Obituaries

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,...

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...