Kevin Baker
Aug 27, 2015
Kevin Baker, 39, of Vermilion, died suddenly Thursday, August 27, 2015 at his home. He was born January 6, 1976 in Lorain, and had been a life long Vermilion resident. He was a staunch defender of animal rights and had an affinity for the boxer breed. He was preceded in death by Quinn and Thea and is survived by...
Jan M Leshinski
Aug 24, 2015
Jan M. Leshinski (nee Gorbach), 70, of Vermilion, died Monday, August 24, 2015 at Stein Hospice after a lengthy illness. She was born August 17, 1945 in Sandusky and had been a life-long resident of Vermilion Twp. Jan devoted her life to family and helping others. She worked and volunteered as a social worker for Lorain County Parent Infant...
Gary M Rhoades
Aug 23, 2015
Gary M Rhoades, 62, of Vermilion, died Sunday, August 23, 2015 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph after a lengthy illness. He was born July 15, 1953 in Lorain and had been a life long Vermilion resident. Gary started his career with American Ship Builders. He then worked as a painter for various painting companies before starting...
Glenda K Sullivan
Aug 23, 2015
Glenda K. Sullivan (neeWalthour), 59, of Huron, died Sunday, August 23, 2015 at her home after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born December 10, 1955 in Grove City, PA, and had been a Huron resident for the past 15 years moving from North Olmsted. Glenda worked for Angelica Health Care as a manager of heath care services...
Richard C. Hite
Aug 14, 2015
Richard C. Hite, 71, of Vermilion, died Friday, August 14, 2015 at St. John West Shore Hospital after a short illness. He was born September 2, 1943 in Norwalk, and had been a Vermilion resident since 1951 moving from Berlin Heights. Richard graduated from the Vermilion High School class of 1961 and worked for Ford Motor Co., Lorain, and...
Betty Jean Webb
Aug 13, 2015
Betty Jean Webb (nee Wiseman ), 79, of Wakeman, died Thursday, August 13, 2015 at Mercy Regional Medical Center after a short illness. She was born June 6, 1936 in Troy , WV, and had been a Wakeman resident for the past 44 years moving from Vermilion. Betty graduated from Vermilion High School in 1954. She enjoyed gardening, her...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
