Obituaries

Obituaries

Regina Sophie Orwig

Regina Sophie Orwig

Aug 13, 2015

Regina Sophie Orwig (nee Schiller), 80, of Vermilion, died Thursday, August 13, 2015 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph after a lengthy illness. Regina was born April 16, 1935 in Munich, Germany. She had been a Vermilion resident for the past 56 years, moving from Oak Harbor, Ohio. Regina worked for the US Postal Service as a...

Carol Sue Christopher

Carol Sue Christopher

Aug 12, 2015

Carol Sue Christopher (nee Mouser), 75, of Lorain, died Wednesday, August 12, 2015 at New Life Hospice of St. Joseph, Lorain after a lengthy illness. She was born June 13, 1940 in Independence, WV, and had been a Lorain resident since 1960 also living in Vermilion. Carol worked for Community Health Partners as a Multi-Skilled Environmentalist for 22 years...

Dorothy E. Adzima

Dorothy E. Adzima

Aug 9, 2015

Dorothy E. Adzima (nee Malarik), 94, of Vermilion, died Sunday, August 9, 2015 at Mill Manor Care Center after a short illness. She was born April 30, 1921 in Cleveland and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 27 years moving from Maple Heights. She was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church, Vermilion and enjoyed knitting, watching...

Mary Young

Mary Young

Aug 4, 2015

Mary Young (nee McMillan), 87, of Vermilion, died Tuesday, August 4, 2015 at MetroHealth Medical Center. She was born December 4, 1927 in Glasgow, Scotland and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 52 years moving from Sandusky. Mary worked as a nurses aide for Ohio Extended Care for 15 years retiring in 1990. She was a very...

Dorothy T. Korzen

Dorothy T. Korzen

Aug 3, 2015

Dorothy T. Korzen (nee Zienka), 85, of Lorain, died peacefully Monday, August 3, 2015 surrounded by family at Anchor Lodge Retirement Village, Lorain. She was born August 28, 1929 in Cleveland and had been a Rochester, MI resident for 30 years moving to Vermilion in 2012 and Lorain in 2013. Dorothy had a great sense of humor, enjoyed people,...

Dorothy Hogan

Dorothy Hogan

Jul 31, 2015

Dorothy E. Hogan (nee Fabian), 94, of Lorain, passed away Friday, July 31, 2015 at Anchor Lodge Nursing Home, Lorain. Dorothy was born in Lorain on Sept. 20, 1920. She was a 1938 graduate of Lorain High School. She is survived by her sons, Wayne (Carole) Hogan of Vermilion and Larry (Katie) Hogan of LaJolla, CA; daughter, Rebecca (Thomas)...

Gerald Elden Dewitt

Gerald Elden Dewitt

Jul 29, 2015

Gerald Elden DeWitt, 76, of Vermilion, died Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at his home after a lengthy illness. Gerald was born July 11, 1939 in White, PA, and had been a Vermilion resident since 1976 moving from Lorain. Gerald worked in various capacities including working as a truck driver for Ford Motor Co., Lorain for 39 years, retiring in...

Shirley Raffo

Shirley Raffo

Jul 26, 2015

Shirley M. Raffo (nee Houston), 79, of Vermilion, died Sunday, July 26, 2015 at Mercy Regional Medical Center, Lorain after a lengthy illness. She was born November 20, 1935 in Memphis, TN, and had been a Vermilion resident since 1957 moving from Memphis. Shirley was a member of AMVETS Post #22 Aux. and enjoyed watching t.v., working on puzzles,...

Gregory Neil 'Greg' Hatmaker

Gregory Neil 'Greg' Hatmaker

Jul 24, 2015

Gregory "Greg" Neil Hatmaker, 64, of Vermilion, died Friday, July 24, 2015 at Mercy Regional Medical Center, Lorain after losing his battle to come back from a stroke suffered at his home on June 11th. He fought bravely, enduring many setbacks while in the Neurological ICU at University Hospital, Cleveland. Greg was born October 31, 1950 in Seattle, WA...

Edna Ilene Huey

Edna Ilene Huey

Jul 24, 2015

Edna Ilene Huey (nee Gregg), 88, of Vermilion, died Friday, July 24, 2015 at her home after a sudden illness. Edna was born December 9, 1926 in Commodore, PA and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 55 years moving from Pennsylvania. She had attended Lakeview Baptist Church, Vermilion and enjoyed watching soap operas, her dog Sophia, and...

John 'Jd' Huckeby

John 'Jd' Huckeby

Jul 22, 2015

John Dink "JD" Huckeby, 87, of Vermilion, died Wednesday, July 22, 2015 at Mercy Regional Medical Center after a lengthy illness. John was born December 21, 1927 in Glenmary, TN, and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 44 years moving from Lorain. He was a veteran of the US Army. John worked in various capacities including working...

Jane Ryan

Jane Ryan

Jul 18, 2015

Jane Ryan, 61, of Dearborn, Michigan and formerly of Vermilion died Saturday, July 18, 2015 at Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit following a brief illness. Jane was born February 25, 1954 in Columbus, OH, the daughter of The Honorable Joseph T. and Margaret (nee Clark) Ryan. Jane was a Nuclear Radiology Technician for Henry Ford Hospital in Michigan. She was...

Delbert Buzz Carte

Delbert Buzz Carte

Jul 17, 2015

Delbert G. "Buzz" Carte, 79, of Vermilion, passed Friday, July 17, 2015 at his residence after a two year illness. Buzz was born January 25, 1936 in Dille, West Virginia and had been a Vermilion resident for over 50 years. He was an assembler for Ford Motor Co., Lorain for 30 years retiring in 1998 . Buzz was a...

Cameron Andrew Friend

Cameron Andrew Friend

Jul 13, 2015

Cameron Andrew Friend, age 17, of Lorain, died Monday, July 13, 2015 at Metro Health Center as the result of an automobile accident. Cameron was born in Lorain January 30, 1998. He was to begin his senior year this Fall at Lorain High School. Cameron was employed by Subway in Sheffield Lake. He enjoyed spending time with his family...

Beverly Eppink Gairing

Beverly Eppink Gairing

Jul 8, 2015

Bevery Eppink Gairing, of Lyndhurst, died Wednesday, July 8, 2015 after a short illness. Born in Cleveland Beverly grew up in Rochester, NY and lived briefly in Oak Park, IL. She attended Wells College and had worked for Standard Oil in the accounting department. She was an active member of the Cleveland Playhouse. She was a member of the...

Michael F. Aldrich

Michael F. Aldrich

Jul 5, 2015

Michael F. Aldrich, 50, of Vermilion, died suddenly Sunday, July 5, 2015 at his home. He was born February 1, 1965 in Buffalo, NY, and grew up in Marilla, NY. He had been a Vermilion resident for the past 27 years. Michael graduated from Iroquois High School, Elma, NY with the class of 1983. He was a veteran of...

Lois Ann Zwald

Lois Ann Zwald

Jul 5, 2015

Lois Ann Zwald (nee Kuhn),79, of Vermilion, died July 5, 2015 at Kingston of Vermilion after a 50 year battle with Myasthenia Gravis. She was born April 27, 1936 in Lorain and had been a Vermilion resident since 2005 moving from Florida. Lois had been a self employed realtor for many years in Chicago IL and FL. She was...

Patricia A. Wyatt

Patricia A. Wyatt

Jul 5, 2015

Patricia A. Wyatt (nee Horn), 69, of Vermilion Twp., died Sunday, July 5, 2015 after a sudden illness. She was born October 27, 1945 in Irvine, KY, and had been a Vermilion area resident since 1982 moving from Florida. Patricia worked as a realtor for many years before becoming very involved in her grandchildren's lives. She enjoyed spending her...

Paul Junior Perry

Paul Junior Perry

Jul 3, 2015

Paul Junior Perry of South Amherst was welcomed into the arms of Jesus Friday, July 3, 2015 after a short illness. Raised in West Virginia he joined the United States Army at the age of 16 in 1949 serving his country in The Korean War until being Honorably Discharged as a Corporal in 1952. It was in the Army...

Ricky E. Strait

Ricky E. Strait

Jul 2, 2015

Ricky Eugene Strait, 68, of Vermilion, died Thursday, July 2, 2015 at his home after a brief illness. Ricky was born March 12, 1947 in Columbus. He had been a Vermilion resident for the past 4 years moving from Summerville, SC. He had also lived in Coatesville, PA for 33 years. . He graduated from Springfield North High School...

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