All Obituaries

Elizabeth “Betty” G. Nugent Elizabeth “Betty” G. Nugent, age 100 1/2, passed away at Geneva Village on October 12, 2020 surrounded by her family.  She was born on March 24, 1920 to James and Anna (Mayerhoffer) Weisbarth in Cleveland.  Betty lived most of her life in Geneva, Ohio.  She worked at Advanced Technology making automotive headlamp assemblies.  She also worked as a short order chef at the Rhapsody Lounge. Betty was a lifelong member of...

James B. O'Leary  1966 - 2020   James B. “Jim” O’Leary, age 54, passed away suddenly on Sunday, October 11, 2020 in Geneva.  Known as “Jim” to his friends, he was born on Saturday, January 15, 1966 to James and Judy (Smith) O’Leary in Cleveland.  Jim had been a Geneva resident for the past 22 years.  In 2003 Jim wed the love of his life, Susan Rose, in Las Vegas and they had shared 17 wonderful years together. Always a...

Thomas W. Kaiser     1939 - 2020 Thomas W. Kaiser, age 81, passed away Saturday, October 10, 2020 in Lakewood.  Born February 15, 1939 to James and Virginia (Nash) Kaiser in Geneva.  Thomas was a manager for A & P grocery stores in Geneva and Andover.  He moved to Lakewood where he lived for more than 30 years.  Thomas enjoyed playing cards, sitting at the lake, gardening and watching the Cavs and Indians play.   Survived by Children:  Lori...

Kelly Baumgarten 1968 – 2020.  On Saturday morning, October 10th, Kelly lost her battle with pancreatic cancer and passed away at her home.  Kelly was only 52 years, too young to be taken this soon.  She was a fighter, but the chemotherapy was too much for her body to handle.  Kelly was a kind, generous, caring and loving person.  She had a big heart and was the kind of person that would give you the shirt off her back.  Kelly loved her family deeply, and...

Franklin “Frank” Taft, age 86, of Geneva, passed away peacefully at home in Harpersfield Township on Sunday, October 4, 2020 with his family by his side. Frank was born November 2, 1933 in Linesville, PA to the late Clair and Florence (Wheeler) Taft.  Frank served in the US Army.  He was honorably discharged from the military in 1962 with a Good Conduct Medal.  Frank married Barbara Ann Beatty on September 21, 1958 in Geneva.  Their marriage of 62 years was a...

Adrian C. Fortney    1930 - 2020 Adrian Fortney, age 89, passed away October 2, 2020 in Madison.  Born October 13, 1930 in Morgantown, West Virginia to James and Mittie (Poling)Fortney.  Adrian was a plumber and worked for Lake County Department of Utilities.  He was a lifelong member of Madison VFW Post #8548 and Madison American Legion Post #112.  Adrian was a 67 year member of Geneva Blue Lodge.    He enjoyed traveling, golfing, Ohio...

Kenneth A. Courtney of Thompson, age 86, passed away Thursday October 1, 2020 at UH Geneva Medical Center.    The son of the late Albert C. and Clover P. (White) Courtney, who was born on November 6, 1933 in Cleveland Hts., Ohio.   On June 8, 1964 in Bedford, Ohio he wed Shirley E. Robinson and together they raised two children.   Prior to his retirement he had worked as an electrician with Penn Central / Conrail New York Central. He also had worked at Richmond...

Edward J. Cicenas   1923 - 2020 Edward J. Cicenas, passed away at the age of 97 Tuesday, Sept 29th at 9:38pm. Born in Cleveland, he was a resident of Lake County for about 70 years. During WWII, Ed served in the 97th Naval Construction Battalion Seabees, drafting plans for airfields in England and helping with the backbreaking labor of pouring hardstands and runways. He helped plan and construct many of the camps and hospitals throughout England. His hand lettering was of such...

  Donald Max Obhof    1957 - 2020 Donald Obhof, age 62, passed away September 28, 2020 at his home  in Madison.   Born December 29, 1957 to Max and Helen (Starzynski) Obhof in Ashtabula.  Donald was a truck driver  and re-built farm machinery, tow motors and trucks.  He loved his family and enjoyed 4-wheeling, snow tubing, snowmobiling and scrambler.  Donald enjoyed watching the Indians and Cavs play.   Survivors: ...

Roberta K. Abraham    1950 - 2020 Roberta K. Abraham, age 70, passed away September 17, 2020 in Geneva.  Born January 16, 1950 to William and Mary (Smith) Cunningham in Ashtabula, Ohio.  Roberta lived most of her life in Geneva.  For more than 20 years, she worked for Geneva Hospital as Dietary Manager. Other jobs she held were in catering, Spring Hill Orchard and the Geneva VFW. Roberta enjoyed spending time with her family and the Lord.  She liked to...