Obituaries
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Margaret J. Albert
Mar 31, 2026
MARGARET J. ALBERT (nee LePeglow) age 96, beloved wife for 74 years of A. Edward Albert; loving mother of Alison Rankin (husband Roger F. deceased); devoted grandmother of Anne Farnham Rankin and Elisabeth Marshall Rankin; cherished daughter of the late August and Ann (nee Marks) LePeglow; dearest sister of the late twin Mary Ann Farrell (husband Jack deceased).
In lieu of...
Violet Jean Beyler
Mar 30, 2026
VIOLET JEAN BEYLER (neé Crocker) age 82, beloved wife of Raymond E. Beyler Jr. for 26 years; loving mother of Cameron (Becky) Ferguson and step-mother of Curtis (Pamela) Ferguson; devoted grandmother of Zachary, Cade, Kylie, and Sara; daughter of the late Logan and Alice (nee Long) Crocker; sister of Bruce Crocker; aunt of Alice, April, and Leilani.
Jean was born on...
Madeline C. Ciofani
Mar 30, 2026
MADELINE C. CIOFANI (née Thomas) age 87, beloved wife for 63 years of the late Romeo; loving mother of Rocco (Linda), Lisa Basham, Anthony (Connie), and Jennifer; devoted grandmother of Jennie Rose (Derrick), Carli Faykus (Christopher), Mindy Mackey (Justin), Marco, Robert Basham, Anthony and Vincent and great-grandmother of Trevor, Graden, Leona, Marshall, Natalie, and Jessie; cherished daughter of the late...
Eleanor P. "Elly" Syracuse
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...
Paul Courtot
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...
Kar W. Cham
Mar 26, 2026
KAR WAR CHAM, age 88, a long-time resident of Willoughby Hills, Ohio, passed away peacefully on March 26, 2026, with his beloved wife by his side.
Born on September 5, 1937, in Canton, China, he married his wife, Fung Oi Cham (née Chan), in 1959, and together they shared 67 years of marriage. He completed four years of college in Hong...
Denise Bidgood
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...
Edith R. Fox
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...
Barbara E. (Smith) Wercion
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;...
Marilyn H. Madigan
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...
Judy Fade
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...
Sherry O. Bandelow
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...
Isolde Gabriele Charlton
Mar 21, 2026
ISOLDE GABRIELE CHARLTON (nee Müller) age 83, beloved wife of the late George Nathaniel Charlton III; loving mother of Natasha and Anita Charlton, and Antonio and Stephanie Reid; devoted grandmother of Savannah, Saraya, Anthony, and Michelle; cherished daughter of the late George and Gabriele (nee Von Stransky-Stranka zu Greiffenfels) Müller; dearest sister of Michael, Wolf, Fritz, Bert, Marion, and the...
Paul R. Bosley III
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)...
Lyn Dee Vernick
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...
Clarence "Jeff" Francis Jeffries, II.
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...
Daniella Avsec
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);...
Justin Walter Clay
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;...
Margaret T. Preto
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...
Sister Marian Coughlin, SND
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...
