Obituaries
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Marilyn H. Madigan
Mar 24, 2026
MARILYN H. MADIGAN (née Hausser) age 93, beloved wife for 37 years of the late Joseph; loving mother of Terence (wife Mary Sue), David (Crystal Zuk), and Megan Roche (husband Thomas); devoted grandmother of Joseph (wife Amanda), Amanda, and Sean Madigan, Nora Deveney, Brendan, Thomas, and Elizabeth Roche and great-grandmother of eight; cherished daughter of the late Herbert and Kathleen...
Judy Fade
Mar 23, 2026
JUDITH L. FADE (nee Smith) age 83, beloved wife of the late Robert B; loving mother of Debbie Buber (husband Mark); devoted grandmother of John Buber; cherished daughter of the late Rita (nee Diffin) and Bernard Smith.
Judy was born on October 19, 1942 in Cleveland. She graduated from West Geauga High School in 1960. She started as a bookkeeper, then...
Sherry O. Bandelow
Mar 22, 2026
Sherry O. Bandelow (nee Owens) age 96, beloved wife of the late Robert E., Jr.; cherished daughter of the late Grattan M. and Veronica M. (nee Sherry) Owens; dearest sister of the late Cleora M. Stone; dear aunt of the late Allana Ann and John Iski; great aunt of John J. Iski, Jr. (wife Kylea); dearest first cousin of Anne...
Isolde Gabriele Charlton
Mar 21, 2026
ISOLDE GABRIELE CHARLTON (nee Müller) age 83, beloved wife of the late George Nathaniel Charlton III; loving mother of Natasha and Anita Charlton, and Antonio and Stephanie Reid; devoted grandmother of Savannah, Saraya, Anthony, and Michelle; cherished daughter of the late George and Gabriele (nee Von Stransky-Stranka zu Greiffenfels) Müller; dearest sister of Michael, Wolf, Fritz, Bert, Marion, and the...
Paul R. Bosley III
Mar 20, 2026
PAUL RALSTON BOSLEY III age 77, beloved husband for 54 years of Sally (née Pressinger); loving father of Holly Perry (husband Jay) and Paul R. IV (wife Mari); devoted grandfather of Jack and Frederick Perry and Kai and Kei Bosley; dearest son of the late Natalie (née Kyle) and Paul R. Bosley Jr.; cherished brother of Gale Shanower (husband Gary)...
William Thomas Pitman
Mar 18, 2026
Born October 7, 1951 and passed away March 18, 2026, aged 74 years. Beloved son of the late David A. and Joyce (nee Turk), dear brother of the late Claudia Stone. Bill was a retired Cleveland Police Lieutenant. Contributions suggested to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Private services were held with burial in All Souls Cemetery. Arrangements entrusted to THE...
Lyn Dee Vernick
Mar 17, 2026
LYN DEE VERNICK (nee Johnston) age 80, beloved wife of the late Donald for 50 years; loving mother of Glen (Amy) Vernick, Missy (Terry) Rein, Kimberly (Donald) Krance, Brian (Tricia) Vernick, and Julie (Kevin) Hunt; devoted grandmother of Joel (Rachael), Jessie (Matt), Jacob, Terry Lee (Laura), Timothy (Mackayla Boggs), Joshua (Kasey), Zachary, Kristina, Jessica (Chris Byers), Dakota, and Hope and...
Clarence "Jeff" Francis Jeffries, II.
Mar 17, 2026
Clarence "Jeff" Francis Jeffries II., age 80, beloved husband for 57 years of Karen (nee Lampman); loving father of Michael (Sarah) and Claudia Thompson (Phil); fun-loving Papa of Aspen Jeffries, and Jack, Charlotte and Elle Thompson; caring uncle of Matthew (Nalani), Marissa, Molly, and Allegra; cherished son of the late Clarence and Ruth (nee Dunlap); dearest brother of the late...
Daniella Avsec
Mar 17, 2026
DANIELLA AVSEC (nee Cesen) age 93, beloved wife of the late Edward; loving mother of Mark Avsec (Yvette Williams), Sandy Petrovic (Frank) and Ken Avsec (Patrice); devoted grandmother of Danna Avsec, Steve Petrovic (Claire), Craig Petrovic (Paige), Ellen Contrucci (Tony), David Petrovic, Austin Avsec and great-grandmother of nine; cherished daughter of the late August and Mary M. Cesen (nee Nemec);...
Justin Walter Clay
Mar 15, 2026
JUSTIN WALTER CLAY age 46, loving father of Aidan Clay (Taylor Salvo); devoted grandfather of Luckas Clay; beloved son of Linda Clay and the late William Clay; stepson of Richard Jankowski, Sr.; cherished grandson of Donna Rogers; dearest brother of Andrea Clay, Devon Williams and stepbrother of Richard Jankowski, Jr. and the late Michael Jankowski; loving brother-in-law of Leah Williams;...
Margaret T. Preto
Mar 15, 2026
MARGARET T. PRETO age 76; loving mother of Carol (John) Richards; devoted grandmother of Stephanie (Dennis) Inman and great-grandmother of Patrick Preto and Emma Inman; cherished daughter of the late Paul and Helen (nee Dunn) Preto; dearest sister of Jack (Jan), Bob, Tim (Sue), and the late Pat, Mike (Denise), Frank, Tom, Paul (Cindy), Anna Mae (Don, deceased) Miller, Ellen...
Sister Marian Coughlin, SND
Mar 14, 2026
Born in Youngstown, Ohio, on July 19, 1928, Marian was the ninth of the twelve children, seven boys and five girls of Joseph and Gertrude (Handel) Coughlin. Hers was a happy, busy, hard-working, and loving Catholic family. Each day was filled with challenges and blessings. Marian was in awe of her first-grade teacher and made up her mind that she...
Linda S. Hodgson
Mar 14, 2026
LINDA S. HODGSON (nee Beachler) age 78, beloved wife for 54 years of the late Roy Sr.; loving mother of Roy Jr. (Christine) and Michelle (Ali Abdullah) Hodgson; devoted grandmother of Amanda (Jarrett Catcott), Abdur-Rahman, and Yusuf; cherished daughter of the late Raymond and Verda (nee Burkhammer) Beachler; dearest sister of Larry Sr. (Lilly), Jerry, James (Miki), Lisa (Becky Roessler),...
Jean M. Ruple
Mar 14, 2026
JEAN M. RUPLE (nee Mitchell) age 84, of Waite Hill, beloved wife for 66 years of Lowell; loving mother of Lowell Jr., Michael, John, and Kelly; devoted grandmother of 17 and great-grandmother of 15, with many more on the way; cherished daughter of the late Adelbert and Edith (nee Runyon); and friend to many.
Jean was born on December 27, 1941,...
Giannoula J. Sarris
Mar 14, 2026
GIANNOULA J. SARRIS (née Kritikos), age 88, passed away on March 14, 2026. Beloved wife for 52 years of the late John G.; loving mother of George (wife Mary Jo), Mike (wife Maria, deceased), Nick (wife Elaine), Maria Glyptis (husband George), and Costas (wife Katerina); devoted Yiayia of Jason, Michael, Christopher, Giannoula Regan (husband Bill), Angelina (Greg), John (fiancée Dimitria Kontoveros), Yianni, Yiannoula Mavroidis...
Marilynne M. Walsh
Mar 13, 2026
MARILYNNE MARIE WALSH (née Burgess), age 97, passed away at home in Willowick, Ohio on March 13, 2026, surrounded by her family. She lived a long, full life marked by curiosity, creativity, and deep devotion to family. She never gave up hope that she would not conquer just one more health obstacle or physical ailment that blocked her path from...
Sister Mary Lenette Marcello, SND
Mar 11, 2026
Sister Mary Lenette Marcello SND (formerly Sister Mary Sherise)
Professed August 15, 1969
Lenette was the first of six children born to Leonard and Frances (Ludwick) Marcello in Warren, Ohio. Being three months premature, all her life Lenette struggled with poor eyesight and limited lung capacity. In the love of her wonderful, large family and her innumerable friends over the years, she...
Debra S. Misseri
Mar 11, 2026
DEBBIE S. MISSERI (nee Raybuck) age 67, beloved wife for 35 years of the late Anthony; loving mother of Michael; devoted grandmother of Sal, Nicholas (Nikola) and Angelina; great-grandmother of Emil; cherished daughter of Roberta (nee York) and the late Gary Raybuck; dearest sister of Tammy Raybuck-Gavin (Patrick), Kathy Tunquist (Gary) and the late Kenny; dear fiancée of Bill Glause. Preceded in death by...
Corinne Sue Seifert
Mar 10, 2026
Corinne Sue Seifert, born on July 1, 1948, in Fairport Harbor, Ohio, passed away peacefully on March 10, 2026, in Lyndhurst, Ohio. Cori will always be remembered by her friends and family as being enduring, resilient and a forever-optimist. Her Finnish heritage would acknowledge her inner “SISU” or extreme determination and grit to keep moving forward.
Throughout her life, Cori had...
Dennis James Hart
Mar 10, 2026
DENNIS JAMES “DENNY” HART, age 77, beloved husband for 10 years of Carol (nee Bakos); loving father of Brian (Jen), Craig (Chenette), and Eric (Meghan) and loving step-father of Anthony (Andria) and Nicholas Nastasi; devoted grandfather of Makayla (Nick), Matthew (Hartley), Mackenzie and, Mia Hart, Michael and Ryan Hart, Giulianna and Charlotte Hart, and devoted step-grandfather of, Giavanna, Vincent and,...
