Obituaries

ROBERT J. SULYOK age 87,  beloved husband for 65 years of Shirley A. (nee Greggs); loving father of Holly Naujoks (husband Gerald) and Heidi Cooke (husband Alexander); devoted grandfather of Christen (deceased) and Matthew Naujoks, Cameron Cooke (wife Kaylee), and Alexandra; cherished son of the late Peter and Bessie (nee Kecthkemati); dearest brother of the late Paul (wife Lillian, deceased);...

ROBERT J. SZCZEPINSKI age 84, beloved husband for 64 years of Loretta Ann (nee Pucel); loving father of Denice Ritondaro (husband Nicholas), Timothy, Michael (wife Catherine), Robert “RJ” Jr. (wife Lynn), and Loretta Ann “Lorrie Ann” Frazier (husband Michael); devoted grandfather of 9 and great-grandfather of 4; cherished son of the late Benjamin and Carrie (nee Niznik); dearest brother of...

RICHARD R. RUSSELL of Highland Heights, formerly of Greenville, South Carolina, passed away after a short illness at Hillcrest Hospital. He was born October 21, 1931 to late Joseph and Elsa (nee Reimer) in Cleveland, Ohio. After graduating from Glenville High School, in 1949, Richard attended Case Western Reserve University where he met his wife Jennie and they married on...

REMO “RAY” COLASANTE age 81, beloved husband of Carol (Dunlevy) (nee Vitale); loving father of Christina, Michael, Kelley Dunlevy, Dianna Dunlevy-Seufer (husband Mark), and Leo Jr. Dunlevy (wife Kristine); devoted grandfather of Megan (Albright) Moran (husband Collin), Olivia Seufer, Gabriella, Leo III, and Dominic Dunlevy and great-grandfather of Jack Moran; cherished son of the late Pasquale and Settimia; dearest brother...

FRANKLIN J. AZZARELLO age 85, beloved husband for 58 years of Patricia (nee Murphy); loving father of Brian, Frank (wife Annemarie), James, and Julia Feist (husband Darren); devoted grandfather of Hannah, Elizabeth, Sarah, Lucille and Lynne Azzarello, and Isla Feist; cherished son of the late J. Frank and Jean (nee Sottosanti); dearest brother of Marilyn Wochna (husband Charles dec.); dear...

ANTHONY L. STRAZISAR age 96, beloved husband of the late Eleanore  (nee Tomazic) and the late Florence Porostosky; loving father of Tony (wife Kate), Ginny Travers (husband Rob), Marlo (Mary Lou) Bennett, Joyce Garrett (husband Greg, deceased) and Judy Vick (husband Don) and step-father of Jim Porostosky (wife Lisa), Susan Hall (husband Emory); Mark Porostosky (wife Candi) and the late...

RICHARD D. “DICK” BLAKE age 84, loving husband for 34 years of Lorraine (nee Stephens); cherished son of the late Russell and Carrie (nee Cresson); devoted brother of the late Lorene Greer (husband Glenn dec.); dearest brother-in-law of Dale Thiebaut, Leslie Stephens and Joyce Schreiner; dear uncle and great uncle of many.

Dick was born on June 29, 1935 in...

DOROTHY R. COOLIDGE (nee Rawson), age 94, died Oct. 2, 2019, beloved wife of the late Alexander, loving mother of Thomas, Mark (Dianne) and Barbara Souvey (Edward – deceased), dear grandmother of Chris, Allison, Eric, Jennifer and Sidney (deceased), great-grandmother of Kali, Chloe, Evan, Noah, Lexi and Anthony.

Dorothy lived in Daisy Hill – Hunting Valley, Ohio. She graduated from...

MARTHA SAJATOVIC (nee Badovinac) age 86, beloved wife of the late Nick; loving mother of Martha Sajatovic (husband Douglas Flagg) and James “Nick” Sajatovic (wife Laura); devoted grandmother of Alaina and Nicholas Sajatovic, Alexander (deceased) and Andrew Flagg; cherished daughter of the late Janko and Angja (nee Vranesic) Badovinac; dearest sister of Mary Soltesz (husband Ed) and the late John...

MARIA C. BERTOLO (nee DeMatteis) age 93, passed away peacefully in her sleep on September 30, 2019. Married and widowed to Renato Bertolo (deceased 1994) and Luigi Cairoli (deceased 1952). Mother of three sons Louis Cairoli, Peter Bertolo and Mario Bertolo.

A brief private prayer service will be held at THE DeJOHN-FLYNN-MYLOTT FUNERAL HOME OF SOUTH EUCLID, 4600 MAYFIELD RD.,...

Joseph M. Smargiassi, 89, (“Uncle Joe” to so many), loving husband of 67 years to Helen (Snider), to which Joe would say, “We’ve been married for 66 years. The first 6 were great, but the 61 after were even better!” Joe was the most incredible, loving father to Kim (Jim) McConnell and Kelly. He treasured his daughters. He was the...

ASHLEY Y. JAMES (aka Seraine Newman) age 77, loving mother of Bret Jordan (wife Karen) and Todd Bluffestone (wife Stephanie); devoted grandmother of Hannah and Luke Jordan (deceased), Cory, Cameron and Kevin Bluffestone.

Ashley was born on March 8, 1942 in Cleveland and passed away on September 29, 2019. She was a resident of Mayfield Heights for 4 years, formerly...

KAREN LOUISE MANSI (nee Hearn) age 74, loving mother of Luisa (Art) Reginelli and Frank (Jennifer Whitney) Mansi; devoted grandmother of Artie, Gianna, Giulia, Clayton, and Cameron; cherished daughter of the late Willard and Marie (nee Hitt) Hearn; dearest sister of Dottie Jean Devito, Barbara Strickland, and the late Bob Hearn.

Karen was born on October 18, 1945 and passed...

CHARLES WILLIAM “BILL” PALMER, aged 74 years, beloved husband of Alice (nee Scesny), dear father of Halle Timpson, Charles Robert “Rob” (Devin) and Chryssa Hudson (T.C.), loving grandfather of Emily Deatherage (Adam), Caroline Timpson, Colin, Lily and Caleb Palmer, Liam Mering, Taylor, Camryn and Evelyn Hudson, cherished brother of Pat VanWye, fond uncle and great-uncle. United States Navy Veteran. Burial...

SHAWNA JEANNE HILL age 28, was born on June 29, 1991 and passed away on September 25, 2019. She leaves behind the love of her life, Edward Zgrabik; her beloved daughter Aubree Jeanne; loving parents, Raymond (Kathy) Hill and Pamela (nee Wykle) Hill; dearest siblings Rachel (Matt) Hopkins, and Kaylynn and Brian Hill; maternal grandparents Bill and Jeanne Wykle; and...

KATHLEEN “KATHY” PHELAN (nee Blausen) age 77, loving mother of Katy Miozzi (husband Frank) and Tricia Phelan. Devoted grandmother of Vincent, Norman, Bridget, Luke and Eileen; cherished daughter of the late George and Martha (nee McClements) Blausen. Contributions may be made in memory of Kathy to The Make A Wish Foundation 6060 Rockside Woods Blvd., Suite 315 Independence, OH 44131.

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JAMES ALLEN DROWNS age 76, loving father of April Suarez (husband Jorge); cherished son of the late Ralph and Frieda (nee Buxbaum); dearest brother of Corrine Hubatta (husband Robert, deceased), Ralph (wife Marge, deceased), David (wife Patricia), Elaine Ohmer (husband Joseph, deceased), Linda Callahan (husband Al) and Marilyn Mikolajczak (husband Len); dear uncle and great-uncle of many. US Army Veteran.

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ANTHONY THOMAS KOSOGLOV, M.D. age 69, beloved husband for 46 years of Mary Katherine (nee Troll); loving father of Anthony Courtney (wife Heidi), Peter (wife Janet), and Michael (wife Akane); devoted grandfather of Logan, Caroline, Louise, Vivian, and Anthony John; cherished son of the late Anthony Joseph and Diana (nee Deanovic); dearest friend & brother of Edward J. Tatman and...

KATHERINE “KAY” RICHARDS (nee Bystry) age 91, beloved wife for 64 years of David; cherished daughter of the late Michael and Katherine (nee Novak) Bystry; dearest sister of the late Helen Mancuso, Ann Hathaway, Andrew and Peter Bystry, Margaret Lubich, Bertha Becar and Loretta Duca; dear sister-in-law, aunt and great-aunt of many. Retired General Electric employee.

Katherine “Kay” Richards was...

Raymond J. Zukowski, age 91, passed away Thursday, September 19, 2019, in Naples, Florida.

A proud Cleveland native and the son of determined Polish immigrant parents, Zygmunt and Aleksandra, Raymond cherished his 64-year marriage to his beloved bride, Mary Ann.

After graduating from St. Casimir School and East Technical High School, he pursued Mechanical Engineering at Fenn College and The...