Obituaries

JULIA LOUISE SOHL, age 91, died peacefully on Wednesday March 16, 2016 at Brookdale rehabilitation facility in Richmond Heights and was reunited with her loving son Kenneth, Jr who died suddenly on March 10, 2016.

JULIA LOUISE SOHL (nee Novotney) was born April 4, 1924 in Morgantown, West Virginia, moved with her family to Starford, Pennsylvania and graduated from Commodore...

LOTUS ANN VITANTONIO age 81, was born on June 13, 1934 in Cleveland and passed away on March 15, 2016. She was the treasured daughter of the late Anthony and Theresa (nee DeFabio); dearest aunt of Gayla Amato and great-aunt.

Lotus was a resident of Concord for 2 years, formerly of Naples, Florida. She was a member of Holy Rosary...

Janet Wood, 82, a longtime resident of Denville, NJ, passed away on March 8, 2016 in Cleveland, Ohio. She was predeceased by William Wood, Jr, her husband of 58 years, who passed away in 2015. She was the beloved mother of William (Joan) and Margaret (Barry) Owen, grandmother of Nathan (Deyla), Stephen, Lauren and Caleb, and great grandmother of Jay,...

Celebration of Life Service for George H.S. Edwards, 68, will be on Thursday, March 17, 2016 at 8 PM at The DeJohn Funeral Home & Crematory of Chardon. Mr. Edwards died on Monday at his home surrounded by his family. He was a resident of Chardon for 45 years.

George was a member of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Chesterland....

ELIZABETH L. (Taddie) YOUNG (nee Carson), age 86, beloved wife of the late Henry Taddie and Roy Young; loving mother of Majel Haas (husband Paul), Mark Taddie (wife Susan), Dwyn Kawalec (husband Michael), Hallie Martin (husband Russell), Robert Young (wife Christine) and Cyndi Brunnett; devoted grandmother of 15 and great-grandmother of 18; dearest sister of William Carson (wife Rosemarie) and...

LOUIS R. GRASSO, 60, of Mayfield Heights, passed away peacefully March 15, 2016 surrounded by his family and after a short battle with brain cancer. Lou was born on April 25, 1955 Cleveland, OH to the late Paul and Della (nee Palermo).

Lou was a 1973 graduate of Mayfield High School and attended Ohio University where he was a member...

WILLIAM B. ELINE age 88, beloved husband of the late Alice (nee Rybicki) and Eva Hedman; loving father of Ann Monroe (husband Joseph), Susan White (husband William), William G. (wife Lee Ann), Michael (wife Roberta) and step-father of Eva and Lars Hedman; devoted grandfather of Susan Monroe (Kent Keilwitz), Katherine Monroe (Nelson Jantzen), Colleen Monroe (John Munro), Robert and Victor...

ALLISON J. GREER, age 44, cherished daughter of Perry and Diane (nee Kollmorgen) Greer; dearest sister of Julie Ford (husband Marshall) and Kenneth (wife Karen); loving aunt of Marlie Ford, Kyle Greer, Perry Ford and Kristi Greer; treasured niece of June and Peter Mortensen.

Allison was born May 23, 1971 and passed away on March 13, 2016. She graduated from...

BUNNY FERGUSON (nee Ortenzi), of Cleveland Heights, passed away early on the morning of March 12, 2016 at Hospice House of the Hospice of the Western Reserve. She was born on August 4, 1942 in Natick, Massachusetts. She was the dearly beloved wife of the late Richard M. Ferguson, who passed away on December 25, 2015. She is also survived...

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JOSEPH V. DROBNICH 88, beloved husband of 62 years to Vera Louise (nee Jagodnik); loving father of Laura (Gregory Sulak), Linda and Joe (Julie Ryan); cherished grandfather of Ryan, Mathew and Shannon Drobnich and brother of the late Dorothy Tiskur. Family suggests memorial donations in his name to the Cleveland Clinic Hospice at Home P.O. Box 931517 Cleveland, OH...

ANTON SMUK 76, of Chesterland passed away March 9, 2016. Beloved husband of Theresa (nee Strucelj); loving father of Simon (Jill), Tony (Spela) and Frank (Morgan); cherished grandfather of Mila, Oliver and Samuel; dear brother of Vida Rupnik and Marija Kralj of Slovenia.

Mass of Christian Burial 10 a.m. Saturday March 19, 2016 at St. Mary’s Church (Holmes Ave.).  Family...

MARIO PEKAR 78, of Willoughby Hills, passed away March 3, 2016 in the arms of his loving wife Esperanza surrounded by family and friends at St. Joseph Medical Center in Warren, OH. He heroically battled Parkinson’s disease for six years. Born in Klana, a province of Venezia Giulia, Italy, Mario crossed the border near Trieste after the war and was...

GUY R. RODON, 93. Beloved husband of 72 years to Maria (nee Marvis). Loving father of Guy (Carole) and April Rodon. Grandfather of Andre, Catrina (Julio), Melinda (Brant), and Chantel. Great-grandfather of Madelyn, Skylar, and Parker. Brother of Simone (deceased).

VISITATION SUNDAY 4-8 pm at DEJOHN-FLYNN-MYLOTT FUNERAL HOME, 4600 Mayfield Rd. (east of Green Rd), South Euclid, 44121. Trisagion Service...

Born in New York City, NY on July 6, 1921

Departed on March 6, 2016 and resided in Bel Air, CA

DeJohn Funeral Homes is posting the obituary information here in honor of Mrs. Reagan. Service events will take place in California at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.

Mrs. Reagan was born Anne Frances Robbins July 6, 1921, in Manhattan,...

Celebration of Life service for James F. Bushnell, 78, will be on Friday, March 11, 2016 at 10 AM at The DeJohn Funeral Home & Crematory of Chardon. Mr. Bushnell was a 45 year resident of Geneva.

Mr. Bushnell was born November 7, 1937 to the late Glenn and Emma Bushnell, and passed away on Sunday March 6, 2016. James...

Mile Cindric, age 85. Born November 2, 1930 in Croatia and passed away at his home in Wickliffe on March 6.

He is survived by his wife, Marija; his sisters, Danica (Ive) Stefanac and Manda (Pero) Gasparovic of Australia.

Family will receive friends to pay tribute and celebrate the life of Mile at the DeJOHN-FLYNN-MYLOTT FUNERAL HOME OF WILLOUGHBY HILLS,...

ERNEST H. HALL age 97; beloved husband for 65 years of the late Mildred M (nee Zavrsnik); loving father of Kenwood (wife Connie), Darlene Jones (husband Brandt) and Frank; devoted grandfather of Keith, Kevin and Jeff Hall, Josh and Jeremy Jones, Brian and Jill Glennon and great-grandfather of Kiera and Katherine; cherished brother of the late Anne Ethel and Mary...

ALFRED PALMER age 93; beloved husband for 69 years of the late Jean (nee Ankuda); loving father of David (wife Kaye) and Joan Atkian (husband Tom); devoted grandfather of Jeffrey (wife Bela), Hilary Church (husband Jason) and great-grandfather of Nathan, Nick, Mitchell, and Maddox; dear uncle and great-uncle of many.

Contributions may be made in Al’s memory to Hospice...

Ruza Hren, age 87. Mother of Ankica Martinovic; grandmother of Jadranka Damjanovic (Dragan) and Jasmin Miljkovic; great grandmother of Stefan, Kristijan and Manuela; sister of Mira Gagula (Slavko), Marko Petrovic (Radmila) and Ilija Petrovic (Ana) and extensive family.

Family will receive friends to pay tribute and celebrate the life of Ruza at the DeJOHN-FLYNN-MYLOTT FUNERAL HOME OF WILLOUGHBY HILLS,...