All Obituaries

Jeanne Verness King Maleckar, age 86, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 5, 2026 at Ames Family Hospice House in Westlake, OH.  Jeanne was born on May 4, 1939. in Erie, PA.  Her parents were Roderick V. and Martha Abbey King.  Jeanne grew up in Girard, PA.   She enjoyed dance and piano lessons and was an outstanding student. On March 29, 1957 Jeanne met the love of her life, Eugene (Gene) Maleckar, on a blind date in Conneaut, OH.  Jeanne attended Villa ...

Monica A. Distelrath, age 63, of Conneaut, Ohio passed away on Wednesday February 25, 2026 at University Hospitals Conneaut Medical Center. Monica was born on July 8, 1962, the daughter of Gerald and Aileen (Kallio) Armstrong.  She was a 1980 graduate of Conneaut High School and went on to earn multiple bachelor’s degrees from Lake Erie College and Ohio State in Fine Arts.  Monica worked for the Cleveland Public School of Arts and later the State of Ohio in the juvenile ...

Kenneth C. Zappitelli, age 59, of Conneaut, passed away on Monday, February 16, 2026. Kenny was born on October 15, 1966, the son of Carl and Betty (Dittler) Zappitelli.  He was a 1985 graduate of Conneaut High School and most recently worked for Wheeler Rex Industry as a factory worker for 14 years. Kenny enjoyed music, playing the drums, yardwork and his animals. Kenny loved to fish and have bonfires in his back yard.  He was known to his family as the “Italian ...

Daniel G. Blackwell, age 59, of Conneaut passed away on Friday, February 6, 2026, at Marymount Hospital, in Garfield Heights. Daniel was born on October 25, 1966, in New Smyrna Beach, Florida, the son of David and Betty Jackson Blackwell.  Daniel worked in construction for many years and also worked as a truck driver delivering freight.  He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother David Blackwell and a sister Jeannie Thomas. He is survived by his wife and caregiver, ...

Craig Steven Toshio Asari was born to Harold and Cecile Asari on April 12, 1966 in Sault Saint Marie, MI. He peacefully departed this earth on January 24, 2026 in Cleveland, OH surrounded by family. Craig always had a witty, though sometimes NSFW, sense of humor. He took joy in making others laugh. If you needed a Dad joke, a dirty joke or just a good belly laugh he was your man. His sense of humor never waivered, even in the face of death he strived to make others laugh. Craig thoroughly ...

Teri Jo (Spees) Kaczoroski, 64 of Conneaut, OH passed away in her home surrounded by loved ones on January 14, 2026  Teri was born November 6, 1961 in Conneaut, OH to Curtis and Beverly (Dye) Spees. Teri graduated from Conneaut High School in 1980 and then devoted her life to caring for others first as a State Tested Nurse's Aide and then as a Registered Nurse after graduating from Kent State Ashtabula. Teri was married to the love of her life Robert (Bob) Kaczoroski. They were avid ...

Barbara E. Distelrath, age 87, of Conneaut, passed away on January 9, 2026, at her home, surrounded by her loving family. Barbara was born on February 6, 1938, in New York, New York, the daughter of Raymond Williamson and Virginia Rix. She graduated from Franklin K. High School in 1956 and later from Brooklyn Nursing School. Barbara dedicated more than 64 years to the nursing profession, retiring in October of 2021. Her nursing career was closely tied to her husband Chuck’s military ...

Anthony V. Julio Jr., age 87, of Conneaut passed away on Thursday, January 8, 2026 surrounded by his family. Anthony was born on August 10, 1938, in Conneaut, the son of Anthony V. and Mary Constance Dello Julio, Sr.  He was a 1956 graduate of Conneaut High School and went to work for the post office. He then clerked for the Nickle Plate railroad in Cleveland and for the former Central Georgia Railroad. After returning to Conneaut, Bugsy opened Julio Dairy Mart on the corner of Buffalo ...

Wanda A. Greenfield (Guy) Troutman age 75 a resident of Ashtabula County Nursing Home went home to be with her Lord and Savior on January 6, 2026 after a lengthy illness. Wanda was born on March 24, 1950 to the late Edwin and Shirley (Grate) Greenfield.  Wanda attended the Albion Assembly of God where she had taught Sunday school.  She was a member of Conneaut Church of God and had worked in the nursery.  She was an intercessor, faithful in ministry and in giving and help in ...

Timothy J. Wardrop, age 55, passed away peacefully at Southwest General Hospital in Middleburg Heights, Ohio, on Friday, December 26th, 2025.   Born July 23rd, 1970 in Madison, Ohio he was the son of Terrance and Anna Marie (Rose) Wardrop.  He was a 1988 graduate of Conneaut High School and joined the United States Army in June of 1988.  He served as a Combat Engineer and Human Resource Specialist and also earned his Emergency Medical Technician during his ...