Obituaries

LEONARD R. CERVENIK age 62, beloved husband for 36 years of Patricia (nee Stevenson); loving father of Leonard and Daniel; cherished son of the late Leonard and Patricia (nee Weir); dearest brother of William (wife Mary Kay), Patrick (wife Susan) and the late Margie and Thomas; devoted son in law of John and Donna Stevenson; dear brother in law of...

Rachel Mary Ange,  97, went home to be with the Lord on Friday evening, September 20, 2019.  Rachel was born to Angelo and Mary (Ramaciatti)  Paponetti December 18, 1921 in Cleveland, Ohio.  When Rachel was 10, her mom passed away and her dad married Theresa Occhinero. Rachel was the second oldest child of seven, the sister of Helen Roncalli and...

MARIE E. HENDERSHOTT (nee Reed) age 97, beloved wife of the late Oscar T.; loving mother of Mary K. “Pixie” Antonacci (husband Donald) and Michael; cherished daughter of the late Adam and Lillian (nee Monschein) Reed; dearest sister of Alice Banus, Barbara Chester, and the late Lillian Vibbert, Howard Reed, Beatrice Schlick, Mildred Vontorcik, Walter Reed, Florence Mead and Dolores...

THEODORE JOSEPH THOMAS, SR., age 83, beloved husband for 62 years of Bonnie J. (nee Smee); loving father of Theodore J., Jr. (wife Cheryl), Talun Xavier (wife Malaura) and the late Jeanne Marie Paratore; devoted grandfather of Gregory and Frank Paratore (wife Hanna), Theodore J., (wife Neysha), Ashley Reid (husband Alex), Jodi Kocevar (husband Tim), Teala Tripodo (husband Joe), Natasha,...

Nancy T. Marko (nee Griffin) age 85. Passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on September 15, 2019. Beloved wife of 64 years to Richard W. Devoted mother of Brian (deceased), Susan Manfredi (Paul), Eileen Parker (Mark), Karen Schutz (Stan). Loving grandmother of Nicholas, Kristin, Ryan, Jessica, Julia, Kyle, and Matthew. Great-grandmother of Nora. Dear sister of Ellen McGarry, and...

MARIE ELIZABETH LIPOLD (nee Baird), aged 85 years, beloved wife for 47 years to the late Frank A., loving mother of Frank A. III (wife Lori), devoted grandmother of Jessica Marie (fiance Greg Fleming), Jill Victoria Powell (husband Christian), Maureen Therese, Colleen Rose and Frank A.  IV, cherished great-grandmother of Genevieve Rosemary, Theodore Franklin and Eleanor Charlotte, dear daughter of...

Farrell Patrick “Finn” “Bud” Finnerty, age 84, beloved husband of Sheila (nee Campbell); former husband of Jean (nee Grabowski); loving father of Maureen Finnerty, Kathleen Deptola, Patricia Klonowski (deceased), Terrance (wife Laura), Shawn (wife Christy), and Colleen Lair (husband David); father-in-law of Timothy Brown, Raymond Deptola and Michael Klonowski; devoted grandfather of Jennifer and Jessica Brown, Samantha and Adam Klonowski,...

CHARLES E. SHIFFER age 81, loving father of Jeffrey Hayes Shiffer and Jill Shiffer Marchese (husband James); devoted  grandfather of  Halle and Violet Marchese; beloved son of the late Charles E. Sr., DM and Marjorie (nee Crozier) Shiffer; dearest brother of Martha Boberg (husband Robert) and the late Phillip Bruce Shiffer; dear  uncle of Christine Housel  Greer (husband Trey), Erin...

DOROTHY A. MANCE (nee Harcarik) October 6, 1927-September 11, 2019 age 91, “together again” with her beloved husband of 48 years, Joseph Mance who left her far too early, December 28, 2000; She will be deeply missed by her 8 loving children Anna Marie “Cookie” Sakach (Jon), Joseph, Jr., Michael (Sonya), Alan, Lisa Fessler, Susanne Vannoy (Flake), twins Dorothy Ramsey...

FRANK W. TURK, JR., age 80; beloved husband of Anna Marie (nee Di Santo) for 58 years; loving father of DeAnna Robare (Paul, deceased), Frank W. Turk, III (Jodi), Christopher Michael Turk and Alicia Holland (Kevin); dearest grandfather of Lauren Williams (Daniel), Michael Robare (Kimberly), Jennifer Robare (Nick Marek), Rachelle Turk, Gabrielle Turk, Adam Turk, Ali Holland and Jack Holland;...

ELIZABETH E. STASSFURTH (nee Davidson), passed away Sunday Sept. 8, 2019 in Columbus, OH., beloved wife of the late William, dearest mother of Bruce (wife Vi) and Pamela McCarthy (husband Bobby – deceased), loving grandmother of Damian (wife Molly) and Brett (wife Michele) Stassfurth, cherished great-grandmother of Davis, Grey and Will, devoted sister of the late John C. Davidson, Catherine...

JUDY B. DIEDRICH, 81, of Chardon, Ohio passed away September 10, 2019 at Hospice of the Western Reserve. Born on June 20, 1938 at Conneaut Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Leo McKenna and Mara Cox McKenna. Survivors include her beloved husband George R. Diedrich of 60 years, daughter Sharon L. Diedrich, and her sister Jean McKenna Spangler....

ADELE T. BOBROWSKI (nee Palaszewski), aged 94 years, found eternal comfort with Our Lord on Sept. 9, 2019, beloved wife of the late Henry S., loving mother of Jerry (deceased), Paul (Paula), Bob (Tina), Camille Reid (Gerald) and Betty Allen (Ernie), dear grandmother of 11 and great-grandmother of 17, cherished sister of the late Mary Grzanowski, fond aunt and friend...

GRACE I. DAVIS (nee Baldwin) age 98, beloved wife of the late William E.; loving mother of Peter A. (wife Elizabeth) and William A. (wife Grace); devoted grandmother of 4 and great-grandmother of 1; cherished daughter of the late Elmer and Christine (nee Walker) Baldwin; dearest sister of Christine Lang and the late Ruth, James “Bud,” and David Baldwin; dear...

AILLEEN SUGDEN (nee Polcar) age 93, loving mother of Tracy Mance (husband Randy), and the late Lee and Scott Huston; devoted grandmother of Bryan, Brad, Brittany, Marcus and Mady Huston, Amanda Mance, Heather Avery, and Lily and Melissa Mance and great-grandmother of Colin, Ava, Lilly, Xander, and Liam; cherished daughter of the late Clarence and Marguerite (nee Lock); dearest sister...

IVANA HELEN YUKO (nee Majer), beloved wife for 44 years of John; loving mother of Elizabeth and Victoria; cherished daughter of the late Louis and Helen (nee Corel) Majer.

Ivana Yuko was born on April 15, 1948 in Cleveland, OH and passed away peacefully on September 5, 2019. She was a resident of Novelty, OH since 1978 and prior to...

ALISON BEACH CONNELL, aged 69, passed away peacefully on September 2, 2019, surrounded by family.  She was the devoted daughter of the late Muriel (nee Bauer) and Charles Connell; sister of C. Jeffrey and Martin (wife Gretchen) Connell; aunt of Catherine, Martha (husband Robert Sajcic), Eileen and Daniel (wife Erin) Connell and great-aunt of Maura and Cate Connell.

Alison was...

HELEN BENCHEK (nee Lyczko) age 96, beloved wife of the late Jacob; loving mother of Thomas, James (wife Cindy), and the late William; devoted grandmother of Brian (wife Penny), Daniel, Michael, Matthew, Katherine Spaw (husband Erick), Amy Sitler (husband Louis), James (wife Jenna) and great-grandmother of Jonah, Julien, Jessica, and Hailey; dearest sister of the late Edward Lyczko, Dorothy Yarrow,...

KENNETH J. JEVNIKAR, SR. age 75, former husband of Mary Baldrey; beloved father of Kenneth, Jr. (wife Donna), Robert (Kristine Vosecky), Thomas (wife Annette), James (wife Tobi), Joy Bialosky (husband Robert), Laura Skowronsky (husband Anthony) and Steven (wife Kristen); devoted grandfather of David, Jill, Benjamin, Amanda, Sarah, Lauren, Ryan and Evelyn; cherished son of the late James and Frances (nee...

DAVID S. HUDEC age 85, beloved husband for 54 years of Ann (nee Visnich); loving father of Pamela Fehring (husband Pete), Patricia Berger (husband Eric) and Christina Hudec; devoted grandfather of Chloe Fehring; cherished son of the late Louis and Josephine (nee Balley); dearest brother of Daniel (wife Janet) and the late Charles (wife Nancy, deceased) and Gladys Rich (husband...