Conneaut High School Alumni
Conneaut, Ohio (OH)

Recent Members
Holly Ekholm | 1999 |
James Rose | 1972 |
Madeleine Mckenna | 1965 |
Michelle Mooney | 1982 |
Rick Schor | 1996 |
Rita Larzo | 1966 |
Sandra Railsback Sandra Knauff | 1966 |
Sheila Whitman | 1974 |
Military Alumni
Honoring Our Heroes
This area is dedicated to our alumni that have served or are serving in our armed forces!
Lost Class Rings
Have you lost your Conneaut High School class ring? Have you found someone's class ring? Visit our Spartans lost class ring page to search for your class ring or post information about a found ring.
Honored Military Alumni

Darren D Drake
Class of 1979
Army, 20+ Years
Food service Senior non-commissioned officer
Class of 1979
Army, 20+ Years
Food service Senior non-commissioned officer

Diane L.Jarvi
Class of 1977
Marine Corps, 11 Years
I served in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve. I retired as a Sergeant in September 1991.
Class of 1977
Marine Corps, 11 Years
I served in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve. I retired as a Sergeant in September 1991.

Gary Bowers
Class of 1962
Army, 2 Years
Rank of Sergeant E5, Received the Army Commendation Medal.
Class of 1962
Army, 2 Years
Rank of Sergeant E5, Received the Army Commendation Medal.

Jim Ingle
Class of 1963
Army, 20+ Years
Served 6.5 years active and15.5 reserves. Plus 22 more years as a Dept of the Army civilian.
Class of 1963
Army, 20+ Years
Served 6.5 years active and15.5 reserves. Plus 22 more years as a Dept of the Army civilian.

Joshua Reitz
Class of 2001
Air Force, 9 Years
Staff Sargent Joshua Reitz on tour in Afghanistan at present (2010). Has also done 2 tours in Iraq and a Humanitarian Tour in Nicaragua. Stationed at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Wife Amber and 2 daughters, Liberty and Delaney await his safe return.
Class of 2001
Air Force, 9 Years
Staff Sargent Joshua Reitz on tour in Afghanistan at present (2010). Has also done 2 tours in Iraq and a Humanitarian Tour in Nicaragua. Stationed at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Wife Amber and 2 daughters, Liberty and Delaney await his safe return.

Kenneth W. Coe, Jr.
Class of 1961
Navy, 20+ Years
28.5 years Honorable Service
Vietnam Veteran
Chief Warrant Officer, Retired USN
Class of 1961
Navy, 20+ Years
28.5 years Honorable Service
Vietnam Veteran
Chief Warrant Officer, Retired USN

Melanie Brockway
Class of 1978
Air Force, 20+ Years
Mechanic, then First Sergeant, then Superintendent of the Family Support Center.
Retire after 26 years in 2004
Class of 1978
Air Force, 20+ Years
Mechanic, then First Sergeant, then Superintendent of the Family Support Center.
Retire after 26 years in 2004

Melanie Brockway
Class of 1978
Air Force, 20+ Years
Aerospace Ground Equipment, First Sergeant, Superintendent Family Support Center
Class of 1978
Air Force, 20+ Years
Aerospace Ground Equipment, First Sergeant, Superintendent Family Support Center

Pamela Best (Scott)
Class of 1975
Navy, 20+ Years
Joined in May 1976. Trained as an Aircrew Survival Equipmentman, (fancy name for a parachute rigger), then as a Data Processing Techinician in the days of computers that took up entire rooms! Left active duty in 85 and stayed an active drilling reservist for the next 14 years. The Navy exposed me to many opportunities and challenges that I am ever grateful for.
Class of 1975
Navy, 20+ Years
Joined in May 1976. Trained as an Aircrew Survival Equipmentman, (fancy name for a parachute rigger), then as a Data Processing Techinician in the days of computers that took up entire rooms! Left active duty in 85 and stayed an active drilling reservist for the next 14 years. The Navy exposed me to many opportunities and challenges that I am ever grateful for.

Ralph William Beeman
Class of 1975
Army, 20+ Years
Served 1981 -2001 20 years as a U.S Army Combat Engineer Retire May 1st 2001 As a SFC
Class of 1975
Army, 20+ Years
Served 1981 -2001 20 years as a U.S Army Combat Engineer Retire May 1st 2001 As a SFC

Rick Larzo
Class of 1975
Navy, 10 Years
Nuclear qualified machinist mate serving on Fast Attack submarines.
Class of 1975
Navy, 10 Years
Nuclear qualified machinist mate serving on Fast Attack submarines.

Rodney C. Rood
Class of 1978
Navy, 20+ Years
Served 23 years, retired to the island of Guam in 2001!
Class of 1978
Navy, 20+ Years
Served 23 years, retired to the island of Guam in 2001!

Sandy Bleasdale-Curnutte
Class of 1975
Navy, 12 Years
Pilot rescue swimmer, small boat coxwain, leaison between Red Cross and Naval EMT training, physical training coordinator, implemented and ran triage senerios for downed aircraft. Did a whole lot of work on cleaning, painting, and maintenence on boat hulls. Yea!!!
Class of 1975
Navy, 12 Years
Pilot rescue swimmer, small boat coxwain, leaison between Red Cross and Naval EMT training, physical training coordinator, implemented and ran triage senerios for downed aircraft. Did a whole lot of work on cleaning, painting, and maintenence on boat hulls. Yea!!!


Thomas J Taylor Jr
Class of 1978
Air Force, 4 Years
30250 Weather Equipment Specialist
Warner Robins,Ga
Centralized Repair Activity
Class of 1978
Air Force, 4 Years
30250 Weather Equipment Specialist
Warner Robins,Ga
Centralized Repair Activity
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Our Conneaut High School military alumni are some of the most outstanding people we know and this page recognizes them and everything they have done! Not everyone gets to come home for the holidays and we want our Conneaut High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Conneaut are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!