Obituaries

MERWIN R. “MARIO” BAETZOLD age 80, beloved husband of the late Freda (nee Vance); loving father of Michael (wife Michele); devoted grandfather of Ann Marie, Mary Jo and Michael and great-grandfather of Mikey; dearest brother of the late George and Betty; dear uncle and great-uncle of many.

U.S. Army Veteran. Celebration of Life Service Friday, July 13, 2018 at 1...

KAYLA NICOLE HOOVER age 15, beloved daughter of Jennifer Radicella and Robert Hoover (wife Laura); loving sister to Gianna Rapposelli and step-sister of  Rylan and Lillian Haynes; cherished granddaughter of  Frank Radicella (fiancé Sue Yeagley), Jan Frank (John) and Craig and Linette Hoover Sr.; adored niece of Frank Radicella (wife Heather), Chris Radicella, Lisa Hammond (husband Andy) and Craig Hoover...

Our dear Sister Jeanmarie was welcomed into eternal life at 12:38 a.m. on Saturday, July 7. Although she began her teaching career in elementary and high school, Sister is most noted, remembered and loved for her ministry at Notre Dame College in the field of chemistry. Her kindness and skill in teaching instilled confidence in her students to succeed in...

NANCY L. CASPER (nee Fabian) age 75, beloved wife of the late Victor Lee Casper, Jr.; loving mother of Senior Master Sergeant Jeffrey A. USAF (retired) (wife Claudia) and Lieutenant Commander Brian L. USN (retired) (wife Laura); devoted grandmother of Calvin, Emily, Michael, Grace and Jacob Casper; dearest sister of David A. Fabian (wife Jeanette); dear aunt of Douglas Fabian...

NORMAN MOSKOWITZ, aged 77 years, of Willoughby, OH, passed away on July 5, 2018 in Lyndhurst, OH after a struggle with pancreatic cancer. He is survived by his wife of 38 years, Gale (nee Conners), their daughters Jessica Loser (Joe) and Rachel Moskowitz, his son Bryan (Stacy), daughters Irys Caristo (Dan) and Audrey Bortnick, his first wife Fran, his grandchildren...

Andrew “Andy” Pozelnik age 68, beloved husband for 42 years of Carol Ann(nee Ivancic); cherished son of the late Edward and Mary (nee Leskovec); loving brother of Denise Schaefer (husband Michael) and Janet Rogers (husband Jerry dec) (Michael Distransky); treasured son-in-law of the late Frank and Mary (nee Luzar) Ivancic; brother-in-law of Amy and the late William Silsby and Christine...

KRISTIN A. ILC (nee Tausendpfund) age 90, beloved wife for 40 years of the late Dominik; loving mother of Charlotte, Helen (husband John Stram), Dominik (wife Mary), Thomas, Kristina Cassidy (husband Timothy), and the late Ingrid Sacko (husband John); loving grandmother of 20.

Kristin was born in Nurnburg, Germany on July 11, 1927 and she passed away July 4, 2018....

DENNIS R. O’NEILL age 64, beloved husband for 27 years of Bonnie (nee Halbrook); loving father of Christina O’Neill (husband Christopher Tuma), Matthew, and Maria Casto (husband Adam); devoted grandfather of Kayla, Troy, Mackenzie, Lora, Danielle, Liam, and the late Alexandra; cherished son of the late Robert and Louise (nee Kitko); dearest brother of Richard (wife Lisa) and David (wife...

BERNARD R. MIDDLETON age 80, loving father of Scott Chilia; devoted grandfather of Ryan; cherished son of the late Frances (nee Buzikowski) Faska; dearest brother of David (wife Maria); dear uncle of Robert (wife Patti), David (wife Lisa), Denise Hrzic (husband Robert, deceased) and Michelle. Bernie was a veteran of the U.S. Army.

All services private. Cremation by DeJohn Crematory....

Victor J. Bando, age 90, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on June 28, 2018. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio on September 23, 1927 to the late Salvatore and Rose (nee Dublo) Bando. Victor attended John Adams High School and was inducted in the U. S. Army in 1945. At the end of WW II, Victor returned home...

Prayers of Christian Burial for Joan M. Erickson, 88, a 63-year resident of Willoughby, will be held on Thursday, July 5, 2018 at the funeral home. Joan died Sunday, July 1, at her daughter’s home in Hudson.

She was born on March 19, 1930 in Cleveland. She worked for many years as acting service director for the City of Willoughby....

OLIVER EDWARD SEIKEL, passed away suddenly on June 22, 2018, aged 80 years, beloved husband of Meredith (nee Miller), devoted son of the late Herman W. and Josephine (nee Weaver), survived by many loving cousins and dear friends.

Oliver was a graduate of Gilmour Academy, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the University of Michigan Law School, following which he...

EDWARD J. “RIP” RUPENA age 89, beloved husband for 64 years of Violet (nee Vogrin); loving father of Marla and Sharon Currier; cherished son of the late Joseph and Adela (nee Almasy); dearest brother of John (wife Patricia) and the late Joseph, Catherine Stuper (husband Junie) and George (wife Winifred); dear uncle and great-uncle of many. Retired Lt. Euclid Fire...

MARY T. GRASSO (nee Marino) age 97, beloved wife of the late Anthony; loving mother of Frank (Cora), Toni Cirino (Anthony) and Janet Stratz (Robert); devoted grandmother of Lisa, Angelo and Michael Cirino and Dana and Erica Stratz; cherished daughter of the late Gaetano and Vincenza (nee Maenza) Marino; dearest sister of the late Lena Lombardo (Ignazio, deceased), Samuel (Ruth,...

ANTHONY “TONY” BECHEMER age 85, beloved husband for 50 years of Janet (nee Kaleyta); dearest brother of Herb (Carole) and the late Nadine Taubert (Ted), Adele Hauck, and Ronald; dear uncle and great-uncle of many. U.S. Army Veteran.

A lifelong Cleveland area resident, Tony passed away on June 26, 2018.  Through the years, he worked in quality control for a...

HELEN M. GERVINSKI (nee Spodnik) age 93, beloved wife of the late Frank, loving mother of Nancy Gervinski, Donna Casey, and Mary Noonen (husband Daniel); devoted grandmother of Lauren McCarthy (husband Brandon), Kali O’Dell (husband Jeff), Sarah Noonen, and great-grandmother of Ava O’Dell; cherished daughter of the late Michael and Anna (nee Jefko) Spodnik; dearest sister of James (wife Jean),...

RUTH C. JONES (nee Bliss) age 93, beloved wife of the late Alwyn; loving mother of Gary and Lynne Long (husband Clayton); devoted grandmother of Christopher (wife Erin), Katherine and Kevin Ensign; cherished daughter of the late Rev. Elmer and Eugenia (nee Stumpf) Bliss; dearest sister of the late Kermit Bliss and Irmgarde Selby; dear aunt of Elaine, Diane, Dale,...

SIDNEY C. SWEET, JR. age 78, beloved husband for 50 years of Cora (Hershberger); loving father of Stephen (significant other Emma Migneault); cherished son of the late Sidney C. and Pauline M. (nee Le Roy); dearest brother of Kenneth (wife Marlene), Beverly Durkee (husband Larry), Susan Sweet (husband Stephen Kalman), and Douglas (wife Darlene); treasured brother in law of 4...

GEORGE A. PALUF age 91, beloved husband for 70 years of Rose Marie (nee Papp); loving father of Sr. Donna, SND, Timothy (wife Darlene (nee Bozza)) and Karen Kruse (husband Kenneth); devoted grandfather of Timothy (wife Stacey), Christy Menzies (husband Nicholas), Ryan Paluf, Kevin Kruse (fiancé Amber Guizzotti), Kyle Kruse and great-grandfather of Adelaide, Bennett, Hannah, Timothy, and Conor; dearest...