Obituaries
Obituaries
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....
Jason Michael Dunbrook
Apr 5, 2017
Jason Michael Dunbrook, 40, of Vermilion, passed away unexpectedly April 5, 2017. Jason was born October 24, 1976 in Columbus, OH and had lived in Vermilion for 30 years. He was self-employed as an electrician for many years. There were so many wonderful qualities Jason had besides being a kind, loving, and funny guy. He had many great skills,...
Robert L Blankinsop
Apr 2, 2017
Robert L. Blankinsop, 85, of Wakeman, passed away Sunday, April 2, 2017 at Admiral's Pointe, Huron after brief illness. Robert was born June 11, 1931 in Washington, PA. He had been a Wakeman resident for the past 43 years moving from Lorain. He was a veteran of the Marine Corps. Robert retired as a foreman of 3 Seamless Hot...
Violet E Younker
Mar 30, 2017
Violet Evelyn Younker (nee La Form), 66, of Vermilion, passed away Thursday, March 30, 2017 at Mercy Regional Medical Center after a brief illness Violet was born December 11, 1950 in Cleveland, OH. She had been a Vermilion resident for the past 12 years moving from Cleveland. Violet worked at Kohls for 10 years before her retirement. She enjoyed...
Mary Furci
Mar 24, 2017
Mary M. Furci (nee Alu), 93, of Lorain, passed away Friday, March 24, 2017 under the care of Mercy New Life Hospice at Autumn Aegis Nursing Home after a brief illness. She was born August 14, 1923 in Lorain where she has been a life-long resident. Mary at one time was an entertainer and performed locally with Jimmy Dulio's...
Derek A. Bowen
Mar 23, 2017
Derek A. Bowen, 64, of Vermilion, died Thursday, March 23, 2017 at Mercy Regional Medical Center after a short illness. He was born November 18, 1952 in Lorain and had been a life long Vermilion resident. Derek graduated from Vermilion High School and worked for the City of Vermilion on the Street Department for 38 years retiring in 2010....
John C Hannah
Mar 19, 2017
John C. Hannah, 78, of Vermilion, died Sunday, March 19, 2017 at University Hospitals of Cleveland after complications from unknown factors. He was born July 22, 1938 in Marlinton, WV, and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 46 years moving from South Amherst. John started his career on the line at Ford Motor Co. Lorain. He retired...
Jeanne Brown
Mar 16, 2017
P. Jeanne Brown (nee Hartsell), 92, of Amherst, died Thursday, March 16, 2017 at her home after a lengthy illness. She was born April 7, 1924 in Columbus, and had been a Amherst resident for the past 50 years moving from Mt. Vernon, OH. Jeanne was a past member of Faith Baptist Church, Amherst and enjoyed playing cards, shopping,...
Ernest Otto Stone
Mar 16, 2017
Ernest Otto Stone, 81, of Vermilion, died Thursday, March 16, 2017 during surgery to realign a broken hip at Mercy Regional Medical Center. He was born July 1, 1935 in Duffield, VA, and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 56 years moving from Virginia. Ernest was a veteran of the US Army serving during the Korean War....
Patricia J Luchkowsky
Mar 15, 2017
Patricia J. Luchkowsky (nee Weber), 64, of Vermilion, died Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at her home after a lengthy illness. She was born July 13, 1952 in Lorain and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 38 years moving from Lorain. Patricia worked as an English teacher for Admiral King, Lorain before becoming the Director at the Genesis...
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