Obituaries

PATRICIA D. GANSER (nee Dutcher) age 86. Beloved wife of the late Jerome J. Loving mother of Ruth, Duane (wife Carol), Joseph and the late Thomas. Devoted grandmother of 4 and great-grandmother of 7. Cherished daughter of the late Robert and Laver (nee Pleau) Dutcher. Preceded in death by 12 brothers and sisters. Dear aunt and great-aunt of many.

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MARY L. “Mitzi” SMRDEL (nee Sustar) age 68 of Kirtland. Beloved wife of Donald Sr.; loving mother of Donald Jr. (Julianne), Diane (Herman) Quintero and Anthony (Donna); cherished grandmother of nine and dear sister of Daniel and the late Frank Sustar.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 A.M. Friday November 11, 2011 at Divine Word...

FRANCES J. JACKSON (nee Costa) age 86. Beloved wife for 63 years of James T. Loving mother of Deborah Sobey (husband Peter), Jo Ann Jackson- Geisinger, MD (husband Michael, MD) and Janet Hess (husband Ronald). Devoted grandmother of 9 and great- grandmother of 6. Cherished daughter of the late Frank and Josephine (nee Catalano) Costa. Dearest sister of Anthony J....

ANNA PETRIC (nee Jaklic) Beloved mother of Milena (Robert) Kunc, Anne (John) Konderson, John (Joyce), Eddy, Mark (Julia) and Anthony (deceased); cherished grandmother of 12 and great-grandmother of five; dear sister of Albina and Rozi (both of Slovenia) and 11 deceased.

The Family suggests memorial donations in Anna’s name to Hospice of the Western Reserve 300 E.185 St. Cleveland, OH...

MADELINE M. GIORDANO (nee Valentino), aged 94 years, beloved wife of the late Michael, dearest mother of Gary, Michael (wife Nora), and Carol Carroll (husband Peter), loving grandmother and great-grandmother, devoted daughter of the late Nicole and Maria Tresa (nee DiRenzo) Valentino, cherished sister of the late Michael, Anthony, Nicholas and John Valentino, Josephine Spetrino, Frances Gamiero and Mary Paduano,...

DOROTHY ANN BETSA (nee Weiss) age 77; beloved wife of the late Peter; loving mother of Michael (wife Dawn) and Joseph (wife Mary); dearest grandmother of four. Dorothy was one of 10 children. Dorothy loved her grandchildren very much and also her dogs. A member of the Jolly Travelers, she also enjoyed word searches, listening to polkas, baking and especially...

VIRGINIA DeSANTIS, aged 81 years, beloved daughter of the late Colombo and Augusta (nee Cimoroni), dear sister of Madeline Iosue (Pat) (both deceased), devoted friend to Antoinette LaMarca, fond cousin of Carmen Cimoroni (Betty), Carla Guerrieri, Peter and Craig Cimoroni, Christine Worthington, Elsie Tarczy, Gloria Meaux, Vincent DeSantis, and “mom” to countless pets.

Family and friends received Friday, November...

DONALD T. FOULDS, age 84. Beloved husband for 59 years of Jean A. (nee Flandermeyer). Loving father of Karen Tumbry (husband Thomas,deceased) and the late Gary A. Devoted grandfather of Joshua T. Tumbry (wife Barbie), Aaron R. Tumbry and great-grandfather of Cadence, Markalla, Jade, Gideon and Kai. Dearest brother of the late Pauline Ek (husband Dale).

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LILLIAN F. SAKAL (nee Loczko), aged 76 years, beloved wife for 58 years to Steven F., dearest mother of Linda Schott (husband James), Steven F., Timothy (deceased), David J. (wife Linda) and Deborah Sheehy (husband Robert), loving grandmother of 6 and 2 grand-cats.

In lieu of flowers, contributions are suggested to Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital, 11100 Euclid Ave.,...

JOSEPH MICHAEL MALAK, age 88, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 30, 2011 at The Weils with his loving wife of 56 years, Carmela “Molly”, at his side, after suffering from heart failure and Alzheimer’s Disease in recent years. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and friend. He spent his entire career with industrial manufacturer & wholesaler Cleveland Sales...

JAMES O. BAECHLE, aged 92 years, beloved husband of the late Frances C. (nee Clifford), dearest father of Clifford O., Thomas J., Anne M. Holzman (husband Neal) and Jill Carroll (husband John), loving grandfather of Alec Baechle (Elena), Jessica DelVecchio, Dan DelVecchio (Grace), Marie Villarin (Ron), Annie Baechle, Molly Carroll and Shannon Carroll, great-grandfather of Andrew, Connor, Parker, Caroline, Scarlet...

JAMES GIANELOS, aged 82 years, beloved husband for 50 years to Jean (nee Corey), dear father of George, Janet Lambert (husband Eric) and Joan Anderson (husband Patrick), loving grandfather of Elizabeth and Eric Anderson, devoted son of the late Fred and Kalliope (nee Arhontis), cherished brother of Louis, fond uncle and great-uncle. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, October...

JOYCE A. “JOY” GARBO (nee Roman) age 96 was the beloved wife of the late John F. Loving mother of Alica and Paula Garbo. Devoted grandmother of Allison-Joy. Cherished daughter of the late Joseph and Anna (nee Mitka) Roman. Dearest sister of Nell Lanese (Tim, deceased), Tony Roman (Shirley), Paula Roman and the late Anna Toth (John, deceased) and Joseph...

Sofia Marikis (nee Hayes), 86. Beloved wife of the late Andrew. Loving mother of Peter (Evah) and Dennis (Denise). Ya Ya of Andrew, Leah, Katie, Rolo, Rommel, and Ian. Sister of James and Harold Hayes. The Funeral Service will be held on Monday, October 31, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. at Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 3352 Mayfield Rd.,...

FRANCES H. ZUPANCIC (nee Bukovnik) age 95 was the beloved wife of the late Frank “Lefty”. Loving sister of the late John and Michael Bukovnik, Pauline Smith, Jane Venz and Mildred Camilly. Dearest aunt of Donna Estvander (Michael), Michael Camilly (Earlene), Barbara Yawitz (Michael) and great-aunt of many.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Frances’s memory to...

MOLLY F. BLATNIK (nee Hocevar) age 95 was the beloved wife of the late Robert A and loving mother of Susan Siegfried (husband John). Devoted grandmother of Karen Surdy (husband Patrick), Ellen Ryan (husband Kevin), Kristen Hadden (husband Paul) and great-grandmother of Natalie, Abbey, Danny, Noah, Colleen, Leah and Nicholas. Dearest sister of the late Frank, Andrew and Rudy Hocevar,...

WALTER B. SCHALL, age 87 was the beloved husband for 53 years of Elizabeth “Betty” (nee Revay). Loving father of Debra Schall and Janice Moskin (Michael). Devoted grandfather of Kelly Varner (Adam), Sarrah and Amy Moskin. Cherished son of the late Anthony and Anna (nee Pawlikowski). Dearest brother of the late Stanley, John, Michael and Peter Schall and Mary Arto....

JOHN G. ADDAMS, aged 85 years, beloved husband of Rita (nee Rolling) (formerly Herron) and the late Margaret (nee Colvenbach), loving son of the late Carl B. Addams and Dorotha Faust (nee McGill), cherished brother of Patricia Dubray (husband Gilbert) and Carl (deceased) (wife Madeleine), treasured uncle and grand-uncle to many. John was a 1959 graduate of Western Reserve University,...

ANNA JESENSEK (Nee Syrilo) age 89, wife of the late Stephen; beloved mother of Frank (Deborah) Jesensek and Anna Marie (Steve deceased) Oznowich; cherished grandmother of Steve (Nicole) and Christine Jesensek and Steven (Kellie) and Stephenie Oznowich and great-grandmother of Lauren, Kristen and Stevie Jesensek.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday October 22, 2011...