Obituaries

DEHLIA M. VALENTINO (nee Anderson) age 82. Beloved wife of the late Ronald A.; loving mother of Richard Coates (wife Kathy), Sherry Calvin (husband Thomas), Anthony (wife Denise), Michael and Ronald (wife Aimee) Valentino; devoted grandmother of Danielle Schimmoeller (husband Kevin), Kelly Sargi (husband Gregg), Christopher (wife Nicole) and Jamie Durosko, Anthony, Ricky, Michael, Krystal, Nick, Jessica, Jimmy, Lexi, Ronni...

LAWRENCE R. EXL, age 70; beloved husband for 46 years of Karen “Kay” (nee Westfall); loving father of Tracy Tomaselli (husband Jon) and Brian (wife Lisa); devoted grandfather of Ashley, Claire, Lucia and Dominic; dearest son of the late Edward and Anne (nee Young). Larry was a U.S. Marine Corp Veteran.

Contributions may be made in Larry’s memory to...

ANTONIA VRENKO (nee Rus) age 77, wife of the late Miha; beloved mother of Maria (Ed) Perez, Mike (Michelle), Diana (Joe) Dale and Andy(Jennifer); cherished grandmother of Matthew and Sammy Perez, Michelle, Maria and Marissa Vrenko, Dane and Drew Dale, Olivia and Sydney Vrenko; sister of Ivanka Kogovsek, Franc, Ivan, Stanko, Joze, and Tone Rus and the following deceased: Mici...

GLORIA V. FARKAS (nee Bopko), aged 84 years, dearly beloved wife for 64 years to Louis, dearest mother of David (wife Kathleen) and Laura Koller (husband Donald), loving grandmother of Anna Chloe and Bridget Farkas, and Benjamin (wife Kate) and Paul (wife Dana) Koller, cherished sister of Emily Mechir and the late Peter Bopko Jr., Ann Kostya and Virginia Novosat,...

CATHERINE ELEANOR “Kay” DelBROCCO (nee Miller) age 75, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 31st. She was the beloved wife for 40 years of the late Anthony “Tony Shell”; loving mother of Vincent “Jim” DelBrocco (wife Deborah) and Catherine “Cathy” Shea (husband Richard); devoted grandmother of Jacqueline and Matthew DelBrocco, and Catherine “Katie” and Nicholas Shea; cherished daughter of the...

THOMAS J. MURACO, aged 73 years, dearly beloved husband for 40 years to Lois (nee Yambor) (formerly Haase), dear father of Thomas J. Jr. (wife Laura), Michael (wife Holly) and Joseph (wife Kerri), fond step-father to Thomas Haase, loving grandfather of Megan, T.J., Jordan, Colton, Taylor and Sophia, brother of Sophie Goldthorpe, Joseph, Kathy Loyer, Jack, Doris Cugini and David,...

HENRY S. BOBROWSKI, aged 90 years, dearly beloved husband for 65 years to Adele (nee Palaszewski), dearest father of Paul (wife Paula), Robert (wife Tina), Camille Reid (husband Gerald), and Betty Allen (husband Ernest), loving grandfather and great-grandfather, devoted brother of Lucille Tajer, fond uncle and great-uncle to many. In lieu of flowers, contributions are suggested to Catholic Charities, 7911...

BRUCE WAYNE JACKSON, aged 55 years, beloved husband for 25 years to Deborah (nee Wilson), dear father of Nehemiah, loving son of the late Raymond and Donna (nee Work), devoted brother of Nathan, Mark, Monica, Tara, Beth and the late Gary, cherished uncle and great-uncle. United States Marine Corps Veteran. Contributions in memory of Bruce are suggested to Hospice of...

Marie M. Noll of Plano, TX passed away August 28, 2012 after a lengthy Illness. Marie lived in Euclid for over 50 years and was employed by the Better Business Bureau. She was active in the Ladies Guild at St. Roberts Church. She was very proud of her Polish heritage. Marie got the most enjoyment from her family, she loved...

DONALD F. CORLETT, aged 86 years, deeply loved husband for 63 years to Elizabeth L. “Betsy” (nee Grande), devoted father of Cindy Knapp (husband Brad), cherished grandfather of Kelly Knapp, dear brother of Robert (wife Mary Lou), fond brother-in-law to Maryann Lutjen (husband Peter), Georgann Wanous and Nicole Plottner (husband David), devoted uncle and great-uncle. Mr. Corlett was a United...

ROBERT M. WILSON, aged 72 years, beloved husband for 47 years to the late Nancy (nee Herold), dear father of Kimberly Sabetta (husband Richard), Daniel (wife Nicole) and the late Michael and Ronald, loving grandfather of Michael, Sean and Kara Sabetta and Haley Kern, cherished brother of Roy (wife Nancy), fond uncle and great-uncle. Robert was founder and president of...

CHAFIC NEMER, age 86. Beloved husband for 54 years of Alice (nee Abood); loving father of Iman Karkash (husband George), Alia Najm (husband Charles), Hiam “Jamie” Haikal (husband John), Joe (wife Noor) and Charbel (wife Lara, MD); devoted grandfather of 12 and great-grandfather of one. Cherished brother of Wedad Aoun, Angele Aoun and the late Nemer Gerges, Chakib Nemer, Juliette...

RENEE B. LaFRANCE-SAMAC age 61 of Rancho Cucamonga, CA passed away peacefully in Mayfield Hts. on Monday, August 27, 2012. Beloved wife of Bernie Samac; stepmother of Tracy of California, Erik (wife Jennifer) of Kirtland; loving grandmother of Nikolena, Niko and Max; dearest sister of Robert (wife Holly) and Tim (wife Jennifer) LaFrance of California dear aunt and friend of...

NANCY J. WAHLERS (nee Miller), aged 64 years, beloved wife for 43 years to Douglas R. Sr., dear mother of Douglas R. Jr., loving grandmother of Douglas R. III (wife Sarah), Jessica A., Andrew T. and Julianna, great-grandmother of Douglas R. IV. Contributions in memory of Nancy are suggested to the Alzheimer’s Association, P.O. Box 74924, Cleveland, Ohio 44194-4924. There...

MARY L. HERRMANN (nee Vidmar), age 98, passed away on Saturday August 25, 2012. She was born on February 22, 1914 in Cleveland, Ohio. Beloved wife of the late Stanley; loving mother of Dennis (wife Aggie) and Ronald (wife Barb); devoted grandmother of Kim, Douglas, Darin and great-grandmother of four; cherished sister of the late Donald Vidmar, aunt of Vicki...

“JOSEPHINE P. “PEGGY” PETRELLO (nee Kuhel), age 101; beloved wife of the late Anthony “Tony”; cherished daughter of the late Frank and Sophie (nee Gimpel) Kuhel; dearest sister of the late Helen Clipston, Frank Augustine, Anthony Godec, Anne Liccardi and Victoria Lehman; loving aunt of her caretaker Joseph Lehman and many other nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews....

ALENKA HREN age 87, daughter of the late Ignacij and Jelica (nee Marolt); beloved sister of Barbara (Milan deceased) Pavlovcic, Marjeta (Giovanni deceased) Cocomera of Italy, Marusa (Branko) Pogacnik and Majda (Rudi) Leksan; cherished aunt of 10 and great-aunt of 19.

The Family suggests memorial contributions in her name to St. Vitus Church 6019 Lausche Ave. Cleveland, OH 44103....

MARIE KOBE (nee Herbst), age 85; beloved wife of Albert; loving mother of Ingrid; dear sister of Hilda Bauer (Ernest), Erna Hofer (deceased) (Gusti, deceased), Johann (Thea) and Franz (Inge); cherished aunt and great aunt of many. Marie was a long time member of the E.O.U.V. Club Ladies Auxiliary. A special thanks to the Physicians Atrium Group and the physicians,...

MILDRED M. HALL (nee Zavrsnik) age 89. Beloved wife for 65 years of Ernest; loving mother of Kenwood (wife Connie), Darlene Jones (husband Brandt) and Frank; devoted grandmother of Keith, Kevin and Jeff Hall, Josh and Jeremy Jones, Brian and Jill Glennon and great-grandmother of Kiera; cherished sister of Katherine Paine; dear aunt of Gary and Charmaine Paine and great-aunt...