Obituaries

CHARLES E. “CHUCK” CONTIZANO age 47, died peacefully at his home after a 7-year struggle with brain cancer; beloved husband for nearly 23 years of Sally (nee Biel); loving father of Opal and Charles John “C.J.”; cherished son of Charles G. and the late Kathleen (nee Poland); dearest brother of Laura Prater (husband Bob); caring uncle of David and Ella...

BERNICE M. NESNADNY (nee Bohacek) age 92, beloved wife for 68 years of the late Victor; cherished daughter of the late John and Charlotte (nee Stwan) Bohacek; dearest sister of Charles Bradley (wife Carol); dear sister-in-law, aunt and great-aunt of many.

Bernice was born on January 6, 1925 in Cleveland and passed away on August 28, 2017. She graduated from...

BASIL (WASYL) FEDUN, Ph.D., age 84, beloved husband of the late Nadya (nee Jakymiw); loving father of Michael (wife Tamara); devoted grandfather of 1LT Basil Marlowe Fedun (wife Ainslee) and Nadya Florence Fedun; cherished son of the late Michael and Theodosia (nee Pansiuk); dearest brother of Ihor M. Fedun (wife Galina) and the late Bohdan M. Fedun (wife Emma).

Basil...

ROBERT E. SABOL age 86, beloved husband of the late Betty (nee Sroka); loving father of Linda Miller, Ronald, and Karen; devoted grandfather of Kristen Miller, Kyle Sabol, Kelly Miller, Hailey Sabol and great-grandfather of Oliver Robert Sabol; cherished son of the late Emil and Helen (nee Kasterko); dearest brother of the late Betty Evans; dear uncle and great-uncle of...

CHARLIE J. TRIVISONNO age 86, beloved husband of Sherry (Wolf) (nee Shaw); loving father of Patricia Rollins (husband Troy), Charlene Pietrondi (husband Joseph), Ricky (wife Wendy), Renee Horevay (husband Joseph) and Chucky (wife Ellen); devoted grandfather of 8, great-grandfather of 12 and great-great grandfather of 1; cherished son of the late Charles and Eleanor (nee Sulzman); treasured brother of Richard...

ELDINA M. AMBROGIO (nee DiFranco), age 94; beloved wife for 67 years of the late William J.; loving mother of William (wife Patricia), Thomas (wife Michele) and Ronald (wife Josie); devoted grandmother of Nicholas (wife Amanda), Lisa Andreani (husband John), Matthew, Erin Ambrogio-Lennon, Michael, Stephanie and Bill (fiancée Maria Gallina) and great-grandmother of 7; treasured daughter of the late Domenico...

LESLIE E. BALAS age 57; cherished son of Matilda (nee Ellis) and the late Ronald Balas; dearest brother of Ronald, Jr. (wife Karen), Robert (wife Elaine) and the late George (wife Eilene); treasured nephew of Robert and Norma Balas; dear uncle of many.

Les was born on September 20, 1959 in Cleveland and passed away on August 24, 2017. He...

D. LUCY PETROCCI, passed away August 20, 2017, loving sister of John Petrocci of Cleveland, and the late Anthony, Blaise and Joseph M. Petrocci.

No Visitation. Mass of Christian Burial for Lucy was held on Friday, Aug. 25, 2017, at St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church of Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish (South Euclid) at 11 AM. Rev. Fr. Dave...

RALPH D. KORDEL age 73, beloved husband for 54 years of Jean (nee Pouble); loving father of David (Sun), Douglas (Dawn), Michael (Charlotte), and Lee (Diane); devoted grandfather of Alexander, Lauren, George, Isabel, and Alysa; cherished son of the late Frank and Wanda (nee Chmielewski); dearest brother of Elaine and the late Frank (Donna); dear uncle and great-uncle of many.

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THEODORE F. “TED” VALVODA age 84, beloved husband for 57 years of Mary Alice (nee Fekete); loving father of Michelle Edwards (husband Wayne), John (wife Janine) and David; devoted grandfather of Daniel and the late Douglas; cherished son of the late Theodore and Alice (nee Kral); dearest brother of James Valvoda (wife Mary Ann); dear brother-in-law of Mathew Fekete (wife...

Anna Marie Fiorilli (nee Glass) age 61, beloved wife of Roberto Ciora; loving mother of Deanna Barkley (husband Jonathan), Cathy Glass, and Amber Wagner (husband Jeff); devoted grandmother of Elias, Serena, and Summer; cherished daughter of the late Nicholas and Catherine (nee Tropiano) Fiorilli; dearest sister of Kenneth and David Lefko, Nicolette Clarkston (husband Daniel) and John Fiorelli; dear aunt...

JEAN F. MASTROMATTO (nee Zingales), age 84. Beloved wife of the late Albert V. Devoted mother of Alan (Jackie). Grandma Jean to Ashley and Rachel and great-grandmother of Mia and Olivia. Cumar to Mary and the late Lou Minnotti. Aunt of many nieces and nephews.

Mass of Christian Burial Wednesday, August 23, 2017, 10 a.m. at Holy Rosary Church, 12021...

DONNA BROMLEY (nee Tratechaud) age 84, loving mother of Ann M. Gonzales (husband Marc) and the late Joseph M. Tyranski (wife Nancy); devoted grandmother of Antonio Whitmore, Jeremy and Joseph Tryanski II, Marcos and Cristina M. Gonzales and great-grandmother of Antonio Whitmore, Ava, Andrea, Isabella, and Nikko Gonzales; cherished daughter of the late Amedee Tratechaud and Laura (nee Rantala); dearest...

JOHN PATRICK O’CONNOR, aged 82 years, beloved husband for 30 years to Marilyn (nee Lauer), dear father of Kathleen Foster (husband Mark) and John, loving grandfather of Matthew, Megan and Mitchell O’Connor, and Nicholas and Maley Foster, fond step-father to Christopher Lux (wife Kristin) and Jennifer Lux, step-grandfather to Caitlyn, Colleen, Mary Kate and Margaret Lux, brother of Thomas (deceased),...

Michelene “Missy” Shelton, age 53, cherished daughter of Jean (nee Mitchell) and the late Donald Shelton; dearest sister of Michael and Mitchell Shelton; dear aunt of Damian and Gabrielle; and great-aunt of Ivy and Lily.

Missy Shelton passed away on August 16, 2017. She was born on April 17, 1964 in Bedford, Ohio. Missy graduated from Kenston High School...

SHARON L. JAEGER age 74, beloved companion of Joanne Montanya; loving aunt to Richard and Ronald Paul Jaeger, Nancy Jo Tilley, and Diana Grant; cherished daughter of the late William and Shirley (nee Chapman) Jaeger; dearest sister of the late Ronald Jaeger; loving friend of many.

Sharon sadly passed away August 14, 2017 at age 74. She was born August...

RYAN W. HOUSHOLDER age 33, entered into eternal life on August 15, 2017 and left behind his wheelchair to walk with our Lord; cherished son of William Housholder (wife Deborah) and Michelle Kapes (nee Baucco) (husband Bill); dearest brother of Randall Housholder (wife Danielle); loving uncle and godfather of Bradley Ryan Housholder; treasured grandson of Michael and Babara (nee Shero)...

DOMINIC J. “DOM” KAVELISKI II age 86, beloved husband for 60 years of Delores (nee Bryk); loving father of Dominic J., III (wife Denise); cherished son of the late Dominic J., Sr. and Mary (nee Zinkauskis); dearest brother-in-law of Judy Bryk, Lynn Bryk and preceded in death by 5 brothers-in-law and 4 sisters-in-law; dear uncle of many nieces and nephews...

ANN P. KOPACZ (nee Kerestesy) age 70, beloved wife of the late John; loving mother of Jeffrey (wife Vicki); cherished daughter of the late Michael, Jr. and Ann (nee Pavusek) Kerestesy; dearest sister of Michael Kerestesy, II (wife Georgette, deceased) and Thomas Kerestesy (wife Sally); dear aunt and great-aunt of many.

 Ann was born on May 22, 1947 in Cleveland...

James A. Dempsey age 76. Entered into eternal life August 10, 2017 at Metro Health Medical Center. Beloved husband of 26 years of Marie (nee Mumea); loving father of Kimberly Castro, Ann & Dave Lutz, Joy Ariana, Thomas & Karen Stiles, Sabrina & Michael Sayre, Skye & Jordan Ledger, Amber & Timothy Noch;  cherished son of the late Joseph Dempsey...