Obituaries

WISMER ADELBERT JOHNSON 1957-2022. Aged 64, passed away at home in Shaker Heights on July 18, 2022. Also known as “Wis,” Wismer spent his youth on Lazy Locust Farm in Aurora, Ohio, the fifth child of George Clark Johnson, Jr. and Ohio State Senator Anice Wismer Johnson (both deceased). He will be missed by his three children: son Benjamin (partner...

ELIZABETH M. “BETTY” KRYSZAN (nee Grigonis) age 72, beloved wife for 46 years of Gary; loving mother of Jenny Kramer (husband Drew); devoted grandmother of Caiden and Madelaine “Maddy”; cherished daughter of the late Edward and Mary (nee Bonchak) Grigonis; dearest sister-in-law, aunt, great-aunt, and friend of many.

Betty was born in Cleveland, Ohio on January 23, 1950 and passed...

THOMAS E. STOKES age 87, beloved husband for 62 years of Mary Angela (nee Zurell); loving father of Richard, Jennifer L., John (wife Amy) and Michael (wife Jennifer H.); devoted grandfather of Ava and Jill; he was preceded in death by one brother and one sister.

Tom was a U.S. Army Veteran, was proud to be an Army Reservist and...

JOHN WILLIAM HOGSETT age 43, cherished son of Bill and Elizabeth Ann “Annie” (nee Snider); dearest grandson of the late Marion and Virginia (nee Pinnell) Hogsett and the late Mark and Margaret (nee O’Neal) Snider; beloved nephew of Virginia “Vicky” Shorts (husband Chet); dear cousin and friend of many.

If John Hogsett could have written his own obituary, it wouldn’t...

EARL K. SHIREY, M.D., age 97, beloved husband of the late Mary Jean (nee Broeseker); loving father of Karen Raymond (husband Russ, D.O.) and  Kim Shirey, PhD (wife Laura); devoted grandfather of Chad Raymond, D.O. (wife Katherine), Timothy Raymond, D.O. (wife Trisha), Abbie Zeffery, D.O. (husband Matthew), Megan Shirey, O.D., Grant Shirey, and great-grandfather of  8 and soon to be...

GERALDINE A. GREEN age 83, beloved wife for 61 years of William; loving mother of Daniel (wife Beth), Cyndi Allen (husband Larry), Ann-Margaret Donato, and the late David; devoted grandmother of David (wife Elizabeth), Katherine, Benjamin, Owen, Luca, and Paolo; cherished daughter of the late Andrew and Anna (nee Petak); dearest sister of Sr. Bernardine, Gilbert (wife Babe), and the...

LYLAN SOUDIER (nee Minacci) age 86, beloved wife of the late Victor; loving mother of Renee Diosdado (husband Stephen) and Celeste Asmar (husband Peter); devoted grandmother of Alex Soudier (wife Annie) and Olivia Asmar; cherished daughter of the late Leo and Marcella (nee Borra) Minacci.

Lylan was born in Torrington, Connecticut on August 10, 1935 and passed away on July...

LEWIS A. MYERS, SR., age 88, beloved husband for 65 years of Margaret “Gretchen” (nee Mathieu); loving father of Sheryl Weiss (husband Thomas), Valerie Trowbridge (husband Stephen), Kimberly Moore (husband Thomas), Julie Chepes (husband Charles), Jennifer Myers, Noelle Brosovich (husband Mark), Lewis, Jr., (wife Tera), and Greg (wife Deborah); devoted grandfather of 43 and great-grandfather of 16; cherished son of...

John Wellman Kikel, age 85, passed away peacefully on July 6, 2022, after several illnesses.

John was the beloved husband of Carol (Petrich) Kikel, father of Jason (Kate), and grandfather of Elizabeth, Simon and Irene of Cleveland Heights; brother of Marilyn Williams deceased (Robert) of Norcross, Georgia, Richard deceased (Jeri) of Southside, WV, David (Jo-Anna) of Green Valley, Arizona, Glen...

TRUDY CAROLYN SHEEHAN (nee Williams), aged 60 years, beloved wife for 19 years to Merrell, loving mother of Kristen Miller (husband Christian) and Merrell William Sheehan, step-mother to Kaitlyn Sheehan, treasured grandmother of James, Leighton (deceased) and Lincoln Miller, devoted daughter of the late John and Betty (nee Bradfield) Williams, dear sister of Jacquelin Sidley (husband Rodney), special aunt, great-aunt...

REV.  WILLIAM   P.  O’NEILL, Senior Priest-Retired, died Tuesday July 12, 2022, after having received the prayerful support and consolation of the Sacraments. William P. O’Neill was born on Feb. 15, 1935. His parents were the late Harold and Gertrude (nee Flecknoe), and he was the brother of Margaret “Peggy,” James (wife Sherry), Thomas (wife Judy) and the late Joan May...

MARY C. BARTLETT (nee Titus) age 70, beloved wife for 29 years of John; loving mother of Jesse (Jessica) Yates, Jayme (Michelle) Yates, Christina (Matthew) Prosser, Joseph (Nicki) Yates, Justin (Kelly) Yates, Molly (Michael) Wilber, and the late Rachel Ezechukwu; devoted grandmother of Abigail, Bella, Corbin, Jacob, Zac, Daisy, Levi, Mallory, Hunter, Evelyn, Caleb, Mackenna, Anthony, Aaron, and Stanley; great-grandmother...

TIMOTHY JOHN BERNATCHEZ age 67, beloved husband for 20 years of the late Debra (nee Magyar); loving father of Kelly Black (husband Christopher) and Nikki Allen (Justin Russell); devoted grandfather of Destany, Madelyn, Caiden, and Alleysia; cherished son of Ruth Bernatchez (nee Louden); dear brother of Lois Stropko (Joe Fisher), Carolyn Malycky (nee Bernatchez) (deceased), and James; dear uncle of...

MARK P. MRVA age 45, of Richmond Heights, Ohio passed away Saturday, July 9th, 2022. Loving father of twins Trevor and Travis, Madison, Melody, Eliana, and Olivea; beloved son of Stanley and Frances (nee Grad); dearest brother of Pete (wife Shiela) and Joseph (wife Vonnie); dear uncle, nephew, cousin and friend of many.

Mark grew up in Willoughby Hills and...

SHIRLEY C. MLINARCIK (nee WEHRUNG), most dearly beloved wife of the late John; loving mother of Terri Garrard (Ken Muessig), John (wife Linda), Kathy Donahue (husband Mark), Kelly Hollinshead (husband Edward), and the late Tammi Carney; devoted grandmother of Michael (Carli) Garrard, John (Victoria) Garrard, Kelley (Branden Hernandez) Carney, Kevin Carney, Sarah (Drew) Lima, Johnathan (Kelsey) Mlinarcik, Amy (Sean) Spellacy,...

MARY RITA IMMORMINO – REVOCK, aged 92 years, beloved wife of the late Eugene Richard Revock, devoted daughter of the late Anthony and Florence (nee Sladek) Immormino, cherished sister of Salvatore “Sam” (deceased) (wife Barbara), loving aunt to Deborah Immormino and Nina Immormino – Roddy (husband John Roddy III), fond great-aunt to Kimberly Kascak.

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MARY LOU LAMBERT (nee Kiernan) age 86, beloved wife for 61 years of the late John F. “Jack”; loving mother of Lori Hoover (husband Jerry), Kathy Whitely (husband Dan), Patrick (wife Sara), Scott (wife Diane), and Mike (wife Jennifer); devoted grandmother of Jason (Julie), Ryan (fiancé Karalee) and Aaron Hoover, Gavin, Bryan, Morgan (fiancé Mike), Austin (fiancé Steffanie) and Nolan...

MARY ZELEZNIK, 83 years old, passed away on July 6, 2022 at Hospice of the Western Reserve in Cleveland. Daughter of the late Andrew and Alojzia Zeleznik (nee Penca). Also preceded in death by her siblings Lillian Zeleznik, and Jean (Elmer, deceased) Turk. She is survived by her sister, Josepha (Richard, deceased) Strauss, and many nieces, nephews and cousins.

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MATTHEW G. BUEHNER age 46, beloved son of Lawrence and Diane (nee Baughman); loving brother of Christopher (wife Jill) and Benjamin (wife Heather); devoted uncle of Noah, Luke, Brandon, Hannah, George and Sophie; dearest nephew of Janet and Randy Nowak, Mary and David Rupert, Steven and Nan Baughman; dear cousin and friend of many.

Matthew was born on January 15,...

MAUREEN E. HEDRICK (nee Joyce) age 57, beloved wife for 34 years of Scott; loving mother of Caitlin Coburn (husband Carl) and Julia Hedrick (husband Adam Beeler); devoted grandmother of Cora Coburn; cherished daughter of Stella (nee McLaughlin) and the late Edward Joyce; dearest sister of Vince, Terry, Kathy, Marybeth, Patti, Julia, Sally, and the late Sue; dear aunt and...