Obituaries

Albert J. (Big Al) Pestotnik passed away at Govenor’s Village on January 12, 2018 at the age of 90 surrounded by his loving family. Albert was cared for, in addition, by Harbor Light Hospice. Beloved husband for 56 years of the late Veronica (nee Avsec); loving father of Debra, Donna Troy (husband Thomas), Allan (wife Kathy) and Tom (wife Laura);...

SUZANNE B. McKEAN (nee Bednar) age 96, beloved wife of the late Martin; loving mother of Robert (wife Donna), Deborah McKean (husband Ronald Webb), and the late Martin; devoted grandmother of Robin and Kelly McKean, Jacob Webb (wife Hema) and the late Angela McKean and great-grandmother of Joshua; dearest sister of Martha Broadwater and the late Mary Mehalik, Helen Cegelski,...

URSULA J. FENA (nee Giglio) age 104 of Richmond Heights passed away peacefully on January 10, 2018, beloved wife of the late Otto; devoted mother of John; loving grandmother of Jackie Rabeau (Chris) and Kim Hamela (Jared), great-grandmother of Hannah, Henry, and Louis; dearest sister of the late Santa White, Ann LoBello, and Peter Giglio; dear aunt and great-aunt of...

ROBERT E. DARBY, SR. age 74, beloved husband for 54 years of Antoinette “Toni” (nee Juliano); loving father of Robert E., Jr. (wife Holly), Edward J. (wife Pamela) and Scott M. (wife Patricia); devoted grandfather of Sean D. and Kayla N. Darby and Avery McNabb; cherished son of the late Lawrence E., Sr. and Mildred A. (nee Seese); dearest brother...

age 81, beloved husband for 54 years of Gertrud (nee Weber); loving father of Jimmy (wife Lynn), Barbara Ann, and his adopted daughter Jackie Benjamin; devoted grandfather of his grandpups Eddie, Beamer and the late Bismarck; cherished son of Floyd and Vera (nee Cook); dearest brother of Robert; loving uncle of many nieces and nephews.

Charles was born November 18,...

(nee Saline), the beloved wife of 60 years to the late Evan A. Jones (Art), passed away peacefully on January 9, 2018 at the age of 88, at the Cleveland Clinic hospice with her family by her side. The loving mother of Bratenahl resident, Joyce Burke-Jones (Thomas Zung), Janis Jones and Jeanne Jones (Rev. Terrence O’Brien); adoring grandmother to Andrea...

IVAN TOMC age 79, beloved husband for 52 years of Donna (nee Savron); loving father of Dorothy Tomc-Gyekenyesi (husband Andrew), Irene Lombardo (husband Lucio Jr.), and Michelle Foster (husband Jon); devoted grandfather of Lucio III and John Lombardo, Lauren and Andrew Gyekenyesi, and Alexandria and twins Madison and Zachary Foster; cherished son of the late Janez and Ana (nee Siraj);...

SAMUEL H. HAMILL, JR., aged 97 years, dearly beloved husband for 74 years to Lois (nee Link), dear father of Loren (deceased) (wife Leslie), Dennis (wife Laine) and Lynne Hamill-Scasny (husband Tim), loving grandfather of Kim, Lisa, Tim, Justin, Todd, Amanda and Bethany, great-grandfather of 6.

Mr. Hamill was born in Cleveland, Ohio on December 7, 1920 to the late...

STANLEY V. PENKO age 88, beloved husband for 63 years of Jeanette “Jean” (nee Zeman); loving father of James (wife Mary), Ronald, Robert (wife Tammy), Diane Smith (husband Ronald), and Linda Capaldi (husband James Jr. “Butch”); devoted grandfather of 7 and great-grandfather of 4; cherished son of the late Joseph and Mary (nee Kapel); dearest brother of Charles (wife Marie)...

WARREN W. SNODGRASS age 96, loving father of Glenn “Mike” Snodgrass and Kathy Sue Palmer; devoted grandfather of Tracey Zahoransky (husband Steve) and great-grandfather of Sarah, Jacob, and Samuel Warren; cherished son of the late Joseph and Mable (nee Walker); dearest brother of Joyce Snodgrass, and the late Margaret Simmons and Agaitha Thornton. U.S. Army Veteran.

Warren was born September...

Tomislav Susnjara, 36, of Eastlake. Beloved son of Ante and Gordana; dear brother of Anita Lembach (Chris), Angela Hoover (Phillip), Ante (Denise), Maria Rulek (Marko); grandson of Mile Brkic; nephew, uncle and cousin of many in the U.S. and Croatia.

Family will receive friends to pay tribute to and celebrate the life of Tomislav at THE DeJOHN-FLYNN-MYLOTT FUNERAL HOME OF...

Mary Alice Howe Thomas, MD

“Well done, my good and faithful servant.” Dr. Mary Thomas, 95, died shortly after the ball dropped in Times Square on New Year’s Day, 2018, at Fairmont Nursing Home in Breckenridge Village, reuniting with her husband of 50 years, Royal Thomas, MD. She was born in Trenton, OH, on April 23, 1922, to Wilbur and...

MARIAN H. MISCH (nee Kuttner) age 97, beloved wife of the late Paul; loving mother of Phillip (wife Bonita, deceased), John (wife Jacqueline), Elaine Durrance, Matthew (wife Kathy), Clare O’Brien (husband William, deceased), Michael (wife Jeannine) and Mark (wife Nicole); devoted grandmother of 31, great-grandmother of 66 and great-great grandmother of 8; cherished daughter of the late Gilmore and Clara...

NANCY E. HIRSH, 86, survived by the love of her life, Ernest Hirsh, also survived by her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, who brought much love and joy to Nancy over the years. Private service with burial in Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery.

Arrangements entrusted to THE DeJOHN-FLYNN-MYLOTT FUNERAL HOME OF SOUTH EUCLID.

Memorial donations may be made to the charity...

CHARLES PATRICK COLGAN age 90, beloved husband for 55 years of Zita (nee Burrell); loving father of Sharon and the late Mark; cherished son of Edward and Ethel (nee Day); dearest brother of the late Ned; dear uncle and friend of many. U.S. Army WWII Veteran.

Charles was born November 13, 1927 in Cleveland and passed away January 3, 2018...

CAROLE P. JURACK (nee LaVerne), age 77, succumbed to a lengthy battle with cancer on January 1, 2018. She was the proud parent of daughter Sandra L. Vega [Lake Havasu City] and son Ronald A. Hayward [Las Vegas], and loving grandmother to Kyle, Kayla, Soleil and Jenna. She was with her family for the 2017 Christmas Season.

Carole was involved...

MAURO “MORI” S. TUASON, M.D., aged 87 years, beloved husband for 60 years to Marina (nee Alvina), loving father of David, Mary Bunker (Bill), Michael and the late Diane, devoted grandfather of Julia, Elizabeth and Alexander Tuason, and Elena, Timothy and Nora Bunker, fond brother-in-law to Jesse Alvina (Violet Honen). After immigrating to Cleveland from Manila, Philippines in 1957, Dr....

MARCELLA A. VANEK (nee Becka) age 92, beloved wife of the late Edward F. Jr.; loving mother of Michael (wife Patricia), Edward F. III “Butch” (wife Terry) and dear mother-in-law of the late Marlene Vanek; devoted grandmother of Melissa Dobos (husband Josh), Mark (wife Brooke), Molly Rosenberger (husband Jim), Tom (wife Katherine), Brian (wife Kellie), Brian Harting (wife Kelly), Jon...

STELLA SMIGA (nee Buczkowski) age 95, beloved wife of the late Michael; loving mother of Rev George, (Pastor of St. Noel Church), Marge LoPresti (husband Robert McGeeney), Joseph (wife Beverly), Sue Jones (husband Matthew) and former mother-in-law of Charles LoPresti, MD; devoted grandmother of Charlie, MD (wife Erika), Andrew and Anthony LoPresti and great-grandmother of Sofia, Ella and Charlie; dearest...