Travis C. Rowan
Jan 14, 2015
Travis C Rowan, 37, of Vermilion, died Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at Mercy Regional Medical Center. Travis was born August 17, 1977 in Weston, WV, and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 31 years moving from Cleveland. Travis had worked for Local Union 33, Vermilion as a sheet metal worker. He had been a member of several...
Walter 'Wally' Wellner
Jan 13, 2015
Walter "Wally" Thomas Wellner, 72, of Vermilion, died Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at Hospice of the Western Reserve after a short illness. Wally was born December 7, 1942 in Cleveland, and had been a life long Vermilion resident. He was a veteran of the Marines Corp serving during the Cold War. Wally worked as a bus driver and mechanic...
Gordon W. Britnell
Jan 12, 2015
Gordon W. Britnell, 66, of Vermilion, died Monday, January 12, 2015 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph after a lengthy illness. Gordon was born December 25, 1948 in Woodstock, Ontario , Canada and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 2 years moving from Cambridge, OH. He was a veteran of the US Army serving during...
William R. Tarrant
Jan 7, 2015
William R. Tarrant, 86, of Vermilion, died Wednesday, January 7, 2015 at Mill Manor Nursing Home after a short illness. William was born March 25, 1928 in Amherst and had been a life long Vermilion resident. He was a veteran of the US Army serving during the Korean War. William started his career at his parents newspaper, Vermilion News,...
Helen Barbara Baniecki
Jan 7, 2015
Helen Barbara Baniecki (nee Pavlin), 96, of Vermilion, died Wednesday, January 7, 2015 at Mill Manor Nursing Home after a lengthy illness. Helen was born April 8, 1918 in Anvil Location, MI, and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 21 years moving from Mather, PA. She graduated from Jefferson High School in 1937 and worked as a...
James Konieczny
Jan 7, 2015
James S. Konieczny, 82, of Lorain, died Wednesday, January 7, 2015 at Autumn Aegis Retirement Community. James was born February 27, 1932 in Lorain, and had been a lifelong area resident. He was a 1949 graduate of Lorain High School and a veteran of the Air Force serving during the Korean Conflict. He was stationed at Burtonwood Airfield in...
David Louis Carnahan
Jan 4, 2015
David Louis Carnahan, 68, of Hartsville, SC, died Sunday, January 4, 2015 at Mercy Regional Medical Center. David was born July 24, 1946 in Pittsburgh, PA. He had lived most of his life in Hartsville, SC and Pittsburgh, PA. David worked as a truck driver for M & M Auto Wholesalers. He enjoyed NASCAR and attending races with his...
Sarah L Schurdell
Jan 1, 2015
Sarah L. Schurdell (nee Pierce), 65, of Vermilion, died Thursday, January 1, 2015 at Mercy Regional Medical Center after a lengthy illness. Sarah was born March 18, 1949 in Amherst, and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 10 years moving from Elyria. She worked as a caregiver for Flat Rock Homes for the past 16 years. Sarah...
Dennis L. Pettry
Dec 31, 2014
Dennis L. Pettry Jr., 31, of Vermilion, died Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at his home. Dennis was born February 15, 1983 in Lorain, and had been a life long Vermilion resident. Dennis graduated form Vermilion High School in 2003. He had attended Lakeview Baptist Church, Vermilion and he enjoyed fishing, target shooting, lifting weights, and running. He was very...
Shirley J Claus
Dec 30, 2014
Shirley J. Claus (nee Snell), 84, of Vermilion, died Tuesday, December 30, 2014 at Stein Hospice after a lengthy illness. She was born February 2, 1930 in Imperial, NE, and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 9 years moving from the Bay Village area where she had resided for over 30 years. Shirley owned her own antique...
John C Tuttle
Dec 28, 2014
John C. Tuttle, 81, of Vermilion, died Sunday, December 28, 2014 at his home after a short illness. John was born June 3, 1933 in Cleveland, and had been a lifelong Vermilion resident and businessman. He graduated from Vermilion High School in 1951, the University of Notre Dame in 1955 and had also attended Cleveland Marshall Law School. John...
Elma Hector
Dec 27, 2014
Elma G. Hector (nee Rash), 89, of Vermilion, died Saturday, December 27, 2014 at New Life Hospice, Lorain after a short illness. Elma was born February 13, 1925 in Marie, AR, and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 56 years moving from Memphis, TN. She was an active member of the Church of Christ, Vermilion. She enjoyed...
Julianna M. Nedro Link
Dec 26, 2014
Julianna M. Nedro Link, 43, of Vermilion died Friday, December 26, 2014 at her home after an 8 year illness. Julianna was born Feb. 24, 1971 in Amherst and had lived most of her life in Vermilion. She had also lived in Louisville, OH. She graduated from Vermilion High School in 1989 and from Hocking College with a degree...
Janet A. Mikola
Dec 25, 2014
Janet A. Mikola (nee Parsons), 89, of Vermilion, died Thursday, December 25, 2014 at her home after a sudden illness. Janet was born December 30, 1924 in Lorain and had been a life longVermilion resident. She had worked as a receptionist for several local doctor's offices including Dr. Kingsly, for over 20 years retiring in 1989. Janet was a...
Lydia F. Fichtel
Dec 20, 2014
Lydia F. Fichtel (nee Hauff), 99, formerly of Lakewood, died Saturday, December 20, 2014 at Mercy Regional Medical Center after a short illness. Lydia was born March 12, 1915 in Vermilion and had been a Lakewood resident for 60 years moving from Cleveland. She had lived in Vermilion for the past 5 years. She had worked for Delcom in...
Joseph A Murray
Dec 19, 2014
Joseph A. Murray, 32, of Vermilion, died Friday, December 19, 2014 at his parents home after a lengthy illness. Joe was born March 27, 1982 in Lorain, and has been a life long Vermilion resident. He graduated from Vermilion High School and owned and operated Murray's Tree Care. He had also worked for Edwards Tree Service and as a...
Robert W. Herhold
Dec 18, 2014
Robert W. Herhold, 74, of Vermilion, died Thursday, December 18, 2014 at his home after a sudden illness. Robert was born March 31, 1940 in Sandusky, and has been a Vermilion resident most of his life. He was a veteran of the US Air Force. Robert worked for Ford Motor Co., Lorain as a loading Clerk for 45 years...
Loren 'Lee' Leonberger
Dec 18, 2014
Loren "Lee" Leonberger, 79, of Vermilion, died Thursday, December 18, 2014 at Mercy Regional Medical Center after a lengthy illness. Loren was born February 2, 1935 in Canalou, MO, and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 41years moving from Oxon Hill, MD He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force serving during 1954-1974 and retiring in...
Amanda M Murphy
Dec 15, 2014
Amanda M. Murphy, 26, of Huron, died Dec. 15, 2014 at Firelands Regional Medical Center Main Campus after a sudden illness. She was born December 13, 1988 in Cleveland and has been a Huron resident for the past 14 years moving from North Olmsted. Amanda was a member of Lighthouse Assembly of God Church, Huron. She had played the...
Lori Jean Bunn
Dec 15, 2014
Lori Jean Bush Henery Bunn, 50, formerly of Vermilion, died Monday, December 15, 2014 at her home in Lorain, after a lengthy illness. Lori was born Feb. 20, 1964 in Jeannette, PA, and had been a Vermilion resident most of her life. She had worked in food service for Clovervale Farms Inc. and in fast food at McDonald's and...
