Obituaries

NICHOLAS J. MONACHINO, age 64, passed away suddenly Feb. 5th. Beloved husband of Jennifer (nee Presot); devoted father of Lesley and Nicholas Jr.; loving brother of Annette Barle (Randy); cherished son of the late Ignatius and Bernice (nee Mendise); dearest son-in-law of Joseph and Rose Presot; dear uncle and great-uncle.

Funeral Mass Thursday 10:30 a.m. at Gesu Church, 2470...

JULIUS J. NIEDERMEYER, age 89. Beloved husband of the late Eleanor (nee Malczewski). Loving father of Carl, Karen M.N. Austin (husband James) and Paul (wife Sandra). Devoted grandfather of Timothy and Alexandra Austin, Jeffrey Niedermeyer, Ben Austin and Linda Niedermeyer. Cherished son of the late John and Barbara (nee Macrei). Dearest brother of the late Helen Banes, Rose Chaney, Walter,...

PAUL J. BRUENING, age 82. Beloved husband for 55 years of the late Anne R. (nee Ricciuti). Loving father of Paula J., Kathryn M. (husband Jeffrey Imka) and John C. (wife Mariah). Devoted grandfather of Emily and Audrianna Imka, Jessica and John “Jack” Bruening. Cherished son of the late Alphonsus and Mary (nee Simon). Dearest brother of Mary Lou Arhar,...

CHARLES DONALD “Don” STRICKER, Jr. age 60; beloved husband for 38 years of Diane (nee Matteo); devoted father of Jessica (Matthew Rinker) and Erin; loving grandfather of Owen Charles; cherished son of Nancy (nee Wilde) and the late Charles Donald Sr., and son-in-law of Jean and the late Frank Matteo; dearest brother of Thomas (Beth) and Susan Waldorff (Charles); dear...

GRACE M. KATES (nee Figer), aged 87 years, beloved wife of the late Kenneth P., dear mother of Jeffrey R., Barbara (Steve Miller), Debra, and the late Kenneth (Ellen “?? deceased), devoted Nana of Maureen (Christy), Margaret and Kathleen Lanigan and Kenneth Kates (Susan), fond great-grandmother, cherished sister of the late Patricia Micale, Frank Figer, Kay Negrelli, Mary Scalese Takacs...

RAYMOND R. BOSLER, age 84. Beloved husband of the late Suzanne C. (nee Mahon). Loving father of Robert (wife Kathy), Marybeth Humphreys (husband Ray), Michael (wife Mary), Christopher (wife Amanda), Sarah Bowman (husband Eddie), Maureen Pavlick (husband Fred), and Thomas (wife Edie). Devoted grandfather of 21 and great-grandfather of 13.Cherished son of the late Raymond and Mildred (nee Roettger). Dearest...

JAMES McCLUSKEY Beloved husband of the late Margaret “Peggy” (nee Stack); father of Brian (Meg) and Sean (Miriam); grandfather of Victoria, Maeve, Madeline, and Connor McCluskey and Katelyn, Carolyn, and Molly Ciryak; brother of Margaret Balsitis- deceased, Francis-deceased and Joseph McCluskey-deceased (Mary). Passed away Jan. 28, 2012. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012...

EMMA KINKOPF (nee Pleshinger), age 91. Beloved wife of the late John W. Loving mother of Bonnie, Sharon Talty (husband Lawrence) and Ronald. Cherished grandmother of Jeffrey and Matthew Talty. Dear sister of the late John Pleshinger and Helen Lucas. In lieu of flowers the family suggests contributions may be made in Emma’s memory to Hospice of the Western Reserve,...

IRMA J. CROTTY (nee Brugmann), age 79. Beloved wife of the late William P. Loving mother of William (deceased) (wife Laura), Paul (wife Karen), Kenneth (deceased), Kevin (wife Katie), Jean and Lori. Devoted grandmother of Andrea Roskowski (husband John), Katelyn, Maureen and Mary Crotty, Carla Frederico, Angela, Micheal and Erin Crotty, John “JJ” Frederico, Anne and Emma Crotty and great-grandmother...

MARIE A. GESZLER (nee Schultz) age 93 of Willoughby Hills. Wife of the late William; beloved mother of Dr. Gerianne Geszler(husband Rick Hamlet), Rebecca (Andrew) Peko and John; cherished grandmother of David, Bart, Shannon and Connor; sister of Catherine Kolovich and Raymond Schultz (both deceased).

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 A.M. Tuesday January 31,...

ANNE S. HAUGHNEY (nee Stout), born on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, 1919, passed away Jan. 26, 2012 aged 92 years, beloved wife of the late Charles R., dear mother of Charles J., Patrick J., Stephen R., Diane and Jane, loving grandmother of 6, cherished sister of the late George, Donald, Mary, Robert and David Stout, fond aunt and grand-aunt....

ELIZABETH MINIER NEWBY, age 84, of Wilmington, Delaware, passed away peacefully Tuesday, January 24, 2012. She was born September 21, 1927 in Kansas City, Missouri. Family connections, church and friendships were very important to her. She will be dearly missed. Elizabeth had a real passion for plants and gardening. She also loved to travel, visiting destinations all around the globe....

Edward E. Carroll age 97. Beloved husband of the late Margaret Mary (nee Lang). Loving father of Margaret A. Janki (husband Charles) and Thomas M. (wife Marie). Devoted grandfather of Deborah Francis (husband Michael), Daniel Janki (wife Terri), Brian Janki (wife Alison) and great-grandfather of Austin and Julia Francis, Madeline, Caroline, Ryan, Beck, Zella and Wells Janki. Cherished brother of...

SALLY A. MOUGHAN (nee McDonough) age 76. Beloved wife of the late William D. Loving daughter of the late John and Loretta (nee Zirm) McDonough. Dearest sister of Gerald C. McDonough (wife Helen) of Naples, FL, John F. McDonough (wife Shirley) of Omaha, NE and the late James T. McDonough. Dear aunt, great-aunt, great-great-aunt and cousin of many.

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PATRICK JAMES SWEENEY, age 46; beloved son of Katherine “Kitty” (nee Kirner) and the late Owen; loving father of Nicolette Toigo; devoted soul mate of Susie Keller; dearest brother of John (wife Cindy), Owen Jr. and Kelly Robertson (husband Donald); dear uncle of Kaitlyn and Kassidy; dear nephew and friend of many.

In lieu of flowers contributions may be...

ROSEMARY COOK (nee Cooper), loving wife of Robert F. for 66 years, dearest mother of Kathleen Myers, Maureen Stolarski (deceased), Thomas (deceased), Robert M. (Mary), Mary Collingwood (Richard), Rosemary Hipp (Howard), Loretta Lipold (Frank), Joseph (Laura), Marjorie Virant (Louis), and Patricia Elkins (Scott), cherished grandmother of 48 and great-grandmother of 11, daughter of the late Leslie and Helen (nee Crowley)...

MARGARET A. OLIVER (nee Monroe), aged 72 years, beloved wife of the late Clayton R., dearest mother of Shawn J. (wife Megan) and the late Maureen, fond step-mother of Doug, Diane and Dave Oliver, loving grandmother of Kylie, Clayton and Angela, devoted sister of Jim Monroe.

Memorial Mass will be Friday, January 27, 2012 at St. Gregory the Great...

RICHARD D. “Dick” FALLON, age 67, of Richmond Heights passed away on January 19, 2012 at Hospice House after battling throat cancer with grace and dignity. Son of the late Richard C. and Avis, he is survived by his sisters Barb (Mike) Givan of Youngwood, PA, Karen (Bill) Bennett of Lanexa, VA, and Pat (Steve) Terry of Chelan, WA and...