Obituaries
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Janet Hudec
May 4, 2025
JANET HUDEC (nee Fry) age 85, beloved wife for 56 years of Daniel; loving mother of Tanya Wagner (husband Mark) and Brian; devoted grandmother of Katrina and David Wagner; cherished daughter of the late Wilbur and Florence (nee Hoy) Fry; dearest sister of Kenneth Fry (wife Linda); aunt and dear friend of many.
Janet was born November 18, 1939 in Fremont,...
Joan E. Spangler
Jun 13, 2025
Joan E. Spangler, age 84 of Chardon, passed away, peacefully, surrounded by her family, June 13, 2025 at Ohman Family Living at Holly. Born June 29, 1940, in Canton, OH to Thomas and Christine (nee: Lann) Snyder, she had been a longtime area resident. Joan was an active member of St. Mary Catholic Church in Chardon. She also appreciated her...
Sheila G. Hubman
Jun 9, 2025
SHEILA G. HUBMAN (nee Gaffney) age 84, beloved wife for 61 years of the late James R. ; loving mother of J.R. (wife Mary), Christopher (wife Rebecca), Megan Scherson (husband Arturo, deceased), and Bridgid Fishman (husband Douglas); devoted grandmother of 11; cherished daughter of the late Harry and Elizabeth (nee McGrath) Gaffney and dearest sister of the late Daniel (wife...
Frank J. Nowak
Jun 9, 2025
FRANK J. NOWAK age 85, beloved husband for 57 years of the late Francine (nee Kozel); loving father of Cynthia Penton, Frank (wife Geri), and Mark; devoted grandfather of Bryan (wife Brooke), Caryanne (fiancé Brent Chervenic) and Brandyn Nowak, Justin and Kyle Penton and great grandfather of Bryce, Brady, Luka and Bryan; cherished son of the late Frank S. and...
Beth Haug
Jun 7, 2025
BETTY "BETH" ANN HAUG age 65, devoted partner of the late Edward Zupan; caring stepmother of Megan (Charles) and Ryan (Rachael); beloved grandmother of Madison, Charlie, and Freya; sister of Ron Humphrey; dear companion to pups, Leo and Rigby; and loving family member to the Hahn's, Cherok's, Cyril and the late Audrey Zupan, and her S.L. family.
Beth was born on April 25,...
Vera L. Erasmus
Jun 7, 2025
VERA L. ERASMUS (nee Ward) age 83, beloved wife of Robert for 62 years; loving mother of Amy (Eric) Densmore, Thomas (Tami), and Wendy (Jon) Thompson; devoted grandmother of Robin (Andy) Ball, Shane, Jack, Claire, Evan, Jared, Aaron, and Rachel (Joe) DeLisio and great-grandmother of Joanna and Liam; cherished daughter of the late Norman and Irene (nee Flugan) Ward; dearest...
Raymond A. Fiorello
Jun 7, 2025
RAYMOND A. FIORELLO age 68, cherished son of the late Angelo and Katherine (nee Geiger); beloved brother of Florence Fiorello Sirca and the late James (Cheri, deceased), Jack (Betty, deceased), Richard “Babe” (Fran), Carl (Carol), and Evelyn; dear uncle, great uncle, and great-great uncle of many, including Denise Tilocco and Michael Fiorello.
Raymond was born on February 8, 1957, in Cleveland,...
Marilyn M. (Cercek) Mikolajczak (nee Drowns)
Jun 7, 2025
Marilyn M. (Cercek) Mikolajczak (nee Drowns) age 76, beloved wife for 27 years of the late Leonard R. Mikolajczak; loving mother of Lisa Cercek (Paula Cohen), Lynn Cercek (Micheal Evanoski), Leslie Flowers (husband George); devoted grandmother of 6 and great-grandmother of 2; cherished daughter of the late Ralph and Frieda (Buxbaum) Drowns; dearest sister of Corrine Hubata, Ralph, David, James (deceased), Elaine Ohmer,...
Janet G. Hann
Jun 6, 2025
JANET G. HANN (nee Gillespie) age 84, beloved wife of the late William; loving mother of Deborah Franey, Patricia (Roger) Siegfried, Christopher (Jennifer) Hann, and Bill (Gina) Hann; devoted grandmother of Jason Franey (deceased), Joshua (Ashley) Franey, Daniel Siegfried, Jack (Kylee) Hann, Kyle Hann, Madelyn Hann, Bryan Hann, and Avery Hann; caring great-grandmother of Coral Franey; cherished daughter of the...
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...
