PIPEFITTERS #120 LAWRENCE J. “Larry” SWANEY age 92, beloved husband for 73 years of Catherine “Kay” (nee VonHof); loving father of Linda “Sue” Clough (husband James), Lawrence Jr. (wife Mary), Deborah Edelman, Michael, Sharon Sweigert (husband Rick), and the late Robert; devoted grandfather of Brian (Allison) Clough, Gregory (Jalaja) Clough, Scott (Sangeeta) Clough, Trina Swaney, Lindsey (Carl) Ramsey, Shaun Swaney, Marcia (Jason) Bailey, Stefanie Stastny (deceased), Michelle (Nicholas) Continue reading

FLORA ELIZABETH DiMATTIO (nee Davis) age 96, beloved wife for 55 years of the late John; loving mother of Deborah (Mike) Gallagher, Michael (Dinah), Gregory (Lisa), Rick (Robin), Cynthia (Dave) Martin, and the late Jeffrey; devoted grandmother of Chris Gallagher, Kate (Ryan) Bose, Zack DiMattio, Rose DiMattio, Jeffery David Martin, Tori DiMattio, Isabelle DiMattio, Jacqueline (Cameron) Fuller, and Joseph DiMattio; cherished daughter of the late James and Dessie (nee Kramer) Davis; dearest sister Continue reading

CAROL FERRARA (nee Wright) age 85, beloved longtime companion of the late Raymond DelBrocco; loving mother of Michael, Shelley Liposky (husband Joel, deceased), James, and the late Lesley Pawar (husband Roger); treasured grandmother of Ashley Herman (husband Kevin), Andrew Liposky and Amanda Liposky, Cesily Humbarger (husband Bryce), Austin, Scarlett and Lily Pawar and great-grandmother of Juliana, London, Capria, Emme and Gia; dearest sister of Sharon Kernz and Thomas Brown, Jr (wife Joyce); Continue reading

MAX JOHN HOFER age 96, beloved husband for 72 years of Joan (nee Kurtzman); loving father of John “Curtis” (wife Kathy), Mark (wife Pam), and Susan Myers (husband James deceased)( fiancé Angelo SantaMaria); devoted grandfather of Sara Ross (husband Andrew), Mark II (wife Kristy), Heather, Matthew (wife Anna), Michael (Chelsea), and Zack Whyel; dear great-grandfather of Matthew, Caitlin, Sebastian, Georgiana “Gigi”, Hikaru, and Akemi; cherished son of the late Max and Hildegard (nee Bauer); Continue reading

DEAN ANDREW SMELTZ age 5, passed away on June 3, 2023, after a short, brave battle with an aggressive form of brain cancer (DIPG). Dean is the center of the universe to his parents Andrew Smeltz and Julie Renner; beloved grandson of maternal grandparents Theodore and Kimberly Renner and paternal grandparents Douglas (Shelley Wysong) Smeltz and the late Sharon Smeltz; sweetest nephew of Jessica (Rob) Shirey. Dean was born on May 2, 2018 and has called Willoughby Hills home since. From the Continue reading

NOHA MOURAD age 63, loving mother of Danny (Gina) Tohme, Donna Tohme, and Gizelle (Christopher) Rivero; devoted Teyta of Ileana, Idan, and Isaac Tohme and Nasir Rivero; cherished daughter of Fares and Nabiha (nee Ayoub) Mourad; dearest sister of Bechara (deceased), Nazek, Mona, Hoda, Aida, Antoinette, Therese, and Amal; dear friend and caregiver of many. Noha was born on September 29, 1959, in Lebanon and immigrated to the United States at the early age of seventeen. She settled in northeast Continue reading

Louise B. Kogan, age 101. Cherished daughter of the late Francis and Elizabeth (nee Reinault) Kogan; dearest sister of the late Eleanor Lilly, Genevieve Dimmock, Tillie Fogarty, Joseph & Stanley Kogan. Dear aunt and great aunt to many, including her late cherished niece, Diane Lilly. Born in Sharon, PA on October 8, 1921, the second youngest of six children, Louise moved to Cleveland as a young girl and received her education at St. Aloysius elementary school and John Hay High School. At Continue reading

DAVID EDWARD MILAM age 41, cherished son of Andrew and Rebecca (nee Geszler) Peko; survived by his Maternal Aunt, Gerianne Geszler, Maternal Grandparents Marie and William Geszler (deceased), Paternal Grandparents Elizabeth and Matyas Peko, countless cousins on both sides of the family, and his best friend Agnes Klymiuk,  along with his adoring cat Mr. Kittums and all of his other friends. David graduated from West Geauga High School and went on to Western Reserve Culinary School and became a Continue reading