Obituaries

VINCENT P. MANCUSO, aged 90 years, dearly beloved husband for 64 years to Dorothy (nee Motta), dear father of Anthony Sr. (wife Jackie) and Vincent, loving grandfather of Tonya Doppelhauer, and Anthony Jr., T.J. (wife Erin), Brent and Lisa Mancuso, cherished great-grandfather of Tiffany, Cheryl, Tabatha, Tony III, Tamara, and Ava, treasured great-great-grandfather of 5, devoted brother of Michael A....

ALBERT J. SLUGA, Jr., age 58, died suddenly August 12, 2008; devoted husband for 39 years of Elaine (nee Longano); loving father of Annmarie Vincent (husband Carmin) and Albert F. (wife Carmelina, nee Delle Donne); adoring grandfather of Dominic, Charlie and Malaina Vincent and Gianna, Adrianna and soon-to-be baby Albert F. Jr. Sluga; loving son of the late Mary (nee...

EMILE N. GANTOUS age 78 Beloved husband for 41 years of Margaret A. (nee Bizjak). Loving father of Emile J. (wife Kimberley), Elizabeth A. Santamaria (husband Steven) of Seattle, WA and Gregg M. (wife Jennifer) of Shirley, MA. Dearest grandfather of Brandon, Jordan and Connor Gantous; Julia and Jenna Santamaria and William Gantous. Dearest son of the late Nemer and...

WILLIAM J ‘Bill ‘ MARTIN, age 90; beloved husband of the late Julia. (nee Kenesey); loving father of Patricia Ann; cherished son of the late George and Pauline (nee Csepke); dear brother of Louis; and the late George, Pauline Huska, Emma, Charles, and Francis; dear uncle of Barbara Horn, Carlotta Zaugg, Marcella McCune, Sarah Martin Huff, Edward, Mindy Martin Cooke,...

MARIO J. FAZIO age 82, died peacefully Aug. 12, 2008 of natural causes; devoted husband of Nancy (Negrelli) (nee Olivio); loving father of Bill (of Naples, FL), Lisa Fazio (husband Frank Grk), Mario (wife Susan) (nee Cappadora) and Anthony (of Naples, FL); beloved step-father of Jean Negrelli; cherished grandfather of Franky, Mario, Matthew, Benjamin, Monique, Tina, Analee, Carmen and Joel,...

CAROLINE E. GERNHARD (nee Plank), aged 88 years, beloved wife of the late Theodore R., dearest mother of Carol Vano (deceased) (husband James), Jean, Gerald, Richard (deceased) (wife Gloria), Robert (wife Jackie), Leanne Petro, and Alan (wife Melissa), cherished grandmother of 11 and treasured great-grandmother of 18, devoted sister of Frank and the late William and Ernest Plank, fond aunt...

BETTY J. COOLEY (nee McMackin) age 81. Went home to be with her Lord and Savior August 5, 2008. Beloved mother of Donna Stohlmann and Dale R. Loving grandmother of Bryan, Anna, Jonathan, Daniel and Christopher (wife Angela). Dearest mother-in-law of Lisa Rasch (husband Andy). Cherished daughter of the late Jay and Evelyn (nee Nolan) McMackin. Dear sister of Susan...

MUSTAFA OZKAN, age 84. Beloved husband of the late Selver (nee Sengoz), dear father of Hasan (wife Maret) and Yildiz Koch (husband Troy), loving grandfather of Ozan and Baris Ozkan, and Courtney and Noelle Koch.

 

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 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 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 (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 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 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 (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 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 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 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 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 (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...