Obituaries

Mass of Christian Burial for Alan David Janda, 51, will be on Saturday, October 13, 2012 at 11:00 AM at The Church of St. Mary, 401 North Street, Chardon (PLEASE MEET AT CHURCH). Mr. Janda died on Thursday at home surrounded by his loving family after a brief illness.

Al was born on October 18, 1960 and spent his...

ROBERT JOSEPH LITZ, aged 62 years, beloved son of Mary (nee Millik) and the late William E., cherished nephew, cousin and devoted friend to many. Robert passed away suddenly of natural causes on October 10, 2012 at his home in Los Angeles, where he worked as an American playwright, screenwriter, director and critic. Relatives and friends are invited to attend...

OLGA M. STASICK (nee Derczo), beloved wife of Francis, dearest mother of Diane Acton (Patrick), Betsy Lerch (Dan) and Les (Carmela). Dear grandmother of Jon Acton (Jamie), Matthew Acton (Natacha), Christina and Allison Stasick and Robin and Doug Lerch. Great grandmother of four. Sister of the following deceased: John and Leslie Derczo and Helen Knight. Loving aunt of Tony Derczo...

JOHN J. NITON, aged 80 years, dearly beloved husband for 55 years to Margaret “Peg” (nee Stack), dear father of Patricia Arra (husband Scott), John C., Timothy (wife Lisa) and Christopher, loving grandfather of John William, Jacqueline and Zachary, and great-grandfather of John J., cherished brother of Stephanie Strell, Julie Horvath, Angie Makoczy, and the late Edward, Stanley, Walter and...

Mass of Christian Burial for Frank Raymond Gobec, 84, will be on Friday, October 12, 2012 at 10:00 AM at The Church of St. Mary, 401 North Street, Chardon (PLEASE MEET AT CHURCH). Mr. Gobec died on Sunday at Precious Care Assisted Living. He was a long-time resident of Chardon previously living in Cleveland.

Frank retired after many years from...

DAVID F. FOWLER, aged 63 years, beloved father of Terri Snyder and David G., dear grandfather of Ali Paez, devoted son of the late David D. and Marjorie (nee Anderson), cherished brother of Richard H. (wife Darlene), fond step-brother of Frank (wife Linda), treasured uncle of Missy DeLambo (husband Mike), Ricky, Cheryl, Eric and Darren, fond great-uncle of Madison DeLambo....

DAVID METHVEN aged 82 years. Passed away on October 6, 2012 at the Hospice of the Western Reserve.

Beloved son of the late David and Agnes (nee Fulton) of Alexandria, Scotland, Devoted husband of 50 years to the late Mary Kathleen (Kay), nee Ganley. Adored father of Laurie Elizabeth. Brother of Myra Black (John) of Alexandria, Scotland, Uncle of...

LEO AMATO, age 97. Beloved husband of the late Renee (nee Giovanelli). Loving father of Vivien Sekeres (husband Daniel) and Denis (wife Janice). Cherished grandfather of Michael Sekeres (wife Kate), Gregory Sekeres, Lynette Buck (husband Bill), Melanie Canning (husband Matt), Darren Amato and great-grandfather of 9. Dear brother of Joseph Amato (wife Pat) and the late Rose Sanguedolce (husband Jim),...

GENEVIEVE M. “JEAN” TOMISHIN (nee Smith), born in Huron, OH on November 22, 1921 she went to the angels surrounded by her family on October 2, 2012. Beloved wife of the late John M.; loving mother of Susan Doyle (husband Charles), Ellen Gurin (husband Timothy) and the late Janet; devoted grandmother of Lisa Cardillo, Kristin Barth (husband Bill), Lorri Lesko...

MARGARET JUNE STARK (nee Baker), age 84, beloved wife of the late James, dearest mother of Kathleen Gould (husband John), Jeff (wife Sandy), Larry and Alan, loving grandmother of James Shook (wife Shelley), Sherlyn Kucharson (husband Casey), Tom (wife Jamie), Jennifer Hoeck (husband Mark), Lisa, Katelyn, Carlye and Alicia, great-grandmother of Tyler, Graden, Audrey, Addison, Genevieve, Parker and Connor, cherished...

WILLIAM L. MARKS, age 85. Beloved husband of the late Margaret “Peggy” (nee Meehan). Loving father of Kim Paduano (Steve), Kathy (deceased), Karen Corrao (Robert), Kristine Stepnowski (Rich) and William “Billy”. Cherished grandfather of 10 and great grandfather of 2. William was a World War II U.S. Army Veteran. The Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, Oct....

CHARLES T. COMPARATO, age 83. Beloved husband for 56 years of Irene (nee Tanno). Loving father of Karen and Charles J. “Chas” (wife Diana). Cherished grandfather of Cody and Kevin. Dear brother of the late Jean Scrapansky (husband Robert). Dear uncle of many. Korean War U.S. Army Veteran. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, October 6,...

CHRISTOPHER J. PECHURA age 27 of Kirtland. Beloved son of Michael and Ruth (Welcheck); cherished nephew of Jacqueline Robinson (deceased) and Marie (Andrew) Sabol.

A FUNERAL SERVICE will be held at 7:00 P.M. FRIDAY OCTOBER 5, 2012 at THE ZEVNIK-COSIC FUNERAL HOME 28890 CHARDON RD. (BETWEEN BISHOP RD. AND RT. 91) WILLOUGHBY HILLS where family will receive friends from...

GEORGE KORBELL age 86 of Euclid. Beloved husband of Erika (nee Kovacs); dear brother of Vojtech Korbell and Ruzena Novota (both of Slovakia).

A MEMORIAL SERVICE will be held at 7:00 P.M. THURSDAY OCTOBER 4, 2012 at THE ZEVNIK-COSIC FUNERAL HOME 28890 CHARDON RD. (BETWEEN BISHOP RD. AND RT. 91) WILLOUGHBY HILLS where family will receive friends from 6:00...

CATHERINE LYNN BECK (nee Bucher), aged 35 years, passed away September 27, 2012. Dearly beloved wife of Agustus A., loving mother of twins Declan Alexander and Violet Alexandra, cherished daughter of Jerry and Barbara (nee Siers) Bucher, devoted sister of Sandy Vazquez. Funeral service will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012 at the funeral home at 2:00 PM. Burial...

JEAN GEHRKE (nee Giarelli), aged 89 years, beloved wife of the late Frederick J., dearest mother of Gaye Jean Saks (Sidney), Dawn J. Klauss (deceased) (Dennis), and Frederick J. Gehrke, D.D.S. (Catherine), loving grandmother of Michael, Brian (Stephanie), Rebecca (Nici), Daniel, Robin (deceased), Nicholas, Christopher and Julia, fond great-grandmother of Corey, cherished sister of James Giarelli, Mary Masek and the...

SADIE ALESCI (nee Sanchez), age 96. Beloved wife for 65 years of the late Anthony N., Sr.; loving mother of Mary Lombardo (husband Lucio, Sr, deceased), Frank C. (wife Kathleen) and Anthony N., Jr (wife Katherine); devoted grandmother of Lucio Lombardo, Jr (wife Irene), Anthony (wife Jamie), Paul Lombardo (wife Sarah), Frannie Davenport, Monica Rohal (husband Phil) Christopher Lombardo, Michelle...

JEANETTE K. DEBEVEC (nee Kolbe) age 80. Beloved wife of the late Edward L.; loving mother of Kathleen Debevec Witz (husband William), Edward B. (wife Rhonda) and Robert A. (wife Cyndi); devoted grandmother of Patrick and Jeffrey Witz, Adam, Rachael, Emily and Brian; cherished daughter of the late Howard and Alice (nee Orehek) Kolbe; dear aunt, great-aunt and cousin of...

Joanne E. (Wright) Payeur (nee Batson), 77, passed away Sept. 22, 2012, in Kansas as the result of a car accident.

Born May 12, 1935, in Cleveland, she was originally a Mentor resident before moving to Arizona. She had been a Kansas resident for the past 22 years. Joanne graduated from Shaw High School in East Cleveland. She worked as...

JOHN A. SUSCHAK age 83. Beloved husband of the late Mary Ellen (nee Miconi). Loving father of John M. Suschak (wife Barb) and Mary Ann Martinis (husband Mark). Cherished grandfather of John, Matthew, Alison, Alexandra, Paul, Mark, Gregory, Christina, Victoria and Sammy. Dear brother of Paul and the late Charles, Walter, Mary Lantz, Olga Hoffman, Ann Hrivnak, Steffie Babish, James,...