Jason T. 'Jake' Stevens
Apr 21, 2015
Jason "Jake" T. Stevens, 39, of Wakeman, died Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at after a sudden illness. He was born July 10, 1975 in Lorain, and had been a Wakeman resident for the past 5 years moving from South Amherst. Jason had worked for Concast, Birmingham and Johnson Controls, Oberlin. He was in the Firelands High School band and...
Gordon Ray Akers
Apr 17, 2015
Gordon Ray Akers, 70, of Vermilion, died Friday, April 17, 2015 at Mercy Regional Medical Center after a short illness. He was born September 4, 1944 in Corinne, WV, and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 20 years moving from Maryland. Gordon worked for Carter Lumber, Vermilion as a sales associate for over 10 years, retiring in...
Mildred I. Karolak
Apr 16, 2015
Mildred I. Karolak (nee Zbrzezny ), 97, of Lorain, passed away Thursday, April 16, 2015 at Mercy Regional Medical Center. 　 Mildred was born November 25, 1917 in Lorain, OH and was a lifelong resident. She was a member of Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church. She sang in the St Cecilia Choir, was president of the P.T.U.,...
Bobby L. Richardson
Apr 15, 2015
Bobby L Richardson, 72, of Vermilion, went home to be with the Lord, April 15, 2015 at Stein Hospice after a lengthy illness. Bob was born September 24, 1942 in Wise Co., VA, and moved from Tom's Creek, VA to Huron in 1956. He then moved to Vermilion in 1969. He was a 1962 graduate of Huron High School...
Mable Lucille Shullick
Apr 8, 2015
Mable Lucille Shullick (nee Blake), 81, of Vermilion, died Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at Kingston of Vermilion after a lengthy illness. She was born February 22, 1934 in Gem, West Virginia and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 50 years moving from Lorain. Mable was part of a car racing family, so she enjoyed going to the...
John M. Yacobozzi
Apr 7, 2015
John M. Yacobozzi, 89, of Vermilion, died Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at his home after a short illness. He was born July 5, 1925 in Lorain, and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 66 years moving from Lorain. John served in the US Navy during WWII. John enjoyed working with and for his good friend Lester Mayer...
Fern L. Haughwout
Apr 4, 2015
Fern L. Haughwout (nee Ladrach), 100, of Brownhelm Twp., died Saturday, April 4, 2015 at Kingston of Vermilion after a short illness. She was born June 10, 1914 in Brownhelm and called Brownhelm Twp. her home. However, she had also lived in Berea, North Ridgeville, Wisconsin and was a resident of Bradenton, FL for 40 years. During WWII, Fern...
Thomas W Dzoba
Apr 4, 2015
Thomas (Tom) W. Dzoba Sr., 83, of Vermilion, passed away peacefully, on Saturday, April 4, 2015 in the home of his daughter, Catherine Ross, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was preceded in death by his wife of 57 years, Alice Dzoba (nee Botinovchan) in August 2014. Tom was born October 15, 1931 in Aliquippa, PA, to the...
Leo George Vander Maelen
Apr 3, 2015
Leo George VanderMaelen, 60, of Vermilion, died suddenly on April 3, 2015. He was born on April 5, 1954 in Malden Massachusetts. His family moved to Ohio in 1957 when Leo's father, an employee of Ford Motor Company, took a job at the newly opened Ford Assembly Plant in Lorain. Leo was a 1972 graduate of Vermilion High School...
Lester F. Gerken
Apr 2, 2015
Lester F. Gerken, 73, of Vermilion, died Thursday, April 2, 2015 at Fairview Hospital after a courageous battle with heart disease. He was born April 26, 1941 in Defiance, OH, and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 47 years moving from Ridgeville Corners, OH. Lester graduated from Findlay University and taught math for Ridgeville Corners for 3...
Carol Ann Weekley
Apr 1, 2015
Carol Ann Weekley (nee Hall), 61, of Vermilion, died Wednesday, April 1, 2015 at New Life Hospice of St. Joseph, Lorain after a short illness. She was born September 29, 1953 in Sutton, WV, and had been a Vermilion area resident for the past 30 years. Carol had worked as a waitress for various restaurants. Carol enjoyed crafts, vacationing...
Marlene T. Garza
Mar 27, 2015
Marlene Garza (nee Garcia) age 80 of Lorain passed away Friday, March 27, 2015 at Elmcroft of Lorain Assisted Living surrounded by her loving family. Marlene was born in Lorain and had been a lifelong area resident. She was a homemaker and a member of Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church. She enjoyed crocheting and spending time...
Ernest Elmer 'Ernie' Fleming
Mar 26, 2015
Ernest "Ernie" Elmer Fleming, age 78 of Rossford, Ohio passed away on March 26, 2015 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio surrounded by his family. He was born on February 28, 1937 in Vermillion, OH to Elmer C. and Alice (Howell) Fleming. Ernie was a graduate of Vermillion High School and proudly served his country in the United States Army...
Donald Charles Bechtel
Mar 26, 2015
Donald Charles Bechtel, 95, of Birmingham, died Thursday, March 26, 2015 at Kingston Residence after a period of declining health. Don was born June 22, 1919 in Amherst and had been a lifelong Brownhelm and Birmingham resident. He was a veteran of the US Navy serving during World War II. He was a survivor of the sinking of the...
Beverly Jean Markus
Mar 25, 2015
Beverly Jean Markus (nee West), 63, of Vermilion, died Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at Mercy Regional Medical Center after a short illness. She was born September 10, 1951 in Lorain, and had been a life long Vermilion resident. Beverly had worked at the Olive Factory in Vermilion. She was a member of the Harbourtown Community Church, Vermilion. She enjoyed...
Lynn E. Tallman
Mar 24, 2015
Lynn E. Tallman, 62, of Vermilion, died Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph after an eight month battle with cancer. He was born May 28, 1952 in Buckhannon, WV, and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 60 years moving from Buckhannon. Lynn worked as a carpenter for 36 years retiring from...
Robert Gorsuch
Mar 22, 2015
Robert Gorsuch , 66, of Lorain, died Sunday, March 22, 2015 at Admirals Pointe Nursing Home, Huron after a lengthy illness. Robert was born April 20, 1948 in Everett, PA. and had been a Lorain resident since 1952. He was a veteran of the United States Army and served in the Vietnam War. Robert worked as a Lineman for...
Joan Emma Valachek
Mar 22, 2015
Joan Emma Valachek (nee Dlugos), 70, of Vermilion, died Sunday, March 22, 2015 at Fairview Hospital after short illness. She was born January 7, 1945 in Lorain, and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 44 years moving from Lorain. Joan graduated from Clearview High School in 1962 and received her Bachelor of Science from Kent State University....
Audrey J
Mar 22, 2015
Audrey J. Kinnard, 84, of Vermilion, died Sunday, March 22, 2015 at Kingston of Vermilion after a lengthy illness. She was born May 14, 1930 in Pittsburgh, PA, and had been a Huron resident for the past 15 years moving from Olive Branch, Mississippi. Audrey worked as an executive secretary for many years . Audrey was a member of...
George Samuel Tanner
Mar 21, 2015
George Samuel Tanner, 68, of Vermilion, died March 21, 2015 of cancer at Mercy New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph. After he had DBS surgery at University Hospitals in Cleveland in late January, complications set in and tumors were discovered in his liver. He was born on Christmas day in 1946 in Diane, W.Va., one of 16 brothers...
