Obituaries

ANGELO P. GIALLOMBARDO age 88, beloved husband for 16 years of Yvonne (Anderson) (nee Battay); and the late Mary (nee Toth), loving father of Gary (Renee), James, Margaret Valletta (Nicola), and the late Robert (Cindy); stepfather of Jeffrey Anderson, Michele Rosen, Michael (Susan) and Christopher Anderson (Leslie); devoted grandfather of Angelo, Gary (Kim), Stephanie Bakula (John), James, Michael Giallombardo (Jaqui),...

Services Pending.

 

JAMES E. ELLACOTT age 80, beloved husband for 34 years of Sharon (nee Gillam); loving father of Laura Graham (Kevin), Tami Barbarotta (James), Kari Kroll (Mitch); treasured stepfather of Anthony (Lorrie), Jeff and Chris Agresta (Lorie); devoted grandfather of Ashley, Austin, and Alec Graham, Amanda Harris (Patrick), Danielle, Marissa and Mackenzi Stark, Evan and Katie Kuckelheim, Aaron (Anneliese), Celeste, Micah...

EILEEN FRIEND (nee Monjar) age 91, beloved wife of the late Donald Friend; loving mother of Donald J. (wife Leah, deceased) and Paula F. Reilman (husband Rick); devoted grandmother of Craig (wife Christy), David (wife Christa), Rosemary Stanley (husband Ken), Barbara Somrack (husband Andrew), and Michael Reilman; great-grandmother of 7; dearest sister of Vernon Monjar and Rosemary. In Lieu of...

MAMIE COLEMAN-LAMBERT (nee Mayfield) age 87, loving mother of Charles Mayfield (wife Karene), Ricky Coleman, Theresa Renee Myers (husband Dave), Dianna Coleman (husband Michael Malone), and Kim Burrucker (husband Donald); devoted grandmother of 14 and great-grandmother of 12; cherished daughter of the late Otha and Cora (nee Hunt) Mayfield; dearest sister-in-law of Jerome Coleman (wife Alice), Sandra, Lula and Ora...

JOSEPH ABOUNADER, aged 86 years, beloved husband of the late Marie (nee Nemer), loving father of Dalal, Sam (Michelle), Simone (Nadia), Wasim, Paul (Karen), Johnny and the late Wafa, devoted grandfather of Joseph, Bria, Domenic, Alexa, Jason, Nick, Jane, Jasmine, George, Ava, Giselle, Jenna and Maya, dear brother of Latify Shibley, Evelyn Mansour, Selvi Karam, Jeannette Ayna, Sammy, Jackie Hanna...

RAYMOND F. KUTNAR age 91, beloved husband of Teresa (Terri) (nee Ducey), and the late Sara and Anna Marie; loving father of Raymond F. and Stephen (wife Christa) and Step-Father of Lynda Kiner (husband Loren) and Kenneth G. Kramp (wife Nancy); dear grandfather and great-grandfather; preceded in death by one sister. U.S. Navy Veteran.

Raymond was born on December 5,...

Frank Perri, Sr., age 95, beloved husband of Rose (nee Amato); loving father of Frank Jr. (Marie), John and Roger (Cheryl Hummer);devoted grandfather of Jennifer Igrec (John), Nicole Swinteck (Brandon), Frank, Tony and Jessica; cherished great grandfather of Stella and Grayson; dear brother of Sarah Perri, Mary Oliverio (Sam) (both deceased) and Tony (deceased) (Rose); treasured son of Dominic and...

James Alan “Jimmy” Poluka was born on May 7, 1959 in Cleveland, and peacefully passed away on Sept. 7, 2018 at Hospice House of Hospice of the Western Reserve. He was preceded in death by his parents, Sylvester W. “Bill” and Elizabeth “Betty” (nee Kassay), and his brother Bill. He is survived by his brothers Michael, Bobby and Johnny.

Jimmy...

Relatives and friends are requested to meet for the Mass of Christian Burial for Rosetta M. (Bastulli) Paolino, 90, on Wednesday Sept. 12, 2018 at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, 12021 Mayfield Rd., Cleveland, at 10:30 AM. Mrs. Paolino died on Sept. 7, 2018.

She was born on May 29, 1928 in Cleveland. She was a 53 year resident of Cleveland...

PATRICIA A. “Patty” GARBO (nee Burkhardt) age 66, beloved wife of Philip; loving mother of Jacob, Teelea Nii, Philip Joseph Jr. “Flippy,” and John Roger “J.R.”; devoted grandmother of Cora Ann Pollard and Nyssa Skye Kameali’i Nii; cherished daughter of the late Owen and Beatrice Burkhardt; dearest sister of Barbara Osborne and Carolyn Cornwall; dear aunt and great-aunt of many.

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Mark R. Reel, Age 56, Firefighter and Paramedic, died September 7, 2018 in the line of duty, as a result of occupational cancer.

Devoted father of Adam and Randy; cherished son of Richard G. and Patricia A. (nee McCormick) Reel; loving brother of Sandra Reel (husband Bruce Merchant), Claudia McCollim, and Cynthia Locker (husband John); dearest uncle of Justin and...

WILDA L. CASARONA (nee Sutton), cherished wife of the late Vincent F.; loving mother of Carolyn DeMell (husband Albert), Shirley Kebhart (husband Kenneth), and Leigh Ann Sperk (husband James); devoted grandmother of 8 and great-grandmother of 12;  survived by three siblings and preceded in death by one brother; dear aunt and great-aunt of many; dearest friend of June Bouha.

Wilda...

EMERSON FRANK MYERS, aged 70 years, beloved husband for 46 years to Nancy Jo (nee Blake), dear father of Joshua (wife Suzan), loving grandfather of Charlize and Emerson Rose, cherished son of the late Frank and Mary (nee Moritz), fond brother of Gene (wife Colleen), Harry and Steve (wife Laurel), uncle and great-uncle.

Funeral services Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018 at...

JOSEPH M. PETRIC age 59. Beloved husband for 34 years of Elaine (nee Ludwig), devoted father of Joseph E. (wife Amanda), cherished son of the late Joseph W. and Barbara (nee Skripko), dear brother of Leslie Petric (husband Frank Hounshell) and the late Edward (wife Robin), dearest nephew of Charles and Gloria Skripko, treasured brother in law of JoAnn and...

JEAN H. KUHAR (nee Gorzelanczyk) age 84, beloved wife of the late Elmer; loving mother of Kathleen Brlecic (husband John), Peggy, Kevin (wife Laurie), and Karen Jarem (husband Tony); devoted grandmother of Ryan Brlecic, Dana Bickel (husband Adam), Allison Spisak (husband Shaun), Bennett, Mallory Jarem, Gregory, Nicole and Jillian Jarem and great-grandmother of Audrey Brlecic; dearest sister of Eleanor Pawlik,...

JOHN J. GORGON JR., aged 67 years, beloved son of the late John J. Sr. and Verna R. (nee Schultz), loving brother of Veronica Kramer (husband Richard – deceased) and Laureen Wisniewski (husband Mitchell), dear uncle of Mitchell John III (wife Jennifer), Michael (wife Michelle) and Matthew (wife Stephanie) Wisniewski, cherished great-uncle of M.J., Jack, Henry, Brooklyn and Nico, treasured...

Our dear Sister Mary Andrew went home to God Wednesday, August 22, at 7:30 p.m. Sister dedicated her life to the ministry of education in many varied forms—teacher, principal, editor, author of curriculum, reading and religion texts, and coordinator/writer of a recording entitled America Defined. Sister once commented, “I always found happiness in my varied ministries, perhaps because God was...

Anna Marie Vespucci, age 56, passed away peacefully surrounded by love on August 20, 2018, after a 13 year courageous battle with cancer.  Anna was born in Cleveland, Ohio on January 24, 1962. She graduated from Maple Heights High School High in 1980. She married her husband Milo on May 6, 1988. They lived in Maple Heights before moving to...

ROSE ANN PALL (nee Chake) age 97, beloved wife of the late Julius; cherished daughter of the late Michael and Anna (nee Moya) Chake; dearest sister of the late Mary, Michael, and Joseph Chake and Helen Fejes; dear aunt and great-aunt of many nieces and nephews.

Rose Ann was born on February 10, 1921 in Cleveland and passed away on...