All Obituaries

          James Robert Terry age 96 died Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at the Ashtabula County Nursing Home.           James was born on June 1, 1923 in West Springfield, PA the son of John and Dylla (Vacco) Terry.  James was a graduate of West Springfield School.  He served his country in the United States Army and was honorably discharged.   He worked at the Nickel Plate Railroad as a telegraph...

Richard “Dick” H. Specht passed on January 10th, 2020 surrounded by family at the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center. Dick was born October 23, 1937 in Conneaut, OH, the third of eight children to Marion (Nickles) and Francis Specht, growing up in the Amboy neighborhood. Dick graduated from Rowe High School in 1957 and enlisted in the Navy that same year. While in the Navy he was trained and worked as a flight deck mechanic. He was honorably discharged in 1961 and returned...

Anthony “Buck” J. Cifelli, age 84, returned home to the Lord on December 3, 2019.  Buck was born on November 27, 1935 in Conneaut, the son of Leo and Julia (Toth) Cifelli.  He was a 1954 graduate of Conneaut High School where he was active in sports and was a star basketball player under Coach Andy Garcia.  He served in the United States Army in Germany where he once “bummed” a cigarette from Elvis Presley, who was also stationed there.  He...

Peter A. Sziklai, age 78, of Conneaut, OH died Thursday, December 27, 2019 at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Erie, Pa. Pete was born April 27, 1941 in Hungary the son of Geza and Helen Sziklai.  He was a 1959 graduate of East Side High School in Erie and worked for General Electric in the maintenance department, where he later retired from. Pete enjoyed bowling, swimming in Lake Erie, playing cards, flying airplanes, traveling and visiting historic sites. He was preceded in death by...

          Marjorie J. Godenschwager age 91 died Thursday, December 26, 2019 at Jefferson Healthcare Center.           Marjorie was born on February 21, 1928 in Albion, PA the daughter of John and Gertrude (Snow) Snyder. She worked at Morris Flowers and enjoyed painting pictures.           Marjorie was preceded in death by her parents, husband Edward Carl Godenschwager, Sr. in...

Eleanor E. (Gabriel) Pignotti age 91 of Conneaut died December 18, 2019 following a short illness. Mrs. Pignotti was born September 28, 1928 in Ashtabula, Ohio the daughter of Frank and Carmella Gabriel. Eleanor married Basil (Bill) Pignotti on May 7, 1949.  She moved to Conneaut and with her husband by her side owned and operated The Swan Cafe on Harbor Street for 25 years until they sold it in 1973.  She worked for Premix until she retired in 1998.  She was a member of...

Florence Jabaily, age 93 of Conneaut, died Saturday, November 30, 2019 at the Villa at the Lake surrounded by her family. Florence was born in Conneaut on October 5, 1926 the daughter of Pasquale and Anna (Mucci) DiNunzio. Florence was a 1945 graduate of Conneaut High School. For many years she was a homemaker and housewife and she later retired from the Girard school system.  Florence loved to cook Italian dishes and serving lots of food for her family and friends.  She loved to...

Walter L. Bartlett age 90 of Conneaut, died Wednesday, December 4, 2019 at UH Conneaut Medical Center. Walter was born May 11, 1929 in Conneaut the son of Walter and Violet Walton Bartlett. Walter was a graduate from Collinwood High School in Cleveland. He entered the United States Army in 1948 and was honorably discharged in 1951 as a Sergeant serving in the Korean War. Walter worked as a truck driver for Knall Beverages for many years. He was a member and retired Teamster Local #293, the...

Debra Parshall Miller, age 66 of Geneva, died Saturday, November 23, 2019 at the Cleveland Clinic. Debbie was born October 10, 1953 in Niles, Ohio the daughter of Del and Dora Parshall.  She was a 1972 graduate of Niles McKinley High School. Debbie worked for the former Premix Corporation as a Health Safety and Environments Specialist, the Tremco Roofing Company and Cal Core Coating also as a Health Safety and Environments Specialist. Debbie earned a Doctorate in Homeopathy Medicine...

Fredrick J. Ellerkamp, age 63 of Conneaut died Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at the Cleveland Clinic surrounded by family. He was born on September 19, 1956 in Ashtabula, Ohio the adopted son of Gustave and Betty (White) Ellerkamp.  He attended Conneaut High School.  Fred worked at several factories and was also a chef at Disney World.  Fred was a member of the Conneaut Eagles Club.  Fred enjoyed fishing, gambling at casinos, sitting around the bonfire listening to the...