All Obituaries

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...

           Rose M. Ramey age 73 died November 6, 2019 at her home surrounded by her family.           Rose was born on November 4, 1946 in Alameda, California the daughter of William and Ida (McFadden) Clemens.  She was a 1964 graduate from Rowe High School and was a homemaker most of her life.            She was a member of East Conneaut Baptist Chapel and the...

Stephen Patrick Williams age 48 died Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at University Hospitals Cleveland from lung cancer complications.           Steve was born on November 20, 1970 in Conneaut the son of Patrick Williams and Denise Johnson.  He was a 1989 graduate of Conneaut High School.  Steve went on to work at Bailey Corp. in Conneaut, MFG in Ashtabula and Cuyahoga Plastics as a supervisor until his...

Richard W. Bean age 41 died Thursday, October 10, 2019 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.           Rich was born on April 20, 1978 in Conneaut the son of Jack and Rebecca (Whitford) Bean.  He was a 1996 graduate of Conneaut High School.  He attended Lakeland College and earned an Associate's Degree in Applied Science and had been employed with Penelec for over 15 years as a lineman. Rich enjoyed working on cars,...

Eugene R. Zappitelli, age 71of Conneaut, died Wednesday evening, October 9, 2019 at UH Cleveland Medical Center. Gene was born on June 13, 1948 in Conneaut the son of Henry “Butch” and Roselyn (Smith) Zappitelli.  He was a 1967 graduate from Conneaut High School and graduated from Cleveland Engineering Drafting School in 1968.  Gene worked at Norton Plastics Co. in the drafting department from 1969 to 1983.  He also worked as a consultant drafter for Plycraft Door...

Julius Charles “Chuck” Sabo, age 73, of Conneaut, OH died peacefully Monday, September 23, 2019 at the Cleveland Clinic. Chuck was born February 9, 1946 in Painesville, OH to Julius and Mary (Palinsky) Sabo.  A 1964 graduate of St. Joseph High School, he went on to serve in the United States Air Force.  During the Vietnam War, he was stationed at Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand as a jet aircraft mechanic.  Chuck was honorably discharged in 1969...

Patricia “Pat” Ann (Hass) Rhodes, age 75, of Conneaut, OH died Friday, October 4, 2019 at home with her family by her side. Pat was born September 3, 1944 in Ashtabula, OH, the daughter of Everel and Ellen (Keep) Hass.  She was a 1962 graduate of Kingsville High School and went on to work for Premix Corporation as a Press Operator for 36 years, until her retirement. Pat was a member of Gageville Methodist Church and the Conneaut Military Support Group.  She enjoyed...

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...