All Obituaries

William C Hill, age 67 of Conneaut, died Friday, Sept 6, 2019 at Select Specialty Hospitals of Erie, Pa. Bill was born on August 21, 1952 the son of Robert and Helen (Raciborski) Hill. He was a 1971 Conneaut High School graduate and went to work on the Great Lakes for a short time and served in the National Guard for several years. He retired from Vesuvius as an “oven tender” in 2011 after 35 years of service. Bill was a member of Corpus Christi Parish, and the Knights of...

Roger W. Curtiss, age 79 of Conneaut, died Saturday August 24, 2019 at Jefferson Health Care, in Jefferson, OH.  Roger was born August 12, 1940 in Conneaut the son of Roland and Martha (Hautilla) Curtiss.  He entered the United States Navy in 1958 and was Honorably Discharged in 1961.  Roger went on to work for Rockwell Brake in Saybrook as a press operator, and later retired from Punderson State Park as a water plant operator. Roger was a member of the Conneaut Fish &...

          Michael A. Carducci, Sr. age 88 died Thursday, August 8, 2019 at his home.           Mike was born on November 5, 1930 in Conneaut the son of Matthew and Evangeline (Julio) Carducci.  He attended Conneaut High School and went on to work at the Nickel Plate Railroad and became a welder and car knocker.  Following a layoff, Mike became a prison guard at the Mansfield State Prison and worked his way to become a Sgt. of the guards.  He returned to Conneaut where he...

Timothy A. Blood, age 54 of Conneaut, died tragically in an automobile accident, Wednesday July 24, 2019. Tim was born January 15, 1965 in Conneaut, the son of Wayne “Buzzie” Blood and Sandra Vespe. Tim was a 1983 graduate of Conneaut High School and a star running back for the Conneaut Spartans. He went on to play football at Youngstown State University and was listed as the 3rd best punt returner in the country in his freshman year at YSU. Following college, Tim traveled to...

  Edward G. Taylor, age 87, died on July 19, 2019, under Hospice care in Conneaut OH.  He was born on September 16, 1931 at his childhood home in Conneaut, the son of Fay and Mary (Mackey) Taylor. A lifelong Conneaut resident, Ed attended Rowe High School and then went on to serve for the U.S. Army during the Korean War in Germany.  Ed returned home on the Queen Mary in November 1953 and married Lenore Muchiarone in 1955.  They were married 45 years before she passed...

Michael J. Julio, age 96, of Conneaut, Ohio died Wednesday, June 26, 2019 at home with his family by his side.   Michael was born October 30, 1922 in Conneaut, the son of Joseph and Lydia (Seppi) Julio.  He was a member of the class of 1942, of Conneaut High School.  Mike served in the United States Coast Guard auxiliary until he was honorably discharged. Mike went to work for the railroad as a tool maker and later retired from North American Rockwell Plant in Ashtabula...

David P. King, age 78 of Conneaut died Friday, June 28, 2019 at his home with family by his side. David was born on February 24, 1941 in Sharon, Pennsylvania, the son of Paul and Goldie (Jackson) King.  He was a 1959 graduate of Brookfield High School and went on to work for Sharon Tube as a foreman for more than 40 years, until his retirement. David enjoyed gardening, sunsets at his lake cottage and hunting and fishing trips with his in-laws.  He could fix anything and loved...

          Marguerite Copeland age 93 formerly of Conneaut died Tuesday, June 18, 2019 in Michigan Center, MI surrounded by her family.           Marguerite was born on May 7, 1926 in Rochester, PA the daughter of Dominic and Mary (Vignal) Palmer.    Marge attended Conneaut High School. She worked at the Conneaut Base Plant General Electric until she retired. She was a member of Corpus Christi Parish and loved to...

Richard D. Barnard, Sr. age 80 of Conneaut, died Monday evening May 6, 2019 at the David Simpson Hospice House in Cleveland. Rich was born on May 5, 1939 in Conneaut, Ohio the son of David and Mildred (Lilly) Barnard. Rich attended Rowe High School and later entered the United States Army until he was honorably discharged in 1965. While in Germany he met his wife Helga Siegl and they married February 9, 1962. They returned to Conneaut and began raising their family. Rich was the...

Mildred “Millie” G. Dolbow, age 94 of Conneaut, died Saturday morning May 4, 2019 at the Ashtabula County Nursing Home surrounded by her family. Millie was born on April 15, 1925 the daughter of Michael and Katherine (Wallitich) Sallick and attended school in Conneaut. She worked as a telephone operator in Virginia Beach, returned to Conneaut to work at the Astatic and later retired from Emco Wheaton where she was a Class A-machinist. Millie was a member of Corpus Christi...