Obituaries

KAREN SEDLACEK (nee Gerber) age 59, beloved wife for 37 years of Chris; loving mother of Aaron and Katelyn; cherished daughter of the late Ronald and Peggy Ann (nee Parks) Gerber; dearest sister of Russ (wife Ellen) Gerber and Susan (husband Mark) Quick; dear aunt of Owen and Rachel Quick.

Karen was born on July 16, 1961, and passed away...

FREDERICK W. DYNYS age 64, died suddenly May 31, 2021; beloved husband for 38 years of Marilyn (nee Farmer); loving father of Christopher Dynys (Danielle Gordon), Anne Salzgeber (husband Scott), and Kimberly Dynys (Chad Slater); devoted grandfather of Shain Gordon; cherished son of the late Joseph and Norma (nee Bialy); dearest brother of Edward, Joseph (wife Shelley), and Steven (wife...

JOSEPH M. DELISA age 82, beloved husband for 59 years of Carolyn (nee Sopchick); loving father of Lynn Rosacco (husband Vince) and Matthew DeLisa; devoted grandfather of Nicholas, Daniel and Louis DeLisa and Michael Rosacco; cherished son of the late  Nicholas and Helen (nee Ference); dearest brother of Jack (wife Joan deceased), Bill (wife Lois), Janet Smith (husband Jeff) and...

On May 28, 2021 Patrick Howard Handley left this world. He was a beloved husband, son, brother, uncle, friend, and Poppy to his dogs. Pat was a graduate of Mentor High School. During his high school career, he was a Boy Scout and horticulture graduate. He enjoyed years of camping, biking, gardening, and hiking, especially on the Appalachian Trail. However,...

ROBERT O. MEHALIC age 96, beloved husband of the late Katherine A. (nee Stepetic); loving father of Robert M. (Barbara); devoted grandfather of Robert J. and Melanie K. (Ron) Drouin and great-grandfather of Olivia; cherished son of the late Stephen F. and Sarah Jane (nee Bytheway); dearest brother of James M. (Bertha), Shirley J. (Donald) Smith, Thomas K. (Judy), Sandra...

BETTY LOU ANDERSON (nee Modica) age 92, beloved wife of the late Carl Lennord; loving mother of  Linda Page (husband Barth) and John (wife Carol); devoted grandmother of Kristin Reginelli (husband Dan), Matthew Page (wife Jessica) and Emily Westbrook (husband Mickey) and great-grandmother of  Ryan and Lilyana Reginelli, Johnny and Andrew Page, and Abby, Lucy and Norah Westbrook; dearest “special...

MARTIN T. LISAC age 84, beloved husband for 60 years of Mimi (nee Straus); loving father of Simone, Nadine Heithaus  (husband Kirk), Martin (wife Rhonda), and Suzane; devoted grandfather of Matthew and Benjamin Heithaus, Owen, Ella, and Anna Lisac; cherished son of the late Matija and Alojzia (nee Racki) Lisac; dearest brother of the late Matija, Ivan, and Lojze; dear...

Ralph B. Hegsted Jr. may have peacefully left our world on Wednesday, May 26th, but his boisterous presence will always be remembered by all whose life he touched. Born in Vernal, Utah in 1939, he grew up in Pocatello, ID and received his undergraduate degree in accounting from the University of Idaho where he met and fell in love with...

Joseph R. Marotta – passed away peacefully in Arizona a few weeks shy of his 97th birthday.  Beloved husband of the late Maria and the late Elizabeth; loving father of Vickie (husband Bill) and Tom (wife Peggy); grandfather of Brennen and Nina; cherished son of the late Nunzio and Isabella; and dearest brother of the late Mary Cirincione (husband Charles...

DOROTHY BALINSKI (nee Molle) age 98, loving and devoted wife of the late Chester for 67 years; dear aunt and great aunt of many; cherished daughter of the late John and Kristina (nee Breznikar) Molle; dearest sister of the late Alice, Marie, John, Jean, William, Eugene, Joseph and Robert.

Dorothy was born on May 26, 1923 in Cleveland and passed...

CHRISTINE M. “CHRISSY” RYAN age 55, cherished daughter of Loretta O.  (nee Pastore) and the late Robert E. Ryan; dearest sister of Salvatrese “Sali”, Richard (Sarah VanGilder) and Melissa Valore (husband Scott); devoted aunt of David and Daniel Ryan SGT USMC, Alexa, Michael, and Marissa Valore; loving niece of Carmen Pastore (wife Delores, deceased), and the late Ralph Pastore (wife...

Joseph “Chick” Staresinic, age 94, of Cleveland, passed away peacefully on May 24th. Beloved husband of the late Elva (nee D’Ercole); brother of the deceased: George, Tony (Nadine), Mary Miska, Ann Chesnut, Michael, Steve (Alice), Rose Runjevac, and John; brother-in-law of Cathleen; dear uncle and great uncle of many nieces and nephews.

Family will receive friends to celebrate the life...

HELEN L. LITTLE (nee Hazlett) (formerly Collins) age 82, loving mother of Rose Burwell, Ernest (Mary) Collins, Marlene Johnson, Darlene (Scott) Hoch, John Collins, and Tom (Sherry) Collins; devoted grandmother of 11, great-grandmother of 19, and great-great grandmother of 1; cherished daughter of the late Waldo and Lena (nee Greenwalt) Hazlett; dearest sister of the late Barb Fay and John...

Janet B. Mannino (nee Benya) age 94, beloved wife of the late Bill; loving mother of Barbara Curran (husband Michael) and Marie Hickey; devoted grandmother of Katie Maluchnik, James Hickey, Anne Marie Curran, Patrick Curran (wife Heather), Adam Hickey (wife Julie), John Curran (wife Rebecca) and Christopher Curran (wife Marie) and great-grandmother of Gabe, Abby, Eddy, Devan, Grace and Finnegan;...

EDWARD MATTHEW O’CONNOR, aged 79 years, beloved husband for 52 years to the late Rita B. (nee Koch), loving father of Kimberly Tucker (deceased) (husband Darian – wife Cyndi), cherished grandfather of Joseph, David and Sarah Tucker, brother of John (Cynthia) and the late Collette O’Connor, fond uncle and great-uncle.

Edward was born and raised in Sharon, Pennsylvania and was...

JOSEPH MICHAEL TRZCINSKI, passed away May 23, 2021, aged 92 years, beloved husband for 70 years to the late Pauline Mary (nee Jergens), devoted father of John, Michael (Luanne), Mark (Ann), Matthew (Sheryl), Julie and Joanne (Robert Drake – deceased), loving grandfather of Angela, Christopher, Sarah, Mark, David, Hannah, Marc, Sean, Alena, Ann Marie and Alek, cherished great-grandfather of 6,...

Joseph A. Miller age 93, beloved husband of the late Mary J. (nee Koracin); loving father of Joseph (wife Patricia), David, Anne Shrum (husband Jerry deceased), Mary Lynn Dielman (husband Jay), and Patricia Long (husband Lonnie) ; devoted grandfather of Julie Wooten (husband Buddy), Christina Neal (husband Jason), Kelly Stovall (husband Jodie), Joseph Miller (wife Meagan), Lonnie Long, Michael Dielman,...

Robert Joseph “Bob” D’Aurelio age 77 was born August 13, 1943 and went to be with the Lord on May 21, 2021 after a long bout with cancer.  Bob D’Aurelio was the husband of 55 years to the late Eileen D’Aurelio (nee Sarlouis); father of Gregory (wife Joan), Michael (wife Debbie) and Brian (wife Kirsten); grandfather of Mercedes Prodan (husband...

MICHAEL R. VARCELLI, Sr., age 94; beloved husband for 62 years of the late Arlene (nee Tabasso); loving father of Michele Zychowski (husband Jim), Michael R. Jr. (wife Kathy), Joseph, Sr. (wife Linda), Roseann, Harry, and Anthony, Sr. (wife Donna); devoted grandfather of Michele, Michael, Jamie and Roseann, Christine and Audrey, Joe, Jonathan, Jessica, and Joshua, Ashley, Alicia, and Matthew,...

JOHN FABIANICH age 88, beloved husband for 63 years of Maria (nee Sustar); loving father of Stan (wife Kathy) and Helen DiFiore (husband Joseph); devoted grandfather of Nikolas and Aleksander Fabianich and Matthew and Julia DiFiore; cherished son of the late Marija (nee Marzic) and Mikola Fabijanic; Contributions may be made in memory of John to Hospice of the Western...