Ashtabula County, Ohio

Wednesday, November 28, 2001

Norma J. Sass

CONNEAUT - Norma J. Sass, 66, , died Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2001, at UHHS Geauga Regional Hospital, Claridon Township, where she had been recovering from heart surgery.
Born June 29, 1935, in Conneaut, she was the daughter of Louis and Madeline (Gildone) Simone.
A 1953 Conneaut High School graduate, she moved to the Cleveland area and became an administrative secretary, where she meet and married her first husband Andrew Sass in 1957. They moved to Fort Campbell, Ky., where he was stationed. She moved back to the Berea to raise her family. Her husband was killed in 1964 in an automobile crash and she returned to Conneaut and worked part-time for the American Automobile Club. She also worked for the law firm of Diamond and Dubsky as a legal secretary. She was appointed clerk of courts for Conneaut from 1986 to 1991. She retired from the Port Conneaut Federal Credit Union in 2000 as a loan officer following a 20-year career with the credit union.
Mrs. Sass was a member of St. Frances Cabrini Church and was also member of the Women of the Moose, Chapter 86. She cherished time she spent with her grandchildren and family. She also enjoyed sewing, cooking and bowling.
Survivors include two sons, Andrew of Grand Ledge, Mich., Michael of Conneaut; a daughter, Diana Angiulo of Stow; a stepson, Randy of Lynchburg, Va., a stepdaughter, Virginia Sass of Appomatox, Va., a brother, Samuel Simone of Conneaut, four sisters, Ruth Dean of Austinburg Township, Amy Coppola of Conneaut, Nancy Rolfe of Hubbard, Esther Albergo of Lynnbrook, N.Y., and six grandchildren, Andrew, Katie, Kimberly, Karen, Randy and Amber.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her first husband, Andrew; her second husband Albert F., in 1983; and a brother, Joseph Simone.
Mass of Christian Burial is 10 a.m. Monday at St. Frances Cabrini Church, 744 Mill St., Conneaut, with Rev. Raymond Thomas officiating. Burial will be in Glenwood Cemetery, Conneaut.
Calling hours are 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the Raisian Funeral Home, 581 Harbor St., Conneaut.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Association, the American Diabetes or the Heather Hill Hospital Partnership. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.