Obituaries

DOROTHY M. CLARK (nee Harrison) (formerly Angel), aged 85 years, beloved wife of William A. Jr., dearest mother of James A. Angel III (wife Pam), Joy A. Gilchrist (husband Ted), Jill A. Bollinger (husband John), Jessie L. Burgess (husband Daniel), John D. (wife Nancy), Andrew S. (wife Noelle) and the late William G. Clark, loving grandmother of 13 and great-grandmother...

JAMES RICHARD NICE, aged 73 years, passed away May 28, 2016, beloved husband of Denise (nee Crompton), dear father of LCDR Jesse, USN. (wife Allison), fond brother of the late Robert. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made at the funeral home.

James Richard Nice was born January 10,1943 in Cincinnati, Ohio, to Helen Nice (nee Forster), and Harold...

FRANK N. “HANK” JIANNETTI age 89, beloved husband for 63 years of Mary “Babe” (nee Savoca); loving father of Frank (wife Barbara) and Michael (wife Cathy); devoted grandfather of Joseph, Jeanine Rivas (husband Anthony), Anthony, Jennifer Lyons (husband Christopher) and great-grandfather of Cali; cherished son of the late Bernardo Domenic and Marietta (nee Rossi) Giannetti; dearest brother of Stella Hazen...

Ruth Collver Marshall, 93, was born near Simcoe, Ontario, on June 23, 1922 and was the middle child of three siblings of Catherine Gage Collver and Roy Ward Collver.

She married William James Marshall of Galt, Ontario, on September 26, 1942 and they resided in Toronto, Ontario until late 1947 when they immigrated to Moreland Hills, Ohio.  In 1955 they...

NIKOLA KOVACEVIC, age 85. Beloved father of Katarina Quintana (partner: Jeff), John, Joe (wife: Terrie) and Marija; loving grandfather of Tiffany Thompson (husband: Mike) and Jacob (deceased); brother of Jure (wife: Jagoda), Mate (wife: Eileen), Marica, Katica, Mile (deceased) (wife: Branka) and Joso (deceased)(wife: Marija, deceased); former husband of Ana; and uncle of many.

Family will receive friends to pay...

VIRGINIA A. MIERKE (nee Koprivnik), age 87, beloved wife of the late William; loving mother of Connie Rismiller (husband Ted), Dale (wife Susan), William (wife Karen) and Christopher; devoted grandmother of Keith (Amy), Melissa (Chris), Michael (Sarah), David, Daniel, Nicholas, Maureen, Caroline and Celia; great-grandmother of eight and great-great-grandmother of one; dearest sister of the late Anton Koprivnik, Daniella Watson...

Sister Veronica Cipar, educator, massotherapist Individuals who attended Ursuline College from 1960 through 1992 likely remember Sister Veronica Cipar (then Sister M. Cleopha) as a Spanish professor or as the “Dorm Mother” in Murphy Residence Hall. But the passionate and charismatic language teacher and guide also touched countless lives in her second career as a massage therapist. The much beloved...

Sister M. Bernadette, lifelong educator Sister M. Bernadette dedicated more than six decades of her ministry career to education, including tenures as an elementary school teacher and principal, as an administrator at the diocesan level, as a project assistant for the Catholic Conference of Ohio, and as an associate of Education Consultant Services. The fiercely dedicated educator died May 29...

MICHAEL ANTHONY WIENER age 27, loving father of Aiden; beloved son of Lisa (nee Gueldenberg) and the late Eric L. Wiener; cherished brother of Jessica Wiener; treasured grandson of Aurelia and Frank Young, Louis Gueldenberg, and Judy Levy; dearest uncle of Arianna Nelson; dear nephew, cousin and friend of many. Survived by his canine companion Jellybean.

Michael was born on...

Rev. Richard L. Barth, of Eastlake, went to be with his Lord on May 25, 2016.

He was born August 5, 1930, in Youngstown, the son of the late Paul and Ethel (Regal) Barth. He was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Maribelle Ann Barth.

Mr. Barth was a 1953 graduate of Eastern Bible Institute in Green...

KARYN M. SPANULO age 28; loving mother of Lexi; cherished daughter of Sharyn Measor and the late Tom Spanulo; dear sister of Mario Measor; devoted grand-daughter of Marge and Tony (dec.) Spanulo and the late George and Marion Measor; dearest niece of Lou Measor, George (Gabby) Measor, Jimmie (Pam) Measor, Kathie (Buck, dec.) Betley, Robbie (Laurie) Measor; Joanne Larned, Susan...

NANCY C. SIMS (nee Alexander) of East Cleveland, a retired Cleveland Public School teacher, passed away May 26, 2016. She will be missed by her family and friends. Private family services. Arrangements entrusted to THE DeJOHN-FLYNN-MYLOTT FUNERAL HOME OF SOUTH EUCLID.

 

CLAIRE A. JOLIAT age 49; cherished daughter of Lillian (nee Vosmik) and the late Richard Joliat; dearest sister of Pierre (wife Susan), John, Philip (wife Julie), and the late Michele and Suzanne; dear aunt of Melissa, Michael (husband Patrick), Nicole and Amelia; treasured niece and cousin of many.

Claire was born on July 16, 1966 and passed away on May...

BENJAMIN GEORGE MORRIS, 21, of Euclid, entered into eternal life Saturday, May 21, 2016.

Born October 28, 1994 in Painesville, Ohio to Kevin J. and Debra A. (nee Walker) Ben was a free-spirited person with an infectious smile loved by so many. He was an avid lover of the arts. Ben enjoyed drawing, painting and sketching.  During his young life...

Edward (Ed) Reilly II, aged 89 years, beloved husband for 68 years of Eileen Rose (nee Wells), loving father of Edward III (wife Deborah Klein) and Kathleen Adamczyk (husband George). Devoted grandfather to Kristin Tran (husband Quoc) and Kevin Adamczyk (wife Annie) and great-grandfather to Tara Tran and Lucas Tran. Dear brother of the late Margaret Connelly (husband Francis deceased),...

DOMINIC RALPH ROSSI age 75, beloved husband for 53 years of Joan M. (nee Koczan); loving father of Joseph (wife Pamela) and Ann Marie Rossi – Smerglia (husband Bruce); devoted grandfather of Michael, Nicholas and Rebecca Rossi and Alex and Amanda Smerglia; cherished son of the late Joseph and Anna (nee Russo) Rossi; dearest brother of Joanne DiFiore (husband Joseph),...

MARY E. LITZ (nee Millik), passed away suddenly on May 21, 2016 at the age of 95. Mary was born on September 12, 1920 to the late John and Margaret (nee Panyik) Millik. Dearly beloved wife for 61 years to the late William E. Litz and devoted mother to the late Robert “Bobby” Litz, dearest sister of Steve (Faye) Millik...

Nancy J. Weeks, born on October 22, 1970 in Cleveland, Ohio. She graduated from Charles F. Brush High School and went on to obtain an Associate’s Degree from Lakeland Community College. Until December of 2015 Nancy enjoyed an independent life in Willoughby, Ohio and a career with Penske Logistics. She loved tennis, books, politics, on-line shopping, and country music. Her...

DOLORES E. AUBE (nee Ernst) aged 90 years, beloved wife for 53 years to the late Lucien A., Ph.D., dearest mother of Larry, Mary Elizabeth (husband Yves Frenette), Yvonne M., M.D., and Edward (wife Pamela), loving grandmother of Marc-David (companion Caroline Belanger), Gabriel and Thomas Aube-Frenette, and Michael Aube, great-grandmother of Aurelle Belanger-Frenette, cherished sister of the late Marjorie E....

Walter K. Czaja, age 89, died Sunday May 15, 2016 in the Ohio Veterans Home in Sandusky, Ohio following a brief illness.

He leaves his sons and their families, Mark and Kathy Czaja, their children Kelly and Colleen; Michael Czaja and Hope Clark, their children Amanda, Michael, Samuel and Lukas; Robert and Kelly Czaja and their children Allyson, Sarah and...