Obituaries
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Richard Minick
Sep 8, 2024
RICHARD ALLEN MINICK age 71, beloved brother of Walter Minick and the late Robert Minick; loving uncle of Lisa Holcomb (David) and the late Chris Minick; devoted great uncle of Selah Holcomb cherished son of the late Walter and Faye (nee Kempma); dearest friend of Roger Shafer (Cindy), Duane Gussler (Cheryl) and Heather Meyers.
Richard retired from Lincoln Electrics after over...
Martin Zingales
Sep 7, 2024
Martin J. Zingales age 70 of Mayfield Heights, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on September 7, 2024. Beloved husband of 50 years to Susan (nee Tagliaferri). Devoted father of Marnie Nice (Dan), and Nicole Rogal (Dan). Loving Papa of Leo, Angelina, Vinny, and Olivia. Cherished brother of Mary Rose Kellner (Edward deceased) of University Heights, Ginny LoPresti...
Marilyn Cotman
Sep 6, 2024
MARILYN JULIA COTMAN (nee Komosinski) entered into eternal rest on September 6, 2024.
Born on October 25, 1940, Marilyn was the daughter of John Komosinski and Julia Zdanowicz.
Marilyn was a Retiree of The Ohio Bell Telephone Company. She was active in her Church Community and a volunteer for Meals on Wheels. Her love of theatre and the arts was shown as...
Gail Catherine Buckland
Sep 4, 2024
GAIL CATHERINE BUCKLAND (nee Debelak) age 75, beloved wife for 32 years of Rick; loving mother of Jimmy, Tammy, Donny, Danny (Shannon), Brian and Brittany (Laramie); devoted grandmother of eight and great-grandmother of many; cherished daughter of the late Frank and Ann (nee Somich) Debelak; dearest sister of Sharon and the late Beverly.
Gail was born January 21, 1949, in Cleveland,...
Sveta Panin
Sep 4, 2024
Sveta Panin, 59, passed away on September 4th, 2024. She was born in Kiev, Ukraine, spent her childhood and youth in Minsk, Belarus, and at the age of 31 she came to the United States. She had a Masters Degree in Computer Science from Cleveland State University. She worked for Progressive Insurance for over 20 years and loved programming and...
Nita M. Ramsey
Sep 3, 2024
NITA M. RAMSEY (nee Caroniti) age 46, beloved wife for 12 years of Javon Ramsey; loving step-mother of Aziza Ramsey; cherished daughter of Biagio Caroniti and Nina Bennett (nee Hogue) (husband Thomas); loved step-daughter of Paul Taddeo; dearest sister of Melissa Lazar, Jessica Sistek (husband Charles) and Leah Eastman (husband Daniel); dear aunt of Bradley, Norah, Charlie and Devon; treasured...
John Marius Argenzia
Sep 1, 2024
JOHN MARIUS ARGENZIA, 96, passed away peacefully on August 31, 2024.
Born to Dominick Argenzia, Sr. and Angeline Viscusi Argenzia in Rome, New York on June 24, 1928, he is survived by his devoted daughter Lynda Chandler (Richard), his grandchildren Lauren Chandler Thomas (George), John Patrick Argenzia (Sarah), Allison Argenzia Wallace (Joey), great grandchildren Benjamin Argenzia, Isaac Thomas, and Rosemary Thomas....
Roberta Kalaj
Sep 1, 2024
ROBERTA MARIE KALAJ, loving mother of Mario Amata and Anthony Amata (Megan Canfora); cherished daughter of George Kalaj and Maria Kastelan (nee Curovic); treasured life-long friend of Angelo Amata; dearest niece of Tony Curovic and cousin of Mark and Rebecca Curovic. Survived by her canine companion, Hades.
Roberta was born February 26, 1973 in Cleveland, Ohio and graduated from Willoughby South...
J. Donald Beasley
Aug 31, 2024
James Donald “Don” Beasley, of Cleveland, Ohio, passed away on August 31, 2024, at the age of 88. Born on November 12, 1935, in Dayton, Ohio, to Edgar L. and Helen E. (Scherer) Beasley, Don lived a life characterized by intellect, kindness, and generosity.
Don was a graduate of Arcanum High School, class of 1953. He continued his education at Miami...
Loretta Wiles
Aug 31, 2024
LORETTA M. WILES (nee Buday), aged 85 years, dearly beloved wife for 42 years to the late Harry E., dearest mother of Edward (wife Debra) and Michael, loving grandmother of David, Kayla Maddox (husband Tom) and Emilee, treasured great-grandmother of 5, cherished sister of 7 (all deceased), loving aunt and great-aunt to many. Contributions in memory of Loretta suggested to...
Larry Parker
Aug 30, 2024
LARRY MACK PARKER age 76, beloved husband of Jennifer Johnson for 41 years; loving father of Blake (Liz); devoted grandfather of Lara; cherished son of the late Lorimer and Josephine (nee Mack); dearest brother of Paulla (nee Parker) Weddle; dear uncle of Matt (Tiffany) Weddle and great uncle of Weston Weddle; dear uncle of the late Lacie Weddle Moore and...
Helen Hocevar
Aug 29, 2024
Helen Pauline Hocevar, 68, of Willoughby Hills, Ohio. Daughter of the late John and Anna (nee Oman) passed away August 29th. Born December 24, 1955, in Cleveland, Ohio of Slovenian immigrant parents, at Euclid-Glenville Hospital.
Missing her so much already, are her siblings, Marie Engstrom (Steve), John Hocevar (Barbara), Joseph Hocevar (Dawn), and Thomas Hocevar; nieces Elizabeth Mennel (Michael), Jennifer Sutcliffe...
Thomas Gilliotti
Aug 29, 2024
Thomas Allen Gilliotti of Willoughby passed away on August 29, 2024, at Hillcrest Hospital. Tom was born to Louis & Mary Gilliotti in Euclid on October 25, 1946. Tom is survived by his dearly beloved wife of 40 years, Donna (Huebner), his beloved sister Tina Grzincic and her husband Joe, and his brother-in- law John Huebner and his wife Jeannette....
Dr. Michael Wayne Kattan
Aug 28, 2024
Dr. Michael Wayne Kattan passed away on August 28th, 2024, in Cleveland, Ohio. Born on July 6, 1965, he was a precocious child who loved learning, playing video games, and spending time outdoors. In his early 20s, a cancer diagnosis and treatment experience inspired him to dedicate his life to helping improve medical decision-making for individuals facing difficult diagnoses. His...
Laurie Ann Marotta
Aug 25, 2024
LAURIE ANN MAROTTA (nee Gibbons), passed away Aug. 25, 2024, aged 65 years.
The beloved wife for 27 years to Thomas P., dearest mother of Maria Gibbons Marotta and step-mother to Kate Marotta, devoted daughter of the late Paul and Yolanda (nee Massaro) Gibbons, treasured sister of Carla Kloss (husband George Shafer) and Kathy Bizjak (deceased) (husband Gary), fond aunt and...
Beverly Padegimas
Aug 22, 2024
BEVERLY A. PADEGIMAS (nee Cermak) age 89, beloved wife for 52 years of Peter; loving mother of Laurie Morro (husband Brian, deceased) and Lynn Tegowski (husband Marty); devoted grandmother of Robert J. Wissner (wife Mariah), Ellen Young (husband Sean), Dana Cook (husband Johnny) and twins Deanna Cook (husband Andy) and Erica DuPay (husband Ryan); great-grandmother of Riley, Brennan, Olivia, Amelia,...
Rose Marie V. Erxleben
Aug 22, 2024
ROSE MARIE V. ERXLEBEN (nee DeMell) age 93, dearly beloved wife for 70 years of the late Robert Russell; devoted mother of Gary (Kim), Ronald (Joyce) the late Russell (Cindy) and the late Linda Krupienski; treasured grandmother of eight and great grandmother of four; beloved daughter of the late Anthony and Marie (nee Enos) DeMell; loving sister of Alfred DeMell...
Joseph Bukvic
Aug 21, 2024
It is with heavy hearts that the family of Joseph T. Bukvic announces his passing on August 21, 2024, at the age of 90. He was born on February 28, 1934, in Cleveland, the fifth of six children, to Andrew and Mary Bukvic. He attended West Technical High School and enlisted in the Army at the age of 17. He...
Jack Schikowski
Aug 21, 2024
JACK L. SCHIKOWSKI, age 72, beloved husband for 49 years to Dorothy "Dotti" (nee Bar); loving father of Lisa Fant (husband Jason); devoted grandfather of Catherine Jeanne; cherished son of the late Leonard and Jeanne (nee Caine); dearest brother of Lynn Krebs (partner Lisa Salmons) and the late Karen Bencin (husband Edward); treasured brother-in-law of Betty Joyce (husband Tom), Mary...
Geraldine M. Nagel
Aug 20, 2024
GERALDINE NAGEL (nee Artino), 83, of Lyndhurst, Ohio passed away on August 20th, 2024, after a lifetime struggle with Crohn’s Disease.
Geri was born on September 12th, 1940, to Sam and Madeline Artino in Cleveland, Ohio. After graduating from Brush High School in 1958, she studied English at Miami University where she also played drums in the band. Post graduation, she...
