Obituaries

CARYN CHERPAS (nee Lakios), 61. Beloved wife of Ted. Most loving mother of Teddy, James, and George. Dear daughter of Angeline (deceased) and George Lakios. Sister of Gus Lakios.

In lieu of flowers contributions are suggested to the Cathedral. ALL FUNERAL SERVICES MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 2015 at 11 AM at Sts. Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 3352 Mayfield Rd.,...

ERNEST J. ADAMS, age 88, of Fountain Valley, CA; beloved husband of the late Pauline (nee Prioletti) and Patricia (nee Ryder O’Brien); loving father of Ken (Jackie), Dr. Paul (Mary Ann), William (Loly), Richard, James (Sheri) Adams and stepfather of Edward (Jeanne), Dennis (Nancy), Patricia, Terry, Joseph, Michael, and Lori O’Brien; cherished grandfather of Natalie, Gregory, Sarah, Michael, Robert, Ryan,...

Robert Anthony Ward passed away peacefully on July 17, 2015 in Royal Oak, Michigan. He was born on December 20, 1945 in Cleveland, Ohio, to Robert E. and Theresa A. Ward. He was the oldest sibling to Richard, Judy Contolini, and Ken who affectionately knew him as “Friendly Bob.” It was a tight family with many, many gatherings with his...

ROSEMARY GEDEON (nee Novak), aged 70 years, beloved wife for 49 years to the late Carl J., dearest mother of Carl (wife Melissa), Richard (wife Bernadette) and the late John David, loving grandmother of Sara, Grant and Luke, devoted daughter of the late Joseph and Sophie (nee Niemojewski) Novak, cherished sister of Beverly Samarin and Joan Ptacnik, fond sister-in-law to...

SALVATORE “SAM” A. LUCA, age 80, of Highland Hts died at Hillcrest Hospital on August 7, 2015. Sam was born June 30, 1935 in Cleveland. He has been a resident of Highland Hts since 1968. Sam was the beloved husband for 58 years of Mary L. (nee Simone-Davis); loving father of Salvatore “Sal”, John (wife Mary) and the late Anthony;...

CHARLES D. “CHUCK” WEEKS, age 55, loving father of Michael and Patricia; devoted grandfather of three; cherished son of Donald and the late Patricia (nee Mummert); dear brother of Edward, Eileen Bronson, Mary Beth Lemon and the late Jeffrey; loved by Michelle, Danielle and Rich Palin; dearest companion to Cooper. U.S. Navy Veteran.

Chuck was born March 18, 1960 in...

BEATRICE R. BENEGALIJA “BEA” (née Poli), age 76, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 1, 2015 at Mount Saint Joseph Rehab Center in Euclid. Beloved wife for nearly 46 years of Emil “Milan”; loving mother of Carla; caring “grandma” of grandcat, Milagros “Milli”; dearest daughter of the late Angelo and Francesca (née Cesari); dear sister of Rocco (deceased) (Margaret), Rosario...

SHIRLEY A. DROTLEFF (nee Noelck), aged 77 years, dearly beloved wife for 41 years to Wayne F., loving mother of Diane K. and Kurt W. (wife Lauren), devoted daughter of the late Henry and Violette (nee Brandt) Noelck, cherished sister of Warren Noelck (deceased) (wife Mary Alice Mooney) and Myron Noelck (deceased) (wife Corinne), fond aunt and grand-aunt. Contributions suggested...

BERNARD “BRANKO” C. FERENCAK age 69, beloved father, son, brother, uncle and best friend to his K-9 companion Floyd.

Bernie was born in Brezice, Slovenia and has been a resident of Willoughby Hills for over 50 years. He was a member of the Operating Engineers Union, Local 18. Bernie graduated from South High School and was employed as a Heavy...

DOMINIC “DAN” LANOVARA, age 82; beloved husband for 60 years of the late Josephine (nee Piazza); loving father of Mary, Frances Ferritto (husband Don), Joseph (wife Nicole) and Venus Juratovac (husband Daniel); devoted grandfather of Joey, Donny (wife Theresa) and Danielle Ferritto, Danny and Michael Juratovac, Dominic, Francis, Brandi, Joseph and great-grandfather of Peyton and Chase; cherished son of the...

Beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather passed away peacefully on August 1, 2015. Elmer was born in Cleveland on October 20, 1924 with his twin brother Raymond. Elmer married the love of his life Vida (nee Levstik) on August 9, 1952. He was a devoted family man and an active member of St. Christine’s Parish, the Knights of Columbus, Catholic...

Paul Louis Krainz passed away in Manila, Philippines on Friday, April 17 at the age of 74.

He was born on June 23, 1940 in Cleveland, Ohio to Alice F. and Michael L. Krainz. He attended Eymard Preparatory Seminary in Hyde Park, New York for four years and graduated from The University of The State of New York in 1962...

MARY KOREN (nee Horvat), age 88, wife of the late Joseph; beloved mother of Stephen (Sharon), Olga (Paul) Dolinar and Joseph Koren Jr.; cherished grandmother of 5 and great-grandmother of 6; dear sister of Ilonka Muzek, Jolanka Grabar and Imre Horvat.

Mass of Christian Burial 10 A.M. Saturday August 1, 2015 at St. Mary’s Church, 15519 Holmes Ave., Cleveland 44110....

TONY “JEEP” GENNARO, age 89, beloved husband of the late Marie (nee Paryzek); devoted son of the late William and Virginia (nee Palmeri); cherished brother of Theresa Naletelich (husband John, deceased), James (wife Carol) and the late Sandy (wife Joan); dear uncle, great-uncle and friend of many.

Tony has been a resident of Stow for 6 months, previously of Middleburg...

ELEANOR M.” TOOTIE” JANASIK (nee Stakich) age 96, beloved wife of the late William M; loving mother of Jean E. Ohtola (husband Joe) and Marian M. Phillips (partner Danny Stanard), (husband Robert, deceased); devoted grandmother of Scott Lee (wife Laurie), Stacey Benitez (husband Mick) and great-grandmother of Melissa, Kevin and Nicole Lee, Mara, Gabrielle, Noah and the late Nathan Benitez;...

ANTON KOCJAN

Mass of Christian Burial for Anton Kocjan, 90, of Euclid, will be 10 a.m. Wednesday July 29, 2015 at St. Vitus Church 6019 Lausche Ave., Cleveland followed by burial in All Souls Cemetery.

Mr. Kocjan passed away Saturday at his residence. Born to the late Joze and Ana Kocjan in Ponova vas pri Grosupljema, Slovenia, he had...

TOGETHER AGAIN

 

EMIL D. LUCARELLI, aged 91 years, beloved husband for 57 years to the late Mary M. (nee Palmeri), dear father of Louise Herbstreit (husband James), Dan Lucarelli and Anita O’Donnell (husband Patrick), loving grandfather of 8 and great-grandfather of 8, companion to the late Shirley Flanagan, cherished brother of the late Meade, Christine Rodio and Ernest.

Emil...