All Obituaries

         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...

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...

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...

          Anthony “Tony” P. Taddeo, age 86 died Tuesday, April 10, 2018 at his home.           Tony was born on March 9, 1932 in Conneaut the son of Donald “Dominic” and Mary (Ruccolo) Taddeo.  He attended Conneaut High School and enlisted in the United States Navy as a Gunner Mate until he was honorably discharged. For most of Tony’s life he was the owner/operator of...

          Constance “Connie” A. Nelson, age 71 of Conneaut died Friday, April 6, 2018 at UH Conneaut Medical Center.           Connie was born on September 2, 1946 in Erie, Pa the daughter of Harley and Rita (Tetzlaff) Peters.  She was a 1964 graduate of Rowe High School.           Connie worked for many years at the former Conneaut News Herald as the Editor...

           Madeleine I. Bortz, age 102, of Conneaut died peacefully at home Sunday, April 8, 2018.            Madeleine was born November 18, 1915 in Carlisle, Pa, the daughter of William Bromaster Darhower and Mary Ellen Moor.  She worked for the former American Viscose Corporation in Meadville for 41 years and shortly after retiring she opened the Wooden Keg in Meadville for 10...

Sung Hun Choi, age 86, of North Kingsville died at home Tuesday, April 3, 2018 with his family by his side. Sung was born November 29, 1930 in Jin Ju, South Korea the son of Sung Ho Choi and Jung He Yoon.  He attended the “Korean West Point” and served in the Korean War.  Later he attended college in South Korea and received his Bachelor’s degree and Master’s degree in Business.  Sung worked for the Korean Telephone Company until he retired...

Jennie C. Zappitelli, age 95, of Conneaut died peacefully in her sleep, Friday, March 23, 2018. Jennie was born on March 28, 1922 in St. Angelo-EnGrotto-Campo Bosso, Italy, the daughter of Nichola Bertone and Adolorata Vendetti.  Jennie married Angelo Zappitelli in 1948 in Italy and would later move to the United States. Jennie was a housewife and homemaker her entire life. Jennie was a member of Corpus Christi Parish and the former St. Philip & Mary Altar Rosary...

Robert Maurice DiPofi, Sr., age 79, passed away on Wednesday, March 21, 2018 after a short illness.  Bob was born in Conneaut, Ohio on February 22, 1939, the son of Maurice and Elizabeth (Mulcahy) DiPofi and was a lifelong resident of Conneaut.    Bob was a 1957 graduate of Conneaut High School and earned Varsity letters in basketball and football.  He was given the nickname “Toe” because he was the place kicker for the football team.  He...