Obituaries

MARGARET BALSITIS (nee McCluskey), age 75, originally from Northern Ireland. Beloved wife of the late John. Mother of Kellie Bambic (Greg), Lorraine Delaney (Don) and the late Michael; grandmother of Tarrah, Shannon, Patrick, Cassidy, Maggie, Gregory, Collin, Michael, John and Christina; great-grandmother of Kevin, Katelyn and Isabella; sister of James and the late Francis and Joseph; aunt of many. Passed...

ANTHONY W. GALLOVIC, age 86. Beloved husband for 60 years of Rose M. (nee Spehar). Loving father of the late Cecelia A. Chambers and father-in-law of Christopher Chambers (wife Kellie). Devoted “papa” of Colin C. Chambers. Cherished son of the late John and Cecilia (nee Grieger). Dearest brother of Albert, William and the late John and brother-in-law of Anne and...

THERESA M. OSWELL (nee Gentile), aged 90 years, beloved mother of James E. (wife Jane) and Gregory Jon (wife Evelyn), loving grandmother of 3, cherished daughter of the late Benedetto and Rosalia (nee D’Ali) Gentile, devoted sister of John C. Gentile (wife Doreen) and 10 deceased brothers and sisters.

In lieu of flowers, contributions suggested to The John Carroll University...

ROBERT JOSEPH WISCH, aged 57 years, beloved husband for 13 years to Carla (nee Tedeschi), dear father of Dustin and Jaime, fond brother of Harry Wisch, Joan Abrams, and Lorraine Garrett. Funeral services Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011 at Richmond Heights Church of the Nazarene, 499 Trebisky Rd., at 7:00 PM.

Family will receive friends to pay tribute and celebrate the...

CLARENCE P. SHEA, age 96; beloved husband for 72 years of Helen (nee Fox); loving father of Gerold “Jerry”(wife Barbara) and William; devoted grandfather of 9 and great-grandfather of 13; cherished son of the late Dora (nee Schmidt) and Jerry; dearest brother of Virginia Huyel and the late Jack and William; dear uncle and great-uncle of many. Clarence was a...

GERALD L. “JERRY” STELTENKAMP age 63. Beloved husband for 18 years of Nancy (nee Hendershot). Loving father of Douglas of Ocala, FL, Dan of Cleveland and Ben Steltenkamp (wife Nicole) of Ocala, FL, Monte Curtis (wife Christine) and Kelli Kerwin (husband Rodney). Devoted grandfather of John and Lisa Kerwin, Caitlin, Jennifer and Jake Curtis. Dear brother of the late Kenneth....

LUCIJA LASMANIS (ABOLS) age 91 of Willowick died January 9, 2011 at Heartland of Mentor. Born in Latvia August 8, 1919, she lived in East Cleveland before moving to Willowick 50 years ago. She was employed by the General Electric Co. as a factory worker at their Willoughby Plant.

Mrs. Lasmanis is survived by her children, Julia (Dick) Sams and...

ELISABETH TORKOS (nee Cselovsky), age 73. Beloved wife for 38 years of Lajos. Loving step-mother of Gyorgyi Moeritz (husband Jeff Glovitch). Survived by two sisters in Hungary. Dearest aunt of Eva Hardy (husband Laszlo) and great-aunt of Cookie Hardy and many nieces and nephews in Hungary. Contributions may be made in Elisabeth’s memory to Cleveland Animal Protective League 1729 Willey...

Wanda S. Wiegert (Thompson) age 68 of Claridon died January 5, 2011 at Geauga Regional Hospital. Ms. Wiegert was employed by the Chardon Healthcare Nursing Home as a housekeeper.

She is survived by her loving companion of 27 years Don Allen; daughters Pamela DeLuigi, Lori Waid and Heidi (Dan) Webster; grandchildren Logan and Lenny Kirby, Amanda Wiegert, Miranda and...

F. DOROTHY PROFUSEK (nee Dippolt), aged 87 years, beloved wife of the late Charles, dear mother of Brian Sheehey and Kathleen Abramczyk (husband Frank), loving grandmother of Michael and Geoffrey Abramczyk, daughter of the late Joseph and Anna (nee Deinlein) Dippolt, sister of the late Josephine Morey, Phillip and John Dippolt.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, Jan. 8,...

BERNARD D’AMBROSI, Sr., age 64; beloved husband for 44 years of Nancy Lou (nee Perrino); loving father of Bernard Jr. (wife Catherine) and Tina Kaplan (husband Pete); devoted grandfather of Bernard III, Valenty, Michael Kaplan, Patrizio, Sarah, Giovanni and Giuliana Kaplan; dearest son of the late Filomena (nee Vitelli) and Salvatore; cherished brother of Ora Pecarro, Samuel, and the late...

PEGGY ANN CLAYTON (nee Brown) age 45; beloved wife for 17 years of John; devoted mother of Courtney Ann and Nicholas Martiné; loving daughter of Nancy (nee Redmond) and Edward Brown; cherished sister of David (wife Beth) Brown, Wendy (husband Michael) Smith, Amy (husband Robert) Lupo and Steven (wife Christie) Brown; dearest daughter-in-law of Eva Clayton and sister-in-law of Lynda...

Sister Francis Regis spent her entire ministry career as a teacher in elementary schools throughout the diocese, and in retirement continued to tutor in the Ursuline Institute of Learning. In a recent interview for the Ursulines’ Annual Report, she noted that if it had been up to her, she would still be in the classroom. The 92-year-old educator died January...

MAUREEN KELLY, aged 64 years, dearly beloved wife for 38 years to Alan Romanoff, loving and devoted mother of John Donelon Kelly Romanoff (Diana), Nora Kelly Romanoff (Joe Cimperman), Anne Kelly Romanoff and Jeanne Kelly Romanoff, treasured and adored Mimi to her granddaughters Hannah Kelly and Grace Ann Romanoff, and Maeve Majda Cimperman, dearest daughter of the late John Donelon...

PETER A. DeLAMBO, JR age 89. Beloved husband of the late Teresa (nee Politi). Loving father of Peter M. (wife Sally), Ann Marie and the late Cheryl A. Devoted grandfather of Angie and Nina Pasto. Cherished son of the late Peter A., Sr and Anna (nee Lombardo). Dearest brother of Agnes Franklin and the late Anne DePaul, George, Joseph, Helen,...

DARLENE D. BROKAMP (nee Palmer) age 40. Beloved wife for 15 years of Tony. Loving mother of Madeline Rose, Jonah Anthony, Kendra Noelle and Gabriel Emerson. Cherished daughter of Alice (nee Tabudlong) and David Templeton. Devoted sister of Sharron and Sally Palmer. Dearest daughter-in-law of Robert A. and Virginia Brokamp and granddaughter-in-law of Alice Brokamp. Dear niece, aunt, cousin and...

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...