IRENE M. COMPARATO (nee Tanno) age 93, beloved wife for 56 years of the late Charles; loving mother of Karen and Charles “Chas” (wife Diana); devoted grandmother of Cody and Kevin; cherished daughter of the late John and Mary (nee Tomaso) Tanno; dearest sister of the late Donald Tanno (wife Josephine) and Florence Rossi (husband Dominic); favorite aunt, dear mother-in-law, sister-in-law, and friend of many. Irene was born on December 2, 1929 and passed away on November 28, 2023. She was a Continue reading

Dr.  Robert  S.  Hazelton  died on November 14, 2023, in Pepper Pike. He was 83 years old. Bob was born on September 18, 1940 and raised in Cleveland. He liked to say that he lived “on both sides of the river.”  He graduated from John Marshall High School in 1958, where he excelled in wrestling and badminton. He went to Princeton University, where he majored in Philosophy, graduating in 1962. When he returned to Cleveland, he earned a Masters’ Degree in Philosophy and Ph.D in Library Science Continue reading

JANET E. MILLER (nee Jandzizak) age 82, loving mother of Lisa (Joseph) Totarella and Greg (Kristina) Miller; devoted grandmother of Carli Diturno; cherished daughter of the late Stanley and Eleanor (nee Seinkiewicz) Jandziszak; dearest sister of Jody Pucillo (John, deceased) and the late Sharon Roach (Jim); dear aunt and great aunt; beloved companion of her pets, Sam, Skip, Jaxon, Tom, and Velvet. A private burial will be held at All Saints Cemetery. Cremation and arrangements entrusted to Continue reading

DOMINIC J. DEL BALSO, aged 79 years, beloved husband of 43 years to Joanne (nee Bartelme), loving father of Denine Del Balso, step-father to William and the late Anthony Carmigiano, dear grandfather of Alexandria Carmigiano, devoted son of the late Dominic and Vera (nee Testa), cherished brother of Joseph (wife Diane), Dolores Leone (husband Robert – deceased) and Anthony, fond uncle and great-uncle, wonderful life-time friend to Michael Horn, David Murphy and Mark Fellenbaum. Relatives and Continue reading

Effie T. Papouras, age 76, beloved wife for 61 years of Thomas V.; most loving and devoted mother to William, Diane Kariotakis (husband Nicholas) and Nicholas; adoring, proud and cherished Yiayia to Gabrielle Kariotakis (fiancé Chad Smith) and Michael Kariotakis; preceded in death by her parents Nikoloas and Athena Liontos and siblings Vasilis Liontos, Chrisanthe Vesoulis (husband Lucas, deceased) and John Liontos (wife Niki); cherished sister-in-law of Christos & Artemis Papouras, Angelos Continue reading

GLORIA M. (Wile) GRIEF (nee Benedict) age 93, beloved wife of the late James R.; loving mother of Peter Wile Jr. (wife Sue) and Jeffrey Wile (wife Donna); grandmother; cherished daughter of the late John and Dorothy (nee Hopkins) Benedict; dearest sister of John Benedict (wife Sally). Gloria was born January 27, 1930, in Cleveland, Ohio. She attended high school in Canton and got her bachelor’s degree at Western Reserve University in elementary education. She worked at Cleveland Heights High Continue reading

JOSEPH JOHN BOGER, aged 101 years, beloved husband for 75 years to Margaret (nee Elias), dear father of Ronald (Jolene), Albert (Herme), Sharon Seabeck (Scott), Diane Balata (Robert) and Margaret Schuster, loving grandfather of 11 and great-grandfather of 15, devoted son of the late Albert and Shafica (nee Sadd), cherished brother of the late Violet Wichert and Viola, Alberta, Betty and John Boger, fond uncle and great-uncle. Mr. Boger was a United States Army Veteran of World War II. Joseph Continue reading