Obituaries

AMANDA V. ZIPP (nee Perry) age 90, beloved mother of David Dozanti (wife Anita); devoted grandmother of Brigitte Frank and Jennifer Dozanti, and great-grandmother of Tyler Frank; dearest sister of Ernest Perry, Bonnie McDonald, Darla Johnson, and the late Chester Perry, Joseph Perry, Fran Odda, Gloria Adams, Florence Barr, and Laura Fritz; dear aunt and great-aunt of many.

Amanda was...

NORMAN GOODWIN age 81, beloved husband for 57 years of Karen (nee Miller); loving father of Eric, Brian, and Greta; devoted grandfather of Michael, Ryan, Tiffany, Emily, Lauren, and Mackenzie and great-grandfather of Wyatt and Bryce; cherished son of the late Richard and Marie (nee Gonser); dearest brother of Gary; brother-in-law of Neil and Paul; dear uncle and friend of...

HUMBERT L. TRIPODO age 95, beloved husband of the late Jeanne (nee Bernard); loving father of  Claudette Taddeo (husband J.R.), Renee Tomba (husband Robert), Humbert Tripodo (wife Linda), Suzette Tripodo, and the late Yvonne Brown (husband Roger, deceased); devoted grandfather of Michael Rennie, Jr. (wife Rachel), Tiffany Rennie, and Gino Tomba and great-grandfather of Haleigh Rennie, Adriana Rennie, and Xander...

BETHENE RAY, 92, died August 9, 2022, at Ohman Family Living at Holly Hill where she had been a resident for two years.

Nicknamed “Boots” by her nine siblings, she was born on August 23, 1929, in Ree Heights, South Dakota to Franklin and Myrtle Deuter. Her paternal grandparents were homesteaders from Buffalo, New York.

Bethene met Robert Jerry Ray...

ALAN M. CIARLILLO, aged 67 years, beloved son of the late Domenic and Mary Irene (nee Nescola). Relatives and friends are invited to attend a Mass of Christian Burial Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022, at St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church of Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish at 11 AM. Private burial in All Souls Cemetery. Arrangements entrusted to THE DeJOHN-FLYNN-MYLOTT...

DOMENICO MARCELLINO age 90, beloved husband for 60 years of Adele (nee Palermo); loving father of Vincent (wife Dawn), Carlo (wife Karen), Maria Palermo, Rosalba Antonelli (husband Tony) and the late son Rocco; devoted grandfather of Daniel Palermo, Carlo Angelo, Bianca and Bella Marcellino and Matteo Antonelli; cherished son of the late Vincenzo and Maria (nee Puccio) Marcellino; dearest brother...

ANTHONY J. SANDY age 66, loving father of Stephanie Cole (husband Mark); devoted grandfather of Antonio, Dominic, and Olivia; cherished son of James and Helen (nee Sabo) Sandy; dearest brother of James (wife Anne), Allen (wife Jean), Mark (wife Linda), Gail Yaffanaro (husband Vincent, deceased), Lance (wife Judy), Michael (wife Cheryl, deceased), Laura DiDanato (husband Albert), and Phillip; dear uncle,...

Linda Lois (Fox) MacNamara, of Highland Heights, Ohio, formerly of Ewing Township, New Jersey and Newtown, Pennsylvania, died Saturday, July 30, 2022.

Linda’s life calling was music. Born on June 26, 1932 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania to Cecil and Lois Fox, she was the oldest of three children. As a child she showed great musical talent on the piano and played...

VINKO RADISEK, age 90, beloved husband for 65 years of Ivana (nee Butara); loving father of Liljana “Lil” Kabasan (husband Jim), Sonja Moscato (husband Tom), and Vince “Misa” (fiancé Frannie Jurkovic); devoted Ati of Mathew Erzen, Jessica Watkins (husband Tommy), TJ Moscato, Nikki Haney (husband Tony), Vince, Katrina, Danielle, and great grandpa of Emmy, Levi, and Lorenzo; cherished son of...

PATRICIA R. NOVAK (nee Sernel) age 75, beloved wife of the late Louis J.; loving mother of Karen, Antoinette Thomey (husband Charles) and Louis (wife Erica); devoted grandmother of Christian and Gabrielle Thomey; cherished daughter of the late Anthony and Elizabeth (nee Hribar) Sernel; dearest sister of the late Fred Sernel; dear aunt and great-aunt of many. She is survived...

It is very difficult to sum up the life of Mike Rogers in a simple obituary. He was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, and passed away peacefully last Thursday at his home.  He was 72 years old. His parents were Jack (deceased) and Ada (deceased), and his siblings were John (Kim), Patrick (Diane), Deborah, Jerry (deceased) (Janet), Scott (Amy),...

OLGA MARY KLANCHER (nee Zakrajsek), aged 94 years, beloved wife for 68 years to the late Robert J., Sr., dear mother of Robert J. Jr. (deceased) (wife Janet) and John A. (wife Lisa), loving grandmother of Victoria Hickman (husband Cory), Robert Klancher III (wife Brittany), Catherine Klancher, Jacqueline Scheidt (husband Tyler), Kathryn, Rachel and Nicole Klancher, devoted great-grandmother of Calvin...

ELLEN G. VALENTINE (nee MacGregor), 65, passed away on July 28, 2022 in Kirtland, Ohio. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend.

Ellen was born to Jane and Ronald MacGregor on October 21, 1956, and grew up in Lakewood, Ohio. She enjoyed a career of 20 years at John Carroll University, including eight years as an...

JAMES SBERNA age 75, cherished son of the late Carmen and Nancy (nee Mottillo) Sberna; dearest brother of Margaret “Maggie” Collaros (husband Tex, deceased), and the late Salvatore Sberna and Nicholas Sberna (wife Vinci); dear uncle of Carmen, cherished godfather of Ali Semsar (wife Rafed) and their two daughters Sophia and Ava, and treasured friend of many.

James was born...

NIKOLA STRMAC age 75, beloved husband for 52 years of Marica (nee Deanovic); loving father of Dennis (wife Snjezana) and Igor Strmac (wife Maja); devoted grandfather of Alen (wife Jill), Nikola, Mateo, and Tessa and great-grandfather of Luka; cherished son of the late Daniel and Marija (nee Crljenica)) Strmac; dearest brother of Ankica Jelenic (husband Stjepan, deceased) and Slavica Perko...

DENNIS JOSEPH KOS age 38, cherished son of James “Jeff” Kos (wife Irene) and Rosemary Wisniewski (nee Szukalski) (husband John, deceased); dearest brother of Nicholas Kos and his twin sister Danielle Waughtel (husband Steven); beloved uncle to his three nieces, Leala Hamill, Teagan Waughtel and Keira Waughtel; beloved nephew of Doreen Petrof (husband Rick), Christine Aderhold (husband Ron), Diane Mews...

Linked by Bands of Joy

In this world or in others, wherever you lead me,

it is You, the one companion of my endless life

who links my heart with bands of joy to the unfamiliar.

-Tagore

The title above and the quotation from Tagore were Sister Roberta Goebel’s choices when she wrote her final reflections to the folks back...

Margaret was born on May 17, 1937 in Cleveland Heights, Ohio to Patrick and Delia (Henderson) Friel. She and her younger brother Patrick grew up in a family characterized by deep faith and appreciation for their Irish heritage. Margaret’s education at St. Gregory and St. Margaret Mary School, and high school years at Notre Dame Academy, Cleveland, led her to...

TERRI ANN LOTZ-GANLEY (nee Nehamkin), aged 67 years, beloved wife of Mark D., loving mother of James Lotz (wife Jennifer) and Scott Ganley, cherished grandmother of Brandon Reese-Ganley and Joshua, Jonah and Jill Lotz, treasured sister of Linda and Beth, fond aunt. In lieu of flowers, contributions suggested to The American Cancer Society. Arrangements entrusted to THE DeJOHN-FLYNN-MYLOTT FUNERAL HOME...