Obituaries

RHONDA J. FORNARO (nee Erney), age 63, beloved wife of the late Andrew Jr.; loving mother of Robert; cherished daughter of Carl and the late Jean (nee Capuiso) Erney; dearest sister of Patrick Erney (wife Cindy) and Jeffry Erney (wife Sandra); dear daughter-in-law of the late Andrew Sr. and Marie (nee Caserta) Fornaro; dear sister-in-law, aunt and great-aunt of many.

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HENDRIXX JEROME ROWDY was born on August 21, 2020 at Tripoint Medical Center in Painesville, Ohio to his beloved parents, Rebecca Figueroa and Carl Rowdy. Hendrixx was called to Heaven too soon on August 24, 2022.

Hendrixx was such a happy loving kid. He was an amazing son, brother, grandson and nephew to many who loved him greatly and enjoyed...

RICHARD P. VANCE age 95, beloved husband of the late Eve (nee Galich); loving father of Richard (wife Victoria) and Laura; devoted grandfather of Bailey Wells (husband Walter), Robin Dodson (husband Jeffrey), and Riley Vance, and great-grandfather of Thomas and Esme Wells; cherished son of the late Stephen and Rose (nee Toth); treasured brother of Rita and the late Edward...

FRANCES LOUISE LEACH was born on March 15, 1936 in Cleveland, Ohio and was adopted by Nathaniel and Eunice Pearson.  She was one of four children. Frances passed away on August 24, 2022, at McGregor Gardens at the age of 86. She is survived by her loving husband, Frank Henry Leach.

Frances graduated high school in the Class of 1954....

Marilou Battista Strathern, age 87, wife of James Joseph Strathern, died suddenly at home on August 25, 2022. Born on December 14, 1934 in Cleveland, Ohio, Marilou was the daughter of Joseph “Pipp” and Margaret (née Chiocchio) Battista. She was the oldest in her family, with two adoring brothers, Joseph Jr. (Barbara) and Deacon Bruce Battista (Anna).

She attended Notre...

LOUIS DEBELJAK age 89, beloved husband for 64 years of Angela (nee Knavs); loving father of Bernadette Martucci (husband Richard), Louis (wife Susan), and Barbara Debeljak (husband Timothy Davin); devoted grandfather of Richard (wife Robin), Mark (wife Emily), and Anthony Martucci and great-grandfather of Mia, Libby, Cece, Izzy, and Chloe; dearest brother of Angela and 6 brothers and 2 sisters...

CYNTHIA ELLEN YARBOROUGH, age 76, loving mother of Scott Looney (wife Leslie Short) and Tracey Crandall (husband Daniel); devoted grandmother of Ryan, Tyler, and Zach Looney and Cassidy and Delaney Crandall; cherished daughter of the late Jack Yarborough and Jackie (nee McKenna) Brogan; dearest sister of Patricia Yarborough-Gennis and Mark Yarborough; dear aunt and great-aunt of many; former wife of...

DIANE RENEE SMITH (nee Parker) age 65, beloved wife of the late Robert; loving mother of William Stull (wife Kristian), Sheridan Vecchio, MD (husband Salvatore), and Johnathan Eperesi (wife Larissa); devoted grandmother of Dylaen, Socorra, Billy, James, Alexandra, Kailey, Nathan, Jase, and Caleb and step-grandmother of many; cherished daughter of the late William and Muriel (nee Higgenson) ; dearest sister...

GLADYS MARIA INA age 60, beloved mother of Lina and Mona Haddad; cherished daughter of Mouna (nee Saikaly) and the late Halim Ina; dearest sister of Halim A., Jr and Michel Ina (wife Wariya); dear niece, cousin and friend to many.

Gladys was called to her eternal resting place on August 19, 2022. She entered this world on January 21,...

JOHN A. PAOLONE, age 68; beloved husband for 45 years of Donna (nee Suszek); loving father of Laurie Camerieri (husband Michael), Lisa Taflinger (husband Travis), and Lindsey Lehmann (husband Andrew); devoted grandfather of Caleb, Micah, Lia, Bella, Olivia, and Zoey; cherished son of the late Angelo and Terri and son-in-law of Jean Suszek and the late Henry Suszek; dearest brother...

Mr. William J. (Bill) Edwards, age 78, beloved Husband, Father, Grandfather, and Brother, was called to his eternal resting place on August 19, 2022.

Bill was born on May 10, 1944, in Uniontown, PA born to William and Betty Edwards. Bill married his loving wife, Eileen of 51 years on September 3, 1971, in Oakmont, PA. Bill and Eileen made...

PAUL J. MAYAUSKY, 84, beloved husband for 46 years of Linda (nee Blazenyak); loving father of Monica Zirke (husband Timothy), Paul (wife Robbin), Kimberly Cheraso (husband James), Lisa Curtis (fiancé Thom Kozlevcar),  Deborah Chokshi (husband Michael) and Jason (wife Suzanne); devoted grandfather of Jeffrey Zirke, Jennifer Calabria, Luke Tomon, Alyssa and Alexandria Cheraso, Kendra and Jacob Curtis, Sophia, Taman, Gabriel...

NANCY J. BROERS (nee Yuko) age 68, beloved wife and best friend for 48 years of Larry L.; cherished daughter of the late John and Georgene (nee Kilroy) Yuko; dearest sister of John Yuko (the late Ivy), Kenny Yuko (Pam) and Linda Silver (the late Dick); Loving aunt of Angela, the late Rocky (Danielle,) Elizabeth and Victoria; proud great aunt...

GREGORY B. THOMAS age 57, cherished son of Donald and Patricia (nee Katko) and dearest nephew and cousin of many.

Greg was born on October 14, 1964. He loved going to work and hated snow days. Greg truly was a special person. On August 8, 2022, he passed away leaving his family missing him endlessly.

A celebration of his life...

KATHRYN LOUISE CALDWELL (nee Lawrence) age 93, beloved wife for 42 years of the late Junior Edward Caldwell; loving mother of Susan Grant, Deborah Seidman, and Kathryn Caldwell; cherished daughter of the late Alfred and Gladys Lawrence (nee Yager); dearest sister of the late Kenneth Lawrence and Mary Lawrence; dear aunt and great-aunt of many.

Kathryn was born in Sand...

TIMOTHY G. BYRNE, SR. age 65, beloved husband for 45 years of Donna (nee Poulos); loving father of Christopher (wife Sandy), Laura Gairing (husband Jon) and Timothy G. Jr. (wife Julie); devoted grandfather of Lance, Korey, Avery, Josh, Jessica, Luke, Cody and Tyler; cherished son of the late Bernard Sr. and Claire (nee O’Connor); dearest brother of Mary Kay Gleba...

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...