Obituaries
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Lester Rocco LaGatta
Jun 6, 2025
LESTER ROCCO LAGATTA age 79, retired Chief of Police for the Village of Chagrin Falls, beloved husband of Susan J. (nee McCorkle); loving father of Heather Faye LaGatta (Joel Hanson), Shannon Lee LaGatta (Jeff Obolnar) Meagan Elizabeth LaGatta (Brian Lake), Laurel Jane LaGatta, Heather Jane Kramer (husband Michael), Suzi Jane Lally; devoted grandfather of 10; cherished son of the late...
Mary Ann Motter
Jun 2, 2025
MARY ANN MOTTER (nee Bohlke) age 87, beloved wife for 61 years of the late Bruce L. Motter, DDS; loving mother of Sally Rauch (husband Michael), Denise McDonald (husband Thomas), Bruce, Christa Holzer (husband Paul), and Erin; devoted grandmother of Jeff, Michael, Christian, Gabriel, Hannah, Heidi, Bastian, Andrew, Brooklyn, and Caleb and great-grandmother of Laine; cherished daughter of the late...
Edward J. Martin, II
Jun 1, 2025
EDWARD J. MARTIN, II, age 86, beloved husband of the late MaryEllen (nee Popelka); loving father of Edward III (wife Barbara), Terrence (wife Elizabeth), David (wife Patricia) and Teresa “Tammy” Martin Kosier, (father-in-law of Eric Kosier); devoted grandfather of Matthew (wife Courtney), Peter (wife Katie), Andrew (fiancé Julia Lane), Edward (wife Emily), Cpt. Ryan USAF (wife Claire), Lindsay, Zachary, Oliver...
Kathryne Jean Theobald
May 30, 2025
KATHRYNE JEAN THEOBALD age 34, beloved girlfriend for 16 years of Sid Vargo; cherished daughter of Marjory Theobald and the late Bruce Theobald; dearest sister of Lauren Theobald; dear niece of Rev. Cynthia Theobald; and loving owner of her cherished cat, the late Pickles.
Kathryne was born on June 24, 1990, in Cleveland, Ohio, to her joyful parents, Marjory and Bruce....
Daniel Gregory Browngardt
May 28, 2025
DANIEL GREGORY BROWNGARDT, aged 29 years, beloved son of John Browngardt and Ivette Tam, cherished brother of Andrew and Benjamin, loving grandson of Richard and Carol (nee Mucci) Browngardt, and Carlos Tam Sr. and Nery Morris, cherished nephew to his God-mother Jeanne Dombcik (Jeff) and Carlos Tam (Rosario) and Aichel Tam, treasured cousin and friend to many, and care-taker to...
Scott R. Montgomery
May 28, 2025
SCOTT R. MONTGOMERY, known to many as “LA” passed away Wednesday, May 28, 2025, at the age of 54 at the Medina Hospice. He was the beloved son of Robert and Vivian (nee Moore); cherished brother of Tammy (Harold) Hutchinson; dear uncle of Mason and Austin; a nephew, cousin, and a multitude of friends; grandson of the late Eugene and...
Slavko Lorkovic
May 27, 2025
Slavko Lorkovic, age 86, passed away peacefully on May 27, 2025. He was born in Jarce Polje, Croatia on November 1, 1938.
Beloved husband of Barbara; dear father of Albin (Kerry) and Robert; grandfather of Charlie, Sam, Emma and Jacob; brother of Biserka Gornik and the deceased: Vinko and Josip Lorkovic and Barbara Lesic.
Family will receive friends to pay tribute and...
Suzanne Clare Driscoll
May 26, 2025
SUZANNE CLARE DRISCOLL age 87, beloved wife of the late Andrew Jr.; loving mother of Daniel (wife Karen), Paul (wife Debbie), Kelly, and the late Brian (wife Ann) and Patricia Chittock (husband Christopher); devoted grandmother of Hannah, Leah, Sam (wife Kailen), Zachary (wife Sophia Rosales) and Olivia Driscoll, and Carson (fiancé Annie) and Andrew Chittock and soon to be great...
Helen Giesler Mooney
May 25, 2025
HELEN GIESLER MOONEY (nee Knight) age 97, beloved wife of the late Paul W. Giesler and Bill Mooney; loving mother of David Giesler (wife Nancy), Laura Kessler (husband Randy), and Myra Lipps; devoted grandmother of Sara DiFranco (husband Gino), August Giesler, Matthew Giesler (wife Amanda), Emily Cline (husband Johnny), Andrew Kessler (wife Kelly), Amy McGhee (husband Bryan), Kayleigh Wigglesworth (husband...
Josephine Peschke
May 23, 2025
Josephine “Pepi” Peschke (nee Koenig), age 96, was born and raised in Altlag, Gottschee, Austria. Beloved wife of the late Friedrich “Fritz” Peschke. She was the loving mother of Fred (wife Kathleen), Kurt (wife Laura) and Erika Zebrowski (husband Kelly); dearest Oma of Ashley (fiancé John Fioritto), Monika Marcotte (Tyler Rendlesham), Kyle, Kristen Valentino (husband Michael), Fred (wife Sophia), Nikolas,...
Donald Solar
May 22, 2025
Donald Nicholas Solar, age 86, passed away on May 22, 2025. He was born on May 12, 1939, in Youngstown, Ohio. Don is survived by wife Joan (nee Reinwald), daughter Jennifer DiMeo (Christopher), grandson Julian DiMeo, granddaughters Alexandra and Avalina DiMeo, sisters Georgia Mikola, Janet Wilhelms (Alan) and many nieces and nephews. Don was preceded in death by wife Linda...
Sonja Mary Stergar
May 20, 2025
SONJA MARY STERGAR (nee Zupan) age 87, beloved wife of the late Frank Jr. for 60 years; loving mother of Tim, Jeff (wife Carole), Greg (wife Laura), Chris (wife Petra) and Cindy Adkins (husband Chris); devoted grandmother of 10; cherished daughter of the late Ferdinand and Maria (nee Blazir) Zupan; dearest sister of Erika Mundey (husband Mann, deceased) and Rudy...
Rozann Korb
May 19, 2025
Rozann Korb (née Serago), age 71, beloved wife of Ken for 45 wonderful years, passed away peacefully on May 19, 2025.
Rozann was the loving mother of Christopher (wife Kylie) and Valerie Danford (husband Kevin); devoted Yiayia to Charlotte and Eloise Danford and Mackenzie Korb. She was the cherished daughter of the late John and Thespina (née Perris) Serago, and the...
Donna Cordaro
May 18, 2025
DONNA J CORDARO (nee Dipierro) age 79, beloved wife for 59 years of Joe; loving mother of twins Donna Marie Iosue (husband Michael) & Anna Marie Cordaro, and Carla Benvenuto (husband Denny), and Joseph Edward Cordaro; devoted grandmother of Matthew and Andrew Bailey, and Avery and Brody Benvenuto; cherished daughter of the late Joseph and Elizabeth (nee Crossen) and treasured...
Humbert "Bert" A. Fazzone
May 16, 2025
Humbert "Bert" A. Fazzone, 82, of Willoughby Hills, passed away peacefully at home on May 16, 2025, after a long illness. He is survived by his loving wife of 45 years, Debbie. Bert was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas P. Fazzone and Rose Fazzone (née Minice). A beloved brother-in-law, uncle, cousin, and cherished friend, Bert was known for...
Wilma Haydu
May 16, 2025
WILMA M. HAYDU (nee Johnson) age 94, beloved wife of the late Steven J.; loving mother of Kathy Campbell (husband Frank), Steven (wife Lori Ann deceased), Sue Bernhard (husband Bill deceased), Nancy DiVincenzo (husband Marc), Judy MacDonald (husband John) and John (wife Allison); devoted grandmother of Colleen Bills (husband Jon), Stephanie Allen (husband Caleb), Steven Haydu, Bill (wife Betsy), Andrew...
James P. Farmer
May 14, 2025
JAMES P. FARMER, JR. age 74, beloved husband for 50 years of Nancy (nee Pfeiffer); loving father of Jim, Rob (Ashley), and Justin (Danielle); devoted grandfather of Lane, Gavin, Noah, and Wyatt; cherished son of the late James and Serene (nee Harrell); dearest brother of Serene, Beth Amer (Ham), Tom (Cindy), and Sharon Schoneman (Steve); treasured brother-in-law of Mary and...
Thomas Latsko
May 14, 2025
THOMAS E. LATSKO age 75, beloved husband for 51 years of Denise (nee Nero); cherished son of the late John and Viola (nee Urbanik) and son-in-law of the late Anthony and Florence Nero; dearest brother of John and brother-in-law of Janis Evans, Anthony, David, Christopher, and Elizabeth Nero; dear uncle and great-uncle of many.
Tom was born July 6, 1949, in...
John Rex III
May 14, 2025
John Rex III, 84, died peacefully on May 14, 2025, at Cleveland Clinic Hillcrest Hospital in Mayfield Heights, Ohio. He had recently relocated from Buffalo, New York, where he was a long-time resident and active member of the Unitarian Universalist community.
John was born in Syracuse, NY, and raised in Mt. Kisco. He graduated as valedictorian from Fox Lane School in...
Erica Dearth
May 13, 2025
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the death of Erica Lee Dearth, aged 38 on May 13, 2025, after a nearly two-year battle with cervical cancer. A beloved wife, daughter, sister and friend, she was adored by all who met her.
Erica was born in Euclid Ohio on March 4, 1987. An avid sports fan and softball player,...
