Obituaries

ALBINA LAZAR age 88, wife of the late Mirko; loving mother of Frederick (wife Rosemarie) and Laddieslav; devoted grandmother of Michael, Jessie, Thomas and great-grandmother of Cameron and Jace.

Albina was a resident of Euclid for 21 years, after moving from Brooklyn. She was a member of Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church and a former member of St....

ROMANO FRANCES E. ROMANO (nee Gulino), age 95, beloved wife of the late Louis; loving mother of Kathleen Alesci (Frank) and Janice Zak (Robert, deceased); cherished grandmother of Anthony Alesci (Jamie), Frances Davenport, Jennifer Porter (Carl), Kelley Radcliffe (Peter) and Doug Zak (Linda), great-grandmother of ten and great-great- grandmother of one; dear sister of Josephine LoPresti and the following deceased:...

FLORENCE S. PITSCHMANN (nee Spear), age 97; beloved wife for 55 years of the late Carl A.; loving mother of Carol Arnold Porter (husband George H.L.) and Louis A. (wife Lillian) of Alabama; devoted grandmother of Scott D. Arnold (Ahna Kenny), Todd D. (wife Rosella Blanding) and great-grandmother of Pyper Arnold; dearest sister of the late William J. Spear, Margaret...

ANDREW C. HORVATH, age 86; beloved husband for 63 years of Helene C. (nee Calire); loving father of William Minissale (wife Janice) and the late Andrew Jr.; devoted grandfather of Melissa & Carl Falsone, Lisa & Brian Potts and great-grandfather of 4.

Andrew was a World War II U.S. Navy Veteran. He lived in Mayfield Heights for 43 years and...

ANTOINETTE L. “TONI” VENTRA (nee Germano), age 92; beloved wife of the late James; cherished daughter of the late Joseph and Francesca (nee Delia) Germano; dearest sister of the late Susan Nashel, Biagio, Nick (wife Alice) and John Germano; dear aunt of Nick (wife Maureen), Joseph (wife JoAnn) and Madeline Germano and great aunt and great-great aunt of many.

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ALFRED S. DELANIS, aged 81 years, beloved husband for 56 years to Judy (nee Herman), dear father of Mark (wife Dianne – nee Fruscella), loving grandfather of Joe and Chris, devoted brother of the late John DeLanis and Joseph Delanis, cherished uncle and great-uncle.

Born on June 12, 1933, Mr. Delanis was a 41 year resident of Lyndhurst, previously...

JOHN B. “JACK” DONOHOE, age 85; beloved husband for 58 years of Mirella “Lynn” (nee Martinazzo); loving father of John M., Anne Safko (husband Edward), Susan Swales (husband Thomas) and Michael (wife Elizabeth Lorbeer) of MI; devoted grandfather of Danielle, Amanda, Peter, Sarah and Rosalie; cherished son of the late William and Eileen (nee Burke); dearest brother of Eileen Vanderbilt...

MARY KORBER (nee Zajc), age 99; beloved wife of the late Michael; loving mother of Marian Sprague and Michael; devoted grandmother of Jeanne Dranchak, Erika Marquis (husband Joel), Michelle Korber and great-grandmother of Jenna, Jillian, Scout and Bobby; dearest sister of Jennie Pograis (age 100) and the late Thomas Zajc and Margaret Sepchinski.

Mary was a resident of Euclid for...

DOROTHY HOENIGMAN (nee Krupka), born Oct. 4, 1922, entered into rest Oct. 26, 2014, beloved wife of the late Carl, dear mother of Susan (Mike) Castor, Thomas (Renee) and John “JC” (Victoria), loving grandmother of Scott Castor, Lori Combs, Jean Spice, Joel Hoenigman (deceased), Annalee and Elizabeth Hoenigman. She also leaves to cherish her memory five great-grandchildren, a host of...

JUDY M. AHLIN (nee Henry) age 73, wife of the late Joseph; beloved mother of Margaret (Michael) Surratt, Elizabeth (Joseph) Hirshfield, Victoria (Charles) Bramley and Katherine (Douglas) Bitter; cherished grandmother of Erin, Rachel, Sara, Marshall, Kaitlyn, Olivia, Daniel and Melanie; dear sister of William Henry, Jean Broida(deceased) and Barbara Hayden (deceased).

Mass of Christian Burial 10 a.m. Friday October 31,...

LEONARD F. GALATI age 88. Leonard leaves to cherish his memory his beloved wife of 64 years Ledia (nee Fossa); his loving children Deborah Udovic (Frank), Denise Reilly (Tim), Anthony (Betty) and Donna Gill (Dick); his devoted grandchildren Jennifer Herbert (Scott), Kristina and Steven Udovic, Sean Reilly (Colleen), Dr Meghan Reilly, Regina Colombi (Carl), Nikki Detzel (Dr Steven ), Lauren...

REYO PARADISE, aged 92 years, beloved husband of the late Eleanor (nee Masciarelli), dear father of Edward A. Sr. (Catherine Morris), loving grandfather of Alicia, Edward A. Jr. (wife Amanda) and Carrie, great-grandfather of Elliot, Evan and Hayley, treasured father-in-law to Elaine Paradise, devoted son of the late Salvatore and Rose (nee Filotti), cherished brother of Henry, Jesse and the...

Harold “Larry” Wentz age 77 of Concord passed away on Friday, October 17, 2014. He was born on May 10, 1937 in Altoona, Pennsylvania, a son of the late Harold F. and Katherine (Snyder) Wentz of Hanover, PA. Larry was a U.S. Army Veteran. He graduated Magna Cum Lade in Chemistry from Princeton University and also obtained a Master’s in...

LORETTA J. DUCA (nee Bystry) age 77; beloved wife for 50 years of the late Joseph J. “Jay”; loving mother of Dana (wife Stephanie) and the late Darryl; devoted grandmother of Joseph R. and Steven W.; cherished daughter of the late Michael and Katherine (nee Novak) Bystry; dearest sister of Kay Richards (husband David) and the late Helen Mancuso, Margaret...

GEORGE C. MANGANO, age 28; beloved son of Anthony and Anne Marie (nee Turk); treasured brother of Megan Fogle (husband Kevin) and Frank; cherished grandson of John and the late Peggy Turk and Bill and Grace Mangano; loving companion of Vicki Eberhard; dear nephew, great-nephew, cousin and friend of many; also survived by his canine companion Mack.

Born May 7,...

ELIZABETH B. MASTRANGELO, Ph.D., (nee Benedictt), aged 89 years, beloved wife of the late E.W. “Ev”, dearest mother of Mark (wife Ellen), Lisa, Susan Haffey and Ellen, cherished Nonna of Maria and Evan, devoted daughter of the late Angelo and Mary (nee Dalisio) Volio, cherished sister of the late John, Alfred and Jay Volio, treasured aunt and grand-aunt to many.

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Alan Joseph Reid, 93, entrepreneur and philanthropist from Chagrin Falls died suddenly on Thursday, October 9, 2014 at Ahuja Medical Center in Beachwood, after a brief respiratory illness. His wife of 67 years, Corinne, was at his side.

Born on July 3, 1921 in Pittsburgh PA, the third of four children of Lillian and Joseph Reid, he outlived his three...