Obituaries

TERENCE M. RINI, aged 62 years, beloved son of the late Thomas M. Jr. and Josephine C. (nee McCreary), dear brother of Patricia Rohrer Ehmann (husband David – deceased), Jacqueline Kramer (husband Timothy), Thomas M. III (wife Carol) and Timothy M., cherished uncle and great-uncle.

Please meet for the Mass of Christian Burial Monday, May 10, 2021 at St. Paschal...

EDWARD R. LEONARDI, SR., aged 72 years, beloved husband for 53 years to Sandra (nee Zenz), dear father of Edward R., Jr. (wife Cheryl), Donna, Joseph (wife Ann) and Joanne Rugg (husband Warren), loving grandfather of 8 and great-grandfather of 5, devoted son of the late Edward and Durida (nee Sara), cherished brother of the late Raymond Leonardi and Joanne...

John Albert Spotts passed away peacefully in his sleep on April 28, 2021.  He was the youngest son of Mercedes H. Spotts (Ellis Island Honoree).   

 John was born on May 20, 1957 and was a graduate of Chanel High School and Cleveland State University. Upon graduation from college, John dedicated his life to public service as a Housing Specialist...

FRANCES D. PARISI (nee Lanza) age 93, beloved wife of the late Salvatore; loving mother of Dr. Joseph (wife Dr. Catherine George-Parisi) and Karen Farinacci; devoted grandmother of David (wife Alex) and Madeline (fiancé Kyle McKenzie); dearest sister of the late Helen Kaselak and Rosetta Gronowski; dear aunt and great-aunt of many. 

Frances was born on August 15, 1927...

ALBERTA M. KASTELIC (nee Hromulak), age 81; beloved wife of the late William; cherished daughter of the late Albert and Elizabeth (nee Hozdik) Hromulak; loving sister of Theresa Cammarata (Carmen, deceased), Bernadette DeMay (Deedy, deceased), Florence Sheredy (John, deceased), Sr. Elaine (Elizabeth), O.S.F., Albert Hromulak (Helen) and the late Edward Hromulak (Glady, deceased); devoted aunt and great-aunt of many.

Alberta...

ROSEMARY SLEZAK (nee Kascsak) age 92, beloved wife for 67 years of the late Anthony John; loving mother of Michael (Teresa) and the late Anthony Joseph; devoted grandmother of Michael (Celia), Julia, Matthew, Jennifer (Christian) and great-grandmother of Skylar, Taylor, Emerson, Maryjane, Rosalie and Maxwell; cherished daughter of the late John Kascsak and Helen (nee Megyesi) and treasured step-daughter of...

Lois Mathiellis (nee Morgan) passed away April 27, 2021.  Born in Cleveland, Ohio on August 27, 1932 to Ruth and Robert Morgan.  She was the step-daughter of Paul Niederlander and step-sister of Laverne Lawrence Mast.  Former spouse of Joe Saurich and Paul Mathiellis.

Mother of Jennifer Grande (Tony) Gram to Jill Nelson (Steve) Great Gram and “LoLo” to Noelle, Kyle,...

BARBARA A. KRAYKA (nee Lober) age 83; beloved wife for 48 years of the late John A.; loving mother of John A. II, Richard, Kathryn (Thomas) Mohan, and Robert (Amy); devoted grandmother of Riley, MacKenzie and Andrew Mohan and Isabella, Natalie and Olivia Krayka; dearest sister of Mary and the late John Stanton; dear daughter of the late Edmund and...

JOHN L. KREBEL, age 90, beloved son of the late John and Josephine (nee Smole), loving brother of the late Viola and Eleanor. U.S. Army Veteran. Mass of Christian Burial Monday, May 3, 2021 at 10 AM at St. John of the Cross Catholic Church, 140 Richmond Road, Euclid, concluding with Military Honors.  Private Burial at All Souls Cemetery. Arrangements...

Born on December 13, 1989 in Cleveland, OH, Peter passed away unexpectedly on April 24, 2021 at the age of 31. Beloved son of Tony and Vida Hauptman, Peter was born and raised in Mayfield Village where he was a machinist by trade. He graduated from St. Ignatius High School in 2008.

He moved to Los Angeles in 2016, and...

CARMELA L. SCHAFFER (nee DiPuccio) age 86, beloved wife of the late Walter A Schaffer Jr.; loving mother of Janice Brickman (husband Robert, deceased), Kathleen Beccia (husband Thomas, deceased), and Michael Schaffer (wife Mary); devoted grandmother of Michael Brickman, Joseph Varanese, James Brickman, and  David Brickman; cherished daughter of the late Rocco  and Pauline (nee Sbrocco) DiPuccio; dearest sister of...

GERALD GEORGE GROSS age 85, beloved companion of Marilyn Rood; loving father of Gerald, Eric, Darren (wife Hahn) and the late Dana and Sharon; devoted grandfather; cherished son of the late John and Zelda (nee Zimmerman); dearest brother of Gary and the late Jaqueline, John, Homer (wife Audrey, deceased) and Howard (wife Angela); dear uncle and great-uncle of many.

Gerald...

KATHLEEN “KATHY” A. BRADAC age 68; cherished daughter of the late Edward and Katherine (nee Yuras) Bradac; loving sister of Bob (wife Eudi) of Virginia, Phil (wife Shannon) of Illinois, Scott (wife Kim), Dave (wife Laura), and the late Edward Jr., and Mark (wife Deb, deceased); devoted aunt and great-aunt of many; survived by her adored feline companion Freckles.

Kathy...

JEAN V. SHERMAN (nee Cimperman) age 87, beloved wife for 68 years of the late David; loving mother of Cathi (John) Majewski and the late Debra Ross; devoted grandmother of Colonel, John Ross, Kristen Ross, and Daniel Zelna and great-grandmother of Jack and Theo; cherished daughter of the late Maurice “Max” and Ann (nee Blatnik) Cimperman; dearest sister of the...

MARIE REHMAR (nee Adams), aged 72 years, beloved wife for 44 years to Michael R., dear mother of Marc (partner Garrett Margliotti) and David (wife Jamie), loving grandmother of Abigail and Lucas, treasured daughter of the late Stanley H. and Doris (nee Birtic) Adams, devoted sister of Laverne Kaminski, Stanley Adams, Sharon Molvie, Delbert Adams, Karin Eisenhardt, Luke Adams, Alice...

MARIAN SCHREIBER HIGGINS, age 96, passed away April 19, 2021; beloved wife of the late Paul J. Higgins; loving sister of the late William (Leona) Schreiber and Ruth (Darrel) Shaw; dearest aunt and great-aunt of many.  

Marian was born in Cleveland on May 25, 1924 and spent most of her life in Mayfield Heights.  She was a graduate of...

SHIRLEY ANN KNIGHT (nee Speakman), age 83, passed away April 14, 2021. She was married to Nicholas N. Knight (deceased) and was the devoted mother of three: Nicholas (Carol), Vickie (Bill Hallisy) and Kenneth, grandmother of Brian and Eric, great-grandmother of Harper and Olivia, favorite aunt and adoptive mother of many. Shirley typed papers for many students at Mandel School...

Kevin Adams was born on January 11, 1977 in East Cleveland, Ohio.

In his youth Kevin attended East Cleveland schools and later attended John Hay High School. After high school he obtained his welding certificate. Kevin met his soon to be wife Starla in 1998, while developing a career with Cuyahoga County.

He later married his bride on July 27,...

JOSEPH FRANK GASPAR PETRIC age 77, cherished son of the late Joseph Louis and Mary Frances (nee Mlakar); dearest brother of Jo Ann Petric; dear cousin of Paula, Debra, Laura, Allen, Gregory, Robert, Leigh-Ann, David and Leslie.

Joe was born on October 8, 1943 in Cleveland and passed from this existence on April 14, 2021. He graduated from St. Joseph...

C. JAMES CARLSON age 78, beloved husband for 50 years of Deborah  (nee Juskiewicz); loving father of Kim Bordine, Cheryl Derby Okumu, Clarence James (Fatima) Carlson, III., Christopher James (Denise) Carlson, Victoria Drucker, Charles Jeffrey (Nicole) Carlson; devoted grandfather of Jarett Drucker, Adam Drucker, Anthony Carlson, Hannah Carlson, Tabari Iverson, Charlotte Carlson, Riley Carlson, Jessica Hunzinger, Brett Byrnes, Keri Simmerer,...