Obituaries

DENNIS L. GROGAN, JR. aged 78 years, beloved husband for 56 years to Juana Fustes Grogan (nee Amores), dear father of John, Maria Ule (husband Doug) and Michael, (wife Alma), loving grandfather of McKenzie , Cody and Kevie Grogan, Tricia Ule, Casey Roubic (husband Aaron), Heather and Joey Ule, devoted son of the late Dennis L. Sr. and Nellie Belle...

KAREL SIMBARTL age 90, beloved husband for 61 years of Linda (nee Hicks); loving father of Karel J. Simbartl (wife Loretta) and Karen Fantozzi (husband James); devoted grandfather of Katerina DiFranco (husband John), Anthony Fantozzi (fiancé Kiley Blazek), Jennifer Simbartl, Marine PFC Nicholas Simbartl, and soon to be great-grandfather; cherished son of the late Joseph and Marie Simbartl; loving brother...

MARIE GEORGE (nee Nightingale), age 66, of Wickliffe, passed away December 21, 2021, in the loving care of her family and was commended to the loving arms of God. Marie’s life was filled with family, faith and friends, and in return she filled others with an abundance of love. She lived each day with the mindset that it was the...

WILBUR R. BUTLER, JR. age 78, beloved husband for 21 years of Sandi J. (nee Burkholder); loving father of Cynthia (Paul) Carson, Dawn (Jason) Perry, Casey Carson, Jamie (Ty) Vance, Jana (Chris) Modarelli; devoted grandfather of Jack, Katie, Zoey, Dylan, Lana, Jayce, Olivia, and Ella and great-grandfather of Westyn and Landon; cherished son of the late Wilbur R. and Stella...

MARGARET ELIZABETH WINSLOW (nee Wheeler), aged 79 years, dearly beloved wife for 47 years to Vincent C., loving mother of Thomas (wife Denise), Kimberly, Kristen Fritz (husband Jeff), Kathleen Thrasher (husband Jay) and Michael, treasured grandmother of Madeleine, Katerine, Virginia and Veronica, devoted daughter of the late Henry and Mary (nee Fabian) Wheeler, cherished sister of Henry Wheeler and the...

RICHARD A. ENGEL age 76, beloved husband of Karyn “Kate” (nee Janezic); father of Brian (wife Yumi) and Debbie Greenberg (husband Brian); grandfather of Benjamin, Nathan, Keigo, and Kenji; son of the late Louis and Beverly (nee Goodman); brother of Hope Engel-Gorecki (husband Russel Bzoza), Gary (wife Marilyn), Marc Steindler (wife Gail), and the late Robin Steindler; brother-in-law of Chriss...

ALLAN D. DeVICTOR age 76, beloved husband of the late Eleanor (nee Kost) and former husband of Christine Homansky (nee DiFilippo); loving step-father of Karen Manning (Tim Clancy), Kristen Spavelko (Rick), and Kathryn Mullinger (Dan); devoted Papa of 10; cherished son of the late James and Helen (nee Allison); dearest brother of the late James; dear uncle of Michelle Dunay...

KATHLEEN M. “KAY” (DiFRANCO) QUINLAN age 82, beloved mother of Colleen (Kovac) Wilson (husband Mark), Gina Varcelli, Elena DiFranco, twins Anthony “TJ” DiFranco and Kathleen Zdanowicz (husband Thomas) and Jenifer Goodwin (husband Michael) and mother-in-law of Harry Varcelli; devoted grandmother of 14 and great-grandmother of 5; cherished daughter of the late John and Mary (nee Boyle) Quinlan; treasured sister of...

FRANK A. PERCACIANTE, III,  age 41; beloved husband for 16 years of Megan (nee Macho); loving father of Mia, Madeline and twins Sophia, and Francesca “Frankie”;  cherished son of  Frank A.  and Lois (nee Vedmar); dearest brother of Jenny Rigo (husband Keith) and twins Jacklyn Price (husband Andrew) and Nicole “Nikki”; devoted grandson of Rita (nee Carroscia) and the late...

April 23, 1938 – December 17, 2021

JACQUELINE ANN AGNEW (nee Riggle) age 83. Beloved wife for 52 years of the late Charles W. Agnew Jr.; loving mother of Kimberly Smith (Stanley) and the late Charles A., III and Robert P.; dearest grandmother of Anna Collins and the late Michael C. Collins, Jr. and great grandmother of Nicole Collins and...

ANTON FARAGUNA age 87, passed away on December 17, 2021, which was the day before his birthday in the United States, but actually on his birthday in Croatia; cherished son of the late Anton and Dinka (nee Batelic); dearest brother of Angela Blecic (husband Milan), Lidija Verbanac (husband Ilario), Viktor (wife Milena), Miro, Miranda Casagranda (husband Tony, deceased), and the...

DORA LEE SUTTLES (nee Giles) age 78, beloved wife of the late McKinley Suttles Sr.; loving mother of McKinley Suttles Jr., Darrin Edward Suttles (wife Donna), Deborah Jean Suttles, and the late Carol Ann Suttles; devoted grandmother of Brittany Fluker (husband Bryant), Tirone, Keiairra, Bryant R., Christopher McKinley, Devin, and Daylin Suttles and great-grandmother of Harmony and Bryah; cherished daughter...

DIANA S. HARRILL (nee Poland) age 69, beloved wife for 48 years of Ivan; loving mother of Matthew (wife Amy) and Sharon Burns; devoted grandmother of Allen Jr., Desiree, Zachary, and Destiny Burns, Carter and Makenzie Harrill, Taylor Thomas, Victoria Miller, Cory Jackson Jr. and great-grandmother of Noah, Olivia, Jonah, and Kacen; cherished daughter of the late Thomas and Norma...

age 73, beloved husband for 46 years of Lina (nee Shaker); loving father of Rony (wife Laura), Alan (wife Stephanie) and Rema McVey (husband Dwight); devoted grandfather of Olivia, Owen, Maverick, Easton, Theo, Lana, and Valentina; cherished son of Milia and the late Najem; dearest brother of Nadim (wife Polly), Mathile Saad (husband Jean), Joseph (wife Nana) and the late...

MARIJA BRODNICK (nee Zupancic) age 96, beloved wife of the late John; loving step-mother of John (wife Doris), Robert (wife Hillary) and James (wife Janice).

Marija was born on July 9, 1925 in Grosuplje, Slovenia and passed away on December 14, 2021. She moved to Cleveland from Slovenia in 1969 and was a member of St. Felicitas Catholic Church and...

PETE LUCI, SR., aged 90 years, beloved husband of Sally (formerly Hudik) and the late Oma (nee Friend), dear father of Pete Jr. (Julie), Lew (Julie) and a daughter and her husband, cherished step-father of Kathy Gall (Peter), Matthew Hudik (Wendy), Beth Toth (Mike) and Joe Hudik, Jr. (Gina), loving grandfather and great-grandfather.

Pete is survived by his 96 year...

Mark S. Mytro was born on July 7, 1959 in Cleveland and passed away suddenly on December 10, 2021 at the age of 62. Mark spent his early years living in Streetsboro and ending in Chesterland where he graduated from West Geauga. After high school, Mark, always proud to be an American, enlisted into the United States Navy. He was...

JENNIE STUART (nee Soukup) age 95, beloved wife for 74 years of the late John; loving mother of John (Mindy), Judith Cosenza (Armand, deceased), Linda Loeser (Randolph, deceased), Gregory (Erika), Deborah Chlopecki (Richard), Robert (Lynda), Michael (Lora), and the late Victor; devoted grandmother of 15 and great-grandmother of 27; cherished daughter of the late Charles and Kathryn (nee Serra) Soukup;...

CHARLES ‘CHARLIE’ VELEBA age 66, beloved husband for 18 years of Bonnie (nee Rathbone); proud father of Travis; cherished son of the late Charles and Betty (nee Greenley); dearest brother of Jill Sell; dear uncle of Kim, Taylor (Jason), Abi, Jacob, Luke, Gavin, Regan, Dan, Kenny (Toni), Keegan, Logan and great-uncle of Morgan; son-in-law of Janet and the late Robert...

WILBUR F. “BILL” CONNEL age 85, beloved husband for 51 years of the late Linda (nee Worstall); loving father of Vicki Dziura (Jim), Cheri Shade (Bruce), Allan Connel, and Gregory Connel (Melissa); devoted grandfather of Jennifer Dziura (Andrew), Brian Dziura, Katherine Tousignant (Michael), Christopher Shade (Bonny), Nicole Myers (Evan), Erin Connel and Sarah Connel and great-grandfather of Vivian Sternick, Phoebe...