Carol Joyce West
Mar 11, 2018
Carol Joyce West (nee Simsik), age 84, of Vermilion, died on Sunday March 11. Born in Lorain on May 18, 1933, she was born the second of three children to first generation Slovaks John Theodore Simsik and Celia Ludmilla Katonak. In 1951 she graduated from Lorain High School, and in 1952 married William Gonzalez de Carrero, a recent immigrant...
Emma L. Branham
Mar 10, 2018
Emma L. Branham (nee Compliman ), 62, of Vermilion, passed away Saturday, March 10, 2018 at Mercy New Life Hospice, Lorain following a brief illness Emma was born September 13, 1955 in South Lorain, and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 40 years. Emma enjoyed taking care of her family's home, flowers, gardening, taking care of her...
Judy Rose Larizza
Mar 10, 2018
Judy Rose Larizza (nee Shilling), 73, of Vermilion, passed away Saturday, March 10, 2018 at Mill Manor Nursing Home after a 9 month battle with uterine cancer. Judy was born November 19, 1944 in Columbus , OH, and had been a life long Vermilion resident. Judy retired from Support Care which provided care and transportation for mentally challenged adults,...
Mary 'Connie' Paul
Mar 8, 2018
Mary "Connie" Paul (nee Heading), 71, of Vermilion, died Thursday, March 8, 2018 at Cleveland Clinic Foundation after a short illness. She was born February 4, 1947 in Hamilton, OH and had been a life long Vermilion area resident. Mary worked as a Nurse for the Ohio Veterans Home for 35 years retiring in 1996. She also worked in...
Christopher L. Pickett
Mar 8, 2018
Christopher Lynn Pickett, 43, of Vermilion, passed away suddenly Thursday, March 8, 2018 at his home. Chris was born December 25, 1974 in Amherst, OH and had been a life long Vermilion resident. He graduated from Vermilion High School. Chris worked for Oglesby Construction, Inc. doing paint striping and working on the highways, he had also worked for Maintenance...
Patricia S. Thayer
Mar 8, 2018
Patricia S. Thayer (nee Sandak), 85, of Vermilion, passed into the loving arms of her departed husband on March 8, 2018 at Kingston Residence. She was born August 15, 1932 and was a lifelong resident of Vermilion. Pat graduated from Vermilion High School in 1950 and Bowling Green State University in 1968. She received her Masters in Education from...
Ronald David Naill
Mar 7, 2018
Ronald David Naill, 69, of Vermilion died Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at Stein Hospice after a brief illness. He was born December 28, 1948 in Bethesda, MD and had been a life long Vermilion resident. He was a veteran of the US Navy serving during Vietnam. Ronald worked as a contractor for various companies. He attended the Church of...
Larry T. 'Captain Larry' Dickerhoff
Mar 4, 2018
Larry T. Dickerhoff (Captain Larry), 68 of Vermilion passed away peacefully with loving family and friends by his side at Admiral's Point on March 4, 2018 following a short battle with glioblastoma. He was born August 11, 1949 in Lorain to the late Ellsworth and Mabel (Grisel) Dickerhoff. Larry was a graduate of Vermilion High School. Upon graduation ,...
Elsie Elizabeth Davis
Mar 3, 2018
Elsie Elizabeth Davis (nee Kovach), age 96 , of Amherst, died March 3, 2018 at Bloom at Lakewood after a brief illness. Elsie was born November 21, 1921 in Amherst, OH and had been a lifelong Amherst resident. She graduated from Amherst High School in 1939 and from St. Alexis Hospital School of Nursing in Cleveland in 1942. Elsie...
Leonard J Sapienza
Feb 27, 2018
Leonard J. Sapienza, 93, of Vermilion, died Tuesday, February 27, 2018 at his home after a brief illness. He was born February 23, 1925 in Lorain and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 30 years moving from Henrietta Twp. Leonard was a veteran of the US Navy serving on the USS Franklin during WWII. During his service,...
Arnette A. Sadowski
Feb 27, 2018
Arnette A Sadowski passed away Feb. 27, 2018 on her 78th birthday surrounded by family and friends at Main Street Care Center, Avon Lake after a brief illness. She was born in Lorain on Feb.27, 1940 to Eva and John Sadowski. Her loving mother raised her in their home on West 9th Street. Arnette graduated from St .Mary's in...
Gwynn M. Brown
Feb 25, 2018
Gwynn M. Brown (nee Greulich), 73, of Vermilion, passed away Sunday, February 25, 2018 at Kingston of Vermilion. Gwynn was born September 15, 1944 in Lorain, OH, and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 6 years moving from Hillsboro, OH. She owned a Bed & Breakfast in Ripley, OH and enjoyed remodeling homes, traveling to Europe, and...
Patrick R. Verlotti
Feb 22, 2018
Patrick R. Verlotti, 70, of Vermilion, died Thursday, February 22, 2018 at his home after a complication from a 2 year fight with cancer. He was born March 6, 1947 in Detroit, MI and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 2 and a half years moving from Wellington. He was a veteran of the US AirForce serving...
Thomas C. Smith
Feb 22, 2018
Thomas C. Smith, 74, of Vermilion, died Thursday, February 22, 2018 at Mercy New Life Hospice after a brief illness. He was born September 28, 1943 in Cleveland and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 18 years moving from Copley. Thomas worked most of his career as a Systems Analyst for BF Goodrich, he then spent 10...
Luke M Henderson
Feb 20, 2018
Luke M. Henderson, 24, of Vermilion, died Tuesday, February 20, 2018 at Mercy Regional Medical Center after a courageous four year battle with liver cancer. He was born July 7, 1993 in Elyria and had been a life long Vermilion resident. Luke worked as a Conductor for Norfolk Southern Railway and for Ohio Rental Supply, Vermilion. He was a...
Henry L Boepple
Feb 18, 2018
Henry L. Boepple, 81, of Vermilion, died Sunday, February 18, 2018 at Kingston of Vermilion following a lengthy illness. âHenry was born May 15, 1936 in Cleveland, he was raised in North Ridgeville before moving to Vermilion, other than spending 17 years in Winterhaven, FL. â Henry graduated from North Ridgeville High School class of 1955. He worked in...
Patricia Jean Naill
Feb 16, 2018
Patricia Jean Naill (nee Nieding ), 71, of Vermilion, passed away Friday, February 16, 2018 at Mercy New Life Hospice. Patricia was born March 17, 1946 in Lorain, OH and had been a Vermilion resident her entire life. Patricia worked for Green Circle Growers for over twenty years. She enjoyed spending time with her husband and family, travelling, her...
Tammy Lynne Neal
Feb 15, 2018
Tammy Lynne Neal, 54, of Norwalk, passed away Thursday, February 15, 2018 at Fisher-Titus Medical Center after a sudden illness. Tammy was born March 12, 1963 in Sandusky, OH, and had been a life long Vermilion area resident. Tammy provided home health care for many years. She was a member of First Congregational Church of Christ in Berlin Heights,...
David M. Parker
Feb 9, 2018
David M Parker, Jr., 72, of Vermilion, passed away Friday, February 9, 2018 at Specialty Hospitals of Lorain in Amherst following a brief illness. David was born September 18, 1945 in Arkansas and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 41 years moving from Berlin Heights. David was a deputy sheriff for Erie County for 27 years before...
Charles James 'Jimmy' Danser
Feb 5, 2018
Charles "Jimmy" James Danser, 26, of Elyria, died Monday, February 5, 2018 at EMH Regional Medical Center after a lengthy struggle with drug addiction. He was born July 25, 1991 in Lorain and had been a life long Vermilion area resident. Jimmy graduated from Vermilion High School with the class of 2010. He also earned his Electrical Certificate from...
