Clara Mae Anderson
Jul 4, 2017
Clara Mae Anderson (nee Thornton), 84 of Goshen, KY died Tuesday July 4,2017 at Norton Brownsboro Hospital after a lengthy illness. She was born March 14, 1933 in Dunn, NC and had been a Goshen, KY resident since 1998, moving from Vermilion, OH where she had resided for 38 years. Clara worked as the manager for South Shore Shopping...
Peggy Culpepper
Jul 3, 2017
Peggy Culpepper (nee Roof ), 82, of Vermilion, died Monday, July 3, 2017 at her home after a short illness. She was born August 29, 1934 in Hamilton, OH and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 53 years moving from Texas. Peggy worked for Ford Motor Co. in the cafeteria and then on the assembly line for...
Delores E. Busser
Jul 1, 2017
Delores Busser (nee Sugaski) 87, passed away Saturday July 1, 2017 at Kingston of Vermilion Nursing Home following a lengthy illness. Delores was born on June 21, 1930 in Lorain, OH and grew up in Wellington and lived in Lorain, South Amherst, and Vermilion. She was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church, Vermilion and attended the Cleveland Academy...
John C Dunn
Jun 23, 2017
John C. Dunn, 88, formerly of Lorain, died Friday, June 23, 2017 at South Point Hospital after a short illness. He was born February 25, 1929 in Oberlin, and had been a Twinsburg resident for the past year. Prior to moving to Twinsburg, he had been a Vermilion resident for 8 years, moving from Lorain (one of the first...
Kathleen Gardner
Jun 23, 2017
Kathleen Gardner (nee Lougeay), 73, of Vermilion, died unexpectedly, Friday, June 23, 2017 at her home. Kathleen was born March 20, 1944 in Niagara Falls, NY, and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 44 years. She worked as a customer service representative for Leimbach Insurance that became Somers Insurance, Vermilion. She had also worked for Dr. Ruh,...
Myrtle Mcglothlin
Jun 22, 2017
Myrtle McGlothlin (nee Deel), 85, of Vermilion, died Thursday, June 22, 2017 at Elmcroft of Lorain after a lengthy illness. She was born December 6, 1931 in Grundy, Virginia and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 56 years. Myrtle had worked as a manager for Lawson Milk Co. for 8 years. She had attended Little Edna Baptist...
James Big Jim Freeman
Jun 22, 2017
James "Big Jim" Freeman, 82, of Vermilion, died Thursday, June 22, 2017 at Mercy New Life Hospice after a 6 weeks illness. Jim was born June 29, 1934 in Key, Ohio. He had been a Vermilion resident since 1974 moving from Livonia, MI. He was a veteran of the United States Army. Jim worked for Ashland Chemical Company in...
Catherine R Crowell
Jun 22, 2017
Catherine R. Crowell (nee Ray), 83, of Vermilion, died Thursday, June 22, 2017 at Stein Hospice after a short illness. Cathy was born December 9, 1933 in Danville, Virginia and had spent most of her life in Vermilion and a short time also in the Denver, CO area. She was a member of Lakeview Baptist Church, Vermilion, Open Door...
Earl 'Ozzie' Reed
Jun 18, 2017
Earl "Ozzie" Reed, 77, of Vermilion, died Sunday, June 18, 2017 at Mill Manor Nursing Home after a lengthy illness. He was born August 31, 1939 in Fremont and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 55 years moving from Sandusky. Ozzie worked as a supervisor for Ford Motor Company, Lorain retiring after 35 years. During part of...
Kiara Lynn Stowers
Jun 17, 2017
Kiara Lynn Stowers, 18, of Columbus, passed away Saturday, June 17, 2017 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She was born May 1, 1999 in Lorain, OH. She had lived in Columbus for the past 3 years moving from Vermilion. Kiara worked for Canes and WG Grinders in Grove City and Groveport. She was a member of the...
Edward G. Smath
Jun 12, 2017
Edward Smath, 81, of Lorain, passed away Monday, June 12, 2017 at Mercy New Life Hospice after a brief illness. Edward was born June 26, 1935 in Lorain and had been a life long Lorain resident. He was a veteran of the US Army. Edward retired from US Steel after 30 years of service. He enjoyed crossword puzzles, gardening,...
George E. Phillips
Jun 11, 2017
George E. Phillips, 82, of Vermilion, died Sunday, June 11, 2017 at his home after a brief illness. He was born February 22, 1935 in Lorain and had been a life long Vermilion resident. George was a veteran of the US Army. George owned and operated Valley Harbor Marina, a full service marina with 400 docks located on the...
Constance S Dropko
Jun 7, 2017
Constance S. Dropko (nee Strandwitz), 101, of Vermilion, died Wednesday, June 7, 2017 at Kingston Residence of Vermilion after a short illness. She was born October 13, 1915 in Gilman, Iowa and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 71 years moving from Brooklawn, NJ. Constance worked for Luther League of America in Philadelphia, Red Feather in Lorain,...
John Howard Lynch
Jun 5, 2017
John Howard Lynch, 83, of Vermilion, died Monday, June 5, 2017 at Admiral's Pointe Nursing Home after a lengthy illness. John was born September 10, 1933 in Wheeling , WV and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 25 years moving from Huron. John worked as a nuclear physicist and engineer at NASA. His publications have dealt with...
Jean E. Kelsey
Jun 5, 2017
Jean Elizabeth Kelsey (nee Buckholz), 59, of Wellington, died Monday, June 5, 2017 at her home after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born July 21, 1957 in Lorain and had been a Wellington resident for the past 32 years moving from Lorain. Jean graduated from Lorain High School and worked for East of Chicago Pizza, Wakeman for...
Dolores M. Igoe
Jun 2, 2017
Dolores Igoe, born in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada on September 5, 1932, the only child of Cleve and Lucy Ross. She grew up on a ranch where she was exposed to nature and learned the joy of animals, particularly dogs and horses. Following high school, she enrolled at Wooster College as a voice major, where she met and married Robert...
Herman B. Schnieders
May 31, 2017
Herman B. Schnieders, 87, of Berlin Heights, died Wednesday, May 31, 2017 at his home after a brief illness. He was born August 5, 1929 in Oelde, Germany. He moved to the United States in 1951 and had been a Berlin Heights resident for the past 49 years moving from Mansfield. Herman worked as a tool and die maker...
Michael Branham
May 31, 2017
Michael Branham, 64, of Vermilion, passed away Wednesday, May 31, 2017 at his home following a brief illness. Michael was born July 16, 1952 in Pikeville, KY, and he had been a Vermilion resident for the past 49 years moving from Lorain. Michael worked as a statistical processor and developed many programs for the Ford Motor Company before retiring...
Robert Charles Clifford
May 28, 2017
Robert Charles Clifford, 74, of Vermilion and Bonita Springs, FL died Sunday, May 28, 2017 in his home after a 5 year illness. Bob was born in Pittsburgh, PA and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 26 years moving from Westlake. He had also lived in St Paul, MN and Detroit, MI. Bob graduated from Grove City...
Harvey Warner Vick
May 25, 2017
Harvey Warner Vick, 82, of Vermilion, died Thursday, May 25, 2017 at Mercy New Life Hospice after a lengthy illness. Harvey was born February 15, 1935 in Cleveland and had been a lifelong Vermilion resident. He was a veteran of the United States Marine Corp serving during the Korean Conflict as a radio operator. Harvey worked as a Chemical...
