Obituaries

LOUIS J. TRIVISONNO, age 86; beloved husband for 60 years of Elizabeth “Betty” (nee Christel); loving father of Laura Trivisonno, Gina Serkey (husband David), Anna Charlillo (husband Bob), Kathy Trivisonno, John Trivisonno, and the late Anthony Trivisonno; cherished grandfather and great-grandfather of many; dearest brother of Joseph Trivisonno and the following deceased: Anthony Trivisonno, Annie Dolsak, Michael Vendetti, and Mary...

Thomas Jerome “Tommy”  Forte, age 53, entered eternal life August 12, 2017 after a long, strong battle with cancer.  Tom was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on November 26, 1963 to the late Jerome “Jay” and Elizabeth “Betty” (nee Anderson) Forte.  Tom graduated from Mayfield High School in 1982. After graduating, he met the love of his life Donna at Forest...

JANICE E. WEBER (nee Kapley) age 74, beloved wife for 52 years of Robert; loving mother of Robert, Rebecca Henkel (husband Christopher) and Devin Washburn (husband Jason); devoted grandmother of Everson and Fianna Weber, soon to be baby Washburn and the late Cory Henkel; cherished daughter of the late Henry and Adeline Kapley (nee Sopko); dearest sister of Ken Kapley...

MICHAEL H. VANEK age 59, cherished son of the late Marianne (nee Ubel) and Harry Vanek; dearest brother of James (wife Molly), Daniel, Jeffrey, Ruth Noller (husband John), Suzanne Wetmore (husband Joe), Sheila Zeh (husband Kevin) and Kim Baroni (husband Chris); dear uncle and great-uncle of 28. Relatives and friends are invited to meet for Prayers of Christian Burial TUESDAY,...

ARTHUR D. PHILIPP age 71, beloved husband for 42 years of Linda (nee Hott); loving father of Adam (fiancée Mariam Keramati) and Bradley; cherished son of the late Arthur H. and Ruth (nee Jordan); dearest brother of the late Ruth Anne Salter; dear brother-in-law, uncle, great-uncle and friend of many. U.S. Army Veteran.

Art was born on September 23, 1945...

JAMES O. GRAY, age 87 years, dearly beloved husband for 59 years to the late Betty Jean (nee Griffith), dear father of Robert J. (wife Linda), Debbie Beck (husband Robert) and Linda Gray, loving grandfather of Kelley Hixson, Katie Green, Daniel and David Gray, Brandon, Bryan and Brent Beck, and Heather Hamrle, great-grandfather of 12 (with one on the way),...

GRAYCE SPARANO TORRY WALKER age 89, passed away on Saturday, August 5, 2017 at her home in Granger, IN. Beloved wife of the late Richard M. Walker and Neil Richard Torry; loving mother of Jack Torry of Leesburg, VA, Matthew Torry of Hawaii and the late Pamela Henderson Levy and David Torry; devoted grandmother of Torry Corbett, Neil Henderson, and...

JOAN L. JOHNSON (nee Anderson) age 88, beloved wife of the late Walter; loving mother of Holli Hoffman (husband Michael) and Thomas (wife Britt); devoted grandmother of Joalien Johnson, Brittany and Timothy Hoffman, Neil and Matthew Johnson; cherished daughter of the late George and Mary (nee Sullivan) Anderson; dearest sister of the late Jean McKinney and Carol Graham; dear aunt...

RUDOLPH L. “RUDY” KOZAN age 88, beloved husband for 67 years of Alice (nee Kotwica); loving father of Rudy (wife Laureen), Karen Myers (husband Craig), Richard (wife Elizabeth), Craig (wife Judy), Kevin (wife Marie) and Michael (wife Susan) ; devoted grandfather of Shannon, Erin, Sarah, Jason, Christine, Kevin, Corey, Rudy, Caitlin, Gina, Emma, Dan, Grace, Chad, David, Dana and great-grandfather...

FRANKIE A. NASSERI age 24, cherished son of Nadette Russo and Keyan Nasseri (Sheila Rubin); loving brother of Arsom Nasseri and Dominic Davis; treasured grandson of Frank Russo (husband Michael Calabrese) and Chela “Che Che” (nee Lobello) Blackburn (husband Steve) and Shamus and the late Ali Nasseri and  great-grandson of Ann Lobello; dearest nephew of Shelly Marous (husband Chip), Vince...

Jennie T. Russell, age 87, entered into eternal life on Sunday, July 30, 2017 surrounded by her family. Jennie was born in Cleveland on September 6, 1929 to the late Dominic and Josephine  (nee Martino) Tucci. She graduated from John Adam High School in 1947 and earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Mathers College where she was Valedictorian. Jennie...

THERESA SHEPHERD (nee Corio) age 75, beloved wife for 30 years of Thomas; loving mother of Dominick Scheid (wife Sherry), Denise Warszawski (husband Pastor Mark), Michelle Bolden (husband Ron), Robert Scheid and Mary Jo Bajc (husband Dan); devoted grandmother of Sarah and Nikki Scheid, Christopher (wife Katie) and Steffan Warszawski, Ron, Jr and Danielle Bolden, Gregory Vencl, Jeremy Scheid, Daniel,...

DUANE N. “DUKE” FITZ-PATRICK age 73, beloved husband of the late Darlene A. (nee Robek); loving father of Kimberly Halpern (husband Peleg) and Duane T. (wife Tami); devoted grandfather of Coby, Michaela, Maya, Brady and Brianna; cherished son of the late David and Norma (nee McCreery); dearest brother of James (wife Regina), Shannon (Maureen Dobos) and the late David (wife...

JOHN H. MEDVESEK age 80, beloved husband for 55 years of Joan (nee Stanick); cherished son of the late John and Jennie (nee Stavange); dearest uncle of Sheron, Alex and Marie, great-uncle and “Papa John” of Philip.

John was born on July 27, 1938 in Cleveland and passed away on July 30, 2017. He was a resident of Euclid for...

G. DANIEL WAGNER age 78, beloved husband for 22 years of Victoria (nee Simonot) and the late Laurel (nee Engel); loving father of Kendra Ross (husband Paul), Alicia Wagner, Meghan Siegel (Brian Preuss) and the late Marsha Wagner and step-father of Jeanine Domonkos (husband Matt) and George Quay IV (wife Kerri); devoted grandfather of 15; cherished son of the late...

JOHN R. “JACK” ZELLER, beloved husband for 58 years of Patricia; loving father of M. Rita Valois of Philadelphia, PA, Maureen Coerdt (Thomas) of Novi, MI, and John; proud grandfather of Brigette Valois and Kathleen Coerdt; son of the late Rudolph and Mary (nee Conway); dear brother of the late James (Kathleen), Mary, Donald (Susan, deceased), Patrick, Kathleen O’Connor (John),...

JAMES LEONARD HARKINS, JR. Esq., aged 87 years, passed away July 27, 2017, beloved son of the late James L. Sr. and Dorothy (nee Wright), cherished brother of William W.W. Harkins (wife Elizabeth O’Neill Harkins). Jim, known affectionately as “The Hawk”, was an 87 year resident of Shaker Heights. He was a graduate of Shaker Heights High, Adelbert College, Western...

ERNEST ROBERT MIKLAVIC, aged 73 years, of Lorain, passed away unexpectedly on July 23, 2017, beloved brother of Dennis (Carol), Joanne Szymczak (Ron – deceased), Jan Parmertor (Bob), Joyce Czachur (Greg) and Jackie Urdman (Dale), loving companion of Margie Osborne, devoted son of the late Ernest L. and Josephine (nee Janki), also survived by three children and 4 grandchildren, cherished...