All Obituaries

  Andrew J. Laituri, 69 of Ashtabula died January 11th at Somer Hospice House in Sebring, Florida after a long illness. He was born March 18, 1951 in Ashtabula the son of Mauri K. and Cora (Mackey) Laituri. He was a 1969 graduate of Harbor High School and received his Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from Dyke College. He had been employed by RMI Titanium and Ashta Chemical as Safety Director until his retirement. Andy was past president of the Ashtabula...

ASHTABULA- Mary Elizabeth Hill, 88, passed away at ACMC on January 18, 2021. She was born in Wellsville, WV on December 26, 1932 and was the daughter of Samuel and Mary (Jackson) Howard. Throughout her life she was self-employed and owned and operated her own cleaning company. She was a dedicated Christian and a lifelong member of Grace Christian Assembly Church, where she held the roles of Sunday School Teacher, usher, trustee and treasurer. Evangelist Mary Hill has now taken on a new role...

Edwin E. Cook, age 88 of Conneaut, died Friday morning at the UH-Ahuja Medical Center in Cleveland following complications of Covid-19. He was born July 15, 1932 in Bradford, PA, the son of Lloyd & Esther (See) Cook and lived his early life in this area before moving to California in 1952, spending most of his years in California and a few years in Arizona, returning to Conneaut in 2016.  Edwin was a veteran of the U. S. Army, serving in the Korean Conflict. Edwin is a retired...

Frederick M. “Fred” Burtt, age 89, Williamsfield Twp., died Tuesday morning at St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Warren after being admitted on Monday.  Fred was a non-covid patient. He was born September 8, 1931 in Andover, the son of Walter M. & Mae Belle (Coy) Burtt and has been an area resident all of his life.  Fred was a veteran of the U. S. Marine Corp and the Baker Company 9th Marines serving from 1950-53 during the Korean Conflict.  Fred married Ida R. Bland on June 21,...

Beverly Jean Turner age 79 passed away Tuesday January 12, 2021. She was born April 30, 1941 in Ashtabula, Ohio, the daughter of the late Lloyd and Sadie (Burr) Hare. Beverly was the graduating class of 1959 from Ashtabula High School. She received her RN degree from Trumbull Memorial School of Nursing. After graduating she worked as an RN at Ashtabula General Hospital where her greatest enjoyment of nursing was in the paternity ward taking care of all the babies. She also worked in...

Melvin (Sonny) Todd Jennings Jr. passed away unexpectedly on Jan. 11, 2021. He was born in Rocky River, Ohio on April 27, 1935 to Melvin Sr. and Dorothy (Peaco) Jennings. He married Patricia Johnson on June 9, 1954 and just celebrated their 66th anniversary last June.  He was the beloved father of four children; twin daughters, Kimberly (Bill) Little, of Denver, NC. Valarie (Scott) Harrington of Austinburg, OH and a son Mike (Crystal) Jennings Sr. of Gastonia, NC and a daughter Vicki...

With her loving husband and son by her side, Kathryn Ann (Seavey) Pasqualone of Geneva died peacefully on January 9, 2021 at the age of 93.  Kate was born on May 7, 1927 to Reginald and Mildred (Taylor) Seavey.  She was a graduate of Conneaut High School and was especially close to her grandmother, Hattie Taylor, who lived with her family for many years.   On June 22, 1946, Kate married her one true love, Pete Pasqualone.  She spent almost 40 years working at the...

Janet Marilyn Koschik passed away on January 9, 2021 after a years-long battle with Alzheimer’s disease.  She was 90 years old.  She was born in Erie, PA on February 18, 1930 to Mary and Norman Rieger.    She was a 1948 graduate of Strong Vincent High School in Erie, where she met her high school sweetheart and future husband, Alvin (Al/Bud) Louis Koschik Jr.  She was an excellent student, a proud majorette at Strong Vincent High School and enjoyed working at...

Beloved husband, father, grandfather and uncle passed away on January 7, 2021.  Bill was born on March 14, 1936 in Ashtabula, Ohio to the late William and Isabelle Horton.  He met the love of his life Lucille DelPrince and they married in 1960 at Mt. Carmel Catholic Church in Ashtabula, OH. Bill worked for New York Central Railroad for many years. He spent the last 31 years of his career as a Supervisor at Sherwin-Williams Chemical plant/SCM Corp, now known as Ineos...

Alpha J. Parmley, age 93, 52-year resident of Ashtabula and living in Columbus the past 10 months, died Tuesday, January 5, 2021 at St. Ann’s Mt. Carmel Hospital in Columbus. She was born April 5, 1927 in Jefferson, the daughter of Lester R. & Opal (Curtis) Williams.  Alpha was the secretary, bookkeeper and clerk for the Ashtabula City Sanitation Dept. for 23 years, retiring in 1992.  Alpha was responsible for setting up the bookkeeping system for the sanitation...