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John A. Lucas

John A. Lucas

JOHN A. LUCAS age 83, beloved husband for 57 years of Joan (nee Beecham); loving father of Jacqueline Hardman (husband Thomas) and Clive (wife Christy); devoted grandfather of Rebecca, David, Elizabeth, Rachel, Jessica, and Johnathan; cherished son of the late Thomas Francis and Lucy Gwendoline (nee Trueman); dearest brother of Linda Yates (husband John) of Sutton Coldfield, England; treasured brother-in-law...

Hans G. Zschuppe

Hans G. Zschuppe

Hans G. Zschuppe, age 83. Beloved husband of Rose for 56 years; dear father of Hans (Lucy), Heidi Cooke (Dermott), Monica Insana (Dino), Barbara Uskokovic (Ivan) and Kathie; loving grandfather of Anna and Erika Zschuppe; Adelaide, Audrey, Aidan and AvaMarie Cooke; Dino Jr. and Angelina Insana; Aleksondra and Gabrijela Uskokovic; brother of Werner Klinge of Germany (deceased).

Family will receive...

Erno Horvath

Erno Horvath

ERNO HORVATH age 87, beloved husband for 60 years of Maria (nee Horvath); loving father of Mary Ann and Angie; devoted grandfather of Nicole Bukovec (husband Eric), Lindsey Venesky (husband Michael) and great-grandfather of Annalee, Emerson, Dominic, and expecting Eliza; cherished son of the late Elek and Rozalia (nee Soos); dearest brother of Maria Horvath (husband Imre, deceased); dear uncle...

Brent Adams

Brent Adams

BRENT M. ADAMS age 47, loving father of Kai and Camryn; cherished son of Daneen (nee Toolis) and the late Thomas; dearest brother of Daniel Adams and Bridget Massey (Jason); dear uncle of Dane and Brynley Massey. He is survived by his cat Clutch and canine companion Rocco. U.S. Navy Gulf War I Veteran.

Brent was a resident of Eastlake...

Susan E. Van Buskirk

Susan E. Van Buskirk

SUSAN E. VAN BUSKIRK (nee Erickson), a native of Northeast Ohio, passed away on September 27, 2017 in Northern Virginia. Ms. Van Buskirk was a graduate of West Geauga High School and Lake Erie College. A medical technologist, she worked for over a decade in the Hematology Department of the Cleveland Clinic prior to moving to Virginia. Ms. Van Buskirk...

Brittany Chagin

Brittany Chagin

BRITTANY MARIE CHAGIN (nee Barnes) age 35, loving mother of Jordan, Declan, and Wesley; cherished daughter of Lore (nee McDermott) and Michael Preisler and Marshall E. and Cynthia Barnes of Utah; dearest sister of Jonathan Barnes; beloved granddaughter of the late Clarence and Dolores McDermott and Esther Barnes; dear niece, cousin and friend of many.

Brittany was born on October...

Steve J. Bellas

Steve J. Bellas

age 82, beloved husband of Diane L. Bellas (nee Seaton), cherished son of the late Steve and Mary Bellas (nee Petrosky). Dearest brother of Dolores and the late Robert, uncle, cousin, nephew to family; friend to many others.

Steve was born in Lucernemines, PA and passed away May 9, 2018. He was a resident of the Cleveland suburbs for most...

Martha M. Medla

Martha M. Medla

MARTHA M. MEDLA (nee Mintz), aged 96 years, beloved wife of the late John E., dearest mother of Loraine Gleine (Eric), Lise Herbison (Tim), Richard (Sharon) and Wendy, loving grandmother of Brian Gleine (Kelly), Scott Gleine, Jennifer Snider (Joel), Christopher Herbison, Serena Funk (Bill), Monica Dieter (Scott) and Mathew Medla, great-grandmother of Benjamin, Maclaryn, Gavin, Jasper, Halle and Emerson, cherished...

Donald Gatto

Donald Gatto

DONALD L. GATTO age 74, beloved husband of the late Angie (nee Monastero); loving father of Michael and Kristin Gatto, Linda and Tim Todaro, and Gina and Dennis Gatts; devoted grandfather of Isabella, Olivia, Andrew, Ellie, Angelina, Bronson, Donny and Macy; cherished son of the late Vince J. and Mary (nee Sortino); dearest brother of Vince and Bob (wife Roseanne);...

Nikola Begovic

Nikola Begovic

Nikola Begovic, age 65, of Mentor, passed away on Monday, May 7, 2018. He was born May 5, 1953 in Croatia.

He is survived by his sons, Ivan and Tony (Erika); and 5 grandchildren; his parents, Mile and Bara; his siblings: Milka (Ivan) and Zeljko (Miriam); uncle, cousin and friend of many. He was preceded in death by his wife...

Stella Matek

Stella Matek

STELLA MATEK age 91, beloved wife of the late John; loving mother of John; devoted grandmother of Michael and the late Victoria and great-grandmother of 1; dearest sister of 2 brothers and 1 deceased sister; dear aunt and great-aunt of many.

Stella was born October 25, 1926 in Krakow, Poland and passed away May 4, 2018. She was a resident...

Joseph A. Finomore

Joseph A. Finomore

JOSEPH A. FINOMORE age 23, beloved son of Fred A. Jr. and Linda M. (nee Petronie); loving brother of Fred A., III; devoted grandson of Fred and Priscilla Finomore, Joseph and the late Barbara Petronie and Aurelia “Rae” Finomore; dear nephew, cousin and friend of many.

Joe was born on February 23, 1995 in Cleveland and passed away on May...

Angela Kent

Angela Kent

ANGELA K. KENT (nee Vasilas), aged 95 years, dearly beloved mother of Erica Brizendine (husband Dr. Donald), loving Yiayia of Courtney Pezak (husband Adam), Meredith Case (husband Glenn), Jamison and Lindsey Brizendine, great-Yiayia of Greyson, Maddox and Kinsley Case, devoted daughter of the late Nicholas and Mary (nee Dramos) Vasilas, cherished sister of James Vasilas, Bessie Sifakis and the late...

Sr. Mary St. Mark, Snd

Sr. Mary St. Mark, Snd

Our dear Sister Mary St. Mark went home to God very peacefully and quietly at 2:40 a.m. Saturday morning, May 5. Sister was a teacher of little ones and a minister to the sick and elderly but is most known and loved as our Provincial Center switchboard operator and receptionist. For over thirty years she welcomed sisters, relatives, friends and...

Deborah L. Hoagland

Deborah L. Hoagland

DEBORAH L. HOAGLAND (nee Shaw) age 46. Beloved wife of Matthew;  beloved daughter of James and Cheryl (nee Leipply) Shaw; dearest sister of Christina Shaw; Cherished daughter in law of King and Jaci (nee Baizel) Hoagland; dear aunt.

Contributions may be made in memory of Deborah to IM DINGO Dog Rescue at IMDINGO.org.

In her younger days Deborah was a...

Robert Leden

Robert Leden

ROBERT S. LEDEN age 63, beloved husband for 37 years of Margaret “Margie” (nee Kastigar); loving father of David (wife Dani) and Erich; devoted grandfather of Derek, Magdelene, and Eve; cherished son of the late Gordon and Veronica (nee Vallo); dearest brother of Gordon Jr. (wife Barbara) and Gary (wife Barbara); treasured son-in-law of Josephine and the late Frank Kastigar;...

Ivanka Vidmar

Ivanka Vidmar

 

IVANKA VIDMAR (nee Ovsenik) age 89, beloved wife for 66 years of Stanko; loving mother of Deacon Janez (wife Dawn), Marie Graf (husband Mark), and Veronica Isabella (husband Michael); devoted grandmother of Philip, Miha, Joze (wife Natalia), Maria (fiancé Matt), John, Adrian (husband CW), Tony, Monika (husband Jason), Christina, and Joey (wife Jackie) and great-grandmother of Ivana, Olivia, Matej,...

Steve Dreyer

Steve Dreyer

STEVE DREYER age 54, beloved husband for 25 years of Jean (nee Orehek); loving father of Carolyn and Nathan; cherished son of Fred and Georgia (nee Sulc); treasured son-in-law of Al and Betty Orehek; dearest brother of Jodi Arther (husband Marty); dear uncle of Eric and Evan, cousin and nephew of many.

Steve Dreyer was born on April 29, 1963...

Mildred Landwei

Mildred Landwei

MILDRED JANE LANDWEI (nee Krupka), born Jan. 12, 1914 and passed away May 2, 2018 at the age of 104, beloved wife of the late August, dearest mother of Mildred Sawicki (Stanley) (both deceased), Tom (deceased) (Maureen Huelsman – Neil deceased), Catherine DiBarto (Fred – deceased) and Rosayn Sommer (deceased) (Tom), loving grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother, cherished sister of the...