Obituaries

KAREN ELIZABETH LEACH, aged 37 years, dearly beloved daughter of Frank H. and Frances L. (nee Pearson), dear sister of Nathan (wife Teresa) and Daman, cherished niece, aunt, cousin and friend to many. In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Karen may be sent to Communion of Saints Parish, Attn: Christian (memo line – Leach Funeral), 2475 Coventry Road,...

LAURENE A. PRIDE (nee Fenton), age 77. Entered into eternal life April 22, 2013. Beloved wife of the late Paul A. Loving mother of Nancy Paukert and Eric Pride. Cherished grandmother of Sydney Paukert and Jordan Pride. Dearest daughter of the late Lawrence and Effie (nee Holzapfel) Fenton. Dear sister of the late Thelma Ford and Joyce McGarvey. Dear aunt...

IRENE T. HURLESS (nee Shilling (Szelag)); beloved wife of the late Walter W.; loving mother of Karen Reitz (husband Michael), Patricia, Brian (wife Michele) and Thomas; devoted grandmother of Brian and Kelly Hurless, Michael S. and Sean Reitz (wife Aimee) and great-grandmother of Lauren, Rebecca, Christopher, Jenna and Samantha; preceded in death by 2 brothers and 3 sisters.

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CHESTER E. JAMESON, age 91, loving husband of Ruth Ann (nee Dolan) for 60 years, dear brother of the following (all deceased), Clara Glowacki, John Jablonski and Barbara Jablonski, uncle of Dorothy Antalik (husband Bob), Paul Glowacki (wife JoAnn), Laura Ortega, and Jeff, Peter and Amy Kull, dear brother-in-law of Helen Kull (deceased) and Florence Motiska, great-uncle of many. Ches...

MICHAEL THOMAS DIEMERT age 60; beloved husband for 37 years of Deborah (nee Fenell); loving father of Michael T., Jr (wife Julie) and Dominic W.; devoted grandfather of McKenzie; cherished son of the late Joseph W., Sr and Evelyn (nee Maloney); treasured brother of Joseph, Jr (wife Kimberly), Maureen, Daniel (wife Mary), Patrick and John; dearest son-in-law of Betty (nee...

JACQUELINE”JACKIE” Y. CHARLILLO (nee Mester), age 81; beloved wife of the late Edward A.; loving mother of Jennifer “Jeff” Lambert (husband Mike), Edward A. Jr., and Robert (wife Anna); devoted grandmother of Matt, Robby, Samantha, Jackie and Christina; dearest sister of Marilyn Janco (husband John, deceased), Sandy Davis (husband Dave, deceased), Dan Mester (wife Gayle) and Bob Mester (wife Diane);...

ANGELO S. GAGLIARDO, age 93; beloved husband of the late Mae (nee Rini); loving father of Gary (wife Deb), Arlene Bourisseau, Ron of California and Rick (wife Teresa); devoted grandfather of Christopher Glasgow (wife Sarah), Laura DePompei (husband Greg), Dennis (wife Cassandra), Michael, Rachel, Owen and Adam Gagliardo and great-grandfather of 7; dearest brother of Vinnie Derus of California and...

CONCETTA “TINA” LaMACCHIA (nee DiNardo) age 89; beloved wife for 64 years of the late Anthony V.; loving mother of Anthony R. and Ronald L. (wife Sandra); devoted grandmother of Ronald (wife Betty) and Paul and great-grandmother of Madeline; cherished daughter of the late Eugene and Victoria (nee Carlozzi) DiNardo; dearest sister of Eugene DiNardo (wife Betty); dear aunt of...

CHARMAINE M. HARVEY (nee Strohmeyer), age 44, beloved wife of Mark, loving mother of Joseph, Helena and Nathaniel. Dearest daughter of Regis and Rita Strohmeyer. Dear sister of Rita Fabian, Dianne Frye, Mother Theodora, Lorraine Magulick, Catherine Rosine, Rebecca Prusha and Regis, Eric, Gregory and Otto Strohmeyer. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, April 20, 2013...

MAGDALENE VRANEKOVIC (nee Kompes) age 89; beloved wife of the late George; loving mother of George (Carol Carland) of Parsons, KS, Marie Praspal (husband Chuck), and the late James and Mark (wife Lauretta); devoted grandmother of Lisa Scherer; dearest sister of Jean Novak (husband Joseph, deceased), Joseph Kompes (wife Barbara) and the late Robert Kompes (wife Betty);

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ETHEL E. TAYLOR (nee Fornadel) age 95 of Medina. Formerly of Hudson, Willowick and Belo Horizonte, Brazil; beloved wife of Charles W.; loving mother of Judith Bunda (husband Ron), Charles M. (wife Diane), Michelle “Micky” Keogh (husband John) and Kathy Smilan (husband Carl); devoted grandmother of John T. Keogh (wife Louise Weed), MacDonald and Anna Taylor, Lauren and Jennifer Smilan;...

THOMAS A. “TOMMY” LANESE, age 68. Beloved husband for 42 years of Paulette (nee Amato); cherished father of Therese Lanese-Turkish (Mike); loving grandfather of Geneva and Roman; dearest son of Nell (nee Roman) and the late Thomas “Timmy”; dear brother of Bonnie and Mary.

A former resident of Cleveland Heights for 40 years, Tommy had worked as a Security Guard...

WILLIAM J. “BILL” MORTON, JR. age 71. Beloved husband of Jan. Loving father of William J. III (wife Mary DePalma-Morton); cherished grandfather of Jackson and Sammy; dear son of the late William J. Sr. and Betty (nee Berkey); dear brother of Michael L. (wife Judy); fond uncle of Michael L. Jr. (wife Annie), Dawn M. Kanupp (husband Brian) and great...

JOHN P. SEDLAK, aged 87 years, dearly beloved husband for 63 years to Dorothy M. (nee Bork), loving father of Jeff (wife Anita), Jan, Judy Schumacher, Jack (wife Barbara) and June Mooney (husband Bill), cherished grandfather of Charles, Ben and Carrie Sedlak, John, Jenny, Christopher, Megan, Molly and Mikey Schumacher, Sarah Brougher and Laura Sedlak, great-grandfather of Gracie, Norah and...

MICHAEL A. PETRELLO age 92. Beloved husband of the late Eleanor J. (nee DeMarco). Loving father of Susan J. Bartlett (husband Wayne), Michael J. (wife Carole) and Raymond A. Devoted grandfather of Angela and Scott Bartlett, Nick and Michelle Petrello. Dearest son of the late Joseph and Mary (nee Luciano). Dear brother of the late Tony, Frank, Nick, Louis “Skippy”,...

TERRANCE JOHN COOPER, age 65, beloved husband of Patricia (nee Rodholm), loving father of Scott and Zachary, dearest brother of Tim and twin brother Tom (wife Debbie), grandfather and uncle. Cherished member of Continental Ski Club, Vietnam Army Veteran MP-K9 Unit, and retired Postal Worker. Terry bravely faced life’s last great adventure when he passed peacefully on Monday, April 8th,...

KRISTINA ANN LEKSAN age 23 of Willoughby Hills. Beloved daughter of Andrew and Jane (nee Tavcar); dearest sister of Anthony, Jacob, Johnny and Paul; cherished granddaughter of Rudy and Majda Leksan and Joseph and Ann Tavcar; treasured niece and cousin of many.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 A.M. Saturday April 13, 2013 at St. Vitus...

AUDREY L. LECHNER (nee Loesch), aged 82 years, beloved wife of the late Kenneth L. Sr., dearest mother of Kenneth L. Jr. and Jeffrey L., loving grandmother of Scott, Mark, Matthew and Tommy, cherished sister of Gloria Knapp and Doris Fettu.

Funeral services Friday, April 12, 2013 at St. Bartholomew Episcopal Church, 435 SOM Center Rd., Mayfield Village, at...

ELEANOR J. GORMAN (nee Scaffidi), aged 91 years, beloved wife of the late Norman D., dear daughter of the late Nicolo and Marie (nee Mangano) Scaffidi, cherished sister of the late Joseph, Sam, Charles and Carl “Flip” Scaffidi, Basil and Anthony “Tony” Sapienza, Rose Scaffidi, Mary Griffith and Rosella M. Caputo, fond sister-in-law to Josephine Sapienza and Adele Scaffidi, devoted...

Richard M. “Mike” CUPPAGE, age 78. Entered into eternal life April 3, 2013. Beloved husband for 49 years of Ingrid (nee Gilbertson). Loving father of David (wife Christy) and Karin Camp (husband Joseph), devoted grandfather of Ellen, Michael and Nicholas Cuppage, Elisabeth Faenza (husband Chris), Emilie Camp and great grandfather of Keely, Hayden and Kaden. Dearest son of the late...