Obituaries
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Edward T. Donovan
Feb 4, 2024
Edward Thomas Donovan, 84, entered into eternal rest on February 4, 2024 after battling multiple health issues. Edward grew up in the Collinwood neighborhood of Cleveland before moving to Willowick in 1971. Edward lived in the same house until moving to a retirement community in 2013 and then finally residing at Danbury Assisted Living in Mentor.
Edward, born in 1939, was...
LORRAINE ROSNER
Feb 3, 2024
Bashert and loving hearts cannot be kept apart. Sam got tired of waiting for his golden girl and she joined him on 2/3/24, two days ahead of when Sam left on 2/5/23. Lorraine dedicated her life to Sam, her children and family. Robin and Sam provided care to her in recent years, dealing with the challenges of dementia....
Roger Plants
Feb 3, 2024
ROGER LEE PLANTS age 63, beloved husband for 40 years of Connie (nee Dudich); loving father of Roger Jr. and Ryan; cherished son of the late William and Hazel (nee Sprowls); dearest brother of the late Samuel (wife Tammy); devoted son-in-law of the late Frank and Delores Dudich; dear uncle of Tyler; treasured brother-in-law and uncle of many. U.S. Navy...
Judith L. Boothe
Feb 2, 2024
JUDITH L. BOOTHE (nee Hisey) age 85; beloved wife of the late Robert Sr.,loving mother of Laura Verdone (Greg), Pamela Hannold (Jerry, deceased), Jennifer Bistok Reed, and Amy Bistok, devoted grandmother of Timothy, Justine, Harrison, Tristan, Elizabeth, and Noah; cherished daughter of the late Winton and Nina Hisey (nee Allen); dearest sister of Greta "Joan" Licht ( Jerry, deceased) and...
Alyssa Raybuck
Feb 2, 2024
Devoted wife, daughter, sister, niece, granddaughter, and friend Alyssa Raybuck (Giannirakis), passed away on Friday, February 2, 2024, after a courageous battle with cancer, surrounded by loved ones who will continue to honor her legacy by living their lives to the fullest.Alyssa is survived by her loving husband, William Raybuck, her sister Marina Giannirakis (fiancé, Will Singer), her parents Peter...
Joanne Sterle
Feb 1, 2024
JOANNE STERLE (nee Petrich) age 89, beloved wife for 60 years of the late Eugene; loving mother of Eugene and Michael (wife Audrey); cherished daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (nee Jakse) Petrich; dearest sister of Carol Kikel (husband John deceased), and the late Marie Sterle (husband John deceased) and Elsie “Babe” Cesen (husband August deceased); dear aunt and...
Albin Kuharich
Jan 31, 2024
ALBIN KUHARICH age 88, beloved husband for 66 years of Maria (nee Novak); loving father of Silvan (wife Theresa) and Nevia Dininny; and devoted grandfather of Elissa and Nathan Kuharich and Andrew Denk.
Albin was born on March 23, 1935 in Croatia. He immigrated to the United States in 1965, settling in the Collinwood area of Cleveland, before moving to Euclid...
Alice Angela Mohar
Jan 29, 2024
ALICE A. MOHAR (nee Kuret), age 96, passed away peacefully on January 29, 2024, at the David Simpson Hospice House after a brief illness. She was the beloved wife for 63 years of the late Cyril; loving mother of Margaret (Raymond, deceased) Metti and Robert (LuAnn); devoted grandmother of Allison (Aengus) Barry and Christine (Joshua) Blanton; and great-grandmother of Katherine,...
Josephine M. Petitto
Jan 29, 2024
JOSEPHINE M. PETITTO (nee Guciardo) age 100, beloved wife of the late Salvatore “Sam”; loving mother of Antoinette “Toni” Fiderio (husband George) and Joseph; devoted grandmother of Genna Daher (husband Steve) and Teressa Fiderio and great-grandmother of Dominic, Adrianna and Grace; cherished daughter of the late Michael and Ursula “Rose” (nee Filicicchia) Guciardo. Dearest sister of the late Anne Bordonaro,...
Melissa "Missy" Hale
Jan 28, 2024
MELISSA K. HALE “Missy” age 29, passed unexpectedly January 28, 2024 from effects of her battle with thyroid cancer. She will be dearly missed by her beloved soulmate of 10 years Gino Trinh; parents Kevin and Rowena Hale; brother Eric Peterson, sister Ashley Tello (husband Alejandro), and brother Kevin Hale, Jr.; her niece and nephew Aliana and Adrian Tello; “mother-in-law”...
Bernard D. Giannetti
Jan 28, 2024
BERNARD D. “BENNY” “GIGI” GIANNETTI age 90, beloved husband for 69 years of Theresa (nee Antonacci); loving father of Raymond (wife Nanci), Bernard (wife Cindy) and Holly Thoreson (husband David); devoted grandfather of Jason (wife Marissa), Jessica Salinas (husband Brandon), Ami Stinziano (fiancé Melanie Hofer), Amber Mann (husband Daniel), Bernie (wife Lily), Brittney Thoreson and Taylor Dmitriev (husband Devin); cherished...
David G. Ward
Jan 27, 2024
DAVID G. WARD, age 71, of Cleveland Heights, OH, passed away January 27,2024. David was born and raised in Fremont, OH, the son of the late Robert and Thelma Ward. He is survived by his husband, Thomas Nobbe, sister Cynthia (Glen) Sharon of Centerville, OH, niece Kristen Sharon and nephew Michael Sharon, and feline companions, LuLu and Eddie.
David was a...
Judith Ann Miedema
Jan 26, 2024
JUDITH ANN MIEDEMA, ESQ, age 67, beloved wife of the late Richard G. Storm; cherished daughter of Nancy Hanna (nee Warren) (husband George) and the late Gerald J. Miedema, DVM; dearest sister of Steven F. Miedema (wife Delma), James W. Miedema (wife Sharon), Lauren E. Hanna (husband Michael DePree) and Kurt W. Hanna; dear aunt and friend of many. Survived...
Jeannette A. Fisher
Jan 26, 2024
JEANNETTE A. FISHER (nee Harrold), age 85, beloved wife for 59 years of the late Robert C. Fisher; loving mother of Joseph, Allen (wife Gail) and Jennifer; devoted grandmother of Joseph and Thomas Fisher; cherished daughter of Genevieve (nee Smith) and Alvin Harrold; dear daughter-in-law of the late Joseph R. and Josephine (nee Beatrice); dearest sister-in-law of the late Rose...
Eleanor K. Riznar
Jan 26, 2024
ELEANOR K. RIZNAR (nee Pavli) age 96, beloved wife for 63 years of the late Robert; loving mother of Joseph, and Janet Bay (husband James); devoted grandmother of Ryan Waggoner (Natalie Henry); cherished daughter of the late John and Katie (nee Markic) Pavli; dearest sister of Albert Pavli (wife Patricia deceased); dear aunt and great-aunt of many.
Eleanor was born November...
Nancy M. Johnson
Jan 26, 2024
NANCY M. JOHNSON (nee Skrobacz) age 66, beloved wife for 45 years of Wayne Sr.; loving mother of Wayne Jr. (wife Jessica), twins Anthony and John and Christopher (fiancée Tiffany Atwood); devoted grandmother of Morgan, Mikaylah, Anthony, Ethan and Gabriella: cherished daughter of the late Anthony and Carole (nee Buoninfante) Skrobacz; dearest sister of Marie Ferro (husband Robert), Cindy Wicmandy...
Rosemary Pae
Jan 24, 2024
ROSEMARY PAE age 76, beloved wife for 10 years of Louis Duchez; loving mother of Christina (Zeev Friedman) Ross, Marissa Ross, Ann Duchez, Lynn (Mike) Bycko, and Louis Jr. Duchez; cherished daughter of the late Robert and Geraldine (nee O’Connell) Pae; dearest sister of Wayne (Joyce) Pae and Joanne (Rick) Hughes; dear friend to many.
Rosemary was born on May 27,...
Elizabeth Cain Lentz
Jan 24, 2024
ELIZABETH “LIZ” LENTZ (nee Cain), 70, of Chesterland, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly January 24, 2024, after a recent cancer diagnosis.
Cherished mother of Megan (Keith) Campbell and Rachel (Travis) Lemmings; devoted grandmother of Drew, Tyler, Katie, and Wesley; loving daughter of the late Howard and Helen (nee Shaner) Cain; dearest sister to Margaret Lamb (deceased), Chris (deceased) (Terry) Cain, Catherine (Allan)...
Mark Charles Beldon
Jan 24, 2024
MARK CHARLES BELDON age 50, beloved husband for 13 years of Sara (nee Ehrman); loving father of Briggs Beldon and Khara Dennison; cherished son of Jill Robbins (nee Otterbourg) and the late Art Beldon; devoted son-in-law of Natalie Stockmaster; dearest brother-in-law of Katie and Nick MacGillivray; dear uncle of Bryson and Brynley MacGillivray; treasured grandson, nephew, cousin and friend of...
Nancy M. Schaefer
Jan 24, 2024
NANCY M. SCHAEFER (nee Chuha) age 88, beloved wife for 46 years of the late William H.; loving mother of William E. (wife Pam), Suzanne Reichert, and Pamela Quandt (husband Larry); devoted grandmother of Holly Roby (husband Jason), Erin (Mason Yeater) Quandt, Ian Reichert, Emily Zocchi (husband Mat), and Matthew Reichert; cherished daughter of the late John and Mary (nee...
