Obituaries

PATRICIA ANN TELEPAK, age 86, died on Saturday, December 30, 2017, at Arden Courts Memory Care, Chagrin Falls, Ohio, with her youngest son, Bryan, by her side.  She was preceded in death by husbands John Kester and Clarence Telepak, as well as her parents, Anna and Thomas DeChant, and brothers Thomas and Gerald. Patricia was a devoted daughter, sister, friend,...

LUCILLE C. ZINGALE (nee Da Lessio) age 86, beloved wife of the late Joseph; loving mother of Mary Ann Christopher (husband Philip); devoted grandmother of Lucia and Regina Kowalski and great-grandmother of Angela, Gianna, and Victoria; cherished daughter of the late Francis and Giovanna (nee Cornachione) Da Lessio; dearest sister of Edith Bonarrigo and the late Susan Ilaqua and Anthony...

MARIO M. NOLFI age 41, loving husband of Julie (Edge); devoted daddy of Eleanor; cherished son of Thomas Nolfi (wife Cindi) and Lauri Schroeder; dearest brother of Katherine Nolfi, Liza (Josh) Rimlinger and Josh Shamis; dear uncle of Brystol, Loudyn, Claire, Beckett, Carter and Benson; treasured grandson of Phyllis Schroeder and the late Mario and Marguerite Nolfi; dearest son-in-law of...

DR. GEORGE L. KRAMERICH, Jr age 88, beloved husband for 62 years of Nadine (nee Generalovich); loving father of Leslie, Amanda and George; devoted grandfather of Gabrielle and Alexander; cherished son of the late George and Mary (nee Vitkovich); dearest brother of the following deceased; Dorothy Nestor (husband John) and Robert; dear uncle and great-uncle of many.

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ELAINE M. MERVIS (nee Wiltshire), of Solon, OH, passed away Dec. 24, 2017, aged 74 years, beloved wife for 48 years to the late Robert L., dear mother of Scott (of Orwell, OH), devoted daughter of the late Walter and Marie (nee Gergel) Wiltshire, cherished sister of Kenneth Wiltshire (of Palm Bay, FL), beloved aunt to Gary Wiltshire (of Bennington,...

ANITA NOTARIAN (nee Bevacqua) age 80, beloved wife for 60 years of Gino; loving mother of Mary Pappalardo, Joseph Notarian (wife Denise), and Liana Gigliotti (husband Agostino); devoted Nana of Jacqueline, Gino, Julia, Giuliano, Marchella, Isabella and Jazmin and great-Nana of Sophia and Brayden; cherished daughter of the late Saverio Bevacqua and Emma Aiello; dearest sister of the late Carmelo...

VICTOR YOUNG MATTHEWS SR. age 72, beloved husband for 53 years of Sylvia “Sally” (nee Redding); loving father of Laurie, Victor Jr, and Samuel (wife Amanda); devoted grandfather of Dominic and Hunter; cherished son of the late Joseph and Helen May (nee Hunter); dearest brother of Nancy Reed, Lynn Lariviere, and the late David James (wife Patricia); dear uncle and...

VIVIAN I. GOETZ (nee Koncler) age 88, beloved wife for 49 years of the late Joseph; loving mother of Karen, Loraine, Joseph (Stephanie), and Jeffrey (Diana); devoted grandmother of Jodi, Nikki (Jimmy), Staci, Bobbi, Ashli, Tara, Fallon (Travis), Lauren, Connor, Olivia, and Sophia; great-grandmother of many, cherished daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Koncler (nee Toth).

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COMMANDER ROBERT W. “BILL” SHIVELY SR., Retired US Navy, age 86, beloved husband for 56 years of Joan (nee Kish); loving father of Marie Highfield (husband Mark), Robert W.  Jr., (wife Caroline), Carolyn Sokol (husband Jeffrey), Joseph (wife Catherine), and Jon (wife Teresa); devoted grandfather of 16; cherished son of the late Richard and Josephine (nee Pellicer); dearest brother of...

Jennie Pograis, age 103, of Euclid, Ohio. Passed away December 22, 2017. Beloved wife of Edward (deceased). Devoted mother of Margaret Pograis Bennish (husband William), Carolyn Pratt (husband Gary) and Jacqueline Rusnik (husband Dale). Loving grandmother of Jenny Van Hyning, Anna Allender, Andrew Pratt, Kristin Retallick, Sarah Bennish, John (deceased) and Thomas Rusnik (deceased); great-grandmother of Taylor, Olivia, William, Riley,...

NANCY JO CRAMER, aged 75 years, beloved companion to the late Alexander B. Abood, devoted daughter of the late William A. and Wilma (nee Kope), loving sister of Richard Dale Cramer, survived by her sister-in-law Teresa Abood-Martin, her nephew Jacob Martin, and her cherished friends. Contributions in memory of Nancy Jo suggested to The Animal Protective League, 1729 Willey Ave.,...

Richard Francis Malinowski, 87, passed away peacefully on December 18, 2017 in Burton, OH. Devoted husband of the late Maggie Lee Malinowski (nee: Flannery) for 61 years and loving father of Barbara Damiano (nee: Dalton), Linda (Dann Stapp), David (Christina), Frances (Robert Bevis), Edward (Carrie), and Carol (Sean Peenstra); devoted grandfather of Jason Stapp (Lilli), Jennifer (Richard Taylor), Tina Bevis...

Our dear Sister Mary Anne (formerly Sister Mary Emeric) 84, died December 14, 2017. Beloved daughter of the late Emery and Mary Anna (nee Mudri) Blasko and sister of deceased Edward (Jean) and Lawrence (Anne, deceased). Cherished sister of Sister Mary Veronica, SND, William (Jean), and Catherine Farrell (Vincent, deceased); loving aunt and great-aunt of many nieces and nephews, dear...

ELENE H. LANDIN (nee Evanick) age 94, beloved wife of the late Charles Landin and Stephen W. Kundrach; loving mother of David (wife Jacqueline), Douglas, and Jeffrey Kundrach; devoted grandmother of Jennifer Soros (husband David), Stephanie and Julie Kundrach and great-grandmother of Paige Soros; cherished daughter of the late John and Helen (nee Adamsky) Evanick; dearest sister of Ralph Evanick...

RUTH M. FARKAS (nee McMaster) age 91, beloved wife of the late James; loving mother of Carolyn Farkas Noe, Susan F. Gerard (husband Ed) and Cynthia Jung; devoted grandmother of 3 and great-grandmother of 3; cherished daughter of the late William A. and Anna C. (nee Gordon) McMaster; dear aunt and great aunt of many.

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DIGNA O. PIZARRO (nee Olazo) age 84, beloved wife of the late Ricardo; loving mother of son Don and daughter Rique; treasured mother-in-law of Elena Cambio; cherished daughter of the late Eulalio and Digna (nee Guevarra) Olazo; dearest sister of Amor Siebert (husband Charles) and the late Conrado and Arturo Olazo, Lourdes, and Stella Santa-Elena; dear aunt and great-aunt of...

HILDA M. KARCZEWSKI (nee Gowing) age 93, beloved wife of the late Raymond; loving mother of Sandy Samac (nee Means); devoted grandmother of Tracy (husband Mike) Dougherty and Erik Samac (wife Jennifer) and great-grandmother of Nikolena, Niko and Max Samac; cherished daughter of the late Arthur and Elizabeth (nee Harris) Gowing; dearest sister of the late Ellen and Joe (wife...

MARKO J. CERNE age 88, beloved son of the late Jernej and Franja (nee Ocvirk); dearest brother of the late Marija Ana Krajc, Marjeta Franciska Cerne, and Jernej (John) Cerne; special friend of August Pust.

Marko was born on April 23, 1929 in Ljubljana, Slovenia and passed away on December 9, 2017. He graduated from Department of Electrotechnics, University of...

BETTY DINARDO (nee Sedmak) age 89, beloved wife for 72 years of Eugene Jr.; loving mother of Eugene III (wife Catherine), Sandra Horton (husband John), Victoria Montifiore (husband Stephen), and the late Carla; devoted grandmother of John (wife Debra) and Nathan Horton, Gina Kriz (husband Ray) and great-grandmother of Alivia, Lindsay, Brian, Jack, and Jacqueline; cherished daughter of the late...

ROSE MARY KUBIK, aged 92 years, beloved daughter of the late Adam and Mary (nee Galayda), dear sister of Bernard (Helen), Adam, Robert (May) and Thomas Kubik, Helen Robertson (William) and Florence Almasy (Andrew) (all deceased), survived by Donna Kubik (wife of Thomas), loving aunt of Glenn (Janet), Mark (Annie) and Brian Kubik, Linda Gorley (Mike), Diane Barner, Roger (Barb)...