Obituaries

EDWARD P. HUGHES age 59, loving father of Joseph and the late Edward, Jr.; former husband of Lauren (nee Grugel); cherished son of the late Thomas and Rose Marie (nee Kintly); dearest brother of Paula LaMonica (husband Robert) and Thomas; dear uncle of many.

Ed was born on November 12, 1963 and passed away peacefully at home on December 23,...

JOE MARION CLUTS, SR. age 77, beloved husband of the late Mary Kay (nee Kilby); loving father of Daphne (Thomas Thornburg IV) and Joe Jr.; cherished son of the late Virgil and Dorothy May (nee Keoppel); dearest brother of Patricia Winkelmann (husband Fred), the late Roy (wife Bonnie) and the late Vicki Fitts; dear uncle and great-uncle of many.

Joe...

DAWN J. GOBIDAS (nee Knop) age 67, beloved life-long partner and best-friend of Barry; loving mother of Donald Silvia (wife Mary), Joseph Gobidas (wife Amber), and Jessica Jones (husband Patrick); devoted grandmother of 7 and great-grandmother of 1; she is survived by siblings from the Deluia and Knop families.

Dawn was born April 19, 1955 in Ashtabula to Michael and...

Veronica was the fourth of six children born to Emery and Mary Anna ((Mudri) Blasko. The family lived in Cleveland where her mother served as a nurse and her father worked in the steel industry. In 1946 they moved from the city to a 72-acre farm in the country, very close to Chardon. Days were filled with new and exciting...

MICHAEL “MIKE” BLAKEMAN age 65, beloved husband for 40 years of Kris (nee Bauer); loving father of David and Julie (Ed) Diroll; cherished son of Patsy Gardner (nee Cummings) and the late Michael Blakeman; dearest brother of Christopher, Tara (Earl) Rahm, Renee (Chris) Ayers, and the late Douglas; dear uncle of many.

Mike retired as an Ohio State Park manager...

JOHN M. RITONDARO age 97, beloved husband of the late Magdalene (nee Tvergyak); loving father of Tony and the late Sam (wife Theresa) and Jane; devoted grandfather of Justin Saeger; cherished son of the late Nick and Rose (nee Mitchko); dearest brother of the late Dorothy Darrah, Frieda Williamson, Ludwig “Dick”, Rosemarie Nelson, Edward, and Mary Gundersen; dear uncle and...

BORIS VLADIMIROFF, aged 68 years, beloved husband of the late Suzanne (nee Bosell), dear father of Nicholas and the late Alexandra, loving grandfather of Diliah, fond brother of Irene Vladimiroff. Funeral services Monday, Dec. 19, 2022, at the funeral home at 10 AM. Interment St. John Lutheran Cemetery (South Euclid). Family will receive friends at THE DeJOHN-FLYNN-MYLOTT FUNERAL HOME OF...

With sadness, we announce the death of Martin (“Marty”) John Belich on Wednesday, December 14th. His final days were spent at home, surrounded by family and friends he had touched throughout his memorable life.

Marty was born on August 18, 1943, to the late John and Vicki (nee Bialek) Belich. He grew up locally, along with his younger sister, in...

THOMAS OWEN MILLER age 86, beloved husband of the late Joan (nee Geraci); loving father of Michael, Sue Brichacek, TJ “Tom” (wife Linda Wang), and Karen Alberson (husband Don); devoted grandfather of Melissa Brichacek, Joe Brichacek (wife Jessica), Nickey Zafris (husband Brad), James (wife Annemarie), and Zach, Hannah and Sarah Alberson, and great-grandfather of 6; cherished son of the late...

ROBERT “BOB” PEACOCK passed away Tuesday, December 13, 2022. Beloved husband for 53 years of Joanne (nee Hitty) Peacock, adoring and loving father of Bob and Christy, brother-in-law of William Hitty, and uncle and special friend to so many.

Preceded in death by his parents Howard and Violet (nee Cole) Peacock, and brother Terrance Peacock.

Bob was an avid hunter,...

NIMAL WEERASEKERA was born on April 20, 1942 in Sri Lanka, to the late Fredrick and Linda (nee Abeyakoom). He is the beloved husband of Evelene Weerasekera.

Nimal was a faithful dedicated servant of Jehovah, he truly loved Jehovah. He served as an elder, coordinator, and pioneer for many years. He happily served on the Hospital Liaison Committee. Nimal loved...

LAWRENCE A. WOLF age 81, husband of Margaret (nee O’Neill); loving father of Rebecca Wolf and Mary (Tom Keeper) Wolf; grandfather of Ivy and Edy Keeper; cherished son of the late Harry and Barbara (nee Bernert); dearest brother of Margaret (Edward) Thomas, Joan (Lawrence) Gribben, and the late Marjorie (Charles, deceased) Giles, Clara (Kenneth, deceased) Wycherley, Dorothy (Ernest, deceased) Winzenreid,...

PATRICIA ANN NOWAK (nee Tracy) age 79, beloved mother of Sean (wife Christine) and Blake; devoted grandmother of Alexandria (Justin Brown) and Benjamin and great-grandmother of Jaylynn Brown; cherished daughter of the late Edward and Dorothy (nee Mone) Tracy; dearest sister of Doris Fearon (husband William deceased) and the late Edward Tracy; dear aunt and great-aunt of many. Special thanks...

MARGARET G. “MAGGIE” CASE (nee Ginthner), age 81; beloved wife for 59 years of David; loving mother of Julie Vlach and Amy Seyer (husband David); devoted grandmother of Elizabeth Baxter (husband Conner), Kathryn Buell (husband Jack), Megan Vlach (Jared Lundgren), Caroline Seyer and Benjamin Vlach; cherished daughter of the late Russell and Susan (nee Rogers) Ginthner; dearest sister-in-law of the...

Reverend Roger N. Vernick, 78, a baptized, beloved child of our Heavenly Father, peacefully passed away on Sunday, December 11th, in Cleveland, Ohio.  He was the loving husband, of 55 years, of Linda (nee Bauer), devoted father of Marc Richard, Kristyn Barbara Prochaska (late John), and Elizabeth Corinne Baroody (Ted); adored grandfather “Pops” of Samuel (Aubrey Brafford, fiancée), Jonathan “Jack”,...

JOANNE C. MANNINO, age 94, dearest daughter of the late Joseph D. Mannino and Besse (nee Corso) Mannino and stepdaughter of Adele Mannino; dearest sister of the late Maria Laditka, Muriel M. Greve and Carole M. Specht; loving and devoted Aunt to many nieces and nephews, and great-Aunt to many as well; career 2nd grade teacher at Roxboro Elementary School...

Malcolm E. Kenney, Ph.D., of Cleveland Heights, OH passed away peacefully at home on November 28, 2022 at the age of 94. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife Betty C. Kenney, his parents, James and Lily Whyte Kenney, and his brother, James T. Kenney Jr,.  Malcolm will be remembered as a generous philanthropist, a loyal friend, a...

Wallace Patrick (Rick) Havenhill, 80, passed away peacefully among family on December 4, 2022. Wallace was born to the late Asher Havenhill, M.D. and Catherine Havenhill (Smith) on April 2, 1942 in Carmel-by-the-Sea in Monterey County and grew up in Fresno, CA. Wallace attended California State Polytechnic University where he studied mathematics and physics, and was a member of the...

James Michael Kren passed peacefully on December 1, 2022 of pulmonary fibrosis, just three weeks shy of his 77th birthday. Born December 21, 1945, Jim was a graduate of Euclid High School and Lakeland Community College as well as an Air Force veteran. He worked for four decades as an electrical engineer at Bailey Meter and Allen Bradley, ultimately retiring...