Paul Howard Ball
Aug 1, 2016
Paul Howard Ball, 67, of Vermilion, died Monday, August 1, 2016 at Metro Health Medical Center after a sudden illness. He was born August 30, 1948 in Logan, WV and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 50 years moving from West Virginia. Paul was a veteran of the US Army serving in Vietnam. After serving his country...
Charles 'Chuck' Proctor
Aug 1, 2016
Charles "Chuck" Proctor, 58, of Elyria , died Monday, August 1, 2016 at MetroHealth Medical Center after a sudden illness. He was born July 5, 1958 in Charleston, WV, and had been an Elyria resident for the past 9 years moving from Vermilion. Chuck worked as a truck driver for 30 years retiring from TNT Trucking in 2007. He...
Robert J Andolsek
Jul 29, 2016
Robert J. Andolsek, 71, of Wakeman, died Friday, July 29, 2016 at his home after a lengthy illness. Robert was born October 29, 1944 in Brownsville, PA. He had been a Ohio resident since 1963. He was a veteran of the United States Army Reserves. Robert was owner and operator of the R J Andolsek Excavating retiring in 2007....
Theresa Poltrone
Jul 28, 2016
Theresa Poltrone (nee Milasky), 90, of Lorain, passed away Thursday, July 28, 2016 at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Lorain after a brief illness. Theresa was born April 26, 1926 in Lorain, OH and was a life long resident. Theresa worked as a cashier for Culinaire Bakery. She was an avid cook and homemaker. She was a member of...
Betty Kudela
Jul 27, 2016
Betty Kudela (nee Herrick), 84, of Vermilion, died Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at her home after a lengthy illness. She was born October 9, 1931 in Lorain and had been a life long Vermilion resident. Betty graduated from Birmingham High School. She worked at McGarvey's Restaurant for 15 years and also worked several years in the kitchen at Lorain...
Richard Thomas Dobos
Jul 25, 2016
Richard Thomas Dobos, Sr., 65, of Vermilion, passed away Monday, July, 25, 2016 at New Life Hospice in Lorain. Richard was born June 2, 1951 in Campbell, OH. He returned to Vermilion 2 years ago after living in Amherst for 15 years. He graduated from Campbell Memorial High School and attended Youngstown State majoring in Psychology. Richard worked for...
David Lee Hamman
Jul 19, 2016
David Lee Hamman, 59, of Vermilion , died Tuesday, July 19, 2016 at University Hospitals of Cleveland after a lengthy illness. David was born August 29, 1956 in Lorain and had been a life long Vermilion resident. He graduated from Vermilion High School and had attended the Vermilion Evangelical and Reformed Church. He enjoyed listening to the Beatles and...
Phyllis Ann Moses
Jul 18, 2016
Phyllis Ann Moses (nee Jackson), 76, of Littleton, passed Monday, July 18, 2016 in Parker, CO after a sudden issue. She was born August 18, 1939 in Vermilion , and had been a Littleton, CO resident for the past 50+ years (briefly moving to Wyoming). ã Phyllis worked as a wholesale sales representative for Rico, headquartered out of Michigan....
Susan Rebeccah Nabakowski
Jul 16, 2016
Susan Rebeccah Nabakowski, 61, of Carrollton, joined her Dad, Larry Nabakowski and sister Holly Nabakowski Fountain in Heaven Saturday, July 16, 2016, after a courageous battle with Alzheimers. Susie was born July 27, 1954 in Sandusky, Ohio. She lived in Carrollton, Ohio for the past 14 years with her family. Before retiring, Susie worked at several workshops and helped...
Richard Deptula
Jul 12, 2016
Richard John Deptula, 75, of Lorain, passed away Tuesday, July 12, 2016 at his residence after a brief illness. Richard was born September 27, 1940 in Lorain and had been a lifelong resident. He graduated from Lorain High School and served in the US Army. He worked for Ohio Edison as a meter reader. He previously owned Richard's Petal...
Jerry W Webb
Jul 10, 2016
Jerry W. Webb, 56, of Vermilion, died Sunday, July 10, 2016 at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation after a short illness. He was born November 29, 1959 in Lorain and had been a life long Vermilion resident. Jerry worked for Giant Eagle as a produce clerk for 17 years retiring in 2014. He was a member of the NRA and...
Robert L Laux
Jul 9, 2016
Robert L. Laux, 69, of Norwalk, died Saturday, July 9, 2016 at Gaymont Nursing Home after a lengthy illness. Robert was born December 26, 1946 in Lorain, and had been a Norwalk resident for the past 5 years moving from Tiffin. He had worked at a workshop doing light assembly for many years. Robert was a member of the...
Wyatt James Decker
Jul 9, 2016
Wyatt James Decker born July 8, 2016 in Elyria, died Saturday, July 9, 2016 at Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital from birth defects. Wyatt was born to his parents,Tommy and Arwen (nee Eakin) Decker of Berlin Hts., and is survived by his brother, Dylan Decker, maternal grandmother, Sandra Eakin; maternal grandfather, Lewis Eakin; paternal grandmother, Kathleen Decker; aunt, Laurelin...
Maxine 'Schetter' Schmitz
Jul 8, 2016
Maxine "Schetter" Schmitz (nee Hayes), 100, of Vermilion, went to be with her Savior Friday, July 8, 2016 at Mill Manor Nursing Home after a lengthy illness. Maxine was born May 4, 1916 in Owosso, MI. She moved to Vermilion in 1929. She was a graduate of Vermilion High School Class of 1934 and had worked at Englebry Department...
Janis M. 'Bunny' Varabkanich
Jul 6, 2016
Janis M. "Bunny" Varabkanich (née Kovac), 68 of Vermilion passed Wednesday, July 6, 2016. Beloved wife of Steven Varabkanich; mother of Steven Jr. and Jill (Koppmann); grandmother to Gavin and Talon (Koppmann); sister to Joanne (McIntyre) and Ken (Kovac) and many other family members and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents Joseph and Emily (Dubnicka) Kovac;...
Jimmy T. Lee
Jul 6, 2016
Mr. Jimmy Tate Lee, 73, of Perkinston, MS died Monday, July 4, 2016 at his home. Mr. Lee was a member of First Baptist Church, Vermilion, and he was employed for over 30 years as a supervisor for Ford Motor Co. He was an avid golfer and was a member and worked for Pine Burr Country Club in Wiggins....
Nile Cm Hill
Jul 3, 2016
Reverend Nile CM Hill Jr, 71, of Elyria, passed away Sunday, July 3, 2016 at his residence following a brief illness. Nile was born October 6, 1944 in Amherst, OH. He had been a Elyria resident for the past 6 years, after living in Illinois and Lorain, OH. He graduated from Marian L. Steele High School and from Bob...
Frank R Meier
Jun 26, 2016
Frank R. Meier, 74, of Wakeman, died Sunday, June 26, 2016 at Autumn Aegis Nursing Home after a lengthy illness. He was born May 26, 1942 in Rocky River and had been a Wakeman resident for the past 7 years moving from Eaton Township. Frank invented the Auto Display platform and also worked as a manager for Dealer Tire,...
Harry Harvey Bratton
Jun 23, 2016
Harry Harvey Bratton, 93, of Vermilion, died Thursday, June 23, 2016 at University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center after a brief illness. Harry was born January 19, 1923 in Cleveland, and had been a Vermilion resident since 1989 moving from Seven Hills. He was a veteran of the US Army serving in Normandy, Northern France, and the Rhineland during WWII....
Duane Ewbank
Jun 23, 2016
Duane R. Ewbank, of Vermilion, died Thursday, June 23, 2016 at Kingston of Vermilion to join the love of his life, Naomi "Omi" M. (nee Wolford) Ewbank, married 67 years before her passing on January 23, 2015. ã He was born April 6, 1927 in Savannah, OH to the late Martin C. and Mary Bernice (nee Ekey) Ewbank. ã...
