Obituaries

JOHN A. BUCHANAN age 82, beloved husband for 57 years of Joyce (nee Petric); loving father of John (wife Cindy), Wendy Zorman (husband Christian), and Brenda Buchanan (wife Terri Notte); devoted grandfather of Michael (wife Molly) and Mitch Buchanan (wife Brittany), Kathryn and Audrey Zorman and great-grandfather of Toby Buchanan; dearest brother of the late Robert Buchanan (wife Laura, deceased),...

JOSEPH DOMINIC RUSSO, The Honorable Judge Joseph Dominic Russo, Court of Common Pleas, aged 59 years, beloved husband for 28 years of Diana (nee Voulgaris), devoted father of Gabriella and Joseph, cherished son of Jean (nee Yenchus) and the late Dominic, dear brother of Dominic (wife Catherine) and Danielle Russo O’Hara (husband Adam), treasured son-in-law of Anthony and Helen (nee...

STANA MARIE GRILL (nee Mrsnik) age 93, beloved wife for 40 years of the late Valentine Frank; loving mother of Sharon O’Brien (Danny), Connie Moze (Bruce), and Cindy Flaherty (Bob); devoted grandmother of Lisa (Jeff), Scott (Paula), Sarah (Phil), Jason, Kathleen, Jimmy, and Mary and great-grandmother of Morgan, Jeffrey, Cecelia, Adhu, Charlie, Logan, and Lylah.

Stana was born in Euclid...

JOSEPH SUPONCIC, aged 72 years, beloved son of the late Joseph M. and Eleanor (nee Wysocki), dearest brother of Madeline Spolar, loving uncle of Linda A. Parker (husband John) and James B. Spolar (wife Sarah), cherished great-uncle to Romy, Rayna and Brayden. Joe was a proud United States Army Veteran.

Due to the Covid-19 epidemic, a private Mass of Christian...

GLADYS CLAY (nee Mosley), aged 86 years, wife of Louis B. Clay, beloved mother of Kevin Cylar (Carol), Nicole Culp (Tom) and the late Lamont, loving Nana of Jaida, pre-deceased by six siblings.

Our mother is the most amazing person that we know. She had unconditional love and would do anything for anyone. If you came to visit, you would...

JAMES W. TEKAVEC age 76, beloved husband for 50 years of Barbara (nee Doubek); cherished son of the late William and Julia (nee Gabriel); dearest brother of Beverly Sue Peck (husband Robert) and the late Thomas (wife Janice); treasured brother-in-law of Randall Doubek; dear uncle of Glen and Veronica Peck, Thomas and Chrissie Tekavec and great-uncle of Taylor Tekavec; fond...

WILLIAM ALEXANDER MASLEY age 75, beloved husband for 51 years of Ann (nee Waite); loving father of Tina Kraft (husband David), twins Teri Johnson (husband Bob) and Kate Springer (husband Donny), and the late Bill Masley III; devoted grandfather of Jordan (fiancé D.J. Pickus)  and Donovan Springer, Alena Kraft, Brynn Johnson, Jacque Kraft, Dani and Billie Johnson ; cherished son...

KENNETH C. SOHL, SR, age 98, died peacefully with family at his side on Sunday, September 26, 2021 at Richmond Heights Place. Kenneth was born on October 2, 1922.  He graduated from Cleveland Heights High School in 1939 and went on to become an engineer/draftsman at Eaton Corporation.  Ken and his wife, Julia, became residents of Richmond Heights in 1947,...

Jeryl (Jerry) Wasniak passed away peacefully in her home on September 19, 2021. Jeryl resided at Hamilton House in Mayfield Heights for 10 years.

Jeryl Ann was the beloved daughter of the late Clarence J. and Marguerite T. (nee Brennan). She is survived by her loving brother Clarence, his wife and devoted sister-in-law Paula, nephews Daniel (Rebecca), Christopher (Heather), Robert...

MARY L. “MARY LOU” GARDNER (nee Ciro) age 73, beloved wife for 49 years of Jerry; cherished daughter of the late Joseph Charles and Lillian (nee Lograsso) Ciro; dearest sister of Andrea Ciro Delmont (husband Shep Altshuler), Carol Fallon (husband Brian) and the late Lois Ciro; dear sister-in-law, aunt and friend of many.

Mary Lou was born in East Cleveland...

MONTGOMERY ZIGURDS MYER “MONTE” age 19, cherished son of Linda (Brian) Browne (formerly Myer) and the late Gregory; dearest brother of McKenna (fiancé Ben Ridgway), Grayson, Brianna Browne, and Connor Browne; beloved grandson of Gina (Zigurds, deceased) Vectirelis and Lonita (Dale, deceased) Myer.

Montgomery was born on April 1, 2002 and grew up in Newbury, Ohio. He was voted by...

Robert Ernest Botti, M.D., age 91, passed away on September 23, 2021. He is survived by his wife of 28 years, Betty (Bickett) and his seven children, Marianne Sheridan (John), Robert, Jr., Timothy (Melissa), Jean Lenk (Thomas), Mark (Laura), Susan, Patricia Delzell (David), 18 grandchildren, 9 great-grandchildren, many step-children, grandchildren  and great-grandchildren.  He was preceded in death in 1991 by...

FRANK EDWARD ZORE, SR., aged 100 years, passed away peacefully on Sept. 23, 2021 in his own home of 65 years, beloved husband of the late Anneliese (nee Merkle), dear father of Marie Mastin (Don), Frank E. Jr. (Rita), Janet Krasovec (Keith – deceased), Ann Zore (deceased) (Kieran), Carol Laurie (Jim – deceased), Edward (deceased) and Joan Presti (Samuel), loving...

Muriel M. Golden (nee Reeves) age 93, beloved wife for 43 years of the late Phillip A.; cherished daughter of the late Jean Benedetti Reeves, Floyd H. Kammer, and step-father Charles W. Reeves; step-mother of Patrick Golden (wife Kathy); dearest cousin of Anita, Melinda, Lisa, and Mark Benedetti, and several others.

Muriel was born May 6, 1928 in Scranton, PA...

BARBARA ANNE SBROCCO (nee Warren) age 69, beloved wife for 21 years of John; loving mother of Gabriella (nee Pitrone) DiRenzo (husband Anthony) and Dana Zagorski (husband Mike); devoted grandmother of Remi and Rocco DiRenzo, Emma and Charlie Zagorski; beloved daughter of the late Joseph and Virginia (nee Algeri) Warren; cherished niece of Yolanda Geraci (husband Nicholas, deceased); dearest sister...

CAROLYN C. HUNTSBERGER (nee Krabill) age 89, beloved wife for nearly 67 years of the late Jack Huntsberger; loving mother of Jeff (wife Sally) and Heidi Watson (husband Bill); devoted grandmother of Dave (Karen) Watson, Jason (Jess) Huntsberger, Steve (Megan) Watson, Kristen (Dean) Miller, Tim (Jasmin) Watson, Josh Watson, Sarah (Matt) Dorsky, and Nate (Ally) Huntsberger; and great-grandmother of 17;...

BARBARA J. KAPRALY (nee Kirkner) age 85, beloved wife for 59 years of Donald; loving mother of Edward (wife Pamela), Joan Sablar (husband Steve), and Jim; devoted grandmother of Michael (wife Rachel), Jessica Minor (husband John), Eric Sablar, Kevin Sablar, Olivia Barbara Jean Sablar and great-grandmother of Barrett Plesko-Sablar; cherished daughter of the late Edward Charles and Anne (nee Flannery)...

Louise D. Del Re (nee Mancini) age 96, beloved wife  of the late Joseph; loving mother of Carol Mengelkamp (husband Thomas), Nicholas (wife Virginia), Diane Jamieson (husband Michael), Marilyn Levand (husband Victor); devoted grandmother of John Mengelkamp, Steve Mengelkamp (wife Linda), Joe Del Re (wife Ariana), Melissa Tripi (husband Phil), Jessica Tripi (husband Tony), Michael Jamieson, Lindsey Nicholson (husband Alex),...

LOIS L. HAMILL (nee Link), aged 98 years, beloved wife for 74 years to the late Samuel H., Jr., dearest mother of Loren (deceased) (wife Leslie), Dennis (wife Laine) and Lynne Hamill (husband Tim), loving grandmother of Kim, Lisa, Tim, Justin, Todd, Amanda and Bethany, great-grandmother of 9.

In lieu of flowers, please donate to the Lois L. Hamill Memorial,...

MARY ANN COLEMAN (nee Zimmermann) age 93, beloved wife for 56 years of the late Robert M.; loving mother of Gayle Christie, Diane Shelleby (husband Edward), and Mary Ann; devoted grandmother of Clare Moran (husband John) and Mark Christie Jr. (wife Caitlin) and Edward Shelleby and Elizabeth Friedman, grand-dog Mulligan and great-grandmother of Emma, Colleen, Ella, Emmett; cherished daughter of...