Obituaries

REBECCA DEMPSEY (nee Southall) age 76 was born on January 5, 1940 to the late Roy and Bethania (nee Short) Southall in Centerville, Pennsylvania and passed away on January 19, 2016. She was the beloved wife for 58 years of Morris; loving mother of Rick (wife Fiona), Kathy Borger, Nena Malone (husband Carl), and the late Douglas; devoted grandmother of...

STANISLAV “STANE’ KODRIN

A Mass of Christian Burial for Stanislav “Stane” Kodrin, 88, will be held 10 a.m. Saturday January 23, 2016 at St. Vitus Church 6019 Lausche Ave. Cleveland, OH 44103 followed by burial in All Souls Cemetery Chardon, OH.

Mr. Kodrin passed away Tuesday at the Slovene Home for the Aged in Cleveland, OH. Born in Loka pri...

Mass of Christian Burial for Charles A. Bissler, 93, will be on Saturday, January 23, 2016 at 11:30 AM at St. Helen Catholic Church, 12060 Kinsman Road, Newbury. Mr. Bissler passed away on Saturday. He lived in Newbury, previously residing in Mentor.

Charles was born on May 21, 1922 in Garfield Heights. Charles was a World War II U.S. Navy...

MARY K. BEDNAR (nee Abood), age 90; beloved wife of the late Edward, Sr.; loving mother of Vivian Rego, Barbara, Edward Jr. (wife Patricia), and Sheri; devoted grandmother of Danielle and Michael; cherished daughter of the late Joseph and Sadie (nee Joseph); dearest sister of the late Albert Abood; dear aunt and great-aunt of many.

Mary was born on April...

SISTER ROSEMARY, SND, (formerly Sr. Mary St. Ignatius), 85. Beloved daughter of the late Herman and Elizabeth (nee Schneider) Mayer and sister of deceased siblings Elaine Schoen (Richard, deceased), Dr. James (Micki), Charles and Rev. Robert, SJ. Cherished aunt and great aunt of many nieces and nephews and sister to the congregation of the Sisters of Notre Dame with whom...

FRANCES BENKO, 86, passed away January 13, 2016. She was the wife of the late Joseph; daughter of Federik and Veronika Muller (both deceased); dear sister of Nezka Drovenik, Veronika Klancnik and eight deceased all of Slovenia; aunt and great aunt to many.

Mass of Christian Burial 11 a.m. Wednesday January 20, 2016 at St. Vitus Church 6019 Lausche Ave....

MARY E. MASLAR (nee Mezzopera) age 93, beloved wife for 54 years of the late John L.; loving mother of Joyce Shafer (Donald) and John A. (Donna); devoted grandmother of Jodi Nead (Mark), David Shafer (Susie), Kerri Dalton (Rich), Alex Maslar, and great-grandmother of 8; daughter of the late John and Premetta (nee Guerci) Mezzopera; sister of Rena DeAngelo (Pat,...

JOHN J. “JACK” SIEMEN, age 85, of Mayfield Village. Beloved husband of the late Mary Jane (nee Hassing); loving father of John Jr. “Jack” (Connie), Kenneth (Jackie) and Christopher; dearest grandfather of Craig (Jenny), Jennifer, Sarah, Stephen, Joey and Michael; dear great grandfather of Ben, Lily and Addyson; brother of the late George. Veteran of the U.S. Air Force during...

VERNA T. BERTAGNOLLI (nee Sendek), 95, of Shaker Heights, Ohio, passed away Jan. 13, 2016 at Brookdale Rockefeller Senior Living Center in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. She was born on Dec. 13, 1920 in Windber, PA. She was the beloved wife for 62 years to the late Alfred N. “Fred”, dearest mother of Patricia Friedhoff (husband Herb) (of Johnstown, PA.), Joseph...

VERONICA A. WHITE (nee Koss) age 93, beloved wife of the late Charles E. Sr.; loving mother of Clare Cook (husband Brian), Robert (wife D’Ann), and the late Charles E. Jr.; devoted grandmother of Colleen, Kenneth (wife Natalee), Daniel Cook, and great-grandmother of Emilee and Ella; cherished daughter of the late Lawrence and Barbara (nee Klucarich) Koss; treasured sister of...

ANTHONY J. STANIC age 86, beloved husband for 59 years of Jeanne (nee Ropret); loving father of Michael J. (wife Sheryl), David W. (wife Cathy) and the late A. Mark; devoted grandfather of Amy Kuchenbecker (husband Bill), Mollie Hoar (husband Scott), Becky Stanic (Adam Cervenka), Samantha Phillips, Joseph, Patrick, and Ryan Stanic, Brandon and Dylan Wimbs, and great-grandfather of Harper...

DONNA V. RUGGIERO (nee Speck) age 86, was born on February 21, 1929 in Cleveland passed away on January 10, 2016. Beloved wife of the late Nicholas D.; loving mother of Donna Scott (husband Gary), Michael, Beverly Schilero, Nicolas Jr., Samuel (husband Robert Shepard), Rick (wife Beth), and the late Sandra Meyer (husband John); devoted grandmother of Gary Carpenter (Michelle),...

FRANCIS W. HEMRY age 96, beloved husband for 67 years to Ruth E. (nee Bornemann); loving father of Timothy W. (wife Cathy), Susan K., and Tyrone F. (wife Donna) Hemry; devoted grandfather of 6 and great-grandfather of 14. WWII U.S. Army Air Corps. Veteran.

Francis was born on August 5, 1919 in Hillsdale, Michigan and passed away on January 8,...

Doreen was born Nov. 11, 1941 to the late Alfred and Ivy (nee Sturgess) Vincent in England. She entered into eternal life on January 8, 2016 after a brief illness. She lived in Cleveland most of her life, also living in Illinois for 23 years before moving to Chardon 14 years ago.  Doreen attended St. Mary Catholic Church, where she...

LAURA ANN PARATORE age 54, loving devoted partner for 15 years of the late Paul Colosimo; beloved daughter of John and Madeline (nee DePaola) Paratore; treasured sister of John (wife Ann, nee Czyzycki), Ronald (wife Margaret, nee Snyder), Kathleen Rogers (husband John), Mary Ann Knaus (husband Kurt) and Nicholas (wife JoElla, nee Grim); devoted aunt of Brittany, John Alex, Kirsten,...

BERNARD MICHAEL URDA age 75, Lifelong resident of Lyndhurst Dearest brother of Mary Ann Magda (Julius), Antoinette T. and William J. (deceased), Loving Uncle of Robert Magda (Theresa), Michael Urda (Diane), William Magda (Cynthia), and Kenneth Urda (Karen) Great Uncle of Many.

Mass of Christian Burial Monday, January 11, 2016 at the Church of St. Clare 10:30AM. PLEASE MEET AT...

PATRICK SALVATORE SANO, aged 92 years, beloved husband for 58 years to Merle (nee Van de Wal), dear father of Salvatore “Tory” (wife Maureen), cherished son of the late Salvatore and Philomena (nee Acconciamessa), devoted brother of Katherine Darcy and the late twin Joseph, Anthony, Lucy Pero and John, treasured uncle and great-uncle. Patrick was a United States Air Force...

MARTIN S. SCHREIBER Former husband of Tina Schreiber. Loving son of Richard and Judith (nee Burton). Devoted father of Scott, Robert (deceased) (mother Dianne Dicesare) Tara, Brittany, John, Marissa. Dear Brother of Richard P. (deceased) and Kathy Castrataro (John). Partner of Kelly Kenosh. Uncle and friend to many.

Family will receive friends to celebrate the life of Marty at the...

JULIUS G. PASSALACQUA, age 85, beloved husband for 63 years of Cecilia (nee Mendiola); loving father of Julie L. Koren (husband Raymond), Jerome C. (wife Colleen (nee Kiernan), deceased) and Linda R. Cusick (husband Daniel); devoted grandfather of Raymond M., Matthew C. (partner Brandon Barclay) and Gregory S. (fiancé Michelle McCarthy) Koren, Christopher C. and Karen A. Passalacqua, Daniel J....

DOMENIC R. NARDOLILLO age 99, of Mayfield Heights. Beloved husband of the late Frances J. (nee Porrello). Devoted father of Donna Niland (Patrick), Arlene Reed, and Ronald (Helen). Loving grandfather of Tom Reed (Daniela), Bob Reed (Natalie), Denise Barna (Craig), Michael Reed, Mary-Lynn McClellan (Derek), Mark Niland (Roberta), Michael Niland (Jill), Timothy Roberts (Deceased), Patrick Roberts (Jennifer), Mary Beth Lee...