October 10, 2021

Obituaries

Adams, Roy

Adams Roy Adams June 30, 1927 - October 9, 2011 You are forever in our hearts. We miss you and love you. Dolores, Craig, .....

BACKUS, CHARLES ALLAN

age 82, beloved husband of the late Virginia Backus (nee Hepp). Dear son of the late Charles Augustus Backus and Anne J. Backus (nee .....

BARELKA, HARRY E.

90, of Avon.Beloved husband of Joann (nee Kiger) Barelka for 60 years; loving father of the late John M. and Richard Paul Barelka; cherished .....

Belt, Gwendolyn

(nee Moore), age 95, born November 27, 1925, passed away October 6, 2021. Gwen was preceded in death by her husband Edward N. Belt .....

BERNHARDT

BERNHARDT See RUSSELL notice .....

Bertke, Connie Condon

age 71, of Orlando Florida passed away peacefully on September 1, 2021 at home surrounded by her family. She was born June 25, 1950 .....

BETORI, AMERICO

BETORI AMERICO BETORI August 13, 1935 - October 19, 2013 May the winds of heaven blow softly and whisper in your ear how much .....

BEUTLER, JOSEPHINE R.

(nee Rapacz), age 105, beloved wife of the late William; loving mother of Carol Ann Wagner (Paul), Marie B. Shaw (Martin) and William T. .....

Bierbusse, Beverly Ann

Beverly Ann Bierbusse, (Ritz), of Hudson, passed away peacefully September 1, 2021, at Laurel Lake Retirement Community in Hudson. She was the daughter of .....

Buoncore, Lori (Mimi)

Lori Buoncore passed on October 3rd at the age of {REDACTED, nice try}, surrounded by her family, mirroring how she lived her life. Known .....

Busta, Milan Gordon

Milan Gordon Busta, age 96, passed away on September 26. He was born November 10, 1924 to Charles and Marie (Krejci) Busta, the eighth .....

Cain, Tamar Evangeline

Cain Tamar Evangeline Cain Oct 5, 1950 - Aug 19, 2021 Tamar Evangeline Cain died August 19, 2021, at the home of her daughter .....

CERMELJ, HELEN (YURISICH)

passed away in her sleep on October 3, 2021. She is survived by her daughter, Mary (Cermelj) Kovack; her grandson, Michael Kovack; sisters Stephanie .....

Chaka, Betty (Ehrhart)

(nee Ehrhart), age 104, born April 5, 1917, passed away August 27, 2021. after a brief illness. All her life she was a steadfast .....

Cilimburg, Robert "Bob"

Age 88, Beloved husband of Kay (Nee Demmon), Dear father of Cary Patak (Mike) , Amy Cilimburg (Rick Craig) and Cindy Medema (Tom). Loving .....

CONWAY, JOSEPH M.

age 90, beloved husband of the late Nadine (nee Kocher); father of Kathleen Wolf (Michael); grandfather of Brendan and Kyle Wolf; brother of Bernadine .....

Cook, Brian A.

age 60, passed away September 30, 2021. Son to the late Gerald Sr. and Barbara (Nee: Birdsong). Brother to Gerald Jr. (Susan) and Uncle .....

Crawford, Richard Robert

Richard Robert Crawford, 86, died of natural causes on August 22, 2021 at Parma Manor Care. Richard was born August 27, 1934 in Cleveland .....

Davis-Wright, Tawaniki

beloved wife of Earl Wright, Jr.; cherished mother of Tiffany, Tasha, Teanna, Tara, Gregory, Brandon, Steven, Torron, LaTasha, and Earl C.; godmother of Scooter; .....

DeCaro, Salvatore

age 95. Beloved husband of Isabella (nee Giganti); loving father of Angelo J. (Beverly), Josephine, and Diane Begue; cherished grandfather of Christine, Lisa Coughlin ......

DENZINE

KIRBY See DENZINE notice .....

DENZINE, MARY C.

(nee Connors) age 87, loving mother of Cheryl Lazroff (Gary), Carol Mitsch (James), Karen Eskew (Wayne) and Mary Denzine; beloved grandma "GG" of 11 .....

DICICCO Sr., ANTHONY J.

beloved husband of Nancy (nee Mastrangelo) (deceased); dearest Dad of Lisa DiCicco (Gregory Kotoch), Anthony (Jennifer), Nick (Holly) and Domenic (deceased); loving Papa ...

DOLINAK, MARY

(nee Kaluscak), age 93, Beloved wife of John (deceased); loving mother of Donna Dolinak (husband, Jim Frusteri) and Debbie Dolinak. Family will receive friends .....

Eiermann, Daniel L.

age 91, loving companion of Beverly Ludwick, former husband of the late Sarah (nee Thompson); loving father of Michael (lifetime loving companion Connie Lovasz) .....

FATICA, ALEXANDER D.

ALEX" age 94, beloved husband of the late Rose (nee Zana); loving father of Domenic (Chris, deceased), Victoria Latessa (Don, deceased) and Susan; devoted .....

FRATE, DAN P.

(aka Damiano), age 90, passed away on Oct. 3,2021. Loving father of Daniel (Laura) Frate; dear grandfather of Christina (Andrew) Cribbs and Danny (Chelsey) .....

Fuduric, Margaret Lynch

Fuduric Margaret Lynch Fuduric Beloved wife, mother and nana. It's been a year since we lost you. You remain on our hearts and minds. .....

GANNON, SALLY A.

(nee Salaba) age 93, beloved wife of the late Herbert; loving mother of Barbara Zachary (husband Allen), Patrick, Michael, David, and the late Mary .....

GAZDICK Jr., GEORGE A.

Age 85 of Lakewood, passed away on October 5th, 2021. Born to Alice and George Gazdick (both deceased) of Daisytown, PA on December 16, .....

GERMANOTTA, RENADA (Sladek)

(nee Sladek), age 82; beloved wife of the late Phillip; loving mother of Christina Reed (Rocky) and Rosemarie Ketler (Chuck); dearest grandmother of Justin .....

Giampaolo, Michelangelo

Giampaolo Michelangelo Giampaolo 10/14/1940 - 08/26/2021 Remembering... Michelangelo Giampaolo on his 81st Birthday. A loving son, brother, husband, father, uncle, cousin...

Gnad, Ian J.

age 43, of Broadview Heights, passed away September 26th, 2021 He is survived by his son, Hunter Gnad; mother Vickie Mace; Uncles Tim Mace .....

GOGA, RICHARD E. "DICK"

age 86. Beloved husband of 62 years of Barbara (nee Lukwinski). Dearest father of Denise Teutsch (Jeff). Dear grandfather of Nicole Teutsch. Great-grandfather of .....

GOODWIN, RAYMOND W.

age 74. Beloved companion of 37 years to Angel Mihoci. Loving father of Michelle Shultz (Rocky), Raymond K. (Doris), Kimberly (Michael), Janeen (Matthew) and .....

GROPPE Jr., M.D., CARL W.

Carl W. Groppe, Jr., MD The beloved husband of Mary Jo (nee McKee) of Cleveland, OH; the dear father of Carl W. Groppe, III .....

GROSSMAN

GROSSMAN See INTIHAR notice .....

HAWKINS, DWIGHT

HAWKINS DWIGHT HAWKINS 10/8/1952-8/4/2005 We can't send a birthday card, your hands we cannot touch, but God will send our message to the one .....

HIRSCH, RAYMOND T.

age 92. Beloved husband of 71 years to Virginia (nee George). Loving father to Thomas (Kalani), Dianne (Robert) Fisher and David (deceased). Dearest grandfather .....

Hlavin III, Vincent Francis

age 90, passed away peacefully on October 5, 2021. He was born October 19, 1930 to Ruth M. and Vincent F. Hlavin Jr. On .....

HUSTON, MARCIA L.

70, Loving daughter of the late Hope May and the late Robert Huston; Dearest sister of Stuart (Ann); Dear cousin of Todd Huston, Holly .....

INTIHAR, WILLIAM L.

aged 78 years, father of Kathleen Sturgill (husband Bob), beloved son of the late William L. and Mary (nee Strogin), dear brother of Raymond .....

Jerabek, Peter

Peter Edmund Jerabek, 81, passed away October 7th. He was predeceased by his parents, Paul Edmund Jerabek and Alice Patterson Torbet, and brother Howard .....

Johns, Ellen M.

age 74, passed away October 6, 2021. Loving mother of Lisa (Chuck) Harrington, Dennis Mulacek, GA; devoted grandmother of Emerald, Teagan, Austin, Nick, Jack; .....

JOHNSON, KATHRYN LUCETTE

(nee Belcher), age 78. Beloved wife of the late Robert; loving mother of Mark, Christopher (Julie), Kenneth and Michelle; grandmother of Jacob and Benjamin; .....

JUHASZ, BRIDGET R.

(nee Maguire), age 87, of Maple Hts. Beloved wife of the late John; loving mother of John L. (deceased), Patrick (Jackie), Mari (Chris) Tsolakis, .....

Kalina, Grace

(nee Kraus), age 63, born January 31, 1958, passed away June 25, 2021 in San Diego, CA. She is survived by her sisters, Kathy .....

KANTOR, JOSEPH "JOE"

age 78, passed away Saturday, October 2, 2021 from complications after a stroke. Beloved husband of Janice Dahl. Loving father of Kristen, step-father of .....

King, Lily Holloway

was born in Cleveland, Ohio on January 1, 1933. She was the youngest child and only daughter born to Obie Holloway, Sr. and Emmie .....

KUHARIK, RANDLE J. "RANDY"

52, of Brook Park, Ohio passed away unexpectedly on October 5, 2021 at his home. Born on May 11, 1969 in Cleveland, Ohio. Proud .....

Lester, Patricia A.

beloved mother of Latida Smith, Karla & Elana, loving grand- mother & dear sister to Claudia Deal, loved by a host of family & .....

LETIZIO, DANIEL R.

age 86. Beloved husband of the late Ruth (nee Miller) and Sylvia Wohl. Loving father of Susan Miller (Ron), Mary Kristensen (Pete) and Daniel .....

LIPTENSKY, MATTHEW JOSEPH

LIPTENSKY MATTHEW JOSEPH LIPTENSKY 10/8/1973-7/31/2019 BIRTHDAY BLESSINGS Happy Birthday to our precious precious Matthew. We love you so much and miss you more than .......

Lybarger, Joan Austin

Joan Lybarger, 92, passed away peacefully on September 18, 2021 at her home in Amelia Island. Joan was born on June 29, 1929 in .....

MILLER, LOUIS W.

Louis W. Miller born July 4th, 1920 passed away peacefully September 22, 2021 at the age of 101. Beloved husband of 63 years to .....

Milligan, Esther Marie

age 61, mother of Michele Wolf (Andrew), grandmother of Jackson and Kylan. Preceded in death by her parents Marla Campbell and Major Ralph Winkler, .....

Moore, H. William (Bill)

Advertising Executive, Loving Husband, Father, Brother, Uncle, Grandfather, and Friend Bill Moore, peacefully passed away on September 30, 2021, coincidently within a few...

Mumford, Karen

Mumford Karen Mumford HAPPY BIRTHDAY 10-6-1947 - 7-8-2005 We celebrate you with our memories. You are in our hearts forever. Your loving family .....

OBERMILLER, JOSEPHINE A.

(nee Appugliese), age 94; beloved wife of the late Donald J.Obermiller; loving mother of Dale Valentino (Shari), Lynn Vicenzi (Gerry), Nadine Dilts (Tom) and .....

Oravec, Philip J.

age 61, beloved son of the late John and Antonia (nee Oravec) Oravec, loving brother of John (Colette) Oravec, Frank (Carol) Oravec, Therese (Matthew) .....

OSOWSKI, BENEDICT LEE

beloved father of Kari (Robert Pilarczyk, fiance) Osowski and Sam Osowski. Dear brother of Paul (Laura) Osowski and Ruth (Joe Prah) Williams. Cherished uncle. .....

PAWLUS, JOAN C. (Vorreiter)

(nee Vorreiter), Age 87 passed away October 09, 2021. Beloved wife of the late Josef. Devoted Mother of Daniel (Sharon), Sister Dorothy Pawlus CSFN, .....

Petropouleas, Petros A. "Pete"

age 79, Devoted husband of Panagiota (nee Katsareas) of 50 years. Beloved father of Andy Petropouleas, Evie Boulas (Dimitrios) and Jim Petropouleas. Adored grandfather .....

PICONE, RICHARD N.

age 91; beloved husband of Lois J. (nee Craig) for 69 years; loving father of Rick (Kim) and twin Russ (deceased) (Mary Jo); loving .....

PISKURA, REV. FR. JOSEPH H.

age 90, senior priest-retired for the Diocese of Cleveland and Col. United States Army, Ret., passed away Nov. 26, 2020. Due to Covid concerns, .....

Reeb, Hazel Ringius

age 97, beloved wife of the late Jay E. Reeb; loving mother of Brenda Ruf (Greg) and the late Ronald Reeb (Holly Kress Neumann); .....

RUBIN, SARA STERLING

SARA "SALLY" STERLING RUBIN age 94 passed away peacefully on October 3, 2021 with family by her side. Born in St. Petersburg, FL on .....

RUSSELL, GRETCHEN S.

(nee Straub), age 81. Beloved mother of Julia Russell Bernhardt (Patrick M.); daughter of the late Carl F. and Margaret Lucille Straub; sister of .....

SAVAGE, RICHARD J.

age 77. Beloved husband of the late Faith Terese (nee Brenner). Born in Summerville, NJ in 1944 and passed on Oct. 7, 2021. Dear .....

Schuster, Frederick S.

age 93, of Westlake, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 7, 2021. Fred was born in Cleveland to the late Steven and Josephine (nee .....

Sellers, Sandranette

(nee Stallworth), age 71, born September 07. 1950, passed away October 4, 2021. Viewing Sunday, October 10th, 2-6pm at R.A. Prince Funeral Home 16222 .....

Sitter, Kimberly R.

age 61 of Middleburg Hts., passed away on Friday, September 24, 2021. Beloved daughter of the late Ronald and Sylvia Sitter; dear sister of .....

Smith, David W.

of Bath went home to the Lord and to his beloved wife Judy on September 30, 2021. Dave was born in Chicago on June .....

STRAUB

STRAUB See RUSSELL notice .....

Taylor, David H.

David H. Taylor, 62, passed away October 7, 2021, at his home in Raleigh, North Carolina of natural causes. He is survived by his .....

Tessman, Ronald "Captain Ron"

75, of Columbia Station, and more often of Dock 5 at Cedar Point, OH passed away peacefully on October 2, 2021. He was born .....

TOLEDO, JOSEPH AND MARLENE

JOSEPH A. TOLEDO, Passed away May 8, 2020. MARLENE TOLEDO (nee Ketvertes), Passed away August 16, 2021. Parents of Paula Chadwell (deceased) (Richard) and .....

Trowbridge, Sara

On Monday, October 4th, 2021, Sara Lou (Volz) Trowbridge of Olmsted Falls, OH beloved wife and mother of five children, peacefully passed away surrounded .....

VALENTINO

VALENTINO See OBERMILLER notice .....

VanNiel Jr., Clarence R.

age 73, passed away on October 4, 2021. Clarence was born on May 3, 1948 in Cleveland, Ohio to Clarence R. and Gertrude VanNiel. .....

VOINOVICH, ELAINE M.

Loving wife, mother, and grandmother, was welcomed into Heaven on Thursday, October 7, 2021. Elaine was preceded by her parents, Charles Slater and Mildred .....

WALSH, JAMES B.

WALSH JAMES B. WALSH October 14, 1942 - June 28, 2010 Happy 79th Birthday. Flowers, balloons but no pineapple upside down cake. We miss .....

WATERS , NANCY B.

"Mudsly" (nee Blackman) age 86, wife of 62 years to Stephenson Waters; mother of Elizabeth Skoch (James - deceased), Greg Waters (Robbie), James Waters .....

Weimer, Stanley R.

age 80. Beloved husband of the late Carolyn J. Dear father of Eric Weimer (Tonya), Sean Weimer (the late Michelle), Jared Weimer (Karla) and .....

Whitman, Mary

Whitman Mary Whitman 11-08-1932 - 10-21-2020 It's been a long year since we last hugged but we think of you everyday. You were a .....

WIDMAN, ROSE ALMIRA

(nee Hoyt), age 101 of Stow passed away peacefully on Friday, October 8, 2021. Rose was born in Norwalk, Ohio to the late Charles .....

WIECH, GERALD

WIECH GERALD WIECH It has been a year since you left us with broken hearts but a lifetime of memories as a husband, father .....

WILCOSKY, JOAN A.

(nee MINUTE), age 82. Beloved wife of the late Raymond. Loving mother of Robert (Kathleen), Lawrence (Valerie), Gerald (Patricia, deceased) and Patrick. Cherished grandmo...

WILTSHIRE, MILDRED "MILLIE" (Phillips)

(nee Phillips), age 84, beloved wife of the late Robert of Wickliffe; loving mother of Daniel (Beverly) and Robert Jr. (Toni Marie) Wiltshire; beloved .....

YURSA, MARY LYNN "MARGARET"

age 92 of Brook Park, passed away peacefully October 7, 2021. Mary is preceded in death by Alexander, her beloved husband of 60 years. .....

ZARBOCK, DAVID J.

age 81; loving husband of Patricia (nee Graham) for 27 years; beloved step-father of Doin Davenport; dear grandfather of Julia and Isaac Davenport; son .....

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