obituaries

Dec 31, 2017

Antoinette J. Sabatine (82) passed away with her family at her side on Sunday morning, December 31, 2017 at Ashtabula County Medical Center after a courageous year-long battle with cancer.

Born April 6, 1935 in Ashtabula, Ohio, she was the daughter of William and Carmel (Carlo) Sposito. Antoinette was a 1953 graduate of Ashtabula High School and...

Dec 27, 2017

Helen C. Lee (76) of Ashtabula died on Dec. 27, 2017 at home.

Born Feb. 8, 1941 in Albany Louisiana she was the daughter of John and Florence (Carpenter) Green.

She was retired as a cook working at County Club Retirement Center.

Survivors include her son Harvey Curtis of Geneva, daughter Karen Gaskins...

Dec 8, 2017

Kathleen A. Meola (64) of Ashtabula died on Friday morning.  Born December 10, 1953 in Frostburg, Maryland she was the daughter of Glen and Lucille (Criger) Phillips.

Kathleen grew up in Geneva and was a 1971 graduate of St. John High School.  She was a homemaker devoted to the care of her two daughters.

She...

Dec 5, 2017

Ida Colucci (91) of Ashtabula died on Dec. 5, 2017 at the SaybrooK LandingShe is survived by her daughters Donna (Charles Kantola ) Coutney and Mary (Alan) Ciesicki and three grandchildren and many  great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.Committal service will be on Tuesday Dec 12, at 11:00 A.M. in the chapel of St. Joseph Cemetery with Deacon...

Dec 2, 2017

Anthony V. "Punt" Paolillo (84) of Ashtabula died on Saturday afternoon at the Country Club Retirement Center.

Born Jan. 13, 1933 in Bronx N.Y. he was the son of Anthony and Marian (DiMare) Paolillo.

Punt was a graduate of Ashtabula High School class of 1950, He was a Veteran of the United States Army. On...

Nov 30, 2017

Darlene McClain (55) of Ashtabula, died  unexpectedly on November 2, 2018 in Ashtabula.

Born October 17, 1963 in Ashtabula she was the daughter of William and Henrietta (Fuller) Sheffey and she remained a a resident her entire life

Darlene attended Ashtabula High School and Jesus Only Pentecostal Church as a child and young adult. She...

Nov 24, 2017

Shirley A. Massucci, 84, of Ashtabula, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family Friday morning.

Born October 4, 1933, in Ashtabula Ohio, the daughter of Dominic and Lena (Bassignana) Massucci.  Shirley was retired after 37 years from Ohio Bell and AT & T as a supervisor both in Ashtabula and Cleveland.  She was a lifetime member of...

Nov 12, 2017

Lucille D. (Buccino) Gustafson, 70, of Ashtabula passed away peacefully Sunday morning.

Born on December 4, 1946 in Belleville, NJ, she eventually moved to Ashtabula after meeting

Rodger, the man of her dreams, who she'd be married to for the next 50 years. She was a wonderful stay-at-home-mom for many years to her three kids,...

Nov 8, 2017

Albert Riesterer, 89 years old passed away on November 8, 2017. Albert was born in Dunkirk, N.Y. on September 14, 1928. His mother was Irma Carstens and father Albert Riesterer. He served his country in the army during the Korean war. He married his wife Theresa Dolce on February 23, 1957. Albert started his carrier as a welder with...

Nov 2, 2017

Josie Lynnette Vincenzo (66) of Ashtabula died at home on Nov. 2, 2017

Born Feb 27, 1951 in War, West Virginia she is the daughter of James and Betty (Trump) Sweeney.

She was co owner with her husband of Miracle Ear of Ashtabula , and also owned her own cleaning business Lynn's Cleaning Service. Josie...

Oct 25, 2017

John M. Woissol (71) of Ashtabula died on Wednesday morning at the Ashtabula County Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center.

Born May 29, 1946 in Long Beach Ca. he is the son of Michael and Helen Woissol.

John was a professional painter for over 45 years and he enjoyed fishing and going to dinner and for...

Oct 17, 2017

Carmel Izzi Mackey passed away peacefully on Oct. 17, 2017 at the home of her daughter in Newtown, Pa. She was 94 years old.

Born July 22, 1923 in Ashtabula she was the daughter of Cosmo and Gioconda Izzi. She was the youngest of their eight children.

Carmel was the last surviving sibling of Theresa,...

Oct 14, 2017

Michael E. Mullins (58) of Jefferson died unexpectedly on Oct. 14, 2017.

Born Oct 27, 1958 in Ashtabula he was the son of Garnett and Zelda (Blair) Mullins.

He was a dedicated and loving father, brother, and grandfather. He will be deeply missed by his brother Kenneth (Kimberly) Mullins , sister Linda (Frank) Slanina ,...

Oct 4, 2017

William "Bill" Patrick Cevera, 90, passed away peacefully and went home to the Lord on October 4, 2017.

Beloved and loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, Bill was born on June 20, 1927 in Ashtabula to James and Josephine Cevera.  Bill entered the US Army when he was 18, serving on the USS Wisteria, a hospital ship,...

Sep 23, 2017

Walter E. Gerren (79) of Ashtabula died at the Ashtabula County Medical Center on September 23, 2017.

Born July 11, 1938 in Ashtabula he was the son of Walter and Mary (Gioiello) Gerren.

Walter attended Ashtabula High School, was a veteran of the United States Army, in 1960 he married the former Jean Montgomery in...

Sep 23, 2017

Sandra Kay Gould (73) of Ashtabula died on Saturday evening at the Ashtabula County Medical Center in Ashtabula.Born March 22, 1944 in Weston, West Virginia the daughter of James Edwin and Cora Esther (Throckmorton) Gould.     A 1964 graduate of Mentor High School, she then attended Lakeland Community College.  She worked as Super Aide at NEO Hospital, Broadfield Manor, Con...

Sep 19, 2017

Rosemarie Tulino Luoma (74) of Ashtabula died on Tuesday morning  at the Ashtabula County Medical Center.     Born September 22, 1942 in Ashtabula she was the daughter of Anthony and Rose (Incorvia) Tulino

Rose graduated from St. John High School class of 1961 , she enjoyed cooking and collecting cook books, Her love was her children and grandchildren.    ...

Sep 15, 2017

Helen (Schimley) Durst 89, of Orwell , passed away Friday, September 15, 2017, at Ashtabula County Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

She was born December 20, 1927 in Sharpsville , Pa. the daughter of John and Susan Grexa Diurba.

Helen was a former employee of Kennametal and Kay Dee Manufacturing both in Orwell. She was a...

Sep 12, 2017

Ronald D. Luoma, 85, passed away September 13th, at his daughter's home surrounded by his family.Born January 8, 1932 in Ashtabula, Ohio, he was the son of William and Arlene (Dunsworth) Luoma.  He was a lifelong resident and a graduate of Ashtabula High School.  A Veteran, he enlisted in the Airforce in 1951 and was an airman First Class...

Sep 5, 2017

Maria (Mary Lou) DeCola Alston (51) of Ashtabula died on September 5, 2017 at the David Simpson Hospice House in Cleveland.

Born March 14, 1966 in Ashtabula she was the daughter of Lucia DeCola.

Maria loved her family and friends and was a very kind, caring person. She loved having family and friends for get-togethers,...