Obituaries

ANN HOEKZEMA (nee Rakich) age 92 of Willoughby. Wife of the late Clarence; daughter of Michael and Mildred Rakich(both deceased); dear sister of Eli Rakich and the late Sophia Urigel and Daniel Rakich; cherished aunt of Michael Urigel and Richard Rakich.

A Funeral Service will be held at 1:00 P.M. Wednesday April 13, 2011 at THE COSIC FUNERAL HOME...

PAULINE F. KAPARIC (nee Rastocan) age 83 of Euclid. Wife of the late Frank B. Sr.; loving mother of Frank Jr. (Peggy) and Georgette Mangan; cherished grandmother of Vincent and Mathew Kaparic; dear sister of Mary Macavicius and the following deceased: Sr. Mary Veronica V.S.C., John “Rusty” , George “Joe”, Albert and Margaret Rastocan; aunt to many nieces and nephews...

ANNE RICCIUTI BRUENING, age 82. Beloved wife for 55 years of Paul J. Loving mother of Paula J., Kathryn M. (husband Jeffrey Imka) and John C. (wife Mariah). Devoted grandmother of Emily and Audrianna Imka, Jessica and John “Jack” Bruening. Cherished daughter of the late Giovanni and Iolanda (nee Cecchini) Ricciuti. Contributions may be made in Anne’s memory to Hospice...

SECONDO PIERI, beloved husband for 54 years of Mary (nee Do). Cherished son of the late Guido and Rita (nee Ricci). Dear uncle and friend to many. Secondo was a World War II U.S. Army Veteran, a member of the 95th Infantry Division and fought in the Battle of the Bulge and Iron Men of Metz.

Relatives and friends...

HELEN A. DIRENZO (nee Raskaus) age 86; beloved wife of the late Carmen Z. loving mother of Bonnie Kaczor (husband Peter); dearest sister of the late Gus Raskaus (wife Betty, deceased); dear aunt, great-aunt and friend of many; devoted Godmother of Bernadette, Ken and Jerry.

Mass of Christian Burial Saturday April 9, 2011 at Holy Rosary Catholic Church at...

ARMAND W. “BUTCH” COSENZA age 63. Beloved husband for 42 years of Judy (nee Stuart). Loving father of Denise Fedeli (husband Danny) and Victoria Giancola (husband Michael). Devoted “Poppy” of Samantha and Gianni Fedeli and Vincent and Victor Giancola. Dearest son of Armand W., Sr. and Alvira (nee Cafazzo) Cosenza. Treasured brother of Elaine Burkholder (husband Dale) and the late...

GENE R. BRIAR, aged 78 years, passed away peacefully on April 4, 2011. Gene is survived by his one and only Love of 53 years, his wife Pat (nee Bacsik), his children Jeff, Sally, Joanie, Jim and Nancy, his in-law children Donna Briar, Jeff Hill and Tina Briar, his grandchildren Nikki, Tyler, Ryan, Amanda, Cory, Lindsey, Justin, Zachary, Samantha and...

ROSAMONDE M. BLACHMAN (nee Bouhasin), age 90. Beloved wife of the late Stanley. Loving mother of Leslee Smith (husband Ronald) and Marc (wife Kathy). Devoted grandmother of Vanessa Beardsley (husband Adam), Chrissy Jones (husband Josh), Greg (wife Amanda) and Katie Blachman and great-grandmother of the late Ryder Beardsley. Cherished sister of Mae Joseph, June Bouhasin and the late Harlem and...

MILAN BUZDON, age 77. Born in Lanisce, Croatia on Sept. 19, 1933. Beloved husband of Maria; dear father of Bridget Davis (Jeff), Paula Sieminski (Tony) and Robert (Laurene); grandfather of 6.

A Funeral Mass, will be held on Saturday, Apr. 9, 10:00 a.m. at St. Paul Croatian Church (E. 40th near St. Clair., PLEASE MEET AT CHURCH). Interment All...

WAYNE TOD KOUNS, JR., aged 26 years, dearly beloved son of Melissa (nee Spurr) and Ronald Gianguzzo, cherished grandson of Martha “Mammaw” and Kenneth Schonauer, and Thelma and Joseph Gianguzzo, dear great-grandson of Veronica and the late Hubert Johnston, loving companion of Stacie LaRiccia and her daughter Taylar, devoted best friend of Michael Weldon, treasured nephew, cousin and friend to...

THERESA KULBOKAS (nee Giallombardo), aged 92 years, beloved wife of the late John J., dearest mother of Diane Johnston (husband Brian), Carol Crane (husband Terence) and Maryann Hoffert (husband Gregory), loving grandmother of Kristen Mignogna (husband Shane), Megan Kayser (husband Chad), William and Steven Whitlow, treasured great-grandmother of Brian Matthew and Carly Jill Mignogna, cherished sister of Joseph Giallombardo, Rose...

MARJORIE ELIZABETH ERNST, aged 84 years, born in East Aurora, New York, passed away in Cleveland, Ohio on March 31, 2011, beloved daughter of the late Edward and Evelyn (nee Jewert), dearest sister of Dolores Aube (husband Lucien “?? deceased) and the late Laurence Ernst, loving aunt and grand-aunt. Marjorie was a long-time Cleveland Plain Dealer employee in the Classified...

MARJORIE EYNON PURNELL, September 6, 1928 – March 29, 2011, beloved wife of Edward W. (deceased), cherished mother of Ed (Inwoo Lee) of Pohang, Korea; Laura of Euclid; Jennie (Petri Flint) of Harvard, Massachusetts; and Frank (Athena Webster) of Castro Valley, California, grandmother of Jennifer, Ali, Zita, Rebecca, Eric, Jessie, Dan, Matt, Tom, Jessica, Katarina and Brooke. A Memorial Service...

MARY M. FLACK (nee Maher); beloved wife for 65 years of Wilbur H.; devoted daughter of the late Margaret (nee Kearney) and George Maher; dearest sister of George Maher (wife Edythe), Patricia Zak (husband Albert), and the late Anne Hunt (husband Glenn, deceased), Catherine Goedecke (husband Edward, deceased), Phillip Maher (wife Lydia), and Margaret “Peggy” Maher; loving aunt and great-aunt...

ANA “ANICA”HOCEVAR (nee Oman) age 87 of Willoughby Hills. Wife of the late John (Ivan); beloved mother of Marie (Stephen) Engstrom, John A. (Barbara), Helen, Joseph (Dawn) and Thomas; cherished grandmother of Elizabeth Mennel, Jennifer Sutcliffe, Amy Carlson, Julie Engstrom, Christina Lute, MaryRose Lucarini, David, Andrew(“AJ”) and Monika Hocevar and great-grandmother of eight; daughter of the late Ana and Leopold...

IBOLYA E. WINKLER (nee Szabo), born in Hungary, beloved daughter of the late Karoly and Gizella (nee Ludwig) Szabo, dearest sister of Rose Huber and the late Olga Szabo, loving aunt of Dr. Peter Winkler and cherished friend to many. In lieu of flowers, contributions suggested to St. Elizabeth of Hungary Parish, P.O. Box 20175, Cleveland, OH. 44104. Relatives and...

Ms. Kata Katic, 43, of Wickliffe passed away on March 23, 2011, at Hillcrest Hospital.

She was born Jan. 7, 1968, in Croatia. She came to the U.S. in 1984, and has lived in Wickliffe for the past 18 years. She was a member of St. Paul Croatian Church. Ms. Katic worked as an inspector for Quality CNC for the...

CAROLINE FATICA age 82; beloved daughter of the late Caterina (nee Pasquale) and Angelo Fatica; loving sister of the late Lucille Vaccariello; devoted aunt of Phyllis (Bob) Farrow and the late Richard Vaccariello, great-aunt of Catherine (Dan) Hearn, Christopher (Vikki) Farrow, Jason and Jeffry Farrow, Eric (Julie) Vaccariello, and great-great aunt of Ryan and Adam Seal, Chance Farrow and Sophia...