Obituaries

THOMAS A. GASER age 54, loving father of Natasha and Alexia; former husband of Annette Paros; cherished son of Felix and the late Helena (nee Arnez) Gaser; dearest brother of Joseph (wife Martha) and Andrew (wife Tammy) Gaser and Monika Visalden (husband Edwin); dear uncle of Rachel, Anna, Katherine, Jacob, Luke, Diego, Sasha and Emilio.

Tom was born on April...

SIDNEY B. McGIMPSEY age 84, beloved husband for 33 years of Bonnie (Benyo)(nee Gardner) and the late Mary (nee Cardina); loving step-father of Theresa Benyo-Marzullo (husband James), Susan Ciufo, CNP (husband Russell, MD), Barbara Benyo-Habash (husband Fawzi) and the late Marie Benyo; devoted grandfather of Kyle Mighton, Hannah Ciufo, Emily Ciufo, Regina Marzullo, Rachel Marzullo and Sophia Habash; cherished son...

SR. MARY FRANCES DUNHAM, SND (formerly, Sr. Mary Donald Ann) 87. Beloved daughter of the late Homer and Margaret (nee Wurm) Dunham and sister of deceased Donald and George. Loving sister of Homer (Ree), Patricia Kissell (Willard), Carol Stone (Robert); beloved aunt to many nieces and nephews; dear friend of many and sister to the congregation of the Sisters of...

DAVID O. PADGETT Jr.,  aged 99 years, beloved husband of Nancy (nee Chlebowski) and the late Nettie (nee Kalinoski), dear father of Mike Padgett and Jo Ann Padgett Clift, loving grandfather of Stephanie Clift and Anastasia Clift, great-grandfather of Mason and Mikaela Wertz. David was a United States Army Veteran.

David was born on December 8, 1916 and passed away...

CARMELLA “MELL” DeJOHN (nee Liuzzo) age 89, beloved and devoted wife for 67 years of Rev. Mr. Ross C. Sr. (retired Mayor, City of Mayfield Heights); cherished mother of Ross C. Jr (wife Patricia), Michael A. (wife Mary Alice and the late Catherine), Robert J. (wife Lori), Carla M. Prusak (husband Michael) and Christine A. D’Alessandro (husband James); loving grandmother...

AUGUST T. “AUGIE” MANCUSO age 77, of Highland Heights, Passed away July 26, 2016. Beloved Husband of Patricia (nee Franz). Devoted Father of the Late Alexi Cristine. Cherished Brother of Joseph (Peggy), and Charles A. Brother-in-law of Douglas and Judy Franz. Dearest Uncle of Kristyn Mancuso Tolhurst and Bill Franz. Great Uncle of Simon Franz.

Memorial Mass Monday August 1,...

JAMES E. “JIM” CERMAK age 64, of Walton Hills, entered into eternal life July 21, 2016.

Jim was born December 11, 1951 in Cleveland, OH to the late James E. Sr. and Agnes E. (nee Sedlak). He graduated Holy Name High School and earned a business degree from Cleveland State. Jim spent his entire career in upper management working for...

JANICE A. CATALANO age 63, beloved mother of Cori Sieger (husband Trey) and Dana McKinney (husband Adam); devoted and loving grandmother of Annabelle and Lizzie Sieger and Janice Mae McKinney; cherished daughter of the late Elizabeth DeSantis (nee Agresta) and Nicholas Catalano and step-daughter of the late Vito DeSantis; dearest sister of Lori DeSantis; loving aunt of Karli and Logan...

MARK J. SZABADOS age 43, cherished son of Joel and Maryann (nee Petrus) and step-son of Nancy Szabados; loving brother of Rebecca, Dominic (Ashley Chedrick) and Lauren and step-brother of Christopher and Jennifer Krupa; dear nephew, cousin, and friend of many; dear uncle of his canine friends Coco, Layla, and Maximus.

Mark was born on December 17, 1972 and passed...

MARY ELLEN THOMPSON (nee Roche) age 72, former wife of the late Ronald Thompson; cherished daughter of the late Myles F. and Angela (nee Zirm) Roche; dearest sister of Michael Roche, Kathleen Jaskolka (husband Donald), Connie Carr (husband Larry), Myles Roche Jr. (wife Reneé, deceased), and Brigid; dear aunt and great-aunt of many.

Mary Ellen was born on October 18,...

SR. MARY JANE, SND (Alice Marie Rohr) 89. Beloved daughter of the late Edward and Matilda (nee Reichlin) Rohr and sister of deceased Edward, Jr. Loving sister of Jerome (Catherine), beloved aunt of many nieces and nephews, dear friend of many and sister to the congregation of the Sisters of Notre Dame with whom she shared her life for 70...

MARIA “STELLA” DiLIDDO (nee Savarino), aged 88 years, beloved wife for 65 years to Andrew J., dearest mother of Andrew Jr. (wife Rebecca), Edward, Frances Kurtz (husband William) and Janice Ulrich (husband Steve), devoted daughter of the late Pietro and Frances (nee Cipolla) Savarino, cherished sister of the late John Savarino; dear aunt, great-aunt and cousin of many.

Stella was...

JOHN C. PONN age 94, born on April 22, 1922 in Murray City, Ohio and passed away on July 18, 2016. He was the beloved husband for 73 years of Bonita (nee Craft); loving father of Ronald and John C. Jr.; devoted grandfather of Brian (wife Bridget) and great-grandfather of Indica and Trevor; dearest brother of Samuel.

John was a...

MAN H. CHAN, aged 78 years, beloved husband for 57 years to Shuit Ying Chan (nee Yung), dear father of Willie (wife Annette), and Karen Belleza (husband Dr. James, M.D.), loving grandfather of Ian, Tiffany and Sarah Chan, and Christina, Alexis and Nicholas Belleza, fond brother of Susan, Amy, Simon, Yvonne, Carmen and Vera. Funeral services Saturday, July 23, 2016...

SHIRLEY A. GERLAT (nee Kvarda), beloved wife of the late Norman G., dear mother of the late Ellen Mary, loving sister of the late Robert E. Kvarda, cherished aunt of Kim Kvarda (Dan Madsen), Eric Kvarda (Lissa Krueger),Barbara Hout and Allan Gerlat (Cheryl), devoted great-aunt to Maya and Sierra Madsen.

Contributions in memory of Shirley suggested to The Ellen...

JOHN D. SAUNDERS age 78, beloved husband for 56 years of Joan (nee Taylor); loving father of Kendra Schwiemann (husband William) and John D. Jr. (wife Adria); devoted Papa of Brandy Horlacher, William Schwiemann IV and Xavier; cherished son of the late John W. and Frances (nee Ebert).

John was born on August 26, 1937 in Cleveland, OH and passed...

MARJORIE M. TAYLOR age 84, loving mother of Amy Phelps (husband Henry), Richard Covell (deceased), Lance Covell and Beth Liff (husband Scott); devoted grandmother of Cory Phelps (wife Amber), Tracy Phelps, Dawn Rae Howerton, Rachel Kistemaker (husband Aaron), Taylor Liff and Jordan Liff and great-grandmother of Ronan, Paige, Ansleigh and Everleigh; dearest sister of Ann Lotshaw (husband Elmer, deceased) and...

Charles A. Giza, 95, of Hambden Twp., entered into eternal life July 13, 2016 surrounded by his family. Charlie was born October 9, 1920 in Owatonna, MN to the late Anthony and Bertha (nee Kornacki). He has been a resident of Chardon since 1969.

Charles was a WW II and Korean Conflict U. S. Air Force Veteran and retired from...

NORINE WINES SHARP, age 93, longtime proud resident of Cleveland Hts., died Wednesday, July 13. Beloved wife of the late Robert W. for 52 years; cherished mother of Kathleen Samuel (Larry) of Solon, Pamela Adamson (David) of Highland Hts., Janet Schoon (Marcus) of Troy, MI, Andrea Bobak of Solon and Gail Sharp of Dublin, OH; dear grandmother of Karen Samuel...