All Obituaries

Richard “Dick” A. Cook Sr., age 89, passed away August 10, 2020 at home surrounded by his loving family. Born September 22, 1930 in Reynoldsville, PA to John and Josephine (Smail) Cook, he had been a resident of Geneva-on-the-Lake since 1992. He was a former resident of Youngstown, Ohio where he was employed by The Ohio Bell Telephone Company for 40 years.  He enjoyed fishing and had proudly served in the U.S. Navy from 1949-1957. He is survived by his children: ...

Leona Frank  1945 - 2020 Leona Samples Frank died 07/30/2020 at her home in Rome. She was born in Charleston, West Virginia January 31, 1945, the daughter of Eber Sr. and Kathryn Samples.  Mrs. Frank was a resident of Hartsgrove, Ohio for many years.  She was brought up in Carpenter, Ohio.  Mrs. Frank was the owner of the Little Florist Shop in Geneva, Ohio.  She loved her flowers.  She also worked at Aero Controlex Trans Digm Corp. for 16 ½...

Debbra Sue Galloway    1955 - 2020 Debbra “Debbie” Galloway, age 64, passed away July 26, 2020 in Austinburg.  Born September 30, 1955 to Paul & Louise (Calentine) Snyder in Lancaster, Ohio.  Debbie married William Galloway February 26, 1972 in Moundsville, WV.  She lived most of her life in Geneva and was a member of the Free Pentecostal Fellowship Church.  Debbie worked as a programmer at TT Electronics.  She enjoyed reading and...

Janet E. Barbian    1936 - 2020 Janet E. Barbian, age 83, passed away July 19, 2020 at her home in Ashtabula.  Born August 26, 1936 to “Jack” & Pauline (Darrow) Thomas in Geneva, Ohio.  Janet married Robert Barbian February 23, 1957 in Geneva.  She lived most of her life in Geneva and was a member of the Geneva United Methodist Church. Janet had a few jobs, one of which was the office manager for Dr. Huang, a proof-reader for the Star Beacon and...

Michelle “Shelley” I. Kuscsik    1968-2020 Michelle “Shelley” Kuscsik, age 51, passed away peacefully July 17, 2020 at her home.  Born September 11, 1968 in Ohio to Teddy Kuscsik Browning. Shelley spent most of her life in the area and worked in a workshop sewing many things.  She loved collecting recipes and would re-write them to keep in her own recipe book.  Shelley liked to go out to eat and macaroni and cheese was her...

Veneranda Aponte, age 77, passed away July 7, 2020 in Chardon, Ohio.  She was born November 14, 1942 in Cayey, Puerto Rico to Dionicio and Ramona (Rivera) Suarez.  She was a homemaker and lived in the Geneva area for over 30 years.  Vero had many interests including Bingo, Word Search, Arts & Crafts, Flower Gardens, Spanish Soap Operas, music & dancing, NASCAR and the Cleveland Indians. Vero is survived by her Children:  Jose Aponte and Linda Aponte of Geneva,...

Donald T. Miles   1928 - 2020 Donald T. Miles, age 92, passed away on July 5, 2020 in Geneva.  He was born June 26, 1928 in Pardo, PA to Edward and Estelle (Lynch) Miles.  He married Josephine Magee June 6,1950 in Grove City, PA.  Donald was an Office Manager for People’s Savings and Loan in Geneva and Ashtabula.  He lived most of his life in Geneva and was a member of the United Church.  Donald enjoyed camping with the family in Clear Creek,...

Kathleen F. Crandall      1947-2020 Kathleen “Kathy” Crandall, age 72, passed away July 1, 2020 at her home.  Born September 29, 1947 to Lester and Dorothy (Herman) Olson in Cleveland, Ohio. Kathleen was a realtor for Coldwell Banker and owned a boutique in Jefferson called La Parlour.  As a professional hair stylist, she also owned Kathy’s Fashion Finest.    Kathy married Dennis February 10, 1966 in Monroe, Michigan.  She was a...

Ralph H. Rau      1937 - 2020 Ralph Rau, age 83, passed away June 28, 2020 in Geneva.   Born January 10, 1937 to Harry and Harriet (Gill) Rau in Ashtabula.  Ralph worked as a stock person at Rayon in Painesville for 31 years, and he raised Greyhounds for Jimmy Brown.  He married Sallie J. Kuhn on September 6, 1997 in Madison, whom he loved very much.    Ralph lived most of his life in Geneva and Ashtabula.  He liked riding his scooter and...

Beverly “Bev” J. Endress   1933 - 2020 Beverly J. Endress, age 86, unexpectedly passed June 9, 2020 in Geneva.  Born July 16, 1933 to Tom and Pearl (Kelly) Vinson (Fred Vinson - Step Father) in Grants Pass, Oregon.  Bev lived most of her life in Geneva and was a member of Geneva United Methodist Church.  She, along with her late husband Bob, owned Bob and Bev’s Corner Grocery Store where Bev served as the local Western Union representative in addition...