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Matthew R. Machock

Matthew R. Machock

Oct 25, 2016

Matthew Richard Machock, 34, of Vermilion, died Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at Oak Hills Nursing home after a one year battle with brain cancer. He was born March 12, 1982 in Amherst and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 33 years moving from Elyria. Matthew had worked construction for various companies. He had attended the Church of...

William R. 'Bill' Brown

William R. 'Bill' Brown

Oct 25, 2016

William "Bill" R. Brown, 73, of Vermilion, passed Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at Mercy New Life Hospice after a brief illness. He was born April 17, 1943 in East Liverpool, OH and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 50 years moving from Salineville. Bill worked as a parts control traffic manager for Ford Motor Co. Lorain and...

Sandra M Kensicki

Sandra M Kensicki

Oct 22, 2016

Sandra M. Kensicki (nee Bieth), 76, of Vermilion, died Saturday, October 22, 2016 at Mercy New Life Hospice after a brief illness. She was born April 28, 1940 in Martins Ferry, OH and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 44 years moving from Wheeling, WV. Sandra worked for Cooks United for over 11 years. She was a...

Harmon Martin

Harmon Martin

Oct 22, 2016

Harmon Martin, 73, of Vermilion, died Saturday, October 22, 2016 at his son's home after a lengthy illness. He was born July 18, 1943 in Rogers, OH and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 40 years moving from Connecticut. Harmon was a veteran of the US Army where he served as a MP Dog Handler. Harmon worked...

Sandra J Burchak

Sandra J Burchak

Oct 21, 2016

Sandra J. Burchak (nee Kader), 75, of Vermilion, passed away peacefully Friday, October 21, 2016 at Mercy New Life Hospice from complications of multiple sclerosis. Sandy was born March 7, 1941 in Cleveland, OH and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 36 years moving from Cleveland. She graduated from John Marshall High School and worked as a...

Thelma Pauline Grisel

Thelma Pauline Grisel

Oct 16, 2016

Thelma Pauline Grisel (nee Schieferstein), 97, of Vermilion, went to be with the Lord, Sunday, October 16, 2016 at University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born December 25, 1918 in Amherst township to Carl and Martha (nee Strauss) Schieferstein. Thelma moved to Vermilion in 1946 after marrying John N Grisel. They were happily married...

Rosemary Winnen

Rosemary Winnen

Oct 13, 2016

Rosemary Winnen (nee Conrad),81, of Lorain, passed away Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016 at Mercy New Life Hospice, Lorain after a lengthy illness surrounded by her loving family. She was born May 14, 1935 in Lorain where she had been a life long resident. Rosemary worked as a nurse for St. Joseph Hospital and then as a caretaker at Our...

Kathryn Burkey

Kathryn Burkey

Oct 12, 2016

Kathryn Burkey (nee Lothridge), 65, of Vermilion, died Wednesday, October 12, 2016 at Mercy Regional Medical Center. She was born May 5, 1951 in Lorain, and had been a life long Vermilion resident. She had attended Broadway Assembly Church, Lorain and enjoyed BINGO, bowling, fishing, boating, hunting, camping and supporting the veterans. She is survived by her sons, David...

Mabel Streat

Mabel Streat

Oct 12, 2016

Mabel Streat (nee Young), 97, of Vermilion, died Wednesday, October 12, 2016 at Amherst Manor Retirement Community after a lengthy illness. She was born December 26, 1918 in Lorain and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 34 years moving from Alexandria, VA where she had lived for 44 years. Mabel owned and operated MaFran Beauty Salon in...

Michael J King

Michael J King

Oct 8, 2016

Michael J. King, 77, of Vermilion, died Saturday, October 8, 2016 at Kingston of Vermilion after a lengthy illness. He was born December 10, 1938 in Cleveland,and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 40 years moving from Cincinnati. Michael worked as a machine repairman for Bruning for 17 years. He then worked as a general contractor for...

David Charles Arnold

David Charles Arnold

Oct 7, 2016

David Charles Arnold, 73, of Vermilion, passed away Friday, October 7, 2016 at his home after a lengthy illness. He was born January 18, 1943 in Dayton, OH, and had been a Vermilion resident since 1992 moving from Rocky River. David worked as a 7-12th grade vocational teacher for Willoughby-Eastlake Schools for 33 years retiring in 1999, followed by...

Cynthia 'Cindy' Lawson

Cynthia 'Cindy' Lawson

Oct 5, 2016

Cynthia "Cindy" Lawson (nee Mingl), 63, of Vermilion, died Wednesday, October 5, 2016 at her home. She was born July 22, 1953 in Los Angeles , CA and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 11 years moving from Camarillo, CA. Cindy was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church, Vermilion where she worked. She enjoyed reading, crossword...

Harold L Brown

Harold L Brown

Oct 4, 2016

Harold L. Brown, 69, of Vermilion, passed away Tuesday, October 4, 2016 at his home after a brief illness Harold was born November 14, 1946 and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 17 years. He was a supervisor for B & B Distributors for 9 years. He enjoyed computers, sprint car racing, and NASCAR. He is survived...

Leon F. Wright , Jr

Leon F. Wright , Jr

Oct 3, 2016

Leon F. Wright, Jr, 48, of Lorain, died Monday, October 3, 2016 at his home. He was born October 13, 1967 in Lorain. Leon spent most of his life living in Lorain, but enjoyed the 6 years he spent living in Colorado. Leon was a veteran of the US Navy and worked as a lead operator for Tubo Scope...

Joseph Villa

Joseph Villa

Oct 1, 2016

Joseph Villa, 92, died Saturday, October 1, 2016 at his home after a lengthy illness. He was born January 1, 1924 in Saxton, PA, and had been a Lorain resident for the past 46 years moving from Vermilion. He was a veteran of the US Army serving with the 358th and 371st Combat Engineers in Normandy, Rhineland, Ardennes, and...

Patrick Boardman

Patrick Boardman

Sep 29, 2016

Patrick Boardman, 67, of Vermilion, passed away Thursday, September 29, 2016 at his home. He was born June 12, 1949 in Syracuse, NY, and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 5 years moving from Huron. Pat had worked for TransTec as a warehouse and transportation manager. He was a member of the VFW Post #7576 in Vermilion,...

Jean Clara Wright

Jean Clara Wright

Sep 28, 2016

Jean Clara Wright (nee Caldwell), 73, of Vermilion, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her family, on Wednesday, September 28, 2016 after a brief illness. Jean was born May 24, 1943 in Lorain, Ohio. She had been a Vermilion resident for the past 46 years, moving from Lorain. She was known for her never ending love for...

Ronald G. Barry

Ronald G. Barry

Sep 26, 2016

Ronald G. Barry, 64, of Wakeman, died Monday, September 26, 2016 at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center, Toledo after a sudden illness. He was born August 30, 1952 in Bellevue and had been a Wakeman resident for the past 31 years moving from Amherst. Ronald worked as a tool and die maker for Ford Motor Co. both in Lorain...

Dorothy G Sechel

Dorothy G Sechel

Sep 25, 2016

Dorothy Grace Sechel (nee Popa), age 91, passed away peacefully on September 25, 2016 at Kingston of Vermilion. She was born December 1, 1924 in Akron, Ohio. Dorothy made her home in the Amherst, Sheffield Lake, and Lorain area since the early 1950's, moving to Vermilion in 2011. She was a member of the Lorain Lighthouse United Methodist Church....

John A Markworth

John A Markworth

Sep 22, 2016

John A. Markworth, 78, of Vermilion, died Thursday, September 22, 2016 at Mercy New Life Hospice after a short illness. John was born in 1938 in Cleveland, OH and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 54 years moving from Birmingham. He graduated from Firelands High School class of 1956 and Ashland College receiving his Bachelors of Science...

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