Obituaries

ELEANOR E. BADGER (nee Patterson) age 91. Beloved wife of the late Harley E. Jr. Loving mother of Harley S. (wife Charlene) of Mentor. Daughter of the late Harry and Elizabeth Patterson (nee Koenig.) Cherished sister of the late Merril (wife Loretta), Keith, and Harry Patterson. Dear aunt and great-aunt of many.

Contributions may be made in Eleanor’s memory...

ALICE E. STOVER (nee Sargent), aged 93 years, beloved wife of the late John W., dear mother of Rilda P. Flanagan (husband Bobby) and the late John C. Stover and Ronald Lang, loving grandmother of 4 and great-grandmother of 5, preceded in death by 4 sisters and 1 brother.

Alice was born on November 30, 1916 in Fertigs, PA....

MURIEL M. KAYE (nee Coan), age 84. Beloved wife of the late Francis J. Loving mother of Helen Marie Wittman (Mark, deceased), Rose Marie Mulholland (John Gazzuolo), Suzanne Denallo, Muriel A., Frank J. III (Olga), Eileen Sofia (Gary), Patricia Murray (Bill) and Maureen Kaye. Dearest grandmother of 10 and great-grandmother of 4. Devoted daughter of the late Dr. John, D.O....

HELEN A. SEMICK (nee Vidmar), age 85, of Wickliffe. Beloved wife of Frank J.; dear sister of the late Mary Sluga; and cherished aunt and great-aunt. Mass of Christian Burial 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2009 at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church (Wickliffe). Interment All Souls Cemetery.

Family will receive friends at THE DAN COSIC FUNERAL HOME, 28890...

ELIZABETH MANNION-SMITH (nee Rebholtz) age 73. Beloved wife of the late John Mannion. Loving mother of Michael (wife Patricia), Kathleen, Mark (wife Mindy) and Scott Mannion (wife Dorene). Devoted grandmother of nine and great-grandmother of nine. Dearest sister of Bridgett Smith. Dear aunt and great-aunt of many. Cremation by DeJohn Crematory.

A service in memory of Elizabeth to pay...

JOSEPHINE G. ANTONELLI (nee Modica) age 80. Beloved wife of the late Henry J. Sr. “Hank” Antonelli and John K. Hawkins; loving mother of Joan Lesler (husband Daniel), Joyce LaTurner (husband Clayson), John Hawkins (wife Michelle), Jane Carrick (husband William) and the late Henry J. Jr.; cherished grandmother of Daniel and Megan Lesler, Sarah Tufts (nee LaTurner) (husband Brian), Nicole...

ROSE A. WALDEGAR (nee Catania) age 83. Beloved wife of the late Laddie. Loving mother of Laddie (wife Eileen), Bettyann Klang (husband Fred) and Ronald (Wendy). Devoted grandmother of Tina Pereces (husband Timothy), Mark (wife Maureen) and Anthony Klang, Michael (wife Jessica), Christopher and Adam Waldegar and great-grandmother of Dylan, Mia and Lucian. Cherished daughter of the late Salvatore and...

ROBERT D. HIGGINS, aged 79 years, cherished son of the late Pearl, beloved brother of the late Dorothy Bennett and 7 other deceased brothers and sisters, loving uncle of Barbara and Sandra Bennett, Linda Ricketts and David Bennett, great-uncle of Angela and Karl Ricketts, and Kimberly and Kellianna Bennett, great-great-uncle of C.J. and Aidan. Funeral services Wednesday, December 23, 2009...

DORIS “NADINE” WRIGHT (nee McDonald) age 86. Beloved wife of the late Philip Gene Wright. Loving mother of Connie Thobe, Dan, Barbara Jurgens (husband Dale), and Amy Podojil (husband David). Devoted grandmother of Michael Thobe (wife Jamie), Chad and Heather Thobe, Ashley and Emily Podojil, Sara Jurgens, and great-grandmother of Allison and Zachary Thobe. Dear sister of Robert McDonald (deceased)...

JOSEPHINE J. MIKLAVIC (nee Janki), age 87, of Euclid. Beloved wife of 67 years to Ernest L.; loving mother of Ernest R., Dennis (Carol), Joanne (Ron) Szymczak, Janice (Robert) Parmertor, Joyce Cornwell and Jacqueline (Dale) Erdman; cherished grandmother of 13 and great-grandmother of 13; sister of the following deceased: Charles, Jack and Stephen Janki. Mass of Christian Burial, 11:30 a.m.,...

JOHN C. RIESZ, age 87. Beloved husband of the late Mary Ann (nee Olson); loving father of Carl J. (wife Bonnie); dear grandfather of Tiffany Bassett, and great-grandfather of Briana Bassett.

John was a 40 year employee of Fisher Body on Coit Rd, until its closing. Interment Knollwood Cemetery.

A Funeral Service will be held on Monday, December. 21 at...

KATHRYN J. OPALICH (nee Morganti), age 85. Beloved wife of the late Daniel. Loving mother of Candice Minello (husband George), Nicholas (wife Charlene) and Dannielle Reglus (husband Kenneth). Devoted grandmother of Paul (wife Colleen), Peter and Michael Minello, Brandon Opalich (Shanna), Kathryn Rogoff (husband Nicholas) and great-grandmother of Mia, Abigayle, George, Olivia and Daniel. Cherished daughter of the late Pietro...

AUDREY L. WHITE (nee Hale), age 92; beloved wife for 66 years of the late Richard; loving mother of David (wife Cathy), Debra Sadofsky (husband Jeffrey), and the late Holly Sovich (husband Mike); devoted grandmother of Elizabeth DiFucci, Daniel White, Allison Domenico and Abigail White, Aaron Sadofsky and Mia Hunt, and Zachary, Carli and Maxwell Sovich; cherished great-grandmother of Rachel,...

“CHARLES “CHUCK” MONASTERO, age 55. Beloved husband for 30 years of Evette (nee Weiss). Loving father of Robert C. (wife Ivett) and Nicole M. Devoted grandfather of Jillian. Cherished son of the late Leo and Effie (nee Migliore) Monastero. Dearest brother of Rose Gatto and the late Angie Gatto (husband Don). Dear nephew, uncle, cousin and friend of many.

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“LUCILLE “LUCY” MINADEO (nee Miniello), aged 94 years, beloved wife of the late Michael, dear mother of Marilyn Vojtek (husband James) and Michael (wife Carolyn), loving grandmother of Pam Crane (husband Rod), Jim Vojtek, and Michael and Joseph Minadeo, cherished great-grandmother of Nicholas and Matthew, treasured sister of Nick Miniello and the late Rose Chiccela.

In lieu of flowers,...

JOANNE EVELYN SNIDER (nee Mika), age 81. Rejoined her beloved husband of 60 years James W. who died December 4, 2009. Loving mother of Timothy. Cherished daughter of the late Fred A. and Margaret L. (nee Speth) Mika. Dearest sister of Fred Mika (wife Donna) and Shirley Flanagan. Dear aunt of Scott and Fred Mika, Bill Kidd, Kathy Hartz, Jack...

VICTOR R. SIMONYI, aged 76 years, dearly beloved husband for 49 years to Kathleen Reka (nee Kurucz), dear father of Victor Francis (wife Rocio) and Cindy Kennedy (husband James), loving grandfather of Trent and Eric Kennedy, cherished brother of Maria Szentmihalyi (husband Feri), and the late Judit Simonyi, fond brother-in-law to Stephen Kurucz (wife Karen), devoted uncle of Carla, Stevie...

JOHN J. MOAVERO, aged 80 years, died Wednesday Dec. 9, 2009, beloved husband for 26 years to Rita (nee Wisnieski), devoted son of the late John and Anna (nee Bandsuh), cherished brother of Albert (deceased) (wife Bernice) and Lawrence “Larry” (wife Marlene), loving uncle and great-uncle. John graduated from Benedictine High School in 1946, John Carroll University Class of ’51,...

DANIEL HUDSON KONOPKA, age 35; beloved husband of Jessica (nee Webster); loving son of Jane (nee Zeiglar) and David; cherished brother of Krista Krueger (husband Mike) and Mark (wife Susan); devoted uncle of Hudson, Olivia and Lucas; dearest son-in-law of Brenda and Mark Webster and brother-in-law of Joshua Webster (wife Pam) and Jillian Alli (husband David); proud “dad” of his...

CAROL ANN GOLENBERKE-ROTH (nee Berquist), age 66; born April 1, 1943 and departed this life December 7, 2009; she is survived by her best-friend and loving ex-husband James Golenberke; their children Sondra (Dan) Roper, Daniel (Veronica) Golenberke and Randal (Miriam) Golenberke; loving “E-ma” to grandchildren Austin and Andrew Golenberke; beloved daughter of the late Donna (nee Mlac) and Henry Berquist;...