Obituaries

SYLVIA PLYMESSER (nee Mihevc), age 88, of Cleveland, passed away at the Slovene Home for the Aged January 3rd, 2015.  Sylvia was the beloved wife of the late William H.; daughter of the late Joseph and Antonija (nee Miclavec) Mihevc; dear sister of the following deceased:  Josephine “Pep” (husband Albin deceased) Flaisman and Edward L. (wife Glenna deceased) Mihevc; cherished...

ALICE P. LADD (nee Weeks), age 84; beloved wife of the late Norman; loving mother of Carolyn Ladd (husband William Mulert), Nancy DiVita, Jeffery (wife Beth); devoted grandmother of Alison Fecher (Leland), Eliza Mulert, Matthew (Meredith), Ryan (Lyndsey) and Andrew (Staci) DiVita and Erin Ladd and “GG” of Anderson, Harris and Jack; fond mother-in-law of Anthony DiVita; cherished daughter of...

CAROLYN M. MARKEL (nee Malovrh) age 92, beloved wife of the late Joseph; loving mother of Laura Levereaux (deceased) (husband David), Joseph, Ruth Austin (husband Lawrence), William (deceased), James, Carl (wife Karyn) and Frances Markel (husband Dale Levandier); devoted grandmother of Brian, Craig (Lorie), Michelle, and Phillip (Alysia) Austin, David Levereaux (Erin), Halle, Hannah, and Samuel Markel, Marie and Suzanne...

PEARL M. VIENNA (nee Madda) age 81; passed away on Monday December 29, 2014 after a long courageous battle with cancer. Beloved wife of the late Angelo; loving mother of Charles (wife Pamela), Karen DiBenedetto (husband David), Dianne Pallaise (husband Terry) and Sheri Valentino (husband Daniel); devoted grandmother of Danielle Shellito (Brian), Vanessa Braun (Larry), David DiBenedetto, Jr, Michael DiBenedetto...

MARGARET A. KOSIR (nee Padisak) died on December 29, 2014 after a short illness. She was 91 years old and lived and died on her own terms. She was preceded in death by her loving husband Godfrey “Mac” Kosir and her son-in-law Daniel Reddick. She is survived by her daughter Fran Reddick, her granddaughter Diana Reddick and her brother George...

JOSEPH EDWARD PALLENIK, aged 97 years, beloved husband for 74 years to Marie (nee Kubik), dear father of Michael (deceased) (wife Jane), Christine, and John (wife Penney), loving grandfather of Casey, Jill, Justin and Matthew, fond brother of Anne Mach and the late John, Helen, Steve, Tommy and Pauline, cherished uncle and great-uncle to many. United States Army Veteran.

Contributions...

JEANNE A. KELLER (nee Jurca) age 83 of Wickliffe; beloved wife of Charles; mother of the late Christine (Kristavnik) Bennetayeb; dear sister of Dolores Yahner and cherished aunt of Bill Yahner.

Family suggests memorial donations to St. Jude’s Hospital 501 St. Jude Place Memphis, TN 38105.

Mass of Christian Burial 10 a.m. Monday December 29, 2014 at St. Vitus...

Louis F. Gaysek age 85 of Cleveland passed away on December 25, 2014 at Richmond Hts. General Hospital.

He is survived by his step-daughter Vanessa (Joseph) Vidmar and many friends. US Army Veteran.

Family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Monday evening at the Zevnik-Cosic Funeral Home 28890 Chardon Rd. Willoughby Hills.

Private burial in Ohio Western Reserve National...

MARY L. PIERI (nee Do); beloved wife for 54 years of the late Secondo; cherished daughter of the late Joseph and Constance (nee Nuti) Do; dearest aunt, cousin and friend to many.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, December 30, 2014 at St. Paschal Baylon Catholic Church at 10:00 AM. Burial following at All Souls...

Eileen Murphy Mullally, age 94, beloved wife of the late Pierce H., M.D.; dear mother of Katie Murphy (Ray) and the late Pat; loving grandmother of John B. Murphy and Ellen M. Jones (Jason), and great-grandmother to Hollis D. and Simon R. Jones; sister-in-law, aunt, cousin, and friend to many.

Eileen was born December 7, 1920 in St. Louis, MO...

JOSEPH V. BEATRICE, age 85; beloved husband for 53 years of Susanne M. (nee Mahoney); loving father of Suzanne, Joseph V., Jr. (wife Donatella), J.J., and John P.; devoted grandfather of Giavanna and Massimo; dear brother of Rita Squillace (husband Frank, deceased) of PA., Rosemarie Beatrice of PA. and Anne Lellii (husband Louis) of PA., dearest brother-in-law of James &...

A Mass of Christian Burial for Ronald “Ronnie Moon” Budzilek will be held 10 a.m. Wednesday December 24, 2014 at Immaculate Conception Church 4129 Superior Ave. Cleveland, OH 44103 followed by entombment in All Souls Cemetery in Chardon.

Mr. Budzilek died Saturday at the Hospice of the Western Reserve in Cleveland. He lived in Cleveland Slavic Village until moving to...

STEPHEN J. HOVANCSEK, age 81, beloved husband for 41 years of Anne Marie (nee Radovic); loving father of Annie Sero (husband Raymond) of Texas, Mary Hovancsek (husband Gary Verbic), and John Paul of Florida; devoted grandfather of Charles, Nathanial, Madigan, Sienna and Kayla; dearest son of the late Steve and Elizabeth (nee Moore); cherished brother of Louis (wife Marcella), Donald...

FLORENCE BETTY DRUCKENBROD (nee Hess), died peacefully in her sleep on December 19, 2014 at her home in Shaker Heights, blessed by God to have lived to the remarkable age of 99, beloved wife of the late Lawrence Michael, Jr., dearest mother of Lawrence Michael III (Barbara), James Frederic (Jean), Thomas Edward (Cathy – deceased), Mary Joan Visintine (Rita) and...

MICHAEL SABOL, SR., age 93; beloved husband for 70 years of Rita F. (nee Schmidt); loving father of Michael, Jr. (wife Susan), twins Dennis P. (wife Laura) and Donald P. (wife Celeste); devoted grandfather of Michelle Donnelly (husband Tom), Scott, Shannon Baker (husband Dennis), Steven (wife Kristy) and great-grandfather of Sean, Connor, Vivian, Reed and Stella; dearest brother of Vera...

Sister Catherine Marie Skufca began and ended her 51-year career in education at Cleveland’s St. Jerome School, where she served a total of 17 years. The veteran educator died December 12 at Regina Health Center, after suffering a heart attack earlier in the evening. She had been a resident at the Richfield facility since April 2013. Sister Catherine Marie was...

JOHN A. SIMON, age 53, beloved husband for 19 years of Kerrianne DiLorenzo-Simon; loving father of Rebecka and Jared; cherished son of the late Margaret (nee Nainiger) and William; dearest brother of Marla Guiterrez (husband Salvador) and Sheryl and “Big Brother” to Sam Caronite; dear son-in-law of Daniel and Carol DiLorenzo; fond brother-in-law of Kenneth DiLorenzo, Dana Kenneley (husband Robert)...