Obituaries

Mass of Christian Burial for Kathleen Wilk (nee Crowley) , 93, will be on Friday , December 23, 2011 at 9:00 AM at The Church of St. Mary, 401 North Street, Chardon, OH. Mrs. Wilk passed away Tuesday under Hospice care at her home.

Katie, as she was known by many, worked as a department head of both the...

ALICE E. MITCH (nee Heiser) age 81. Beloved wife of the late Frank. Loving mother of Rose Tanker (husband Michael), Michael (wife Rita), Marilyn Guenther (husband Ronald), Frank (wife Maureen), Terry and James (wife Lisa). Devoted grandmother of 13 and great-grandmother of 7. Cherished sister of the late Nancy Hinkle. Dear aunt and great-aunt of many.

Contributions may be...

JOYCE A. McQUOWN (nee Allen), age 94. Beloved wife of the late Harry Dean. Loving mother of the late Dean Allen (wife Verna). Devoted grandmother of David and Steven. Cherished daughter of the late Richard and Maybelle (nee Winter) Allen.

Contributions may be made in Joyce’s memory to The Salvation Army.

A Graveside Service will be Wednesday, December...

THERESE DAHER, age 87. Beloved daughter of the late Salim and Mariam Daher. Loving sister of Elias and the late Alex, Anna Thomey, Abdoo, Matilda , and Wardeyah Selwan. Dearest aunt and great-aunt of many.

Contributions may be made in Therese’s memory to St. Maron Catholic Church or Gesu Catholic Church or the Aitaneet Brotherhood Foundation.

Mass of...

MARY C. MENDISE (nee Del Re), age 87. Beloved wife of the late Sam T. Loving mother of Nicholas E. (wife Lydia) and the late Sam. Devoted grandmother of Dr Lisa N. Mendise-Rogers (husband James) and Nicholas A. Cherished daughter of the late Nicola and Isabella (nee Fiorilli) Del Re. Dearest sister of the late Lucille Yafonar (husband Edward, deceased),...

MARY M. BASLER (nee Viezer) age 100. Beloved wife of the late Lawrence J. and loving mother of Janet Delaney. Devoted grandmother of Mary Beth Rus (husband Steven), Petty Officer First Class Michael Delaney, USN (wife Kimberly) and great grandmother of Hannah, Jason, and the late Jacob Rus. Dear aunt of Gene and Patti Farkas and aunt, and great aunt...

GEORGE P. LITAVEC, aged 80 years, beloved husband of Alberta (nee Rudziensky), dear father of Bernadette, loving son of the late John and Susan (nee Eloff), devoted brother of Mary Litavec and the late John Jr. and Joseph, fond uncle and great-uncle. In lieu of flowers, contributions are suggested to the St. Vincent de Paul Society at Sacred Heart of...

ISTVAN “STEVE” NAGY, age 85, beloved husband of Anna (nee Bohrer), dearest father of Julius (Melissa) of Newnan, Georgia and Steve, dear grandfather of Neil (Hilary), Jason and Brandon. Brother of the following deceased: John, Peter, Gisela and Rosaria. He was a former longtime employee at Royal Brass Mfg. of Cleveland. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on...

FRED C. TADDEO age 90. Beloved husband of the late Margaret A. (nee Ross). Loving father of Lori Boosinger (husband Bob), Tony, Janet Schiavoni (husband Reno) and Carol. Devoted grandfather of Nicole Piendzik (husband Brandon), Christina Bracken (husband Chris), Matthew Boosinger, Dominic, Michael and Christopher Schiavoni and great grandfather of Ava and Tyler. Cherished son of the late Antonio and...

BESSIE CIPITI, age 89. Beloved daughter of the late Nicolina (nee Mileti) and Cosimino Cipiti. Loving sister of Sam (wife Janice, deceased), Dolores Jurcevic (husband Nick, Sr, deceased) and the late Margaret, Carmen Collura (husband Louis, deceased), Anthony (wife Edith, deceased), Nicholas (wife Jo Ann, deceased), Sarah Koss (husband Frank, deceased) and Norma Cipiti. Dearest aunt, great-aunt and great-great aunt...

JOHN DAVID GEDEON, aged 44 years, beloved son of Carl and Rosemary (nee Novak), dear brother of Carl (wife Melissa) and Richard (wife Bernadette), loving uncle of Sara, Grant and Luke and many cousins. John worked at Beachwood ATC, and will miss his friends there and the staff who supported him. Private funeral service. The family will receive friends to...

JOHN G. “JACK” HUEBNER, age 93. Beloved husband of Ruth (nee Bielskis). Loving father of Donna Gilliotti (Thomas) and John A. (Jeannette nee Heppner). Loving step-grandfather of Sarah Felter and Seth Felter (Amy) and step-great grandfather of 3. Devoted brother of Betty Stefancin (Tiny), Robert Huebner (Josephine, deceased) and the late Audrey Polley (Tom) and Rita Baker (William). Caring brother...

CYRILLA M. DONNELLY, 87 of Willoughby. Funeral Mass will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at Immaculate Conception Church, 37940 Euclid Ave, Willoughby.

Mrs. Donnelly passed away Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011 at home surrounded by her family. Born July 28, 1924, in Detroit, Michigan. She was the loving mother of Charles R. III (Kristen), Susan M. (Thomas) Nicodemus, Maureen P. (John)...

JOSEPH B. PRAH, aged 83 years, beloved husband of the late Donna L. (nee Hawkins), dear father of Joseph E. (wife Ruth), Mark B. (Paula) and Pamela Verbofsky (husband John), loving grandfather of Justin, Jennifer, Derek (deceased) and Robert, great-grandfather of Alexis (mother Brandi Ness), devoted brother of Eddie, Mary Jane, Theresa and the late Anna, Martin, Benny and Cecilia,...

EILEEN S. PALMER (nee Albright), age 93. Beloved wife of the late Max Krieger and Charles Palmer. Loving mother of Jerry Krieger. Devoted daughter of the late Ivan and Florence Albright. Cherished sister of the late Barbara and Robert Albright. Dear aunt and great-aunt of many. A Tribute Service will be held on Wednesday, November 30, 2011 at 11:00 AM...

JAMES J. VENTRA, age 93. Beloved husband for 70 years of Antoinette “Toni” (nee Germano). Devoted son of the late James and Margarita (nee Minadeo). Dearest brother of the late Charles and George Ventra and Anne Angie. Dear uncle and great-uncle and great-great uncle of many.

Contributions may be made in Jim’s memory to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 262...

MARY JANE KORMOS (nee Lynch), aged 93 years, beloved wife of the late Peter, dearest mother of David, Robin, Marilyn Nagy (husband Keith), Jean, John and Georgene Fayssoux (husband Richard), loving grandmother of Vanessa and Timothy Nagy, and Claire and Marie Fayssoux, cherished sister of the late Helen Leslie and James Lynch. Loving Companion of the late William B. Graham....

VIRGINIA W. BRAUN (nee Walsh), age 86. Beloved mother of William (wife Cathy Luck), Mary Rose Tichar (husband Mark), Anne O’Donnell (husband Brian), Teresa Wozniak (husband Richard), Mark (deceased) (wife Laurie, nee Shaw), Rita Braun (husband Chas Stearns) and Margaret Sledge (husband Michael). Loving grandmother of Jessica Lindberg (husband Erik), Sarah Staskiewicz (husband Michael), Kathleen Gonakis (husband Spiros), John Mark...

ELISA MARIE DeSAPRI, age 24. Beloved daughter of Dennis and Celeste (nee Teresi). Loving sister of Armand. Cherished granddaughter of Ada (nee Marucci) and the late Armando DeSapri, Connie (nee Tringale) and the late Mario Teresi. Treasured niece of Lino DeSapri, Nadine and Bill Gavalek, Marie and Joseph Cavotta and Diana Mitchell. Dearest cousin and friend of many. Contribution may...