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Lois V. Duffy

Lois V. Duffy

LOIS V. DUFFY (nee Forgerson), aged 90 years, beloved wife of the late Jack H., Sr., dear mother of Jack H., Jr. (wife Sharron), Richard A. (wife Patricia), Peter J. (deceased) (wife Susan) and Susan E. Nash (deceased), loving grandmother of 12, great-grandmother of 13 and great-great-grandmother of 2.

Funeral service Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012 at Knollwood Mausoleum at...

Helen J. Sadowski

Helen J. Sadowski

HELEN J. SADOWSKI (nee Zaricki), aged 91 years, beloved wife of the late Alex, dearest mother of Eleanor Albrecht (husband John “?? deceased), Joan LeRoy (deceased) (husband John), Thomas (wife Janet), Alicia Whalen (husband David), Michael and Mary Anne, loving grandmother of 21, great-grandmother of 21 and great-great-grandmother of 2, cherished sister of the late Michael, Mary, Joseph, Dorothy and...

James P. Hutcheson

James P. Hutcheson

JAMES P. HUTCHESON, age 73. Beloved husband for 48 years of Jackie (nee Brun). Loving father of Lisa Kozol (husband Eric) and Jim. Devoted grandfather of Jacob and Eva Kozol. Dear brother of Robert (wife Bonnie) and Thomas (wife Susan). Dear uncle of many.

In lieu of flowers contributions may be made in James’s memory to Alzheimer’s Association of...

Bernard J. Mancuso

Bernard J. Mancuso

BERNARD J. MANCUSO, age 81. Beloved husband of the late Rose A. (nee DiDonato); loving father of Lena Barber (husband Richard) and Corinne Friend (husband William); devoted grandfather of Jennie, Grace, Billy and Matthew; cherished son of the late August and Lena (nee Collura); dearest brother of the late Vince, Ignatius and Myron; dear uncle, cousin and friend of many....

Horst E. Redetzki

Horst E. Redetzki

HORST E. REDETZKI, age 75, died peacefully on Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012, in Morgantown, West Virginia, while returning to Pepper Pike, Ohio from a wonderful vacation in the Outerbanks of North Carolina, beloved husband for 47 years to the late Brigitte (nee Trojok), dear father of Burt (Emily) and Peter (Karen), loving grandfather to Tyler, Mallory and Sasha, devoted son...

Russell W. Maier

Russell W. Maier

RUSSELL W. MAIER age 90. Beloved husband for 68 years of the late Marjorie (nee Durk). Loving father of Sharon L. Gilbert (husband Richard), Thomas R., (wife Billie), and Annette L. Cherished grandfather of Allison (Gilbert) Broadfield (husband Arlen), David P., and Mark T. Maier (wife Christina) and great-grandfather of John P., Thomas G., David H. and Maximilian M. Maier,...

Dorothy Jean Wank

Dorothy Jean Wank

DOROTHY JEAN WANK, aged 84 years, dearly beloved daughter of the late William C. and Helen (nee Weldon), devoted sister of the late William G., Robert T., Thomas and Raymond, loving aunt of Lynda Corea, Thomas Wank and Lisa Gaughan, dear grand-aunt to many and great-grand-aunt to Michael Joseph Federico. Dorothy was a member of the Ohio Bell Pioneers, and...

Robert W. Papp

Robert W. Papp

ROBERT W. “JEEP” PAPP, age 82. Beloved brother of Rose Marie Paluf (husband George) and Irene Papp; loving uncle of Sr. Donna Paluf, SND, Timothy Paluf (wife Darlene) and Karen Kruse (husband Kenneth); devoted great-uncle of Timothy, Christy and Ryan Paluf and Kevin and Kyle Kruse. Bob was a retired teacher and track and cross-country coach at Independence High School...

Joseph R. Avsec

Joseph R. Avsec

JOSEPH R. AVSEC age 85 husband of the late Dorothy (nee Gerbec); beloved father of Kathleen (William) Dickinson, Dianne (Jeff) Konishi, Denise (Geoff) Novack, James and Thomas (Theresa); cherished grandfather of Dan (Amanda), Jill (Gabe), Sarah, Alex, Andrew, Olivia, Luke and Josh and great-grandfather of six; brother of the late Edward.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held...

Doris M. Voelkel

Doris M. Voelkel

DORIS M. VOELKEL (nee Rak) age 86. Beloved wife of the late Robert P. Loving mother of Robert J. (wife Randi) of Munson, Donald (wife Joanne) of Medina and Jean Hammond of Sagamore Hills. Cherished grandmother of Gina, Jennifer and Krista Voelkel, David and Bradley Hammond and great-grandmother of Mabel Hammond.

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

Marjorie A. Bruch

Marjorie A. Bruch

MARJORIE A. BRUCH (nee Zimmer). Beloved wife for 61 years of Harry. Loving mother of Michael (Linda) Montana, Robert (Caecila) California, Susan Joliat ( Pierre) Pepper Pike and Thomas (Carrie) Texas. Cherished grandmother of Melissa, Michael, Nicole, Jacob, Jessica, Linzi. Dear sister of Ernie Zimmer (deceased) ( Peggy). Dear aunt, great aunt of many.

Marjorie earned a bachelor degree...

Veronica M. Johnston

Veronica M. Johnston

VERONICA M. JOHNSTON (nee Doyle), aged 97 years, dearly beloved wife of the late Hubert J. “Hub”, dearest mother of Martha Schonauer (husband Kenneth) and Brian (wife Diane), loving grandmother of Stephenie Spurr, Melissa Gianguzzo (Ron), Julianne Trobenter, Kristen Mignogna (Shane) and Megan Kayser (Chad), cherished great-grandmother of 8, loving daughter of the late Dennis and Mary (nee Sweeney) Doyle,...

Gloria Disanto

Gloria Disanto

GLORIA A. DiSANTO (nee Sgro), age 73. Beloved wife of the late Dennis J.; loving mother of Dennis A. (wife Kathleen), Anthony P. (wife Dayna Lyn), Robert K. (wife Nicole) and Fred A.; devoted grandmother of 10; cherished daughter of the late Angelo and Christine (nee Fina) Sgro; dearest sister of John (wife Shirley) and Tom Sgro; dear sister-in-law of...

Steven F. Sakal

Steven F. Sakal

STEVEN F. SAKAL, aged 86 years, beloved husband for 58 years to the late Lillian F. (nee Loczko), dear father of Linda Schott (husband James), Steven F., Timothy (deceased), David J. (wife Linda) and Deborah Sheehy (husband Robert), loving grandfather of 6 and great-grandfather of 1, cherished brother of Ernest (deceased) (wife Theresa).

Contributions suggested to the Orwell Gun...

Adam P. Pryatel

Adam P. Pryatel

ADAM P. PRYATEL age 19 of Highland Hts. Beloved son of Paul and Nancy (nee Flinn); dearest brother of Justin, Erin, Andrew, Cory and Jordan; cherished grandson of Anton Pryatel.

A FUNERAL SERVICE will be held at 7 P.M. FRIDAY AUGUST 10, 2012 at THE COSIC FUNERAL HOME 28890 CHARDON RD. (BETWEEN BISHOP RD. AND RT. 91) WILLOUGHBY HILLS...

Mary E. Cole

Mary E. Cole

MARY E. COLE (nee Nemec), aged 93 years, beloved wife of the late Grant R., dearest daughter of the late James and Mary B. (nee Divoky) Nemec, cherished sister of Betty Ward and the late Irene Gager and James Nemec, devoted aunt and grand-aunt to many.

Contributions in memory of Mary suggested to St. Clare Parish, 5659 Mayfield Rd.,...

Randolph L. Lincoln

Randolph L. Lincoln

RANDOLPH L.”RANDY” LINCOLN, age 85. Beloved husband of the late Connie (nee Kissel), loving father of Kathleen Duvall (husband Charles) and the late Laura Ann and Gerard; devoted step-grandfather of Chad and Daniel Duvall (wife Nicole) and step-great-grandfather of Devo and Cooper; cherished son of the late Samuel and Edna (nee Humphrey); dearest brother of Sr Johna, OSU and Cora...

Susan Durkoske

Susan Durkoske

SUSAN “SUZI” DURKOSKE (nee Jeresko) age 52 of Willoughby Hills. Beloved wife of Joseph M.; loving mother of Jocelyn and Kristina; dearest daughter of Annette and the late Andrew Jeresko; dear sister of Nancy and Andrew “AJ” Jeresko and cherished aunt of Carli.

Suzi was the owner of The Cabin Restaurant, Bog Side Pub and secretary of Capitol Contractors.

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Jonnie B. Kawasaki

Jonnie B. Kawasaki

JONNIE B. KAWASAKI (nee Jones) age 81. Beloved wife for 20 years of George; loving mother of John M. and Dwayne Wilburn and Angela Wilburn Pearson (Ruben); devoted grandmother of Michael, Dominique, Gabriela, Gloria, Nichole, Tiffanie, Antoinette and Christina and great-grandmother of Keelee, Kellan, Tanaja, Rylee, Tiffany, Yolanda, Kile, Mike, Jr, Makela, Anthony, Emari, Dyman, Jourdyn and Montrell; cherished daughter...

William Bors

William Bors

WILLIAM BORS, age 51. Beloved son of the late Louis E., Sr and Agnes (nee Zolar) Bors; loving brother of Joseph, Mary Ann Fanti, John and the late Louis E., Jr and Kathleen Krihwan; dear nephew, uncle, great-uncle and cousin of many.

A graduate of Lake Catholic High School, William was an avid sports fan and especially loved the...