All Obituaries

Wilma L. Bailey, age 92, formerly of Ashtabula, died Sunday, April 22, 2018 at Wayne County Care Center in Wooster, Ohio.  She was born on April 11, 1926 in Lakewood, Ohio, the daughter of William & Rita (MacDonald) Bailey. She lived in Ashtabula County the majority of her life before moving to Wooster 3 years ago.  She attended Bible Baptist Church in Saybrook and Lenox Federated Church for many years.  She worked as an office supervisor for Carlisle’s...

Jean L. Friedrich, age 92, Netcher Rd., Jefferson Twp., died late Thursday evening at her residence. She was born May 13, 1925 in Conneaut, the daughter of Lloyd E. & Eleanor R. (George) Titus and has resided in Ashtabula County all of her life.  Jean was a graduate of Rowe High School and attended Dykes Spencerian College.  She was married to Edwin R. Friedrich on March 21, 1948 in Conneaut. Mrs. Friedrich retired from the Stouffer-Herzog Insurance Agency...

Linda E. Judge, age 65, W. 48th St., Ashtabula, died Tuesday evening at her residence. She was born November 10, 1952 in Ashtabula, the daughter of Lloyd E. & Ruby (Bean) Morris, Sr.  Linda was a 1971 graduate of Harbor High School and Kaplan University.  She worked as a medical data entry and accounting entry with Clifton Gunderson in Indianapolis, retiring in 2009.  Linda lived in Indianapolis for 40 years, returning to Ashtabula three years ago. She...

Glenna C. Wolf, age 74, Knollwood Dr., Ashtabula, died Monday afternoon at her residence with her family by her side. She was born February 8, 1944 in Tullahoma, TN, the daughter of William A. & Helen E. (Hatfield) Stamper.  The family moved from Cleveland in 1974 and has lived in Denmark Twp., Jefferson and Ashtabula.  She was married to Ronald J. Wolf on June 2, 1972 in Painesville. Glenna was a financial advisor for the Cleveland Clinic for 35 years,...

George Coluzzi, age 97, a resident of Victory Home in Geneva and has been part of the Homestead family for many years, died Wednesday afternoon, April 4, 2018 at UH-Geneva Medical Center. He was born March 2, 1921 in Ashtabula, the son of Fred & Pascualina (Ricci) Coluzzi and has resided in this area all of his life. George has no natural family surviving, only his Homestead family and friends.  He was preceded in death by his parents and his siblngs. The...

James A. Resk, age 56, St. Rt. 307, Harpersfield Twp., died Sunday morning at the University Hospitals in Cleveland. He was born July 12, 1961 in Madison, the son of Richard J. Perkowski and Rose Marie Ulatowski and has resided in the Geneva area more than 20 years, coming from Cleveland.  James was employed with Republic Lead in Cleveland before taking disability retirement.  His pastime’s included assembling model ships and decorating for the holidays. He...

John E. Uhase, 67 of Ashtabula died Thursday (March 29th) at his home after a long illness. He was born in Geneva, Ohio on November 3, 1950 the son of Edward and Violet (Colucci) Uhase.  And has been a lifetime area resident. He was a graduate of Geneva High School and had been employed by Ashtabula Rubber Company until his retirement. He was a certified SCUBA diver; who enjoyed photography and all Cleveland sports; the Browns; Cavs and Indians and was a big Ohio...

  Ernest “Ernie” E. Hyppa, age 72 of Grove Ave., Willoughby, died Wednesday, March 28, 2018 at U. H. Parma Medical Center.  He was born on August 19, 1945 in Ashtabula the son of Eugene H. & Margaret E. (Johnson) Hyppa. He was a graduate of The Ohio State University. He worked for Pryor Corp. in computer sales for over 20 years.  He is preceded by his parents and a sister, Nancy Hyppa. A Graveside Service will be held on...

Walter D. Coates, 75 of North Kingsville died Monday (March 26th) at the Ashtabula County Nursing and Rehabilitation Home in Kingsville.  He was born October 21, 1942 in East Cleveland, Ohio the son of Walter D. and Elsie (Shultz) Coates, Sr. He was a 1960 graduate of Conneaut High School and was a boiler operator at RMI in Ashtabula and with Lubrizol until his retirement. He was a member of the Erie Horseshow Club and enjoyed bowling, computers and...

Jack G. Massengill, 85 of Ashtabula died Sunday (March 25th) at the County Club Retirement Campus. He was born Dec. 2, 1932 in Clinton, TN the son of Fred G. and Stella (Wallace) Massengill. He was a veteran of the US Army serving during the Korean Conflict. He married Janet Keilman on January 3, 1953. Jack was President and agent for Massengill Insurance Agency, Inc. in Jefferson and North Kingsville and was still active in the business until ill health force his...