Obituaries

LUCILLE “RUTH” SECHRIST (nee FRYREAR) age 97; Beloved mother of Ruth Ann Quinn, Florence Petrecca (husband Nick) and the late Delaine Siebert (husband Richard, deceased); devoted grandmother of Steven Quinn (Gina), Anna Snively (husband Richard), Laura Quinn, Dawn Wieder (husband Benny), Rick Siebert (Linda), Leslie Quinn (Jim), Suzonna Zak (husband Ken), Nicole Grzybowski (husband Brian) and Nicholas Petrecca;  great grandmother...

ROBERT W. SOVEY age 87, beloved husband for 26 years of Leona (nee Bugeda) and the late Mary Lou (nee Kloss); loving father of Christine Golias, Donna Tropp, and the late Karen Sovey; devoted grandfather of Jason Golias, Matthew Golias (wife, Kari), Caryn Szczepinski (husband, Allan), Peter Tropp, and Jessica Tropp, and great-grandfather of Leila and Maci; cherished son of...

CHARLES PRATT, age 95, of Euclid, Ohio. Passed away April 1, 2020. Beloved husband of the late Jane. Devoted father of Gary (wife Carolyn) and Craig (wife Joan). Loving grandfather of Anna Allender, Andrew Pratt, Kristin Retallick, Ashley Pesata and Kelly Pratt; great-grandfather of Taylor, Olivia, William, Ava, Alden, Riley, Allison, Eliza, Graham, Ruby, Amelia, Archer and Theo.

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Our dear Sister Marie went home to God very quietly and peacefully March 26 at 12:40 p.m. Sister’s entire religious life was dedicated to serving her sisters in community. She was meticulous in performing ordinary duties in an extraordinary way. For twenty-two years Sister ministered in the area of food service at various affiliations in Ohio and Virginia. But she...

JOHN D. “JACK” FAY age 66, beloved husband for 22 years of Debbie (Cook) (nee Heiser); loving father of Daniel (fiancé Elizabeth “EB” Bowmer) ; cherished son of the late Harry and Carole (nee Gulan), and step-son of Elizabeth; dearest brother of Leslie Fay (wife Susan Ditty), Julie Ball (husband David), Mary Baumgarten (husband John), Martin (wife Traci), and Carrie...

ELIZABETH “BETTY” J. SCOTT (nee Jute) age 91, beloved wife for 62 years of the late Albert; loving mother of Jeff, Randy (wife Karen) and Roger (wife Maureen); devoted grandmother of Brad, Natalie, and Eric; cherished daughter of the late Emerick and Elizabeth (nee Chismar) Jute; dearest sister of  Caroline Morris, Marilyn Strubbe, and the late Stanley.

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Theresa McGraw (nee McCarthy) age 88. Beloved wife of the late Richard J. McGraw and Leonard J. Mora. Loving mother of Sharon Spring (Bob), Susan Moroney (Jim), Sandra Horvath (Jim), Sheila Palumbo (Michael), Leonard Mora (Mary Beth), Theresa Koehler (Mike),  Michael Mora, Jeffrey Mora (Annelise), Kathleen (Richard), Brian McGraw (Mary), Daniel McGraw, Sheila Mapes (Craig), Mark McGraw, Mary Margaret DeLaney...

GEORGIA SARANTOS (nee Mersinas) age 87, beloved wife for 65 years of Sarantos “Sam”; loving mother of Ellen Reech (husband Jeff), Thomas, and Steven (wife Marjorie); devoted grandmother of Benjamin and Eric; dearest sister of Katherine Carlton (husband Steven) and the late Gus and Michael Mersinas.

Private Family Services will take place on Saturday, April 4, 2020 at 12 Noon....

MARY ZAGAR (nee Hribar), age 95, passed away March 29, 2020 at Hospice of Western Reserve. Born October 24, 1924 in Cleveland and resident of Highland Heights for the last 56 years.

A devoted and loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend. She enjoyed cooking, baking, yardwork, and dancing.  She was a member of SNPJ Lodge #5 and Holmes Ave.

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MARGARET M. “DOLLY” VOGT (nee D’Ambrosia) age 94, passed peacefully on March 24, 2020, beloved wife of the late Jerome; loving mother of Sandra Giacomin, Janet Pitchler and Debby Bombik; devoted grandmother of Joey Giacomin (deceased), Frank Pitchler, Kimberly Wallace and Kevin Bombik and great-grandmother of Addison, Max, Gabriella, Myles and Olivia; dearest sister of Molly Guenther, Carl D’Ambrosia and...

Hilda Bauer, age 91; beloved wife of Ernest; loving mother of Herbert (Paula), William Sr. (Dorothy), and Mary Ann Hibjan (Bryan); devoted Oma of Valerie Siringer (Jason), William Jr. (Jessica), Jason (Amanda), Michael (Janet), Justin, Heather Marcus (Zachary), Nicole (deceased) and Melanie (Patrick) and great Oma of Alyssa, Avery, Austin, Nathan, Natalie, Sophie, Evelyn, William III, Madelyn, Matthew, Henry and...

BERNICE CLARA GUTKA, cherished daughter of the late Peter and Bernice; dearest sister of Gene (wife Bonnie, deceased); beloved aunt of Matt (Laurie Hammond), Chris (wife Andrea), and Juli Limoli, great aunt of Nicole Appeldorn (husband Doug), Carley Gutka and Johnathon Gutka.

Bernice was born in Cleveland and lived in Parma for 47 years.  She spent her career as a...

MERCEDES “JEAN” LAUFFER (nee Daniels) age 86, beloved wife for 54 years of the late Richard P. ; loving mother of Daniel “Danny”; devoted grandmother of Scott P. Lauffer and great-grandmother of Lila; cherished daughter of the late Ralph and Doris (nee McMahon) Daniels; dearest sister of the late John A. Daniels; treasured friend of Diane Collins; dear aunt and...

DAVID T. RICHARDS age 97, beloved husband for 64 years of the late Katherine “Kay” (nee Bystry); cherished son of  the late John and Flora (nee Praed); dearest brother of Virginia Ursin (husband John), Marion Mazur (husband Henry J. “Bud”, deceased) and the late Jack (wife Gurli, deceased); dear brother-in-law, uncle and great-uncle of many. World War II US Army...

August 2021 UPDATE: Bonnie Nyerges entered eternal life March 22, 2020. As was true for so many at that time, normal funeral services were limited by pandemic restrictions. So on August 29, 2021, our morning worship service at 11 AM will include special celebration and thanksgiving for her life. A fellowship luncheon for Church family and friends will follow the...

NANCY JANE MILLER (nee Spayde), aged 76 years, loving mother of Jane McNaughton of South Euclid, dear daughter of the late Bernard and Genevieve (nee McGinty) Spayde, sister of the late James Spayde, devoted friend to the late Connie McNaughton and many others.

Nancy Jane Spayde Miller was born to Bernard and Genevieve Spayde on August 7, 1943. Nancy and...

The family of Cherianne Measures invites you to a celebration of her life on Tuesday, August 11th, 2020. Please join us at the Lord of Life Lutheran Church, 17989 Chillicothe Rd. Chagrin Falls, OH 44023. Calling hours will be from 2pm to 6pm followed by a church service starting at 6pm.

The church service will be streamed on Facebook live...

On Thursday, March 19, 2020, Josephine Marie Lutsch known to many as simply, Jo peacefully passed away at the age of 93. Born June 22, 1926, Jo was a one-of-a-kind woman who lived an incredible life full of love, spirit, and family. Jo and her late husband, John, are survived by their 5 children “The 5 C’s” Cheryl (Bill), John...

PATRICIA MARIE “PATTY” CHURCH (nee Redmond), aged 73 years, beloved wife for 37 years to John S., dear mother of Jonathan (wife Stacey), loving grandmother of Ethan, Ben and Zach, cherished sister of James Redmond (wife Carol) (both deceased), devoted aunt to David, Tim and Chris Redmond.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in memory of Patty suggested to Hospice of...

MARGARET E. STRINE (nee Hansen), aged 93 years, beloved wife for 64 years to the late William J., loving mother of Kenneth J. (Kay – deceased), David G. (deceased), Susan K. Farrenholz (Ron Galdun), Janet M. Hutchison and Patricia A. Croucher (David), devoted grandmother of Angela Wood (Chris), Lindsey Kish, Amy Farrenholz, Tina Rannigan and Michael Croucher (Carrisa), great-grandmother of...