Obituaries

BRUCE L. KOTOWSKI, age 61, beloved son of Nancy (nee Aughey) and the late Arthur; loving brother of Paul, Frances Hernandez, Benjamin (wife Julia), Jeffrey (wife Mary) and Steven (wife Karen); dearest uncle of 13 and great-uncle of 4; dear nephew, cousin and friend to many. Celebration of Life Service in memory of Bruce Saturday, April 20, 2019 at 11...

Robert S. Loebsack, age 82, beloved husband for 56 years of Virginia (nee Clark); loving father of Renee Borris (husband Ken) and Deborah Rish (husband Heath); devoted grandfather of Lauren, Isabel, Nathan, Heather and Marissa; cherished son of the late Winfield and Viola (nee Walter); dearest brother of the late Winifred Wakolbinger (husband Joseph, deceased); dear brother-in-law, uncle, great-uncle and...

KEVIN M. OUSLEY, aged 64 years, beloved partner for 30 years to the late Alice Marie Egan, devoted son of the late Hugo and Veronica (nee Hout), dear brother of John (Jeanette) and the late Hugo E. “Skip”, cherished uncle and great-uncle of many, also survived by his canine companion Thor.

Graveside services Tuesday, April 16, 2019 at All Souls...

JEAN ONORATO (nee Lauria) age 87, beloved wife for 63 years of Cono; loving mother of James (wife Karen), Rick (wife Kathy), Sal (wife Sandie) and Ron; devoted grandmother of 9; dearest sister of Frances Burant (husband Raymond).

Jean was born in Cleveland on October 23, 1931 and passed away on April 10, 2019. For 50 years, Jean was a...

CHARLES S. HUEY, age 73, beloved husband of Margaret Neville; loving father of John (wife Victoria), Douglas (wife Carrie-Ann) and Kathryn and dear friend to their mother, Kathryn Matthews; devoted grandfather of Allyson, Madelyn, Elliott, Ethan Charles, Zachary, Jacob and Avery; cherished son of the late Virginia Huey (nee Tisdale); dearest cousin of Paul Butler (wife Virginia); dear friend to...

Shirley Jean Kocher (nee Patchen), age 87, passed away April 4, 2019. at her home in Cleveland Heights with family by her side. Shirley “Patch” is survived by her daughters Gretchen and A’lyce Jo (AJ or Aly) Kocher of Cleveland Heights, her brother, George Patchen of Sandusky, her sister, Barbara (Ron) Streng, of Boise, Idaho, 17 nieces, nephews, and their...

Karen A. Angelone age 63, of Mayfield Heights. Devoted mother of Joseph Iammarino (Samantha), Rebecca Schlitter (Tod), and Frank Iammarino IV (Lyndsay). Loving grandmother of Victor and Kayla. Dear sister of Joseph and John (Denise). Funeral Service 10:30 A.M. Thursday April 11, 2019 at the Funeral Home. INTERMENT PRIVATE.

Family will receive friends to pay tribute to and celebrate the...

JAMES R. GRIMM age 80, beloved husband for 60 years of Gretchen (nee Young); loving father of Deborah Zako, James Jr., and Susan Grimm; devoted grandfather of Catherine Bell (husband Robert), Brian (wife Megan) and Steven Zako, Bailey (deceased), Kirsten and Sydney Grimm, Brandon McEwen, Timothy Pillot and great-grandfather of 6; cherished son of the late William and Penelope (nee...

age 70, retired Hiram police officer and instructor at Kent State University Police Academy, beloved husband for 46 years of Kathy (nee Klinek); loving father of Kerre (Bryan Black) and Nicholas; proud papa of Aubree and Masen; devoted son of the late John and Hazel (nee Giles); dearest brother of  John (deceased), Richard (deceased) and Leonard; dear brother-in-law of Diane...

Michael J. LaRich age 65 of Lyndhurst. Passed away peacefully on April 5, 2019. Cherished son of Eileen and the late Nicholas. Beloved husband of Denise (nee Valvoda). Devoted father of Michael (Paula), and stepfather of Daniel Mazzola. Loving grandfather of Leah, Carly, and Ava. Dear brother of Nick (Jane), and Kim (Terri). Uncle of many nieces and nephews.

Mass...

MARIA HORVATH (nee Horvath) age 80, beloved wife for 61 years of the late Erno; loving mother of Mary Ann and Angie; devoted grandmother of Nicole Bukovec (Eric), Lindsey Venesky (Michael) and great-grandmother of Annalee, Emerson, Dominic, and Eliza; cherished daughter of the late Janos and Anna (nee Mehringer) Horvath; treasured sister of the late Imre (Maria) and Janos Horvath...

EILEEN KIESELBACH (nee Boepple) age 92, beloved wife for 52 years of the late Robert (died July 2000); loving mother of Kent, Karen, and Kim; devoted grandmother of 4 and great-grandmother of 2; cherished daughter of the late Charles and Alta (nee Post) Boepple; dearest sister of the late Phillip.

Eileen was born in Chesterland on February 6, 1927 and...

CHARLES “PITO” RIOS age 32, loving father of Michael R. Hutchason; cherished son of Becky Parsons and the late Joseph Rios; dearest brother of Joshua Smith, Justin Otey, Brianna Parsons (Jarrod), Shannon Parsons, Jacqueline Santos, Danielle Santos, Christine Artino, Erica Wilmont (Skip), and Jennifer Parsons; beloved grandson of Charles and Christine Wiegand and Cilia Barbosa, treasured cousin of Nick Gardner...

JOSEPH DE LOST age 96, loving companion for 30 years of Senka Prvinic (nee Viskovic); cherished son the late of Joze and Frana (nee Milavec); dearest brother of Franciska Smrdelj, and the late Anton and Maria; dear uncle and great-uncle of many.

Joseph was born on April 5, 1923 in Knezak, Slovenia and passed away on April 1, 2019. He...

ALEXANDER PAUL VERNI, aged 89 years, beloved husband for 59 years and 4 months to Janet Maria (nee Matvienko – Grosman), dear father of Michael (Roni), Nell Kirman (Micah), Konstantin (Victoria), Leonard and Eugene, loving grandfather of 6. Contributions suggested to Hospice of the Western Reserve, P.O. Box 72101, Cleveland, OH 44192; or to Jewish Family Services Association, PDC Building,...

Sister Joann Kessler (formerly Sister M. Herman) possessed a unique array of talents and interests which she placed at the service of her various ministries. Whether sharing her faith preparing her second graders for First Communion, providing compassionate outreach services to those in need through Martin de Porres Center or utilizing her attention to detail in administrative positions at St....

JOYCE MARIE BLONDEAUX (nee Baer) age 76, beloved wife for 58 years of Roger E. Blondeaux; loving mother of John (wife Rhonda), James (wife Diana), Brian (wife Mary), Kenneth, Robert (wife Debra) and Jessica Blondeaux; devoted grandmother of thirteen and great-grandmother of twelve; cherished daughter of Jess and Margaret  (nee Hamilton) Baer; dearest sister of Rita Baker and Chris Yasenchak...

CARMEN M. PETO (nee Ferritto) age 91, beloved wife of the late Louis R.; loving mother of Robert (wife Mary) and Tammy Scalish (husband John); devoted grandmother of Anthony Peto (wife Tonya), Marissa Scalish, Jenna Redden (husband Joseph), Angela Peto  and great-grandmother of Anthony Jr., Joseph Jr. and Juliette; cherished daughter of the late Marion and Adeline (nee Romano) Ferritto;...

JAMES D. “JAMIE” RYANS age 46, beloved husband for 18 years of Sandra  (nee Secic); loving father of Kyla and Keenan; cherished son of the late Tommy W. and Nancy (nee Malaney) and step-son of Carolyn (nee Zelinski); dearest brother of Jennifer Martinez (husband Anibal) and Julie Rowsey (husband Daniel); treasured son-in-law of Rudy and Vesna Secic; dear brother-in-law of...