Obituaries

JOHN “UJ” SHEREDY age 85 of Euclid. Beloved husband of 55 years to Florence (nee Hromulak); loving father of Elaine and Gregory; son of the late Julia and Jack Sheredy; dear brother of Dorothy Gallagher, Julianna Frontino, Barbara Mehall, Carolyn Barone, Teresa (deceased), Edward, Albert, Ronald, Raymond and Stanley(deceased); cherished uncle of many.

Mr. Sheredy passed away Sunday May...

JOSEPH R. BACKOS, aged 76 years, beloved husband for 54 years to Marie (nee Vinsick), dear father of Denise Spiros (husband Guy), Roberta Suydam (husband Scott) and the late Robert J., loving grandfather of Nicholas Spiros, and Taylor, Matthew and Ryan Suydam, cherished son of the late Joseph and Mary (nee Seman), devoted brother of Edward (wife Helen), Richard (wife...

JEAN C. ZARZOUR (nee Beshara), age 88, beloved wife of David S., devoted mother of Martha Phillips (Mark), Diane Chase (Alan), Nancie Cangialosi (Michael), Tom (Liz), Laura Clines (Dennis), Merky Scibana (Frank) and Kim Schabo (Gordon, deceased), loving grandmother of 14, great-grandmother of 13, dear sister of Marcia Myers (deceased), Jack Schmeitzel, Carol Pollard, Peter Beshara, Janice Thomlinson and Bobby...

JOHN C. TIMPERIO, age 81; beloved husband of Pamela (nee Colagross); loving father of Michele (Jack) Cardinale, Patrice (Bernie) Bischof, Joseph, Chris (David) Luptak, MaryKay (Jeff) Raig, John J. and Jennifer (Steve) Maffo; devoted grandfather of 17 and great-grandfather of 14; cherished son of the late John and Mary (nee Fiorelli); dearest brother of Carmen, Marie Urbancic and the late...

RoseMary Josephine (Semich) Merrick loving wife of Jack Merrick and mother of Dale Merrick, passed away May 6, 2014 at The Slovene Home for the Aged. Born August 26, 1919, in Cleveland, Ohio, she was one of seven children born to Albert and Josephine (Hrobat) Semich. She frequently talked about growing up with her siblings “the stories of hardship” the...

All services will be private.

 

ELLEN M. BLITZ, age 95; beloved daughter of the late Frank and Anne (nee Meany); loving sister of the late Louis and Robert; dearest aunt and great-aunt; dear friend of Linda  and James Redmond, Nancy and Jeff Wilhelm.

In lieu of flowers contributions may be made in Ellen’s memory to Mt. St. Joseph, 21800 Chardon Rd Euclid, Ohio 44117.

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Doretta “Dolly” Romaine Corbran, age 85, of Chardon, formerly of Euclid, passed away on Wednesday, April 30, 2014 at Arden Courts in Chagrin Falls. She was born on February 9, 1929 in Warren, PA, a daughter of the late Wallace and Dora (Taft) Warren.

Dolly was a member of St. Robert’s Catholic Church and attended St. Mary’s Catholic Church. She...

GARY J. BIZJACK, age 59, beloved father of Michelle Arnold (husband Douglas) and Julia Bizjack, devoted son of the late Theodore and Bertha (nee Boyance), cherished brother of Theodore, Jr. (wife Eileen), fond uncle of Theodore III and Thomas, former husband of Susan Ruzich.  Gary was a resident of Richmond Heights for 32 years.  He was a member of St....

ANTOINETTE M. MINNIS (nee DeMarco), age 90; beloved wife of the late Joseph “Nebo”; loving mother of Janet DiCillo (husband Dave) and Gail Mechling (husband Kurt) of Seneca, SC; devoted grandmother of Christy (Ross) DeJohn, David (Julie) DiCillo, Matthew (Kristy) DiCillo, Gillian and Michael Mechling, and great-grandmother (Grandma Toni) of Lola, Jake, Stella, Georgia and Cate; cherished daughter of the...

Helen Ardella Turk, nee Maiden, age 89, died on April 29, 2014 at Gateway Retirement Home. Born September 24, 1924, in Cleveland, Ohio to Thomas and Mildred (nee Kreblin) Maiden, she attended Collinwood High School. She was the loving mother of  Richard R. Turk of Cleveland, Ohio, Pamela M. Turk (husband Steven Wright) of New York City, New York, Robin...

JOHN “JACK” WELLS, age 84. Beloved husband of the late Joyce M. (nee McAdams). Loving father of Rosemarie Wells. Devoted grandfather of Elana Wells and Matthew Wyatt and great grandfather of Navahn and Matthew, Jr. Dear brother of 6 siblings. Member Knights of Columbus Gilmore Council #310.

Mass of Christian Burial Friday, May 2, 2014 at St. Clare Catholic...

COLLEEN A. PASSALACQUA (nee Kiernan) age 55; beloved wife for 25 years of Jerome; loving mother of Christopher and Karen; cherished daughter of Doreen (nee Plummer) and the late William J. Kiernan; treasured sister of Sharon Tripodo, Timothy, Sean (wife Allison), Brian (wife Beth), Dion (wife Beth) and the late William Kiernan; dearest daughter-in-law of Julius and Cecilia (nee Mendiola)...

JEAN C. ROBINSON (nee Henry) age 87. Beloved wife of Robert R.; loving mother of Scott; cherished daughter of the late Dewey and Christina (nee Stewart) Henry; dearest sister of Ken Henry (wife Phyllis) and the late James Henry (wife Shirley) and Katherine Kastner (husband John, deceased); dear aunt of Lois Kastner.

Jean graduated from Willoughby Union High School,...

CECILIA M. “CECE” ANDERSON (nee Lauer) age 65; beloved wife for 39 years of Larry; loving mother of Jennifer and Kathleen Anderson (Joe Peeples) and Kristen Lundeen (husband Jim); devoted grandmother of Christopher and future granddaughter Addison Elizabeth Cecilia.

CeCe was a resident of Concord Township, after moving from Willoughby in 2002. After graduating from Euclid High School, CeCe worked...

FRIEDA HOGE (nee Wuchte) (formerly Kikel), aged 91 years, beloved wife of the late Joseph Kikel and the late Joseph Hoge, dear mother of Herbert Kikel (wife Barbara) (both deceased), loving grandmother of Christopher Kikel (Alison), cherished great-grandmother of Christopher Thomas Kikel, devoted sister of Bertha Doller (deceased), Rose Vilcek, Joseph Wuchte, Christl Gramer, Emma Kump, Walter Wuchte, Sofie Grashoff...