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Olga M. Horvath

Olga M. Horvath

OLGA M. HORVATH (nee Centa) age 98, beloved wife of the late Louis S.; loving mother of Mary Lou Fuhry (husband David), Louis S. Jr. (wife Jeanne), and Irene McAllister (husband Keith); devoted grandmother of 10 and great-grandmother of 12; cherished daughter of the late Karl and Frances (nee Turk) Centa; dearest sister of Ernest Centa (wife Lillian), and the...

Kevin J. Zavodny

Kevin J. Zavodny

KEVIN J. ZAVODNY age 45, passed away peacefully and unexpectedly at his home on January 14, 2019;  loving father of Maier and Merrik; cherished son of Jay and Susan (nee Frischkorn); dearest brother of Robyn Lojek (husband Richard); dear uncle of Alexa Fees and Felicity Lojek; treasured grandson of the late George and Sara Frischkorn, and the late John and...

Almenia Cicirella

Almenia Cicirella

ALMENIA L. CiCIRELLA (nee Noble) age 92, beloved wife for 65 years of the late Anthony R.; loving mother of Anthony (wife Penny), Debora and the late Timothy; devoted grandmother of Joseph and Zachary and great-grandmother of Dravin; cherished daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (nee Cellemmi) Nobile; dearest sister of the late Carmello Nobile, Ross Noble, Josephine McKelvy,...

Russell L. Marxen

Russell L. Marxen

RUSSELL L. MARXEN age 85, beloved husband for 56 years of Audrey (nee Zipperle); loving father of Lee, Todd (wife Maribeth) and Sara Marxen (husband Jon Sjothun); devoted grandfather of 7; dearest brother of the late Merle.

Russell was born on December 20, 1933 in Cleveland and died peacefully on January 14, 2019 of complications from mesothelioma. A longtime resident...

Ani Rak

Ani Rak

ANI RAK (nee JANEŽIČ) age 92, beloved wife for 54 years of Vincent; loving mother of David (Kathy), Alan (Yoni), Kevin (Mary), and Becki Swoager (Jeff); devoted grandmother of nine and great-grandmother of 4; cherished daughter of the late Aloysius and Katarina Janežič;  dear sister of Stefi (Anton) Kolar, Dani (Ivo) Hrovat, and the late Mimi (Jože) Gramc, Lubi Janežič,...

Cpt. William M. Breland

Cpt. William M. Breland

CPT. WILLIAM M. BRELAND, ANC, USAR (Ret.) age 54, beloved husband for 27 years of Janice (nee Mingle); loving father of Katy, Sarah, William M. II, and Benjamin; cherished son of the late George and Nancy (nee Ambrose); dearest brother of Robin Carver (husband Bruce); devoted son-in law of Raymond and the late Constance (nee Barron) Mingle; dear uncle, great-uncle,...

Christine Bukowski

Christine Bukowski

CHRISTINE T. BUKOWSKI (nee Abraham), 70, died on Jan. 12, 2019 with her beloved husband and daughter by her side. Christine is survived by her husband of 51 years, Ronald, daughter Colette, mother Evelyn, sister Marci (Bill) Crawford, and nephew Billy. She is preceded in death by her father William, daughter Bridgette, and in-laws Mathew and Henrietta.

Born and raised...

Evelyn Rode

Evelyn Rode

EVELYN C. RODE (nee Scibbe) (formerly Meyer), aged 96 years, beloved wife of the late Elroy A. “Bud” Rode and the late William H. Meyer, dear mother of Jeffrey Meyer (deceased) (wife Valentina) and W. Paul Meyer (wife Laura Martin), fond step-mother to Carol Koesel (husband Gregory), Jacquelyn Papaleo (former husband Ron) and Christopher (former wife Susan), devoted grandmother, great-grandmother...

Frank H. “Pete” Kean Iii

Frank H. “Pete” Kean Iii

FRANK H. “PETE” KEAN III age 80, beloved husband for 21 years of Jan (nee Jaquays); loving father of  Michele Kean Markouc (husband Robert deceased) and Laurel Kean and stepfather of Linda Black (husband David Smith), Laura Davis (husband Thomas Clapper), David Davis and Jody Beaty (husband Richard); devoted grandfather of Robert and Samantha Markouc, step grandfather of 7 and...

Patricia K. “Pat” Mccubbin

Patricia K. “Pat” Mccubbin

PATRICIA K. “Pat” MCCUBBIN age 71, passed away peacefully on December 8, 2018; cherished daughter of the late James and Marjorie (nee Penland) McCubbin; dearest sister of the late James McCubbin.  Pat was born on November 20, 1947 in Hot Springs, Arkansas. She was a resident of the greater Cleveland area for many years and was an active member of...

Donald L. Fink

Donald L. Fink

DONALD L. FINK, age 71, beloved husband for 45 years of Anne (nee Schraff); loving father of Elizabeth, Donald Jr., Mary, Margaret Fink-Albino (husband Nicholas), and Christine Fink-Lesniak (husband Jesse); devoted grandfather of  Robert, Lillian, Edward and Andrew;  cherished son of the late Joseph J., M.D. and Rosemary (nee Echle); dearest brother of Joseph (wife Carol) and Karen Eberz; dear...

Gloria Fruscella

Gloria Fruscella

Gloria Fruscella (nee DeRose), age 77 passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on January 9th, 2019. Beloved wife of 54 years to the late Kenneth J.

Loving mother of Kenneth M. (wife Linda), Dianne Delanis (husband Mark), and Ronald (wife Kathlene). Devoted grandmother of Nicole Churchill (Dan), Daniel(Amanda), and Eric Eiermann, Michael and Robert Fruscella, Joseph and Christopher...

Julius Michael Kiss

Julius Michael Kiss

JULIUS MICHAEL KISS, known as “Mike”, passed away Jan 7, 2019 at the age of 92. A native of Cleveland who settled in Gates Mills, Mike served in the United States Marine Corps, graduated from Kent State University, and was a member of Kappa Sigma Fraternity at Kent State. Mike is preceded in death by his loving wife of 56...

Ivanka Anna Rupcic

Ivanka Anna Rupcic

Ivanka Anna Rupcic, 85, passed away suddenly on Jan. 5. Beloved wife of the late Jure; dear mother of Kathy Calabrese (Kevin) and Anthony (Angela nee Naglic); grandmother of Danielle and Nick Calabrese.

Family will receive friends to pay tribute to and celebrate the life of Ivanka at The DeJohn-Flynn-Mylott Funeral Home of Willoughby Hills, 28890 Chardon Rd. (between Bishop...

Paul H. Jeunnette

Paul H. Jeunnette

PAUL H. JEUNNETTE age 87, beloved husband of the late Helen C.  (nee Retzer); loving father of Doug (wife Joan), Jeff (wife Diane), and Tim (wife Rachele); devoted grandfather of Leah, Andrew (wife Erin), Sam, Lauren, Holly and great-grandfather of Lincoln and Grayson; cherished son of the late Clarence and Esther (nee Samuelson); dearest brother of Phillip, James, Miriam Kohlar...

Eleanor Suponcic

Eleanor Suponcic

ELEANOR SUPONCIC (nee Wysocki), aged 95 years, beloved wife of the late Joseph M., dearest mother of Madeline Spolar and Joseph, loving grandmother of Linda A. Parker (husband John) and James B. Spolar (wife Sarah), fond great-grandmother of Romy, Rayna and Brayden, devoted sister of John Wysocki (wife Lillian) (both deceased).

Mass of Christian Burial Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019 at...

John T. Fagan

John T. Fagan

 

 

JOHN T. FAGAN age 79, beloved husband for 50 years of Kathie (nee Crow); loving father of John (wife Vickie), Jim, and Dan (wife Nicci); devoted grandfather of Nora, Finley, and Sullivan; cherished son of the late John and Winnie (nee Nolan); dearest brother of Mike (wife Gerry); dear uncle and great friend of many.

John was born...

Johanna F. Bertolone

Johanna F. Bertolone

JOHANNA F. BERTOLONE (nee Minardo) age 101. Celebration of Life Service WEDNESDAY January 9, 2019 at 2 PM at THE FUNERAL HOME.

Burial following at Lake View Cemetery. Family will receive friends to pay tribute to and celebrate the life of Johanna at THE DeJOHN-FLYNN-MYLOTT FUNERAL HOME OF SOUTH EUCLID, 4600 MAYFIELD RD. (just east of Green Rd.) WEDNESDAY 1-2...

Anna Krizman

Anna Krizman

ANNA KRIZMAN (nee Pecnik) age 87, beloved wife of the late Jozef; loving mother of Ann Lipnick (husband Mark, deceased), Joseph (wife Ann), John (wife Ilona), and Theresa Arko (husband Frank); devoted grandmother of Jennifer Ortiz, Erica Lipnick, Joseph, Jr. (fiancé Lacey Whitfield), Abigail (deceased), David Daw (fiancé Kelsey Peck), Christian Daw (husband Matthew Sharbaugh), John Erik, Mark Petrigash, Miranda...

Marko Zovko

Marko Zovko

Marko Zovko, age 77. Beloved husband of Ivanka; dear father of Anka Meges (Daniel), Maria Dugandzic (Mate), Ante (Kristina) and Diana; grandfather of Ella, Julia and Daniel Meges, Miroslav and Marko Dugandzic; brother of Milka Ivankovic; son of the deceased: Jure and Stana. Family will receive friends to pay tribute to and celebrate the life of Marko at The DeJohn-Flynn-Mylott...