All Obituaries

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...

Lawrence Joseph Atrozskin, age 86 of Beaver Center, PA., went home to be with the Lord and his beloved wife Onalee Saturday evening April 20, 2019 at St. Vincent Hospital, Erie, PA. Joe was born March 18, 1933 in Meadville, PA., the son of Lawrence and Katherine Grocki Atrozskin. Joe was Catholic by faith and was a former Past Grand Knight Council 627 Conneaut, 4th degree member of the Leo J. Kane assembly and member of Corpus Christi Parish. For many years both Joe and his wife Onalee...

David L. Miller, Jr. age 87 died Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at the Ashtabula County Nursing Home. David was born on August 16, 1931 in Laddy, Ohio the son of David L. and Elizabeth (Talbert) Miller, Sr.  He was a 1949 graduate of Conneaut High School and went on to serve as a PFC in the United States Army during the Korean War from 1952 until he was honorable discharged in 1953. David worked as a semi-truck driver, drove school bus for the Conneaut Area School System, was a postal...

Jean A. Capela age 99 died peacefully on Thursday, April 4, 2019 at the Villa at the Lake, where she had been a resident since August 2018.           She was born in Conneaut, Ohio on August 14, 1919 and was the last living child of ten born to Joseph and Louise (Brooks) Capela.  She resided in the Conneaut/North Kingsville area her entire life and was a 1937 graduate of Rowe High School.  Jean worked for the A & P Grocery Store as...

Carmela DiBiase, age 90 of Conneaut, died Friday, April 12, 2019 at Mt. Carmel West Hospital in Columbus surrounded by her family. Carmela was born March 28, 1929 in Bonefro, Italy the daughter of Antonio and Teresa Marinaro. She attended school in Italy and at the age of 24 came to Montreal, Canada. On May 31, 1958 she married the love of her life Costanzo “Custy” DiBiase in Montreal and then they moved to Conneaut to begin their new life in the Unites States. Carmela worked...

John Edward Picard, “Ed” age 75 of Conneaut died Sunday, April 7, 2019 following a short illness. Ed was born April 12, 1943 in Sharon, PA., the son of Paul and Eleanor (Haines) Picard. Ed attended St. Mary Grade School, St. John High School and graduated from Conneaut High School, Class of 1961. He went on to attain a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Gannon University in 1965, and worked briefly in Washington, D.C. He returned to Conneaut and eventually became the...