Obituaries

MARY ANN NEMETH (nee Seech), age 72. Beloved mom of Julie Martin (husband Larry) and Melissa Nemeth (Steve Seidowski). Devoted grandmother of Justin Martin. Former wife of Elmer Nemeth. Cherished daughter of the late Ernest and Julia (nee Hornick) Seech. Dearest sister of Ernest Rusty Seech, Jr (wife June) and the late Jane Gruly. Dear aunt and friend of many....

ALMA I. SYRACUSE (nee Hayes), age 87; died peacefully June 20, 2011 surrounded by her family and friends; beloved wife for 69 years of the late Sam J.; loving mother of Verna “Dollie” O’Loughlin (husband Joseph J. III), Alma Baur (husband Gary) and Sam J. Jr. (wife Joan); devoted grandmother of Daniel, Sherry and Sandy, Gary, Brian and Mark, Samantha...

A Funeral Mass for Mile Paulic, 77, of Wickliffe will be held Friday, June 24, 10AM at St. Paul Croatian Church, 1369 E. 40th Street, Cleveland.

Mr. Paulic lived in Wickliffe for 31 years after moving from Cleveland. He passed away Monday, June 20, 2011 at Euclid Hospital. He was born March 23, 1934 in Croatia to Ivo and Tina...

LENA A. RAGONESE (nee Scaminace), aged 85 years, beloved wife of the late Angelo, dearest mother of Phyllis Cash (husband Thomas), Rose Solitro (husband Anthony) and Marcella, loving grandmother of Melissa, Kevin, Gina and Nicole, cherished sister of Anthony and William Scaminace and the late Nancy Rein, devoted aunt and grand-aunt to many.

A Mass of Christian Burial Thursday,...

GLORIA M. DeMARCO (nee Stevens / Ricchiuto), beloved wife of the late Louis A., dearest mother of Rosemarie Fabrizio (husband Sal), Joanne DeMarco (husband Jack Melody), and Louis M. (wife Peggie), devoted grandmother of Johanna Parker (husband Jason), L. Paul, Joy and Jacqueline DeMarco, and Steven Egan, cherished great-grandmother of Gia and Carina Parker, treasured sister of 8 deceased brothers...

Michaelene J. Garbo, 88, a longtime resident of Ashtabula passed away at her home in Sarasota Florida on June 15, 2011. Micki, as she was known, was married to Dr. Orville James Lighthizer. She was active in many civic organizations during the 40s, 50s and 60s in Ashtabula. She starred in several productions of the “Ashtabula Little Theatre” and was...

GLEN M. BENEDICT SR. age 57 of Euclid. Son of the late John and Donne (Eppick) Benedict; beloved father of Sandi (Eric) Downing, Amy (Ricky) McDonald and Glen M. (Marijana) Benedict Jr.; cherished grandfather of Jeremy, Corey, Riley, Ricky, Glen III and Gregory; brother of Shelley and Jay Benedict; grandson of Alma and the late Edward Eppick; dear friend of...

DAVID E. SASAK age 61, Mayfield Hts City Council Member. Beloved husband of the late Gayle C. (nee Grau). Loving father of Richard W. (fiance Krista Krainz) and Russell D. Cherished son of Kathryn (nee Applequist) and the late William. Dearest brother of Kathy Sasak-Lindholm, James J and Kenneth. Dear uncle of Kristen Lindholm.

Dave was a Mayfield Hts...

MARIA TERESA CERRITO (nee Amata), age 95; beloved wife of the late Giuseppe; loving mother of Theresa Burke (husband David) and Anthony; devoted grandmother of Carrie Burke and Matthew Burke (wife Anthea) and great-grandmother of Francesca and twins Alexandra and Madeleine Burke; dearest daughter of the late Biagio and Rosa Amata; preceded in death by 6 siblings all of Italy....

DOROTHY CAROL GOLDSTEIN (nee Blood), age 74, died June 13, 2011 surrounded by her family after a recent diagnosis of cancer; beloved wife for 54 years of Melvyn; loving mother of Nancy Kramer (husband Herbert), Scott (wife Esther) and Cheri Lynn Goldstein (partner Holly Perdue); devoted grandmother of Annalise, Julia, Daniel, Melissa, Robert, Kevin, Enrique, Leo, Eric, Jarrett, Kethry, Taliesin...

DAVID “CAPPY” STONER, age 86. Beloved husband for 52 years of Dolores (nee Demko). Loving father of Michael (wife Cindy). Devoted grandfather of Stephanie Stoner (Danny Diemert) and Katie Stoner (Gregory Bilyk) and great-grandfather of Sophia Jeffrey. Cherished brother of Hannah Gallen, Jack, Joseph, Harry and the late Rose Goldberg, Frank, George and Molly Gevertz. Dear uncle and great-uncle of...

ANNA C. POVSE (nee Gruber) age 94, wife of the late Mathew J; beloved mother of Darlene (Anthony deceased) Urbas and Mathew R. (Sandra) Povse; cherished grandmother of Tony (Annie) Urbas, Elizabeth Blankenship, John Urbas (deceased) and Matt (Michele) Urbas and great-grandmother of five; sister of eight deceased. The Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday...

DONNE ALMA BENEDICT (nee Eppick), age 78. Wife of the late John; beloved mother of Shelley, Jay and Glen; cherished grandmother of eight; and great-grandmother of seven; dearest daughter of Alma and Edward F. (deceased) Eppick; sister of Edward M. (Joan) Eppick; aunt of many nieces and nephews. The funeral Mass will be at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, June 13,...

RONALD G. HUMMER, age 79, long-time resident of Willoughby Hills passed away Wednesday June 8, 2011. Beloved husband for 61 years of Nancy (nee Ryan). Loving and proud father of Cheryl Brakeman (Brian), Mark (Sharon), David (Tish) and John (Colleen). Cherished grandfather of 19 and great-grandfather of 8. Ron was born and raised in University Hts. by his late parents...

JOHN J. “JACK” RODDY JR., age 75, loving husband of Carol (nee Baird); loving father of John J. III (Nina), Thomas G. (Fiancee Kate Sanford), Daniel J., and Michael F. (Peg); Grandpa “Hoss” to Paul, Shaia, Conor, Bridget and Holly Roddy and Kim Kasack; dear brother of James J. (Betty-deceased) and Frank J. (Kathy); brother-in-law of Robert and Sue (nee...

DOMINIC M. DiVINCENZO age 87. Beloved husband of the late Doris Evelyn (nee Welsh). Loving father of father of Michael ( Lynn), Diane McConnell (Ron), James, and David. Dearest grandfather of Danny and Thomas. Dear son of the late Thomas and Orlandina (nee DiGeronimo). Cherished brother of Carmella Susjnar (Tony) and the late Emma Marino (Adam). Dear uncle and great-uncle...

ALICE P. BERNATT (nee Guntrom) age 88, wife of the late Joseph; beloved mother of Patricia A. (Peter) Marciano and Suzanne Simak; cherished grandmother of Mark (Mary Jane) Kocis, Benjamin (Nichole) Simak and Amanda (Ed) Simak-Rivera and great-grandmother of Julianna and Nicholas; sister of five deceased and aunt to many nieces and nephews.

The Funeral Service will be at 10:00...

ALBERT P. HORVATH, aged 83 years, beloved husband for 62 years to Marcelline (nee Stopek), dear father of Christine, Donald, Nancy and the late Timothy, cherished son of the late Julius and Elizabeth, devoted brother of Dorothy Sekeres and the late Robert, fond uncle. Mr. Horvath was a retired Pressman for the Cleveland Plain Dealer.

Funeral services Thursday, June...

JULIUS C. ORLANDI, JR, age 79, passed away peacefully June 4, 2011 after a long and courageous battle with a variety of illnesses. Beloved husband for 51 years of Barbara (nee Morris). Loving father of Michael (wife Lisa), Laura Ardire (husband James), Philip ( fiance Stacey), Paul (wife Sherrie) and Julie Zukauckas (husband Brian). Devoted grandfather of Devin (deceased), Madison,...

JENO VITTAY, aged 87 years, long-time devoted companion to Rose Huber, beloved son of the late Bela and Olga (nee Horvath), dear brother of the late Laszlo, fond uncle of Zoltan and Anna.

Mass of Christian Burial Saturday, June 11, 2011 at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, 6850 Mayfield Rd., Gates Mills, at 10 AM. Burial following in...