Obituaries

EVA D. COLLINS (nee Null) age 76, former wife of the late Edward; loving mother of Daniel, Sherry, Jonah and the late John; devoted grandmother of Landyn, Ashlyn and Brooklyn Collins, Tracy Schwab, Kim Pacansky and Sheila Branco; dearest sister of Eddie Null, Ann Lovejoy, Connie George, Candi Kinslow, and Mary Null-Taylor; dear aunt and great-aunt of many.

Eva was...

ANNA MAY POLLOCK (nee Tanno) age 92, beloved wife of the late Ernest R.; loving mother of Daniel (wife Andrea) and Norman (wife Linda); devoted grandmother of Damon (wife Lindsay) and Danielle and great-grandmother of Ryan and Ian; cherished daughter of the late Daniel and Filomena (nee Vaccariello) Tanno; dearest sister of the late Georgeanne Humbert and Rev. Lewis Tanno;...

MARY LOUISE CONNELL (nee Macnamara), aged 77 years, dearly beloved mother of Catherine, Martha (husband Robert Sajcic), Eileen, and Daniel (wife Erin), loving grandmother of Maura and Cate, devoted daughter of the late George and Marie (nee Holland) Macnamara, cherished sister of Patricia Bujard (Judy Payne), Anne Raby (Arthur), and the late Rita Jane Macnamara, fond aunt, grand-aunt, cousin and...

Michael A. Nester (Pops). Michael was born on Dec. 16, 1930 and passed away peacefully on February 23, 2018. He was preceded in death by his wife Theresa K. Nester and their first born son Joey who passed away at the age of three. He is survived by his sons: Mike Jr., Carl and Johnny; two daughter-in-laws, grandchildren, great grandchildren,...

VICTOR B. BERNER age 95, beloved husband for 42 years of Jacqueline (nee Lesar); father of Mary Lou and the late Victor; cherished son of William and Viola (nee Meyer); dearest brother of RoseMarie Worthington (husband Wayne) and the late Herman and Betty Stark (husband Nicholas deceased); uncle and great-uncle of many. WWII US Army Veteran.

Victor was born on...

CECELIA I. MADAY, aged 90 years, beloved companion for 60 years to Ann M. Pallo, daughter of the late Roman and Pauline (nee Skuba), sister of Robert (Frances) and Samuel (Nancy) Madey, and the late Adolph “Ray”, Edward, Henry, Leonard, Stanley, Catherine, Anita, Elizabeth, Bertha, Blanche and Veronica, cherished aunt and great-aunt to many. Cecelia was retired from the 3M...

TIMOTHY C. DeJOHN age 72, loving father of Timothy (wife Denise), Anthony, Benjamin, and Michael (wife Katherine); devoted grandfather of Olivia, Isabela, Niyah, Ava, and Sylvie; cherished son of the late Anthony and Algean (nee Blaha); dearest brother of Diane (Ovens) Niederst (husband James), Frances Wagner (husband Frank), Patricia Jones (husband Gary), and Corinne DeJohn (Lou Bitsko); loving companion of...

EDWARD P. PLOTTKE age 85, beloved husband of the late Maryann (nee Laskodi); loving father of Stephen and Edward P. (wife Susan, deceased); devoted grandfather of Dustin, Jessica, Nikki and great-grandfather of Noah; cherished son of the late Philip and Anges (nee Schnelbogl). He is survived by his companion, Border Collie, Cosmo.

Edward was born on April 14, 1933 in...

VID SLEMC age 83, beloved husband for 54 years of Emily (nee Anzic); loving father of Alex (wife Tricia, nee Hanna); devoted ‘ata’ of A.J., Ella and Owen; dear son of the late Franc and Angela (nee Jenko); dearest brother of the late Francelj, Angela Hribar (husband Louis deceased), Millie Odar (husband Miro deceased) and Felix (wife Hilda); cherished brother-in-law...

ZVONIMIR “TONY” JAKOVLJEVIC age 68, beloved husband of Anne (nee Znidarsic); loving father of Diana Accettola (husband Matthew), Anthony (wife Traci), and Nicholas (wife Linsey); devoted grandfather of Lillian and Jasmine Accettola, Nicolena, Corey and Taylor Ackley and great-grandfather of Kylie Mason; cherished son of Angelina (nee Martincic) and the late Rudolf; dearest brother of Tomi (wife Isabel) and Maria...

Anthony J. (Tony) Burke, 90, of Kirtland passed away peacefully at Chardon Healthcare Center on February 14, 2018. Born January 15, 1928 of the late Anthony and Viola (nee Koehnle) Burke, Tony was the devoted husband of Rita (nee Hynes) for over 67 years, loving father to Linda (Richard) Dugovic, Thomas (Marita) Burke and Richard Burke, beloved grandfather of eight...

MARY KLARIC, age 91. Dearest sister of the deceased Betty and Mildred; dear daughter of the deceased Rade and Mary (nee Yurkovic).

Family will receive friends to pay tribute to and celebrate the life of Mary at THE DeJOHN-FLYNN-MYLOTT FUNERAL HOME OF WILLOUGHBY HILLS, 28890 CHARDON RD. (BETWEEN BISHOP RD. AND RT. 91), WEDNESDAY, FEB. 14, 5-7 PM. Funeral Service...

TONI L. SWIERKOSZ (nee Cordes) age 65, cherished daughter of the late Edward V. Cordes Jr. and Carol L. (nee Wolbert); dearest sister of Dr. Edward V. Cordes (wife Gail); treasured niece of George and Virginia Wolbert; former wife of John Swierkosz. Beloved pet parent of canine companion Pixie Dust.

Toni was born in Queens, New York on July 9,...

CAROL A. COGHILL (nee Burt) age 68, beloved wife for 50 years of Paul; loving mother of Manda Chumita (husband Dennis) and Paul (wife Kristin); devoted grandmother of Marissa, Denny, and Morgan; cherished daughter of the late Dallas and Eleanor (nee Williams) Burt; dearest sister of Janet Baker (husband Roger, M.D.), Martha Manett (husband Bruce) and sister-in-law to William and...

RICHARD C. RUHLAND age 76, beloved husband for 45 years of Alma (nee Netzel); loving father of Anne Sutton (husband Benjamin) and Paul; devoted grandfather of Emma and Charlotte Sutton; cherished son of the late George and Mabel (nee Burns); dearest brother of Donald (wife Mary Jean); dear uncle and great-uncle of many.

He died February 7, 2018 in his...

Our dear Sister Mary Patricia (formerly Sister Mary Milan) (72) completed her earthly journey and went home to God on Monday, February 5, at 4:40 a.m. at the Cleveland Clinic, Avon. Sister had faced a number of health challenges in recent years. One of these was Multiple Myeloma, cancer of the blood, which became extremely aggressive in the short time...

JOHN YATWAI CHAN age 66, beloved husband for 38 years of Tai-Chi; loving father of Stephen (wife Janey) and David; cherished son of Hwan Fat and Cissy Lee Chan; dearest brother of Michael (wife Brenda Cheung), Jenny (husband Danny Yu), Lawrence (wife Tina), and Ivy; dear uncle and great-uncle of many.

John’s story is one of determination and passion. Born...

ROBERT A. GIALLOMBARDO age 59, beloved husband for 35 years of Cindy (nee Iorillo); cherished son of Angelo (Yvonne) & the late Mary (nee Toth); loving brother of Gary (Renee), James (Marilyn) and Margaret Valletta (Nicola); son in law of Fiore and Linda Iorillo; brother in law to Diana (Jay) & Gina (Shaun) Corrales; cherished uncle of Angelo, Gary Jr....