Obituaries

JAMES R. (JIM) JENKINS age 74, beloved husband for 49 years of Marie (nee Bykiewicz); loving father of Christopher (wife Kassandra); devoted grandfather of Caleb, McKayla, Morgan and Victoria; cherished son of the late Raymond and Mabel (nee Goden) Jenkins; dear friend of many.

James R. (Jim) Jenkins was born on April 19, 1947 in Cleveland, Ohio to the late...

GRACE MALONE (nee Previte) age 90, beloved wife of the late John R.; loving mother of Michael (Elizabeth) and Gina (Ronald) March; devoted grandmother of John and Jason March, and Andrew Malone; cherished daughter of the late Joseph and Catherine (nee Petrone) Previte; dearest sister of the late Russell (Theresa, deceased) Previte, Peter (Ann, deceased) Previte, Frank (Frances, deceased) Previte,...

JUANITA M. CLAPP (nee Huston) age 93, born August 27, 1928, went home to be with the LORD on April 7, 2022. She was the beloved wife of the late Frederick Scott Clapp Sr.; loving mother of Pamela Sue Reagan, Paul Scott Clapp (deceased), Frederick Scott Clapp Jr. (wife Mary), and Harry S. Clapp; devoted grandmother of Sarah Reagan, Suzanne...

VALENTIN KAVCIC age 88, beloved husband of Zdenka (nee Maletic); loving father of Tony (wife Natasa) and Tanja (husband Jay); devoted grandfather of Kyle and Carter McAbier and Peter, Andy, and Jake Kavcic; cherished son of the late Ivan and Maria (nee Kranjc) Kavcic; preceded in death by his brother Silvo Golja of Slovenija.  Survived by sister Mira Rutar, brother...

LT. STEPHEN BROWNING WAITE, JR. age 82, cherished son of the late Stephen Sr. and Gladys (nee Ferguson); dearest brother of Ann Masley (husband William, deceased) and Jane Waite; dear uncle and great uncle to 8 nieces and 3 nephews. U.S. Navy Veteran.

Stephen was born on November 16, 1939 and passed away on April 10, 2022. He grew up...

Nancy Kathleen Nagy (AKA Sally), age 77, passed away peacefully at her home April 8, 2022. Nancy was born to Ruth and Clark Brown. Beloved wife of George Nagy of 56 years. George will tell you 25 of them were happy as he left Nancy in Hawaii for their 25th anniversary and picked her up on their 50th. Nancy was...

CORINNE A. WOLENSKI (nee Karwoski) age 76, beloved wife for 53 years of Kenneth; loving mother of Lorinne “Lori” Chatkewitz (husband Alex), Kenneth Jr. (wife Chandra Barnett), Jennifer Wolenski and Kathleen Ayres (husband Marty); devoted grandmother of Jasmine, Jessica, and Kenny Wolenski, Ava Ayres, Dylan Chatkewitz and Adrian Ayres; cherished daughter of the late John and EvaDell (nee Vickroy) Karwoski;...

FRANK P. RUSSO age 72, beloved father of Nadette Russo, Frank, (deceased), Shelly Marous (husband Chip), Vince (wife Shannon) and Tara Hanchar (husband Jeff); devoted grandfather of Arsom and Frankie Nasseri (deceased), Frankie Russo, Dominic Davis, Isabella Marous, twins Vince and Sam Russo, Enzo Marous, Landen and Mariana Hanchar and Charlie Russo; cherished son of the late Anthony J. and...

LISA MARIE MONTELLO age 56, cherished daughter of the late Salvatore “Sal” and Madeline “Madge” (nee Rose) Montello; dearest sister of Josette Merletti (husband Lew) and the late Anthony Montello.

Lisa was born on September 1, 1965 in Cleveland and passed away peacefully March 15, 2022, after a courageous battle with Rheumatoid Arthritis. She graduated from Regina High School in...

WILLIAM T. WALTERMIRE, SR. age 79, beloved husband for 42 years of Sharon (nee Malone); loving father of Joleen Bradley (husband Joseph), Lisa Poloha, Wendy Monastero (husband Mario), William T. Waltermire, Jr. (wife Kelly), Joseph Lavy (wife Zhenya), and Robert Lavy (wife Christina); devoted grandfather of Jacob Poloha (Megan Reed), Joshua Poloha, Kelly Buechner (husband Andy), Erin Natale (husband Brandon),...

Joseph Gresham Turner III, 64, beloved husband, father, brother-in-law, and uncle passed away on Thursday, January 13, 2022. Joe was surrounded by his loving family. Beloved by many and mentor to countless, “JGT,” “Uncle Joanne,” “Uncle Doe,” will be missed by all who met him.

Joe was born May 6, 1957, in Austin, Texas to USAF Col. Joseph Gresham and...

VICTORIA A. VLAH (nee Kovach) age 64, beloved wife for 38 years of Frank; loving mother of Lindsay Williams (husband Chief Matthew, USN) and Robin; devoted grandmother of Caroline and Madelyn; cherished daughter of Mildred (nee Tomsic) and the late Donald Kovach; dearest sister of Lynn Kovach, Christine Miller (Thomas O’Donnell), Edward (wife Ann) and the late Karen Russ (husband...

ROBERTA LOUISE VALENTINO (nee Wilenius), 84, beloved mother of Joseph Galati, Charles Galati (Lynne), and Gregory Giesse (Julie), loving grandmother of Joey, Ashley, Chuck (Bridget), Mathew, and Jessica Galati, Lauren Russell (Jesse), and Brandon and Kyle Giesse, dearest great-grandmother of Aidan, Noah, and Ian Galati and Layla Russell, cherished sister of Robert Wilenius (Francine), devoted aunt and great-aunt.

Roberta was...

VINCENT J. PIZZINO age 92, beloved husband of the late Lucille (nee Biank); loving father of Debra Pizzino; cherished son of the late William and Guseppina (nee Lenzo); dearest brother of Anthony (wife Annette), Grace InCristi and the late James (wife Sarah, deceased) and Sam (wife Lynn); dear uncle and great-uncle of many. U.S. Army Korean Conflict Veteran.

Vince was...

LOIS E. SWANSON (nee Johnson) age 98, beloved wife of the late Col. Ernest E., Jr.; loving mother of Leslie Stevenson (Mark), Sarah Schlotterback (Thomas), E. Victor (Elaine), and Kermit (Lynn); devoted grandmother of Kristen Knoll (Patrick), Ryan, Adam (Jennifer), and Jenna Phillips (Franco Ferrara), Peter, Linnea, and Evan Swanson and  step-grandmother of Brooke and Mark Schlotterback (Makenzie), Laura Shpak...

EVER CHARLES SMITH age 68, beloved husband for 28 years of Colleen (nee Roost); loving father of Patricia (Mark) Porter, April (Darryl) Herring, Ever Smith, Jr.,  Charles Ever Cooper, Charlie Cooper, Virgil Cooper, Candace Price, Shakeisha Cooper, Alex (fiancee Amanda) Smith, and Cassie Smith; step-father of Kelley Dea (Larry), Courtney Quinn, and Katie Abney (Anthony); devoted grandfather of 25 and...

LISA R. KRAEMER (LANG), Esq. age 67, beloved wife for 45 years of Richard S. Lang MD; loving mother of Jonathan Kraemer Lang, Esq. (wife Judge Deborah), Katherine Lang Smolko (husband Matthew), William Kraemer Lang, D.O. (wife Lauren) and Daniel Kraemer Lang (wife Megan); devoted grandmother of Cora, Jacob, Vivienne, Collins, Wren, Dawson, Barrett and Etta; cherished daughter of the...

SOPHIE PATRICIA VICCHIO age 94, cherished daughter of Frank and Lugene (nee Miceli) Vicchio; dearest sister of Anne and Marlene; sister of the late Dan, Angelo, Richard, Lenore, and Helen; dear aunt and great-aunt of many.

Sophie enjoyed golfing, traveling, and playing cards in her younger years.

Mass of Christian Burial Wednesday March 30, 2022, at St. Mary Catholic Parish...

On March 19 2022, Karen Lee Eierman (nee Passarello) of Madison Ohio, left this world suddenly to be in eternal paradise forever with the Lord. Karen was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and aunt. She always had a smile on her face. She always welcomed everyone into the house with a smile and a “Hi sweetheart”.

In the spring...

RICHARD J. WHITE age 89, beloved husband of Carol White (nee Paratore); loving father of Richard J. (Valerie), Patricia Gillen (James), Michael (Terri), Scott, and the late Donald R.; devoted grandfather of 11 and great-grandfather of 5; cherished son of the late Raymond P. and Angela White (nee Skul); dearest twin brother of the late Robert (Nettie); brother-in-law of John...