Obituaries

DOROTHEA M. KOLENCIK (nee Sichko) age 78, was the beloved wife of the late Augustine A. “Augie”. She was the loving mother of Ronald (wife Jeanne), Richard, Diane Tomsick (husband James), Gary (wife Patricia) and Lynn Mossner (husband John). Also a devoted grandmother of Tiffany, Tracey, Jillian, Laura, Marissa, Tara, Rachel and Alex Kolencik, Jennifer Greig (husband Matthew), Nicole Tomsick...

CONSTANCE S. NAHRA (nee Cudzilo) age 71. Beloved wife of Carl for 51 years. Loving mother of Mitchell, MD (wife Barbara), Monica Chilton (husband Brian) and Diane Pelkey (husband Stuart). Devoted grandmother of Alison, Jackie, John, Matthew, Christopher, Lauren, Kailey and Tyler. Dearest sister of Gregory and Martin Cudzilo, Faye Abood, Beverly George and Chester Cudzilo. Dear sister-in-law, aunt and...

GRACE C. HILL (nee Yahraus), beloved wife of the late Nesbett C. Hill, dear daughter of the late Mary (nee Gresser) and Andrew Yahraus, sister of George F. Yahraus (deceased) and Harry F. Yahraus (deceased) (wife Josephine). Funeral services will be held on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011 at the funeral home at 11:00 AM. Interment Knollwood Cemetery. The family will...

JUSTIN R. “BUD” NOETZEL, aged 92 years, passed away Sept. 2, 2011. Beloved husband for 63 years to the late Frances A. (nee Burger), dear father of Mary Elizabeth Brevard (husband John Squier deceased), Margaret Ellison (husband John), Dr. Michael (wife Mary), Monica Hurley (husband Brian) and Mark (wife Karen), loving grandfather of 16 and great-grandfather of 11, cherished brother...

JOSEPHINE M. LoPRESTI (nee LaPerna) age 84, was the beloved wife of the late Gabriel S. She was the loving mother of Salvatore (wife Janice), Michael (wife Kathleen, deceased), Margaret Mary Scully (husband Richard) and Gabriel, Jr. and devoted grandmother of Lauren, Samantha and Frances LoPresti, Zachary and Hallie Silverstein and Mary M. Maloney. She was a cherished daughter of...

ROBERTA P. “BOBBE” TORTORICI (NEE PENN), age 73 was the devoted wife of the late Joseph A. She was a loving mother to Carole Bruno (husband Jack), Joan Knittel (husband Jeff) of Florida and Jean Gullia (husband Christopher) of Canfield, Ohio as well as a devoted and cherished grandmother to Andrew and Ryan Bruno, Jordan, Amber and Lexie Knittel and...

Elizabeth A. “Betty” Strauss passed away at age 75 on August 29, 2011. She was married to Charles J. for 56 years and mother to Charles J. (wife Mary) of North Carolina, Robert G. (wife Michele) of Eastlake, and Laura A Niederst (husband Joseph) of Chardon. Her parents were Peter and Olga (nee Binaw) Lyczko. She was a devoted grandmother...

ROSE KEMP (nee Oravecz), age 81, died peacefully at home August 27, 2011 surrounded by family; beloved wife of the late Stanley; loving mother of Katherine Ventura (husband Richard), Mary Beth Baxley (husband William), Carolyn Namciu and the late Michael; devoted grandmother of Meghan & Andrew Ventura, Rosie & Alyssa Baxley, and Johnny & twins Juliana and Lauren Namciu; survived...

DANIEL LANESE, age 57. Beloved husband for 36 years of Paula (nee Colacarro). Loving father of Stephanie (fiance Jesse Alexander) and Ginenne. Treasured son of the late John and Dolores (nee Ramaciatti). Cherished brother of Pamela. Dearest nephew of Marilyn and James Martines, Janice Pettine and Lynette Perconti. Dear brother-in-law of Donna and Don Hamlin, Michele and Mark Milko, Michael...

BERNARD C. DIGMAN, age 89, was the beloved husband of Mildred (nee Prock) and the late Mary Lou (nee Bowers). He was a loving father of Gary (wife Susan), Carol Dissauer (husband Robert), and step-father of James Clough (wife Sue) and Ruth Cloug. He was also the dearest grandfather of Matthew Digman, Evan Dissauer, and step-grandfather of Brian, Gregory and...

DOLORES A. STONER (nee Demko). age 77. Beloved wife for 52 years of the late David “Cappy”. Loving mother of Michael (wife Cindy). Devoted grandmother of Stephanie Stoner (Danny Diemert), Katie Stoner (Gregory Bilyk) and great-grandmother of Sophia Jeffrey. Cherished sister of Kenneth Demko (wife Susan). Dear aunt and great-aunt of many. The Prayers of Christian Burial will be on...

ROSE LADNY (nee DeMay), age 95. Beloved wife of the late Michael J. Loving mother of the late Antoinette Palmisciano (husband Joseph). Devoted grandmother of Rebecca Vdakakes (husband Paul), Michael and John Palmisciano (fiance Donna O’Donnell) and great-grandmother of Maria, Marisa and Francesca. Cherished daughter of the late Domenic and Antonina (nee Lanza) DiMaio. Dearest sister of Daniel DeMay and...

ALFRED W. CALLAHAN, age 84. Beloved husband of the late Bernice G. (nee Wary). Loving father of Sherry Petryszyn (husband Ted) and Valerie Perout (husband Dave). Devoted grandfather of Rosemarie Petryszyn and Jonathon Perout. Preceded in death by 4 brothers and 7 sisters. World War II U.S. Army Veteran. Contributions may be made in Al’s memory to the Charity of...

ANTON OBLAK age 88, beloved husband of Vida (nee Kosnik); loving father of Mark (wife Veronica); cherished grandfather of Matthew; dear brother of Marija Zakelj and the following of Slovenia: Lojze, France, Kristina Adamic, Bogomir and the late Stanko, Vinko and Viktor; uncle and great-uncle to many.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday...

WILLIAM RICHARD SHIRLEY, dearly beloved husband for 42 years to Gail (nee Bitner), loving father of Scott, Jacqueline Smallwood (James) and Elizabeth Flute (Mark), precious grandfather of Alex, Matthew, Juliette and soon-to-arrive Jackson William, devoted son of Evelyn Shirley Foerst and the late John “Jack”, cherished brother of Robert (Bettye) and Thomas (Catherine), treasured uncle, great-uncle and friend to many....

JAMES FRANCIS “JIM” VANO, age 71 passed away August 23, 2011 at Johnston-Willis Hospital, Richmond, Virginia after a short illness. The beloved father, grandfather, great-grandfather, uncle and great-uncle was preceded in death by his wife Carol (nee Gernhard), parents Genevieve T. (nee Kavalecz) and Andrew P. Vano and brothers William A. and Michael S. Vano. He is survived by his...

Virginia F. Patrick (nee Kostohryz), age 89 was the beloved wife of the late Francis J. She was also the loving mother of William A., Thomas J. (wife Rose) and Mary Kay Dolesh (husband Kevin Snyder). Dearest mother-in-law of the late Mark Dolesh. Devoted grandmother of Claire Holtpatrick Sims (husband Brad), Natasha Holtpatrick and Kathryn Dolesh. Treasured daughter of the...

Dr. Elmer J. Perse , Jr. , age 63 of Claridon died unexpectedly Aug. 20, 2011 in a farm vehicle accident on his farm. Loving husband of Deb (nee Spiros); devoted father of Rebecca Jane, Jonathan David, Jamie Teresa, and Jason Allen; cherished grandfather of M. Kadin Perse Abdul Hadi, Jonathan David, and Colin Jeffrey Perse; beloved son of Rosemary...

ANN J. GRAHAM (nee Granatiello), age 82 years, beloved wife for 60 years to the late Robert G., loving mother of Robert Jr. (wife Peggy), William and Gail Graham, devoted grandmother of Rachel Lamb (husband Dan), Danielle, Lauren, Kelly and great-grandmother of Jason, cherished daughter of the late John and Angelina (nee Massiello) Granatiello, cherished sister of the late Nancy...

RICHARD L. KRAMER, aged 72 years, beloved husband for 34 years to Veronica (nee Gorgon), dear brother of Evelyn Poklar (husband Robert – deceased), loving uncle of David Poklar (deceased) (wife Eileen Zelenka – husband Vincent) and James Poklar, fond son-in-law of Veronica “Verna” Gorgon, devoted brother-in-law and cousin to many.

Mr. Kramer died Thursday at Euclid Hospital. He...