Contance 'Connie' Thomas
Jun 22, 2016
Connie (Constance) Thomas passed away on Wednesday, June 22, 2016 at The Cleveland Clinic Lutheran Medical Hospital in Cleveland. As all of Cleveland celebrated wildly with the triumph of the Cavaliers, Connie slipped away. Cause of death was complications from Lupus. She was 47. Connie was born to Roland and Sharon Thomas on June 15, 1969 in Lorain. She...
Betty Lou Neuwirth
Jun 20, 2016
Betty Lou Neuwirth (Kyle), age 47, of Vermilion, passed away suddenly on Monday, June 20, 2016 at her residence. Betty was born June 10, 1969 in Barberton, OH and had been a Vermilion resident for the past ten years. Betty was a homemaker who enjoyed gardening, the outdoors, and spending time with her grandkids. Betty is survived by her...
Russell R. Hite
Jun 13, 2016
Russell R. Hite, 75, of Vermilion, died Monday, June 13, 2016 at Kingston of Vermilion after a lengthy illness. Russell was born May 26, 1941 in Norwalk, and grew up in Berlin Heights on his fathers farm. He had been a Vermilion resident for the past 65 years moving from Berlin Heights. He was a veteran of the United...
Harry E. Shamhart
Jun 11, 2016
Harry E. Shamhart, 79, of Vermilion, died Saturday, June 11, 2016 in Lorain after a short illness. He was born July 24, 1936 in Delaware, OH and had been a life long area resident. Harry was a veteran of the US Army. He worked for Ford Motor Co. for over 50 years and retired in 2014 as a material...
Dolores L. Boshell
Jun 6, 2016
Dolores L. Boshell (nee Sestok), 84, of Vermilion, died Monday, June 6, 2016 at Mercy Regional Medical Center after a lengthy illness. Dolores was born March 12, 1932 in Detroit, MI, and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 15 years moving from Maumee. Dolores worked as a bank teller for Co-America, Detroit, MI. She was a member...
Virginia M. Tanski
Jun 1, 2016
Virginia M. Tanski (nee Vaughn ), 90, of Vermilion, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, June 1, 2016 at Mercy Regional Medical Center. Virginia was born October 20, 1925 in Elyria. She had been a Vermilion resident for over 60 years. She was involved in Bible Study groups at the Christ Episcopal Church in Huron and Vermilion. She enjoyed reading,...
William C Macbane
Jun 1, 2016
Dr. William C. MacBane, 95, of Vermilion, died Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at The Gardens of Western Reserve, Cuyahoga Falls. William was born June 16, 1920 in Lakewood, OH and had been a Vermilion resident for 40 years before moving to Cuyahoga Falls. He was a veteran of the US Army serving during WWII. On August 22, 1959 he...
Kenneth Meske
Jun 1, 2016
Kenneth L. Meske, 75, of Vermilion, died Wednesday, June 1, 2016 at Mercy Regional Medical Center after a sudden illness. He was born May 4, 1941 in Lorain and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 14 years moving from North Ridgeville. Ken was a veteran of the US Air Force. He started his 48 year career with...
Helen Shirley Schrenkel
Jun 1, 2016
Helen "Shirley" Schrenkel (nee Glover), 89, of Lorain, passed away Wednesday, June 1, 2016 at Mercy Regional Medical Center, Lorain surrounded by her family. Shirley was born Jan. 18, 1927 in Lorain and had lived in Vermilion before returning to the Lorain area. Shirley graduated from Vermilion High School. She enjoyed playing Bingo, spending time with family and friends,...
Cecilia Long
May 30, 2016
Cecilia Long (nee Kaliszewski), 80, of Lorain, died Monday, May 30, 2016 at Mercy New Life Hospice after a short illness. She was born December 10, 1935 in Lorain where she had been a life long resident. Cecilia graduated from the Lorain High School class of 1953A and worked as a secretary for Nickelplate. She then started working as...
Daniel Hay Drew
May 27, 2016
Daniel Hay Drew, 59, of Vermilion, passed away Friday, May 27, 2016 at University Hospital, Elyria following a lengthy illness. Dan was born March 29, 1957 in Fort Worth, TX and had been a Lorain County resident since 1972 moving to Vermilion 8 years ago. He was a self employed wholesale nursery grower operating Sundance Farm in Lagrange. Dan...
Mark Alan Murphy
May 23, 2016
Mark Alan Murphy, 54, of Vermilion, died Monday, May 23, 2016 at his home after a lengthy battle with depression. He was born April 16, 1962 in Lorain, and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 16 years moving from Sheffield Lake. Mark was the VP of Lorain Aluminum Manufacturing Co., Sheffield Village for 20 years. He then...
Drena Anne Kozlowski
May 21, 2016
Drena "Anne" Kozlowski (nee Heaton), 63, of Vermilion, passed away Saturday, May 21, 2016 at the Cleveland Clinic after a lengthy illness. Anne was born in Cleveland, OH and had recently moved back to Vermilion after spending 30 years in California. Anne worked for Safe Federal Credit Union in CA for 25 years as the Assistant Vice President of...
Elva Hiebert
May 14, 2016
Elva Hiebert, age 91, passed away Saturday, May 14, 2016 at Mercy Regional Medical Center, in Lorain, Ohio, after a three week stay. Elva was born June 1, 1924 in Sioux Lookout, Ontario and lived in Atikokan, Ontario from 1966 until 2016. In her working years Elva was a bookkeeper. She grew up in the Presbyterian Church. She enjoyed...
Samuel William Law
May 14, 2016
Samuel William Law Jr., 87, of Vermilion passed away Saturday, May 14, 2016 at his residence after a lengthy illness. Sam was born July 25, 1928 in Norwalk, OH and had lived most of his life in Vermilion. He was a graduate of Vermilion High School and was a 4 year veteran of the United States Marine Corp serving...
Marilyn Joan 'Jo' Cottrell
May 13, 2016
Marilyn Joan "Jo" Cottrell (nee Smith) of Vermilion, passed away Friday, May 13, 2016, at Mercy Hospital following a lengthy illness. Jo was born June 3, 1935, in Lorain, OH. She grew up in Vermilion where she attended public schools. After high school, Jo went on to attain her professional license as a Laboratory Technologist. Jo moved to Florida...
Douglas A. Ryals
May 12, 2016
Douglas A. Ryals, 64, of Vermilion, died Thursday, May 12, 2016 at his home. Douglas was born September 18, 1951 in Elyria and had been a lifelong Elyria and Vermilion resident. He was a general contractor and served as a past President of the Lorain County Home Builders Association. He enjoyed gardening, sailing, and his family, especially his grandchildren....
Deloris Adams
May 11, 2016
Deloris Adams (nee Newsome), 61, Vermilion, entered into rest on Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at her home after a lengthy illness. Deloris was born September 14, 1954 in Dana, KY. She moved to Vermilion, OH during her childhood and eventually settled in Fremont, OH, where she lived for 20 years before returning to Vermilion. She was a gifted and...
Arnold Pena
May 7, 2016
Arnold Pena, 83, of Vermilion, died Saturday, May 7, 2016 at Firelands Regional Medical Center Main Campus after a lengthy illness. He was born July 23, 1932 in Lorain and had been a life long Vermilion and Lorain area resident spending a short time in California. Arnold was a veteran of the US Army serving as a paratrooper in...
Lois Ann Sines
May 4, 2016
Lois A. Sines (nee Collins), 64, of Vermilion, died Wednesday, May 4, 2016 at Mercy Regional Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born December 9, 1951 in Yukon, WV and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 15 years. Lois enjoyed continuing her education at Oral Roberts University and watching the 700 Club. She also enjoyed...
