All Obituaries

Arthur O. Niinisto, 95, of Conneaut, passed away Sunday morning, July 16, 2017 at Carrington Park in Ashtabula. He was born August 1, 1921 in Conneaut, and was the son of Oscar and Fanny (Hanhikoski) Niinisto. Mr. Niinisto graduated from Conneaut High School in 1940 and enrolled in the U.S. Army Air Corp, and furthered his education at Chanute Field-Army Air Corps Technical School.  He worked for P & C Dock Company and retired from Reliance Electric in...

Claude Thomas “Tom” Greenwood, Jr. 68, of North Canton, OH, formerly of Ashtabula and Conneaut, OH, passed away Monday, July 10, 2017, at Akron City Hospital.  He was born February 27, 1949, in Terra Haute, IN, and was the son of Claude T. Greenwood, Sr. and Elizabeth M. (McCammon) Greenwood.               Tom was a 1966 graduate of Conneaut High School and earned his B.B.A. in Accounting from...

Francis H. Thomas, 77, of Conneaut, passed away Friday July 7, 2017 at UH Case Medical Center in Cleveland.  He was born December 28, 1939 in Cumberland, MD, the son of Gerald & Virginia (Beeman) Thomas. Francis served in the US Air Force obtaining the rank of E-3 before being honorably discharged.  He worked as a maintenance mechanic for Union Carbide and then retired from Elkem Metals on December 31, 1995.  He loved hunting, fishing, NASCAR, cutting the...

Eleanor May Ingram, 90, of Conneaut, passed away peacefully Monday, June 19, 2017. She was born, May 29, 1927 in North East, PA, the daughter of Leo Griswold and Margaret (Beatty) Crosby. Eleanor attended Amboy United Methodist Church, Springfield Senior Center, WIMAREN Social Club for wives of Merchant Marines. She was active with Amboy PTA, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, and Conneaut Historical Society.  Eleanor enjoyed crafting, canning, gardening, and baking, especially her...

Emil R Rice, 87, passed quietly on Wednesday June 28th, 2017. He was born October 10, 1929 in Andover, Ohio and was the son of Edwin and Edith (Johnson) Rice.  He lived the last forty years at Homestead in Geneva where he enjoyed working at Ashcraft Industries and then Driftwood.  Ever present in his life at Homestead was Margie who has been involved in his life since 1978. The staff has always been loving and kind. He loved them very much and didn't like being away from...

Dennis P. Butts, 66, of Conneaut, passed away Wednesday morning, June 21, 2017. He was born January 9, 1951 in Conneaut, OH, and was the son of Wilbur M. and Marjorie (Hall) Butts. After graduating high school, Dennis enlisted in the United States Marine Corp, serving during Vietnam. He then worked at Spartech as a supervisor retiring in 2002. He was a member of the Conneaut American Legion Cowle Post 151, and the Conneaut Moose lodge. He was an avid fisherman and loved being on...

            Theresa A. McDonald, 94, of Conneaut, passed away Monday morning, June 12, 2017, at The Villa at the Lake. She was born June 1, 1923 in Beltek, Romania, and was the daughter of Andrew and Mary (Jakkel) Mayer.              Mrs. McDonald was a member of the First Congregational United Church of Christ. She and her husband owned and operated the “Custard Cup” in Arcadia, Florida for a number of...

Shirley D. Carlson, 67, of Kingsville, passed away Wednesday evening, June 21, 2017. She was born August 9, 1949 in Conneaut, and was the daughter of John and Dorothy (Reinke) Joslin. Mrs. Carlson worked for A-Tech as a secretary for several years, retiring February 28, 2017. She was a member of the West Springfield United Methodist Church, taught Sunday School and was a past choir member. She enjoyed spending time with her family, especially her...

Dagmar E. Bozard, 98, of Conneaut, passed away Saturday June 10, 2017 at The Villa at the Lake. She was born April 12, 1919 in Conneaut, Ohio, the daughter of John & Fannie (Pitkimaki) Antin. Mrs. Bozard enjoyed over 35 years of retirement with her husband.  They took ballroom dancing lessons, organ lessons and enjoyed roller skating together.  She was a member of a church circle at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, historical society and a canasta club with high...

John D. Walker, 83, of Clayton, NC, passed away on Sunday at the Barbour Court Nursing Home in Smithfield, North Carolina.    Mr. Walker was born on January 16, 1934 to the late John L. and Anna Walker. He was preceded in death by his wife, Nancy, son David, and sister, Beatrice Richardson. John retired after thirty years of service to the City of Conneaut and then moved to the Raleigh NC area to enjoy retirement. He was the son of former Conneaut Mayor, John L....