Obituaries

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Robert Russell Erxleben

Robert Russell Erxleben

ROBERT RUSSELL ERXLEBEN age 91, beloved husband for 70 years of Rose Marie (nee DeMell); loving father of Gary (wife Kimberly), Ronald (wife Joyce) and the late Russell (wife Cindy) and Linda Krupienski; devoted grandfather of 8 and great-grandfather of 4; cherished son of the late Russell Erxleben, Florence (nee Hahn) and William Kleinsmith; dearest brother of the late Eileen....

Roland Horvath

Roland Horvath

ROLAND J. “RON” HORVATH age 89, beloved husband for 50 years of the late Dorothy “Dot” (nee Emrick) Horvath; loving father of Mark “Jack” (wife Carol), Jeffrey M. (wife Jacqueline), and the late Nancianne J. Ohlinger (husband James); devoted grandfather of John W. Riester, MD, Katherine M. Maynard (husband Jordan), Scott J. Horvath, Daniel J. Horvath (wife Christina Koness), Steven...

Hannelore Martin

Hannelore Martin

Hannelore (Lore) Martin of South Euclid passed away January 10, 2021. She was born to Karl and Fanny Geier on August 16, 1933 in her beloved Heidelberg, Germany. She was preceded in death by her two older brothers, Roland and Karl. She met Kenneth Lewis on an Easter Sunday in 1956 while he was stationed in Germany with the U.S....

Anthony Simiele

Anthony Simiele

ANTHONY D. SIMIELE, aged 58 years, dearly beloved son of Joann (nee Ciarlillo) and the late Tony, dear brother of Robert (deceased) (Danielle), Dina and Michelle DeSciscio, loving uncle of Olivia, Gabriella, Hanna, Alexandra and Angelo, cherished nephew, cousin and friend to many.

Anthony Dean Simiele was born on November 5, 1962 in Cleveland, OH and passed away January 15,...

Sister Mary Roman Ress, Snd

Sister Mary Roman Ress, Snd

Sister Mary Roman was welcomed into eternal life on Wednesday, January 13. Sister would have celebrated her Jubilee of Joy, 75 years of religious profession, this summer. After teaching in elementary and secondary schools, Sister dedicated her life to the service of others as a nurse. She used her gifts and talents as a staff nurse with direct patient care;...

Alicia Orel

Alicia Orel

ALICIA IRENE OREL

Alicia Irene Orel (Milewski), age 93, passed away on January 15, 2021. Alicia was born on July 28, 1927 in Cleveland Ohio to Konstanty and Leokadya (Miloszewski) Milewski. She married Ted Orel on September 27, 1947. They celebrated 73 years of marriage until Ted’s death on January 5, 2021 and Alicia looked forward to joining Ted in...

Michael Regan

Michael Regan

MICHAEL B. REGAN  age 68, beloved husband for 35 years of Patricia (nee Betcher); loving father of Jeremy (wife Kellie) and Mitchell and step-father of Alicia Ours (husband John) and Cynthia Swatowski (husband Paul); devoted grandfather of Audrey, John “JP”, and Wyatt; cherished son of the late Bernard and Mary (nee O’Donnell) and son-in-law of Marian and the late Charles...

Daniel Joseph Mccarthy

Daniel Joseph Mccarthy

DANIEL JOSEPH MCCARTHY age 87, beloved husband of the late Bobbie Jean McCarthy  (nee Gibson); loving father of Kathleen Ann Platt (Herbert), Margaret Elizabeth Fitzpatrick, Ileen Marie Litton (Canie Burns), Daniel Joseph McCarthy IV, Ruby Helen Miller (Richard), and the late Bobbie Jean Sattley; devoted grandfather of 18 and great-grandfather of many; cherished son of the late Daniel Joseph McCarthy...

Paul “Ray” Klinko

Paul “Ray” Klinko

PAUL “Ray” KLINKO age 94, beloved husband for 66 years to the late Contalia “Connie” (nee Giannetti); loving father of Lori (Richard Mlodzik) and Kelly; cherished son of the late Paul and Elizabeth (nee Szeman); dearest brother of the late Stephen (wife Mary deceased); dear uncle and great-uncle of many. WWII U.S. Navy Veteran.

Paul Ray Klinko was born and...

Charles K. Hartmann

Charles K. Hartmann

CHARLES K. HARTMANN age 81, beloved husband of the late Marie (nee Orban); loving father of Marie and Charles J.; devoted grandfather of John Macalpin (wife Jacie) and Matthew Hartmann; great-grandfather of Adeline Macalpin; cherished son of the late Janos and Piroska (nee Schneider); dearest brother of Babi, Magdaline, and the late Dezso and Tibor; dear uncle and great-uncle of...

Doris J. Layman

Doris J. Layman

DORIS JANE LAYMAN (Czeto) 83, of Mayfield Hts., passed away on January 1, 2021. She was born February 13, 1937 in Cleveland to the late Edith Czeto and Stephen Czeto. Doris worked as a file clerk and medical receptionist for both the Cleveland Clinic and Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing in Cleveland. Doris spent most of her life as...

Virginia Hinkle

Virginia Hinkle

VIRGINIA J. HINKLE (nee AKINS) age 83, beloved wife for 63 years of the late Leonard J. Hinkle; loving mother of Beverly Doganiero and Kimberly Hinkle (David Strnad); devoted grandmother of Clinton Hinkle (wife Amy), Richard (fiancé Jamie), and Michael Doganiero; cherished daughter of the late Rev. Virgil and Mattie (nee Witt) Akins; dearest sister of the late Robert Akins...

Ted Orel

Ted Orel

Ted Joseph Orel, age 93, passed away on January 5, 2021. Ted was born on March 11, 1927 in Cleveland Ohio to Joseph and Wladyslawa (Opala) Orel and he married Alicia Milewski on September 27, 1947. Together, they raised three daughters.

After graduation from South High School, Ted served in the U.S. Army during World War II. After his honorable...

Michael Kozlowski

Michael Kozlowski

MICHAEL J. KOZLOWSKI age 70, loving father of Nicole (Shawn) Gray; cherished son of the late Joseph and Florence (nee Szlembarski); dearest brother of Joe (Kip), Toni, Jim (Debbie), and the late Marie (Bob); dear uncle of Kate, Liz, Ben, Molly, Mark, Jackie, Nick, and Matt, and great-uncle of many.

Mike, a man of many words, began causing havoc on...

Martha Schaberl

Martha Schaberl

MARTHA K. SCHABERL(nee Minut) age 94, beloved wife of the late Ernest C.; loving mother of the late Barbara Abate (husband Donald) and James (wife Karen); devoted grandmother of Alison Alfieri (husband Daniel), David Abate (wife Tina), Matthew Abate (wife Esther),  Michael Abate (wife Kacie), Thomas Schaberl (wife Marissa), and great-grandmother of ten (10); cherished daughter of the late Milton...

Angela Tucci

Angela Tucci

ANGELA R. TUCCI age 87, cherished daughter of Dominic and Josephine (nee Martino) Tucci; dearest sister of the late Jennie T. Russell (husband Richard R.) and Rita Harper (husband Clement); dear aunt of Jeffrey Russell, Rita Hauer, Kathleen Merydeth, Michael Harper, Edward Harper, Mary Beth Beattie, Laura Beattie, Kenneth Harper, and Susan Biltz and great-aunt of many.

Angela was born...

Connie Lou Clark

Connie Lou Clark

Connie Lou Clark (nee Pettet), age 71, beloved wife of the late Rich, loving mother of Jenny Fortino (husband John) and Chris Hendricks (girlfriend Michelle DeSantis), devoted grandmother of Sydney, Matthew, Jenna, Hanna, and Nathan, fond sister of Marilyn Tyhulski, Sherry Cerniglia, Ray Tyhulski and the late Rachel Anthony, dear aunt of Ashley Godfrey (Blake), Jessica Anthony, Tricia Lehr (Dan),...

Richard A. Richard

Richard A. Richard

Richard A Richard age 89, beloved son of the late Albert and Pearl (nee Zehnder); loving brother of the late Gloria Nelson and Lynn Richard; dear uncle of Donald Greg Nelson and Lynn “Lee” Richard; cherished friend of Rick and Su Morad and Jidu, “Grandfather” of Kara and Sean Morad.

Richard was born and lived in Twinsburg until moving to...

Joseph Difiori

Joseph Difiori

JOSEPH G. DiFIORI age 86, beloved husband for 66 years of Frances (nee Johnson); loving father of Vicki Croshier (husband Van, III), Toni Forte (husband Michael), and JoAnn Fischer (husband Frederick); devoted “grandpa Giuseppe” of Joseph Kocsis, Erin Kocsis, Jacob Bialosky (fiancé Courtney Sams) Michael Forte (wife Dana), Andrea Minello (Thomas Conklin), Elaine Forte (Ricky Frate), Van Croshier IV, Matthew...

Barbara C. Giallombardo

Barbara C. Giallombardo

BARBARA C. GIALLOMBARDO (nee Amato), aged 101 years, beloved wife of the late Philip J., dearest mother of Patricia Black (Richard) and Bernadette Capriato, loving grandmother of Nicole and Samantha Capriato, Rachel Lautzenheiser (Adam), and Zachary, Daniel and Dillon Giorgis, cherished sister of Charlotte Colman and the late Mariano Amato and twins Josephine Sassano and Clare Calderone, treasured aunt, grand-aunt,...