Obituaries

Obituaries

George Joseph Markus

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

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

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

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...

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....

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