Obituaries

FLORA ELIZABETH DiMATTIO (nee Davis) age 96, beloved wife for 55 years of the late John; loving mother of Deborah (Mike) Gallagher, Michael (Dinah), Gregory (Lisa), Rick (Robin), Cynthia (Dave) Martin, and the late Jeffrey; devoted grandmother of Chris Gallagher, Kate (Ryan) Bose, Zack DiMattio, Rose DiMattio, Jeffery David Martin, Tori DiMattio, Isabelle DiMattio, Jacqueline (Cameron) Fuller, and Joseph DiMattio;...

WILLIAM J. TAUSZ JR. age 77, was born on April 23, 1946, in East Cleveland and passed away on July 8, 2023. Beloved husband for 46 years of the late Donna M. Tausz (nee Lantz), loving father of Kimberly and Michael Tausz and Judy (nee Meekins), adoring grandpa to Rachel and Sarah Drugan, cherished son of the late William and...

ZACHARY MCCRAE STEVENSON age 30, beloved son of Kimberley (nee Henderson) and the late Thomas Stevenson and stepson of Chuck Fotheringham; loving brother of Nicole Steinberger (husband Brandon) and Matthew Stevenson (wife Kelly); devoted uncle of Alexys and Danielle; dear nephew, cousin, and friend of many. Zack is survived by his feline companions Ralph, Jasper, and Gilbert.

Zack was born...

“Andy”, age 34, passed away 7/8/2023, and the universe is that much poorer for it. The beloved son of William and Gloria (nee Weber), brother of Paul, Jennifer, and Matthew, uncle of Molly and Stella Gillette, Remy Clark, and Anna and Henry Gillette, loving partner of Rachel Trujillo, and of course his feline buddy Nibs. Andy was, and will always...

PATRICIA ANN GESKE (nee Flaesgarten), age 83; loving mother of Christina Phillips (Jim Munson), Corinne Barnett (husband Ivan, deceased), and Derek Geske (wife Kimberly); devoted grandmother of Patrick (wife Lizz) Riedy, Anthony (Elizabeth Yurglic) Riedy, Joseph Riedy, Christian Geske, Sean (wife Izzie) King, Stephen Conahan, and great-grandmother of five; cherished daughter of the late Joseph and Antoinette Flaesgarten; dearest sister...

NGUN OY WONG (nee Chan), age 86, a long-time resident of Richmond Heights, Ohio, passed away peacefully on July 4, 2023 with her daughter by her side in New York City, where she had been living the past several years. She was predeceased by her husband of 63 years, Jack Wong, who died in 2017.

Ngun was born in China....

ALICIA JANE SZUTER (nee Fenstermaker) age 91, beloved wife for 70 years of Edward J.; loving mother of Brian Szuter (wife Cathy), Terri Niemes (husband Jim), Alan Szuter (wife Mary Lou), Keith Szuter, Todd Szuter (wife Jackie) and the late Scott Szuter; devoted grandmother of 12 and great-grandmother of 18; cherished daughter of the late Alfred B. and Anna Mae...

Violet M. Kosmetos (nee Bratel) age 93, beloved wife for 70 years of the late Michael; loving mother of G. Michael (wife Laura), Jeffrey and the late Stephanie; devoted grandmother of Kristen Kosmetos (husband Luke DeJeu); cherished daughter of the late Marie (nee Thurieau) and Marcus Bratelj; dearest sister of the late Marcus and Jack Bratel. Honorary family member Bob...

CAROL FERRARA (nee Wright) age 85, beloved longtime companion of the late Raymond DelBrocco; loving mother of Michael, Shelley Liposky (husband Joel, deceased), James, and the late Lesley Pawar (husband Roger); treasured grandmother of Ashley Herman (husband Kevin), Andrew Liposky and Amanda Liposky, Cesily Humbarger (husband Bryce), Austin, Scarlett and Lily Pawar and great-grandmother of Juliana, London, Capria, Emme and...

Laurence “Larry” J. Ottino age 74. Passed away peacefully surrounded by family on July 3, 2023. Beloved husband of Kim (nee Martynowski). Loving father of Nicholas (Juliet), and Bobbie Ottino. Cherished grandfather of Vaida. Devoted brother of Lynn, and Peggy Mancuso (Joe). Friend and Uncle to many nieces and nephews. Family will receive friends to pay tribute to and celebrate...

VINCENT M. PANICHI, age 88, beloved husband for 60 years of Laura (nee Engoglia); loving father of Michael (wife Suzanne) and Christopher (wife Julie); devoted grandfather of Olivia, Anthony, Jack, Lucy, Maggie and James; cherished son of the late Silvio and Antoinette (nee Pucci); dearest brother of the late Dolores Fiorelli and brother-in-law of the late Theresa Ricchiuto; dear uncle,...

RONALD T. CROTHERS, age 76, passed away June 21, 2023. Ronald was a US Air Force Veteran. Private family services will be held in Cumberland, MD. Arrangements by Mullally Funeral Home.

 

CLYDE M. McGILL age 97, beloved husband for nearly 73 years of Shirley (nee Rosenberger); loving father of Ronnie (wife Nancy) and Bruce (wife Sue); devoted grandfather of Adria Fisher (husband Matt), Lindsay Mcgill, Dana Schlauch (husband Jerrod), Steven McGill, Natalie Pajak (husband Dani), Ryan McGill (wife Ashley), and Nick McGill and great grandfather of 10; cherished son of the...

LILLIAN MARIE CENTA age 95, beloved wife for 61 years of the late Ernest R.; loving mother of Ronald, Michael (wife Judith), Joanne, and two stillborn baby boys; devoted grandmother of Paige, Alexander, and Ethan; cherished daughter of the late Frank (Anna) Pozar and Mary Pozar (nee Mezgec); dearest sister of the late Darko Pozar.

Lillian was born on September...

DOROTHY A. COERDT (nee O’Brien) age 91, beloved wife of the late Robert J.; loving mother of Thomas R. (wife Maureen, nee Zeller) and the late R. Timothy; devoted grandmother of Elizabeth Colvin (husband William) and Kathleen Coerdt; cherished daughter of the late Thomas and Lillian (nee Conroy) O’Brien; dearest sister of the late Thomas R. O’Brien; dear friend of...

KAREN ANNE BENCIN (nee Schikowski) age 73, was born on March 25th, 1950. She passed peacefully after a long battle with cancer on June 25th, 2023 with her family by her side.  Beloved wife for 54 years of Edward S. (retired Fire Chief of Highland Heights); loving mother of Amanda Murphy (husband Bill) and Stephanie Bencin (husband Nate Knaebel); devoted...

MARCUS M. YARBROUGH, devoted and cherished husband of Monse, departed this life Thursday, June 15, 2023, at his home at the age of 51 years. Beloved son of George and Mary (deceased).  In addition to his father, Marcus is survived by his wife, Monse; children, Grace, Mya, Trayvon, Robin, Zevin and Cairo (CJ). He was a devoted father and friend...

JOSEPH C. NOCIFORA age 90, loving companion of the late Helen “Jessie” LoConti (nee Johnson); cherished friend and surrogate step-father of Henry and Lisa LoConti; loving Papa of Jon-Anthony, Henry III, Michael and Carmen LoConti; cherished son of the late Charles and Josephine (nee Santora); dearest brother of Pauline, Charles, Francis (wife Lynn) and the late Carmen (wife Mary), Angelina...

JUDY MARIE MIELE, age 75, beloved wife for fifty-two years of Joseph; loving mother of Jeff; cherished daughter of Robert A. and Arena Sophia Hutchinson (nee Barnes); dearest friend of many.

Judy Marie Miele was born in Toledo on April 27, 1948. She lived in South Euclid for fifty-two and a half years. She graduated from Start High School in...