Obituaries

JUDITH A. STOFAN (SGRO) (nee Kempf) age 74, beloved wife for 20 years of the late Wayne Stofan; loving mother of Laura (nee Sgro) Valentine (husband Trevor) and Amy (nee Sgro) Bashein (husband Richard); devoted grandmother of Carter, Parker, Hayden, and Hadley; cherished daughter of the late Edward and Ann (nee Kolcaba) Kempf; dearest sister of James Kempf (wife Michele)...

MICHAEL TANKER, aged 73 years, beloved husband for 53 years to Rose (nee Mitch), dear father of Michael Tanker and Traci Flowers (husband Jim), loving grandfather of Nicholas, Alexis, Ella, Joseph and Paul, devoted son of the late George and Jeanne (nee Church), cherished brother of the late Cil Baker, fond brother-in-law, uncle and great-uncle. United States Air Force Veteran.

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MICHAEL DOMINIC BLASER, passed away Jan. 27, 2021 at the age of 51, son of the late Joseph Sr. and Rose (nee Intili), dear brother, uncle, cousin and friend. The family wishes to thank the Cleveland Heights First Responders for their help with Michael over the years.

Please meet for a graveside service on Friday, May 28, 2021 at All...

SALVATORE BELLI, aged 95 years, beloved husband for 69 years to Flora (nee Tamasi), dearest father of Dennis C. Belli, Leslie DiGeronimo and Lisa Belli (Tom Burke), loving grandfather of twins Alyssa and Anthony DiGeronimo.

Mass of Christian Burial Tuesday, May 25, 2021 at St. Paschal Baylon Catholic Church at 10 AM. Entombment All Souls Mausoleum. Family will receive friends...

KAREN M. WEISS (nee Kilroy) age 78, beloved wife for 46 years of Dale P.; loving mother of Teresa M. and Christopher J. (husband Tyler L. Groll); devoted grandmother of Breanna, Cassidy, Zachary, Monterio, Giavonna, Kyron, and Jackson and great-grandmother of Kahleah; cherished daughter of the late William E. and Estelle A. (nee Wolanski) Kilroy; daughter-in-law of the late John...

VINKO “VIC” PAULIC age 56, beloved husband for 24 years of Kelly (nee Rusnak); loving father of Nicholas and Anthony; cherished son of Zorka (nee Kucinic) and the late Mile; devoted brother of Ante and Zvonko Paulic, and Milka Walker; treasured son-in-law of Raymond and Sharon Rusnak; dearest brother-in-law of Jody and Paul Kiebler; dear nephew, uncle, cousin, and friend...

JUDY ELLEN LEVY age 82, loving mother of Perry (wife Lisa) and the late Eric Wiener (wife Lisa), and Stacy Elefteriou; devoted grandmother of Jessica, Jacqueline, Joseph and the late Michael Wiener, Thomas and Nicholas Goetz, George Elefteriou, Amanda and Kala Nero, Gina Catalona (husband Joseph) and great-grandmother of Aiden Wiener, Arianna Nelson, Gianna Goetz, Devin and Jayce Bene, Aundrea...

ANTHONY J. ROMAN age 101, beloved husband of Shirley (nee Nightingale-Sabovik) and the late Lillian (nee Pender); loving father of Joseph (Lynn), Debi and the late Tony Jr. (Patricia) and treasured step-father of Diane (Mitch) Slaby, Steven (Dianne) Sabovik, Linda Sabovik, and Carol Sabovik; devoted grandfather of Becky, Peter, Patrick (Mary), Sarah, Michelle, Michelle (Michael) Willis D.O., Stephen Sabovik, Brian...

SHIRLEY R. WAGNER (nee Ray), beloved wife of the late Laurence G.; loving mother of Daniel, Mary Petrovich (husband Duane), Joseph, Laurence, and Robert (wife Jane, deceased); mother-in-law of Susan and the late Leona; devoted grandmother of Ryan, Daniel (wife Jacque), Matthew (wife Emily), Lauren (husband Chris), Katlyn (husband Zaid), Mark (wife Emily), Eric, Kat (husband Phill), Joseph, Kristyn, Sarah,...

MADELEINE JEANNE DAUTARTAS (nee Hamm) age 98, beloved wife for 47 years of the late Zigmas; loving mother of Peter (wife Joanne), Vytas (wife Barbara), Mino (deceased), and Madeleine Jr.; devoted Meme of Sheree, Angela, Shayla, Tavia (husband Christian), Jennifer, and Gavin and great-grandmother of Liana, Zen Raphael, and Stella; cherished daughter of the late Fernand and Amelie (nee Muntzer)...

REV. DANIEL P. REDMOND age 53, Pastor of St. Mary Catholic Church in Chardon and St. Patrick Catholic Church in Thompson. Cherished son of Brian M. (wife Karen) and the late Joan Marie (nee Flemming); dearest brother of Karen Redmond (husband Craig Loudermelt) and Mark (wife Jennifer); treasured uncle of Cpt. John-Connor, US Army (wife Cailynn) and Cullen; dear nephew,...

ROSALIE S. JORDAN (nee Grzych), aged 88 years, beloved wife for 62 years to David A., dearest mother of Gene, Mary King (Frank), Patrick, James and Dawn, loving grandmother of Michelle Erickson (Matthew), Frank King, Matthew King (Molly), Maggie King (Fiance Max Johnson) and Katlyn Marich (Matthew), cherished great-grandmother of Kirsten and Haley Erickson, devoted sister of 15 (all deceased).

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MARIA LORETA PINTO (nee Pucella) age 87, beloved wife for 68 years of Joseph; loving mother of Rossana Cherubin (husband Carlos) and the late Italo Pinto; devoted grandmother of Annamaria Cherubin (fiancé Dee Stankiewicz) and Alessandro Cherubin (wife Renee) and great-grandmother of Liliana and Valencia Cherubin; cherished daughter of the late Domingo and Teresa (nee Tarasco) Pucella; dearest sister of...

CAROL ANN LANG (nee Ammiller) age 77, beloved wife for 37 years of Dennis; loving step-mother of Charisse Stone (husband Daniel) and the late Barret; devoted grandmother of Lauren (husband Kris), Denise and Charidan (husband Tanner) and Cameron Stone (fiancé Carly); cherished daughter of the late Carl and Emma (nee Wisintainer) Ammiller; dearest sister of the late Donald Ammiller (wife...

John Andrew Vidziunas was born June 6th, 1990 in Hinsdale, Illinois to Ramunas and Kristina Vidziunas. He spent his childhood growing up in north-eastern Ohio where he graduated as a Jack Kent Cooke scholar from West Geauga High School in 2008.

John was an individual who took immense satisfaction in intellectual pursuits and autodidactic habits, teaching himself to code computers...

JAMES WILLIAM SHELTON, aged 79 years, passed away on April 28, 2021 at Hillcrest Hospital in Mayfield Heights. He was the beloved husband for 46 years to Janis “Jan” (nee Piwkowski), devoted son of the late J. Reid and Leah (nee Brown), cherished brother of Peg Snyder (husband Dick) and Pat Nierode (husband Dale), loving uncle and great-uncle.

James William...

Petar ‘Peša’ Bilaver, of Mentor, passed away on May 1st, 2021. He was born in Škabrnja, Croatia on April 12, 1946. He was one of 10 children to the late Tadija and Tereža (Banovic) Bilaver. Peša (an endearing childhood nickname) set his youthful sights on a more global dream and left his native land for further adventure, first through Italy,...

Barbara (Bullock) Schmidt, 87, of Mayfield Village, Ohio, passed away peacefully on April 28, 2021.

Always up for an adventure, Barb happily explored Vancouver, BC with 3 generations of family in 2017, enjoyed numerous bus trips with friends, and even dipped her toes in the beautiful waters off Fort Myers Beach this Easter.  Church choir, delivering for Meals on Wheels,...

RITA BRADSHAW-BEYERS; daughter of the late William and Lillian (nee Bradshaw) Beyers; sister of Joan Beyers (husband Peter Saunders) and Patricia Welle (husband David Welle); loving aunt of Colin Saunders, Elliot Saunders, Cristin Welle Hughes, Jonathan Welle, and Elissa Welle.

Rita was a tenured professor of English Literature and Film at Pace University for the past 55 years. She received...

TONI DAHER age 62, cherished son of the late Elias and Marie (nee Hanna) Daher; dearest brother of Diana Najem (husband John, deceased), Fadia Daher, Liliane Richa (husband Richard Jackson), and Nemtallah (wife Ghada); loving uncle of Michael Najem (wife Tara), Lena Salapski (husband David), Jad Richa (wife Nicole), Michele Scavdis (husband Tony), Justin Rassi, Amanda Rassi, Zoey Daher, and...