Obituaries

KATHLEEN D. SHELBY (nee Dillon) age 65. Beloved wife for 45 years of James D. Loving mother of Meghan Shelby (husband Jose Sola), Bridget Morris (husband Jason) and J. Peter. Devoted grandmother of Elena, William, Halle and Dylan. Cherished daughter of the late William Dillon and Margaret (nee Holland) Brew. Dearest sister of Denny Dillon, Laurie Kilpatrick (husband Bill) and...

THEODORE “TED” BETLEY, aged 90 years, beloved husband of the late JoAnne M. (nee Edelman), dear father of Richard (Barbara), Patricia, Lynne Mominey (Roger), David, Joan Weinbrandt, Lois, James (Kristine), Donald (Lisa), Jeanne and Robert (Kathleen), loving grandfather of Jamie (Terrah), Joseph (Randi), Jeffrey and Jonathan (Kelly) Lamperth, Lindsay (Bob) Bierman, Adam (Lila) Weinbrandt, and Richard Jr., Lisa, James Jr.,...

JANET CAROLYN WICK, aged 67 years, died August 2, 2011 in Alexandria, Virginia, beloved daughter of the late Albert and Helen (nee Lundeen), dearest sister of Robert A. and the late Carl A. Wick, cherished niece of Karl David Lundeen (wife Nancy), Dorothy Lundeen Briggs (husband Alvin) (both deceased) and Carl F. Wick (deceased), treasured cousin and friend to many,...

RICHARD E. “DICK” BRETZ, age 80. Beloved husband for 55 years of the late Helen T. (nee Hanahan). Loving father of Ellen Cooper (husband Gary), Richard J. (wife Nancy), Martin (wife Pam), Dennis (wife Chrissy), Timothy (wife Terri), Linda Blasko (husband David), Kathleen Speth (husband Mark) and Jeffrey (wife Jennifer). Devoted grandfather of 20 and great-grandfather of 41/2. Cherished son...

GERALDINE B. BREEN (nee McCullough), age 88. Beloved wife of the late Kenneth. Loving mother of Kenneth (Diane DeVault), Edmund, Daniel (wife Sherry) and Charles (Lawrence Williams). Devoted grandmother of Kira, Kenneth and Katharine.Cherished daughter of the late William and Stella (nee Gilkey) McCullough. Dearest sister of the late Thomas, Charles, Paul and Leland McCullough, Wanda Boyer, Thelma Lamson and...

DAVID RALPH ERICKSON, aged 72 years, resident of South Euclid, died July 26, 2011 in St. Petersburg, FL., beloved son of the late Ralph Erick and Louise Helen (nee Anderson), treasured brother of Susan Van Buskirk (Herndon, VA.), loving uncle to Duncan Erickson Van Buskirk (Arlington, VA.) and Cameron Anderson Van Buskirk (Suffolk, VA.). David, who was born in Cleveland,...

THOMAS C. HAYWOOD, age 83. Beloved husband of the late Geraldine A. (nee Crotty). Loving father of Susan Stark (husband Richard), Marianne Hadaway (husband Todd), Timothy (wife Tania), Barbara Haywood-Day (husband Richard), Donna Mitchell (husband Dale), Thomas, Edward (wife Nancy) and John. Devoted grandfather of 17 and great-grandfather of 19. Cherished son of the late Edward A. and Annette (nee...

GEORGE A. METZ, age 85. Beloved husband for 57 years of Lois (nee Foster). Loving father of George D. Carol, James (wife Becky), Richard (wife Debbie) and Barbara Perusek (husband Thomas). Devoted grandfather of Amy, William, Daniel, Richard, Jacqueline, Emily, Megan and Brian. George was a member of K of C #4130 Garfield Hts Council and Moses Cleaveland Aseembly #0800....

MARY NICOLLI (nee Kociscin), aged 90 years, beloved wife of the late Edo, dear mother of David A. (deceased) (wife Elaine, nee Castro), loving grandmother of Jason (wife Melissa), Tony (wife Nadia) and Dave (wife Katie), fond great-grandmother of Hayden, Luca and Anthony.

A Mass of Christian Burial Thursday, July 21, 2011 in St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church...

DANIEL L. KNOTEK, age 26. Beloved son of David and Lana (nee Angelo). Loving brother of Kristen Morelli (husband Brian) and April (fiance Curtis Lagman). Cherished uncle of Matthew, Jenna and Ava. Treasured grandson of Robert and Marian (nee Klasson) Knotek and the late Frank and Lillian (nee Mongelluzzi) Angelo. Dearest nephew of Robert Knotek, Joan and Robert Hinkle and...

MILDRED M. WALLS (nee Kubancik). Beloved wife of the late Robert L., Sr. Loving mother of Robert L., Jr (wife Jackie), Karen Day (husband Dan), Janet Koenig (husband James), Loretta Sparano (husband Jefry, deceased) and JoAnn Canitia (husband Thomas). Devoted grandmother of Jimmy, Tommy, Lauren, Marc, Ryan, Joey, John and Jenna. Cherished daughter of the late Thomas and Mary (nee...

ANTHONY GIORDANO SR., aged 98 years, beloved husband of the late Mary (nee Caponero), dear father of Rocco T. (wife Deborah “?? deceased), John A. (wife Kathleen “?? nee Geracioti), and Anthony Jr. (wife Beverly “?? nee Cesari), loving grandfather of Deena, Allison, John Jr., Michael, Raymond and the late Anthony and Edward, great-grandfather of 6, cherished brother of Rose...

NANCY E. WILSON (nee Herold) age 70. Beloved wife for 47 years of Robert. Loving mother of Kimberly Sabetta (husband Richard), Daniel (fiance Nicole Kern) and the late Michael and Ronald. Devoted grandmother of Michael, Sean, Kara and Haley. Cherished daughter of the late Jack and Thelma (nee Ball) Herold. Dearest sister of Cathy Herold (fiance Bud Richey) and the...

LLOYD V. PHILLIPS, SR, age 91. Beloved husband for 63 years of the late Lillian J. (nee Bozeglav). Loving father of Bernadette Spena, Vincent (wife Margaret) of Alaska, Patrick (wife Stephanie) of Massillon, OH, Mary Waite (husband Mike) of Pataskala, OH, Ann Alioto (husband Ignatius) and Lloyd, Jr (wife Cassia). Devoted grandfather of Anthony, Lauren, Rebecca, Matthew, Stephen, Lily, Grace...

NEWTON B. “UKE” HORST, SR age 87. Beloved companion for 27 years of Angela M. Mascaro. Loving father of Jeanne Marie Strnad (husband Allen), Christine Moenich (husband Glenn), Carolyn Chura (husband Arnie) and Newton B. Horst, Jr (wife LeeAnn). Devoted grandfather of 10 and great-grandfather of 8. Cherished brother of Betty Vanecek. Preceded in death by 10 brothers and sisters....

Mary F. VARDIAN (nee Morel) age 93. beloved wife of the late Anton, J.; loving mother of Tony (wife Sharon) and Mary Ann Kovar (husband Allen); cherished grandmother of Becky Vardian, Kelly Sommers (husband Ryan), Karrie Faiman (husband Gregg) and great-grandmother of Stella, Sophia, Jack, Anna and Will; dearest sister of Edward Morel (wife Ruth) and the late Frank, Michael...

PETER G. LARES, age 68; beloved husband for 35 years of Joan (nee Paulchek); cherished son of the late Frank and Mary (nee Gwynn); treasured brother of Judy Hibbett; loving uncle of Nicole Kozlowski, Linda Jordan, Susan and Vince Chavez, Laurie and Mike Runyan, Lisa and Michael Ort, Lori Weltner and Scott Weltner; dearest brother-in-law of Mary Louise and Warren...

MILKA RADOVAN, age 76. Beloved wife of Vlado; loving mother of Milan (Cheryl); dear sister of Kata of Germany, Stevo of Croatia and Janko (deceased).

Mrs. Radovan lived in Willowick for 33 years after moving from Cleveland. She passed away Friday, July 8, 2011 at Hospice of the Western Reserve. She was born August 31, 1934 in Croatia. She was...

GWENDOLYN MACKINNON age 37. Beloved daughter of Ian and Micki (nee Bemes) MacKinnon. Loving sister of Ian II (wife Kelly) and Duncan (fiance Brittney Gregg). Cherished aunt of Alannah. Dearest niece of Warburton “Bill” and Kay MacKinnon, Carl and Ellen Bemes, Michael Bemes and Martha Johnson, Katherine and Ken Merkle. Dear cousin of Warburton VIII, Belphoebe, Lachlan, Morrighan, Feowyn, Malcolm,...