Obituaries

ROBERT T. PAE ‘PaPa Pae ‘, age 92. Beloved husband of the late Geraldine (nee O Connell). Loving father of Rosemary Pae (formerly Ross), Wayne (wife Joyce) of Athens, OH, and Joanne Hughes (husband Richard). Devoted grandfather of Christina Ross, Forest Pae (wife Jennifer), Marissa Ross, Brook Pae (wife Shannon) and great-grandfather of Morgan, Hunter, Colton and Haylee. Cherished son...

RUTH D. DiLUZIO (nee Krepps) age 86. Beloved wife of the late James D.; loving mother of JoAnn DiLuzio and Carol Geyer (Ernst); cherished grandmother of Sean Lowry (Molly), Rachel Marsh (Andrew), Carole Bork (Ronald), Ernie Geyer (Joann), and great grandmother of Joseph, Kaitlyn, Adam, Kaitlyn, Alicia, and Morgan; dear sister of Irene Creamer, Margaret Benick and Dorothy Creamer; dearest...

LAURA JUNE POTTS (nee McCreight), age 87. Beloved wife of the late Clyde. Loving mother of Edwin and David (wife Josette, nee Vaccariello) and step-mother of Richard (wife Marrianne), Betty Lou and the late Donald (wife Patricia). Devoted grandmother of Brian (wife Lisa), David (wife Victoria) and Christy and great-grandmother of Brittany, Brian, Samuel and David. Dear sister of the...

ALBERT M. ZAMAN age 88. Beloved husband for 62 years of Cecilia (nee Suchcicki); loving father of Patricia Zaman (Jeffrey Meyers); cherished son of the late Matthew and Mary (nee Orehek) Zaman; dear brother of the late Dorothy Locker. World War II U.S. Navy Veteran.

 

GERALDINE E. WITTKE (nee Erickson), age 90. Beloved wife of the late Carl F.; loving mother of Robert C. (wife Sharon) of South Euclid and Rev. James F. (wife Jennifer) of Hanover, PA; devoted grandmother of Katherine, Sarah, Benjamin, Victoria, Kelly, Luke and Rebecca;. dear sister of Jean Pardee of Lakewood, OH and the late Burton Erickson, Jr., Margaret Gunkler,...

GEORGE F. ULE, age 85. Beloved husband of the late Ella (nee Mekker), passed away peacefully on Feb 18, 2009. Dearest father of George A. (Mary Ellen), Robert, Thomas (Christine) and John (deceased); loving grandfather of Rob (Amy), Jessica, Thomas Brogan, Sean, Ryan, Megan, Connor, Sarah E., Sarah M., Jonathan and Christopher; great-grandfather of Emily; loving brother of Andrew Jr.,...

RICHARD W. RICK INDRE, aged 59 years, of Willoughby Hills, beloved son of Donna (Yount) Indre and the late Angelo Indre; loving brother of Gary (Vicky) Indre of Falls Church, VA; James Indre of DuBois, PA; Paul (Mary Ellen) Indre of Akron, OH; and Denise (Larry) Huber of Emmaus, PA; dear uncle of five; nephew and cousin of many. Dearest...

VICTORIA C. FRANTZ, beloved daughter of George and Carmella (nee Consiglio) Frantz; loving sister of Mark T. (wife Martha) of CA; Christine A. and Matthew G. (wife Kellie); cherished aunt of Nicole, Lauren Clanin and A.J. Bryant; dearest niece of Paul and Louise Consiglio, Mary Entriolo, Ann Brudno, Charles and Carol Consiglio, Catherine Fligg, Richard Frantz and the late Joanne...

Louise ( ‘Weez ‘) Rothmund Russert-Kraemer, 85, Professor of Zoology Emerita of the University of Arkansas-Fayetteville, died Friday, February 13, 2009 at Hillcrest Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio. She was born December 17, 1923 to John W. and Wilhelmina (Rothmund) Russert in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Weezie, as she was known to her friends, attended the Milwaukee University School and began her college...

KEITH E. PIERCY, age 77. Mr. Piercy died Thursday morning at his residence. He was born on May 8, 1931 in Painesville, Ohio. He resided in Willoughby Hills for the last six months, previously residing in Euclid. He worked for many years as a Plumber. He enjoyed fishing and gardening, and was a proud member of VFW Post 2595-Painesville and...

THERESA G. WILK (nee Wilson), age 82. Beloved wife of the late Raymond W.; cherished mother of William, James (wife Lisa) and Joanne Fuller (husband Michael); dear grandmother of Michael; dearest sister of Rita Jacobsen, George Wilson and the late Helen Cowper, James, William, and Jack Wilson.

 

LUKE JORDAN, age 6. Darling beloved son of Bret and Karen (nee Lisy) Jordan. Dearest grandson of Donald and Barbara Lisy and Seraine Newman. Dear nephew of Don Lisy and Todd and Stephanie Bluffestone.

 

EDNA C. ZARZOUR (nee Beshara), age 94; beloved wife of the late Albert S. Sr., loving mother of Albert S. Jr. (wife Nancy, nee Pampanini) and the late Joseph M.; devoted grandmother of Stephen (wife Daphne), Samuel (wife Tracy), Camille Davis (husband Gregory) and great-grandmother of Joey, Zoe, Samantha, Nick, Sophia and Natalie; dearest sister of Dorothy Lindgren, George Beshara,...

FRANK H. BRENTAR, age 79. Beloved husband for 50 years of Silvana (nee Fabjan). Loving father of Robert F. (wife Anne) of MI and Dave A. (wife Tia). Devoted grandfather of Bonnie, Laura, Valerie, Tanya (fiance Paul Miller) and Vanessa. Cherished brother of Joseph (wife Ann), John (wife Mary Margaret, deceased) and the late Jerome (wife Dora) and George (wife...

ROCCO GIOIA, aged 79 years, passed away unexpectedly on Feb. 2, 2009, beloved son of the late Gaetano and Michelina (nee Troccola), cherished brother of Donna Scalzo, Rose Shail and the late Lucy Mannion and Louis, devoted uncle and great-uncle. Rocco was born on Sept. 22, 1929 in Danbury, CT., and was a graduate of Danbury High School Class of...

DOMINIC A. LOLLI, age 86. Beloved husband for 40 years of Judy (nee Beck). Loving father of Mary Lou Gall (husband Tom), and David. Devoted grandfather of Allison Gall. Cherished son of the late Charles and Lucy (nee Gallese). Dearest brother of the late Celia Wall and Tony Lolli. Dear uncle, great-uncle and brother-in-law of many. World War II U.S....

MARY ANNE HORVAT (nee Yesiolowski), beloved daughter of the late Frank and Mary Anne (nee Wisniewski) Yesiolowski, cherished sister of Jessica Gornik , Anthony Yesiolowski and the late Joseph, Stanley, Frank, Edward and John Yesiolowski, Wanda Unger and Helene Szenyo, devoted aunt and grand-aunt.

 

DIODORO COCCA, age 76; beloved husband for 54 years of Congetta (nee DeSciscio); loving father of Angelo (wife Alba); devoted grandfather of Malissa Flanigan (husband Thomas) and Christina; cherished brother of Nicola, Pasquale of Italy, and the late Antonio. Despite his long illness, he fought with dignity and accepted reality with courage and strength.

 

ANTONIETTA FINAMORE (nee Vespa), aged 78 years, beloved wife for 52 years to the late Andrea, dearest mother of Vincenza Caniglia (husband Gregory), Angelo (wife Rosie), Julie Liptak (husband Dan) and Andrew, loving grandmother of Gregory Caniglia (wife Kelly), Tricia Carlos (husband Anthony), Maria Finamore, and Danielle and Kelly Liptak, cherished great-grandmother of Colin, Chloe and Sara Caniglia and Casey...

GORDON WERNER DROESKE of Eastlake was born on Oct. 25, 1921 in Ontario, Canada. He was a retiree of Caterpillar and worked until 2008 for the Ohio Dept. of Agriculture as a county bee inspector. He was a resident of Eastlake for 50 years. He was very devout in serving the Lord through his pastoral ministries of visiting the sick,...