Obituaries

LAWRENCE FRANK age 78, beloved husband for 54 years of Louise  (nee Zabukovec); loving father of Daniel, Gregory (Maria), and Michael (Nicci); devoted grandfather of Julia, Lauren, Maddy, and Anthony; cherished son of the late Joze  and Franciska (nee Lever); dearest brother of the late Maria (Carl, deceased) Druzina and Ivan (Ludvika, deceased); brother-in-law of Mitzi (nee Zabukovec) and Tom...

DAVE SCHIKOWSKI age 70; beloved husband of Leslie (nee Schumacher) for 27 years; loving father of Andrew (wife Joanna), Lindsey Uchbar (husband Mark), and Jennifer Redmond (husband Chad); devoted grandfather of Caleb, Carson, Savannah, Austin, Arlo, Gwenyth, and Adele; cherished son of the late Paul and Mary (nee O’Connell); dearest brother of Marg Gandolf (husband Cal), Patrick (Sue), Thomas (wife...

Daniel J. Ruminski, age 79, “The Cleveland Storyteller”, beloved husband of the late Susan K. (nee Kline); loving father of Wendy Diedrich, Glenn Kline, Shane (wife Heather) and Daniel W.; devoted grandfather of 7; cherished son of the late Walter and Adele (nee Polak) Ruminski; dearest brother of Don (wife Debby) and Sharon Majers (husband Joe, deceased); dear uncle, great-uncle...

LOIS F. METZ (nee Foster) age 97, beloved wife of the late George A.; loving mother of George D., Carol, James (wife Becky), Richard (wife Debbie) and Barbara Perusek (husband Thomas); devoted grandmother of Amy O’Neal (husband Patrick), William, Daniel, Richard and Jacqueline Metz (fiancé Connor Holmes), Emily, Megan and Brian Perusek and great-grandmother of Jack and Ian; cherished daughter...

Marie Beaver (née Bocchieri) age 90, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Monday, July 24th. Marie was raised in a faith-filled home, growing up to be strong in her Christian beliefs, trusting God in every circumstance. She was a dedicated wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, aunt and great aunt who loved her family with all...

DORIS KAYE BARSTOW (nee Linnert) age 82, loving mother of Chris (Julie) and Steve (Sue); devoted grandmother of Adam, Logan, Ellie, C.J., Jamie, and Robert; cherished daughter of the late Raymond and Dorothy (nee Schoeffle) Linnert; dearest sister of Donna (Carl, deceased) Liedtke and the late Janice (Morley Kohn, deceased) Linnert; niece of the late Elmer (Tug) Linnert and Arthur...

DOROTHY M. TRVALIK (nee Kucharczyk) age 94, beloved wife for 46 years of the late Steven J.; loving mother of Kim DiBurro (husband Jeff) and Bruce (wife Mary); devoted grandmother of Cady Trvalik, Steven Trvalik, Kyle DiBurro, Isaac Haseltine, Sammie Trvalik, Jake DiBurro, Ruby Trvalik and the late Jake Haseltine; cherished daughter of the late Albert and Agatha (nee Wal)...

Services Pending. Arrangements by DeJohn Funeral Home & Celebrations Center of Chesterland.

 

BERNICE E. POLZNER, 92, died quietly in her own bedroom on Sunday, July 23, 2023. Mom was so tremendously loved and adored by her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and friends. She was able to visit her family and friends in the last few days and that was such a blessing.

Mom was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio. At the age...

DONNA M. COLLINS (nee Iacofano) age 87, beloved wife of the late John “Jack”; loving mother of John (wife Lori), Maureen Collins (husband Steve Cawley), Cathleen Collins (husband Rob Gannon), Sally Collins (husband John  O’Toole) and the late Joseph; devoted grandmother of Andrew Collins (wife Jeannette Casserly), Liam Collins, Connell Collins and the late Paul Collins; cherished daughter of the...

ELEONORE “ELLEN” BENDER (nee Seitner) daughter of the late Gustav and Katharina (nee Kloe) Seitner; devoted wife of the late James; cherished mother of Raymond (Barbara, deceased); beloved grandmother of Eric (Candice), Kristen (Rich) Bremer and Jeff (Anna); great grandmother of Isabelle, Anderson, Evan and Owen; and cousin to many.

Ellen was a faith filled and resilient woman enduring hardship...

SUSAN ANNE KENNEDY age 48, beloved mother of Daniel and Parker Shaniuk Kennedy; cherished daughter of Donald and Ruthanne (nee O’Malley) Kennedy; dearest sister of Michael (Micki McNiece) Kennedy; former sister-in-law of Denise Kennedy; loving aunt of Alison Kennedy; dear niece, cousin, and friend of many.

Susan was born on August 26, 1974, and passed away suddenly on July 22,...

Dorothy A. McCormack (nee Miles) 88 of Wooster, Ohio, passed away on July 18, 2023. She was born on June 16, 1935, in Cleveland, Ohio, and grew up in Cleveland Heights. Dorothy attended Beaumont School and continued her education at Bowling Green State University. There she was a member of the Newman Club as well as Delta Gamma Sorority and...

MARLENE A. STREETZ (nee Laurich) age 85, beloved wife for 64 years of Roy J.; loving mother of Roy K. (wife Kathleen), Laura McFarlane (husband Stuart), John (wife Karen) and Lynn Hallum (husband Chris); devoted grandmother of 8 and great-grandmother of 7; cherished daughter of the late John and Angela (nee Gole) Laurich; dearest sister of Gerry Soule (husband Bruce);...

Philip Mary Brett, Born November 02, 1955 passed away on July 15, 2023 from cancer. Loving son of John Brett (dec.) and Barbara Mooney Brett, beloved husband of Elizabeth (Binnie) Eiger, devoted father of Liam (Kathryn), Keelin (dec.) and Maura, and grandfather to his treasured Alice and Molly Brett. Cherished brother of Maureen, Martin, Patrick (dec.), Margaret, John, Edward, Virginia,...

PIPEFITTERS #120

LAWRENCE J. “Larry” SWANEY age 92, beloved husband for 73 years of Catherine “Kay” (nee VonHof); loving father of Linda “Sue” Clough (husband James), Lawrence Jr. (wife Mary), Deborah Edelman, Michael, Sharon Sweigert (husband Rick), and the late Robert; devoted grandfather of Brian (Allison) Clough, Gregory (Jalaja) Clough, Scott (Sangeeta) Clough, Trina Swaney, Lindsey (Carl) Ramsey, Shaun Swaney,...

ELAINE PATRICIA NICOLLI (nee Castro), 74, passed away July 16, 2023. Beloved wife for 39 years to the late David A., dearest mother of Jason (Melissa), Tony (Heather) and the late David (Katie – deceased), loving grandmother of Hayden, Luca, Anthony, Ella and Avery, cherished aunt and Big “E” to Stephanie (Gary), Natalie (Ian), Darren (Marianne), Julianna, Olivia, Michael, Ray...

CYNTHIA LEE SELVAGGIO (nee Barry) age 70; loving mother of Katie Alabsi, Brent, and Brandon (Karina Baker); devoted grandmother of Jameson, Joshua, and Kalid Alabsi, Chelsea Baker, Alexandra, Brandon, and Brianne Selvaggio; dearest mother-in-law of Waleed Alabsi; cherished daughter of the late Frank and Adeline Barry; dearest sister of Denver Barry; beloved aunt of Kimmy, Tracy, Frank, Sarah, Bonnie, and...

THOMAS PATRICK KREBS age 66, beloved son of Harrison and Catherine (nee Gannon); brother of Neil and Ann (nee Cook), Jim and Jacki (nee Schindler), Susan (deceased) and Jim Krovontka, Bob and Cindy (nee Wokety), and Jack and Lori (nee Tepley); dear uncle of Stephanie, Michael, Jim, John, Joseph, Michael (deceased), Jamie, Matthew, Nathan, Jacob, and Jessica; great-uncle of many;...