Obituaries

Virginia Dragga (nee Odbert), age 96, passed away on Sunday, November 29, 2015. Beloved wife of the late Charles Dragga; loving mother of Charles Jr. (Michele), Jack (Gail) and William (Amy); dear grandmother of Christopher Dragga (Katherine Hill), and Victoria Dragga; preceded in death by her brothers and their spouses Henry S. Odbert III (Gwen), and John T. Odbert (Mary);...

BRUNO J. KOTARSKI, 92, of Euclid, passed away November 27, 2015. Beloved husband of the late Barbara (nee Hlavin);dearest  son of Victoria (nee Szczepczak)and Karl Kotarski (both deceased); brother of Cecilia Zuzich, Helen Rugh, Valerie Cordon, Sue (Dean) Kifer and John (Betty) Kotarski; he leaves behind many nieces, nephews and loving caregiver Barbara Gillmore.  He was a WW II Army...

RANDALL DAVID ANGELOTTA “RANDY”, aged 33 years, beloved son of Teri (nee Cranley), dear brother of Jennifer (John Oatess), Rory, Riley (deceased), Cassidy and Kelsey, loving uncle of Wyatt, cherished grandson of Shirley (nee Masten) and the late Thomas Cranley, treasured nephew, cousin and friend to many.

In lieu of flowers, contributions suggested to the Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Foundation, c/o...

DEACON LEO F. McNULTY, age 72, beloved husband for 50 years of Francine (nee Ranallo); loving father of Scott (wife Donna, nee Previte) and Kelly McNulty; devoted grandfather of Timothy, Daniel, Thomas, John, Margaret, Maria and Melissa; dearest brother of George (wife Peggy), Bill (wife Connie) and Kathleen Dietrich; dear brother-in-law, uncle, great-uncle and friend of many.

Deacon Leo McNulty...

ELENA “Ellen” (nee Teresi) LaPUMA

Mass of Christian Burial for Elena “Ellen” LaPuma (nee Teresi), 89, of Wickliffe, will be held on Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at 10 AM at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 37932 Euclid Ave., Willoughby.  Mrs. LaPuma died Sunday at Lake West Hospital after a brief illness.

Mrs. LaPuma was born on May 18, 1926 in Cleveland....

KENNETH J. FRUSCELLA age 76, beloved husband for 54 years of Gloria (nee DeRose); loving father of Kenneth (wife Linda), Dianne Delanis (husband Mark), and Ronald (wife Kathlene); devoted grandfather of Nicole Churchill (Dan), Daniel and Eric Eiermann, Michael and Robert Fruscella, Joseph and Christopher Delanis, Nicole, Brianna and Ronnie Fruscella, great-grandfather of John and Walter; cherished son of the...

BERNADETTE INA, age 85, beloved wife of the late Kaissar; loving mother of Michael (wife Rowena), Abdalla “Al” (wife Sonia), Theresa Hamway (husband George), Pierre (wife Janet), Claire Naoum (husband Elias, deceased) and Wadi (wife Sue); devoted grandmother of 19 and great-grandmother of 12; dearest daughter of the late Massoud and Mariam (nee Abouhassan) Ina; cherished sister of Karim Ina...

MICHAEL H. BOBINCHECK, 69, passed away November 25, 2015, at Chardon Health Care. He was born January 22, 1946, in Cleveland.

Michael was a resident of Chardon for five years after moving from Geneva. He worked as cabling technician for Ohio Bell Telephone for 30 years. His family will remember him as a caring good hearted man with a good...

William T. Monroe, age 89. Beloved husband of Patricia (nee Gibbons); loving father of Thomas W. (Vanessa), Robert W., Michael W. (Bronwyn), and John W. (Mary Cavanaugh); treasured grandfather of Reilly, Aidan and Catherine; dear friend and counselor to many. U.S. Navy Veteran.

Bill practiced law for 60 years and was a former Law Director of the City of Euclid.

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Stefanie Marie Brown, 37, of Wickliffe, passed away suddenly November 24, 2015 at Lake West Hospital.  She was born August 27, 1978 in Euclid. Stefanie graduated from Euclid High School and earned an Associate’s degree from Findlay College.  She was employed for the last 5 years by University Hospital as a Nuclear Medicine Technologist. Stefanie also worked for Huron Road...

ANNE M. PAOLUCCI (nee LeDonne) age 86, beloved wife of the late William; loving mother of William (wife Jean), Charles, James (wife Kathy), and Joseph; devoted grandmother of Melissa, Lindsey Judge (Jimmy), Jason, Anthony, Jordan, Dominic, Jamie, Jessica, Vincent, great-grandmother of Connor and William; cherished daughter of the late Concezio and Frances (nee Zappa) LeDonne; treasured sister of Eleanor DelCalzo...

SAMUEL RITONDARO age 60; born in Cleveland September 6, 1955 and died on November 21, 2015; beloved husband of Theresa (nee DeSano); loving father of Justin, dad to Robbie, Olivia and Madeline; cherished son of John and the late Magdalene (nee Tvergyak); dearest brother of Anthony and the late Jane.

Sam was a graduate of Chardon High School and Cincinnati...

EVELYN MARTUCCI (nee Kulow) was born on September 22, 1923 in Madison and passed away on November 18, 2015 at age 92. She was the beloved wife of the late Ernest T.; loving mother of Duane (wife Lynn, deceased), Ronald (wife Kathleen), Gary (wife Doreen) (wife Maureen, deceased) and Richard (wife Bernadette); devoted grandmother of Michael D. (Christine), Christine Burgess...

Joseph F. Lascio, age 72. Beloved husband of Joyce (nee Nickerson). Loving father of Teresa Luikart (husband Harry). Devoted grandfather of Gemma and Kayleigh Lascio, Abigail Luikart. Loving son of the late Joseph, Sr. and Nancy (nee Valore).

Mass of Christian Burial Monday, November 23, 2015 at St. Jerome Catholic Church at 10 AM. Interment All Souls Cemetery. Family will...

ELVERA R. YOUNG (nee Scaffidi) Passed away November 16, 2015. Beloved wife of the late Robert P. Young. Loving Daughter of Peter and Rose Scaffidi (both deceased) cherished mother of Dr. Randolph M. Young (Connie), Roberta Brofman (Dr. Neil) and Christopher Young. Dear grandmother of Michelle Vowell (Michael), Jennifer Young, Douglas (Gina Fiore), Matthew and Timothy Brofman. Great-grandmother of Nicolas...

MICHAEL R. LOYA age 72 of Mayfield Heights. Beloved Husband of Kathleen (nee Scott). Devoted father of Alison Profeta (Vince) and Michael. Loving Grandfather of Julianna and Vincent. Dear brother of George, Don, Mary Ann Washlock, Bernadette Karoffa, Gloria Rubish, and the following deceased Steve and Andrew.

Mass of Christian Burial Monday, November 16, 2015 at St. John Byzantine Catholic...

CAROL MONGIACAVELLO (nee Verhovec) age 77, loving mother of Theresa White (husband Darell), Nicholas Iuliani, Sr., Robert Iuliani (wife Doreen), Susan Powell and the late Thomas Lindsay III; devoted grandmother of 11, great-grandmother of 19 and great-great- grandmother of 1; cherished daughter of the late Adolph and Jennie (nee Gema) Verhovec; dearest sister of Robert Verhovec, Elida Simonetta (husband Vincent,...

SISTER HELEN MARY, SND, (formerly Sister Mary Nivard), 92. Beloved daughter of the late Louis and Mary (nee Leahy) Peter; and sister of deceased Richard, Frank and Colette (Robert, deceased) Purdy; nephew Scott Peter and niece, Christine Purdy. Cherished aunt of Clayton (Terry) Purdy, Helen (Andy) Franko, Colette (Paul) Weathers, Bobbie (Ron) Krukowski, Mary (Bob) Read, Colleen (Doug) Ober, Eric...

Marge Zufan, O.F.S., age 64, died November 06, 2015; beloved daughter of the late Frank and Helen (nee Drahos); survived by her sisters Barb Golob and Sue Kennerly, and their husbands and children; 25-year member of St. Jude Fraternity of the Secular Franciscan Order.

Family will receive friends to pay tribute to and celebrate the life of Marge Saturday, November...

Rosemarie Nelson (nee Ritondaro) age 93, formerly of Chesterland and Arlington, VA, passed away November 6, 2015 in Marietta, GA.

As a young girl, Rosemarie got a job working for the U.S. Government in Germany where she met the love of her life and married Jimmy C. Nelson from Texas, who preceded her in death in 1967. While in Arlington,...