Obituaries

ARTHUR WILLIAM ROBERTS, aged 95 years, beloved husband for 60 years to the late Coletta (nee Morton), dear father of Elaine Reardon (husband Tim), Jim (wife Diane – deceased), Mike (wife Rose) and Rita Peters (husband Ken), loving grandfather of 12 and great-grandfather of 19, cherished brother of Richard and the late Louis, Mabel Barnes, Adeline Chandler and Donald, fond...

RUTH J. HOOD (nee Knapp) age 88, beloved wife for 65 years of Richard O.; cherished aunt of Don Christen (wife Linda), Sandy LaMacchia (husband Ron), Jane Christen (husband Al Boryenace) and Terri Bretz (husband Tim); loving daughter of the late Joseph and Sophie (nee Fellenstein) Knapp; dearest sister of the late Dorothy Knapp and sister-in-law of the late Ruth...

MICHAEL W. SOVICH, age 56; beloved husband of the late Holly (nee White); loving father of Zachary, Carli Evermore (husband Derek) and Maxwell; devoted grandfather of Hannibal; cherished son of Edward and Doris (nee Gehring); dear brother of Steve, Kathy, James, Pamela and Thomas (wife Laurie); dearest nephew and uncle of many.

Mike was a resident of South Euclid for...

EILEEN W. THOMPSON (nee Walsh), aged 92 years, beloved wife for 67 years to the late George G., dear mother of Virginia “Ginger” Bareis (husband Karl), Teresa “Terry” Strasser (husband Joe) and Elizabeth “Betsy” Domanski (husband Ralph), loving grandmother of Eirin Bareis and Cory Strasser Silvear, cherished daughter of the late John Robert and Helen (nee Siess) Walsh, devoted sister...

GAIL LYTHOS (nee Krapp), aged 70 years, beloved wife of the late Nicholas, dearest mother of Kim Hood (nee Lythos), loving grandmother of Damon and Alexia Lythos, and Brody Hood, daughter of the late Gilbert C. and Elizabeth Ann (nee Bierer) Krapp, caring friend of Jackie Coughlin.

Gail was a resident of Lyndhurst after moving from Mayfield Heights in...

JOHN PAUL STEBAL, JR., aged 89 years, beloved father of Melanie Skerl (husband Gary), Karen Matthews, John Paul III (wife Susan), Jack, and Lorna Ava, loving grandfather of Nicole, Lindsay, John Paul IV, Emily and Annalesia and great-grandfather of Alexus and Reef, fond brother of Robert (deceased) and LaVerne Gill (husband Wade).

Mr. Stebal was a U.S. Navy Veteran, founder...

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SAM E. “BILL” BUEMI, age 94, beloved husband for 64 years of the late Carmella J. “Mickey” (nee Minardo); loving father of Billy (wife Joan) and Bobby (wife Doreen); devoted grandfather of Robby (Jenna Scotese), Brian (wife Megan), Stacy Leach (husband Brock), Samantha and great-grandfather of Tyler; cherished son of the late Sam B. and Anna; dearest brother of the...

VINCENT M. LOPEZ Beloved Husband of Nancy (nee Landon). Devoted Father of Robin, Tina Weigel, and Chris. Loving Grandfather of 2. Devoted Brother of Larry (Annette), Grace Soukop, and the following deceased Joe and Michael.

The family will receive friends at the DEJOHN-FLYNN-MYLOTT FUNERAL HOME, 4600 Mayfield Road, South Euclid, (Just East of Green Road) on SUNDAY from 1:00...

Christ Meros Age 89. Passed away August 3, 2014. Dearly beloved husband of Bea (nee Lalos). Devoted father of Paul (deceased). Son of the late Peter and Demetra. Loving brother of Nick Meros (deceased) (Carmella), Fannie Pyros (Bill, deceased), Anna (deceased), Helen Koutsakos (deceased) (Tom, deceased). Elizabeth Delsander (Daniel, deceased) and Voris Meros (deceased). Uncle, great-uncle and godfather of many.

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Mass of Christian Burial for Stanley Stepec, 83, of Munson Township will be 10 a.m. Tuesday August 5, 2014 at St. Mary’s Church 15519 Holmes Ave. Cleveland, OH 44110. followed by burial in All Souls Cemetery in Chardon Township.

Mr. Stepec passed away August 1, 2014 at University Hospitals in Cleveland.

He was born August 14, 1930 in Zubina, Slovenia...

ANN J. FECKO (nee Yurkovich), died July 30, 2014, two days before her 101st birthday; beloved wife of the late Andrew; loving mother of Shirley Bizjak (husband Peter) and Judy DiPaola (husband Sam); devoted grandmother of Lisa and Michele Bizjak, Sam DiPaola III (wife Debra), Angela Denton (husband Wade) and great-grandmother of Victoria, Thomas Wade, III, Kaylin, Ella and Eli;...

BETTE T. MURPHY (nee Burns), beloved wife of the late Pat, dearest mother of Coleen Fistek (husband Jerry), Debbie Windenburg (husband Earle) and Kim Murphy, loving Grammy of Jay and Amy Fistek, and Gretchen and Sarah Windenburg, adoring Great Grammy B of Jack, Alana, Thomas and David, devoted daughter of the late Edward and Genevieve (nee Quinn) Burns.

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MARIE Y. DESTINE, age 76, of Haiti; beloved wife for 40 years of Onel DeLgarde; loving mother of Venus and Mary Daniele Noel of Haiti, Carline Paul-Blanc of Cleveland Heights, Adens and Neurette DeLgarde of Haiti, Chelry DeLgarde of CT and Rony DeLgarde of GA; devoted grandmother of Stephan and Fabian Paul-Blanc, David Daceus, Brenda Jean-Louis, Gabriel DeLgarde and Adhanie...

LOIS MARIE VANCE (nee Uhlir), aged 89 years, beloved wife for 55 years to the late Lt. Commander George John Vance (Vystrcil) (Cleveland Heights police), dearest mother of Mark Edward and Craig Douglas Vance, loving grandmother of Jason Matthew Vance, treasured daughter of the late Edward J. and Frances R. (nee Marous) Uhlir. Lois is also survived by cherished cousins,...

CAROL A. MASSERIA (nee Ross), age 70; loving mother of Jodi Kogovsek (husband Steven), Stephanie Masseria (Trivisonno) and Eric; devoted grandmother of Kayla, Brittany and A. J. Kogovsek, Alyssa and Anthony Trivisonno, Jason and Ali Creager and Michael and Kevin O’Hehir; treasured daughter of the late Harold A. and Harriet (nee Menks) Ross; cherished sister of Lee Ross (wife Sheila)....

SANTINA “TINA” GERRITY (nee Albanese) age 59; beloved wife of the late Gary; cherished daughter of Lillian (nee Derfuhs) and the late Damiano J. Albanese; loving sister of Lisa Folisi (husband Russell), Ramona Albanese-Allen (husband Christopher), Cynthia Albanese, Damiano S. Albanese (wife Amy) and Laura Gielink (husband John); devoted aunt of Katie Brown (husband Scott), Kelley Lee (husband Dustin), Timothy...

Funeral services for Raymond W. Leveranz, 86, of Chesterland, will be held privately at Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland.

Mr. Leveranz died Thursday, July 24, at Hospice House in Cleveland. He was born on May 11, 1928 in Cleveland. He was a 39 year resident of Chesterland, previously residing in North Royalton. He retired in 1983 from the Higbee...