Obituaries

Obituaries

Harold J. Tomaszewski

Harold J. Tomaszewski

Apr 4, 2016

Harold J .Tomaszewski, 88, of Lorain, passed away Monday, April 4, 2016 at his residence. Harold was born January 14, 1928 in Lorain and had been a lifelong resident. He was a veteran of the United States Army. Harold was employed as a tool & die maker for American Crucible during the majority of his working career retiring in...

David Edwin Henderson

David Edwin Henderson

Apr 3, 2016

David Edwin Henderson, 54, of Vermilion, died Sunday, April 3, 2016 at his home after a lengthy illness. David was born December 5, 1961 in San Diego, CA and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 42 years moving from Lorain. He was a veteran of the US Army serving during Gulf War. David worked as a serviceman...

Lorraine Louisa Pierce

Lorraine Louisa Pierce

Mar 31, 2016

Lorraine Louisa Pierce (nee Williams), 73, of Vermilion, died Thursday, March 31, 2016 at New Life Hospice after a lengthy illness. She was born February 12, 1943 in Cuba, New York and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 50 years moving from Lorain. Lorraine operated an in home daycare and enjoyed being a foster mom. She was...

Dorothy Xenia Ford

Dorothy Xenia Ford

Mar 31, 2016

Dorothy Xenia Ford (nee Myers), 86, of Avon Lake, died Thursday, March 31, 2016 at Main Street Care Center after a lengthy illness. Dorothy was born July 6, 1929 in Cleveland and had been a life long Cleveland area resident. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Cleveland where she was active in the Altar Guild and...

Donald Edwin Spayd

Donald Edwin Spayd

Mar 30, 2016

Donald Edwin Spayd, 89, of Avon Lake, entered into his heavenly home Wednesday, March 30, 2016 surrounded by family who cherished him at Ames Family Hospice House after a lengthy illness. Don was born September 5, 1926 in Shamokin, PA to Jerome and Dollie (nee Curran) Spayd. He graduated from Shamokin High School where he was allowed to transfer...

Anna Rae Taylor

Anna Rae Taylor

Mar 28, 2016

Anna Rae Taylor (nee McCoy), 82, of Vermilion, died Monday, March 28, 2016 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph following a brief illness. Anna was born August 29, 1933 in Pike County, KY, and had been a Vermilion resident fro the past 60 years. Anna was a homemaker and had also worked at Mill Manor as a...

Cynthia A Keener

Cynthia A Keener

Mar 24, 2016

Cynthia A. Keener (nee Evans ), 91, of Vermilion, passed away Thursday, March 24, 2106, at Ames Family Hospice House after a brief illness. Cynthia was born January 18, 1925 in Boggs, WV. She had been a Vermilion resident for the past 64 years moving from Akron. . Cynthia worked at South Shore Packing for 6 years. She was...

William Kirchner

William Kirchner

Mar 17, 2016

William B. "Bill" Kirchner (nee ), 90, of Elyria , died Thursday, March 17, 2016 at Wesleyan Village after a brief illness Bill was born May 25, 1925 in Van Wert, OH. He had been an Elyria resident for the past 10 years moving from Vermilion. He was a veteran of the US Army Air Corps serving during WWII...

Gloreda Mae Lehman

Gloreda Mae Lehman

Mar 16, 2016

Gloreda Mae Lehman (nee Bennett), 81, of Vermilion, died Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center after a short illness. Gloreda was born November 5, 1934 in Abraham, WV and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 40 years moving from Amherst. Most recently she enjoyed living at The Woods on French Creek, Avon. She...

Reverend Myrtle Elizabeth Eppler

Reverend Myrtle Elizabeth Eppler

Mar 16, 2016

Reverend Myrtle Elizabeth Eppler (nee Howell),100 , of Vermilion went to be with the Lord on March 16, 2016 at Mercy Regional Medical Center after a short illness. Myrtle was born May 5, 1915 in Vermilion to George and Lillian (nee Handy) Howell. She was a resident of Vermilion most of her life except for several years in Los...

Kathleen Gardinier

Kathleen Gardinier

Mar 14, 2016

Kathleen Gardinier, 67, of Sheffield Lake, died Monday, March 14, 2016 at Amherst Manor Retirement Community after a short illness. Kathleen was born November 4, 1948 in Buffalo, NY and had been a Sheffield Lake resident for the past 7 years moving from Amherst and Vermilion. She graduated from the Murray Ridge School. Kathleen worked in the Murray Ridge...

Ivalee Marie Tansey

Ivalee Marie Tansey

Mar 10, 2016

Ivalee "Marie" Tansey (nee Law ), 86, of Vermilion, died Thursday, March 10, 2016 at Ames Family Hospice House after a lengthy illness. She was born January 6, 1930 in Elyria , and had been a life long Vermilion resident. Marie served six terms in the Ohio House of Representatives. Her tenure there included appointments to many Ohio House...

Marcheta Ruth Zagorski

Marcheta Ruth Zagorski

Mar 9, 2016

Marcheta Ruth Zagorski (nee Kalkhoff), 80, of Vermilion, died Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at Mill Manor Nursing Home after a lengthy illness. She was born August 28, 1935 in San Antonio, TX and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 51 years. Marcheta was a member of First Assembly of God, Vermilion. She enjoyed yard work, ceramics, and...

Robert S. Majjasie

Robert S. Majjasie

Mar 7, 2016

Robert S. Majjasie, 85, of Lorain passed away Monday, March 7, 2016 at Mercy New Life Hospice of St. Joseph following a short illness. He was born December 2, 1930 in Lorain and had been a lifelong resident. Robert graduated from Lorain High School. He proudly served his country in the United States Marine Corp during the Korean War...

Maryann Spradley

Maryann Spradley

Mar 3, 2016

Maryann B. Spradley (nee Czerapowicz), 88, of Vermilion, died Thursday, March 3, 2016 at Kingston of Vermilion after a lengthy illness. She was born November 24, 1927 in Holyoke, MA, and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 66 years. She was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church, Vermilion and enjoyed reading. She is survived by her...

David Lee Alston

David Lee Alston

Mar 3, 2016

David Lee Alston, 75, of Colorado Springs, died Thursday, March 3, 2016 at St. Francis Hospital, Colorado Springs after a short illness. He was born April 11, 1940 in Cleveland, and had been a Colorado Springs resident for the past 14 years moving from New York. He had been an Ohio resident for 30 years prior to New York....

Jean L. Mihu

Jean L. Mihu

Mar 2, 2016

Jean L. Mihu (nee Gorbach), 98, of Oberlin, died March 2, 2016, at Kendal of Oberlin after a lengthy illness. Born January 18, 1918 in Washington D.C., she graduated from Roosevelt High School in Washington and subsequently received an M.A. from Cleveland State University. Following this graduation she was employed as a clinical psychologist at Cleveland State Hospital and...

Bessie L. Major

Bessie L. Major

Mar 1, 2016

Bessie L. Major (nee Light), 95, of Vermilion, died Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph after a lengthy illness. She was born October 2, 1920 in Canton and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 59 years moving from Elyria. Bessie worked as a Booth Clerk for Ridge Tool, Elyria for 26...

Geraldine Marie 'Boggs' Rush

Geraldine Marie 'Boggs' Rush

Mar 1, 2016

Geraldine Marie Rush (Boggs) (nee Williams), 75, of Thonotosassa, Florida, died March 1, 2016 after a sudden illness. She was born on May 1, 1940 in Lorain, Ohio. Gerry loved all wildlife and supported numerous animal shelters and wildlife centers. She also enjoyed scrapbooking and playing games on her computer. She is survived by her children Guy Boggs of...

Lois Stone

Lois Stone

Feb 27, 2016

Lois Stone (nee Leimbach), 78, of Berlin Heights, passed away early Saturday morning, February 27, 2016 at Firelands Regional Medical Center, Sandusky after a short illness. Lois was born June 16, 1937 and lived most of her life in Berlin Heights. She was a member of the first graduating class of Firelands High School. Throughout her life, Lois grew...

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