FRANKLIN J. AZZARELLO age 85, beloved husband for 58 years of Patricia (nee Murphy); loving father of Brian, Frank (wife Annemarie), James, and Julia Feist (husband Darren); devoted grandfather of Hannah, Elizabeth, Sarah, Lucille and Lynne Azzarello, and Isla Feist; cherished son of the late J. Frank and Jean (nee Sottosanti); dearest brother of Marilyn Wochna (husband Charles dec.); dear brother-in-law, uncle and great uncle of many. U.S. Army Veteran. Frank was born on December 12, 1933 in Continue reading

RICHARD D. “DICK” BLAKE age 84, loving husband for 34 years of Lorraine (nee Stephens); cherished son of the late Russell and Carrie (nee Cresson); devoted brother of the late Lorene Greer (husband Glenn dec.); dearest brother-in-law of Dale Thiebaut, Leslie Stephens and Joyce Schreiner; dear uncle and great uncle of many. Dick was born on June 29, 1935 in Helen, WV and died on Friday, October 4, 2019.   For most of his life, he was fortunate to be a Cleveland resident.  Several decades ago, Continue reading

ASHLEY Y. JAMES (aka Seraine Newman) age 77, loving mother of Bret Jordan (wife Karen) and Todd Bluffestone (wife Stephanie); devoted grandmother of Hannah and Luke Jordan (deceased), Cory, Cameron and Kevin Bluffestone. Ashley was born on March 8, 1942 in Cleveland and passed away on September 29, 2019. She was a resident of Mayfield Heights for 4 years, formerly residing in South Euclid. Ashley graduated from Cleveland Heights High School in 1960 and worked as an office manager for a real Continue reading

Raymond J. Zukowski, age 91, passed away Thursday, September 19, 2019, in Naples, Florida. A proud Cleveland native and the son of determined Polish immigrant parents, Zygmunt and Aleksandra, Raymond cherished his 64-year marriage to his beloved bride, Mary Ann. After graduating from St. Casimir School and East Technical High School, he pursued Mechanical Engineering at Fenn College and The Ohio State University.  Thereafter, he served in the U. S. Army during the Korean Conflict. Upon Continue reading

Rachel Mary Ange,  97, went home to be with the Lord on Friday evening, September 20, 2019.  Rachel was born to Angelo and Mary (Ramaciatti)  Paponetti December 18, 1921 in Cleveland, Ohio.  When Rachel was 10, her mom passed away and her dad married Theresa Occhinero. Rachel was the second oldest child of seven, the sister of Helen Roncalli and the late Elmo, Ida and Frank Paponetti, Louise Grim and Raymond Paponetti. She was married to the late Louis Ange of Rochester, New York in 1944.  Continue reading

THEODORE JOSEPH THOMAS, SR., age 83, beloved husband for 62 years of Bonnie J. (nee Smee); loving father of Theodore J., Jr. (wife Cheryl), Talun Xavier (wife Malaura) and the late Jeanne Marie Paratore; devoted grandfather of Gregory and Frank Paratore (wife Hanna), Theodore J., (wife Neysha), Ashley Reid (husband Alex), Jodi Kocevar (husband Tim), Teala Tripodo (husband Joe), Natasha, Bailey and Casidy and great-grandfather of Dexter, Piper and Clover Kocevar, Charlotte and Xander Reid, Micah Continue reading

IVANA HELEN YUKO (nee Majer), beloved wife for 44 years of John; loving mother of Elizabeth and Victoria; cherished daughter of the late Louis and Helen (nee Corel) Majer. Ivana Yuko was born on April 15, 1948 in Cleveland, OH and passed away peacefully on September 5, 2019. She was a resident of Novelty, OH since 1978 and prior to that Cleveland. Ivana was a member of St. Helen Catholic Church and St. Vitus Catholic Church. She was the school and parish librarian at St. Helen’s and sang in Continue reading

KENNETH J. JEVNIKAR, SR. age 75, former husband of Mary Baldrey; beloved father of Kenneth, Jr. (wife Donna), Robert (Kristine Vosecky), Thomas (wife Annette), James (wife Tobi), Joy Bialosky (husband Robert), Laura Skowronsky (husband Anthony) and Steven (wife Kristen); devoted grandfather of David, Jill, Benjamin, Amanda, Sarah, Lauren, Ryan and Evelyn; cherished son of the late James and Frances (nee Verbic); dearest brother of the late Rosemary Yanosky (husband Joseph, deceased); dear Continue reading

ENRICO GRAZIA age 80, beloved husband of the late Gorizia ‘Cory’ (nee Carmosino); loving father of Alberto ‘Al’ (wife Sue), Eugenia ‘Gina’ Rensi (husband Chris), Deacon Giovanni ‘John’ (wife Sue), Mario (wife Julie), and Carla Dunbrook (husband Joey); devoted grandfather of Nikki (Doug) Weick, Mike, and Mario, Paul (Melissa) Deutsch, Mike (Becca) Rensi, Dani Rensi (Andrew Farmwald), Jenna Deutsch (Ben Quallich), and Cory Deutsch, Emily, Hannah, Mathew, and Joey Grazia, Alex, Allison, and Sami Continue reading