Obituaries

Charlene P. Thur (nee Baughman),age 78,of Richmond Heights, OH passed away Nov 17, 2014 at her home surrounded by her family. She raised four children David (Karen), Janet (Gary) Heimovitz, Cindy Loughry and Lori (Todd) Giesen. She has 9 grandchildren, Russell (Cydny) Heimovitz, Casey Heimovitz, Kelly Loughry, Mark (Megan) Heimovitz, Keri Loughry, Kayla Loughry, Jared Heimovitz, Alaina (Andrej) Vogel and...

FLORIAN A. “BOOTS” POSAVAD, age 88, beloved husband for 59 years of Mary E. “Maybeth” (nee DePetris); loving father of Gary, Sr. (retired CMSgt USAF) (wife Christine); devoted grandfather of Tabitha Meeker (husband Cory, SSgt, USAF), Gary, Jr. (SSgt, (S) USAF) (wife Candice) and great-grandfather of Quinn, Jack and Anthony Florian; cherished son of the late Edward and Barbara (nee...

CHERYL A. GAUTHIER (nee Colagross) age 58. Entered into eternal life November 9, 2014.Born March 18, 1956 in Cleveland. She attended Brush High School and lived in Florida and South Euclid. She enjoyed knitting and playing Bingo. She was the beloved mother of Steven L. (wife Tara) of Norfolk, VA.; cherished daughter of the late Frederick A. and Ruth W....

THOMAS J. O’BRIEN, age 79; beloved husband for 42 years of Denise (nee Hearey); loving father of Kevin, Sean (wife Jeannine) and the late Conor; devoted grandfather of Henry and Olivia; dearest brother of Margaret “Peg” Danek (husband Frank) and the late James (wife Kathleen); dear brother-in-law, uncle and friend of many.

Thomas moved to the Cleveland area from...

JOHN EDWARD McGEARY, aged 87 years, beloved husband for 59 years to Ann (nee Mittinger), dear father of George, and twins Mary McGeary and Terri McGeary (husband David DeChant), loving grandfather of Jonathon Brown (Jennifer), Genevieve Evans (Sean), Thomas, Joseph and William McGeary, and Karli DeChant, great-grandfather of 3, devoted son of the late Thomas and Catherine (nee Horrigan), cherished...

Mass of Christian Burial for Audrey Udovic, 87, will be held 10 a.m. Saturday November 15, 2014 at St. John of the Cross Church 140 Richmond Rd. Euclid, OH 44143, followed by burial in All Souls Cemetery.

Mrs. Udovic passed away Monday November 10, 2014 at Richmond General Hospital. Born March 5, 1927 in Cleveland, OH, she had been a...

LANI MARIE SMERALDI age 21, beloved daughter of Mark (Patsy Kilbane) and Sarah (nee Fermin) Smeraldi (Edward Brodsky); loving sister of Bret and Richard; cherished granddaughter of Vivian and the late Anthony Smeraldi, Ricardo and Gloria Fermin; dearest niece of Ria , Don and Vicki, Jon and Ann Marie and Jeri Smeraldi, Dee and Bill Cole; dear cousin and friend...

EDITH STRMAC (nee Vicich), age 75; loving mother of Christine Mittelbuscher (husband Michael) of CA and the late Michelle Strmac; devoted grandmother of Arianna, Misha and Vivian; dearest daughter of the late Anton and Anna (nee Popish) Vicich; dear sister of Robert Vicich, and the late Anton Vicich Jr., Richard Vicich and Antoinette Wagner; treasured aunt of Barb Wagner of...

JOSEPH S. SIDOTI, age 85, of Richmond Heights, OH passed away Sunday, November 9, 2014 at Richmond Heights/University Hospitals surrounded by family and friends. Joe leaves behind his beloved wife of 65 years Mary N. (nee Marvaso). Son of the late Sam and Josephine, dearest father of Joseph A. (Nancy), Robert P. (Christine), grandfather of Michelle Sidoti, Jennifer R. Walter...

ARMANDA BOGDEN McCAFFERTY (nee Bogden) age 29, beloved wife of Sean; cherished daughter of Tiejanna “Tina” (nee Alvarez) and the late Michael J. Bogden; loving sister of Leah Bogden; dearest daughter-in-law of Jerry McCafferty and Dolly (nee Gramm) McCafferty; dear niece, sister-in-law, aunt, cousin and friend of many.

Armanda was a resident of Mayfield Heights for 5 years, after...

SR. JOSEPHMARIE, SND, (Dorothy Ann Bunosky), 84. Beloved daughter of the late Paul and Anna (nee Vintza) Bunosky and sister of siblings who died shortly after birth, Anne, Paul, baby boy and baby girl. Loving sister of Pauline Lewis (Kenneth), Richard (Eva), Paul (Elizabeth) and Jacqueline Petkovich (John, deceased); beloved aunt of many nieces and nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews; dear...

JOANNE C. BIRO (nee Kozsey), age 76, beloved wife of Stephen E., dearest mother of Stephen J. (Pamela), Carolyn and the late John, passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday, November 6. She is also survived by her mother Emma M. Kozsey, brothers John J. (Karen), James S. (Caroline) and Robert Kozsey, sister-in-law Anna Mae Lipcsik and niece, nephews...

FRANCES C. DIVOKY (nee Runo), age 80; beloved wife of the late Louis; loving mother of David (wife Donna), Anne Marie, Daniel (wife Rebecca), Catherine (Richard Palcie) and Stephanie Zanders; devoted grandmother of Nicholas, Peter (deceased), Charles, Clarissa, Clyde (deceased), Xavier, Evalynn and great-grandmother of Isabella and William Louis; cherished daughter of the late Frank and Mary (nee Risko) Runo;...

KENNETH ANDREW SPANO, M.D., age 70, passed away November 7, 2014. Ken is survived by his loving wife of 46 years, Christine (nee Smith), beloved son of the late Grace (nee Monaco) and Frank, cherished brother of Adelaide. Dr. Spano graduated from St. Johns University (New York) and George Washington Medical School. He served two years with the United States...

LAWRENCE ANDREW WILSON, age 84, beloved husband and best friend of Ellen Ann Wilson (nee Spangler), passed away November 3, 2014. Loving father of Thomas A. (Susan), James A. (Deion), Anne Parzick (Robert J.), and Robert L. (Donna); devoted grandfather of Andrew, Michael, and Caroline Wilson, Bobby and Iris Wilson, and Wade and Calvin Parzick. He was preceded in death...

BABY DOMINIC PERCIC 11 weeks old, beloved son of Nadya and Nicholas; cherished grandson of Anna and Michael Percic and Oksana and Yaroslav Ustyanovski; treasured nephew of Monika (Luke) Rozman and Iryna Ustyanovska.

Mass of Christian Burial 9:30 a.m. Saturday November 8, 2014 at St. Mary’s Church 15519 Holmes Ave. Cleveland, OH 44110 followed by burial in All Souls...

CHOI NUI TSE age 96, beloved wife of the late Tin Chung; loving mother of Pui Mui Chung, Ying Chuen Chung, Siu Ling Tang, Hau Ling Chung and Sik Kuen Chung; devoted grandmother and great-grandmother of many.

Born in China on November 25, 1917 she came to the United States and lived in Mayfield Heights for the past 21...

LILLIAN J. KULON (nee Guzzo), aged 94 years, beloved wife of the late Edward J., mother of Robert, grandmother of Lisa, Veronica and Kelly, dear daughter of the late August and Mary (nee Ristagno) Guzzo, sister of Fred and Peter Guzzo, Libby Mazzone, Mary Caspio and Jean Phillips.

Funeral services will be held on Thursday, November 6, 2014, at...