Obituaries

EDWIN G. LINDERME, JR. age 80 passed away on March 12, 2015 in Cleveland; beloved husband for 27 years of Linda (nee Clements); loving father of Gretchen Davis, Karin and Courtney; devoted grandfather of Brian, Chad and Corey; cherished brother of Tish Easly; dear son-in-law of Jean Clements; dearest brother-in-law of Gail Clements. U.S. Army Veteran. Edwin leaves behind his...

BENJAMIN AUSTIN SR., aged 96 years, dearly beloved husband for 66 years to the late Mildred F. (nee Raab), dear father of Benjamin, Jr. (wife Betty), Jerome (wife Deborah), Wayne (wife Cheryl – deceased), Terry DiDona (husband Charles) and Emily Charalambous (husband Gus), loving grandfather of Stephen, Roxanne, Renee, Marlon, April, Robin, Nicole, Claire, Andreas, Vincenzo and step-grandfather to Dennis,...

DOROTHY L. CHAPIC (nee Pugel) age 91, beloved wife for 71 years of August; loving mother of Mark (wife Marlene), Jack (wife Susan), Darlene Menth, Dean, Joseph (wife Nancy) and the late Frank; devoted grandmother of Mark Jr, Anne Good (Tyler), Sarah Bryan (William), Michelle Kroll (Christopher, MD), Michael (Wendy), Patricia Hanna (Michael), Kristen, Kelsey Fyfe (Brian), Kori, John Menth...

SISTER CLAUDIA KLYN, OSU (Carol Anne Klyn), daughter of the late Gerard K. Klyn and Alice (nee Johnson); sister of John W. Klyn (Judith) and the deceased Gerard Klyn and a member of the Ursuline Sisters of Cleveland with whom she shared 65 years of her life.

MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL THURSDAY, MARCH 12 AT 7 P.M. at the...

DEAN M. DELANEY age 82 of Willowick, OH passed away March 11, 2015 at the Louis Stokes Wade Park Medical Center in Cleveland. Mr. Delaney was born in Bradford, PA and was a high school teacher in Mifflinburg, PA where he taught history and was a Track coach there for 33 years. He was also a veteran of the US...

ANNE MARIE KASCAK (nee Sabol), aged 89 years, dearly beloved wife for 68 years to Thomas Michael, dear mother of Thomas Edward (deceased) (wife Susan), Karen Diemer (deceased) and Kevin (wife Nancy), loving grandmother of Thomas (wife Melissa), David (wife Kimberly), Matthew (wife Magdalena) and Kimberly Kascak, great-grandmother of Sadie, cherished daughter of the late John and Tekla (nee Bacher)...

RONALD A. KIHORANY, age 57, beloved son of the late Albert and Mildred (nee Belosic); cherished brother of Steven (wife Rose); dear uncle to Michelle Dillon and Kevin Kihorany (wife Carla); great-uncle of 5 and great-great uncle of 1; loving cousin to Patricia Leutbecker (husband Kenneth).

Ron was born September 13, 1957 in Cleveland and graduated from Collinwood High School....

Rosie Staffileno (nee Galay) passed away suddenly on Thursday March 5, 2015. She was the beloved wife of Vincent for 56 years. Rosie was born in Malvern, Ohio on May 25th, 1934, the daughter of Charles and Sophie Galay. She was a graduate of the School of Nursing at St. Luke’s Hospital and remained there as a cardiac nurse until...

FRANK M. STIPKALA, age 83. Beloved son of the late John and Helen Stipkala; loving brother of Ethel (late Richard) Nalepka, John (Elaine) and the late Joseph (Janet); dearest uncle and great uncle. Veteran, U.S. Army, Korean Conflict. Retired from American Red Cross. Benedictine graduate Class of 1949.

Friends received at THE DeJOHN-FLYNN-MYLOTT FUNERAL HOME OF SOUTH EUCLID, 4600...

KATHLEEN E. EDELMAN, age 73, of Gainesville, Georgia passed away into the presence of the Lord on Tuesday, March 3, 2015 from ALS. Beloved wife of the late James “Jim Bob” Kellam; dearest sister of Robert, Karen Edelman Gamber, Mary Edelman Bodmer (husband Ray), and the late Joanne Betley (husband Ted, deceased), John (wife Mary), Richard (wife Barbara, deceased) and...

EUGENIA A. “JEAN” GEORGE (nee Spaliatsos), age 88; beloved wife of the late George P.; loving mother of Dorothea Mayhew (husband William), Theresa Zemba (husband Edward), Janet Petac (husband Anthony) and Georgiene Peko (husband Douglas); devoted grandmother of 11 and great-grandmother of 18; cherished daughter of the late Thomas and Theresa (nee Szekeres) Spaliatsos; survived by 3 sisters and preceded...

MAE J. DUSSING (nee Davis) age 93, beloved wife for 68 years of Christian; loving mother of Connie Dustman (husband Wayne), Christian C. and David P. (wife Barbara); devoted grandmother of Matthew (wife Katelyn), Emily, Jamie Leslie and great-grandmother of 2; cherished sister of the late Jack and Paul Davis (wife Florence) and L. Ruth Huber (husband Thomas); dear aunt...

VLADO RIMAC, age 79. Beloved husband of Slavica (nee Tomasevic); dear father Damjan (Nancy), Maria, Clara Puljic (Ivan) and Angela Tomino (Charlie); grandfather of Ante Puljic; dear brother of Stana Penic (in Croatia), Tomislav, and Srico (Terezija);many cousins, nieces and nephews.

Family will receive friends to celebrate the life of Vlado at THE DeJOHN-FLYNN-MYLOTT FUNERAL HOME OF WILLOUGHBY HILLS,...

PENELOPE MITCHELL (nee Papaioannou), 97. Beloved wife of the late Christ. Loving mother of William. All Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, March 5, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Sts. Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 3352 Mayfield Rd., Cleveland Heights, OH. Interment Lake View Cemetery.

The family will receive friends at the DeJOHN-FLYNN-MYLOTT FUNERAL HOME, 4600 MAYFIELD...

Robert A. Verhotz age 69 of Rome Township passed away unexpectedly February 24, 2015 at his residence. He was retired from CEI Perry Power Plant where he worked as a maintenance man. Bob was a collector of classic cars and served our country in the US Air Force. He is survived by his nephew Rick Verhotz, many cousins and special...

DENNISE C. REILLY (nee Sessler), born on Christmas Day in 1926, beloved wife for 46 years to the late Edwin P., dearest mother of Margaret M. Horgan (husband Timothy), Mary D. Roche (husband Patrick), Patrick C. (wife Kimberly), Michael D. (wife Dagmar), Virginia A. Epps (husband Thomas), Maureen L. Callam (husband James), Mollie T. Lane (husband John), Christine M. Novinc...

Ralph M. Vara, age 89. Died peacefully on February 25th 2015. Ralph was born on February 8, 1926 and never ceased to amaze us with his courage, intelligence and determination. Graduating early from Shaw High School, he enlisted in the U.S. Marines Corps at age 17. Serving in the Pacific Theatre during WW II, he fought in the Iwo Jima...