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John Ernest Guy Sr.
WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. - John Ernest Guy Sr., 73, formerly of Ashtabula, died Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2000, at Lexington Medical Center.
He was born April 16, 1927, in North Carolina, the son of John and Lucy (Green) Guy. He had lived in the Ashtabula area for more than 40 years before recently moving to South Carolina.
Prior to retirement, he worked as a steeplejack for International Chimney Corporation.
In his leisure time, he enjoyed fishing.
Survivors include two daughters: Patty Rodriguez of Geneva and Brenda Mittison of Southfield, Mich.; a son, John E. Jr. of Gilbert, S.C.; five sisters: Gladys Graley of Conneaut, Merle Humphrey of Ashtabula, Clair Newport and Jenny McQueen, both of Elizabethton, Tenn., and Joann Williams of North Carolina; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Doris Lovelace.
Service is 1 p.m. Saturday at Ducro Funeral Home, 4524 Elm Ave., Ashtabula. The Rev. Kenneth Roberts, pastor of Pentecostal Church of God, and the Rev. Ishmael Hamilton, will officiate. Burial will be in Saybrook Cemetery, Saybrook Township.
Calling hours are 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Armand H. Gustaferro
GLENVIEW, IL - Armand H. Gustaferro, 79, died Sunday, August 3, 2003 in Glenview, IL.
Born July 6, 1924, in Conneaut, he was a 1941 graduate of Conneaut High School and did his undergraduate studies at Ohio State University and graduate studies at Yale University.
He was a Veteran of WWII U.S. Army Air Corps.
He was the beloved husband of Mildred; and loving brother of Louise Candela, Julia Napoli, Joanne Kapsansis, William Gustaferro, and the late Mamie Lignetta, Clara DiMare, Elma Byrd, and Joseph Gustaferro. He is also survived by a daughter, Carol Van Tine.
Memorial Services will be held on Thursday, August 7, 2003, at 1:00 p.m. at N.H. SCOTT & HEBBLETHWAITE FUNERAL HOME, 1240 Waukegan Road, Glenview, IL (2 Blocks South of Lake Avenue on West side). Interment will be private.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Molecular Mechanisms of Cancer, c/o University Hospitals, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106. For further funeral information, call (847) 998–1020.
Diane K. Pallutch
NORTH KINGSVILLE - Diane K. Pallutch, 58, of Maple Avenue, died Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2000, at her home.
She was born April 2, 1942, in Cleveland, the daughter of Emory and Gertrude (Gee) Weber, and had lived in the area most of her life.
A 1960 graduate of Edgewood High School, she worked as a dental assistant at Ashtabula Dental Association for 31 years, and was a waitress at the former Ole Kings Tavern for several years.
She was a member of the United Presbyterian Church of North Kingsville, where she assisted with the church newsletter.
She enjoyed her family, especially her grandchildren, and also enjoyed horses and other animals.
Survivors include her husband, Richard, to whom she had been married for 30 years; three daughters: Jami Childs of Painesville, Leann Kendzerski of Dorset and Joanna Gonzalez of North Kingsville; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
She was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers: Larry and Kenneth Weber.
A private memorial service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Thompson-Smith Funeral Home, 345 Main St., Conneaut. The Rev. Gerald Landwehr will officiate.
Family and friends are invited to the home of her daughter, Leann Kendzerski, 2571 Route 193, Dorset, after the service.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Arthritis Foundation or the Humane Society. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.
Jeffry E. Fagerstrom
SAN FRANCISCO - Ashtabula native Dr. Jeffry E. Fagerstrom, 58, died Sunday, April 1, 2001, at the Zen Hospice Project in San Francisco, Calif., after an inspirational 12-year battle with brain cancer.
He was born Aug. 11, 1942, in Cleveland, the son of Elmer O. and Eleanor J. (Hoover) Fagerstrom. He grew up in Ashtabula, graduating in 1960 from Edgewood High School.
He attended The Ohio State University in Columbus, graduating summa cum laude in 1967 from the College of Dentistry with a doctorate of dental sciences.
He served in the U.S. Air Force for three years, including a one-year tour of duty in Thailand, where he treated soldiers injured in the Vietnam War. After being honorably discharged as a captain, he returned to the OSU College of Dentistry, where he earned a master's degree in periodontology. Dr. Fagerstrom practiced periodontics in Colorado before moving to San Francisco in the late 1970s, where he continued his practice.
Dr. Fagerstrom taught for many years at the dental schools at the University of California at San Francisco and the University of the Pacific, also in San Francisco. After his cancer diagnosis in 1989, he left private practice to become a full-time instructor at UOP. He was the recipient of numerous teaching awards.
He retired from teaching in 1994 and moved to Glen Ellen, in Sonoma County, Calif., where he combined his love of teaching and respect for nature by becoming a volunteer and docent at the Bouverie Preserve. He was very active at Bouverie until mid-year 2000, when failing health forced his retirement.
Dr. Fagerstrom was an inspiration to many as he embraced his cancer as an opportunity to grow spiritually. With no acceptable treatment available to him through Western medicine, he chose the path of Eastern and alternative medicines and healing practices. This lifestyle allowed him to outlive the prognosis of traditional doctors by a full decade.
Survivors include his wife of 10 years, Betty Brachman of San Francisco; son, Eric of Boulder, Colo.; daughter, Kirsten of Puerto Rico; brother, Scot of Kent; sister, Jacqueline Fagerstrom of Kingsville.
He was preceded in death by his mother in 1977, father in 1992 and brother, Richard Allen, in 1948.
A celebration of life will be 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the home of Jackie Fagerstrom, 3188 East Main, Kingsville, with an informal memorial service at 6 p.m. A West Coast celebration will be May 12 at his home in Glen Ellen, Calif.
Memorial donations may be made in his name to Zen Hospice Project, 273 Page St., San Francisco, Calif. 94108, or Bouverie Preserve, P.O. Box 1195, Glen Ellen, Calif.
Neva C. Slater
PHOENIX, Ariz. - Neva C. Slater, 81, of Phoenix died Sunday, May 27, 2001, at St. Luke's Hospital, Arizona.
She was born on Sept. 28, 1919, in Conneaut, the daughter of Earl and Irma Groff.
While living in Conneaut Mrs. Slater worked at the Conneaut Creamery and the Astatic Corp. She retired from Fry's Supermarket in Phoenix where she worked as a cashier.
Her hobbies included fishing and bingo.
Survivors include two daughters, Diana Theiss of Sun City, Ariz., and Patricia Hansen of Chubbuck, Idaho; two sons, Carl Gruey of Kingsville Township, Earnest of Phoenix, Ariz.; a sister, Dodi Collister of Glendale Ariz., a brother Maynard Groff of Phoenix; 11 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by an infant brother and two grandchildren.
Services and arrangements are being handled by Lundburg Mortuary, White Rose Chapel, 5310 W. Northern Ave., Phoenix, Ariz.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Arizona Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association, 1028 E. McDowell Rd., Phoenix, Ariz 85005.
Bernadine J. Childs
SENECA, S.C. - Bernadine J. Childs, 78, of Seneca, S.C., died Friday, Sept. 28, 2001.
She was a native of Conneaut, and was the daughter of Frank and Hazel Hill Dewey.
Mrs. Childs was a homemaker and attended Welcome Wesleyan Church. She was a quiet, kind and gentle woman.
Survivors include her husband; sons Ronald D. of Salem, S.C., and Robert of Seneca, S.C.; daughters Sandra K. Folliett of Cleveland, Tenn., and Janette M. Gut of Westfield Center, Ohio; sister Margaret M. McGrody of Conneaut; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at the Welcome Wesleyan Church in the Ebeneezer Community, S.C.
The family will receive friends immediately following the service at the Family Life Center of the church.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of the Foothills, 390 Keowee School Road, Seneca, S.C. 29672.
The Duckett-Robinson Funeral Home, Central-Clemson Commons, S.C., is in charge of arrangements.
