Obituaries

ELIZABETH “BETTY” JANE FORTE (nee Anderson) age 90. Died Oct. 31, 2016. Cherished wife for 57 years of the late Jerome “Jay” Forte; beloved mother of Barbara Antos (Timothy), Donna Zadd (Daniel), Michael (Toni), Timothy, Thomas (Donna), and the late Robert; devoted grandmother of 16 and great-grandmother of 13; loving daughter of the late William and Nora (nee Lynch) Anderson;...

MILDRED N. KNOWLES (nee Trefny), aged 85 years, beloved wife of the late Charles Leonard, dear mother of Susan Buling (John), Lauren Wicks (Randy), Elaine Mates (Patrick) and Jeanne Deet (Kevin), loving grandmother of 11 and great-grandmother of 4, fond sister of the late Charles and Richard Trefny. In lieu of flowers, contributions suggested to the Academic Support Center at...

THOMAS J. ZNIDARSIC, age 33, beloved son of Paul “Tom” and Margaret “Margie” (nee Kristanc); cherished brother of Julia Sandy (husband Jayme), Vic and Claudia (Matthew Burya); dearest nephew and cousin of the Znidarsic, Loncar, Kristanc, and Senk families; loving companion of Dorothy Bentley; dear friend of many. Survived by his canine girls Meati and Beefi.

Tommy was born on...

BEVERLY J. O’CONNOR, age 79, beloved daughter of the late John R. and Elda L. (nee Krueger) O’Connor; dearest sister of Rev. Bryan T. O’Connor (Dawn) and the late David W. O’Connor; treasured aunt of David (Dimitra), Raymond (Rochelle), Martin (Jennifer), John (Stephanie), Kathryn, and the late Daniel and great-aunt of many; longtime friend and companion of the late Adin...

ROSE A. CAMPANELLA (nee Fioretti) age 85, beloved wife of the late Peter; loving mother of Linda , Denise “Dee Dee” Semethy, and Nicollet “Nikki” Spiteri (husband John); devoted grandmother of Eric Pritchard (wife Tracy), Ashlee Brunello (husband Joseph), Jordan Semethy, and great-grandmother “GG” of Laine, Brennan, Santino, Silvio, and Sofia; cherished daughter of the late Nicola and Theresa (nee...

LUCILLE M. “CEALE” MYERS (nee Pistillo) age 79, beloved wife for 60 years of James; loving mother of Jamie (wife Josie), Joe (wife Karen), Jeff (wife Janice) and Jon (wife Kim); devoted grandmother of Nicholas (wife Alexandra), Zachary, Joshua, Brian (wife Kathy), Kevin, Christopher (fiancé Melanie Sims), Matthew, Leah, Jeffry, Justin, Juliana, Taylor, Tanna and great-grandmother of Clare and Grace;...

KENNETH R. BRANDES age 69, was born on December 22, 1946 in Cleveland and passed away on October 26, 2016. He was the beloved husband for 46 years of Giovanna (nee Ulizzi); loving father of Christine Vidmar (husband David), Bridget DeLembo (husband Pastor Dan), and Kenneth N.; devoted grandfather of Jordin, Antonio, Madison, Cameron, Sydney and Gianna; dearest brother of...

WILLIAM H. BURKE age 91, beloved husband of the late Bernadette (nee Prescott); loving father of John, Anne Hayes (husband Marty), Kevin, Maura Sweet (husband Michael), and Neil (wife Susan); devoted grandfather of 19 and great-grandfather of 6 great-granddaughters and 1 great-grandson (deceased); cherished son of the late Thomas and Susan (nee Rhodes); dearest brother of Jane Burk, and preceded...

ALICE M. PONIKVAR (nee Kahn) age 86, was born on March 12, 1930 in Cleveland and passed away on October 26, 2016. She was the beloved wife of the late William J.; loving mother of William J. Jr. (wife Theresa), Lynn M. Forbes (husband Melvin, IV), and Sandra A. Istok (husband Jan Edward); devoted grandmother of Becki Maas (husband Ryan),...

SR. MARY SHARONE MATONEY, SND 90. Beloved daughter of the late Joseph and Helen (nee Ringling) Matoney and siblings James (Ollie, deceased), Alice Paisley (Robert, deceased), Ruth Kennedy (Walter, deceased), Robert (Sally, deceased) and Joseph (Diane). Cherished aunt of many nieces and nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews; dear friend of many; and sister to the congregation of the Sisters of Notre...

SR. MARY ANTOINETTE KREJSA, SND, 76. Beloved daughter of the late Anthony and Regina (nee Oliger) Krejsa and sister of John and her twin, Thomas. Loving sister of Robert (Rosemary) and Dorothy Heister (William, deceased); cherished aunt; dear cousin and friend of many; sister to the congregation of the Sisters of Notre Dame with whom she shared her life for...

CLAUDE B. PEDERSON age 83, loving father of Theodore (wife Mary) and Russell; devoted grandfather of Andrew, Sam and Theodore; cherished son of the late Theodore and Ruth (nee Walgreen); dearest brother of Mary, Virginia, and the late Louise, Dorothy, Floyd, Les, Parker, Jerry, and Russell; dear uncle and great-uncle of many. U.S. Army Veteran.

Claude was born in Two...

JEAN M. FROST (nee Meyfarth) age 90 resided in Mentor for 52 years. Passed away peacefully Friday, October 21, 2016. Beloved Wife of the late Harry Dean. Devoted Mother of Diane Castrataro (Joe).

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MILAN M. PLUT age 96, was born on June 22, 1920 in Euclid and passed away on October 23, 2016. He was the beloved husband of the late Mary A. (nee Skul); loving father of Thomas (wife Mary Beth); devoted grandfather of Thomas (wife Julie), Emily Laeng (husband Adam), Aaron (wife Liz) and Old Pa of Jacob and Sydney Laeng,...

DOUGLAS A. CREECH, age 67, beloved husband for 43 years of Jan (nee Stovicek); loving father of Timothy, Matthew (wife Jennifer) and Steven; devoted grandfather of Lucas, Zachary and Ryan; cherished son of the late Arvel and Ann (nee Licursi); dearest brother of Sandra Floyd (husband Jack), Sharon Rigg (husband Lyle), Thomas (wife Martha) and the late Dennis (wife Sherri);...

JANET M. GRIFFITHS (nee Immarino) age 75, loving mother of Johnna Bowen (husband John), Rebecca Fox (husband Tom), Jennifer Mackey (husband J.T.) and the late Geoffrey; devoted grandmother of Tommy, Alex and Eddie Fox, Ben and Abby Mackey; cherished daughter of the late Anthony and Lenore (nee Mulholland) Immarino; dearest sister of Richard, Thomas (wife Anita) and the late William...

SR. CATHERINE WALDRON (formerly Sister St. Ann), daughter of the late Patrick and Beatrice (nee Prendergast) Waldron; sister of Patrick Waldron (Mary), T. Gerald Waldron (Claire), Harold Waldron (Kathy), Ursuline Sister Brigetta and the following deceased: James Waldron, John Waldron, William Waldron, Margaret Waldron, Roseanne Weibel, and Ursuline Sister Angela Marie and a member of the Ursuline Sisters of Cleveland...

BRUCE F. TURNER age 78, beloved husband for 51 years of Sandra (nee Wiseman); loving father of Jill B. and William R. (wife Julie); devoted grandfather of Ashley, Ryan, Evan and Andrew Turner; cherished son of the late William and Marion (nee Dotterwich).

Bruce was born December 11, 1937 in Cleveland, Ohio and passed away on October 21, 2016. Bruce...

PAUL COSIC, JR, age 53. Beloved son of the late Paul and Dolores (nee Grivitz); cherished brother of Dan (Elizabeth), Diana Curtin (Fred), Mariana, Linda (James), Paula Schmid (Bill), Svetlana, and the late Darlene; loving uncle and great uncle of many; dearest nephew of Tode (Christina), Milica Kablar (Mirko, deceased), Smilja Radivoj (Kosta), Bozo (Mina); dear cousin of many. Paul...

ARLENE F. ALBRECHT (nee Bicker) age 69, beloved wife of the late Paul Jr.; loving mother of Suzanna Martin (husband Dennis) and Holly Peters (husband Russell); devoted grandmother of Hayden and Logan Martin, Riley, Carrington, and Jett Peters; cherished daughter of the late Wayne and Frances (nee Vanderwal) Bicker; dearest sister of Patricia Koteles (husband William); fond sister-in-law of Thomas...