Obituaries

JOSEPH L. KRAVOS, age 83; beloved husband for 59 years of Dorothy A. (nee Crnkovic); dearest father of Darlene and James; cherished grandfather of Burgandy Lee; loving son of the late Mary (nee Faginal) and Frank; dear brother of Mary Moze and the late Alvina Sibenik, Frank and Edward; fond brother-in-law and uncle of many. World War II U.S. Navy...

MARY G. KNAUS (nee Grill), age 83, of Hambden. Wife of the late Harry; beloved mother of Rebecca (Gene) Nipple, Roderick and the late Lorelei; cherished grandmother of Lisa (Rony) Buie, Eric (Patty) Mampel and great-grandmother of James, Tylor, Brett, Trey and Aiden; dear sister of Toni Moavero and the late Anthony Grill; aunt to many nieces and nephews.

Funeral...

STELLA M. HALOS, age 88, of Euclid. Wife of the late Steve; beloved mother of Kathleen Halos, Nick Halos and Lauren Halos-Payne; grandmother of Ryan and Sara Halos and Tyler Payne; sister of eight deceased. Funeral service 1:00 P.M. Tuesday at THE DAN COSIC FUNERAL HOME, 28890 CHARDON RD. (Between Bishop Rd. and Rt. 91), WILLOUGHBY HILLS, where family will...

NORMAN O. PRANGE, age 64, retired professor of English at Cuyahoga Community College; beloved husband for 42 years of Lynn (nee Kracht); loving father of David (wife Clare) of Dillon, CO and Beverly Hatherley (husband Paul) of San Diego, CA; cherished brother of George, Anton, Helen Huedepohl, Michael, Dennis, Mark, Luke and Roy; dearest brother-in-law of Don Kracht and Beverly...

NINA NOVAK (nee Kornichuk), aged 95 years, beloved wife of the late William J., and the late George Vanyo, dearest mother of Gloria Birch (husband Joe “?? deceased), Bruce Vanyo and Rita Forsythe (husband Frank), loving grandmother of Joe, Mike and Bill Birch, and Misha, Lara and Nicki Vanyo, dear great-grandmother of Matthew, Allyson and Collin Birch, cherished sister of...

“WILLIAM L. “BILL” STEIGERWALD, age 49, of Mayfield Village. Beloved husband of Miki (nee Vidmar); loving father of Cristy, Alex and Josh; dearest brother of Kate Steigerwald, Jean Steigerwald, Patty Gerboc (husband-Greg) and Judy Brickman (partner-Nancy Painter). Bill was a member of the Carpenters Union Local 21 and the Lake County Cruisers.

Friends received at THE DeJOHN-FLYNN-MYLOTT FUNERAL HOME...

ANGELINE M. FEDERICO (nee Costa), aged 90 years, beloved wife of the late Sam, dearest mother of Domenic (wife Martha), Sam (wife Sandy), Russell (wife Loretta), Frank (wife Cathy), Andrew (wife Hee Soon), Mary Kebrdle (husband Dennis) and the late Providenza, loving grandmother of 21 and great-grandmother of 21, devoted daughter of the late Catino and Maddalena (nee Puleo) Costa,...

ALBERT L. SCOTT age 82. Beloved husband for 62 years of Elizabeth “Betty” J. (nee Jute). Loving father of Jeffrey, Randall (wife Karen) and Roger (wife Maureen). Devoted grandfather of Bradford, Natalie and Eric. Cherished son of the late Albert and Alice (nee Hall) Scott. Dearest brother of Marjorie Brooks (husband Richard). Dear uncle and great-uncle of many. WW II...

JOHN MLINAR, age 82, dearest brother of Marija Sprahar, Anica Usenicnik, Amalija Erzen, Vera Bihar (all of Slovenia) and the late Herman Miller; dear brother-in-law of Julia Miller and cherished uncle of many nieces and nephews. Family suggests memorial donations in his name to the Hospice of the Western Reserve 300 E. 185th St. Cleveland, OH 44119.

Funeral Mass...

ADOLF ROT, age 82, of Euclid. Beloved husband of Marija (nee Kozelj); dear brother of Milka and the following deceased: Marija, Francka and Ivan (all of Slovenia); brother-in-law of Anton (Marija) Kozelj, Stanley (Anka) Kozelj, Ivan (Ancka) Kozelj, France (Toncka) Kozelj and the late Joze (Veronika) Kozelj; cherished uncle of Anton (Pam), Peter (Caitlyn), Melanie John, Irene and many nieces...

DORIS F. SHAFFER (nee Kosemell), aged 99 years, beloved wife of the late Donald G., dearest mother of G. Ronald (of Edmond, OK.), cherished daughter of the late Frank and Josephine (nee Korosec) Kosemell, devoted sister of 8 (all deceased), loving aunt and grand-aunt.

A Mass of Christian Burial Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009 at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic...

RONALD J. MANGAN, age 74. Beloved husband for 52 years of Therese M. (nee Kelly). Loving father of Karen Roth (husband James), Brian (wife Tricia), and Sharon Strasshofer (husband Tom Jr.) Devoted grandfather of Christopher, Nicholas, Michelle, Kevin, Ben, Caroline, Abe, Eileen, Kenny, Thomas III, and William. Dearest son of the late Wilbert and Dorothy (nee Gottschalk). Dear uncle, cousin,...

DALE HERBERT BLACKSON, 60. Beloved husband of Caren (nee Sherbondy). Loving father of Jamie Blackson Baker (husband Eric). Devoted son of the late Wealtha (nee Kidder) and Herbert Blackson. Dear brother Janice Clark and Timothy Blackson. U.S. Army Veteran.

Interment Whitehaven Memorial Park. Funeral Service will be held on Friday, October 2nd at 10:00 a.m. at the MULLALLY FUNERAL...

ANTON GORSHE, age 76, of Euclid. Beloved husband of Helen (nee Nemec); loving father of John, Mary Ann Dominick, Dominik (Carol), Emily (Richard) Port, and the late Martin; cherished grandfather of Michelle, Amanda, Cecilia, Stephen, Nathaniel, Brendan and Maximillian; dear brother of John, Joe, Stan and Frank Gorshe and Mary Manning; brother-in-law to the Knez, Jereb and Nemec families, uncle...

IRENE A. SIPOS (nee Stocker), age 92. Beloved wife of the late Oliver J. Loving mother of Linda, Thomas, Robert (wife Karen) and James (wife Kathy). Devoted grandmother of Scott, Michael (wife Tracy), Matthew, Jennifer Hamman (husband Jason), Cassi and Brittany and great-grandmother of Allie, Nena, Laney, Nicholas, Julian and Addison. Cherished daughter of the late Anthony and Mary (nee...

JOHN PATRICK “JACK” COURTOT, aged 73 years, retired University Heights and Wickliffe Firefighter, beloved husband for 47 years to Jeanette (nee Nero), dear father of Dewey Howard, Colleen Koller (Don), John K. (Lisa), Robert (Geneva) and James (Lila), loving grandfather of Geoffrey, Gregory and Michael Koller, Jacob, Erin, Zachary, Jenna and Emma Courtot, and Richard Howard, great-grandpa of Kelsi Howard,...

JOSEPHINE DeMARIA (nee Amodeo), beloved wife for 66 years of Lawrence “Larry”; loving mother of Sally Figush, Maria Linda Kania (husband Robert) and Darlene Sebastiano (husband Michael); devoted grandmother of Tina Finn, Richard Kania (wife Karie), Jason Kania, Michael and Kimberly Sebastiano and Kelly Schmidt (husband Rich) and great-grandmother of seven. Dear sister of the late Thomas Amodeo.

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EMILY P. WIECZOREK (nee Augustyn), age 83. Beloved wife of the late Bernard A. Loving mother of Timothy, Carol (Heil) Brennan (husband Jack) and Nancy Smith (husband Jeff). Devoted grandmother of Stephanie, Heather, Stephen (wife Robin), Ashley, Jeffrey Jr., and Katie. Cherished daughter of the late Ignatius and Mary (nee Grabowa) Augustyn. Dearest sister of the late Catherine A. Sweeney,...

THOMAS JOSEPH KOCSIS, age 3; dearly beloved son of Joseph Kocsis and Amy Richmond (nee Whittaker); adored brother of Michael and Kate Richmond, twins Elizabeth and Nicholas Kocsis, and Nathan Klaus; loving grandson of Cynthia (nee Ebersole) and Thomas Whittaker, JoAnn (nee DiFiori) Fischer (husband Fred) and Donald Kocsis (deceased); cherished great-grandson of June and Horace (deceased) Ebersole, Joseph and...