Obituaries

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Cynthia Rasanow

Cynthia Rasanow

CYNTHIA M. RASANOW (nee Sertic) age 56, passed away suddenly after a long illness; loving mother of Micayla; cherished daughter of Gloria and the late Joseph Sertic; dearest sister of Judy Millhoff (husband Mark), Susan Reschke (husband Derrick) and Debbie Gontero; dear aunt of Joseph Srebernak; dear niece and cousin of many.

Cindy was born on August 21, 1960 and...

Donald Geyer

Donald Geyer

DONALD C. GEYER age 85, beloved husband for 63 years of Marian (nee Buettner); loving father of Donna Huth (husband Troy), Nancy (DeLambo) Collin (husband David), Amy, and Alicia Guess (husband Kenneth); devoted grandfather of Laura Hilditch (husband Lee), Barbara, Troy J. (wife Emily) and Candy Huth, Scott Wright, Andrew DeLambo, Krystal and Nicholas Guess, Cody and Jessica Skora and...

Martin Rice

Martin Rice

MARTIN JOSEPH RICE, aged 79 years, Senior Chief Submarine Service, United States Navy, Ret., beloved long-time companion to Maryjean Pawlowski, loving grandfather of Michael Burch (wife Priscilla), fond great-grandfather to Leland.

Friends may call to pay tribute to the life of Martin on Saturday, April 29, 2017 from 1-2 PM at THE DeJOHN-FLYNN-MYLOTT FUNERAL HOME OF SOUTH EUCLID, 4600 Mayfield...

Eileen Uveges

Eileen Uveges

EILEEN E. UVEGES (nee Major) age 87, entered into eternal rest on March 31, 2017. Beloved wife of the late Joseph S.; loving mother of Joseph L. (wife Rosanne), Kathy Herrera (husband Greg), Diane Saluan (husband Gabriel), Loretta Rooker (husband Dennis), Christine Uveges-Loya (husband Nicholas, deceased), John (wife Sheryl), Michael (wife Carol) and the late Michael John; devoted grandmother of...

Sr. Mary Laurie Divoky, Snd

Sr. Mary Laurie Divoky, Snd

Our dear Sister Mary Laurie (74) went home to God very peacefully Friday, March 31, at 11:58 a.m. Sister treasured each of her ministries, her family, friends and all of God’s creation. She once wrote, “I am grateful to collaborate with so many God-centered, justice-orientated and Spirit-motivated people and hope my own heart longings and spiritual gifts support the local...

John Hammer

John Hammer

JOHN J. HAMMER age 85, beloved husband for 62 years of Carol (nee Code); loving father of John J. Jr. (wife Cheryl), Timothy (wife Karen), Deborah Gladish (husband Michael) and M. Cathleen Harris (husband Danny); devoted grandfather of Elizabeth, Kevin (wife Allison), Cassandra Orsini (husband David), Gregory, Stephen and Kristen Gladish, Caroline and Allison Harris; cherished son of the late...

Robert Winchell

Robert Winchell

ROBERT REYNOLD WINCHELL, aged 81 years, resident of Adelaide, Australia and formerly of Mayfield Heights, Ohio, beloved husband of Despina “Dessy” (nee Drikas), cherished brother of Marcelyn Winchell Owen and step-brother to Ruth Owen Scharlotte, treasured uncle of Lisa Perry, Leigh Owen (husband Tim McNichols) and Laurel Szafraniec (husband Ray), fond great-uncle of 9 and survived by the Drikas family...

Harry Lewis

Harry Lewis

HARRY J. LEWIS age 81, beloved husband for 17  years  of Ann (nee Reinemeyer) and the late Nancy (nee Calbincea); loving father of Sharon (deceased), Pat and step-father of Lisa Bahr and Michelle Poling; devoted grandfather  of  Samantha  Poling; dearest brother of Don (deceased), Kenneth “Red” (wife Pauline), Bob Johnson and Raymond (deceased). U.S. Army Veteran. Cremation by DeJohn Crematory.

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Darin Robertson

Darin Robertson

DARIN L. ROBERTSON age 52, cherished son of Rebecca Balash (husband Gerald) and the late Danny Robertson; dearest brother of Dale, Danny, Heather and Donald; dear uncle of Randy Lee.

Darin was born on March 18, 1965 and passed away on March 25, 2017. He graduated from Willoughby-Eastlake Technical Center and was owner-operator for DR Landscaping. Darin received the most...

Charles Martis

Charles Martis

CHARLES G. MARTIS, beloved husband for 60 years of Marie (nee Della); loving father of Charles “Chazz”, Michael (wife Catherine) and Gina Della; devoted grandfather of Nicholas, Thomas, Matthew, Maria, Katie and Stephen. U.S. Army Veteran.

Charles passed away on March 24, 2017. He was a member of the ROTC at The Ohio State University and attained the rank of...

Joseph Federico

Joseph Federico

JOSEPH N. FEDERICO age 95, beloved husband for 70 years of Florence (nee Grand); loving father of Joseph A. (deceased), Susan, Thomas (wife Debra) and Annette Federico (husband Charles Dotas); devoted grandfather of Lauren Federico (husband Sean Murphy), Matthew and Tyler Federico; cherished son of the late Frank and Maria (nee Gambatesa); dearest brother of the late Dominic (wife Antoinette,...

Sam Stevens

Sam Stevens

SAM R. STEVENS age 87, beloved husband for 44 years of the late Patricia A. (nee O’Brien); loving father of Sam R. Jr. (Mary Ann Chulick), Brian P. and Mary Clare; devoted grandfather of Joseph P.; cherished son of the late Charles Seminatore and Rose (nee Frangiamore); dearest brother of Frances J. (husband Joseph deceased) and the late Nancy; dear...

Gloria A. Burrows

Gloria A. Burrows

Gloria Ann Burrows, age 73. Wife of Douglas Brown (deceased); mother of Sharon L. Chipko (John), Kathleen E. Cortes and Karen Brown Braddock; loving grandmother, great grandmother and aunt of many; daughter of the deceased Mary and Clyde; sister of Mary Augustine (Larry), Barbara Chuppa (Paul), Alan “Tommy” (Arlin), Richard (Gwyn), William (Sissy, deceased), James, Virginia Underwood (deceased) (John), Robert...

Martina Simicak

Martina Simicak

MARTINA SIMICAK (nee Sraka) age 71 of Willoughby Hills. Passed away March 21, 2017 surrounded peacefully by her family. Beloved wife of Metod. Devoted Mother of Natalie Spishock (Tom), and Anita Klepec (Tony). Loving Grandmother of Dominic, Jessica, Matthew, Liana, Tommy, and Marie. Brothers and Sisters in Slovenia and France.

Mass of Christian Burial Monday, March 27, 2017., 10:00 A.M....

Ann Currey

Ann Currey

ANN M. CURREY (nee Kubany) age 94, beloved wife of the late Charles B.; loving mother of Charles J. (wife Elizabeth), Phyllis A. Simcich (husband Thomas) and Patricia J. Kavalecz (husband Robert, deceased); devoted grandmother of Christine Slotta (husband Dennis), Patricia Ann Currey, Kellie Abbott (husband Brian), Karen McFee (husband Robert), Josef Kavalecz (wife Sarah), Nicole Bursh (husband Andrew), Thomas...

Kathleen Percenti

Kathleen Percenti

KATHLEEN PERCENTI, aged 71 years, beloved daughter of the late Joseph S. and Helen T. (nee Krajewski), dearest sister of Cynthia “Penny” Percenti, devoted aunt of Danise Bell and great-aunt to Joseph, Justin and Meghan, special friend to Rebecca and Craig Schmidt, and Nonna to Hannah and Lauren, also survived by many cherished friends and former students. Kathleen was a...

Josip Vidovic

Josip Vidovic

Josip Vidovic, age 36, passed away suddenly on March 20, 2017. He was born April 4, 1980 in Bugojno, Bosnia.

Beloved husband of Sanela; dear father of Stella and Adrian; cherished son of Janja and Vlado (deceased); brother of Silvester (Zrinka), Jakov (deceased)(Josipa), Katarina Golemovic (Pero); brother-in-law of Biljana Novkovic (Josip) and Sinisa; son-in-law of Vinko and Andje Juresic; many...

Michael Papouras

Michael Papouras

MICHAEL P. PAPOURAS, passed away peacefully on March 20, 2017 in the company of his wife and children, aged 81 years, beloved husband for 52 years to Sia (nee Christides), loving father of Constance George (husband Jack) and Christopher (wife Veena), cherished “papou” of Gianna Katerina George and Michael Jose Papouras, devoted son of the late Pantelis and Katerina (nee...

Viola Krebel

Viola Krebel

VIOLA KREBEL age 94, beloved daughter of the late John and Josephine (nee Smole) Krebel; loving sister of Eleanor and John Krebel. Mass of Christian Burial Friday, March 24, 2017 at St John of the Cross Catholic Church at 11:30 AM. Burial following at All Souls Cemetery.

Viola was born on May 7, 1922 in Cleveland and passed away on...