Joann K Richardson
Feb 3, 2015
Joann K. Richardson (nee Kudela), 63, of Florence Twp., went home to be with her Savior Tuesday, February 3, 2015 at Mercy Regional Medical Center after a courageous battle with cancer. Joann was born December 22, 1951 in Amherst, OH, and had been a Florence Twp., resident for the past 39 years moving from Vermilion. She graduated from Ashland...
Katie Wilkerson
Feb 3, 2015
Katie Wilkerson (nee Dempsey), 90, former resident of Vermilion, went home to be with the Lord on February 3, 2015, at Friendship Village in Dublin, OH after a lengthy illness. Katie was born April 12, 1924 in Selma, Alabama and had been a Vermilion resident for 40 years before moving to the Dublin area in 2000 to be near...
Donald W Kitchen
Feb 3, 2015
Donald Ward Kitchen, 77, of Lorain, died Tuesday, February 3, 2015 at Mill Manor Nursing Home after a short illness. He was born September 3, 1937 in Lorain where he had been a life long resident. Donald graduated from the Lorain High School Class of 1955 A and Ohio University. He worked as a production and planning manager for...
Salvatore 'Sam' Poltrone
Feb 3, 2015
Salvatore "Sam" Poltrone, 91, of Lorain, died Tuesday, February 3, 2015 at Mercy Regional Medical Center ICU, following a brief illness. He was born May 22, 1923 in Buffalo, New York and had lived in Lorain for over 85 years. Sam was a World War II Veteran of the Army Air Corps. He obtained the rank of Sergeant and...
Gudridur 'Dudda' Conway
Feb 2, 2015
Gudridur "Dudda" Conway (nee Kristjansdottir), 81, of Vermilion, died Monday, February 2, 2015 at Mill Manor Nursing Home after a lengthy illness. Dudda was born April 20, 1933 in Reykjavik, Iceland, and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 49 years, moving from Iceland . She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church. She enjoyed shopping, cooking, getting...
Marjorie C Maners
Jan 30, 2015
Marjorie C. Maners (nee Spoon), 90, of Vermilion, died Friday, January 30, 2015, at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph after a short illness. Marjorie was born May 13, 1924 in Halls, TN and has been a Vermilion resident since 1958, moving from Tennessee. Marjorie had worked for different nursing homes including Nuhn's Nursing Home and Riverview Nursing...
Naomi M Ewbank
Jan 23, 2015
Naomi M. Ewbank (nee Wolford), 86, of Vermilion, died Friday, January 23, 2015 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph after a lengthy illness. She was born October 5, 1928 in Bloominggrove township, Richland County, Ohio and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 14 years moving from Medina and Ashland. Naomi started her career at the...
Georgenia Irene 'Genia' Marrero
Jan 19, 2015
Georgenia "Genia" Irene Marrero (nee Gabel), 36, of Vermilion, died Monday, January 19, 2015 at her home after a lengthy illness. Genia was born March 19, 1978 in Oberlin and had been a life long Vermilion area resident. She enjoyed painting ceramics and spending time with her family and friends. She especially enjoyed being a mother and spending time...
Rodney Dean Pinter
Jan 19, 2015
Rodney Dean Pinter Jr., 41, of Vermilion, died Monday, January 19, 2015 at University Hospitals of Cleveland. He was born March 6, 1973 in Amherst, OH, and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 18 years moving from Sheffield Twp. Rodney worked for Lake Terminal Railroad doing track maintenance for 7years. Rodney enjoyed golfing, turkey shoots, carpentry, and...
Ervin 'Erv' Wragg
Jan 18, 2015
Ervin "Erv" E. Wragg, 87, of Vermilion, died Sunday, January 18, 2015 at New Life Hospice after a lengthy illness. Erv was born July 24, 1927 in South Amherst where he had resided until moving to Vermilion in 1998. He was a veteran of the US Army serving during World War II. Erv graduated from the South Amherst High...
Carol D. White
Jan 18, 2015
Carol D. White (nee Edwards), 66, of Vermilion, died Sunday, January 18, 2015 at her home after a lengthy illness. Carol was born July 2, 1948 in Beckley, WV, and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 45 years moving from West Virginia. She had worked as a bartender for Rebate and then the VFW Post #7576. She...
Brooke A. Pilarsh
Jan 17, 2015
Brooke A. Pilarsh, 35, of Sandusky, passed away Saturday, January 17, 2015 at Firelands Regional Medical Center. Brooke was born October 10, 1979 in Sandusky. She is survived by her life partner Roger Hahler; children Destiny Pilarsh and Nicholas Tobicash; grandaughter Serenity Winters; mother Monica (Dale) Besida of Vermilion; brothers Dale Besida Jr. of Florida and Benjamin Besida of...
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...
