Obituaries

BRIAN JAMES LARNER age 38, passed away July 16, 2015. Brian was the beloved husband for 15 years of Jennifer (nee Guerra); loving father of Derek and Shaina; devoted son of James and Barbara (nee Burgess); treasured grandson of Patricia Larner; cherished son-in-law of Thomas & Janet (nee Smith) Guerra and brother-in-law of Tricia & Russel Durst and Thomas &...

NANCY J. KUBANCIK (nee Fee), aged 76 years, beloved mother of Lynne Henderson (companion Tony Merschdors) and James R. Kubancik (wife Leslie), loving grandmother of Tara Hulick, David, Julia and Ryan Kubancik, and Dawcett Henderson, cherished daughter of the late David and Elizabeth (nee Burmeister) Fee, devoted sister of Janet Cornell (husband Eric) and Carol McCallum (husband Bill), fond aunt...

JOHN SPEAR (JACK) JAY, age 79, beloved husband of Kay (nee Lindstrom) of Brooksville, FL; loving father of John (Debra) of Big Flats, NY, Linda (Terry) Partridge of Gahanna, OH and Rob (Stephanie) of Mentor, OH; devoted grandfather of 7; treasured son of the late Albert H. and Eleanor (nee Spear); cherished brother of Glenn (Rita) and the late Albert;...

William Raymond Waitinas, 76, Chardon resident of 63 years, died unexpectedly on Sunday, July 12, 2015, at his daughter’s home in San Luis Obispo, CA. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Pamela Wright Waitinas, whom he married on July 4, 1962; his children Laura Vokoun (Chris) of Hambden, Joanna Thomas (Robert) of Valley Village, CA, John Waitinas...

CATHERINE A. LILLIS (nee Coll), aged 88 years, beloved wife of the late Carl, dear mother of Pam Caine (husband Bill), Robin Nobbe (husband Bill), Carl (wife Sharon), Chris (wife Lisa), Patty Broughton (husband Greg) and loving grandmother, fond sister of Robert Coll. Mrs. Lillis obtained her undergraduate degree and a Masters of Arts degree from John Carroll University, and...

PHILIP CASKOVIC, age 65; beloved husband for 30 years of Eileen (nee Krieski); loving father of Julie and Eric; cherished son of the late Novica “Mike” and Barbara (nee Zlacki) Caskovic; dearest brother of Frances Jackson, Cathy Turkovic (husband Ivan) and the late John; treasured son-in-law of Kathleen and the late William Krieski; dear brother-in-law, uncle and friend of many....

MARY ANN CARLSON (nee Ference), age 74; beloved mother of Todd and Christopher; loving grandmother of Izabelle and Zoe; dearest sister of Robert, Roy and the late James Ference and Eileen Ferguson; dear aunt and great-aunt.

Mary Ann was born in Pittsburgh, but lived in Cleveland Heights since 1966.  She was always a very caring and giving person, shown by...

ROBERT A. BLUMBERG, aged 92 years; survived by Gisela, his beloved for 37 years, devoted son of the late Irving and Anna (nee Cristall), cherished brother of Selwyn (wife Eloise) (both deceased), fond uncle of Myril Husser and Ronna George and great-uncle to Kyle George and Benjamin Husser, also survived by Gisela’s sister Rita Becker, cherished friend to the Michael...

RUDOLPH F. LUKEZ, born in Ljubljana, Slovenia on August 4, 1928 passed away peacefully on July 7, 2015 at his home in Kirtland, Ohio. Rudy led a remarkable life. As a young man in World War II, he survived the occupation of his homeland. In 1945 he was forced to leave Slovenia when his family home was seized by communists....

ROBERT GEORGE ROLAN, PhD

Bob’s family was fortunate to express their love and good byes before he passed away July 2, 2015 at the age of 77.

Bob was a gentle giant who lived an amazing and fascinating life.  He had lived in Japan for several years in his youth, during that time, as an Eagle Scout, had climbed Mt....

NORMA ELISABETH GUYON (nee Schaller), a 59-year resident of Richmond Heights, Ohio, entered into eternal life July 2, 2015, surrounded by her family and after fighting a courageous battle with colon cancer.

She was born on September 10, 1928, in Rochester, NY to the late Nichol and Anna Minna (nee Wilhelm) Schaller, who had emigrated from Germany. After graduating from...

ANNA L. IVOSKA (nee Meholick), aged 95 years, dearly beloved wife for 69 years to Joseph A., dearest mother of Janice Knowles (husband William) and William J. (wife Judy), loving grandmother of Jennifer Tobin (husband Michael), Bryan Had (wife Valerie), Allison Urvan (husband Sean), Megan Johnson, Michael Ivoska, Matthew Ivoska (wife Gabriella) and Stephanie Jakosh (husband James), cherished great-grandmother of...

MARJORIE HEIL (nee Brockhurst), age 90, passed away June 27, 2015 at Burton Health Care. She was born in Ashtabula on September 12, 1924 to the late Albert and Mary (nee Clayton) Brockhurst. She lived in Ashtabula, Perry and West Farmington.

Mrs. Heil was a baker and cake decorator for the Swedish Pastry shop in Ashtabula for over 30 years....

Barbara Caskovic, age 96. Dear wife of Novica “Mike” (deceased); loving mother of Frances Jackson, Philip (Eileen), Catherine Turkovic (Ivan) and John (deceased); grandmother of Jennifer, Michael, Jessica, Steven, David, Julie, Eric and Nikolas; great grandmother of 7; sister of Ljubica and many relatives of Croatia.

Family will receive friends to pay tribute and celebrate the life of Barbara at...

Lynn C. Lee (nee Stella), 58, passed peacefully on Sunday morning, June 28, 2015, at her home in the company of her loving family. She is survived by her husband of 31 years, Colin; daughter, Nicole (Jordan MacPherson); parents, James and Nancy Stella; sisters, Lori, Lisa (Christopher Gray), and Leslie (Christopher Molnar). She was a beloved aunt and a cherished...

NICHOLAS N. KNIGHT, age 79, passed away on Tuesday, June 23,2015. He was the beloved husband of 58-1/2 years to Shirley (nee Speakman), devoted father of Nicholas Jr. (Carol), Vickie (Bill), and Kenneth, wonderful grandfather of Brian and Eric, dear brother of Maurice (deceased) wife Doris Jean, Debbie Shaver (husband Paul,deceased), and Roderick (deceased). He was a favorite uncle to...

CLARENCE J. “JACK” KLETCHIE age 87 of Bedford Heights. Beloved husband of Dorothy (nee Ferritto) for 63 years. Devoted Father of Debbie Carmosino, Cindy Tomasone (Jim) Darlene Fiorilli (Mark deceased) and Cheri Simmons (Kevin). Dear Grandfather of nine. Great-Grandfather of three. Loving Brother of the Late Dorothy D. Kletchie, Margaret Repas, and Eleanor McClain. Brother-in-law, Uncle, Cousin, and friend to...

ANGELINA M. GORGONE “Lee” (nee Bruno), aged 96 years, beloved wife of the late Samuel, dearest sister to six brothers and sisters (all deceased), cherished aunt and grand-aunt to many. Mass of Christian Burial Friday, June 26, 2015 at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church at 11:30 AM. Entombment Knollwood Mausoleum. Family will receive friends to pay tribute and celebrate...

VIKTOR OBREZA, age 84; beloved husband of 62 years to Marija J. (nee Kebe); loving father of Victor E. (wife Sandra) and Katherine Pappas (husband Tom); cherished grandfather of Elizabeth Obreza Hurst (husband Philip) and great-grandfather of Hunter; dearest son of the late Frank and Frances (nee Grbec); dear brother of the late Frank, Joe, Tony, Edward, Louie, Jenny Svet...