Obituaries
Obituaries
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...
Theodore Ted Tepper
May 4, 2016
Theodore L. Tepper, 77, of Lorain, died Wednesday, May 4, 2016 at his home after a short illness. He was born November 21, 1938 in Cleveland and had been a Lorain resident for the past 8 years moving from Vermilion. Ted graduated from Case Western Reserve and worked for his father at Government Chemical, Cleveland. After his father passed,...
Theresia Tomlinson
Apr 30, 2016
Theresia Tomlinson (nee Peischl), of Dunnellon Florida, passed away Saturday, April 30, 2016 after a brief illness. Theresia was born in Hungary and moved to Schwé¤bisch Gmé¼nd, Germany in 1946. She was a resident of Vermilion for 38 years, before moving to Dunnellon, Florida in 2002. Theresia enjoyed cooking and baking, especially Hungarian and German foods. She enjoyed get-togethers...
Savanah Nicole Haynie
Apr 26, 2016
Savanah Nicole Haynie, 20, of Vermilion, died Tuesday, April 26, 2016. She was born January 18, 1996 in Amherst and has spent most of her life in Vermilion. Savanah was a 2015 graduate of Vermilion High School and EHOVE. She worked for Kingston of Vermilion as a STNA for the past six months, previously working at Bowling Green Care...
Lucile E Hite
Apr 25, 2016
Lucile E. Hite (nee Poyer), 99, of Vermilion, died Monday, April 25, 2016 at Riverside Methodist Hospital after a short illness. She was born November 24, 1916 in Vermilion where she had been a life long resident until 2012 when she moved to Columbus to live with her daughter. Lucile graduated from Oberlin Business College and started working for...
David C Mitchell
Apr 24, 2016
David C. Mitchell, 66, of Vermilion, died Sunday, April 24, 2016 at Mercy Regional Medical Center after a sudden illness. He was born April of 1950 in Sandusky and has been a life long Vermilion area resident. David worked as a welder before becoming the business manager for the Plumbers and Steamfitters Local Union #42. He served as the...
Gary A Bush
Apr 23, 2016
Gary A. Bush, 57, of Vermilion, died Saturday, April 23, 2016 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph after a short illness. He was born December 31, 1958 in Jeannette, PA and had been a life long resident of Vermilion and Lorain. Gary had most recently worked as a manager at Alco, Vermilion. He had also worked in...

Christopher Earl Stoltz
Apr 22, 2016
Christopher Earl Stoltz, 26, of Vermilion, died suddenly Friday, April 22, 2016. He was born September 12, 1989 in Lorain, OH, and had been a life long Vermilion resident. He is survived by his parents, Michael and Janice (nee Johnson) Stoltz of Vermilion; brother, Joseph Stoltz; sisters, Stephanie (Evan) Delli Bovi and Samantha Stoltz both of Vermilion. Graveside services...
Margaret Joan Cornelius
Apr 19, 2016
Margaret Joan Cornelius (nee Sutliff), 93, of Elyria, passed away Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at EMH Regional Health Center following an extended illness. Margaret was born December 26, 1922 in Lorain, OH. She graduated from Lorain High School, class of 1941. Margaret worked for Lorain Products as a Transformer Tester for 19 years before retiring in 1984. While a...
Morgan Reed Wojciechowski
Apr 19, 2016
Morgan Reed Wojciechowski, 15, of Vermilion, died Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at Mercy Regional Medical Center. He was born December 18, 2000 in Lakewood and had been a Vermilion resident since 2001 moving from Avon Lake. Morgan was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church and had attended St. Mary School, Vermilion. Morgan was a freshman at Vermilion High...

George Joseph Markus
Apr 11, 2016
George Joseph Markus, Jr., 69, of Vermilion, died Monday, April 11, 2016 at his home. He was born April 10, 1947 in Lorain and had been a life long Vermilion area resident. George graduated from Lorain High School in 1965 and had most recently worked as a clerk at Drug Mart in Vermilion. He was a sports enthusiast and...
Gerald Wayne Nelson
Apr 8, 2016
Gerald Wayne Nelson, 76, of Vermilion, died Friday, April 8, 2016 at his home after a short illness. He was born June 6, 1939 in Titusville, PA and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 4 years moving from Painesville. Gerald was a veteran of the US AirForce. He worked for Painesville City Schools as a science teacher...
Tracey Elizabeth Rogers
Apr 4, 2016
Tracey Elizabeth Rogers, 51, of Copley, passed away peacefully Monday, April 4, 2016 at Ames Family Hospice House surrounded by her loving family after a brief illness. Tracey was born December 31, 1964 in Sandusky. She had been a resident of Copley for the past 20 years moving from Columbus. . She graduated from Vermilion High School and the...
Robert A. 'Bobby' Rogers
Apr 4, 2016
Robert A. "Bobby" Rogers, 47, of Vermilion, died unexpectedly Monday, April 4, 2016 at his father's home. He was born February 19, 1969 in Amherst and had been a life long area resident living in Kentucky for a short time. Robert worked as a laborer for Newport Steel, KY before moving back to the area where he helped at...
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