Obituaries

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 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...

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 (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 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, 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 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 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 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...

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 (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 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 (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 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 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...

ANTHONY JAMES MISSERI age 68, beloved husband for 35 years of Debra (nee Raybuck); loving father of Michael; devoted grandfather of Sal, Nicholas and Angelina; cherished son of the late Bernardo and Rosaria (nee Migliore); dearest brother of Sam (wife Mary) and the late Angela Ogint; treasured nephew of Josephine Carollo; dear uncle, great-uncle, and friend of many.

Tony was...

ELEANOR M. GAWRY (nee Prosio), aged 98 years, beloved wife for 67 years to the late Dan W., dear mother of Danny (Sue), Kenny, Kathy Shaw (Mike), Bob, Paul (Debra) and Tim (Tracy), loving grandmother and great-grandmother.

Burial Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery (Seville, Ohio) Monday May 7, at 10:45 AM.

Family will receive friends to pay tribute and celebrate...

FRANCES L. LoPRESTI (nee Antoon) age 82, beloved wife of the late Frank; loving mother of Frank C. (wife Amie), Michael (wife Linda) and Carla; devoted grandmother of Michael (wife Kristen), Matthew (wife Nicole), Jonathan (wife Erin), Jordan, Francesca, Rebekah, Nico, Bella and great-grandmother of Lorenza, William, Colette, Nolan, and Roman; cherished daughter of the late Peter and Josephine (nee...

MARIE L. AMATO (nee Gravino) age 89, beloved wife for 68 years of the late Frank; loving mother of Frank C. (wife Michelle), Louise Burns (husband Richard) and Gary (wife Christine); devoted grandmother of Lauren  Rioux (husband Matt), Jacqueline Blasik (husband Randy), Valerie Ballou (husband Ryan), Allyson Utley, Christina Pritt (husband Robert), Timothy Burns, Richard Burns (wife Becky), Samantha and...