Obituaries

DONALD A. LABUS, age 77. Beloved husband for 57 years of Carol A. (nee Herschler). Loving father of Diane Bayer and the late Daniel. Devoted grandfather of Joshua and Timothy Bayer. Cherished son of the late Charles and Esther (nee Lowman) Labus. Dearest brother of Kathleen Johnson (husband William). Dear brother-in-law of Donna and Terry McNally.

U.S. Marine Corp...

SAM J. FRANKINO, age 85; died peacefully on November 15, 2009 in West Palm Beach, FL surrounded by his family. Beloved husband for 34 years of Connie (nee Kovacic); loving father of Lorraine Dodero (husband Bill); devoted grandfather of Corinne Dodero; cherished brother of Helen Cancasci (husband Louis), Connie Maund (husband Vince, deceased) and the late Tony Frankina. dear uncle...

MARY A. PAVLI, age 87. Beloved daughter of the late Anton and Antonia (nee Ulcar); loving sister of the late Frances Turk, Anne Smith, Julia and Anthony Pavli; cherished aunt of Connie Gadd, Richard Smith, Elaine Kraczkowski, Marie Jagodnik, Carolyn Jones, Robert, Virginia Moore, James, and late Vivian Conley, great aunt and great great aunt of many. Contributions may be...

SALVATORE A. PERCONTI “SAM BONES”, dearly beloved husband of Lynette (nee Ramaciatti); dearest father of Sal (wife, Suzanne); devoted grandfather of Rocco; dear son of Salvatore and Rosina (nee Schribba) (both deceased); dear brother of Lucy O’Brien, Anthony (deceased) and Joseph (deceased); dear uncle of John and Linda Glasser and many more.

Services will be held on Wednesday, November 18,...

WILLIAM ALBERT DAVIS, JR., “Pastor Bill”, 60 years old, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Nov. 10, 2009, beloved husband for 10 years to Sharon (nee Matthews) (formerly Jordan) and husband to the late Janet (nee Lewis), loving father of Marcus Jordan (wife Dee), Danielle Cuthbertson (husband George), Jessica Katheryne Davis, Brian Anthony Jordan, Nathan-Paul William...

APOSTLE JOHNSON, 84. Beloved husband of Electra (nee Bozes); devoted brother-in-law of Kevaly Bozes; cousin of Bess Comber. Mr. Johnson was a Structural Engineer. He attained a Ph.D. in engineering from the University of Illinois and was a classical pianist.

All Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009 at 11 a.m. at Sts. Constantine and Helen...

SAM J. FRANKINO, age 85; died peacefully on November 15, 2009 in West Palm Beach, FL surrounded by his family. Beloved husband for 34 years of Connie (nee Kovacic); loving father of Lorraine Dodero (husband Bill); devoted grandfather of Corinne Dodero; cherished brother of Helen Cancasci (husband Louis), Connie Maund (husband Vince, deceased) and the late Tony Frankina. dear uncle...

ANNE STARC (nee Shirilla) passed away peacefully, November 3, 2009, at the age of 87. She was born August 4, 1922, in Browerville, MN. As a young adult, she moved to Cleveland where she met her future husband, Tony. They settled in Mayfield Village where they raised their three children. Anne loved crafting, gardening, sewing, baking and playing cards with...

EDWARD J. MARKEL, age 82. Beloved husband of Hope (nee Licht); loving father of Karen (Skip) Ceranowicz, Cynthia (Russell, deceased) Erxleben, Lisa (Victor) Chmielewski, Thomas (Tracy) Jones and Tammy (Jon) Scarberry; dear grandfather of 16, and great-grandfather of nine; devoted son of the late John and Mary (nee Markovich); dear brother of two. World War II U.S. Army Veteran. Inurnment...

ELIZABETH A. RUDDOCK (nee Kidder). Beloved wife for 59 years of Neil T. Loving mother of Mary R. Sine, N. Thomas, Jr (wife Chris), Kathleen Oldenburg (husband W. Andrew, MD) of Jacksonville, FL, S. James, II (wife Maria) and Kevin K. (wife Marian). Devoted grandmother of Linsdey M. Sine, Topper, Ann, Neil, Caroline, and Brian Ruddock, Christian (wife Sarah), Courtney,...

FRANK B. MERRIAM, aged 92 years, beloved husband of the late Mae L. (nee Launders), loving father of Vicki (formerly Bart) Srnel (husband Dennis) and Gail Kaye (of Mt. Pleasant, S.C.), devoted grandfather of Michael Bart, Jason Kaye and Christopher Bart, great-grandfather of Jackson Bart, and Katie and Collin Kaye, cherished brother of the late Forest and Alvin, dear uncle...

ROBERT R. ROSENBERGER age 80. Beloved husband for 53 years of Irene (nee Kipila). Loving father of Lynn Koerner (husband Stephan), James and Susan. Devoted grandfather of Derrick and Adrianna. Cherished son of the late Robert and Velma (nee Pastor) Rosenberger. Dearest brother of Shirley McGill and the late William and Thomas.

In lieu of flowers contributions may be...

LEO JOHNSON, JR., aged 62 years, dearly beloved husband for 38 years to Cynthia (nee Hazen), dear father of Nathan (wife Camille), Sarah, Seth, Zachary (wife Jenny), Miriam and Anna, loving grandfather of Luke, Devin, Isabella, Gabriella, Brooklynn, Layla, Simeon, Hayden, Jordan, Sophia, twins Rajon and Rihana, and Xavier, cherished son of Annie Ruth Mobley (husband Willie “?? deceased) and...

“EDITH M. “EDIE” OTTO, age 69. Beloved daughter of the late Julius and Gisela (nee Pinter) Otto. Loving sister of Ivan (wife Kathie, deceased), Susan Franks (husband Gregory) of Monterey, CA, and Judy Swafford (husband Michael) of Atlanta, GA. Devoted aunt of eight nieces and nephews and great-aunt of 14.

In lieu of flowers contributions may be made in Edie’s...

THOMAS M. VARANESE, age 52; died peacefully October 25, 2009 surrounded by his family after his courageous journey with Leukemia; beloved husband for 31 years of Bonnie (nee Rieck); devoted father of Jacquie, Thomas J. (Erin Duchon) and Sarah Neff (husband Matthew); proudest grandfather of Andrew Vincent; dearest son of the late Carolyn (nee Pesuit) and Vincent; dear brother of...

MIRIAM E. SAYLOR, age 94; passed away peacefully Saturday October 24, 2009. Miriam devoted her life to Christian service. Loving sister of Donald Lohr and his wife Alvaretta; beloved aunt of Kathy (Lohr) Wengryniuk (husband George), and Dr. James Lohr and great-aunt of Suzanne and Patty Lohr, Eric, Kyle, and Allison Wengryniuk.

Contributions can be made in Miriam’s memory...

DANIEL CLINT CAMPBELL, aged 87 years, beloved husband of the late Mary (nee Benner), dear father of Daniel C. Jr. (deceased), Charles (wife Joan), Bruce (wife Ellen), Thomas (wife June) and Paul (wife Monique), loving grandfather of Lillian, Christina, Mary and Jennifer, Daniel, Matthias, Galen and Laura-Bethia, Heather and Alyssa, and Duncan, Jacqueline, Forrest and Margaret, devoted brother of the...

HARRY P. CARLILE, age 76. Beloved husband for 54 years of Dolores. (nee Yuhas). Loving father of Marcia Carlile (husband Jim Hillier), Mark (wife Jennifer), Ed and Ken (wife Mary Ann). Dear grand-father of Timmy, Michael, Ryan and Sarah. Devoted son of the late Samuel and Sadie (nee Sawyer). Dear brother of eight (all deceased) and step brother of Arley...

MARGARET G. LUNDBLAD (nee Augustin), aged 88 years, beloved wife of the late Paul, dearest mother of Paul A., Barbara J. Augustin, and John T. (wife Carmen), loving grandmother of 6.

Contributions in memory of Margaret suggested to Bethlehem Lutheran Church Memorial Fund, 3740 Mayfield Rd., Cleveland Hts., OH. 44121. Cremation by The DeJohn Crematory.

Memorial services will...

FREDERICK E. RUDIN, aged 76 years, dearly beloved husband for 52 years to Rosemarie (nee Thomas), dearest father of Kathryn Baldwin, Frederick E. Jr. (wife Linda), Joseph (wife Caroline), Susan, Carolyn, Stephen (wife Kelly) and James (wife Lauren), loving grandfather of Christopher Baldwin, Lauryn, Annmarie, Matthew, Lesley, and Michael Rudin.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on...