Obituaries

MARY E. RECHNER (nee Gibson) age 97, wife of the late Stephen J.; beloved mother of Stephen P. (Marie), Michael (Lucy) and Teresa (Eric) Schantz; cherished grandmother of Cheryl Evanchick, Stacey Mills, Christopher and Ryan Rechner, Bethann Brennan, Jason and Bryan Schantz; great-grandmother of nine; dear sister of Gladys Engbers, Firman Gibson (deceased) and Mildred Harter (deceased) and aunt of...

LEONTINA “LOU” FATICA (nee Mastrangelo); age 90; beloved wife of the late Gene; loving mother of Barbara, Joanne Benedict (husband John), Carole Rodak (husband Paul) and Eugene (wife Lisa, nee Mascia); devoted grandmother of Allison Gale (husband Justin), Douglas and Emily Rodak, Kate and Jaclyn Benedict and Caroline and Meredith Fatica; treasured daughter of the late Michael and Luigella (nee...

JAMES G. GEISWEIDT, age 76, of Eucild, went home to be with the Lord Friday, March 7, 2014 after a long, hard- fought, courageous battle with cancer and COPD. He was the beloved husband for 48 years of Rosemary “Rosie” (nee Pejeau); loving father of Sherri Moriarty (husband James “Jimbo”) and Jennifer Weiss (husband DJ); devoted grandfather “Papa” of Brianna,...

CHARLES T. FOX, age 71; devoted husband for 45 years of Noreen (nee Christie); cherished father of Charles Jr., Heather (husband Aaron Bernardo) and Hillary Fox Daily (husband Matthew Daily); loving grandfather of Sydney; beloved son of the late Helen and Conrad; dearest brother of the late Delores Wenrich, Conrad Fox and Joann Smisek; loving brother-in-law of Sharon Christie, Andy...

A Tribute Service to celebrate the life of Evelyn Anita Head (nee Doolittle), 84, of Burton, will be held Wednesday, April 2, 2014 at 6 p.m. at The DeJohn Funeral Home and Crematory of Chardon (formerly Ritondaro), 126 South St. (Rt. 44, south of Rt. 6/Chardon Square), Chardon.

Evelyn died on March 6, 2014 at Burton Health Care Center. She...

DR. JAMES E. ABOOD, JR age 83; beloved husband for 44 years of Jeanette (nee Najm); loving father of Rose Kemmerling (husband Craig), Rebecca Stronsick (husband Greg) and Dr. Gerard (wife Kelly); devoted grandfather of Gregory, Henry, Sophie, Gabrielle and Samuel; cherished son of the late James, Sr and Rose Abood; dearest brother of Berenice Joseph (husband Gordon, deceased), Alvera...

Sime Cacic, age 56. Beloved wife Mira; dear father of Ante (Michaela) and Ivica; grandfather of Antonija; son of Peka and Ante (deceased); brother of Marija, Ruza, Mira, Momir, Jasna, and Zeljko.

Friends received DeJOHN-FLYNN-MYLOTT FUNERAL HOME, 28890 Chardon Road (Between Bishop Rd. and RT. 91), Willoughby Hills, FRIDAY, MARCH 7 FROM 4-8PM. Funeral Mass, Saturday, 10am at St....

NANCY LOUISE LOJEWSKI (nee Radis), aged 77 years, dearly beloved wife for 57 years to Walter, loving mother of Jeff (wife Lori), Janice Hoffmann (husband Eric), Kim Nicol (husband Mark) and Lori Stevens (husband Daniel), cherished grandmother of Kristina, Matthew, Jennifer, Michelle, Christopher, Michael, Alyssa, Jessica and Gregory, devoted sister of Virginia Minardo (husband James) (both deceased), Albert Radis (deceased)...

MARY T. GIBLIN (nee Duffy), age 81; beloved wife for 54 years of the late William “Frank”; loving mother of Marian Dodson (husband Dan), Kathy DeJohn (husband Joe), Linda Auger (husband Glenn), Ann Dever (husband Dan), Bill and Sharon Hoenigman (husband Dan), devoted grandmother of 12 and great-grandmother of 5, cherished daughter of the late Patrick and Marie (nee Brock)...

CECILIA M. ZAMAN (nee Suchcicki) age 91; beloved wife of the late Albert M.; loving mother of Patricia M. Zaman (husband Jeffrey Meyers); dearest sister of Henry Such (wife Jean, deceased) and the late Sabina Peffer; dear aunt and great-aunt.

Cecilia was a resident of Willoughby Hills for 5 years after moving from Highland Heights. A member of St....

Russell Dennis “Rusty” King, Sr. of Aquilla Village, age 48, passed away suddenly in his sleep on February 27, 2014 at his home. He is survived by his wife Jeannie (nee Jaite),daughter Crystal (fiance Jeff Morrison), mother Shirley (nee Frazier) King of Michigan, brothers Randall (Theresa) Huston, Craig (Lori) King, Kris (Veronica) King and sister Brenda (Dale) Wiley. He is...

ROBERT LEE OLSON, age 73; loving father of Chandler McLane Olson; devoted grandfather of Brody and Tristan; treasured son of the late Lee G. and Mary Ann (nee Lang); cherished brother of Rosemary and the late Philip; dearest brother-in-law of Susan Olson; adoring uncle of Brett (wife Chrissy), Brooke Bell (husband Jason), Erin Chalhoub (husband Danny) and great-uncle of Daniel...

DUSTIN JOSEPH LERZ, age 31; passed away suddenly February 26, 2014 at Hillcrest Hospital surrounded by his parents; beloved son of Linda (nee Gallo) and Victor; cherished brother of Ryan and Kyler; dearest grandson of the late Edward and Yolanda Gallo and Victor and Sarah Lerz; loving nephew and Godson of Rosemary and Jon Griffee and nephew of Jeff (Teresa)...

NINA M. FATICA (nee Costello), age 87; beloved wife of the late Antonio; loving mother of Anthony (wife Annette) and Gary (wife Susan); devoted grandmother of Tori (Tim) Cunningham, Nino (Erica), Thomas (Sibylla), Antoinette (Mike) Iannacone and great-grandmother of “the great 8” Anthony, Antonio, Alex, Gina, Ricky, Michael, Johnny and Antonia; dearest daughter of the late Mary (nee Tripoli) and...

JAMES R. “JIM” WEBB, of Everglades City, FL, passed away February 26, 2014 at Hillcrest Hospital in Mayfield Heights, OH. Jim was born May 23, 1941 in Ft. Myers, FL to Margaret (nee Lopez) and the late Carl A. Webb.

Jim graduated from Everglades City High School and attended college in California after proudly serving his country as a U.S....

MICHAEL FRANCIS FLYNN, age 76; beloved husband of the late Connie (nee Hotchkiss); loving father of Kevin (wife Cara), Terrence, Thomas (wife Cindy), Karen Nemunaitis (husband Dr. Brian) and James; cherished grandfather of Michael, Tyler, Colin, Shannon, Garreth, Madison, Morgan, Ryan, Tommy, Molly, Connor and Brendan; devoted son of the late Anna (nee Feeney) and Thomas Flynn; dearest brother of...

Sister Renee Oliver, educator, lobbyist, faith-filled religious

Sister Renee Oliver (formerly Sister Marie Renee) loved life, cherished her family, friends and community, and brought unwavering dedication to her career as a teacher and as an education lobbyist throughout her 66 years as an Ursuline sister. The former educator and advocate died Tuesday, February 25, at Regina Health Center. She was...

FRANKLIN W. DeLANEY, Sr., age 79; beloved husband for 54 years of Mary Ann (nee Danko); loving father of Michele Trolli (husband Joseph) of Buffalo NY, Franklin W. Jr. (wife Holly) of Edinburg and Mark D. (wife Lana); devoted grandfather of Margaret Perry (husband Brian), Danielle, Alexandra and Samantha Trolli, Megan, Gretchen Holman, Nicholas and Benjamin and great-grandfather of Reagan...

SUZANNE JOLIAT, age 50; beloved daughter of Lillian E. (nee Vosmik) and the late Richard E. “Dick”; loving sister of Pierre (wife Susan), Michele (deceased), John, Claire and Philip (wife Julie); devoted aunt of Melissa, Michael, Nicole and Amelia; cherished niece, cousin and friend of many.

Avid devotee of Reiki at Ursuline College. Contributions may be made in Suzanne’s...