Gail William Straight
Jul 14, 2017
Gail William Straight, 94, of Norwalk, OH, went home to be with his loved ones and the Lord on Friday, July 14, 2017. Gail was born April 17, 1923 in Wadestown, W.Va, son of the late William and Lillie Straight . He retired as a Pump Engineer for Sun Pipe Line of Toledo, OH. Prior to his employment at...
Diane Bailey Chesnut
Jul 12, 2017
Diane L. Chesnut (nee Bailey), 81, of Vermilion, died suddenly Wednesday, July 12, 2017, at Cleveland Clinic due to an infection from a surgery. She was born April 22, 1936 in Lorain, Ohio and had been a life time Vermilion resident. Diane graduated from Vermilion High School, class of 1953 where she met her high school sweetheart and husband...
Patricia B Masten
Jul 11, 2017
Patricia Bernice Masten (nee Freeman), 71, of Vermilion, died Tuesday, July 11, 2017 at Stein Hospice after a lengthy illness. She was born December 5, 1945 in Union City, TN and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 59 years. Patricia graduated from Vermilion High School in 1963 and worked for Lakewood Steel doing inside sales for 15...
Earl Fate
Jul 11, 2017
Earl Fate, 83, of Lorain, died peacefully Tuesday, July 11, 2017 at his home after a lengthy illness. He was born January 21, 1934 in Marion, OH to the late Watson and Pearl (nee Jackson) Fate. He had been a lifelong Lorain resident. Earl graduated from Lorain High School and was a veteran of the United States Army. He...
Thomas John William Mills
Jul 10, 2017
Thomas John-William Mills, 39, of North Ridgeville, died Monday, July 10, 2017 at MetroHealth Medical Center after a sudden illness. Thomas was born Nov. 23, 1977 in Lorain. Tom was raised in Vermilion, had been a North Ridgeville resident for the past 3 years moving from Berea. He was a veteran of the United States Navy. Tom worked for...
Maurice 'Maury' Bowen
Jul 7, 2017
Maurice "Maury" Bowen, 86, of Upper Sandusky, died Friday, July 7, 2017 at Wyandot Memorial Hospital, Upper Sandusky after a lengthy illness. Maurice was born December 19, 1930 in Upper Sandusky where he resided for the past 2 years moving from Vermilion where he lived for over 40 years. He was a veteran of the United States Army Air...
Sandra A. Larges
Jul 6, 2017
Sandra A. Larges (nee James), 67, of Birmingham, died Thursday, July 6, 2017 at Mercy New Life Hospice after a lengthy illness. She was born August 30, 1949 in Saginaw, MI and had been a Birmingham resident for the past 32 years moving from Vermilion. Sandra was a member of the American Legion #397, life member of Amvets Post...
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,...
