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Henrietta Lafferty
“HENRIETTA E. “Henny” LAFFERTY (nee Hohm). Dear wife of Alan Edward, Jr. Beloved mother of Chip (deceased), Dawn, Krista, Kelly Gosiewski (husband Gary), Mark and Patrick. Loving grandmother of Michael and Nicholas. Cherished daughter of the late Henry and Charlotte (nee Benner) Hohm. Dearest sister of Ann Geis (husband Raymond) and Patricia Smith (husband Robert). Dear “Aunt Hey-Hey” to many...

August Palladino
AUGUST “GUS” PALLADINO, JR., age 75. Died December 2, 2009. Beloved husband for 40 years of Mary “Carole” (nee McCloskey).
All Services Private. Cremation by DeJohn Crematory. ARRANGEMENTS BY DeJOHN-FLYNN-MYLOTT FUNERAL HOME OF SOUTH EUCLID, 4600 MAYFIELD RD. ”

Marjorie Poirson
MARJORIE RUTH POIRSON (nee Peek), aged 83 years, beloved wife of the late Alvin J., dearest mother of Anne, James, Ronald (wife Brenda), Bonnie S. Young (husband William), Gregory (wife Elizabeth), Therese Overton (husband Martin), and Allen (wife Jennifer), loving grandmother of Brittany, Evan and Brian Poirson, Collin, Connor and Allison Young, Emma and Ian Overton, and Calais Poirson, cherished...

Emma Miller
EMMA K. MILLER (nee Kolenich), passed away on Nov. 29, 2009 after a long life well lived, aged 97 years, beloved wife of the late Albert M., dearest mother of Dr. Martha Miller, sister of Helen Collins and the late Elizabeth Fitzgerald and Andrew Kolenich, loving aunt of David Booth, Kevin, Eugene and Christopher Fitzgerald, Mary Santorelli, Elizabeth Roach, Rita...

Ellen Graham
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Ellen M. (Carney) Graham, of Highland Heights, on Thursday, December 3, 2009 at 11:00 AM, at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church, 4217 Bluestone Rd. (at Belvoir Blvd.) South Euclid. Mrs. Graham died Sunday at her residence.
She was born on January 11, 1933 in Cleveland. She was a 3 year resident...

Edward Felver
EDWARD RUSSELL FELVER, aged 78 years, dearly beloved husband for 54 years to Janet Anne (nee Wanser), dear father of Michael E. Felver, M.D., Rosemary A. Bolino (husband Douglas) and twins Teresa G. Northrop and Gerard V. Felver, loving grandfather of Kristian E. and Matthew D. Bolino, fond brother of the late Robert. The family is grateful for the loving...

Margaret Fittipaldi
MARGARET A. “PEG” FITTIPALDI (nee Emser), age 72; beloved wife for 51 years of James; loving mother of Cheryl Korim (husband Michael), Nicholas, Laurie Yuhas, James (wife Sandy) and Frank; devoted “nana” of Nicole Furman (husband Brian), Michael and Mark Korim, Joseph Yuhas, Ashleigh, Danielle Yuhas, Dominique, Heather and Rick Messer and great-grandma of Ian and Sydny; cherished daughter of...

Gary Casey
GARY M. CASEY, aged 56 years, beloved husband of the late Patricia (nee Masters), cherished and loving father, step-father, grandfather, son, brother, uncle and friend to many.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, December 5, 2009 at St. Ann Catholic Church (Coventry at Cedar) at 10 AM. Burial following in Lake View Cemetery.
Friends...

Joseph Pecora
JOSEPH THOMAS PECORA, aged 91 years, beloved husband for 67 years to Theresa (nee Sapanaro), dear father of Barbara Goetz (husband Terrance “?? deceased) and Thomas J. Pecora, loving grandfather of Joseph (wife Christy) and Thomas Goetz, devoted great-grandfather of Thomas, Nicholas and Lexi Goetz, brother of the late James. Past-President Lions Club, Member of American Legion, and Past-President of...
Patricia J. O’Ryan-Franz
Celebration of Life Service to honor the life of Patty will be held on Sunday February 28, 2010 at 3:30 pm at the Willoughby Hills Community Center, 35400 Chardon Road Willoughby Hills, Ohio. Pastor Mike Currier will officiate. Patty passed away November 25, 2009 in Venice Florida as a result of an auto accident.
Patty was born May 27, 1955...

Marjorie Chambers
MARJORIE A. CHAMBERS (nee Conway), age 84. Born in Amherstburg, Ontario Canada. Beloved wife of the late Gerald W. Loving daughter of the late George and Pearl (nee Kolfage) Conway. Preceded in death by 13 brothers and sisters. Dear aunt and great-aunt of many.
In lieu of flowers contributions may be made in Marjorie’s memory to Julie Billiart School...

Galina Dumas
GALINA DUMAS (nee Falkova). Beloved wife for 68 years of Allen. Loving mother of Larisa Gordon. Devoted grandmother of Victoria Gordon-Torer (husband Joseph) and great-grandmother of Bianca and Alexis.
Funeral Service Friday, November 27, 2009 at 1 PM at THE DeJOHN-FLYNN-MYLOTT FUNERAL HOME OF SOUTH EUCLID, 4600 MAYFIELD RD. (just east of Green Rd.). Interment following at Aurora Cemetery....

Cyril Kalbrunner
“CYRIL J. “CY” KALBRUNNER, age 90. Beloved husband for 69 years of Mary (nee Sowa). Loving father of Rita Dawson (husband Richard), Virginia Salerno (husband Gerald) and Joan Uronis (husband Alan). Devoted grandfather of Kimberly Salerno, Rene Wynot, Steven Dawson (Amy), Denise Salerno, Brian Dawson, Dona Dick (Mark), Christine Paciorek (Anthony), Matthew Salerno (Crystal), Brenda Humphris (Ryan) and the late...

Mary Wittenmyer
MARY HUNT WITTENMYER (nee Chamberlain), aged 95 years, beloved wife of the late James Hunt and the late Richard Wittenmyer, loving mother of Nancy Ortmann (husband Robert), James Hunt (wife Bonnie) and Cecily Hunt (husband Steve Bayer), devoted grandmother of 7 and great-grandmother of 11, cherished sister of the late Phyllis Winning.
In lieu of flowers, contributions suggested to...

Patricia Kushan
KUSHAN PATRICIA ANN KUSHAN (nee McNerney) age 86. Beloved wife of the late John William. Loving mother of Lawrence (wife, Debbie), Richard (wife, Marsha), John (wife, Perri) and the late Patricia. Dearest grandmother of eight and great-grandmother two. Dear sister of Jim McNerney (wife, Pat), June Nadeau (husband, Gilbert) and the late Rita Brock (husbands, Jack O’Hara and John Brock,...

Joseph Sabo
JOSEPH F. SABO, age 79. Beloved husband for 60 years of Lillian (nee Konkoly). Loving father of Joseph C., James R. (wife Christine) and Karen Henry (husband John). Devoted grandfather of Joseph B., Nicholas J., Kathryn R., Michelle C. (husband Stephen McCartney), Jeffrey R., Tonya Williams (husband David), Jennifer Kroczak (husband Ted), Sean Henry and great-grandfather of 8. Cherished brother...

Edna Rode
EDNA S. RODE, aged 98 years, beloved daughter of the late Martin and Anna (nee Werger), dear sister of the late Marie Haurin, Emma Fricke, John A. Rode and Rita Smith, cherished aunt and grand-aunt.
Cremation by DeJohn Crematory.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009, in Knollwood Cemetery Mausoleum Chapel at 11:00 AM.
A...

Lauretta Sobochan
LAURETTA M. SOBOCHAN (nee Wenner), age 74. Beloved wife of the late Martin R.. Loving mother of Raymond C. Cherished daughter of the late Charles and Dorothy (nee Bodkin) Wenner. Dear sister-in-law, aunt and cousin. Contributions may be made in Lauretta’s memory to Julie Billart 4982 Clubside Rd. Lyndhurst, OH 44124. Mass of Christian Burial Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009 at...

Timothy Gulich
TIMOTHY E. GULICH age 59, of San Jose, CA, formerly of Euclid died peacefully at home on Nov. 20 after a courageous battle with Lou Gehrig’s Disease (ALS). Beloved husband of 36 years to Linda (nee Gozelinchick); loving son of Laverne (nee Gubanc), and the late Adolf; dearest brother of Lynda Fitch, Mark and Dale; dear brother-in-law of Marlene Fliter,...