Obituaries

Marlene R. Levine, 79, of Willoughby Hills and formerly of Pittsburgh, PA, passed away July 5, 2013 in Cleveland. She was born December 27, 1933 in Pittsburgh, PA.

Marlene was a member and frequent volunteer at Willoughby Hills United Methodist Church. A graduate of Turtle Creek High School in Pittsburgh Marlene was an Administrative Assistant for Merit Care in Pittsburgh,...

JOHN H. BROM, age 81; loving brother of Jeanne Hazen (husband Bill, deceased); devoted uncle of Patricia Janoske of Chardon, Cathleen Cannon (husband Dave) of Mentor, Diane McFarland (husband Kevin) of Painesville and William Hazen of Medina; cherished grandfather of Ricky and Michael; dear great-uncle of many.

John was a US Army Korean Conflict Veteran and a member of the...

PAUL THOMAS age 67; beloved husband of Helen (nee Smith); loving father of Dana Thomas-Porche, P.J. (wife Crystall) and step-father of Donna Rumley and Angi Bradnan (husband Michael); devoted grandfather of Nolan and Kendall; cherished son of the late Angelo and Evelyn (nee Halepis); dear brother of Angelo, Jr and the late Charles (wife Mary Ann).

Paul was a US...

GARY L. LINDGREN, aged 68 years, dearly beloved husband for 42 years to Margaret “Peg” (nee Tajgiszer), dear son of the late Lee E. and Violet N. (nee Ostberg), cherished brother-in-law of William S. Tajgiszer (wife Barbara), treasured uncle and 2nd father to William E. (wife Maureen) and Stephen J. Tajgiszer, loving great-uncle of Allyson, Ian, Sage and Gwen Tajgiszer....

SISTER ANN M A R Y McLAUGHLIN, SND, (Ann Jane McLaughlin), 77. Beloved daughter of the late James Patrick and Ann Marie (nee Ross) McLaughlin and sister of deceased James and Gerard. Loving sister of Stella (Ted, deceased) Joyce, Charles (Bonnie), Agnes (Andrew, deceased) Blackley, Mary (Peter, deceased) Kenny, Dennis (Gladys) and William; aunt to 54 loving nieces and nephews,...

DANIEL J. WALSH, age 80; beloved husband for 58 years of Marianne (nee Fink); loving father of Dennis (wife Teresa), Patrick (wife Paula), Mark (wife Laura), Marie Jones (husband James) and the late Gerald; devoted grandfather of Christian (wife Stephanie), Daniel, Jacqueline Finomore (husband Brandon), Allison Grampa (husband David), Matthew, Jennifer Till (husband John), Scott, Tom and Max Greenberg and...

JOHN H. “JACK” WILSON, age 87 of Richmond Heights. Entered into eternal life July 1, 2013. Beloved husband of the late Frances V. (nee Ferraiuolo). Loving father of David J. (wife Lenore). Cherished grandfather of Christopher and Melissa. World War II U.S. Army Veteran. Employed by General Electric Company for 35 years as a design and development engineer. John’s hobbies...

JAMES H. “JIM” ROGERS, JR age 74. Beloved husband for 35 years of Catherine (nee Buck). Loving father of Jeff of Ravenna, Ohio and Michael ( wife Mary) of Pasadena, Maryland. Cherished son of the late James H. Sr. and Julia (nee Bucholtz). Dear brother of Linda Lakatosh (husband Richard) and Gayle Rogers O’Hara. Dearest uncle of Jennifer, Shannon, Patrick,...

DIANE LYNN McCLOSKEY (nee McMurray) age 56, died peacefully at her home surrounded by her loving family Wednesday June 26, 2013. Beloved wife of Frank S.; loving mother of Patrick Gutbrod (wife Laurel), Erin Lynn Meyer-Gutbrod (husband Josh) and step-mother of Stephen and Cara McCloskey; devoted grandmother of Ryan Patrick, Lily Christine and Evelynn Tess; treasured daughter of Clarence and...

Snow, Thelma Ruth (nee Pawley). Devoted wife of the late Webb Snow and the late Matt Purpura. Loving mother of Sue (Dave) Eastman, Webb (Pat) Snow, and Sally (Dan) Smith. Dear grandmother of Allison, Clint, and Drew (Christie) Eastman, Samantha (Pete) Stanton, Chad (Kristine) Snow, and Kristin Snow. Beloved great grandmother of Sarah Stanton, Kylie and Lexi Eastman, and Holden...

JOSEPH C. BRENTAR, SR., age 89; beloved husband for 63 years of Ann B. (nee Muhic); loving father of Joanne B. Hottois (husband John Peter), Gerald C. and and Joseph C. Jr.; cherished brother of Jerome (wife Dora) (both deceased), John (wife Mary Margaret) (both deceased), Frank (deceased) (wife Silvana) and George (deceased) (wife Carol); brother-in-law of Steve and Dorothy...

WILLIS A. BARTELL, age 94; beloved husband of the late Doris K. (nee Noble) for 68 years; loving father of Randall (Ede) of Hobe Sound FL, Willis R. (Marcia Jakab) of Tucson AZ, James (Karen) of Eastlake and Richard (Jennifer Marsh-Bartell) of Cleveland; devoted grandfather of Mark, Gregory (Olympia), Julie DiBacco (Ron), Theresa, Cindy, James, David and great-grandfather of Julia,...

PATRICIA BASISTA (nee Acker), age 86, passed away June 22, 2013. She is the beloved wife of the late Dr. Richard E., loving mother of Rick, Ron, Kevin (deceased), Tom (Cathy) and Nancy Tainer (Dan), cherished grandmother of Kyle, Brad, Bryce, Matt, Nicole, Edward (deceased), Maureen and Patrick, devoted sister of Sr. Joan Acker, H.M. (deceased) and Fr. Tom Acker,...

ROBERT G. BOOTHE, aged 85 years, beloved husband of Judith (nee Hisey), dear father of Robert (Mindy), John (Diane), Timothy (Terie), Karen, Laura Verdone (Greg), Pamela Hannold (Jerry), Jennifer Millar and Amy Bistok-Bunce (Tony), loving grandfather of Andrew, Nicholas, Bre, Jenny, John, Jennifer, Stephanie, Michael, Sara, Rachel, Christine, Timothy, Justine, Harrison, Tristan, Elizabeth, Noah and great-grandfather, and also survived by...

Vernon E. Kramer “Bud”. age 86. Beloved husband for 60 years of Mary Lou (nee Gavriluk). Loving father of Robert (wife Marcella) and Gregory (wife Ruth). Dear grandfather of Angela, Eric, Sarah and Michael. Devoted son of the late Frank and Marie Kramer. Dear brother of Gloria Dawson and the late Donald (wife Dorothy). Beloved uncle and great-uncle of many....

ELVA LOUISE STARESINIC (nee D’Ercole), age 88, of Cleveland, Ohio. Beloved wife of 60 years of Joseph (Chick) Staresinic; sister of Ann Panick (deceased), Betty Sivillo (deceased), Lillian Primativo (deceased), Evelyn DelMastro (deceased), James D’Ercole (deceased), Emily Ferraro (deceased), Ollie Pecora (deceased), Rose Marie Braddock (deceased), and Antonette (Vickie) Kramer; dear aunt and great aunt of many nieces and nephews....

JOSEPH GRASSY, age 85; beloved husband for 51 years of Catherine (nee Ward); loving father of Joseph, Jr and Carol Gilbert (husband Ralph); dearest brother of Bela (deceased) and Mary Dorner and brother-in-law of Robert, William, Larry and Carlos Ward and Barbara Vira; dear uncle to many nieces and nephews with special thanks going to Marian Simonson and Vera Seltzer...

CLARICE M. KORIM age 87; entered into eternal life to be with her beloved late husband Rudy; loving mother of Michael R. (wife Cheryl); devoted grandmother of Michael and Mark; cherished daughter of the late Michael and Clara (nee Lhota) Roob; preceded in death by 2 brothers. Contributions may be made in Clarice’s memory to the charity of your choice....

VIRGINIA LEONARD, aged 88 years, died June 11, 2013, wife of Sidney Hoare (deceased) and Bill Leonard (deceased), beloved mother of Jim (Mona), Donna (Dave – deceased) and Steve (Pat), grandmother of Ayesha, Victoria (deceased), Jeff, Stephanie and Adam, great-grandmother of Colin, Tyler and Faith. Private services have been held. Regarding her friends, she said, “My glory is that I...