Obituaries

VIOLA A. TRANCHITO (nee Spetrino) age 92. Beloved wife for 67 years of Anthony A. Loving mother of Lynn Wellington and Anthony J. Tranchito Wife Maureen). Cherished grandmother of. Dr. Joseph Wellington (wife Katrina), Christen and Derek Tranchito and great grandmother of Jack and Charlie Wellington. Loving daughter of the late Joseph and Josephine (nee Valentino) Spetrino. Dear sister of...

JEANETTE E. ZANGHI (nee Neustedt) age 73. Jeanette passed away on February 23 in Rocky River, Ohio. Beloved wife of the late John S. Loving mother of John S. (wife Susan), James (wife Adiba) and Janet Nikrant (husband David). Cherished grandmother of Stephen, Nina, Siena, Ibrahim, Caden and Idris. Dearest daughter of the late Herman and Ellen (nee Mattson) Neustedt....

DORIS E. ROSENBERGER (nee Burr) age 76. Beloved wife of the late Thomas E., Sr; loving mother of Thomas E., Jr (wife Jayne), Karl J. (wife Christine) and Daniel E (wife Cheryl); devoted grandmother of Heather and Eric; cherished daughter of the late Clayton and Dorothy (nee Hiscott) Burr; dearest sister of Barbara DeVera (husband Larry, deceased); dear aunt and...

Anne H. Prekel (nee Dlugoleski) age 97. Beloved wife for 54 years of the late Henry M. Loving mother of Marilyn Boncela (husband Daniel) and Joanne Rees (husband Charles). Dearest grandmother of Eileen Simon (husband Paul) and Paula O’Brien (husband Scott) and great-grandmother of Paige, Elliot and Wesley Simon and Cecelia O’Brien. Dear sister of the late Edward, Henry and...

JAMES C. “JIM” HOGAN age 87. Beloved husband for 62 years of the late Cynthia B. (nee Beeh); loving father of Sue Hogan; devoted grandfather of James H. Hogan; treasured son of the late Ernest C. and Marian E. (nee Lambert); dear brother of Newell (wife Dorothy) and the late Eugenia Rapp (husband Al), and Ernest C. Jr. (wife Betty);...

ROBERT M. SHAMBERG, age 73; beloved husband of Cindy (nee Brakeman); loving step-father of Michelle Elek and Vincent Badalamenti; devoted grandfather of Adam, Ashley, Riley and Evan Elek; cherished son of the late Noah and Sarah Jane (nee Allen); dearest brother of Fred (wife Bobbie), Marge Zronek (husband Joe) and the late Ronald; dear uncle and great-uncle of many.

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LOUIS FARKAS, age 90. Beloved husband of 64 years to the late Gloria (nee Bopko); father of David (Kathleen) and Laura Koller (Donald), loving grandfather of Chloe and Bridget Farkas, Benjamin (Kate) and Paul (Dana) Koller; brother of late Steve, Bill and Julia; uncle and great-uncle of many.

Lou graduated from East Tech and worked as a draftsman at...

STEFI SILC ( nee Mihelic) age 98, wife of the late Joseph; loving mother of Stefi (Albert) Somrack and Darlene Kotchkoski; cherished grandmother of Denise (Drew) D’Angelo, Danielle (Bruce) Kretch and Dr. William Kotchkoski; great-grandmother of Alyssa and Salvatore D’Angelo and Kyle, Alec and Chase Kretch; sister of seven deceased.

The Family suggests memorial donations to the Hospice of the...

DOROTHY LJUBI ( nee Blatnik) age 87, wife of the late Edward; loving mother of Randy (deceased) (wife Andrea), Robert (Patty) and Rick (Cyndi); cherished grandmother of Nick, Steve, Victoria, Keith (Laurel), Benny and Ari; sister of Mary Kirchner and Anne Rusick (both deceased).

The Family suggests memorial donations to the Hospice of the Western Reserve 17876 St. Clair...

STEVEN G. OHMSTEDE, aged 56 years, dearly loved father of Stephanie Hammond, U.S. Navy, beloved son of the late Bert and Elsie (nee Deye), devoted brother of Cindy Lewis (husband Donovan) and Gary (wife Julie), cherished uncle. In lieu of flowers, contributions are suggested to the Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, KS. 66675. The family will receive friends...

VINCENT S. GIOMUSO, age 92. Beloved husband of the late Carmella (nee Savoca); devoted father of Rose Marie (deceased), Rosemary C. DelCalzo (husband George) and Charles A. (wife Carol); cherished grandfather of Anthony, Lisa Marie DiFini (husband Gaetano), Brittany, Nicholas, Allison and great-grandfather of Lillianna, Cameron, Guy Anthony, Ryland, Mason, Cole and Dominic; treasured son of the late Charles and...

Doris J. Guarino, age 89, died peacefully Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013, at Fairmont Health Center in Willoughby, with her loving family by her side. She will be missed by many who loved her dearly. Doris was the loving mother of Marianne (Tom) Lorini of Fairlawn, Robert J. of Willoughby Hills, William R. of Willoughby Hills, Bernadette (John) Fazi of Fairview...

ROSEMARY A. VITTEL age 86. Beloved daughter of the late John, Sr and Gertrude (nee Winter); dearest sister of Robert (wife Glenna) and the late John, Jr; dear aunt and great-aunt.

Mass of Christian Burial Friday, February 15, 2013 at Divine Word Catholic Church at 11 AM. Burial following at St Francis Xavier Cemetery, Medina, OH. Family will receive...

CAMILLA T. “KIM” NOONAN, formerly of Kirtland, OH, was born January 5, 1938 and passed away after a long illness on February 11, 2013 at Heather Hill Nursing Home in Chardon. Kim was an expert equestrienne, a trainer and exhibitor of horses both under saddle and in harness for which she earned many accolades throughout the United States. A member...

LAWRENCE W. REED, age 89; beloved father of Brian and Randy (wife Diana); loving grandfather of Michael and Allison; cherished son of the late Frank and Adelaide (nee Fay); dearest brother of Howard (wife Angie), Kenneth, and the late Vernon (wife Evelyn), Helen Chapman (husband Ralph), and Marion Wood (husband Lynn). Dear uncle of many. Former husband of Majel Blowers....

ERICA L. ROACH age 21, loving mother of Domenic and Diamonde; beloved daughter of Gary and Cheryl Roach; dearest sister of Jessica Roach and Amber Frigie; cherished granddaughter of Rolanda (Charles deceased) Roach; treasured niece of her favorite aunt Sue Roach and dear aunt of Jaida and Ashton Smith.

Friends may call at the RICZO FUNERAL HOME 7462 STATE...

ANDREW V. SVIGEL age 76; beloved brother of Mary Miklavcic, Josephine, Jenny Kadis and the late John (wife Irene, deceased), Angie and Anthony; dear uncle, great-uncle and cousin of many. Andrew was a US Navy Veteran. Cremation by DeJohn Crematory.

Mass of Christian Burial will be Thursday February 14, 2013 at 11 AM at Ss Robert and William Catholic...

FRANK SEGA age 88 of Willoughby Hills. Husband of the late Antonia; beloved father of Antonia (Eric) Snyder, Frank, Jenny (Nicholas) Cipollo and Mary Ann (Robert) Krueger; cherished grandfather of Robert and Carl Snyder, Marko and Nikko Cipollo and Anthony, Alexa, Evan and Tyler Krueger; dear brother of Stanka Cepin of Slovenia and nine deceased.

The Family suggests contributions...

Donald Lewis, 62, of Willoughby Hills, passed away Feb. 6, 2013, at his home. Born Nov. 12, 1950, in Cleveland, he was a 1969 graduate of Willoughby South High School and a U.S. Army Vietnam veteran. Donald loved to golf, and work on his cars and motorcycles. Donald blazed his own trail. He was employed as a linesmen for Ohio...

MARY E. PETRIELLA (nee Moretti) age 80. Beloved wife for 60 years of the late Angelo; loving mother of Cliff (wife Cathy), John (wife Christine) and Mary Anne Kawalec; former mother-in-law of Raymond Kawalec; devoted grandmother of Melissa Snively (David), Monica Loncar (Joseph), Maria Saplak, Michele Cirino (Rob), Sean Trembczynski, Gregory and David Kawalec, Daniel and Allison Petriella and great-grandmother...