Obituaries

MILLIE L. CARLSON (nee Foster) age 91, beloved wife of the late Allan; loving mother of Dr. Margaret Carlson (husband Carlton Jones); devoted grandmother of Mac and Libby Dang and great-grandmother of Ethan and Elliott; preceded in death by 4 brothers and 3 sisters; dear aunt and great-aunt of many. Survived by her 2 feline companions.

Millie was born on...

KELLY LYNN LOGAR, age 38, passed away peacefully on April 16, 2019 after complications from a second stroke; devoted mother of her cherished baby Sophia Rose; beloved daughter of Katherine (nee D’Onofrio) and Kenneth; loving sister of Kimberly Stuckey (husband Todd) and aunt of Kolin and Kendal; dearest grand-daughter of Mildred Logar and the late James Logar and Emma and...

CHARLES E. REES age 77. Beloved husband of Joanne (nee Prekel). Loving father of Paula O’Brien (husband Scott). Dear grandfather of Cecelia, Adhu and Charlie O’Brien.

Charles was born on July 31, 1941 in East Cleveland and passed away on April 15, 2019. He was a lifelong resident of Euclid. Charles graduated from Euclid High School, took classes at KSU...

Rosemary Perse (née Krasovec) age 90, beloved wife of the late Elmer John P. Sr.; loving mother of Elmer J. Jr, MD (deceased) (wife Deb), Allen (deceased), David, MD (Gail Bidak), Janet Schuster, DNP (husband Gary), Jessica (Libertin) Perse, MD and  mother-in-law of Elizabeth and Jeanne Perse and Mark Libertin; devoted grandmother of Rebecca Perse, Jonathan (wife Kalia), Jamie, Jason,...

GEORGE J. THOMEY, age 86, beloved husband of the late Helene (nee Cote); loving father of Madeleine Thomey (husband Daniel Polletta), H. Charles (wife Antoinette) and Catherine “Weezie”; devoted grandfather of Christian and Gabrielle; cherished son of the late Habeeb and Anna (nee Daher); dearest brother of Mae Nagel (husband Richard), Jane Garrett (husband Robert) and the late Lillian Thomey;...

FRANK M. BRAIDECH age 79, passed away on April 11, 2019, after a long illness. Loving father of Kathryn, Lauren and Arianne; cherished son of the late Frank and Mary (nee Svete); dearest brother of Sheila Metzger (husband Joerg), Thomas (deceased) (wife Jacqueline) and William (wife Veronica); dear uncle of Lisa Bowen, Todd (wife Lisa), Sheila Rossetti (husband Brian) Mary...

JOSEPH B. VERDI age 92, beloved husband for 71 years of Josephine (nee Kozel); loving father of Joseph R. (wife Patricia) and Thomas (wife Margaret); devoted grandfather of Kathleen Impullitti (husband Nicholas), Daniel (wife April), Brian, Jane, Michael (wife Kara), James (wife Cassandra), Katherine (fiancé Peter DeCapua) and great-grandfather of 8; cherished son of the late Louis and Rose (nee...

MARY CATHERINE WALDRON (nee Shaw) age 96, beloved wife of the late Patrick; loving mother of Geoffrey (wife Susan), Catherine Trepal and Mary Beth Golja (husband Frederick); devoted grandmother of Kevin (wife Cindy), Maureen Henson (husband Jacob), Erin Krieger (husband Andrew), Megan Kreher (husband Matthew), Brendan Trepal, Colleen Golja and great-grandmother of 9; cherished daughter of the late Harold and...

MARINKA SKUBITZ (nee Dolenc) age 86, beloved wife of the late John; loving mother of Helena Dragar (husband Peter) and Edward; devoted grandmother of Michael (wife Jessica), Daniel (wife Kelley) and Thomas Dragar (wife Amanda) and great-grandmother of Benjamin, William, Emily, Nicholas, Charlotte, and Reed Dragar; cherished daughter of the late Joseph and Helena (nee Schiffrer) Dolenc; dearest sister of...

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...