All Obituaries

Former Conneaut resident, George V. Voytek, 83, passed away Monday, December 4, 2023 at The Villa at Marymount in Garfield Heights, OH. He was born January 7, 1940 in Warren, OH, the son of Adam and Viarda (Grinta) Voytek. Mr. Voytek earned his Bachelor’s degree from Youngstown State in 1963 and his Master’s degree from Vandercook College of Music in 1968. He started his teaching career at Warren St. Mary’s High School, which became JFK High School.  He composed and...

Former Conneaut resident Thomas Rowe Hoskins, a retired U.S. Coast Guard Chief Warrant Officer-4, peacefully passed away on December 5, 2023 at the age of 77. He was born on January 17, 1946 in Conneaut, Ohio to the late Elman Hoskins and Margaret Holdson Hoskins. He resided in Elizabeth City, North Carolina at the time of his death with his beloved wife, Maria Luisa Santos Hoskins. Thomas was active with the Boy Scouts and achieved the illustrious Eagle Scout rank and continued as a Troop...

Claude M. Loomis, 93, passed away on Thursday, November 30, 2023.  He was born August 31, 1930 in Conneaut, the son of Kenneth and Louise (Woodworth) Loomis.                Claude graduated from Rowe High School in 1948.  He married the love of his life, Jean Downing, on September 7, 1950.  They raised three children and shared 54 wonderful years...

Richard A. Eaton, 79, of Conneaut passed away Monday November 20, 2023 at UH Conneaut Medical Center. Born October 2, 1944 in Conneaut, Ohio, he was the son of Ralph and Emma (Rindo) Eaton. Richard was a lifetime resident of Conneaut. He was drafted into the service in 1965 and served 18 months in military intelligence for the US Army in Vietnam. He returned to Conneaut meeting the love of his life and wife of 54 years, Louise. He retired from Millennium Chemical plant (INEOS) with...

Wanda Lee Jenks, 92 of West Springfield, passed away early Friday morning at home after a brief illness, November 10, 2023, surrounded by her family and loved ones. She was born December 12, 1930 in Gem, West Virginia, the daughter of Samuel Clyde and Lucinda (Dean) Wade. Wanda graduated from West Springfield High School. While a senior in high school, she took first place in a pie contest for her cherry pie. She married the love of her life, Ralph E. Jenks on December 20, 1948. They owned...

Gayle A. Stanfield, 66 of Conneaut, died November 11, 2023 surrounded by her family. She was born October 15, 1957 to John “Jack” and Violet (Rositer) Frost in Conneaut, Ohio. Gayle graduated from Conneaut High School in 1977 and had been a STNA at the former Inn-Conneaut Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. In her free time, she loved to shop and find great deals and going to garage sales. Her greatest joy was from being surrounded by family, especially her grandchildren. She...

Zachary Johnson, 41, of Conneaut, passed away Sunday evening, November 5, 2023. He was born April 25, 1982 in Conneaut, the son of Stanley Johnson and Meryl (smith) Taylor. Zachary attended Lakeland College for two years and worked for Windstream in tech support. He enjoyed talking, playing video games, going on road trips, going to the lake, and watching the Cleveland Browns. He even got to watch the Browns first shut-out since 2007 right before he passed away Sunday evening. Zachary was...

Thomas F. Keyser, 69, of Conneaut, passed away early Monday morning, November 6, 2023 at UH Conneaut Medical Center. He was born July 23, 1954 in Conneaut, the son of James Keyser and Audrey (Mahoney) Baudendistel. Thomas was raised Catholic, a Conneaut High School graduate, and was a computer wizard. Music was his passion. He was in past bands Roxide, Jealous Heart, Wyld Ryde, Trip, The Conneaut Boys, and Maxx Damage. What Thomas loved most was spending time with his grandchildren and his...

Bonnie L. Norton, 79, of Conneaut, passed away Sunday November 5, 2023 at St. Vincent Hospital. She was born April 8, 1944 in Conneaut, the daughter of Lawrence and Margaret (Buie) Jamieson. Bonnie was a graduate of Northwestern High School and a member of West Springfield United Methodist Church and former member of the Conneaut Garden Club. She enjoyed gardening, her dogs Skipper and Mala, but most of all, spending time with her family and attending her children, grandchildren, and...

Robert Lee Lovejoy, 69, of Conneaut, passed away October 24, 2023 at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Erie, PA. He was born January 13, 1954 in Erie, PA., the son of Wayne and Joan (Sorenson) Lovejoy. Better known as Bob to his friends, he was loved and admired by all who knew him. He joined the United States Army in 1971 and was discharged in 1980. He re-enlisted and remained until his retirement in 1994. Bob was an MP for most, if not all of his Army days. He served in Korea as part of the...