Obituaries

RICHARD J. HENDERSON, age 79. Beloved husband for 58 years of Dorothy (nee Son); loving father of Linda Reynolds (husband Bill), David (wife Patti) and Thomas (wife Peggy); dear grandfather of Adam and Aaron Reynolds, Jill, David, Kenneth, Jennifer and T.J.; dear brother of the Honorable Judge Robert Henderson (deceased) (wife Kay). Interment private.

Funeral Service Sunday, January 2nd...

CAROL D. KNOPP (nee Dixon) age 87. Beloved wife of the late Dean B. Loving mother of Linda Manthey (Bryan) and Bruce. Devoted grandmother of Sarah, Bridget, and Nathan Manthey. Cherished daughter of the late Charles C. and Ethel (nee Caudle) Dixon and step-daughter of Mabel (nee Gary) Dixon. Dear sister of the late Joseph Dixon (wife Ruth) and Dorothy...

JOSEPH A. WOLDIN, age 89. Beloved husband of the late Jean D. (nee Zelko). Loving father of Dennis J., and Denise L. Seifert. Devoted grandfather of Stacey Rolink, Scott, Dana Seifert, Megan Blubaugh, Emily, and great grandfather of Gabriel, Maris, Nicholas, Grace, Ava, Gabrielle and Maggie. Cherished son of the late Henry and Sophia (nee Stalzer). Dear brother of the...

ALMA M. McGRATH, age 92. Devoted daughter of the late Daniel & Elizabeth (nee Regan). Loving sister of Elizabeth Gaffney and the late Edward, Daniel, William, Mary, Catherine and Phillip. Beloved aunt, great-aunt and great-great aunt and special great-aunt to Michael & Malory.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, December 31, 2010 at Our Lady of...

JUDITH R. AMATO (nee Leaf), age 70; beloved wife of the late Angelo J.; loving mother of Angelo (Charlotte Garmon), Michael (Phyllis Minissale) and the late Michelle; cherished sister of Harry (wife Helen), Kenny (wife Susan), and the late Robert (wife Rose) and Eric Leaf; dearest sister-in-law of the late Serene LaBondano (husband Phillip) and “Butchie”; dear aunt of many....

SALVATORE J. MONTELLO, age 76. Beloved husband for 50 years of Madeline “Madge” (nee Rose). Loving father of Anthony (deceased), Lisa Haselwood (husband Lance) and Josette (fianc Lew Merletti). Cherished son of the late John and Josephine (nee Fana). Dearest brother of Carmen (wife Rose Marie) and brother-in-law of Al and Nancy Rose, James and the late Cathy Rose. Dear...

RALPH JOSEPH CERCELLE, aged 84 years, beloved son of the late Carmen and Carmela (nee Gentilcore), dear brother of Frank (wife Margaret) and the late Marie Ryan (husband Lawrence – deceased), loving uncle of Timothy Cercelle (wife Audrey) and Kevin Ryan (wife Aimee), devoted great-uncle of Christopher and Ryan Cercelle and Shannon Ryan. Ralph was a member of V.F.W. Post...

DIANNA L. SHULTZ age 56. Beloved wife of Donald M. Grande. Cherished daughter of Kathleen (nee McKittrick) and the late Edward. Loving sister of E. Michael (wife Kimberly). Treasured aunt of Michael and Ali. Dearest step-mother of Michele Shirk (husband John), Kimberly Arndt (husband William), Stephanie Sentle (husband Chris) and Domenic Grande (wife Christine). Devoted step-grandmother of 11. Dear niece...

RUSSELL J. MITCHELL, age 27. Beloved son of Diana (nee Teresi) and Michael Mitchell (wife Carolyn) of Columbia, MD. Loving brother of Monica and Valerie and step-brother of Michael and John. Cherished grandson of Concetta (nee Tringale) and the late Mario Teresi, Maryann (nee Sarka) and Joseph Mitchell. Dearest nephew of Marie and Joseph Cavotta, Celeste and Dennis DeSapri, Jerry,...

LYNN ANN CORSON, born May 17, 1984, passed away Dec. 20, 2010. Lynn Corson, formerly of Chagrin Falls, died Monday in Burlington, VT. of undetermined causes. Lynn was 26 years old. She is survived by her parents, Ann and Bruce Corson of Chagrin Falls, her sister Karen of Charleston, SC., her grandmother Barbara Wharton of Millsboro, DE., her grandmother Janet...

EMMA FANSLAU (nee Grapatin) age 97, wife of the late Hermann; beloved mother of Holdigard (Sally) Fanslau, Helga (Miles) Kanning and the late Laura LaGorin; cherished grandmother of eight and great-grandmother of seven; dear sister of Ella Bauer of Germany and three deceased.

Funeral Service 11:00 A.M Thursday December 22, 2011 at THE COSIC FUNERAL HOME 28890 CHARDON RD....

MARY C. OTTO (nee Gallagher), aged 91 years, passed away on Dec. 18, 2010, wife of the late George M., mother of George, Michael (wife Marlene), Thomas (wife Rosemary), James (wife Marian), Christopher (wife Gail) and Margaret Mary Moir (husband Christopher), four granddaughters and two grandsons, daughter of the late Edward and Margaret (nee Cooney) Gallagher, sister of the late...

DARLENE B. TUREK (nee Haas) age 71 of Euclid. Beloved wife of John; loving mother of Martin (Debbie) and Joanne Turek; cherished grandmother of Ryan, Matthew, Blake, Victoria, Noah and Heather; dear sister of Gayle (Robert) Kessler and the late Thomas (Arlene) Haas; daughter of Bernice and Alvin Haas (both deceased); aunt of many nieces and nephews. Member of KSKJ...

FRANK J. SEMICK age 87 of Wickliffe. Husband of the late Helen (nee Vidmar); brother of John Semich, Stanley Semick and Angela Medley (all deceased); dear uncle of Francine Meston, John Semich Jr. and many others; great-uncle of Cliff, Brett and Whitney. WW II Army Veteran.

A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday December 21, 2010 at...

SAM J. SYRACUSE, age 86; beloved husband for 69 years of Alma (nee Hayes); loving father of Verna “Dollie” O’Loughlin (husband Joseph J. III), Alma Baur (husband Gary) and Sam J. Jr. (wife Joan); devoted grandfather of Daniel, Sherry and Sandy, Gary, Brian and Mark, Samantha and Angela, great-grandfather of 11 and great-great grandfather of two. Dearest son of the...

GEORGE J. FRANTZ, age 83. Beloved husband for 60 years of Carmella (nee Consiglio). Loving father of Mark T. (Martha) of CA., Christine A., Matthew G. (Kellie) and the late Victoria C. Devoted grandfather of Nicole M., Lauren R. Pfeifer (Josh), A.J. Bryant and Mason V. Cherished son of the late Lloyd and Loretta (nee McGushin). Dearest brother of Richard...

MARILYN J. LINDBLOOM (nee Kern), age 78. Died peacefully at her home surrounded by her family after her courageous battle with cancer. Beloved mother of Ronald H., Jr, Jeffry K. (wife Bonnie), Beth Anne Giglio, Patricia A. Farinacci (husband Nicholas) and the late Mark S. Loving grandmother of Jaymes, Alyssa, Jessica, Violet and Salvatore “Sammy”. Cherished daughter of the late...

JOHN MICHAEL LEISTER, aged 58 years, beloved son of the late John T. and Josephine (nee Valley), dearly loved brother of Patricia Ann Kurtis (husband John) and Rebecca Jean Smith, loving uncle and great-uncle.

Funeral services will be held on Monday, December 20, 2010 at the funeral home at 11:00 AM. Burial following in Lake View Cemetery.

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WILLIAM F. McNEELY age 91 of Concord, beloved husband of Agnes (nee Cole) and the late Eileen (nee Troy); devoted father of William F. Jr, Cathleen (Richard) Zadnik, John (Lori), and Patrick; brother of the following deceased: Alice Mullally, John, Robert, and Marian McNeely; dear uncle of Maureen Costa. WW II Navy pilot veteran.

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CONNIE S. YURCHAK (nee Copen) age 63. Devoted wife of Joseph. Loving mother of Michael J. (Carla Dottore) and Carrie Ann Demas (husband Bill). Cherished grandmother of Ashley Evan Demas, Ava Eve Demas, Stella Grace Yurchak and the late Parker Ethan Demas. Beloved sister of JoAnn Setliff, Marion, Jr, Gene and Gary Copen, Nawasa Padula and the late Donnie Copen....