Obituaries

NICOLINO SALOMONE age 89, beloved husband of the late Louise  (nee Liberatore); loving father of Frank Nardis (wife Pamela) and Carla Bondra (husband John); devoted grandfather of Jennifer Siders (husband Glen), Brian Boyd (wife Robin), Adam Nardis (wife Erin), Alyssa Calhoun (husband Elliott), Johanna, Christian and Nicholas Bondra; great-grandfather of Kelsea, Cameron, Lexi, Caden, Rylee, Adelyn, Evan and Caleb and...

REV. FR. EDWARD F. DHONDT age 74, passed away March 14, 2017 at his residence in Anderson, IN after a sudden illness.  He was born August 14, 1942, in Cleveland, OH, the son of the late Henry J. and Sabina (nee Loftus) Dhondt.

Fr. Ed was the dearest brother of the late Daniel (wife Carol) and Kathleen McCarthy (husband John,...

FRANK J. FEOLA, PhD age 40, beloved husband for 16 years of Jennifer (nee Homick); loving father of Frank, Elena and Daniel; cherished son of Frank and Marsha (nee Gentsy); dearest brother of Ryan (wife Kelly) and Lauren (husband Francesco); dearest uncle of Mattia and Jonathan; dear nephew of Rose Prescaro, Ken and George Gentsy and the late Angelo (wife...

MARIE M. GRMOVSEK (nee Romyak), beloved wife of the late Anthony J.; loving mother of John (wife Andrea) and Joseph (wife Stacie); devoted grandmother of Andrea; cherished daughter of the late Michael and Anna (nee Spodnik) Romyak; dearest sister of Grace Moravek (husband Edward, deceased), Betty Ghioldi and the late Dorothy Srdjak (husband George, deceased); dear aunt and great-aunt of...

EILEEN R. REILLY (nee Wells) age 93, beloved wife for 68 years of the late Edward J. Reilly, II; loving mother of Edward J., III (wife Deborah Klein) and Kathleen Adamczyk (husband George); devoted grandmother of Kristin Tran (husband Quoc) and Kevin Adamczyk (wife Annie) and great-grandmother of Tara and Lucas Tran; cherished daughter of the late Clinton and Agnes...

George Lakios, George, 92. Dearly beloved husband of the late Angeline (nee Mylonas). Most loving father of Caryn (deceased) (Theodore) Cherpas, and Constantine “Gus” Lakios. Loving Papou of Theodore, James and George Cherpas. Brother of Peter (deceased) and William (Toula) (both deceased). Veteran of the US Army. Funeral services Friday, March 17, 2017 at 11 AM at Saints Constantine and...

DR. L. DOUGLAS LENKOSKI, M.D., retired member of the faculty in Psychiatry at CWRU Medical School, and Chief of Staff at University Hospitals, passed away March 10, 2017, aged 91 years, beloved husband for 64 years to Jeannette (nee Teare), loving father of Jan Lenkoski-Mueller (Sandy Hook, CT), Mark (Sarasota, FL), Lisa Koblenz (Seattle, WA) and Jody Schiliro (Santa Fe,...

Mass of Christian Burial for Irene M. (Keller) Iskra, 72, of Concord Township, will be held on Monday, March 20, 2017 at St. Mary Catholic Church, 401 North St., Chardon, at 11:30 AM. Mrs. Iskra died Monday, March 13 at her residence.

She was born on July 13, 1944 in Cleveland, She was a 50 year resident of Willoughby Hills...

RITA M. GRASHAW (nee Smith) age 90, beloved wife of the late Walter; loving mother of Patricia Lynn Greve (husband Rev. Paul), Suzanne Rullman (husband Thomas) and the late Christine Kuhn; devoted grandmother of Lauren Greve, CPT Eric Rullman USMC, CPT Ryan Rullman USMC (wife Nicole), Anthony Kuhn, and Petty Officer 2d Class Nicholas Kuhn USN (wife Jessica) and great-grandmother...

DRAGO ANDROJNA age 78, beloved husband for 50 years of Francka (nee Majc); loving father of Caroline “Charlie” Androjna (husband Kevin Healey), Frank (wife Mary Martin-Androjna), Angela, and Maria Weber (husband Nick); devoted stari ata of Alexander and Ethan Androjna, Jake Healey, Ashley and Luke Weber; cherished son of the late Franc and Marija (nee Bozic) Androjna; dearest brother of...

CAROL WARD (nee Ray) age 73, beloved wife for 55 years of Timothy; loving mother of Nora Yoskovich (husband Barry), Thomas (wife Christine), Timothy (wife Denise) and Michael (wife Suzi); devoted grandmother of Kellie Biller, Amanda Glum, Alex Yoskovich, Roger, Adam, Daniel, Steven, Samantha, Hannah and Leah Ward and great-grandmother of Eric Biller; dearest sister of 8, sister-in-law, aunt and...

Barbara G. Sertic, 80, of Cleveland passed away on Sunday, March 12, 2017. She was born November 6, 1936 in West Virginia.

She is survived by her nieces and nephews: Cynthia and Barbara of Georgia, Robert of Cincinnati, Michael and Frank of West Virginia, Maria, Vera, Drago and families including many in Canada and Croatia.

She was preceded in death...

Eleanor G. Nehls (nee Grosser) age 99, beloved wife of the late Richard; loving mother of Rick (wife Maddy), Gary (wife Judith), Mary Ellen Prykan (husband John, deceased) and Kathleen Krzywicki (husband Michael); devoted grandmother of 12 and great-grandmother of 13; treasured sister of the late Elizabeth Graham; dear aunt and great-aunt of many; devoted friend of Lydia.

Eleanor was...

JAMES L. MAUSSER, age 69, beloved husband of Janette (Annis) (nee Leduc), loving father of Jesse and Amanda Hillman (husband Seth), devoted grandfather of Alicia and Evan, cherished son of Adele (nee Zlatkauckas) and the late Leo, dearest brother of Colin, Leon (wife Paula) and the late John. Dear uncle and great uncle.

James was born on January 29, 1948...

BERNARD “JACK” VINCENT age 88, beloved husband for 62 years of Leah Anne (nee Bill); loving father of Vicki Miller (husband Tony), Craig (wife Peggy), and Janet Dix (husband Rick); devoted grandfather of Danielle Hargett (husband Nick), Cara Miller, Randy Vincent (fiancee Karena), Renee Beamer (husband Dylon), Reyna and Robyn Vincent, Jacob, Jeremy and Justin Dix and great-grandfather of Olive...

MARY M. RYBACKI (nee VanWynsberghe) age 95, beloved wife of the late Joseph; loving mother of Mary Simoncic (husband Carl); devoted grandmother of Robert Simoncic (Kelly Ross) and Katherine Simoncic and great-grandmother of Olive; cherished daughter of the late John and Valentina VanWynsberghe; dearest sister of the late Margaret Hunt (husband Wendell, deceased), Emma Rosinski (husband Chester, deceased) and George...

CAROLYN FARONI, aged 69 years, beloved daughter of the late James C. and Roselie M. (nee Amato), dear sister of James Faroni, cherished friend of Barbara Bonfiglio and many others. Carolyn was a graduate of Our Lady of Lourdes High School and retired executive secretary for Huron Road Hospital. Contributions suggested to the ASPCA.

Friends will be received on Friday,...

EUGENE J. PLAGA, SR. age 76, retired Cleveland Police Officer, beloved husband of the late Norma “Nicki” (nee Worstall); loving father of Eugene J. Plaga, Jr. (wife Kathryn); devoted grandfather of Adam, Alena, Julia, Lydia and Gloria; cherished son of the late Stanley and Eva (nee Tyburski); dearest brother of Robert (wife Margie), Ronnie Kuhel (husband Frank) and the late...

MARILEE K. DEATHERAGE (nee Knebel) age 88, beloved wife of the late Harry O.; loving mother of Stephen (wife Pergentina “Jeane”), Andrew “Woody” and the late Peter H. (wife Deirdre); devoted grandmother of Daniel (wife Anna), Matthew, Hannah and great-grandmother of Daisy; dearest sister of Joanne Swanson; dear aunt and great-aunt of many.

Marilee was born on December 31, 1928...