Obituaries
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Katherine Polito
Jan 6, 2025
KATHERINE POLITO (nee Buckner) age 74, beloved wife for 50 years of John; loving mother of Andrea (fiancé Otis Elmore), Dominic (Sarah) and Philip (Sarah); devoted grandmother of Olivia, Nicholas, Cameron, Dominic, Jr., Marianna, Natalia, Nadia and Gabrielle and step-grandmother of Caleb Elmore; cherished daughter of the late George and Mary (nee Kubas) Buckner; dearest sister of Genevieve O’Brien (Richard),...
Edward J. Polyanski
Jan 5, 2025
EDWARD J. POLYANSKI age 90, beloved husband for 64 years of the late Frances (nee Robertson); loving father of Patricia (Ernie) Grue and Penny (Peter) Thomas; devoted grandfather of Katelyn (Dominic) Grue Leach, Tre (Leanna) Grue, Ava Thomas, and Pierce Thomas; cherished son of the late Joseph and Anastasia (nee Radauskas) Polianski; dearest brother of the late Helen, Joseph (Ruth),...
Ljubica Galic
Jan 5, 2025
Ljubica Galic (nee Grdic) entered eternal rest on January 5, 2025.
Ljubica was born February 24, 1942 in Zagorje (Ogulinsko), Croatia to the late Anton and Marija Grdic (nee Luketic). She married the love of her life, Mile Galic, on August 17, 1963. Ljubica was a devout Catholic with a resourceful and strong work ethic and impeccable attention to detail. She...
Scott J. Robinson
Jan 5, 2025
SCOTT J. ROBINSON age 63, loving life partner of Karen R. Smith and her daughter Kelly M. Neal; cherished son of the late Robert and Jean (nee Henry).
Scott was born on April 9, 1961, in Cleveland, Ohio. He grew up in the neighborhood of Indian Hills in Euclid, Ohio and graduated from Euclid High School, the class of 1979. Scott...
Andrea Poklar-Byrne
Jan 5, 2025
ANDREA A. POKLAR-BYRNE, age 60, died peacefully after her several years illness; beloved wife for 29 years of B. James Byrne, III "Jamie"; devoted mother of Camryn Byrne; loving daughter of the late Katherine (nee Lash) and Norman Poklar; cherished sister of Norman Poklar (Janeen) and Terrance Poklar; dearest sister-in-law of Mary Kay Gleba (Larry, deceased), Timothy (deceased) (Donna), Maureen...
Timothy J. LaGanke
Jan 4, 2025
TIMOTHY J. LAGANKE, SR. age 85, beloved husband for 59 years of Mary (nee Waechter); loving father of Timothy J. Jr., (wife Brooke), Michelle (Townsend) Debes (husband Dave) and Nicole Lennon (husband Patrick); devoted grandfather of Lauren Townsend (fiancé Sam Coso), Chad Townsend (Kiersten Smay), Bryce Townsend (Allison Bisker), Kelsey LaGanke, Graham LaGanke and Casey Rose Lennon and great-grandfather of...
Joanne Fuller
Jan 3, 2025
Joanne Mary Fuller (nee Wilk) age 61 from Cleveland Heights, Ohio passed away on January 3, 2025, after a courageous and lengthy battle with cancer. She was born on August 26, 1963, in Cleveland, Ohio to parents Raymond and Theresa (Wilson) Wilk.
Joanne lived most of her life in Cleveland Heights.
Joanne worked as a bartender and server at many local establishments....
Alice T. Armstrong
Jan 2, 2025
ALICE T. ARMSTRONG (nee Tanno) age 85, beloved wife of the late Gerold; loving mother of Kelly, Ken (wife Dana) and the late Kevin; devoted grandmother of Ashley and Matthew; cherished daughter of the late Anthony and Sally (nee Pucel) Tanno; dear aunt, great-aunt and friend of many.
Alice, known for being hardworking, spent many years with General Electric as a...
Barbara A. Collins
Jan 2, 2025
BARBARA A. COLLINS (nee Bartels) age 85, beloved wife of the late George W., II; loving mother of Carol Stefano (husband James) and the late Deirdre Smith (husband Robert); devoted grandmother of Rebecca Davis (husband Matthew), Paulina Stefano (fiancé Zach Ritter) and Emma Stefano and great-grandmother of Porter, Lawson, Everett and Deeanne Davis; cherished daughter of the late Theodore and...
Jeanette Burand
Jan 1, 2025
JEANETTE M. BURAND (nee Cerny) age 74, beloved wife for 46 years of Richard; loving mother of Erin Hack (husband James) and Robert; devoted grandmother of Lillian Hack; cherished daughter of the late Robert and Marie (nee Bures) Cerny; dearest sister of the late Thomas Cerny.
Jeannette was born on October 8, 1950, in Cleveland, Ohio, where she remained a lifelong...
Rino Ritosa
Dec 27, 2024
RINO RITOSA, age 78, beloved husband for 57 years of Alda; loving father of Sandy Bernsdorff (husband Bill), Suzana Miller (husband Brian) and Daniel (wife Sharon); devoted grandfather of Brian Miller II, Sarah and Alexandra Bernsdorff, Isabella Webinger (husband Giles), Gabriel, Abigail, Elizabeth, Faustina, Ignatius, Madonna and Pio Ritosa and great-grandfather of Penelope; cherished son of the late Pietro and...
Gabriel Zakelj
Dec 26, 2024
GABRIEL ZAKELJ, age 79, cherished son of the late Jakob and Marija (nee Bogataj) Zakelj; dearest brother of Maria “Mimi” Stefancic (husband Vinko, deceased), Mario Zakel (wife Cathy), and John Zakelj (wife Ann, deceased) the late Jakob “Rado” Zakelj; dear uncle and great-uncle of many. U.S. Army veteran.
Gabriel was born on March 3, 1945, in Slovenia. He attended Cathedral...
Francis "Michael" Payne
Dec 25, 2024
FRANCIS “MICHAEL” PAYNE III age 75, beloved husband for 28 years of Anne (Masiello) (nee Trivisonno); loving father of Michael (wife Regina, nee Masiello), twins Eric (wife Lia, nee Masiello) and David (wife Sarah, nee Cooper-Novak), Brian (wife Sarah, nee Dale) and Jason Masiello (wife Johanna); devoted grandfather of Jadah (Jacob Lubrant), Joseph, Sierra (Jordan Sage), Mikala, Sadie, Emma, Aria,...
Ronald A . Adams
Dec 24, 2024
RONALD A. ADAMS age 80, beloved husband for 54 years of Mary (nee Resnik); loving father of Matthew (wife Amanda) and Jason (Jeremy Miller); devoted grandfather of Joseph and Vivienne; cherished son of the late Joseph and Mary Jane (nee DeFrieze). U.S. Army Veteran.
Ronald was born December 1, 1944 in Cleveland, Ohio and graduated from Collinwood High School with the...
Carl "Ryan" Gold
Dec 23, 2024
CARL “RYAN” GOLD age 42, beloved son of Ingrid (Ricchino) (nee Fassbender) and the late Carl E. Gold; dearest brother of Lisa LoPiccolo (nee Ricchino) (husband Sam); devoted father of Victoria and Ella; cherished uncle of Cody Bulman (wife Emma) and Jada DiVincenzo and great uncle of Oliver and Maxine; treasured nephew of Paul and Kim Gold; loving companion of...
Peggy Ann Anzo
Dec 22, 2024
Peggy Ann Anzo. Mother of Tina Anzo (Dan Grossman), Aria Honvou, and Dominic Anzo, Grandmother of Jacquelin Anzo and Nathanael Honvou. Daughter of the late Teresa Anzo (Domiano) and Peter Anzo. Very dear friend of Bob Hengle.
Relatives and friends are invited by the family to celebrate the life of Peggy at a Memorial Reception on Monday, December 30, 2024,...
Kirk Kundtz
Dec 20, 2024
Kirk Kundtz, 71, of Chesterland, Ohio, passed away peacefully surrounded by family and friends on December 20, 2024. Born on July 8, 1953, Kirk was named Ewald Edmund Kundtz III at birth and received his nickname of Kirk because he was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Kirk grew up in Shaker Heights and completed high school locally at University School. He...
Carrie E. Martin
Dec 19, 2024
CARRIE E. MARTIN (nee Lowe) age 91, beloved wife of the late Bennie C. Martin, Sr.; loving mother of Bennie C. Jr. and the late Mary Gean Martin, Bettie Gean (Atwater) Wilson, and Ezzard C. Martin; devoted grandmother of Demetrius Martin-Atwater and great-grandmother of Andre, Devonte and Tiana; cherished daughter of the late Artis and Bessie Mae (nee Jones); dearest...
Victoria Bonanno
Dec 19, 2024
VICTORIA BONANNO (nee Paventi), passed away Dec. 19, 2024, aged 93 years. The beloved mother of Deborah M. Bonanno, Michael R. Bonanno (wife Jelena), Leigh Ann Bonanno and Frank J. Bonanno (wife Jo), loving grandmother of Samantha and Stephanie Midolo, Aleks and Tasha Karcic, Ricky, Autumn and Jeniffer Nerone, and Danielle and Anthony Bonanno, treasured great-grandmother, cherished sister of Adeline...
Branko Zovko
Dec 18, 2024
Branko Zovko, age 83, of Highland Heights, passed away December 18, 2024. He was born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, on January 7, 1941.
He was a proud and loving husband, father and grandfather who will be greatly missed by all who knew him.
Branko is survived by his dear children: William (Joan), Branimir (Katie Turcoliveri); his grandchildren: Jenna (Dominic Barker) and Maya;...
