Obituaries

NICHOLAS A. FARKAS age 85, beloved husband for 37 years of the late Eileen (nee Zgonc); loving father of Michael Farkas (wife Dee), Kathleen Sonnert (husband Karl, deceased), JoAnn Kane (husband Patrick), Gary Simunich (wife Susan), Nancy Peters (husband Kent), Joseph Simunich (wife Gina), David Farkas and the late Theresa Farkas; devoted grandfather of Alicia Campbell, Brenda Farkas, Maggie, Sean...

NANCY JEAN HOMOLY (nee Schreiber), aged 80 years, beloved wife for 60 years to the late William M., dear mother of Nancy Somers (husband Alex) and Margaret, loving grandmother of Alex II (wife Marilyn), William and Ashley Somers, fond great-grandmother of Alex III “Tripp” and Charles, cherished sister of Elizabeth Hirko, Dennis Schreiber and the late Adela Hema, Margaret Widmer,...

William Harvey “Bill” Cronemeyer passed away peacefully at his home in Mayfield Village January 27, 2016. He was the beloved husband of Marjory (nee Graham).

Bill was the uncle to three nieces, Linda Curry (John), Sally Dudash (Steve), Nancy Langer (Jeff), and to nephew Bill Quick (Julie). He is also survived by a step son, Dale Fellows (Nancy), and step...

JOHN RICHARD SIEBERT, aged 77 years, beloved husband of the late Delaine (nee Jeffries), dear father of Anna Snively (husband Richard Jr.), Rick Siebert (partner Lynda) and Dawn Wieder (husband Benny), loving grandfather of Richard Snively III, Michael Lurie, Kennedy Siebert and Dylan Wieder, cherished brother of George Siebert, fond son-in-law, brother-in-law, uncle, cousin and close friend to many.

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ANGELA HUTAR (nee Ivec), 86, of Euclid. Wife of the late Matija “Matt”; beloved mother of Mary (Mark) Blanchard and John (Lisa); cherished grandmother of Brian (Floarta) Blanchard, Annie (Chris) Tsilianidis, Johnathan (Clara), Eric and Claire Hutar and great-grandmother of Fiona; sister of the following deceased: Ciril, John, Joe, Ana, Micka and Francka; sister-in-law of Joze (Ivanka) Hutar of Slovenia...

VELMA MAE SWAY, aged 95 years, beloved daughter of the late Anna (nee Nemecek) and John, dearest sister of the late Velma and Norma.

Graveside service Friday, Jan. 29, 2016 in Knollwood Cemetery at 1:30 PM. Arrangements by THE DeJOHN-FLYNN-MYLOTT FUNERAL HOME OF SOUTH EUCLID.

 

Geraldine (Jerry) Jannazo Powers, age 87, passed away January 25, 2016 after a brief illness. She was born in Cleveland, the eleventh of twelve children of Maria (LaScala) and Louis Jannazo. She worked her way through school, graduating from Notre Dame Academy, where she was editor-in-chief of the school newspaper, and from Notre Dame College, where she was a campus...

JAMES B. MORGAN age 87, born January 13, 1929 in Cleveland, died peacefully while under Hospice Care at Hillcrest Hospital on January 25, 2016. Beloved husband for 61 years of the late Ruth E. (nee Sharp); loving father of James B., Jr. (wife Katrinka), Thomas A., Donna J., and Janet M. Baker (husband Stephen); devoted grandfather of Chris VanCauwenberge (Gary),...

JOSHUA V. TAGLIAFERRI

A Mass of Christian burial for Joshua V. Tagliaferri, 30, of Euclid, will be held 10 a.m. Thursday January 28, 2016 at St. Mary’s Church 15519 Holmes Ave. Cleveland OH 44110. (Please meet at church.)

Joshua loved spending time with his friends. He enjoyed the outdoors travelling, hiking and camping.  He was an avid Cleveland sports fan,...

JOHN K. KAVOUKSORIAN, M.D. age 96, was born on December 13, 1919 in Aintab, Turkey to Kevork and Seranoush (nee Barakjian) Kavouksorian and passed away on January 23, 2016. He was the beloved husband of the late Doris (nee Nashold); loving father of J. Peter (wife JoAnn), Cynthia, M.D. (husband James Zins, M.D.), Paul, Harry (wife Joan), and Mark; devoted...

EVE M.BANDO (nee Colagio), age 90, entered into eternal life January 24, 2016. She was born in Cleveland, Ohio May 13, 1925 and was a resident of Lyndhurst since 1973.

Eve was a member of St. Paschal Baylon Catholic Church. She was a homemaker and will be remembered as an extremely kind-hearted person who was an avid card player. In...

Nicholas Strmac, passed away peacefully on January 22nd at the age of 78. Dearest father of Christine Mittelbuscher (Michael) and the late Michelle; devoted Grandfather of Arianna, Misha and Vivian; beloved brother of Mary Praznik (John) and Ann Weiss (David) and dear uncle of Michael and Evan Praznik and Daniel Weiss; cherished son of the late Nick and Mary.

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Sandra M. Lesko, 51, of Kirtland, passed away January 24, 2016 at her residence with her K-9 dogs “Doc” and “EJ” at her side after fighting a courageous battle against cancer.

Sandy was a Captain with Willoughby Hills Fire Department Paramedic Unit serving the community for over 25 years. She was also a Deputy Sheriff in Geauga County. Her passion...

Wayne David Waszil, 67, of Columbus, Ohio, passed away, Saturday, January 23, 2016 at The Ohio State Medical Center with his children and sister by his side. Wayne was born February 5, 1948 in Cleveland, Ohio. Wayne is survived by his two children, David (Jenn) Waszil, of Columbus, Ohio and Lori (Josh) Crawford, of Bowling Green Ohio, four grandchildren, Olivia,...

JEFFREY D. FINCUN, beloved husband of Leslie (nee Leavenworth) for 34 years; loving father of Catherine and Elizabeth; devoted son of the late Martin and Dorothy (nee Yindrock) Fincun; cherished son-in-law of JoAnn and the late R. William Leavenworth.

Jeff was born on July 4th, 1946 in Cleveland and passed away on January 18th, 2016. He was a resident of...

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...