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Theresa Spellman
THERESA M. SPELLMAN, (nee Grumbach) age 79. Beloved wife for 60 years of Richard D. Cherished mother of Barbara Horn (husband James), Gayle DeCorpo (husband Michael), Richard J. and Robert W. Loving grandmother of 8 and great-grandmother of 1. Cherished daughter of the late John and Helen (nee Grunenberg) Grumbach. Dear sister of Elizabeth Wildman. Dear aunt and great-aunt of...

Samuel Miner
SAMUEL MINER died August 2, 2008 at age 97 in Oceanside, CA. Beloved husband of the late Marie (nee Mausser). Loving father of Jacquie Krause (husband Chester, deceased). Devoted grandfather of Jason Krause, Julie Mlynarek (husband Matthew), Michael Krause and great-grandfather of Joseph and Madelyn. Cherished brother of Jack (wife Pearl), Herman (wife Jackie) and the late Betty Moss (husband...

Eugene Difranco
EUGENE A. ‘ERKIE ‘ DiFRANCO, age 74. Beloved husband for 37 years of Louise Jane (nee Vaida). Loving father of Drema, Daniel (wife Mary Lee), Laura Geryak, Dennis, Bill, Mike (wife Kim) and Danielle Tiedman (husband Ron). Cherished grandfather of 17 and great-grandfather of three. Devoted son of Filomena and the late Domenic. Dearest brother of Eldina Ambrogio (husband William),...

Catherine Kovach
CATHERINE KOVACH (nee Balog) age 81. Beloved wife for 58 years of Albert (deceased). Dearest mother of Kathleen Bauerle (Charles), Donald (Pat), Deborah Weisend (Donald) and Cynthia Kovach. Grandmother of 18. Great grandmother of 22. Sister of Anna Kender, Irene Marini, MaryAnn Scheiman, Steve and Michael Balog along with Margaret Miklovich (deceased) and Betty Figas (deceased). Friends may call at...

Brigitte Redetzki
BRIGITTE E. REDETZKI (nee Trojok), aged 71 years, died peacefully on Monday, July 28, 2008, on the Outerbanks in North Carolina, beloved wife for 47 years to Horst, loving mother of Burt (Emily) and Peter (Karen), cherished grandmother of Tyler, Mallory and Sasha, dear daughter of the late Wilhelm and Lucie (nee Dumke) Trojok, devoted sister of Renate (Ken) and...

Doris Trimmer
DORIS J. TRIMMER, beloved wife of the late George T. Trimmer and Virgil T. Roach. Cherished mother of Duane (Barbara), and step-mother of James (Sally) Trimmer of Tennessee. Dear grandmother of Cheryl (Tom) George, Edward Roach and step-grandmother of Jody Henley, John (Adrienne) Henley and Jason Henley. Treasured sister of Phylis Tandarich of Reno, NV. Dearest aunt of Connie Lee...

Marie Ramachati
MARIE RAMACHATI (nee Manes), age 97. Devoted wife of the late Domenic (Ramey). Loving mother of Corrine (Corky) Ferrone, Donnie Antonacci (Michael), Dr. Patricia DiBello (Ross) and the late Marie (Murphy) Messina. Dearest grandmother of Charisse Taddeo (Louis), Gary Ferrone, Cynthia Antonacci, Candida Von Glodfelter (Jeff), John Messina (Jacqueline), Christine Lotenero (Charles), Pete Messina (Tina), Sharon Spellman, Anthony Messina and...

Alex Kay
ALEX F. KAY, age 91; beloved husband for 55 years of the late Elizabeth (nee Kakony); devoted father of Barbara Khalsa of WA and the late Robert; cherished son of the late Stanley and Stella Kozlowski; dearest brother of Stanley Kozlowski (wife Joan) of WA, and the late Frank Kozlowski and Helen Klonowski; dear brother-in-law of Mildred Kakony of OK...

Gerald Schuh
GERALD EUGENE SCHUH, aged 61 years, beloved husband of Barbara (nee Duff), dear son of the late Julius ‘Buddy ‘ and Anna Mae Fahrney (nee Bowser), fond step-son to the late Emory Fahrney, cherished brother of Ronald B. (wife Dr. Rosemary), loving uncle of Daniel and Erik, cherished brother-in-law to Margaret Duff, treasured nephew of John and Barbara Bowser and...

Helen Percenti
HELEN T. PERCENTI (nee Krajewski). Beloved wife of the late Joseph S. Loving mother of Cynthia (Penny) and Kathleen Percenti. Devoted grandmother of one and great-grandmother of three. Dearest sister of the late Frank Krane and Josephine Nowak. Dear aunt of Jerry Nowak and Virginia Cavanagh and Aunt Heishi to many.

Joseph Salemi
JOSEPH C. SALEMI, age 77. Beloved husband for 55 years of Nicolina ‘Nicky ‘ (nee Marino). Loving father of Michael L. (wife Patricia) and Karen Salemi (Lawrence Clark). Devoted grandfather of Joseph M., Gina Kilberg (husband Derek) and L.J. Cherished son of the late Louis and Eleanor (nee Campagna). Dear brother of Peter (wife Anne) and the late Helen Manfredi...

Angie Cassaro
ANGIE CASSARO (nee Imbrosciano), age 82 of Chicago, IL formerly of Cleveland, OH, died peacefully at her daughter s home July 17, 2008. Beloved wife of the late Thomas A. Loving mother of Charlene Naso (husband John) of Chicago, IL. Cherished grandmother of Melissa Ann Naso (Eric Bachmann). Cherished daughter of the late Anthony and Florence (nee Leanza) Imbrosciano. Dear...

Ruth Eddy
RUTH B. EDDY (nee Jones), aged 92 years, beloved wife for 59 years to the late Brady L., cherished daughter of the late Raymond and Clara (nee McLaughlin) Jones. Mrs. Eddy served 3 years in the Army Nurse s Corps in World War II.

Darling Kendig
DARLING J. KENDIG (nee Vadakin) age 67; beloved wife for 49 years of Layne E. Sr.; loving mother of Layne E. Jr (wife Marybeth), Kurt P. (wife Debbie) and Michelle Stufflebeam (husband Brice) of New Plymouth, OH; devoted grandmother of 10; cherished sister of William Vadakin (wife Donna); dear aunt and great-aunt of many. Darling graduated Euclid High School in...

Helen Syracuse
HELEN SYRACUSE (nee Tatakis), age 86; former wife of the late Phil; devoted mother of Phyllis (husband Mike Toke), Phil (wife Cheryle) of NC, and Susan Borgione (husband Carl); cherished grandmother of Carl and Sandra Borgione. Beloved daughter of the late Andrew and Emily (nee Eiselt) Tatakis; loving sister of the late Marie Gilchrist, Ann Miller, and Kaliopi Taylor; Dear...

Frank M.D.
FRANK J. DZURIK, M.D., age 86. Beloved husband of the late Regina (nee Hurley); loving father of Regina German, Mary Des Prez, Frank Dzurik Jr. (Lucy), Andrea Klein (Kyle), and Joseph Dzurik; dear grandfather of Julia and Laura German and J. David and Gwendolyn Des Prez; brother of Margaret Kukla, and the late Stephen Dzurik D.D.S. and Anne Koch.

Frank Ahlin
FRANK JAMES AHLIN, age 58. Beloved son of the late Frank John and Matilda (nee Misic).Loving brother of Marilyn Hodar (husband Kenneth) of Kent, OH. Cherished uncle of Keith (wife Jennifer) and Kevin Hodar and great-uncle of Madison and Kyle. Dearest nephew of Louise Ahlin (husband Stanley, deceased) and many other deceased aunts and uncles. Dear cousin of many. Treasured...

Jeanne Pollock
JEANNE M. POLLOCK (nee Grasso), age 52. Beloved wife for 20 years of Jay. R. Loving mother of Jayme and Jarahme. Cherished daughter of the late Paul C. and Della S. (nee Palermo) Grasso. Dear sister of Paula Tusoch (husband Michael), Dr. Richard A. (wife Barbara), and Louis Grasso. Dear daughter-in-law of Laura F. and the late Robert Pollock. Dear...

Dorothy Schultz
DOROTHY M. SCHULTZ (nee Struck), age 88. Beloved wife of the late John R. Loving mother of Linda Rateno (Robert) and Jeffrey C. (Lynn). Cherished grandmother of John, Michael, Brian Schultz, Christopher (Kate) and Raymond Rateno, and great-grandmother of Karianne Rateno. Dear sister of the late Mildred Knapp and Arthur E. Struck.

John Paglio
JOHN L. PAGLIO, age 78. Beloved husband of the late Mary Anne (nee Nunn). Loving father of John A. of Pawleys Island, SC, David P. (wife Pamela) of Palm Bay, FL, Melinda A. Vance (husband David) and Robert G. (wife Jodi) of Pawleys Island, SC. Devoted grandfather of John David (wife Tiffany), Jason, John Michael (wife Robyn), Andrew, Halie, Justin,...