Obituaries

STEPHANIE A. STRELL, beloved wife of the late Charles; loving mother of Dennis Strell, Deborah Bielinski, and David Strell; cherished daughter of the late Jon and Angeline (nee Cieslik) Niton.  In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in memory of Stephanie to Hospice of the Western Reserve P.O. Box 72101, Cleveland, OH 44192 or St. Jude Children’s Hospital 501...

THEODORE ADRIAN BERR age 74, of Chesterland, OH passed away Wednesday, January 8, 2020. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio on August 12, 1945. Beloved husband for 53 years of Mary (nee Kerr); loving father of Blaine (wife Laura), Gretchen Henninge (husband Robert) and Brad (wife Nina); devoted grandfather of Adrian, Shannon, Jackson, Emma, Nathan and Dylan; cherished son of...

DENIS L. CARPENTER age 54, beloved husband for 27 years of Jennifer (nee Benach); loving father of Allyson and Jade; devoted grandfather of Rory; cherished son of the late William Carpenter and the late Ellen Gregory; dearest brother of Doug and David (wife Carol) and brother in law of Henry Benach (wife Victoria) and Jill Goldblum (husband Kory); dear uncle,...

DONALD HAROLD LEE age 84, beloved husband for 55 years of the late Patricia Ann  (nee Williams); loving father of Michelle Mahoney (husband David) and Michael ( fiancé Nicole Baum); devoted grandfather of Brittany Mahoney Blackwell (husband Ryan) and great-grandfather of Charlotte Blackwell; cherished son of the late Harold and Dorothy (nee Baird); dearest brother of Linda Clapacs (husband Don)...

RONALD K. “CAPTAIN RON” SMITH age 69, beloved husband for 38 years of Maryann (nee Grbovac); loving father of Michael (wife Julianne); devoted grandfather of Audra, Jamison and Landry; cherished son of the late Fred and Annelle (nee McCulloch); dearest brother of Mitzi Walker; dearest brother-in-law of Eleanor Spencer; dear uncle of Marty Adams and Jennifer Montoya. Survived by his...

ARTHUR W. MELTON age 86, beloved husband for 32 years of Mary Ann (nee Testa); loving father of Christine Wilson (husband Jesse, deceased), Elaine Pritchett (husband Jerome, deceased), William (wife Lillie, deceased), Trudie Burrell (husband Desmond), Walter, Mattie Minniefield and the late Arthur, Jr. (wife Sheila); devoted grandfather of 13 and great-grandfather of many; dearest brother of the late Ellie...

MILDRED U. MACK (nee Zilich) age 96, beloved wife of the late Robert Joseph; loving mother of Diane Kane (husband Daniel), Robert J. (wife Nancy), and the late David A. (wife Kim deceased); devoted grandmother of Lindsey Schmitt (husband Michael), Dawn Chinchar (husband Matt), Laura Mack and Chrissy Ice (husband Bryan); treasured great-grandmother of Evie, Gabe, Libby, Theo, Aniston, Griffin...

RICHARD L. (SZARAZ) SCOTT age 93, beloved husband for 66 years of Viola (nee Hunyak); loving father of Donald (wife Virginia), Robert, and Nancy Evans (husband David); devoted grandfather of Heather Davies (husband Justin), Megan Sines (husband Roger), Robert (wife Kathleen), Lauren McClearn (husband Michael), Eric Evans (fiancé Madison Wolfe) and great-grandfather of Graham, Benjamin, Harper, and Scarlett; cherished son...

ANASTASIA RUTH “ANNIE” MALONE age 65, cherished daughter of the late James C. and Ruth (nee Flynn); dearest sister of James C., MD (wife Kate Ault-Kincaid), Myra Nazzaro (husband George), John P., Mary Alice Maslar, Joseph V., DVM (wife Cheryl) and Walt; dear aunt, great-aunt and cousin of many; survived by her feline companion, Buttons.

Annie was born September 13,...

NANCY KATHERINE FARMER (nee Gagliano), aged 65 years, dearly beloved wife for 43 years to Roger L., dear mother of Joseph (Amber), loving grandmother of Annabelle, Gavin and Josie Deh, devoted daughter of Jessie (nee Trinca) and the late Joseph Gagliano Sr., cherished sister of Gina Pumphrey (Roger), Joseph Gagliano, Jr. (Sue), Therese Dragga (Mike), Patrick, Gregory (Keith) and John...

Slavko Kalic, 79, of Willoughby Hills, passed away January 15, 2020. He was born Nov. 1, 1940 in Batnoga, Croatia. He came to the U.S. in 1969 and has lived in Willoughby Hills since 1989. He enjoyed spending time with his family and especially sporting events with his grandchildren. He worked at MTD for 30 years and retired in 2002.

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ADOLF KOROSEC age 83, beloved husband for 55 years of Maria (nee Vicic); loving father of Mary, Adolf, Jr. (wife Tammy), Susan Hill (husband Louis) and Josef (fiance Chelsea Yezzi); treasured father-in-law of Candice Korosec and Victoria Lai: devoted grandfather of 12 and great-grandfather of 1; cherished son of the late Adolf and Maria (nee Horvath); dearest brother of the...

DOROTHY S. TRASK (nee Susman) age 96, beloved wife of the late Gerald E.; loving mother of Pamela Vaccariello (husband Dominic), Gregory (wife Rhonda), Gerald “Rick”, and Timothy (wife Terry); devoted grandmother of Celeste Simmen (husband Matt), Christina Trask, Natalie Taylor (husband Justin), Nicole Lehtonen (husband Christopher), Susanna House (husband Jon), Michael, Clayton, Kevin (wife Margaret), Nathan (deceased) and Jeremy...

JAMES F. DeCHANT age 88, beloved husband for 62 years of Alverda (nee Solensky); loving father of Hallie DeChant (husband Thomas Bowne), Hillary DeFrancesco (husband Gary), Becket (Christina Bentrup), and Campion (wife Dana Boucher); devoted grandfather of Gabriella and Olivia DeFrancesco, Theodora, Magdalena and Gregory Bowne; cherished son of the late Justin A. and Regina (nee Urig); dearest brother of...

Ann Rainovich, 97, passed away at the Hospice of the Western Reserve on January 11, 2020.

She was born in Cleveland, Ohio on March 23, 1922.

Ann was the beloved wife of Nicholas (deceased), cherished mother of Carol Smolinski (Robert) and Linda Wivell (Steve); loving grandmother of Jennifer Bouffard (Chris), Laura Zubkousky (Chad), Michelle Smolinski, Jeffrey Wivell and Melinda (Nick)...

JIM KRAUSE age 83, beloved husband for 41 years of Terry (nee Ulepic); loving father of Jeff (wife Laura); cherished son of the late Anthony and Elizabeth (nee Balogh); dearest brother of the late Doris Finch; treasured brother-in-law of Judy & Roger Sustar, Joe & Marilou Ulepic, Tom & JoAnn Ulepic, Michael & Mary Ulepic, and David & Sheryl Ulepic;...

PEARL HECKMAN (nee Ivan) age 99 was born on January 6, 1921 and passed away on January 9, 2020.

 Pearl Lenke Ivan was a late addition to a Hungarian family in Garfield Heights. Joseph and Rose Ivan allowed their teenaged daughter, Irene, to name the baby after her favorite movie heroine, Pearl White, action star of the 1910s. Of course,...

Stjepan Sekanic, age 85. Beloved husband of Nada (deceased); dear father of Stefica Pletikosic (Ante) and Steve (deceased); grandfather of Sandy Pletikosic (Noah Pielow) and Tony Pletikosic (Karolina).

Family will receive friends to pay tribute to and celebrate the life of Stjepan at the DeJohn-Flynn-Mylott Funeral Home of Willoughby Hills, 28890 Chardon Rd. (Between Bishop Rd and RT 91) on...

SANDRA R. LaMACCHIA (nee Christen) age 71, beloved wife for 48 years of Ronald; loving mother of Ronald (wife Betty) and Paul; devoted grandmother of Madeline “Maddie”; cherished daughter of the late Donald and Ruth (nee Hood) Christen; dearest sister of Donald Christen (wife Linda), Jane Christen (husband Alex Boryenace, deceased) and Terri Bretz (husband Timothy); treasured sister-in-law of Anthony...

Josie Rus (JoŽi) (nee Jarem) age 81 of Willowick. Passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on January 9, 2020. Devoted wife of Ivan for 56 years. Loving mother of Ivan J., Margie Klasa (Jim), Kristina Rus Cullis (Ben). Cherished Stara Mama to Austin, Rachel, Joel, Andrew, Allie, Gabrielle. Dear sister of the late Anton, Lojze, Mici, France, and Joze. ...