Obituaries

Obituaries

William R. Tarrant

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Annette L Denney

Annette L Denney

Dec 13, 2014

Annette L Denney (nee Kezmarski), 52, of Vermilion, died Saturday, December 13, 2014 at Mercy Regional Medical Center after an apparent heart attack. She was born May 19, 1962 in Lorain, and had been a life long Vermilion resident. Annette worked for Giant Eagle, Vermilion as a customer service representative for 15 years. She enjoyed cooking and baking. She...

Lindsay Nicole Johnson

Lindsay Nicole Johnson

Dec 13, 2014

Lindsay Nicole Johnson, 24, of Vermilion , died Monday, December 12, 2014 at a friends home in Lorain. Lindsay was born June 26, 1990 in Cleveland and had been a life long Vermilion resident. She had worked in house keeping for Kalahari Resorts in Sandusky. Lindsay enjoyed walking, fishing, spending time with kids, and hanging with her friends. She...

John Speckhart

John Speckhart

Dec 13, 2014

John Speckhart, 78, of Lorain, died Saturday, December 13, 2014 at Mercy Regional Medical Center after a lengthy illness. John was born December 14, 1935 in Lorain, where he had been a lifelong Lorain resident. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps serving during the Korean War conflict. John worked for Frank-Seringer & Chaney Inc. CPA, and...

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