Obituaries

Roger C. Osburn, 82, of Kingsville, passed away on Monday, January 12, 2026, surrounded by his family. Born on January 11, 1944, in Conneaut, he was the son of Harry and Elsie (Lawrence) Osburn, Sr.
Roger attended DeVry Technical Institute and then earned his associate degree in Mechanical Engineering from Kent...

Lynn Arden (Peura) Pontius, 72, of Ashtabula, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 10, 2026, at the Cleveland Clinic.
She was born on April 18, 1953, in Ashtabula, Ohio, the daughter of Richard and Arden (Anderson) Peura. An Ashtabula County resident most of her life, Lynn was a proud graduate of Harbor High...

Johnathan "Johnny" Raleigh Lower, son of Jonathan "JJ" and Mikayla Lower of Fairburn, Georgia, passed away unexpectedly in the early morning of January 6, 2026.

Born a month early on August 27, 2025, he will forever be remembered as being a fighter from day one. He weighed in at 5lbs 1.3oz at birth and grew to 12...

Isabella Marie (Dascoli) Mariotti, 96, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 2, 2026, at Jefferson Healthcare Center. Born June 29th, 1929, a lifelong Ashtabula Ohio resident, she was a devoted wife and loving mother.
Isabel made her family the center of her life, always supporting and caring for their every...

Bill and Sally Smith, both 99, recently passed away in Mtn. Grove, Missouri: Sally on December 21 and Bill on December 28. Both lived in Northeast Ohio, until moving to Mtn. Grove, Missouri, in June of 2025 to be with their daughter, MaryBeth Kaps, and their son, Michael Smith, who both reside in Mtn. Grove,...

Joseph Vernon Jackson, 86, of Jefferson, Ohio, passed away peacefully on December 30, 2025, after a brief illness.
Born on November 7, 1939, in Wauseon, Ohio, Joseph was the beloved son of Robert and Naomi (Grime) Jackson.

On October 24, 1959, Joseph married his devoted wife, Mary Gutierrez.

Joseph dedicated 50...

Jennifer Carpenter, 54, of Dorset, OH, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, December 30, 2025. She was born on August 28, 1971, in Painesville, OH, the daughter of Jay and Ann (Fobes) Sutch.
Jennifer worked as a cook at Braden Middle School, a role she embraced with pride and devotion. She loved greeting the...

William R. "Bill" Porter, 82, of East Springfield, PA, passed away December 27, 2025 at Hillcrest Hospital in Cleveland, OH. He was born February 7, 1943 in East Cleveland, the son of Raymond R. and H. Lorena (Pratt) Porter.
Bill graduated from Rowe high school in 1961 and attended classes at Case Institute and Kent...

Mary Presciano, 98, of Ashtabula, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 23, 2025, at UH-Geneva Hospital.
She was born on May 27, 1927, in Ashtabula, Ohio, the daughter of the late Benjamin and Florence (Colucci) Ferritto, Sr. A lifelong resident of the area, Mary was a graduate of Ashtabula High School. On...

Tammy Lynea Thomas, RN, 63, passed away on Sunday, December 21, 2025 at her home, surrounded by the loving care of her husband, Thomas.

She was born on April 18, 1962, in Ashtabula, the daughter of Charles and Diane (Pickett) Young.

She graduated from Edgewood High School, and went on to earn her associate's...

Kevin R. Wolf, devoted family man, cherished educator, and enthusiastic coach, passed away at the age of 45 on December 18, 2025, in Ashtabula, OH. Born on December 2, 1980, in Geneva, OH, he was the son of Tim and Kathleen (Beckwith) Wolf.

At a young age he spent 13 years working on the Marrison farm where he...

Nancy M. Evans, 83, of Conneaut, passed away peacefully Thursday morning,
December 18, 2025, at UH Geauga Hospital.

She was born on December 30, 1941, in Erie, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Raymond
J. Niemla and Esther (Johnson) Niemla. Nancy was raised in West Springfield,
Pennsylvania, where she attended school...