All Obituaries

William E. Bort, 87, of Conneaut, OH, died peacefully at his home surrounded by family on May 8, 2018. He was born November 16, 1930 in Conneaut and was the son of Maurice and Florence (Messenger) Bort. William served in the United States Army during the Korean War, and was honorably discharged. Following his service to our country, he returned home to work for the Army Corps of Engineers, and retired from the maintenance department at Premix in 1993. He was a former...

William R. “Bill” Herb, 61, of Conneaut, passed away Monday afternoon, May 7, 2018 at the Seidman Cancer Center, with his loved ones by his side. He was born January 1, 1957 in Conneaut, and was the son of Robert and Ruth (Akerly) Herb. Bill’s interest in cars began as a young child. His family home was across the street from Lew’s Auto Body. Bill liked to hang out there. His mom always knew where to find him. In 1979, Bill and his wife Nancy...

James C. Davin, 90, of Conneaut, passed away, Saturday, May 5, 2018, at the Ashtabula County Nursing Home in Kingsville, OH. He was born November 9, 1927 in Conneaut, and was the son of James M and Gladys (Riley) Davin. James served in the United States Airforce during WWII, and upon returning home, worked as an engineer for the Norfolk and Southern Railroad retiring in 1987. He was a lifelong parishioner of St. Mary Parish, and enjoyed hunting, fishing and being on Lake...

David P. Brundage, 60, of Conneaut, passed away Monday May 7, 2018 at Cleveland Clinic Hospital in Cleveland.  He was born March 5, 1958 in Conneaut, Ohio to Ronald & Charlotte (Meinke) Brundage, Sr.  David served in the US Marine Corp. before being honorably discharged.  He worked for Allied Resinous in Conneaut until till they closed and then went to work for General Aluminum as a finisher.  He belonged to the American Legion Cowle Post #151. David...

Carlene B. McBride, 84, of Conneaut, passed away peacefully, early Friday morning, May 4, 2018. She was born February 4, 1934 in Conneaut, and was the daughter of Carl and Carrie (Dalrymple) Knauff. Mrs. McBride worked for the former Astatic and was a member of the Amboy United Methodist Church. She enjoyed cooking, traveling, boating, the outdoors, bowling, and golfing. She volunteered for the 50/50 Barn, and helped with the Band Boosters, the PTA, and was a member of the...

Duane T. Crandall, 56, of Ashtabula, died Saturday, April 7, 2018, at Carington Park Nursing Home. He was born August 7, 1961 in Erie, PA, and was the son of Duane Crandall and Carolyn (Caldwell) Bordner. Duane was a former member of the Conneaut Eagles #408, and was involved with leading many activities at Carington Park, where he had also been the Vice President of their resident counsel. He is survived by his mother, Carolyn Bordner of Conneaut; his father Duane...

Kyle P. Prusinski, 29, of N. Kingsville, passed away Monday evening, April 30, 2018. He was born October 27, 1988 in Ashtabula, and was the son of Robert and Veronica (Altsman) Prusinski. Kyle graduated from Toledo University as a Pharmacist, and worked in marketing sales for MC Lawn Care. He was a member of the Jefferson Nazarene Church and Narcotics Anonymous. Survivors include his mother Veronica Prusinski of N. Kingsville; his children Addison Grace and Joshua Robert;...

Joseph Konopa, Jr. 89, passed away Thursday April 26, 2018 at his home.  He was born December 21, 1928 in Cleveland, Ohio to Joseph and Anna (Specht) Konopa. Joseph served in the US Navy during WWII. He received his BA from Edinboro University and taught Geography at Millcreek High School in PA for two years before going to work at RMI.  Joseph retired after 31 years.  Joseph belonged to St. Mary’s Catholic Church and was a charter member of...

Mary M. Stouffer, 58 of Kingsville passed away Monday April 23, 2018 in the presence of her loving husband. She was born March 12, 1960 in Euclid, Ohio to Thomas and Virginia (Giammo) Martin.  Mary not only loved life, but fought for it. She spent her life in service to her family and community.   As a member of the Board of Ohio Right to Life, she worked to save the lives of countless children. She also ensured that her children knew the importance of standing up...

George R. Emery, Jr. 67, passed away Thursday April 12, 2018 at ACMC with his family by his side.  He was born August 10, 1950 in Ashtabula, Ohio, he was the son of George R. & Jean (Throckmorten) Emery.  George was proud to have been a US Marine, serving during Vietnam. After his service to our country, he went to work for Elkem Metals until his retirement, he then worked for Kister and Fox Electric.  He was a member of the American Legion. He enjoyed...