Obituaries

JUNE D. DAMIAN (nee Chapman) age 87, loving mother of Joanne, Jean Briggs (husband Dave), and John (wife Joelle); devoted grandmother of Joseph Kovalick (wife Liza), Mark Kovalick, James Kovalick, Lauren Damian, and Elaina Damian; cherished daughter of the late Leo and Florence (nee Carlson); dearest sister of Marie Limberg and the late Eddy Chapman, Mae Bryk (Stanley, deceased), Betty...

STEPHEN CHARLES SHAIA age 41, cherished son of Rodney and Celeste (nee Shaia); dearest brother of Paul (wife Rachel); devoted uncle of Jordan and Adam; loving grandson of Mary (nee Abood) and the late Charles Shaia and Richard and Nellie Shaia; dear nephew, cousin and friend of many. Survived by his K-9 companion Cannon.

Stephen was born April 19, 1979...

Paul H. Selfe, born May 21, 1943 passed away peacefully February 27th after a brief illness. Paul was a graduate of Mayfield High School. Married to loving wife Sandra (nee Lawson) for 53 years, Paul was a devoted husband and travel partner with a fondness for the mountains of Tennessee. An avid NASCAR fan and Ford Flathead V8 restorer, Paul...

SR. VIRGINIA LANG, OSU (formerly Sister Rose Anthony), daughter of the late Anthony and Evelyn (Roth); sister of the following, Anthony (deceased) (Nancy) and Marylyn Huffard (Verlin, deceased), beloved aunt and a member of the Ursuline Sisters of Cleveland with whom she shared 69 years of her life. Due to the pandemic a funeral will be held at a later...

JOHN F. REICHEL age 75, beloved husband for 55 years of Janet (nee Daniels); loving father of Stephanie Giatras (husband Troy), Renee Singley (husband Adam Chenoweth, deceased), and John E. Reichel; devoted grandfather of John Phillip Reichel, Alexander James Nino and Nicholas Troy D’Acenzo Giatras, and Logan Rose Haberny; cherished son of the late John and Margaret Reichel (nee Demmel);...

JAMES T. SWEENEY age 60, cherished son of the late Michael and Eileen (nee Byrne); dearest brother of Colleen Sweeney ( husband Herb Ascherman), Patrick (wife Sallie), Maureen Kallos (husband David) and the late Michael and Daniel; dear uncle of Christopher, Robert (wife Kaela) and Melissa Sweeney (husband Charles Taylor); dearest nephew, cousin and lifelong friend of many.

Jim was...

WILLIAM GRUNENBERG age 80, beloved husband for 49 years of Janet (nee Handley); loving father of James (wife Sherry), Frank, Heidi, and Paul (wife Nikki); devoted grandfather of Kathleen, Brian, Michael and Reese; cherished son of the late Franz and  Barbara (Arendt) (nee Molnar); dearest brother-in-law of Jennifer Janda, Russell Handley and Tracy Bassett; dear uncle and great-uncle of many;...

DENNIS M. PAUL age 65, beloved husband for 39 years of Sharon  (nee Gombita); loving father of Matthew, Anthony and Michele; dearest brother of Theodore (wife Jessica) and Melody and brother-in-law of Mary Ann and Daniel Fink, Gary and Marla Gombita and Joseph and Marina Gombita; dear uncle of many. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made in memory...

FREDERICK BERKELEY RICHARDS August 31, 1950-February 25, 2021, age 70, dear father of Leslie (Robert) Strachan of Hudson, OH, Timothy (Alicia) Richards of Chagrin Falls, OH, and Chelsea (Josh) Macklin of Upper Arlington, OH. He was the loving grandfather of Carter, Gavin and Brady Strachan, Jackson Richards, and Hugh Macklin. Dear brother of Frank “Buzzy” G. Richards (deceased), Susan R....

RICHARD “RICK” H. TILOCCO age 62, beloved husband for 31 years of Denise (nee Sirca); loving father of Taylor Reed (husband Mike), Rikki (Blake Gruly); known as Poppi to Michael and Ryan Reed; cherished son of Carol (nee Klug) and the late Joseph Tilocco; dearest brother of Diane Tilocco-Bird (fiancé Sam Tamburinno) and Joe Tilocco (Sharry); dear son-in-law of Florence...

JUDITH LYNN WERVEY (nee Nixon) age 79, beloved wife for 50 years of Richard; loving mother of Maria Savransky (husband Jason), Melissa DeGennaro (husband Nick), Richard (wife Megan) and John (wife Erin); devoted grandmother of Karrie Pfouts (husband Ben), Kandace Kuhnle, Karley Krahe (husband Matt), Nicholas and Marilena DeGennaro, Toran Savransky, Francesca and Denver Wervey and great-grandmother of Karson Krahe,...

DANIEL PERHAY, aged 74 years, loving father of Danny, Rebecca Barbalato (husband Victor) and Victor (wife Kate), beloved son of Olga (nee Kosoglov) and the late Daniel, dear brother of Judith, Elizabeth Zaller (husband John), Michael (wife Aundrea) and the late baby girl Perhay, fond uncle and great-uncle.

Dan was a graduate of St. Joseph High School (Class of ’64)...

SARANTOS A. “SAM” SARANTOS age 89, beloved husband for 65 years of the late Georgia (nee Mersinas); loving father of Ellen Reech (husband Jeff), Thomas, and Steven (wife Marjorie); devoted grandfather of Benjamin and Eric Sarantos; cherished son of the late Thomas and Helen (nee Koumlaky); dearest brother of the late Anthony (wife Jenny); dear uncle and great-uncle of many.

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CHRISTINA L. McCONNELL (nee Hewston), aged 36 years, beloved wife for 11 years to Myron, loving daughter of Curtis and Carolyn (nee Mack) Hewston, cherished sister of Juanita Hayes (nee Hewston) and Catrina Hewston, devoted granddaughter of Patricia Mack and Barbara Hewston, treasured daughter-in-law, sister-in-law, aunt, grand-aunt, niece, cousin and friend to many.

Christina McConnell was born November 28, 1984...

JOHN E. STEVENSON, age 91; beloved husband for 68 years and devoted caregiver for the last several years of Donna (nee Richards); loving father of Michael (wife Jane) and James Stevenson (Janet), and Patricia Cervenik (husband Leonard, deceased); devoted grandfather of Kathryn (Andrew) White, Amy (Gabriel) Macis, Matthew, Madison, and Michael Stevenson, and Leonard and Daniel Cervenik; dearest son of...

LORRAINE MARIE MAXIM (nee Dargai) age 86, beloved wife of the late Robert; loving mother of Kathleen Betlejewski (husband Larry), Patricia Hayden (husband Bill), David Maxim (wife Donna, nee Micco), and the late Baby Michael; mother-in-law of Michael Weikart and Rick Scheeser; devoted grandmother of Michelle and Robert Weikart, Rick Scheeser (wife Jess), and Lia Maxim and great-grandmother of Alexis...

DAVID G. SHERMAN age 91, beloved husband for 68 years of Jean (nee Cimperman); loving father of Cathi (John) Majewski and the late Debra Ross; devoted grandfather of Colonel, John Ross, Kristen Ross, and Daniel Zelna and great-grandfather of Jack and Theo; cherished son of the late Arthur and Ruth (nee Munson); dearest brother of the late Robert, Harold, and...

On Sunday, February 21, Lawrence “Larry” O’Donnell, loving husband, father, brother, uncle and friend, passed away at the age of 90.   A storyteller and master of the corny joke, Larry regaled his family over the years with made-up songs and tales of his childhood in Norwalk, Ohio:  Missing 13 free throws in a one-point loss to Milan, spitting across Main...

ELAINE R. LOGAR answered the call from her Lord and Savior to come home on February 19th.

In her lifetime, she was honored to be the wife of John and privileged to be the mother of Christine (Alex) and Andrew (Kristin). She will always be known as silly GrammeE by Nathan, Evan, Emery and Jonathon. Her remaining living family members...

Dr. JAMES JOSEPH CAINE, DDS, 84, of Chardon, Ohio, passed away on February 18, 2021 due to complications from surgery.   Jim was a graduate of St. Ignatius High School (1954), John Carroll University (1958) and the University of Detroit School of Dentistry (1962).   After serving in the Army, he set up his dental practice in Chardon in 1966, where he...