August 30, 2018 at Mercy Regional Medical Center after a short illness. He was born December 8, 1936 in Gary, IN and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 12 years moving from Amherst. Phil was a veteran of the US Marines. He owned Phil's Property Maintenance and had...

Thomas J Tenney

Thomas J Tenney

Aug 30, 2018

Thomas J. Tenney, 75, of Birmingham, died Thursday, August 30, 2018 at Mercy New Life Hospice after a year long battle with cancer. He was born September 26, 1942 in Elyria and had been a Birmingham resident for the past 47 years moving from Elyria. Thomas graduated from Midview High School in 1960 and was a veteran of the...

James A. Friday

James A. Friday

Aug 29, 2018

James A. Friday, 68, of Pemberville, passed away Wednesday, August 29, 2018 after a lengthy illness. James was born February 21, 1950 in Lorain, OH and had been a Pemberville resident for the past 5 years. He also resided in Milan and Vermilion. James held various professional positions in accounting/finance over the years. Most recently, James worked for the...

Harold Charles Hoelzle

Harold Charles Hoelzle

Aug 29, 2018

Harold Charles Hoelzle, 92, of Vermilion, died Wednesday, August 29, 2018 at his home after a lengthy illness. He was born November 15, 1925 in Flint, MI and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 39 years moving from Flint. Harold was a veteran of the United States Army Air Corp. He had worked as the personnel director...

Christopher Lee Eldridge

Christopher Lee Eldridge

Aug 25, 2018

Christopher Lee Eldridge, 42, of Rincon, GA and Connecticut, passed away Saturday, August 25, 2018 in an airplane accident. Chris was born December 18, 1975 in Amherst, OH. He was a 1994 Keystone High School graduate and also a graduate of Roger Williams University. He was employed with GP Strategies as a Learning Solutions Manager. He loved golf, judo,...

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