All Obituaries

Ronald L. Burlingame, Sr., age 63, Grove Dr., Ashtabula, died unexpectedly Friday morning at his residence in Ashtabula. He was born October 14, 1955 in Ashtabula, the son of Howard & Frances (Karg) Burlingame.  Mr. Burlingame worked as a security guard at the Ashtabula Towers.  He was a volunteer for the Special Olympics, was a NASCAR fanatic and was very artistic at coloring. Survivors include his wife, Sarah Burlingame of Thompson; his companion, Tina Eichels of Ashtabula;...

Elsie Magdalene Donathan, age 96, of Jefferson, was called home by her heavenly Father on Sunday, October 6, 2019. She was surrounded in her home by her loving family.   She was a strong woman of faith, a daughter, a sister, a friend, a mother, a grandmother, a great grandmother and great-great grandmother.   Elsie was born in Lindside, West Virginia on August 22, 1923, the daughter of Dall and Beulah Kanode. She moved to the area, from West Virginia, in the 1950’s,...

Kathryn Lee Neige, age 73 of Roaming Shores, died Saturday, October 5, 2019 at Eagle Pointe Nursing Home in Orwell. She was born July 29, 1946 in Cleveland, the daughter of Ernest & Helen (Hutchison) Jones.  Kathryn was married to David S. Neige on July 29, 1995 in Mentor-on-the-Lake.  She worked as a nurse’s aide with Hospice of the Western Reserve. Kathryn attended the First Baptist Church in Jefferson.  She enjoyed knitting, going to garage sales and...

James W. Scholleart, 75 of Geneva-on-the-Lake died Saturday at the David Simpson Hospice House in Cleveland, Ohio. He was born May 6, 1944 in Cleveland, Ohio the son of William and Dorothy (Scott) Scholleart. He enjoyed working around his yard and meeting his friends at McDonald’s for coffee in the morning. Surviving him is his wife Shirley who he married April 24, 1987; a son, David Prenatt of Pittsburgh, Pa.; two grandchildren, Damien and Hunter and two sisters, Tracy (Jim) Smith...

Carl Joseph Saksa, age 82 of Dorset Twp., died unexpectedly Tuesday morning at the UH Andover Health Center emergency room. He was born April 23, 1937 in Wheeling, WV, the son of Andy & Frances (Angelavich) Saksa.  Carl grew up in St. Clairsville, moving to Middleburg Hts., then locating to this area 34 years ago.  Carl was a veteran of the U. S. Navy, serving during the Korean Conflict.  He was married to Pamela M. Snyder on June 26, 1975 in Nashville, NC. Carl spent 18...

James A. Jeffers, age 59, died Tuesday morning at his residence in Jefferson. He was born December 16, 1959 in Ashtabula, the son of Arthur & Pauline (Eastlake) Jeffers and has been an Ashtabula County resident all of his life. Mr. Jeffers was a veteran of the U. S. Air Force.  He was a self-employed carpenter.  He was an avid hunter much of his life. Survivors include two sons, Jason (Sandra) Jeffers of Akron & James (Becky) Jeffers of Jefferson; eight grandchildren and...

Christy L. Sanner, age 48 of Rock Creek, died Tuesday evening at University Hospital in Cleveland after being diagnosed three weeks ago with cancer. She was born July 8, 1971 in Waynesburg, PA, the daughter of Sam & Dora (Loughman) Barclay, growing up in Waynesburg and graduating from Waynesburg University.  She married Dan Sanner on July 10, 1993 in West Union, PA, then relocated to Madison in 1994 before moving to Rock Creek in 1997.  Christy was the Children’s Service...

Leonard Foster, age 80 of Jefferson, died Sunday morning at the Austinburg Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. He was born June 21, 1939 in Montgomery, AL, the son of Bailin & Rosalee (Tatum) Ford and has lived in this area since 1995, coming from Cleveland.  Mr. Foster was self-employed and installed gas tanks and pumps before his retirement.  He attended the Jefferson Church of God in Christ and enjoyed fishing and watching WWE. Survivors include his wife, Ethel Mae...

Rosa M. Rodriguez, age 94, of Albion, PA and former Ashtabula resident was called home to her heavenly father on Friday, September 20, 2019 while surrounded by her loving family. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of almost 50 years, Marcial Rodriguez and two sons, Edwin & Alvin Rodriguez. Survivors include her children, Daisy Santiago, Wilfredo Rodriguez, Gabriel (Carmen) Rodriguez, Ana (Jesus) Jimenez, Victor (Marilyn) Rodriguez, Lillian (Jesus) Carbonell, Walter...

Norma G. Tenney, age 88, of Ashtabula, Ohio went home to be with her heavenly Father on September 19, 2019 after a long struggle with dementia.  Norma was born on June 2, 1931 in Adrian, West Virginia, the daughter of the late Frank Pierce and Hallie Williams Perry.  On June 3, 1950, she and Virgil D. Tenney were united in marriage at the former Harris Memorial Presbyterian Church in Ashtabula and remained lifelong partners for 56 years until his death on May 16, 2006.  Norma...