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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,...
Gary P. Hultine
Aug 20, 2018
Gary P. Hultine, 65, of Vermilion, died Monday, August 20, 2018 at his home in Vermilion. Gary was born Dec. 11, 1952 in Bellevue, Nebraska. He was an 18 year Vermilion resident moving from Brunswick, Ohio. Gary retired after 25 years as a truck driver for E and L Transport. He enjoyed car racing especially NASCAR racing, animals and...
Leona 'Lee' Shattuck
Aug 20, 2018
Leona "Lee" Shattuck (nee Bartels), 83, of Vermilion, died Monday, August 20, 2018 at her home after a lengthy illness. She was born February 20, 1935 in Lakewood and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 60 years moving from Lakewood. Lee owned and operated Lee's Landing in Vermilion for the past 47 years. She was also an...
Loretta A. Wilson
Aug 5, 2018
Loretta A. Wilson (nee Dempsey), 71, of Vermilion, died Sunday, August 5, 2018 at her home after a lengthy illness. She was born March 6, 1947 in McKeesport, PA and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 60 years moving from Homestead, PA. Loretta worked for Lake Point Nursing Home as a nurses aide for 10 years. She...
Joyce A. Strickler
Jul 30, 2018
Rockwall TX: Joyce A Strickler (nee Lengyel), 62, passed away on July 30, 2018 after a brief illness. She was born in Lorain, Ohio on March 2, 1956. She grew up on a farm in Florence Township where she met the love of her life. That 44 year relationship took her to Colorado, Kentucky and finally Texas where she...
