Obituaries

MARY ELIZABETH HARD (nee Manfroni) age 82, beloved wife of 43 years of Roger; loving mother of John “Butch” Petti, Michael (Pattie) Petti, Joanne Matousek, Ron Hard (Grace, deceased) and Robert Hard (Maria); devoted grandmother of Katie, Julia, Nick (Maryann), Danielle, Joe, Alicia, Emma and Frank; cherished daughter of the late Nicholas and Josephine (nee Evangelisti) Manfroni; dearest sister of...

ROSE MARIE DUBLO (nee Iammarino) age 94, beloved wife of the late John J.; loving mother of Terry Molley (husband Nicholas), John (wife Monica) and Lisa Nocifora (husband David); devoted “Momare” of Danielle Szabo (husband Nicholas), Dina Coggeshall (husband Thomas), David John “DJ” Nocifora (wife Maria) and Jiana Molley; loving great-grandmother of Carlina, Colton and soon-to-be baby DJ; cherished daughter...

Carolyn Villar Patton (nee Ondus), affectionately known as “Slovak Mother”, age 83 passed away peacefully on November 5, 2023.  She was the cherished wife of 51 years to the late Robert A. Patton; loving mother of Lisa (Michael) Dobe, Robert (Lisa) Patton, and David Patton; beloved grandmother of Mary (Michael) Coyle, Sarah, Caitlyn, Jennifer, Bridget, Patrick, Frederick, and India; dearest...

Effie T. Papouras, age 76, beloved wife for 61 years of Thomas V.; most loving and devoted mother to William, Diane Kariotakis (husband Nicholas) and Nicholas; adoring, proud and cherished Yiayia to Gabrielle Kariotakis (fiancé Chad Smith) and Michael Kariotakis; preceded in death by her parents Nikoloas and Athena Liontos and siblings Vasilis Liontos, Chrisanthe Vesoulis (husband Lucas, deceased) and...

DOMINICK J. MANFRONI age 91, beloved husband for 64 years of Inez (nee Davis); loving father of Angela Strong (husband Larry) and Mark Manfroni (wife Karen); devoted grandfather of Breanne Lipian (husband Ryan), Bethany Blackburn (husband Justin), Krista Matteson, and Nicholas and Lauren Manfroni and great-grandfather of Aubrey, Kailey, Keith, Autumn, Hailee, Tori, MacKenzie, Mason, and Paisley; cherished son of...

MARYLOU  ANNE  MOORE (nee Hudak), aged 72 years, dearly loved mother of Cynthia Ovens and Kimberly Moore, loving grandmother of Karla Ovens, devoted daughter of the late Michael and Anna (nee Nuspl) Hudak, cherished sister of the late Pauline Richards and Madeline Strong, fond aunt, grand-aunt and great-grand-aunt.

Please meet for a Celebration of Life Service Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023,...

VIVIAN JOAN MORLEDGE (nee Huggins) age 91, loving mother of Vivian Diana Timperman (husband Al), David Eric Morledge (wife Jackie Groves), Thomas Joseph Morledge (wife Marilyn Roberson), and John Charles Morledge (wife Melissa); devoted grandmother of James Morledge, Julia Richardson (husband Noah Dimit), Becca Richardson (husband Schuyler Dean), Alex Richardson, Olaf Morledge, Maclean Morledge, Charlie Richardson, Sarah Ashley Morledge-Sayre, and...

GLORIA M. (Wile) GRIEF (nee Benedict) age 93, beloved wife of the late James R.; loving mother of Peter Wile Jr. (wife Sue) and Jeffrey Wile (wife Donna); grandmother; cherished daughter of the late John and Dorothy (nee Hopkins) Benedict; dearest sister of John Benedict (wife Sally).

Gloria was born January 27, 1930, in Cleveland, Ohio. She attended high school...

ROD ANTHONY HYDUKE age 60, beloved former husband for 23 years of Kim (nee Longo); loving father of Rochelle, Jake and Logan; cherished son of the late Gary and Geraldine (nee King); dearest brother of Kelly Moore (husband Mark) and Greg (wife Paula); dear uncle and cousin of many.

Rod was born on September 25, 1963, in Painesville, Ohio and...

Joshua  Spencer  Banfield, aged 34 years, beloved son of Kathleen (nee Hinkston) and Dale, dear brother of the late Matthew, cherished nephew, cousin and friend.

Please Omit Flowers.

Josh’s mother invites his family and friends to join her in celebration of Josh’s life on Saturday, Nov. 4th, 2023, from 1 – 2 PM., at THE DeJOHN-FLYNN-MYLOTT FUNERAL HOME, 28890 CHARDON...

NELLIE MILLHOF (nee Kuchta) age 93; beloved wife for 52 years of the late Raymond; loving mother of Dane, Sharon Myers (husband James), and the late Lance; devoted grandmother of Lauren and Amanda and great grandmother of Riley, Lexi, and AJ; dearest daughter of the late Michael and Sophie (nee Sukovich) Kuchta; dear sister of the late Mike, John, and...

ERIC LYNN DILLEN age 52, beloved son, brother, brother-in-law, uncle, and friend passed away on October 23, 2023. Eric was born on October 10, 1971, in Willoughby, OH to parents Ellis and Blairetta Dillen. Eric graduated from Berkshire High School in 1990. He worked at Junction Auto, Chardon, OH before graduating High School until 2005. It was then he found...

age 86, beloved husband for 67 years of Ivka (nee Puskar); loving father of Lillian “Ljiljana” Jackson (husband Ron) and Charles “Dragan” (wife Theresa); devoted grandfather of Katie Jackson, Blair and Toren Bakula; cherished son of the late Pero and Maria (nee Bilic); dearest brother of Kata Peric, Finka Cvijanovic and the late Ana Buzuk, Ivo and Niko Bakula; dear...

age 85, beloved husband of the late Ingrid (nee Peterson); loving father of Brad (wife Ellen), Tracey Wolter and Kierston Huffnagle (husband Kirk); devoted grandfather of Gabrielle and Tyler; cherished son of  the late Lewis and Dorothy (nee Stearns); dearest brother of Bruce (wife Karen, deceased) and brother-in-law of Paul “Jerome” & Janine DuFour, Richard Parrish and the late Michael...

age 82, beloved husband for 57 years of Barbara (nee Wagner); loving father of Kenneth (wife Jacquelyne) and Laura; devoted grandfather of Otto and Margot; cherished son of the late Louis and Martha (nee Rotanski); dearest brother of Leonard (wife Judith, deceased) and the late Richard and brother-in-law of Donald Wagner; dear uncle of Becky Sabo McGoun, Christine Wagner-Beckwith and...

JOSEPH JOHN BOGER, aged 101 years, beloved husband for 75 years to Margaret (nee Elias), dear father of Ronald (Jolene), Albert (Herme), Sharon Seabeck (Scott), Diane Balata (Robert) and Margaret Schuster, loving grandfather of 11 and great-grandfather of 15, devoted son of the late Albert and Shafica (nee Sadd), cherished brother of the late Violet Wichert and Viola, Alberta, Betty...

VALERIE ANN VARGO (nee Delaney) age 62, beloved wife for 38 years of Robert; loving mother of Peter (Nichole); cherished daughter of the late Dean and Edith (nee Zamberlan) Delaney; dearest sister of Kathleen (Rick) Gillespi and Kevin (Cynthia) Delaney; dear aunt, great-aunt, and friend of many.

Valerie was born on January 29, 1961, in Mifflinburg, Pennsylvania and graduated from...

LAURA T. PIZMOHT (nee Gorjanc) age 48, beloved wife for 16 years of Michael; devoted mother of Nathaniel, Frances and Jane; daughter of Nancy O’Donnell (nee Wollschleger), wife of Barry, and of the late Stephen Gorjanc; sister of Kyle Gorjanc; daughter-in-law of the late Ralph and Patricia Pizmoht; sister-in-law of Lynnette and Andrew Piech; niece, aunt, cousin and friend of...

Charlene Moskal-Burges passed away peacefully and surrounded by love the afternoon of October 9th, 2023, after bravely battling declining health for two years with hope and generosity. Char is survived by her loving husband of 41 years and best friend Bill, rescue English Setter Maxwell, cousins Susan Freeman and Wick Seckman, Bill’s son Joel, and countless friends, colleagues, and mentees....

CAROLE JEAN LESTER (nee Mocilnikar) age 82, beloved wife for 60 years of Lawrence; loving mother of James (wife Susanne), Diane Lester Dumstorff, MD (husband Mike), Susan Lester, and Joseph (wife Kourtney); devoted grandmother of Olivia, Claire, Joey, Caroline, Michael, Anna, Khloe, Luke, Casey and Jimmy; cherished daughter of the late James and Frances “Faye” (nee Gricar) Mocilnikar; dearest sister...