All Obituaries

  Robert E. Brown, age 71, of Conneaut died Monday, July 9, 2018 at home with his family by his side.           Bob was born February 20, 1947 in Lewistown, PA, the son of Robert and Pauline (Leach) Brown.  He was a 1965 graduate of Lewistown High School and studied for a year at Lockhaven College, before joining the United States Airforce in 1966.  During his service career he was stationed at Kadana Airbase in Okinawa, Japan,...

Robert “Bob” J. Warren, age 87 of Conneaut, OH died Saturday, June 30, 2018 at the Ashtabula County Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center. Bob was born May 14, 1931 in Conneaut, the son of Glenn and Ezma (Hunter) Warren.  He was a 1949 graduate of Conneaut High School and went on to work as a pressman at Lake City Malleable Inc., before entering the service.  He joined the United States Army in 1950 and served in the Korean War.  During his service career, he...

           Jeanette M. Speer, age 82, of Conneaut, OH died at her residence, Saturday July 1, 2018.           She was born May 8, 1936 in Conneaut, the daughter of Leroy “Spike” and Barbara (Gosley) Naylor.  She graduated from Conneaut High School in 1954 and married the love of her life Charlie Speer on June 5, 1954. Jeanette went to work for her father’s accounting firm, which would later...

          MaryJane Adamack age 89 of Conneaut died Tuesday, June 12, 2018 at the Ashtabula County Nursing Home.           MaryJane was born on May 11, 1929 in Girard, PA the daughter of Anthony and Mary Constance (Dello) Julio.  She was a 1947 graduate of Conneaut High School.  MaryJane worked for many years for the City of Conneaut as the Administrative Assistant to the Mayor and retired in 1984 after working...

Joanne Marie Ferl age 87 of Conneaut died Saturday, November 18, 2017.  Joanne was with her sons Robert Joseph Ferl and James Everett Ferl  at home in Conneaut Ohio. She was preceded in death  by her parents Louise and Horace Rositer, her grandson Samuel Robert Ferl and her husband Joseph Edward Ferl. Joanne worked for many years as a nurse in the office of Dr. Zimmerman. She later became an agent for the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company until her retirement in...

Raymond F. Vanek, age 75 of Saybrook died Thursday morning, May 31, 2018 at his residence. Raymond was born March 18, 1943 in Sheffield, the son of Fred F. and Georgia VanSlyke Vanek. Following High school Ray worked for many years as a maintenance man at the former Bow Socket Plant in Ashtabula. At that time, he was an avid motor cycle racer, riding his Husqvarna to numerous wins in Ohio and Pennsylvania. He was also a volunteer Fireman for Kingsville Township.  For several years...

         James Robert Bogar, age 79, died Tuesday evening May 15, 2018 at Ashtabula County Medical Center.         Jim was born on December 11, 1938 in Ashtabula to Harry and Lucille Hinkle Bogar. Jim was a graduate of Kingsville High School and accelerated in sports earning eight letters. He was later inducted to the Ashtabula Track & Field Hall of Fame in 2016.         Jim loved to play golf and bowl at...

Walking on….           Sandra L. Tarring, age 73 of Conneaut, passed away Sunday, May 13, 2018 at Ashtabula County Medical Center with her family at her side.           Sandra was born October 29, 1944 in Flint, Michigan the daughter of Russell and Mary Spohn Tarring. She was a 1963 graduate of Perkins High School in Sandusky, Ohio. She retired from Chrysler Corporation as a tow motor operator...

Miriam Joy Dittler died at The Villa at the Lake on January 17, 2018, at the age of 100.  She was born in Baltic, Michigan, on December 25, 1917, to Emil August Peterson and Wilhelmiina (Luoma) Peterson.  She was very proud of her Finnish heritage and her given Finnish name, which was Mirjam Ilona.  She came to Conneaut with her parents and two older sisters when she was three years old and lived in Conneaut her entire life.  She graduated from Conneaut High School in...

          Traci (Lipps) Armstrong, age 46, of Conneaut, daughter of Cecelia A. and Ronald W. Lipps Sr. passed away on April 16, 2018.           She had been a production operator at Crawford Container for a number of years, and as the family needs necessitated, became the primary caregiver for her husband Donald.           She is survived by sons, Billy J. and Tyler D. Kirk;...