Obituaries

KATHLEEN D. MILLER (nee LYCZKO) age 63. Loving sister of Helen Benchek, Dorothy Yarrow and the late Edward Lyczko and Elizabeth “Betty” Strauss. Dear sister-in-law of Charles Strauss and dearest friend of Gary Kokotec. Caring daughter of the late Peter and Olga (nee Binaw) Lyczko. Devoted aunt of Charles Strauss, Jr., Robert Strauss, Laura Niederst, Thomas, Billy and James Benchek,...

Mass of Christian Burial for Michael John Stephens, 62, of Chardon, will be 10:00 AM Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012 at The Church of St. Mary, 401 North Street, Chardon, OH. Mr. Stephens died Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012 at the Louis Stokes VA Medical Center. Born Nov. 26, 1949, in East Cleveland, he grew up in Euclid and then moved to...

ANNETTE M. CORBO (nee LONGO), age 87. Beloved wife of the late Thomas J. Loving mother of Janet, Thomas (wife Patty), Jerry (wife Mary), James (wife Madeleine), Jack, Joseph, Jeffrey (wife Laurie) and Jay (wife Anita). Devoted grandmother of Patty, Annie, Marie, Tommy, Nicholas, Rose, James, Josie, Jeffrey, Tony, and Kyle. Dear sister of Lee Taddeo (husband Vince deceased), Ida...

KATHLEEN M. KNIESS (nee McDonald), 84, passed away at Hospice of the Western Reserve on Jan. 17, 2012. Kathleen was born in Denver, Colorado on Nov. 11, 1927 to the late Edgar and Marie McDonald. Along with her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband Jack Reginald Kniess. She is survived by her son, Harry Russell Kniess (Tawny),...

SISTER ANNA MARGARET GILBRIDE, OSU, (formerly SISTER JAMES FRANCIS), daughter of the late James F. and Catherine (nee McGinty); sister of the following deceased: Rev. James F. Gilbride, S.M., Richard T. Gilbride, John P. Gilbride, Mary E. Velotta, Anthony B. Gilbride and Sr. Catherine Gilbride, OSU; sister-in-law of Alice; loving aunt, and a member of the Ursuline Sisters of Cleveland,...

CLARA F. RAINIER (nee Amato), aged 94 years, beloved wife of the late Joseph F., dearest mother of Charles (wife Kathy) and David, loving grandmother of Jonathan, Justin and Susan, cherished sister of the late Joseph and Frank Amato, Ann Faia, Eva Vartarella, Kay Hughes and Rose Dottore, devoted aunt and grand-aunt. In lieu of flowers, contributions are suggested to...

zHELEN ALLAR (nee Lutsch) age 89. Beloved wife of the late John N. Loving mother of John (wife Rita Arnett), Gail Roberts and the late Connie. Devoted grandmother of Eli Allar, Samantha, Chelsea, and Shannon Roberts, and great grandmother of Nyah Adams and Jaycee Allar. Dear sister of Lucille Yohe and the late Catherine Algeri, Gert Ridinger, Elizabeth Goss and...

A Mass of Christian Burial for Agnes Tvergyak, age 88, of Chardon, will take place at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at St. Helen’s Catholic Church, 12060 Kinsman Road, Newbury Twp. Miss Tvergyak passed away early Saturday morning at the Residence of Chardon.

Born on June 21, 1923, she was the daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth Tvergyak (nee...

ASHLEY M. OSTRANDER-POTTER, age 26. Former wife of Eric Potter. Loving mother of Benjamin Taylor, Jr. Cherished daughter of Corinna Ostrander. Dearest granddaughter of Norm and Dixie Klein and Stan and Jeanie Ostrander. Beloved fiance of Dave Borris. Dear friend of many. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Ashley’s memory to St. Augustine Manor, 7801 Detroit Avenue,...

MARGARET “METKA” DEJAK (nee Zagar) age 85, of Euclid. Wife of the late Frank. Beloved mother of Frank, Edward, Anthony (wife Maureen McReynolds) Christine (Edward) Boone. Cherished grandmother of 10 and 1 deceased and great grandmother of 7. Dear sister of Lojze, Anica Kobal, Francelj & Julka and 6 deceased.

A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 A.M....

The Funeral Service for Betty D. (nee Kocher) Boroush, 89, wife of the late W. Rolland Boroush, will be on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012 at 11:00 AM at The Ritondaro Funeral Home, 126 South Street, Chardon, OH.

Mrs. Boroush died peacefully on Saturday, Jan. 7 at UHHS Geauga Hospital. Born in Akron, OH, she was a resident of Newbury...

NICOLA MANDATO, age 77, of Richmond Heights. Beloved husband of Maria (nee DelBalso). Devoted father of Graziano (Elena), John and Pete. Loving grandfather of Angelina and Nicolino. Dear brother of Teresa Varriano (deceased) (Nicola), Antonio (deceased) (Anna), and Michele (deceased) (Antoinetta). Brother-in-law of Michael DelBalso (Rosemary), Giuseppe DelBalso (deceased) (Frances), and Antonio DelBalso (deceased) (Santina). Uncle to many nieces and...

VIRGINIA A. WEICHART, passed away on her birthday, Jan. 5, 2012, aged 62 years, loving mother of Emily Ruth, beloved daughter of the late Otto J. and Ruth (nee Hanson), cherished sister of Jeffrey J. (wife Beth), dear aunt of Kristen Weichart and Jason Boehme. Ginny was an administrative assistant for Gould / Westinghouse / Northrup-Grumman Corp., for Anthony &...

MARY PALLADINO (nee Manocchio), age 90. Beloved wife of the late Philip. Loving mother of Vincent J. (wife Judy) and John P. (wife Patricia). Devoted grandmother of Dr. Kenneth (wife Paige), Dr. Kimberly Wright (husband Andrew), Lisa Claus (husband Ronald), James (wife Sandra), Alexis, Jennifer and great-grandmother of Meredith, Nick, Garrett, Isabella, Alex, Natalie and Ryan. Cherished sister of Italo...

EDWARD W. FISCHER, born on Jan. 3, 1921, and passed away on his birthday in 2013, at the age of 92, dearly beloved husband for 70 years to Olga (nee Hray), dear father of Lawrence (wife Marlene), loving grandfather of Sarah Anderson (husband Paul), Andrea and Leslie Fischer, devoted brother of the late Harold, Howard and Richard Fischer and Alma...

LINDA L. GESCUK (nee Severino) age 65. Beloved wife for 42 years of Michael “Mickey”. Cherished daughter of the late Fred and Jean (nee Zawojek) Severino. Loving sister of Flo Futchi (husband Michael), Janet Sabol and Christine Bernard (husband Michael). Dearest daughter-in-law of Betty Gescuk and sister-in-law of Doug Gescuk and Christine Koss. Dear aunt of many nieces and nephews....

CYNTHIA B. HOGAN (nee Beeh), aged 91 years, beloved wife for 62 years to James C., loving mother of Sue Hogan, devoted grandmother of James H. Hogan, treasured daughter of the late George and Susie (nee Tibbetts) Beeh, dear sister of the late John Beeh (wife Ellie), fond aunt and grand-aunt. Mrs. Hogan was a United States Navy Veteran of...

FRANCES”Francka” RIGLER (nee Tiringar) age 90, wife of the late Ivan; beloved mother of Mary Ann (Matthew) Hozjan, Joseph (Kumpok), Anthony (Eileen) and John (deceased); cherished grandmother of Laura (Marshall) Petrey, Ann (Dan) Fiorta, Matthew (Susie) Hozjan Jr., Steven Hozjan, Christine (Brent) Roth, Thomas Rigler, Melissa (Paul) Clancy, Michelle (Michael) Humphreys, Shannon and Timothy Rigler and great-grandmother of twelve; sister...

BENJAMIN F. OLIPHANT, aged 86 years, passed away Dec, 22, 2011, beloved husband for 31 years to Marjorie (nee Culp), dear father of Taylor Dixon Oliphant, former husband of Eve and father to their children Brett, Pamela McNully and Curtis Bleyle, fond brother of Marjorie Hobbs and the late Shirley, Helen and Jack.

Contributions suggested to the Alzheimer’s Association....

JAMES L. AVON, age 68; beloved husband of Sherry L. (nee Podgurski); loving step-father of Tabitha Koval of NV and Michael Flynn (wife April) of AZ; devoted grandfather of Mikey, Savannah, Maria, and Samantha; dearest son of the late Rita (nee Margo) and Hank; cherished brother-in-law of Walter Podgurski (wife Betsy), John Podgurski (wife Kim) and Jeanne-Marie Sable; dear uncle,...