Obituaries

Marie E. Cornelius (nee Koren), age 95; beloved wife of the late Ernest; cherished daughter of the late Susan (nee Yusko) and Stephen Koren; loving sister of the late Joseph (wife Geraldine, deceased) and Eleanor Spisak (husband John, deceased); dearest aunt of John (wife Judy), Michael and the late Richard Spisak and many other nieces and nephews; dear sister-in-law of...

KEVIN J. SROUB, 80 years old, passed away on September 27, 2015 at his home with his family at his side. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Carole (nee Montville), daughters Susan Sroub and Margaret Chevako (William), son Brian (Jennifer, nee Stephen), loving grandchildren Brittany, Robby (Kaitlin), James, Marcella, Katie, Jackson and the late Wesley (who is...

GEORGE F. POPE, JR., age 83, beloved husband for 29 years of Joanna (nee Zupancic); loving father of Garry (wife Lyn), Michael, Jayme (wife Sheri), Denise Drobny (husband Jack, Jr) and the late Dennis; devoted grandfather of Michael, Amanda (husband Everett), Joseph, Jessica, Sarah, Sarah, Jacob, Olivia, Grace, Jack, III, Aaron and great-grandfather of Giuliana, Caleb, Chloe, Brian and Peyton;...

MICHAEL RONALD WALLO, aged 57 years, beloved husband for 36 years to Beth (nee Fairman), dear father of Christopher (partner Kim Van Sickle), Jackie and Megan, devoted son of George and Mary Ann (nee Hart), cherished brother of Sue, Kathleen Rastatter (husband Tom), Margaret Stevenson (husband Greg) and Jenny Schladt (husband Ken), fond uncle to many.

Michael resided in Mayfield...

ELIZABETH ANN “BETTY” WOODS (nee Byrne), who lived for nearly 86 years, passed away on September 24, 2015.

She was born Sept. 25, 1929, in Rockford, Ill., to James and Edna Byrne, and grew up on the South Side of Chicago. She was a brilliant student who graduated at the top of her class from Longwood Academy. She earned a...

BARBARA A. ABATE (nee Schaberl) age 64, beloved wife for 42 years to Donald; loving mother of Alison Alfieri (husband Dan), David (wife Tina), Matthew (wife Esther), and Michael (wife Kacie); devoted grandmother of twins Brianna and Brittney, Brooke, Danny, Bella, Luke, Mikey, and Emma; cherished daughter of Martha (nee Minut) and the late Ernest Schaberl; treasured sister of James...

BEDELIA P. METZ (nee Coyne), age 92; beloved wife of the late Clifford A; loving mother of Clifford T. (wife Denise, deceased) (Holly Williams), Karen Korycki (husband Thomas, deceased), Gregory (wife Michelle), David (Nancy Greenaway), Maureen Zimmerman (husband David) and Mary Burr (husband Raymond); devoted grandmother of 21 and great-grandmother of 25; dearest daughter of the late Margaret (nee Geaney)...

RUDY LEKSAN, 81, of Kirtland, beloved husband of Majda (nee Hren); loving father of Mark, Andrew (Jane), Peter (Sheila) and Tom; cherished grandfather of Nicholas, Erika, Greg, Kristina (deceased), Anthony, Jacob, John and Paul; dear brother of Joze (Erika) Leksan and the following deceased: Milena and Marjan (all of Slovenia).

Family suggests memorial contributions in his name to St. Vitus...

JOSEPHINE M. FUCCI (nee Vigliotti), age 88, beloved wife of the late George; loving mother of Jean Colarik (husband Thomas) and Mary Jane Melfi (husband Anthony); devoted grandmother of Jacqueline Deegan (husband Paul) and Christina Colarik; treasured sister of Jane Lettieri (husband Dominic, deceased) and the late Patrick Vigliotti (wife Rose Marie); dear aunt and great-aunt of many.

Josephine was...

IVANA ANGELA KAVAS (nee Prelog), 91, of Kirtland passed away September 12, 2015 at her residence. Beloved wife of Mathias; loving mother of Angela (Sue Schell) Kavas; cherished grandmother of Andrew and Michael Kavas; dear sister of Martina Sustarcic and six deceased all of Slovenia; dearest aunt of Maria (Tony) Kadivec, Margaret (Zivko) Odorcic and Rosemary Furjan; great-aunt of Tom...

James J. Motsch, Sr., age 89. Beloved husband of the late Beryl (nee La Vell). Loving father of Mariann Husa (husband Ed) and James Jr. (wife Donna). Dear grandfather of Kristy Lee, Ashley Lynn Meldrum (husband Christopher) and Michael James. Cherished son of the late James S. and Anna Mae (nee Dooley). Dear brother of the late Gerald (wife Barbara,...

KELLY RICHARDS (nee Prymmer), born July 7, 1960 in Cleveland, passed away on September 12, 2015 at age 55. She was the beloved wife of James; loving mother of Jeremy and step-mother of Jessica and Cathy; dearest daughter of John and Geraldine “Jeri” (nee Fontes) Prymmer; devoted sister of John Prymmer (Bridget Toon), Tracey Keller (husband Kurt) and Paige Prymmer...

JOHN T. COLLING “Jack”, age 88, loving husband of Mildred J. (nee Sable), dearest father of Barbara Dailey (Dennis), John T. Jr (Janet deceased) and Maureen Tajgiszer (William), dear grandfather of Ryan, Colleen, Kimberly, Kristina, Allyson and Ian, great-grandfather of six, dear brother of the deceased Charles, George and Thomas, dear brother-in-law and uncle. US Air Force Veteran. Memorial contributions...

IVAN GRGINCIC, age 67. Beloved husband of Shirley (nee Maletic, deceased); dear father Donna and Anita Slamic (David); brother of Mijo and Jana (deceased) and many sisters in Croatia; uncle and great uncle of many.

Family will receive friends to pay tribute and celebrate the life of Ivan at the DeJOHN-FLYNN-MYLOTT FUNERAL HOME OF WILLOUGHBY HILLS, 28890 Chardon Road (between...

FRANK G. LACH, D.D.S., age 85; beloved husband for 59 years of Jean (nee Coski); loving father of Gregory, Jeffrey (deceased), Christopher (wife Rosalind) and Brian (wife Susan); devoted grandfather of Madison, Evan, and Natalie and great-grandfather of Makaila; cherished brother of Ralph, M.D. (wife Barbara); dear uncle and great-uncle of many. U.S. Army Veteran.

Frank was born June 13,...

NORA O. BURROWS (nee Jenkins) age 89, loving mother of Donald Jr (wife Martha), Deborah Wyckoff (husband Robert), Jessica Boyd (husband Blaine), and Karen Laycock (husband Gary); devoted grandmother of 13, and great-grandmother of 5; cherished daughter of the late Joseph and Fluella (nee Brown) Jenkins; dearest sister of 2 brothers and 6 sisters, all deceased.

Nora was born on...

HAROLD V. SCHWARTZ, aged 85 years, beloved husband for 40 years to Ilona M. (nee Csontos), dear father of Nancy Thomson (husband Burt), Steve Jager (wife Adrienne) and Andrew Jager (wife Rebecca), loving grandfather of Morgan and Michael Thomson and Joseph and Kaitlyn Jager.

Contributions suggested to St. Elizabeth Catholic Church, P.O. Box 20175, Cleveland, OH. 44120.

Prayers of Christian...

NORMAN J. VALENTINO, age 77; beloved husband for 56 years of Sandra (nee Vaccariello); loving father of Timothy J., Daniel M. (wife Sheri) (nee Vienna), Luann Gunner (husband Alan); devoted grandfather of Nicholas, Veronica, Mary (deceased), Marissa, Ashley, Taylor, Alexandra, Bailey and Tyler; cherished son of the late Anthony and Lucille (nee Nichols) Valentino; treasured brother of the late Ronald...

Our dear Sister Elizabeth Mary went home to heaven on August 31 at 1:20 p.m.

The wake will be on Tuesday, September 8, from 2–4 and 7–9, with the prayer service at 7:00 p.m., and on Wednesday, September 9, from 2:00– 4:45 p.m. The Mass of Christian burial will be on Wednesday at 5:00 p.m. with a private burial...