Obituaries

THOMAS A. KONCAR age 55, beloved companion and life-long partner of Kim Miller; loving father of Tanya Miller (Ed Bregitzer), Dawn Paradise (husband Tony) and Ryan Miller (wife Brittanee); devoted grandfather of nine; cherished son of the late Florian and Marie (nee Kosir); dearest brother of John (husband Claudio), Rosemarie Krivacic (husband Jeffrey), Angela Herbst (husband Charles) and the late...

SUSAN ZEIGER (nee Miheli) age 72, beloved wife for 42 years of James; loving mother of Cheryl Pietrafese (husband Brent) and step-mother of Steven (wife Victoria) and Robert; devoted grandmother of Brent and Lillian Pietrafese; cherished daughter of the late Joseph and Marie (nee Gregor) Miheli; dearest sister of Janet Pender (husband Larry), Joseph and Gregory Miheli (wife Heleace) and...

CHARLES J. “CHUCK” LENTINI age 87, U.S. Army Veteran, Knights of Columbus Gilmour Council #310 member. Chuck will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 62 years, Theresa “Terry”  (nee Pezzino); loving father of Cynthia Onorato Micali (husband James); devoted grandfather of Matthew and Megan Onorato; cherished son of the late Guiseppe and Maria (nee Cassaro); dear friend of many.

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SHARON L. HANSON (nee Senko) age 86, former wife and best friend of James; loving mother of Karen, James (wife Shanna), Robert, Timothy, and Daniel (wife Janet); devoted grandmother of Susan Colman (husband David), Jonathan Iddings (wife Angela), Sarah Lang (husband Jeffrey), James, Austin, Carly, Daniel and Maggie and great-grandmother of Charlotte, Evelyn, Grady, Vivienne, Dean and Lucy; cherished daughter...

Sister John Mary Blaser’s 70 years of service as an Ursuline ran the gamut from education to congregational leadership to financial administration to the ministry of prayer, each carried out with professionalism and dedication. The highly respected and beloved community member died November 5 – one week short of her 90thbirthday — at Regina Health Center in Richfield where she...

Our dear Sister Mary Jane (94), (formerly Sister Mary Joanette) very quietly and peacefully went home to God on Sunday morning, November 3, at 5:30 a.m. Sister’s entire life was devoted to some form of education: teacher, administrator, director of curriculum, librarian, assistant in the province archives. She was a life-long learner, having received a Fulbright Award for study in...

STEPHEN V. PILLAR JR. age 77, beloved husband of Sharon (nee Trimbath, deceased) and longtime companion of Linda Farley; loving father of William (wife Jamie) and Rebecca Coffin (husband Patrick); devoted grandfather of Morgan Wantz, Matthew Coffin and Ethan and Grant Pillar; cherished son of the late Stephen Sr. and Adele; dearest brother of Jerome “Jerry” (Gail); preceded in death...

MARIATANA T. SALERNO (nee Santora), aged 77 years, beloved wife for 31 years to the late Frank A., loving mother of Anthony Kenney (Rosa), Salvatore (Laurie), Gina Kenney Huber (Charles), Margaret Salerno, Paul Kenney, Anne Workman, Frank Jr., Tony (Adriana) and Mariatana del Rosario (Gary), devoted grandmother of Anthony Jr., Sara, Robert, Blazine, Michael, Nicolette, Emelie, Christian, Kade, Dawn, Frankie...

ANN BARBARA McHALE (nee Cotner), aged 80 years, beloved wife of Vincent E., dear mother of Patrick (wife Tammy Kitko), loving grandmother of Quinn, Kane, Cole and Kai McHale. In lieu of flowers, contributions suggested to Communion of Saints Parish, 2475 Coventry Rd., Cleveland Heights, OH 44118. Private family services were held with entombment in All Saints Cemetery Mausoleum. Arrangements...

JULIAN “GENO” BREMEC age 88, beloved husband for 62 years of Anica “Ann” (nee Slak); loving father of Bob “Florian” (wife Denise) and Mark (wife Michelle); devoted grandfather of Jennifer, Westley, Gregory, Benjamin, Samuel, Maxwell and Makena.

Julian was born in Slovenia on May 24, 1931 and passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on November 2, 2019. Geno moved...

ROSINA BIBLE (nee Re) age 91, beloved wife of the late Raymond Bible and Tony Bovaro; loving mother of Richie Bovaro and Dale Mazzone (husband Tony); devoted grandmother of Anthony Bovaro; cherished daughter of the late James “Jim” and Rose (nee Piazza) Re; dearest sister of Diane Walker, and the late Dixie Torok and Joe Re; dear aunt and great-aunt...

HELEN R. MISHECK (nee Rakovan) age 97, beloved wife of the late Glenn; loving mother of Kathleen McVeigh (husband William), Judith Misheck (Charles Schultz), Carol Petro (husband James), and the late Barbara Misheck; devoted grandmother of Brook Mugavin (husband Mark, MD), Kellie McQueen (husband Kip), Kaitlyn and Brittany Petro, and great-grandmother of Benjamin and Charlotte Mugavin; preceded in death by...

Our dear Sister Marie went home to God on Tuesday, October 29, at 3:05 p.m. Sister taught intermediate grades and participated for many years in Project Learn, an adult literacy program. She was a gifted artist. Her paintings reflected her gentle, simple spirit and her great love for the serenity found in nature. May Sister Marie rest peacefully in God’s...

CARL J. STEVENS age 64, loving son of the late Charles and Mary (nee Antolich); cherished brother of Carol Sidley (husband James, deceased) and Nancy Yoak; dearest uncle of Mike Sidley (wife Joy), Pam Mundhenk, Patrick Sidley (wife Leanne), Christopher Stevens and the late Debbie Petersen (husband John) and great-uncle of many; dear friend of those at the Sherman House.

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ADELE RUMINSKI (nee Polak) age 99, beloved wife of the late Walter; loving mother of Dan (wife Jane), Don (wife Debby), Sharon Majers (husband Joe) and mother in law of the late Susan; devoted grandmother of 11 and great-grandmother of 19; cherished daughter of the late Joseph and Margaret (nee Wojasinski) Polak; dearest sister of Lucy McNamara and the late...

DENNIS K. KRAMER age 75, cherished son of the late Francis and Vivian (nee O’Neil); dearest brother of Frank, Kevin (wife Rita) and brother-in-law of Elayne; dear uncle of Bryan (wife Lauren), Michelle, Lisa Montalvo (husband Igor) and great-uncle of Tressa, Bryce, and James; dear cousin and friend of many. Contributions may be made in memory of Dennis to the...

Our dear Sister Mary Annfrancis went home to God very peacefully on Friday, October 25, at 10:15 a.m. Sr. Angela M. Salazar was with her, playing a Mary song on the harp. Sister was known for her keen wit, welcoming spirit and kindness toward all. Whether writing lesson plans, balancing the books, writing thank you notes, or sorting the “stuff”...

CAROL M. HENGENIUS (nee Stein), aged 90 years, beloved wife of the late Leonard, dear mother of Gerald (deceased) (wife Doina), Robert (wife Darlene) and Lois, loving grandmother of Joseph, Julie and James (wife Rachel), cherished sister of the late Marion (Louis Siebert), Gertrude (Burt Chyall), Claire, Leonard Ebert (Toni), Robert Stein (Dee and Judy), and Roger Ebert; fond aunt...

MATHIAS W. “MIKE” KAVAS, 95, of Kirtland passed away October 25, 2019 in Middlefield. Beloved husband of the late Ivana Angela; loving father of Angela (Sue Schell) Kavas; cherished grandfather of Andrew and Michael Kavas; dear brother-in-law of Martina Sustarcic and six deceased all of Slovenia; dearest uncle of Maria (Tony) Kadivec, Margaret (Zivko) Odorcic and Rosemary (Ron) Furjan; great-uncle...