Obituaries

MARY JO LANDER (nee Liptow) age 62, beloved mother of Michael J. (wife Satomi); devoted grandmother of Masaki and Airi; cherished daughter of the late Jerome and Ruth (nee Ricciardi) Liptow; dearest sister of Joseph Liptow (wife Sandra) and Elizabeth Dunlap (husband Craig); dear aunt of Emily, James (fiancé Missette), Sara and Jacob Liptow. Dearest niece and cousin of many.

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JEROME A. “JERRY” MILLER, age 68, beloved husband of the late Yvonne (nee Doyle); loving father of Gabriella-Eve Miller; and “Pops” to Yvonne Jr. Cherished son of the late Alfred and Irene Miller (nee Otowski); dearest brother of Janet Grasso, and the late Jack A. (wife Carol, deceased) and James H. Miller (wife Juanita); dear uncle of Lisa Stanwick, and...

William C. Behrens age 51, born on June 26, 1971, in Cleveland, Ohio, and passed away on April 19, 2023.

Loving father of Zachary Gochneaur, Jacob Behrens (wife Madeline), and Stephen Godsey; Papa Bill of Christian Godsey; son of William R. Behrens (wife DeeAnne) and Paula Wilt (husband Rick); brother of Jenna Clayton, Danny Behrens, Joey Behrens, and the late...

Lydia Wardwell Zimmerman age 66, died on Monday, April 17, from complications due to heart failure. Lydia was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on February 2, 1957. She is survived by her children: Emily Zimmerman (Ryan Bosma) of Pahoa, Hawaii; Lucy Zimmerman of Columbus, Ohio; and Henry Zimmerman IV (Caitlin) of Port Orchard, Washington, and her grandchildren Beatrix and Millicent Bosma,...

MARY JANE CLARK (nee Boova) age 99, beloved wife of the late James P.; loving mother of John (wife Bonnie), Ann (deceased), Robert (wife Nancy), Kathy Kolar (deceased), and Margaret; dearest mother-in-law of Wanda Clark and Bob Kolar; devoted grandmother of William (Jeff) Melissa Seagro (Lori), Bridget Clark, Sarah Echan (husband Matthew), twins Chad (wife Carol Ann) and Rob (wife...

JEFFREY P. WILHELM, age 75, beloved husband for 53 years of Nancy (nee DiNatale); loving father of James (wife Christina) and Emily Mellenthin (husband Jereme); devoted grandfather of Audrey, Delaney, Arabella, and Phineas; cherished son of the late Alphonse and Dorothy (nee Szmania); dear brother-in-law, uncle, and friend of many.

Jeffrey was born on September 7, 1947 in Toledo, Ohio....

NANCY (ANNUNZIATA) GUMINA (nee Marlette), aged 105 years and 10 months, preceded by her darling husband Salvatore “Sam”, her parents Theodore and Catherine (nee Saporito) Marlette, and 6 siblings, dear friend of Dr. Dan and Marlane Renner.

Please meet for the Mass of Christian Burial Wednesday, April 26, 2023, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church (Gates Mills) at 10...

RICHARD W. ROSE age 66, beloved father of Ryan (wife Emily) and Kasey (Evan Russo); cherished son of Patricia (nee Gunn) and the late Daniel; dearest brother of Patti, Timothy (wife Terry) and Geoffrey (wife Greta); dear uncle and great-uncle of many.

Richard was born on August 31, 1956 and passed away on April 16, 2023. He grew up in...

GEORGE CHRISTIAN “CHRIS” ANTHONY, age 34, cherished son of George A. Anthony and Linda (nee Witt) Anthony; survived by his grandmother Doris Witt; loving brother of Jeffrey (wife Lori) Frey, Melisa Vojtko and Joseph (wife Melody) Anthony; devoted and beloved uncle of Hannah, Bryan, Logan, Ashvin “Eddie”, Leah, Tavlin, Lainey, Kiah, and Carol; dearest nephew, and cousin, and friend of...

STEVE LOUIS TROHA age 68, cherished son of the late Philip and Jennie (nee Jelnikar) Troha; beloved cousin of many.

Steve was born on April 2, 1955, in Euclid, Ohio. Upon his graduation from Collinwood High School, he continued his education at Finn College and received a Bachelor of Mathematics.

Strong in his faith, Steve attended every church service within...

EMMA ELIZABETH GABOR passed away peacefully on April 12, 2023, in her Cleveland Heights home, which she was so very proud of, at 95 years old. Emma was born in Williamson, West Virginia on April 20th, 1927, and lived in Latrobe, Pennsylvania before moving to Cleveland, where she resided for seventy years. Emma was the beloved wife of the late...

RITA F. SABOL (nee Schmidt), aged 96 years, beloved wife for 70 years to the late Michael Sr., loving mother of Michael Jr. (wife Susan), and twins Dennis P. (wife Laura) and Donald P. (wife Celeste), devoted grandmother of Michelle Donnelly (husband Tom), Scott, Shannon (David Schwartz) Steven (wife Kristy), Amanda Jalowiec (husband Kory), and Allison Gittleman (husband Michael), loving...

JOSEPH B. WAGNER, age 97, beloved husband of Marie (Grdina) Oliver Wagner and the late Eileen (nee Craddock); loving father of Martin (wife Evelyn), Amy Rogers (husband Scott), Julie Kreiner (husband Fred), Kathryn Dempsey (husband James), Joseph (wife Merry), and Cornelia Roche (husband Christopher); dearest grandfather of Anna Steinel (husband Dave), Brendan Wagner, Bridget Folk (husband Dustin), Patrick Rogers, Daniel...

CINDY MARIE MARSHAUS (nee Messmer) age 64, beloved wife for 37 years of Jim; loving mother of Taylor (wife Meghan), Colin (wife Abby), and Kaitlyn “Katie” Lorton (husband Aaron); cherished daughter of the late Joseph and Marian (nee Cunningham) Messmer; dearest sister of Michael and Thomas Messmer (wife Denise); dear sister-in-law, aunt, great aunt, and friend of many.

Cindy died...

Reverend Roy Joe Rackley of Chesterland, Ohio, passed away peacefully at the age of 84 on March 6, 2023, at the David Simpson House of the Hospice of the Western Reserve in Cleveland, Ohio.

He served in the U.S. Army and was a director/supervisor for the Job Corp. In 1963 he helped found J.E.N.A  (Jesus Everlasting Now and Always) Church...

MLADEN LENGEL, age 89, beloved husband of Dusanka (nee Perlic); loving father of Mario (Therese) and Jennifer Bohana (Chuck); cherished son of the late Ivan and Nevenka (nee Komericki); treasured grandfather of Amanda Dusenbery (Joe) and AJ; a doting great grandfather to Harper Therese, Hazel Joe and Holland Phoenix; beloved uncle of Natalija Horvat and her daughter Nika; devoted brother...

SALLY ANN NOUSEK (nee McKernan), a mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, Northern Ohio ALS Association Chapter leader, and volunteer died Monday, April 10, 2023.  She was 91 years old.

She was married for 50 years to James E. Nousek, Jr., M.D. (deceased), and is the mother of five children: Nancy Kant (husband Glenn), Kathy Hutchison (husband Ken), James M. Nousek, Judy McLaughlin...

PRISCILLA ANNE MAZICH (nee Douglass), beloved wife for 34 years of David; loving mother of Lisa Dayton (husband Patrick) and Chris Mills (husband Patrick); devoted grandmother of Justin, Lauren, Megan, Rebecca, and Scott; cherished daughter of the late George, Jr. and Ruby (nee Griffin) Douglass; dearest sister of George Douglass, III. (wife Christie) and the late Stephen Vantrease; friend of...

STANLEY RICHARD MOCZULSKI, JR., age 91, died peacefully on April 6, 2023. He was the beloved husband of Mary Ann (nee Herman) for 49 years and brother of twin sisters Kathleen Branscomb and Helene Rose and brothers Robert and the late Donald. He is survived by many nieces and nephews.

Stanley Richard was an elementary school teacher in East Cleveland...