Obituaries

Mar 27, 2026

ELEANOR P. SYRACUSE (nee Zintarski) age 83, beloved wife for 61 years of Anthony; loving mother of Tony (wife Jill), Patricia Burkholder (husband James), Diane Arnold, and Kary Syracuse; devoted grandmother of Emily Hollerbach (husband Alex), Julia Burkholder (husband Lucas Bermudez), Adam Brougher (Kristen Poderzay), Amey Brougher, Evan and Mia Arnold; cherished daughter of the late Theodore and Gertrude (nee...

Mar 27, 2026

PAUL LOUIS COURTOT, born April 13, 1942, passed away March 27, 2026, aged 83 years, dear father of Debra Courtot, Christina Oliveto, and Dennis Courtot, loving grandfather of Ricardo, Martin, Kaylee, and Kristen, son of the late Louis B. and Marie E. (nee Doyle), brother of Jean Draye (husband Dennis A.), cousin to Martha and Ken Schonauer and Brian and...

Mar 26, 2026

Mar 25, 2026

DENISE BIDGOOD (nee Zenobi) age 62, beloved wife for 26 years of the late Dennis; devoted mother of Dena Bidgood; cherished daughter of Carol Zenobi (nee Galletti) and the late Kenneth D. Zenobi; dearest sister of Christine Zenobi-Osinski (husband Robert); dear aunt of Tina Zenobi and great-aunt of Domenica and Ava; loving companion of Scott Brownfield.

Denise cherished her family and...

Mar 25, 2026

EDITH R. FOX, (née Yerga) age 97, beloved wife of the late Edward C. Jr.; loving mother of Edward, III (wife Lena), David (wife Kim), and preceded in death by an infant son; devoted grandmother of Edward, IV (wife Rachel), Tyler and Alyssa; and great-grandmother of Austin; cherished daughter of the late Michael and Julia (née Smelko) Yerga; dearest sister...

Mar 24, 2026

BARBARA E. (SMITH) WERCION (nee Carlson) age 97, beloved wife of the late George Smith; loving mother of Thomas G (Smith) deceased (loving companion Mary McPhee), Susan LaRiche (husband Ronald), Cynthia (Columbo) DiTomaso (husband Fred), and Sally Ward (husband Dubber “James”); devoted grandmother of 11 and great-grandmother of 22; cherished daughter of the late Roy and Louise (nee Dickard) Carlson;...

Mar 24, 2026

MARILYN H. MADIGAN (née Hausser) age 93, beloved wife for 37 years of the late Joseph; loving mother of Terence (wife Mary Sue), David (Crystal Zuk), and Megan Roche (husband Thomas); devoted grandmother of Joseph (wife Amanda), Amanda, and Sean Madigan, Nora Deveney, Brendan, Thomas, and Elizabeth Roche and great-grandmother of eight; cherished daughter of the late Herbert and Kathleen...

Mar 23, 2026

JUDITH L. FADE (nee Smith) age 83, beloved wife of the late Robert B; loving mother of Debbie Buber (husband Mark); devoted grandmother of John Buber; cherished daughter of the late Rita (nee Diffin) and Bernard Smith.

Judy was born on October 19, 1942 in Cleveland. She graduated from West Geauga High School in 1960. She started as a bookkeeper, then...

Mar 22, 2026

Sherry O. Bandelow (nee Owens) age 96, beloved wife of the late Robert E., Jr.; cherished daughter of the late Grattan M. and Veronica M. (nee Sherry) Owens; dearest sister of the late Cleora M. Stone; dear aunt of the late Allana Ann and John Iski; great aunt of John J. Iski, Jr. (wife Kylea); dearest first cousin of Anne...

Mar 20, 2026

PAUL RALSTON BOSLEY III age 77, beloved husband for 54 years of Sally (née Pressinger); loving father of Holly Perry (husband Jay) and Paul R. IV (wife Mari); devoted grandfather of Jack and Frederick Perry and Kai and Kei Bosley; dearest son of the late Natalie (née Kyle) and Paul R. Bosley Jr.; cherished brother of Gale Shanower (husband Gary)...

Mar 17, 2026

LYN DEE VERNICK (nee Johnston) age 80, beloved wife of the late Donald for 50 years; loving mother of Glen (Amy) Vernick, Missy (Terry) Rein, Kimberly (Donald) Krance, Brian (Tricia) Vernick, and Julie (Kevin) Hunt; devoted grandmother of Joel (Rachael), Jessie (Matt), Jacob, Terry Lee (Laura), Timothy (Mackayla Boggs), Joshua (Kasey), Zachary, Kristina, Jessica (Chris Byers), Dakota, and Hope and...

Mar 17, 2026

Clarence "Jeff" Francis Jeffries II., age 80, beloved husband for 57 years of Karen (nee Lampman); loving father of Michael (Sarah) and Claudia Thompson (Phil); fun-loving Papa of Aspen Jeffries, and Jack, Charlotte and Elle Thompson; caring uncle of Matthew (Nalani), Marissa, Molly, and Allegra; cherished son of the late Clarence and Ruth (nee Dunlap); dearest brother of the late...

Mar 17, 2026

DANIELLA AVSEC (nee Cesen) age 93, beloved wife of the late Edward; loving mother of Mark Avsec (Yvette Williams), Sandy Petrovic (Frank) and Ken Avsec (Patrice); devoted grandmother of Danna Avsec, Steve Petrovic (Claire), Craig Petrovic (Paige), Ellen Contrucci (Tony), David Petrovic, Austin Avsec and great-grandmother of nine; cherished daughter of the late August and Mary M. Cesen (nee Nemec);...

Mar 15, 2026

JUSTIN WALTER CLAY age 46, loving father of Aidan Clay (Taylor Salvo); devoted grandfather of Luckas Clay; beloved son of Linda Clay and the late William Clay; stepson of Richard Jankowski, Sr.; cherished grandson of Donna Rogers; dearest brother of Andrea Clay, Devon Williams and stepbrother of Richard Jankowski, Jr. and the late Michael Jankowski; loving brother-in-law of Leah Williams;...

Mar 15, 2026

MARGARET T. PRETO age 76; loving mother of Carol (John) Richards; devoted grandmother of Stephanie (Dennis) Inman and great-grandmother of Patrick Preto and Emma Inman; cherished daughter of the late Paul and Helen (nee Dunn) Preto; dearest sister of Jack (Jan), Bob, Tim (Sue), and the late Pat, Mike (Denise), Frank, Tom, Paul (Cindy), Anna Mae (Don, deceased) Miller, Ellen...

Mar 14, 2026

Born in Youngstown, Ohio, on July 19, 1928, Marian was the ninth of the twelve children, seven boys and five girls of Joseph and Gertrude (Handel) Coughlin. Hers was a happy, busy, hard-working, and loving Catholic family. Each day was filled with challenges and blessings. Marian was in awe of her first-grade teacher and made up her mind that she...

Mar 14, 2026

LINDA S. HODGSON (nee Beachler) age 78, beloved wife for 54 years of the late Roy Sr.; loving mother of Roy Jr. (Christine) and Michelle (Ali Abdullah) Hodgson; devoted grandmother of Amanda (Jarrett Catcott), Abdur-Rahman, and Yusuf; cherished daughter of the late Raymond and Verda (nee Burkhammer) Beachler; dearest sister of Larry Sr. (Lilly), Jerry, James (Miki), Lisa (Becky Roessler),...

Mar 14, 2026

JEAN M. RUPLE (nee Mitchell) age 84, of Waite Hill, beloved wife for 66 years of Lowell; loving mother of Lowell Jr., Michael, John, and Kelly; devoted grandmother of 17 and great-grandmother of 15, with many more on the way; cherished daughter of the late Adelbert and Edith (nee Runyon); and friend to many.

Jean was born on December 27, 1941,...

Mar 14, 2026

GIANNOULA J. SARRIS (née Kritikos), age 88, passed away on March 14, 2026. Beloved wife for 52 years of the late John G.; loving mother of George (wife Mary Jo), Mike (wife Maria, deceased), Nick (wife Elaine), Maria Glyptis (husband George), and Costas (wife Katerina); devoted Yiayia of Jason, Michael, Christopher, Giannoula Regan (husband Bill), Angelina (Greg), John (fiancée Dimitria Kontoveros), Yianni, Yiannoula Mavroidis...

Mar 13, 2026

MARILYNNE MARIE WALSH (née Burgess), age 97, passed away at home in Willowick, Ohio on March 13, 2026, surrounded by her family. She lived a long, full life marked by curiosity, creativity, and deep devotion to family. She never gave up hope that she would not conquer just one more health obstacle or physical ailment that blocked her path from...