Obituaries
Obituaries
Betty M Bateson
May 10, 2017
Betty Maxine Bateson (nee Reed), 88, of Vermilion, died Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at Kingston of Vermilion. Betty was born March 19, 1929 in Oakfield, Ohio, where she lived until moving to Vermilion in 2006. She worked at Bryant Manufacturing in New Lexington, Ohio for 33 years retiring in 1986. She was a member of Oakfield Baptist Church, She...
Willa Ruth Henson
May 8, 2017
Willa Ruth Henson (nee McElroy), 53, of Vermilion, died Monday, May 8, 2017 at Mercy Regional Medical Center after a sudden illness. She was born October 28, 1963 in Zanesville, OH and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 12 years moving from Lorain and California. Willa graduated from Lorain Community College with a nursing degree and worked...
Shirley A. Kudela
May 6, 2017
Shirley A. Kudela (nee Szekely), 82, of Vermilion, passed away Saturday, May 6, 2017 at Kingston of Vermilion following a brief illness. Shirley was born December 24, 1934 in Vermilion and had lived here all her life. She was a member of St. Mary Church in Vermilion. She enjoyed gardening, bird watching, all animals, and especially loved spending time...
Patricia Anne Boll
May 5, 2017
Patricia Anne Boll (nee Tresise), 77, of Bay Village, passed away Friday, May 5, 2017 at Ames Hospice after a lengthy illness. Patricia was born September 11, 1939 in Cleveland , OH. She had been a Bay Village resident for the past 2 years moving from Lakewood . Patricia was an RN for Fairview Hospital for 10 years before...
Florence Louise Brown
May 2, 2017
Florence Louise Brown (nee Ward), 90, of Vermilion, died Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at Ames Family Hospice, Westlake after a lengthy illness. She was born June 13, 1926 in Columbus, and had been a Vermilion resident since 1962 moving to Manlius, NY for 19 years, returning to Vermilion in retirement. Florence graduated from John Marshall High School and attended...
Lorie M Fedor
May 1, 2017
Lorie M. Fedor (nee Snezek), 74, of Vermilion, died Monday, May 1, 2017 at Mercy New Life Hospice after a short illness. She was born November 12, 1942 in Lorain, OH and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 46 years moving from Lorain. Lorie owned and operated Quality Catering of Vermilion for 17 years. She also worked...
Joseph Corcino
Apr 28, 2017
Joseph Corcino, 80, of Vermilion, died Friday, April 28, 2017 at his home after a lengthy illness. He was born February 5, 1937 in Luquillo, Puerto Rico and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 67 years moving from Lorain. Joseph worked as a relief man for Ford Automotive Plant, Lorain retiring after 33 years in 1991. He...
Patrick Edward Gammons
Apr 27, 2017
Patrick Edward Gammons, 73, of Huron, died Thursday, April 27, 2017 at Firelands Regional Medical Center Main Campus after a short illness. Patrick was born January 1, 1944 in Lorain and had been a Huron resident for the past 31 years moving from Vermilion. He graduated from Amherst High School and St. Mary College, San Antonio Texas. He received...
Evelyn Jean Colebrook
Apr 27, 2017
Evelyn Jean Colebrook (nee Wawrin), 75, of Vermilion, died Thursday, April 27, 2017 at the Cleveland Clinic, Avon after a 3 month illness. Evelyn acquired a very aggressive and rapidly progressing form of lung cancer that quickly metastasized. She was born February 26, 1942 in Revenna, OH. She graduated from James A Garfield High School, Garrettsville and received her...
Wilma E. Dellifield
Apr 22, 2017
Wilma E. Dellifield (nee Parke), 94, of Henrietta Township, passed away Saturday, April 22, 2017 at Mercy New Life Hospice after a lengthy illness. She was born November 15, 1922 in Oberlin and had been a Henrietta Township resident for the past 70 years moving from Warren, OH. Wilma graduated from Elyria High School. She had worked at Watson...
Roswitha Rose Kerpics
Apr 17, 2017
Roswitha "Rose" P. Kerpics (nee Egelhofer), 74, of Vermilion, died Monday, April 17, 2017 at her home after a lengthy illness. She was born October 11, 1942 in Falkenstein, Rhineland Pfalz, Germany and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 43 years moving from Lorain. Rose was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church, Vermilion. She enjoyed ceramics,...

Peter B. Bateman
Apr 17, 2017
Peter B. Bateman, 90, of Vermilion, died Monday, April 17, 2017 at Mercy New Life Hospice after a lengthy illness. He was born November 10, 1926 in Paris, France and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 46 years moving from MI and Canada. Peter was a veteran of the British Army. He worked in management in several...
Ira Griffith
Apr 16, 2017
Ira Griffith, 73, of Vermilion, died Sunday, April 16, 2017 at his home after a lengthy illness. He was born June 18, 1943 in Robbins, TN, and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 51 years moving from TN. Ira worked on the assembly line for Ford Motor Co., Lorain for 30 years, retiring in 1995. He had...
Kyle Anthony Paluch
Apr 16, 2017
Kyle Anthony Paluch, 33, of Lorain, died Sunday, April 16, 2017 at Mercy Regional Medical Center. He was born December 15, 1983 in Lorain and grew up in Vermilion where he spent most of his time. He had been living in Lorain for the past 9 months moving from South Carolina. Kyle worked as a professional painter and had...
Ashley Nicole Brosky
Apr 15, 2017
Ashley Nicole Brosky, 21, of Vermilion, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, April 15, 2017. Ashley was born June 22, 1995 in Lorain, OH and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 2 years moving from Lorain. She was a sous chef for Macaroni Grill in North Olmsted. She enjoyed playing rugby in high school, spending time with family and...
Karen L Seil
Apr 12, 2017
Karen L. Seil (nee Booth), 73, of Vermilion, died Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at her home after fighting pancreatic cancer for just over a year. She was born November 30, 1943 in Canton, and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 22 years moving from Westlake. Karen worked for 37 years as a Human Resource Manager for the...

Michael W. Penton
Apr 10, 2017
Michael W. Penton, 22, of Vermilion, passed away Monday, April 10, 2017. Michael was born August 10, 1994 in Oberlin and had been a life long Vermilion resident. He graduated from Vermilion High School and was employed as a foreman for Yost's Harbourtown Lawn & Landscaping. He enjoyed reading, movies, and online gaming. He is survived by mother, Tina...
Lewis E. Eakin
Apr 9, 2017
Lewis Earl Eakin, 65, of Vermilion, died Sunday, April 9, 2017 at Kingston of Vermilion after a lengthy illness. He was born October 2, 1951 in Oil City, PA, and had been a Riverview, FL resident for the past 10 years moving from the Vermilion area. Lewis worked for Ridge Tool, Elyria for 26 years in the Heat Treatment...
Florence M Frost
Apr 8, 2017
Florence M. Frost (nee Pinkney), 97, of Elyria, passed away Saturday, April 8, 2017 at Wesleyan Village after a lengthy illness. She was born March 14, 1920 in Collinwood, OH. Flo's younger years were spent close to Euclid Beach where she loved swimming and dancing to the music of the Big Bands. She met Chuck Stuehringer, the love of...
Aileen Myrtle Kyser
Apr 6, 2017
Aileen Myrtle Kyser (nee Hanna), 87, of Vermilion, passed away Thursday, April 6, 2017 at Amherst Manor Retirement Community after a lengthy illness. She was born March 4, 1930 in Lorain and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 76 years. Aileen had worked at McGarvies Restaurant as a server and at Convenient Food Mart as a Baker....
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