All Obituaries

  Kenneth N. Fouts, age 93, former Corning, Ohio resident and resident of the Westlake area more than 40 years, died early Saturday morning at Brighton Gardens in Westlake. He was born September 13, 1925 in Corning, the son of Albin H. & Nancy M. (Moorehead) Fouts, the youngest of 13 children. Mr. Fouts was a veteran of the U. S. Navy, serving during WW II.  While in Corning he worked on the New York Central Railroad, after moving to Westlake he was a supervisor with United...

John Ival Buzzard, Sr., age 76, Jefferson, died Friday afternoon at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation surrounded by his family. He was born December 23, 1942 in Geneva, the son of Gail I. & Frances E. (Fink) Buzzard and has been a resident of the Jefferson area all of his life.  Following graduation from Jefferson High School in 1961 John joined the Ohio National Guard and in 1964 enlisted in the U. S. Army, serving during the Vietnam Era.  He was a graduate of the General...

Martin Erick Tuomala, age 95, died on Friday, February 15, with his devoted daughter Martta, by his side.  Martta has been his caregiver for the past 6 years, after a heinous medical misdiagnosis. He passed peacefully in the house he himself built in 1951 for his wife. He was born November 26, 1923 and was a lifelong Ashtabula resident.  He met his wife Lorraine Hautala at Camp Luther in 1944, and they were married October 16, 1948 at Bethlehem Finnish Lutheran Church in Detroit,...

Larry W. Gray, age 71, Ashtabula, died early Tuesday morning at the Cleveland Clinic-Marymount Hospital in Cleveland. He was born August 30, 1947 in Ivanhoe, VA, the son of the late John & Grace (Lyons) Gray and has been a lifelong area resident.  Larry was a veteran of the U. S. Army, serving in Europe during the Vietnam Era.  Larry retired in 2009 from Millennium Chemicals after more than 40 years of service. Following retirement, Larry worked with Progressive Alternatives...

Dorothy L. Hamilton, age 93, former S. Denmark Rd. resident in Jefferson, died Tuesday evening at the Austinburg Nursing & Rehabilitation Assisted Living Center. She was born October 13, 1925 in Cleveland, the daughter of William T. & Mabel (Bartlett) Quirk and has been a Jefferson resident all of her life.  Dorothy was married to J. Arthur Hamilton on January 29, 1947 in Jefferson.  She worked a short time at the General Electric Plant in Jefferson. Mrs. Hamilton was a...

Bruce Clark Anderson, age 57 of Saybrook Twp., died early Sunday morning, 2/10/19 at his residence following a five-year battle with cancer. He was born May 4, 1961 in Ashtabula, the son of the late Albin J. & Janet J. (Fassett) Anderson and has been a lifelong Ashtabula resident.  He was married to Debra J. Musser on October 17, 1981 at Messiah Lutheran Church. Bruce joined his father in the family business, owning and operating the Anderson Jewelers in Ashtabula and Madison for...

James A. Newman, age 90, of Colony Ct., Geneva, passed away February 6, 2019 at Rae-Ann Nursing & Rehabilitation Center.  He was born on January 28, 1929 in Euclid, the son of Fred & Mary (Bailey) Newman. He worked for C. E. I. as a yard foreman for 42 years before retiring in 1989.  He enjoyed bowling, fishing, snowmobiling and doing yard work. He is survived by his wife Doris J. Newman of Geneva; children, James A. (Carolyn) Newman of Jefferson, Cheryl (Melvin)...

Robert E. “Bob” Jones, age 89, lifetime resident of Geneva, died Thursday morning, 1/31/19, at the Symphony of Mentor. He was born November 17, 1929 in Geneva, the son of Edwin & Doris E. (Nedro) Jones.  Bob was a veteran of the U. S. Army, earning the rank of Staff Sargent and also served in the National Guard.  He was married to Sandra E. Pankowski on July 8, 1958 in Michigan. Bob retired in 1987 from the True Temper Corp. after 40 years employment.  He...

Robin R. Rosas-Lopez, age 57 of Geneva, died Monday at her residence. She was born November 25, 1961 in Geneva, the daughter of the late Donald & Jane (Coy) Goff and has lived in Geneva most of her life other than living in South Carolina and Georgia for seven years.  Robin was a 1978 graduate of Geneva High School and is a veteran of the U. S. Army. Her interests include photography, crocheting and playing bingo on the computer. Survivors include her husband, Miguel A. Lopez,...

Helen M. Knight, age 94, lifetime Ashtabula area resident, died Saturday evening at Saybrook Landing. She was born May 29, 1924 in Ashtabula, the daughter of Roy & Hazel (Wright) Lewis.  Helen was a member of Our Lady of Peace Parish-Mt. Carmel Church.  She was a CB Radio operator, enjoyed reading, dancing, playing cards, baking, cooking and loved and cared for her cats and the neighborhood cats. Survivors include five children; Hope Randolph & Michael (Patricia) Woissol,...