Obituaries
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George Jaroscak
GEORGE R. JAROSCAK age 73, died suddenly in Canada on Monday September 26, 2011. Beloved husband for 48 years of the late Sandra A. (nee Sollitto). Loving father of Jeffrey (wife Susan) and Jennifer. Adored Poppy of Jessica, Grace and Joy. Cherished son of the late George and Margaret (nee Surkala). Dearest brother of Bernard M. and brother-in-law of Frank...
Walter C. Spisak
WALTER C. SPISAK, age 72 was the beloved husband for 49 years of Carol A. (nee Fabian). He was the loving father of Juliann Herzog (husband Todd), Walter C., Jr (wife Patricia), John and Christopher (wife Tara) and a devoted grandfather of Franklin, Ryan, Tyler, Andrew and twins Chloe and Cade. He was the cherished son of the late Stephen...
William S. Jirousek
WILLIAM S. JIROUSEK, age 85, was the dear husband for 62 years of Mel (Carmella Bontempo). He was the devoted father of Bill, Jr. (wife Carolyn), Mary Lee (Thellian) Hansmann (husband Jeff, MD) of Kohler, WI, Mike (wife Lauren), Patty, and Kathy Velotta (husband Chris). Proud Grandpa and “Papa” of Bill and Dave Jirousek, Danielle, Nicole and Megan Hansmann, Jim...
Mary Anne Mcdonnell
MARY ANNE McDONNELL (nee Stasienko), aged 71 years, beloved wife for 51 years to Brian P., dearest mother of Brian, Kathleen Kuzniakowski (husband James), Kevin (wife Donna) and Michael (wife Darlene), loving grandmother of Megan, Kelley, Kayla, Matthew, Amy, Jill, Sarah and Zachary, cherished sister of Thomas and Richard Stasienko. In lieu of flowers, contributions are suggested to Catholic Charities,...
William F. Delly
WILLIAM F. DELLY age 96 was the beloved husband of the late Lois W. (nee Hubschman). Loving father of the late William A. and devoted grandfather of Allen Delly and Karen Hadden (husband George). Cherished son of the late Matthew and Mary (nee Glavic). Dear brother of the late Mary Sintic, Frances Zakrajsek, Caroline Smith, Anne Shirilla, John, Joseph, Vincent,...
Elizabeth Rimac
ELIZABETH RIMAC, age 74, was born on April 8, 1937 in Podgrade, Croatia. Beloved wife of Tomislav; cherished mother of Agnes (Marinko) Vucic, Jack (Joanne) and Paul (Krstina); loving grandmother of Kristina, Liza, Joseph, Megan, Steven, Niko, Luka and Tomas; dear sister of Stipe Tomasevic, Ana Doyle, Mate Tomasevic, Maria Drljo, Slavica Rimac, Ljubica Sakic, and Katica Dragicevic; aunt to...
Anna Cicak
ANNA CICAK (STABL), age 88 of Euclid, Ohio died September 19, 2011 at Hillcrest Hospital in Mayfield Heights, Ohio. She was born May 29, 1923 in Paris Township.
Anna is survived by her children, Sandra and Chuck Cicak. She was precede in death by her husband, Michael, and six siblings.
Visitation will be Thursday from 4 to 8 p.m. at...
Eli Vranek
ELI J. VRANEK, aged 97 years, beloved husband for 59 years to the late Lillian L. (nee Lanese), dear father of Karen Mihelcic (husband Don) and Karl J., loving grandfather of Joshua Mihelcic (wife Nikki), treasured great-grandfather of Lillian Rose and Eli Nicholas Mihelcic, treasured son of the late Peter and Catherine (nee Stimac), fond brother of the late Ann...
Frances G. Laverde
LaVERDE FRANCES G. LaVERDE (nee Bonomo), aged 86 years, was the beloved wife of the late Anthony V. and dearest mother of Anthony (wife Eileen. She was the loving grandmother of Regina Verdi (husband David Ellis) and devoted great-grandmother of Silvia Regina Ellis.
Contributions in memory of Frances are suggested to Chaminade Development Fund, 340 Jackson Ave., Mineola, NY....
Kevin Thomas Mckinney
KEVIN THOMAS McKINNEY, age 18; died suddenly at his home on September 17, 2011. He was a devoted and loving son of Marcia (nee Powers) and Douglas; cherished brother of Kyle; survived by his paternal grandparents William and Lydia McKinney of FL, aunt Ramona Surgeon (husband Samuel) of PA, uncle Bruce Powers (wife Marsha) of MD, uncle Randolph McKinney of...
Victoria Difranco
VICTORIA M. DiFRANCO (nee Velotta), aged 98 years, beloved wife of the late Damion, dearest mother of Diane Houdek (deceased), Damion A., Michael (wife Kathleen) and Paul (wife Rahbyn), loving grandmother of Mark (deceased), Gregory (deceased) (Rene), Christopher (Debbie), David (Kim), Laura, Sam and Charlie, cherished great-grandmother of Lauren, Alyson, Christopher, Zachary, Courtney, Kathryn, Jack, Daniel and Chloe, devoted sister...
Sr. M. Angelita Zawada, Osu
Sister M. Angelita Zawada was principal of three schools and later president of the Ursuline Sisters of Cleveland.
The elected leader of 184 nuns died Thursday, Sept. 15, 2011 at the Ursulines’ Saint Angela Center from complications of lymphoma. She was 68.
“Sister Angelita will be remembered for her love of community, her kindness and exuberance, and her never-wavering...
John Michael Slosar
JOHN MICHAEL SLOSAR, aged 93 years was the beloved husband of the late Madge (nee Robertson) and dear father of John R. (of Hong Kong) and Lawrence C. (of Seattle). He was the cherished brother of the late Mary Fabis, Ann Piszczor, Vera Hodges and Marge Marunowski and a fond uncle and great-uncle.
Relatives and friends are requested to...
Elizabeth Mcguire
ELIZABETH S. McGUIRE (nee Sheskey), age 91; beloved wife of the late Charles; loving mother of Catherine Zummo (husband Frank), Christine McGee-Hall (husband William) and Cynthia Fuller (husband Richard) of Augusta, GA; devoted grandmother of Anthony Zummo, Kathryn Adcox (husband Kent) and Kristyn Woelk (husband Justin) and great-grandmother of Delaney McGuire Adcox; cherished daughter of the late Joseph and Emma...
Raymond Polantz
RAYMOND L. POLANTZ age 64, passed away September 12, 2011. Beloved husband and best friend of Dorothy (nee Nerkowski) for 41 years; devoted father of Raymond M. (Lisa), Daniel (Kristen) and Brian (Noel); cherished grandpa and “Papa” of Drew and Danica; son of the late Elsie (Karshina) and Frank Polantz and dear friend of many.
Ray’s passions were his family,...
Marjorie Had
MARJORIE J. HAD (nee Howell), aged 91 years, beloved wife of the late Fritz, dearest mother of Dennis (wife Donna), James (wife Joanne) and Christine Hoffman (husband Donald – deceased), loving grandmother of Steven, Denise, Aimee, Jennifer, Bryan, Allison, David and Colin, great-grandmother of 10, cherished daughter of the late Arthur W. and Lola J. (nee Witcraft) Howell, devoted sister...
Dorothea M. Kolencik
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
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 Hill
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...
