Obituaries

RAYMOND V. BYRNE, aged 94 years, beloved son of the late John and Mary (nee McGlynn), dearest brother of the late Jean K. and John R. Byrne, survived by his feline companion Smokey, and his cherished friends. Ray was a United States Army Veteran of World War II. Mass of Christian Burial Tuesday, June 9, 2015 at St. Gregory the...

BETTY JANE GANTOUS (nee Saba), age 91; beloved wife for 59 years of Hafiz; loving mother of Diana and the late Baby Boy Gantous; cherished daughter of the late Najeeb and Yasmeen (nee Hobica ) Saba; dearest sister of the late Jess Saba, Nadia Saloh, Abreeza Kerbawy, Rosalie Saba, Henry Louis Saba (wife Rosemary) and Geraldine Thomas; dear sister-in-law, aunt...

Mass of Christian Burial for Howard T. Pernoja, Sr., 83, will be Thursday, June 4, 2015 at 10:30am at St. Mary Catholic Church 242 N. State St. Painesville. Mr. Pernoja died May 31, 2015at Hospice of the Western Reserve.

Born March 18, 1932 in Painesville, he lived in Cleveland before moving to Euclid where he resided for 51 years.  Howard...

Kevin M. MacCartney, 60, of Kirtland, passed suddenly May 29, 2015 at his residence. He was born April 17, 1955 in Cleveland to the late Norman and Irene (nee Meyers) MacCartney.

Kevin grew up in Highland Heights and graduated from Mayfield High School in 1974. He lived in Mayfield Heights before moving to Kirtland 10 years ago.

Kevin was a...

JUNE K. BOUHASIN age 90, beloved daughter of the late Aziz Thomey and Shaheenie (nee Halal) Bouhasin;  loving sister of Mae Joseph and the late Anne Haddad, Harlem, Margaret, Rosamond Blachman and George; dear aunt and great-aunt of many.

Contributions may be made in June’s memory to Hospice of the Western Reserve 17876 St Clair Ave Cleveland, OH 44110 or...

GEORGE S. BERAU, United States Navy – Retired, aged 86 years, beloved son of the late George L. and Alice (nee Saunders), brother of Audrey Champa (husband Ray), uncle of 2. Funeral service with full military honors will be held on Thursday, June 4, 2015 at Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery, 10175 Rawiga Rd., Rittman, OH (44270) at 2 PM....

JOHN K. HAYWOOD, age 51; beloved father of Kellie A. Wilkinson (husband Wayne), Stephen and Tara; loving grandfather of Draco Wilkinson and soon to be born granddaughter; cherished son of the late Thomas C. and Geraldine A. (nee Crotty); dearest brother of Susan Stark (Richard), Marianne Hadaway (Todd), Timothy, Barbara Haywood-Day (Richard), Donna Mitchell (Dale), Thomas and Edward (Nancy); dear...

MARIJA “MICI” KOCJAN (PRIJATELJ)

Mass of Christian Burial for  Marija “Mici” Kocjan , 87, of Euclid , will be 10 a.m. Tuesday June 2, 2015 at St. Vitus Church 6019 Lausche Ave. Cleveland followed by burial in All Souls Cemetery.

Mrs. Kocjan passed away Friday at her residence.  Born to the late Franc and Marija Prijatelj in Velike Poljane, Slovenia,...

SALVATORE DiBLASI, age 75, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family May 26, 2015. Beloved husband of Cetina (nee Puzzo); devoted father of Frank, Lucia Marko (Harry), and Salvetta; loving grandfather of Salvatore, Sabrina, Sofia, Daniela, Jessica and Malina; dear brother of Peter, Giuseppe, Antonia Hadad, Francesca, and Maria; dear uncle of many nieces and nephews. Mass of Christian Burial...

NELL A. LANESE (nee Roman), age 97; beloved wife of the late Thomas A. “Timmy”, Sr; loving mother of Bonnie A., Mary J., and the late Thomas A., Jr (wife Paulette); devoted grandmother of Therese A. Turkish (Michael) and great-grandmother of Geneva and Roman; dearest sister of Tony Roman (wife Shirley) and the late Anna Toth, Joy Garbo, Joseph and...

RUTH J. REYNOLDS (nee Friedel) age 91, beloved wife of the late Thomas; loving mother of Paul, Mary Condon (husband Mark) and the late Anne; devoted grandmother of Gabriel (fiancée Clarissa Prohaska), Matthew, John and Luke Condon; cherished daughter of the late Jay and Gene (nee Hagan) Friedel; dearest sister of the late John “Jack” Friedel; dear aunt and great-aunt.

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ROBERT A. BAYTOSH, age 62;     beloved husband for 30 years of Karen M. (nee Shelby); loving father of Kayla M. and Robert J. “Bobby”; cherished son of the late Benedict G. and Catherine T. (nee Soltis); dear brother of Karyn S. Dailide (husband Al J. deceased); dearest son in law of the late John and Joanne Shelby; dear brother-in- law...

DOMINIC B. CELICO., age 80, passed peacefully at his home on Monday, May 25, 2015 after a brief bout with cancer; beloved husband for 48 years of Lucille (nee Medves); loving father of Dominic J. and Andrea; cherished son of the late Jerome and Grace (nee Guida); dearest brother of Dolores Ennis, Concetta Ferrette, Sylvia Peterson and the late Jerome...

COLETTA M. SCHWERTNER (nee Saylor) age 79, beloved wife of the late Edward L; loving mother of Coletta Fenner and Theresa Domoracki; devoted grandmother of Jessica Domoracki (deceased), Christopher Fenner, Ryan Fenner (fiancé Mary Iten), Michael Fenner and Alexandria Domoracki; dearest sister and aunt.

Coletta had been a resident of Cleveland prior to moving to Mayfield Heights in 1962.She was...

MAROUN F. “MIKE” DAHER, age 79; beloved husband for 50 years of Juliet (nee Najm); loving father of Lawrence (wife Kristen), Leila Fleming (husband Mark), Marianne Peterson (husband Craig) and Michael; devoted grandfather of Samantha and Sarah Fleming, Delanie and Kaila Peterson, Joy and Justin Daher; cherished son of the late Fares and Rada (nee Richa) Daher; dearest brother of...

Ludmilla “Millie” Odar (nee Slemc) age 89 of Richmond Hts. passed away May 19 at her residence.

Mrs. Odar was born to the late Angela (Jenko) and Franc Slemc in Brnik, Slovenia. She had lived in Cleveland before moving to Richmond Hts. 29 years ago. She was a member of the Slovenska Pristava Pensioners and St. Vitus Altar and Rosary...

Saundra Watral (nee Barish) age 78. Beloved wife of the late Edward and faithful companion of the late Norm Hodgson. Devoted daughter of the late Thomas and Bertha Barish (nee Margheret). Loving mother of Edward, David (Cindy) and Kim Hunt (Donald). Dearest grandmother of David, Thomas, Hanna Hunt and Lauren Hunt.

Saundra lived in Euclid for 33 years after living...

Jacqueline “Jackie” Zupan, 54, of Willoughby Hills, passed away May 15 at Ahuja Medical Center in Beachwood. She had been a registered nurse for University Hospitals working in Cleveland, Richmond Hts. and Lake County. She loved boating and the peacefulness at Lake Chautauqua.

Mrs. Zupan is survived by her husband Edward; children Ryan (fiancé Rachael) and Megan; father Joseph Caresani;...

JOHN J. GROSS, age 93, beloved husband of the late Lillian (nee Rudolph); loving father of John, Mary Anthony (husband Kevin), Lillian Fecek (husband John) and Tom (wife Cindy); devoted grandfather of Kyle Stimpert (husband David) and Bryan Anthony (wife Jessica); dearest son of the late Anton and Josephine (nee Strojen) Gross; treasured brother of the late Anthony, Frank and...