Obituaries

STANLEY GRK, age 89, beloved husband of the late Emma (nee Poles); devoted and loving father of John Grk and Emma Dillon; cherished grandfather of Jesse Dillon (deceased), Jonas Dillon (fiancé Nikki Dozier), Veronica and Angela Grk and dearest great-grandfather of Jesse Dillon; cherished son of the late Jože and Antonija (nee Segulin); beloved brother of Frank (wife Marija, deceased),...

MARIA “MARY” ZAVODNIK (nee Sojer) age 97, beloved wife of the late Louis; loving mother of Leon (wife Susan) and Louis Jr. (wife Susan); devoted grandmother of Jessica Raymond (husband Mike), Mary Beth Smith (husband Kevin), Christine Harned (husband Kyle), Theresa Carnes (husband Andrew), Matthew (wife Celena), Anthony, Michael and Jarod and great-grandmother of Leon Raymond, Kendall Smith, Colin Raymond...

CAROL ANN ARMENTI (nee Bonnay) age 85, beloved wife for 62 years of Ronald; cherished daughter of the late Frank and Nora (nee Earley) Bonnay; daughter-in-law of the late Marie and Andy Armenti; dearest sister of Maureen (Paul) Napoli, Brian (Maryanne) and Guyon (Darla) Bonnay, and the late Donna (Norbert, deceased) Lehane, James Bonnay, Marianne (Douglas) Dolinar, and Dale (Regina)...

KATHLEEN “KATHY” PFOUTS (nee McHale) age 63; loving mother of Benjamin (wife Karrie) and Matthew (wife Kaitlyn); devoted grandmother of Kennedy, Kourtney and Kyla Pfouts; cherished daughter of John and the late Patricia (nee Oar) McHale; dearest sister of John (wife Hillarey) and Stephen (Suzanne) McHale, Patricia Crews (husband Stephen) and Ann McHale (partner Harriet Lester); dear niece, aunt, cousin...

LOUIS SEVERINO age 88, beloved husband for 66 years of Kathleen “Kitty” (nee DiSalvo); loving father of Richard (wife Renee), Donald (Debbie), David (wife Monica), Louis, Jr (wife Karen) and Thomas (wife Amy); devoted grandfather of Lisa Crissman (husband Steele), Tyler Strohecker (husband Tyler), Mia, Kristi, Dominik (wife Keara), Anthony (fiancé Leslie), Joi Schultz (husband David), Gino (wife Sarah), Salvatore,...

DONNA K. WOJTAS (nee Cederlund) age 73, beloved wife for 42 years of Paul; loving mother of Kelly Adkins (husband Ron “Mesha”), Erik Smee, and Kirk Smee (wife Sue); devoted grandmother of 13 and great-grandmother of 14; cherished daughter of the late Raymond and Carolyn (nee Czomba) Cederlund; sister of Gail and Ray, and her treasured sisters Patricia and Barbara...

WILLIAM J. STEPANEK age 92, beloved husband for 66 years of Connie (nee Gleason); loving father of William Jr (wife Laura), John (wife Mary), Michael (wife Susan), Timothy (wife Therese), Sheila (wife Suzanne Hesseloff), and Brian (wife Parisa); devoted grandfather of 18 and great-grandfather of 7; cherished son of the late Steve and Josephine (nee Zehe); dearest brother of the...

Jela Milicevic (nee Tomic) age 73, beloved wife for 52 years of Rajko; loving mother of Tomislav “Tom” (wife Christy) and the late Mark; cherished daughter of the late Ivo and Janja Tomic (nee Blazevic) ; dearest sister of Marica Popadic (husband Kazimir), Marko Tomic (wife Jela), Ankica Hudolin (husband Ivan, deceased), and Ilia Tomic.

Jela was born on Christmas...

BETTY LOU LOVICK (nee Humberson) age 81, beloved wife of Patrick “Putter”; loving mother of Mark (Cyndy), David (Dawn), and Lisa (Scott) Drenski; devoted grandmother of Jessica (Josh) Manley, Katie, Amber, Matt, Joe, and Jake (Rosie) and great-grandmother of Riley, Carter, and Henry; cherished daughter of the late Orval and Helen (nee Savage) Humberson; dearest sister of Jim and Gary...

DONALD F. KIMMEL age 86, beloved husband for 59 years of Joan (nee Broglio); loving father of Elizabeth and the late John; cherished son of the late Joseph and Lucille (nee Cavanaugh); dearest brother of Gerald (wife Sue deceased), Mary Kaye Kimmel-Alexander (husband John) and the late Merrill (wife Caroline deceased); treasured brother-in-law of Anthony and Marilyn Broglio, Lawrence and...

“Together Again”

JEANETTE M. “JEAN” PENKO (nee Zeman) who was in her 90th year, beloved wife for 63 years of the late Stanley V.; loving mother of James (wife Mary), Ronald, Robert (wife Tammy), Diane Smith (husband Ronald), and Linda Capaldi (husband James Jr. “Butch”); devoted grandmother of 7 and great grandmother of 4; cherished daughter of the late James...

Sister Mary Ellenann, SND, (Carol Ann Mach) 75, died August 31, 2022. Beloved daughter of the late Frank and Rosemary (nee Schmitz) Mach and late siblings Thomas, James (Kathy), and Kenneth (Evette). Cherished sister of Donna Howski (Robert), Robert (Linda), Janet Gottlieb (Donald), Jerry (Jean), Marilou Roth (John), Karen Seibel (Chris), and Maureen Fortner (Jeff); beloved aunt and great-aunt; dear...

BARBARA PAVLOVCIC (nee HREN) age 93, beloved wife of the late Milan; loving mother of Mitja (wife Mary, nee Erickson); devoted grandmother of Helena; cherished daughter of the late Ignacij and Jelica (nee Marolt) Hren; dearest sister of Meta Cocomero (husband Giovanni, deceased), Marusa Pogacnik (husband Branko, deceased), Majda Leksan (husband Rudi, deceased) and the late Marko, Alenka, Matjaz and...

ANTON “TONE” SKERL age 82, was born January 6, 1940 in Begunje pri Cerknici, Slovenia and passed away September 1, 2022 at his residence in Kirtland, Ohio where he lived for the past 48 years.

Tone was a cabinet maker by trade and worked building houses. He then later worked at Leiden Cabinet Company in Cleveland, Ohio. He was a...

JAMES A. “JIM” HOPKINS, age 68; beloved husband for 39 years of Jacqueline “Jackie” (nee Haller); loving father of Jennifer Corrao (husband Frank), Patrick (wife Shelley), Jamie Villani (husband Mike), Paul, John David (wife Tara), and Samantha Luci (husband Nick); devoted grandfather of Emily, Bella, and Frankie Corrao, Parker and Olivia Hopkins, Grace, Jacob, Claire, and Victoria Villani, and Harper...

PHILIP MICHAEL WAYNER age 5, was called home to our Lord on September 1, 2022 after his 2.5 year battle with leukemia. Beloved son of Kathryn “Katie” and Michael “Mike”; loving brother of Vincent, “Vinny” and Robert “Robby”; cherished grandson of Susan and the late Dean Weibley, Paul and Amanda Wayner and Louisa Bertone; dear nephew of Jessica and John...

William E. “Billy” Porter, passed away at home August 30, 2022; husband, father, son, brother, uncle, and friend of many.

“It’s astounding, Time is…fleeting, Madness takes its toll. But Listen Closely.” William Porter was a man that lived by the idea that you “don’t judge a book by it’s cover.”  He was fascinated by WWII history, and like Saving Private...

MARILYN ANN NICHOLAS (nee Johnson) age 76, beloved wife for 56 years of Robert; cherished daughter of the late Harry and Agnes (nee Karaba) Johnson; dearest sister of Cheryl Gazso (husband George, deceased), Jacqueline Puhalsky, Richard Johnson (wife Denise), and Michelle Brant (husband Rick); treasured sister-in-law of the late Harry Nicholas and Janet Nicholas; special family member of the late...

KARL RUDL 90, passed away on August 28, 2022. Beloved husband of the late Marija “Mara” (nee Skebe); loving father of Anita Virgo (husband Jerry) and Gregory; devoted grandfather of Kathryn and Joseph; cherished son of the late France Breg and Romana Rudl; dearest brother of the late Silvia and Milko; dear uncle and brother-in-law.

Karl was born on July...

Barbara Jean Orlandi (nee Morris), 82, of Mayfield Heights, Ohio passed away on August 30, 2022 following an extended battle with lung cancer and other illnesses.

Barb was born December 4, 1939, in Hooversville, Pennsylvania.  In the mid 1950’s, with her family she relocated to the Cleveland area.  She was a 1957 graduate of East High School.  She was a...