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Carmen Taliaferro

Carmen Taliaferro

CARMEN TALIAFERRO (nee Amato), aged 93 years, dearly beloved mother of Carl J. (wife April), loving grandmother of Amber and Eric, cherished daughter of the late Carmen and Marie (nee Sgro) Amato, devoted sister of the late Barbara DeCaprio, Ann Rinella, Josephine Tagliaferri, Mariano and Joseph Amato, treasured aunt and grand-aunt.

Mass of Christian Burial Saturday, March 23, 2013...

Wallace J. Malone

Wallace J. Malone

WALLACE J. MALONE, age 88; beloved husband for 46 years of Florence M. (nee Toth); cherished son of the late George W. and Anastasia (nee Rossiter); dearest brother of the late James C. (wife Ruth, deceased), William G. (wife Dora, deceased) and Alice Schloss (husband William, deceased); dear uncle and great-uncle of many.

Wally proudly served his country in...

James B. Holcomb

James B. Holcomb

JAMES B. HOLCOMB, age 88; beloved husband of the late Shirley (nee Dean); loving father of Helen Smith (husband Paul Thomas) and the late James A.; devoted grandfather of Angelia Bradman (husband Michael), Donna Rumley, Haley Holcomb and Sherrie Holcomb and great-grandfather of 5; dearest brother of Paul and the late Johnson, Rex, Arron, Cecil, Novalea and Maxine; dear friend...

Sr. Rosemary Of The Eucharist, O.C.D. (Rose Catherine Blum)

Sr. Rosemary Of The Eucharist, O.C.D. (Rose Catherine Blum)

SR. ROSEMARY OF THE EUCHARIST, O.C.D. (Rose Catherine Blum), aged 89 years, Sister of the Carmel of the Holy Family, beloved daughter of the late Edward C. and Rose Anna (nee Hammann), dear sister of Elaine Plogmann, Dorothy Schaefer and the late Richard Blum and infant Betty Blum, survived by many nieces and nephews, grand-nieces and grand-nephews and Sister to...

Shirley H. Ban

Shirley H. Ban

SHIRLEY H. BAN (nee Holmgren), age 88; beloved wife for 58 years of the late Thomas E; loving mother of Kristen Drake (husband Bob), Gretchen Krivanek and John (wife Leah); devoted grandmother of 8 and great-grandmother of 4; dearest sister of Edgar and the late Jack Holmgren and Mary Bjorne; dear aunt and great-aunt of many.

Shirley lived in...

August J. Cesen

August J. Cesen

AUGUST J.CESEN JR. age 91 of Chagrin Falls, formerly of Highland Hts. Beloved husband of Elsie (nee Petrich); loving father of Dennis (Susan) and Bruce (Cindy); cherished grandfather of Pamella Alley (USAF), Scott (Leslie) and Diana Cesen and brother of Daniella Avsec. WW II Army Veteran.

Funeral Service 11:00 a.m. Tuesday March 19, 2013 at THE ZEVNIK-COSIC FUNERAL HOME 28890...

Bernard J. “Bernie” Overberger

Bernard J. “Bernie” Overberger

“BERNARD J.”BERNIE” OVERBERGER, age 78. Beloved husband for 43 years of the late Veronica J. “Ronnie” (nee Hidock). Loving father of Susan Chanda (husband Robert), Joyce Hanzel (husband Michael), and Bernard John (wife Cynthia). Devoted grandfather of Brian, Michael, Kaleigh and Jordan. Cherished son of the late Herman and Genevieve (nee Wilson). Dear brother of the late Charlotte McQueeny (husband...

George Cashy

George Cashy

George Cashy, 83. Beloved husband of Catherine (nee Lorras). Most loving father of Maria, Laura and Harry (Maria) Cashy. Loving grandfather of Catherine, Elaine, George and John Cashy. Loving brother of Peter (Katherine) Cashy. Uncle, great uncle and godfather of many. All Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, March 14, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at Sts. Constantine and Helen...

Grace C. Salupo

Grace C. Salupo

GRACE C. SALUPO, age 80; beloved daughter of the late Anthony & Florence (nee Cali); cherished sister of Sebastian “Busty” (wife Beverly), Joseph (deceased) (wife Josephine), Carmen Flanders (husband Roger, deceased), Constance Cannella (husband Nick) and Carmella (deceased); loving aunt, great-aunt and great-great-aunt of many. Grace was a US Navy Veteran. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on...

Margaret M. Geiger

Margaret M. Geiger

MARGARET M. GEIGER (nee Schinkel) age 97; beloved wife of the late Carl; loving mother of Kathleen M. Smith (husband Wayne) and Sr. Carole Geiger S.N.D.; devoted grandmother of Julie Zucker (husband Michael), Bryan Smith (wife Amanda) and great-grandmother of Lindsey and Andrew Zucker; preceded in death by two brothers and two sisters. Contributions may be made in Margaret’s memory...

Jean Palmer

Jean Palmer

JEAN PALMER (nee Ankuda) age 90. Beloved wife for 69 years of Alfred; loving mother of David (wife Kaye) and Joan Atkian (husband Tom); devoted grandmother of Jeffrey (wife Bela), Hilary Church (husband Jason) and great-grandmother of Nathan, Nick and Mitchel; dearest sister of Peter Ankuda (wife Ann, deceased) and the late John (wife Peggy, deceased), Stanley (wife Helen, deceased)...

Dr. Mindaugas Fernand “Mino” Dautartas

Dr. Mindaugas Fernand “Mino” Dautartas

DR MINDAUGAS FERNAND “MINO” DAUTARTAS, age 60; beloved son of Madeleine (nee Hamm) and the late Zigmas; loving father of Angela M. and Jennifer; dearest brother of Peter (wife Joanne), Vytas (fiane Barbara Cunningham) and Madeleine; dear uncle of Shayla, Tavia, Gavin, Sheree Lynn and great-uncle of Liana.

Dr Mino was an inventor and had over 70 US patents...

Larry Edwards Williams

Larry Edwards Williams

LARRY WILLIAMS, age 62. Entered into eternal life March 5, 2013. Beloved life long partner of Mary Sommers; loving father of Flora Wills (husband David Bower); cherished grandfather father of Ronny, Brandon, Krystal, Cody, Christopher, Johnny, Nicholas, Ronnie, Sarah, Michele, Mathew, Mason, Maggie, Veronica, and Angel; cherished son of Jocyln (nee Manning) and the late Hervey Williams.

A Celebration...

Violet M. Hulme

Violet M. Hulme

VIOLET M. HULME (nee Chapman) age 73; beloved mother of Fred R., Jr, (wife Kristy), Greg K. (Brenda) and Mike W. (Becky); loving grandmother of Tyler, Leah, Aidan, Jared, Clay, Evan and Luke; dearest sister of Richard S. Chapman (wife Helen) and the late Melba L. Cameron (husband Richard).

Violet was artistic and loved to paint. She also enjoyed...

Antun Turniski

Antun Turniski

Antun “Tony” Turniski, age 67. Beloved husband of Ana; dear father of Sanja Jaskiewicz, Anna Weigand, Elizabeth Cvitkovic (Zeljko) and Anton Jr. (Jennifer); grandfather of Amanda, Kasandra, Andrew, Dijana, Sarah and Adam; great grandfather of Audryanna; son of the deceased Karlo and Eva; brother of Ivica of Croatia and the deceased: Drago, Mijo and Liza; and many nieces and nephews.

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Mathew A. Lapuma, Sr.

Mathew A. Lapuma, Sr.

Mass of Christian Burial for Mathew LaPuma, 88, of Wickliffe, will be held on Friday, March 8, 2013 at 10:30 AM at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church, 29840 Euclid Ave., Wickliffe. Mr. LaPuma died Tuesday at Golden Living Center in Kirtland surrounded by his family.

Mr. LaPuma was born on May 7, 1924 in Cleveland. He was a...

Donald C. Costello

Donald C. Costello

“DONALD C.”DOMENICO” COSTELLO, age 83. Beloved husband of the late Marion (nee Kazlauskas); loving father of Steven (partner Victor Montenegro) and Nancy Rohal (husband Steven); cherished son of the late Carl and Mary (nee Tripoli); dearest brother of Nina Fatica, Mary Ann Dercole and the late Angeline Amorosi and Rose Valuck; dear uncle, great-uncle and great-great-uncle of many. Don proudly...

Frank Jenne

Frank Jenne

FRANK JENNE, JR., age 91. Beloved husband of the late Elaine D. (nee Plotzky) Loving father of Sandra Albright (husband Les deceased), Judith Lombardo (husband Otto), and Douglas (wife Debbie). Devoted grandfather of Leslie Eversole (husband Brian), Alexander Lombardo (wife Aylssa), Jenne Lombardo, Tyler Lombardo (wife Matina), Claire Worpengeberg (husband Frank), Zachary Lombardo, Lindsey McCarthy, Scott Jenne (wife Mary) Katherine...