Obituaries

Obituaries

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...

Roy A. Rompala

Roy A. Rompala

Dec 11, 2014

Roy Alexander Rompala, 55, of Cleveland, passed away December 11, 2014 at South Pointe Hospital, Warrensville Heights, after a lengthy illness. He was born November 28, 1959 in Cleveland, OH and had been a lifelong Cleveland resident. Roy obtained a BA after High School and later worked as a power lineman. He is survived by his sons, Anthony Reno...

Joseph Brian Horvath

Joseph Brian Horvath

Dec 10, 2014

Joseph Brian Horvath, 51, of Vermilion, died Wednesday, December 10, 2014 at University Hospitals of Cleveland after a short illness with leukemia. He was born August 23, 1963 in Lorain and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 12 years moving from Lorain. Joseph worked for Hydro Tube, Oberlin as a shipping manager for the past 20 years....

Dennis F. Bielak

Dennis F. Bielak

Dec 9, 2014

Dennis F. Bielak, 79, of Vermilion, died Tuesday, December 9, 2014 at Mercy Regional Medical Center after a sudden illness. He was born April 21, 1935 in Cleveland, Ohio and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 36 years moving from Fairview Park. Dennis founded Denco Inc., Vermilion in 1967 where he was the owner, operator and still...

Lois M. 'Faithful Servant' Baxter

Lois M. 'Faithful Servant' Baxter

Dec 8, 2014

Lois Baxter, 99, of Vermilion went to heaven to be with her savior, Jesus, on Monday, December 8, 2014 at Stein Hospice Center, Sandusky. She was born June 3, 1915 in Cleveland, Ohio, the daughter of the late Dan and Mabel Vogler. Lois was a woman of prayer and a vibrant worshiper of her Lord. She loved to sing,...

David L. Kuba

David L. Kuba

Dec 5, 2014

David L. Kuba, age 52, of Vermilion, passed away unexpectedly at his home. David was born Dec. 17, 1961 in Elyria and had been a life long Vermilion resident. He most recently worked for PolyOne, Avon, but also worked at various jobs throughout his life. David enjoyed spending time in the outdoors, hunting, fishing, watching NASCAR, listening to music,...

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