Obituaries

DAVID LEE PALLER age 68, beloved husband for 36 years of Jean (nee Lilie); loving brother of Michael and Andrew (wife Leah).

David passed away at Hillcrest Hospital on Monday, December 8, 2020, from complications of the COVID-19 virus and pneumonia. He was born on October 20, 1952, to Ruth Neiger Paller and Darwin W. Paller. He was born with...

 

ANTHONY F.  “LITTLE A” IAMMARINO age 93, beloved husband for 70 years of Ann (nee Cuca); loving father of Linda Russ (husband Al), Anthony Jr., Mark (wife Amy), and the late Robert; devoted grandfather of Sarah Skrajner (husband David), Rachel Russ D’Amico (husband Steve), Thomas, Matthew, and Emma, and great-grandfather of Luigi D’Amico; cherished son of the late Frank...

CIRIL BENEDEJCIC age 89, husband of Cvetka  (nee Golobic); loving father of Rudi (wife Joan), Tom, John (wife Susan), David (wife Nicole), and Vicktoria Hitch (husband David); devoted grandfather of Jeremy McClish (wife Amanda), Andrew, Bret and Brady Benedejcic and great-grandfather of Riley McClish.

Ciril was born on July 22, 1931 in Slovenia and passed away on December 7, 2020....

LILLIAN C. D’AMORE (nee Bellinzoni) age 97, beloved wife of the late Pasquale “Pat”; loving mother of Natalie Davet (husband George), Cheryl Wargo (husband George), Michael (wife Barbara), and the late Kenneth; devoted grandmother of Patrick Davet (wife Kristen), Kelly D’Amore, Diane Sacco (husband Joseph), Michelle Wargo (William Williams), Melissa Rosa (husband Brian), Alaina Silvestrini (husband Michael), Tobia D’Amore (wife...

Jane C. Marszal age 80, née O’Brien, loving mother of H. Tracy Davido, MD (Scott) and Jessica J. Marszal, entered into eternal life December 6, 2020 due to natural causes.  Born in East Cleveland, Jane attended St. Philomena’s School, Ursuline Academy and Kent State University.  Preceded in death by her parents, Helen Dunnigan and Claude O’Brien, and her beloved husband...

VERA FAYE SIKTBERG (nee Bailes) age 84, passed away December 2, 2020, after a long illness. A much-loved wife of 60 years to Richard P. Siktberg, Vera was also a loving mother and grandmother. She is survived by her husband and sons, Robert (Robin) Siktberg, of Chardon, Ohio, and Mark (Solange) Siktberg of Orlando, Florida. She is also survived by...

MICHAEL J. ROGAZIONE age 72, beloved husband for 52 years of Kay (nee Morrison); loving father of Michael Jr., Christina, and Tracey (Lee) Baber; devoted grandfather of Mikayla (Mike) Chapman, Gianna and Ava Baber; son of the late Joseph and Rebecca (nee Frano); brother of Diane and the late Marianne.

Mike was born on June 29, 1948 in Cleveland, OH...

CAROL A. STRONG (nee Coogle) age 80, beloved wife for 56 years of Ronald Strong; loving mother of  Kenneth R. Strong (deceased) (wife Tammy) and Barbara Lustik (husband Gene, Jr.); devoted grandmother of John II, Tabitha (husband Matthias), Rachel, Anthony, Austin, and Zachary; cherished daughter of the late Kenneth E. and Ann (nee Buehner); dearest sister of James Coogle (deceased),...

PATRICIA J. FRAZINE (nee Keeley) age 71, beloved wife of the late Timothy J.; loving mother of Sara Savering (husband Matthew), Kelly O’Kelley (husband Christopher), Justin, and Daniel Frazine; devoted grandmother of Alexander Savering, Tristan, and Sydney O’Kelley; cherished daughter of the late Felix I. and Mary E. (nee Rose) Keeley.

Pat was born on August 22, 1949 in Cleveland...

Drago Prelog age 92, beloved husband for 67 years of Slava (nee Cebasek), loving father of Mary Prelog-Sams (husband Michael), Doris Smith (husband Robert); devoted grandfather to Nicholette Sams (husband Jason), Andrea Sams (Don), Daniel Smith; and great-grandfather to Lily Legan and Joshua Sams; dear uncle and great-uncle of many in Slovenia. He was predeceased by his siblings, family and...

Cherished daughter of Robert E. and Ruth A. Waschura (nee Welling); dearest sister of Jim (wife Leisa), Tom (wife Becky) and Jill Stevens (husband Paul); dear aunt of Alexandra, Audrey, Christopher, Harrison, and Jackson. 

 Joyce was born in Cleveland Ohio in 1959 to Ruth A. and Robert E. Waschura. She died peacefully at home on December 4, 2020. She...

Sister Jean Marie (formerly Sister Mary St. William), SND, age 93, died December 3, 2020. Preceded in death by her parents, William and Irene (nee Meiner) Dick and her siblings: Edward (Harriet, deceased), Lauretta Feran (Joseph, deceased), Harvey, Sr. (Elsie, deceased), and Lois Cramer (Daniel, deceased). Cherished aunt, beloved grandaunt and great-grandaunt; dear cousin; sister to the Congregation of the...

ALBERTA J. LITAVEC (nee Rudziensky), aged 80 years, beloved wife of the late George P., dearest mother of Bernadette, loving sister of Stephanie Dunn (husband Terry), cherished aunt of Christine Dunn (partner Leslie) and Michele Argo (husband Rick), fond aunt of Finn, Anna, Nate and Eva. Mass of Christian Burial Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020 at St. Gregory the Great Catholic...

TRACEY ANN NEWRONES (nee Miller) age 51, loving mother of Andrew Newrones; cherished daughter of Margaret (nee Wise) Miller; dearest sister of Barbara Tabak (husband Ronald); dear aunt and great-aunt of many.

Tracey was born in Cleveland on May 12, 1969, and passed away on November 30, 2020 in Alliance. She was a resident of Wickliffe, and prior to that,...

ALAN J. SADAR left this earth after battling cancer for 7 year.

He was the beloved husband for 30 years of Kathie; brother of Ken (Anita) and Gary (Lynn); son of the late Albert and Geraldine; nephew of the late Gerald and John; and dearest cousin.

Contributions may be made in memory of Al to Hospice of the Western Reserve,...

Francis J. “Frank” Filla, Jr. of Chardon passed away November 11, 2020 at University Hospitals of Cleveland from an illness. Per Frank’s wishes, his illness was kept private to avoid worrying close family and friends.

Frank graduated from Chardon High School in 1973 and was a lifelong Chardon area resident. He was best known as a retired Geauga County Deputy...

PAUL JOSEPH DANKO age 79, was born on February 20, 1941 and passed away on December 1, 2020.

He was the loving father of Dayna Krofta (Jennifer Marks) and Vince Danko (Kim Sutton); devoted grandfather of Veronica and the late Joseph Ray, and Marisa and Logan Danko. Cherished son of the late Louis and Catherine (nee Lesko).

No services will...

ANTHONY T. BALZANO age 35, beloved fiancé of Ashley Mahaffey; loving father of Daxton and Everett; cherished son of Donald Balzano (wife Lynn) and Susan G. (nee Ehrmantraut) Creager (husband Barry); dearest brother of Bryan Balzano and Megan Seibert; dear nephew, cousin and friend of many.

Anthony  was born on May 26, 1985 and died  December 1, 2020.  Anthony grew...

FRANK EDWARD TEGEL age 91, beloved husband for 67 years of Edith (nee Strumbly); loving father of Frank (Kristen) Tegel, Carl (Cheryl) Tegel; devoted grandfather of Alex, Hanna, Andrew, Nicholas, and Matthew Tegel; cherished son of the late Frank and Francis (nee Snyder); dearest brother of the late Edward (wife Joan); dear uncle and great-uncle of many. U.S. Army Veteran....