Obituaries

Born in the village of Cerchio in the province of Abruzzo Italy, Romeo crossed the Atlantic at the young age of eight on the last ship departing  from Italy before WWII broke out. With his mother (Loretta) and two sisters (Eva and Fausta) on the “SS Rex” they entered America through Ellis Island where he met his father for the...

KAREN K. PREZTAK (nee Piazza) age 60, loving mother of Theodore (wife Elizabeth), and Kerri (husband Ryan); devoted grandmother of Dominic, Riley, and Harrison; cherished daughter to Charles and Biruta Piazza; dearest sister of Audrey Luke, Marlene Onda, Katherine Sbrocca and John Piazza; dearest sister-in-law, aunt and great-aunt of many.

Karen was born on August 23, 1960 in East Cleveland,...

BRUNO H. BALDACCI age 101, beloved husband for 51 years of Glenda Faye (née York); loving father of Michael (Geri), Anthony (Mary Ward), Jodi Hager, and the late Daniel; devoted grandfather of  Lindsey, Brian (Elizabeth), and Nathan; and great grandfather of Vivienne; cherished son of the late Adolfo E. Baldacci and Erminia McPartlan (née Funai) and stepson of Peter McPartlan;...

VIRGINIA “GINNY” LOUSIE CALLEN died peacefully on June 11, 2021 after an extended illness.

She is preceded in death by her parents Earl and Agnes (nee Zimmerman) Callen. She is survived by her brother James (Deborah); nieces Rebecca (Adam Brandt) Callen; and Emily (Teresa) Callen. She was a graduate of Notre Dame College in South Euclid, OH. Ginny taught science...

RAYMOND A. MALBURG, aged 88 years, beloved husband for 48 years of Eleanor (deceased); loving father of Robert (wife Katie), Lisa McGraw, and Susan; dearest grandfather of Jacob Malburg, and Rachel and Richard McGraw; dear uncle of many.

Ray enjoyed spending his days outdoors or on his computer writing letters and emails and exploring the world through the internet. He...

LILLIAN E. JOLIAT (nee Vosmik) age 91, beloved wife of the late Richard E. “Dick”; loving mother of Pierre (wife Susan), Philip (wife Julie), John, and the late Michelle, Suzanne and Claire; devoted grandmother of Melissa, Michael (husband Patrick), Nicole and Amelia Joliat; dearest sister of the late Beatrice Malaska, Joseph Vosmik, Marie McGee, and George Vosmik; dear aunt and...

THOMAS PEKAREK, age 72, died May 26, 2021. Preceded in death by his parents, Helene (nee Jelinek) and Elmer Pekarek. Cherished brother of Sr. Diane, SND, Cheryl Bechberger and James. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Jerome Church on Tuesday, June 15, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. Memorial contributions may be sent to the Sisters of Notre Dame, 13000...

JOSEPH F. MUKICS age 60, beloved brother of Susan Weibley (husband Dean); devoted uncle of Fr. Michael Weibley, O.P., Kathryn Wayner (husband Michael), and Jessica Urban (husband John) and great-uncle of 9; cherished son of the late Joseph and Priscilla (nee Horvath); dear friend of Vera Grassy Seltzer.

Joseph was born on June 16, 1960 in Cleveland, Ohio and passed...

JOSEPH F. BUERGER age 91, beloved husband for 18 years of Nancy (McKenzie) (nee Boyd) and the late Ann (nee Polson); loving father of JoAnn Weinpert (husband Joseph), Michael (wife Louise), Sandra Frank (husband Kenneth), Joseph (wife Sharon), and Robert (wife Fay); fond step-father of Laurie Walker (husband Edward), David McKenzie (wife Lydia), and Karin Baker (husband Dale); devoted grandfather...

JANET M. KURTZ (nee Cvitkovic) age 67, beloved wife of the late Walter; cherished daughter of the late Charles and Ann (nee Degutis) Cvitkovic; loving sister of Robert Cvitkovic  (wife Lynn) dearest aunt of Michelle Perez (husband Joseph) and great-aunt of Lexi.

Janet was born on September 15, 1953 and died peacefully on June 1, 2021 in Sarasota Florida.  She...

BYRON D. JUDY, aged 90 years, beloved husband of the late Marilyn C. (nee Mulcahy), dear father of Peter (wife Dana), Matthew (Christine Petti), Michael (wife Verinique), Mary Kay and Patrick (wife Becky), loving grandfather of Peter, Nicole Dearth (husband Capt. Kevin, U.S. Army), Sarah Kendall (husband Sgt. Bodie, U.S. Army), Byron, Amayah, Ivory, Kaitlyn and Nathan, great-grandfather of Bodie,...

DANIEL M. GALLITO, age 87; cherished son of the late Anthony and Martha (nee Galewski); dearest brother of the late Louise, Beatrice, and Martin (wife Kay); devoted uncle of Peggy Heritz, Pam Bickel, Patti Grosel, Penny Burdick, Paula Shakelton, Paige Zaparaniuk, and great-uncle of many.

Danny was born January 25, 1934 in Cleveland and lived in Richmond Heights for over...

SUZANNE “SUZY” MARSTON NOVELLO BAKO age 58, beloved wife for 21 years of  Imre “Jim”; loving mother of Stephanie Bares, Matthew Bares, and Cory Bako; devoted grandmother of Nikki Bares and Domenic Kniss; cherished daughter of the late Mauro “Mo” and Constance “Connie” (nee Marston) Novello; dearest sister of Jan Vondrasek (husband Zeke deceased), Nancy Novello, and John Novello (wife...

BETTE J. HORWATT (nee Cole) age 88, beloved wife for 65 years of Thomas; loving mother of Cindy Morrison (husband Michael), Kris Rispoli (husband Anthony), and Katye Muha (husband Frank); devoted grandmother of Heather Shuster (husband Jon), Halle Dalrymple (husband Sean), Patrick Morrison (wife Sandra), Corbin Rispoli, Paige Parimuha (husband Nicholas), Makayla and Mitchell Muha, and great-grandmother of Grady, Gracyn,...

FANNIE M. HENSLEY (nee Keffer) age 80, beloved wife for 61 years of the late James R. “Bob”; loving mother of Susan Hinman (husband Richard), and the late Christopher James; devoted grandmother of Brittany Cox (husband Josh) and great-grandmother of Cassidy Jane; cherished daughter of the late Vena Mae (nee Blevins) and James Porter Keffer; dearest sister of Roy (wife...

Helene Sasko Love, age 86, of Lakewood, Ohio, passed away suddenly on June 1, 2021. She was the loving partner of Donald Singer for over 35 years. Helene was preceded in death by her parents George and Helen Sasko and by her siblings William, George, Jr. and Judy. Helene is survived by nephew Michael Sasko and five other nieces and...

ANDREA “ANDY” MOLICA age 79, longtime companion of Ida Weaver; loving father of Andy Molica, Jr. (wife Anne), Megan Longfellow (husband Roy), and Carmella LeMar (husband Josh); devoted grandfather of Emily, Molly, Anthony, Ellie, Zackary, and Evan; cherished son of the late Anthony and Mary (nee Russo) Molica; dearest brother of Anthony (wife Marie), Mary Jo Jakubowski (husband Walt), John...

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...