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Richard “Richie” Barille

Richard “Richie” Barille

RICHARD F. “Richie”  BARILLE age 66, beloved husband for 35 years of Donna (nee Patriarca); loving father of Danielle and Joe; cherished son of the late Nicholas and Lucille (nee Petti); devoted brother of Joe (wife Trish), Anne Vallone (husband Brian), Mary Ann Pokorny (husband Jeff) and his late twin brother Damian and Theresa Carlo (husband Bones); treasured son-in-law of...

Margaret Daly

Margaret Daly

MARGARET L. “MARGE” DALY (nee Jicha) age 87, beloved wife for 65 years of G. William, Sr.; loving mother of Linda Cardellini (husband Anthony, deceased) and G. William, Jr. (Deborah Bonser); devoted grandmother of Christina Cardellini-Rockey (husband Andrew), Sarah Daly, Jennifer Cardellini (fiancé Nathan Creviston), Steven and Audrey Daly; cherished daughter of the late Evatt and Louise (nee Davis) Jicha;...

Robert Knotek

Robert Knotek

ROBERT J. KNOTEK age 93, beloved husband for 64 years of Marian J.   (nee Klasson); loving father of Robert A., David A. (wife Lana deceased), and Joan Hinkle (husband Robert); devoted grandfather of Mary Kristen Morelli (husband Brian), Daniel (deceased), and April Lagman (husband Curtis) and great-grandfather of Matthew, Jenna, Ava, and Lucy Rain; cherished son of the late Robert...

Frank August Oley Sr.

Frank August Oley Sr.

FRANK AUGUST OLEY, SR. age 59, beloved husband of Tammy (nee Bane); loving father of Frank Jr. (Brittany), Brooke (Tim) and Brynn Oley; cherished son of the late Jake and Ruth (nee Minzer) Oley; dearest brother of Barbara Peterson (deceased) (husband Daniel); dear son-in-law of Cinda Durachinsky and Jess Bane (wife Sandra); beloved nephew, uncle, great-uncle, cousin, brother-in-law and friend...

Sr. Rosemary Gouttiere, Osu

Sr. Rosemary Gouttiere, Osu

Joie de Vivre!

Always a lady…infectious laughter…ever a Maumee girl…faithful daughter of Angela…well pressed and sharply turned out…compassionately supportive…phrases that all spring to mind immediately when we recall Sister Marie Michelle whose life spanned nine decades in northern Ohio.  An Ursuline sister for 70 years, Sister Marie Michelle loved her family, her community and her varied ministries that introduced her...

Milena Drobnic

Milena Drobnic

MILENA DROBNIC (nee Lavrencic) age 86, beloved wife of the late Lojze “Louis”; loving mother of Daniel Drobnic of Downers Grove, Illinois and Nancy Malone (husband Raymond) of Kirtland; grandmother of Ashley and Nicole Malone, and Daniel and Abigail Drobnic; daughter of Matija and Marija (nee Kobal) Lavrencic; cherished sister of Sreco Lavrencic, Marinka Lavrencic and the late Ivanka Nusdorfer...

John N. Jouriles

John N. Jouriles

JOHN N. JOURILES, age 95, beloved husband of Ellen (Stamulis) for sixty-seven years, father of Nick, Tim (d. 1959), Joan and Greg, grandfather of Philip Jouriles, Josh Lory, Jennifer Jouriles and Asa Lory, passed away peacefully on November 12, 2020. A great mentor and friend, John was loved by those who knew him for his warmth, generosity, and humor.

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Albert Jurcisek

Albert Jurcisek

ALBERT J. JURCISEK, “Big Al” “33”, aged 82 years, beloved husband for 59 years to Nancy Lynne (nee Cala), dear father of Anne Marie Grapo (John), Debi Hunt (James – deceased), Joseph (Sandra), Peggy Clarke (Chuck), Christine Johnson (Ron) and John (Jennifer), loving grandfather of 15 and great-grandfather of 5, cherished brother of Jan Fudurich, treasured uncle and great-uncle to...

Sofija Matic

Sofija Matic

SOFIJA MATIC (nee Milicevic) age 77, beloved wife of the late Pero; loving mother of John (wife Christine), Josie, Joe (wife Anita) and the late Baby Anton; devoted Baba (grandmother) of John, Danny, Nikolas, CJ and affectionately known as Baba to Maria, Alyssa and Joey; treasured daughter of the late Ivo and Kata Milicevic; dearest sister of the late Lucija...

Virginia Mcgowan

Virginia Mcgowan

VIRGINIA ANN McGOWAN (nee Papierski) age 95, beloved wife for 52 years of the late John Francis; loving mother of Monica Daugherty (husband Andrew); devoted grandmother of Michael Daugherty; cherished daughter of the late Walter Papierski and Leona Kielman (nee Noruk) (husband Stephen, deceased); dearest sister of the late Walter Papierski (wife Dolly); dear aunt and great-aunt of many.

Virginia...

Ronald B. Brandt Ii

Ronald B. Brandt Ii

RONALD B. BRANDT II passed away on October 29th, 2020. His last job was at Norman Noble. He enjoyed working on cars. He was a handy man at most everything. Survivors are his mother, Mary D Johnson, his sister Anamarie Polito, his nephew Nick Polito (wife Angel and their two children), niece Angelica Polito, his aunt Nada Kovacic and many...

Latify Shibley

Latify Shibley

LATIFY SHIBLEY (nee Abounader) age 97, passed away November 6, 2020.

Latify was born into a farming family in Aitaneet, Lebanon, a small village of predominantly Maronite Christians.  The family grew lentils, olives, figs and wheat, and Latify and her siblings all pitched in.  When Latify was 14, her parents arranged her marriage to Raymond Shibley, a Lebanese American from...

Doris Goga

Doris Goga

DORIS ANN GOGA (nee Kvasnicka) age 82, beloved wife for 38 years of Gary; loving mother of Maria Lang (deceased), Anita Spaeth (deceased) (husband Dale), and Christina Kelland (husband Jim); cherished daughter of the late James and Anna (nee Koran) Kvasnicka; dearest sister of the late James Kvasnicka (wife Ausma, deceased); dear aunt of David, Eric and Brian Kvasnicka.

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Santo “Sandy” Aprile

Santo “Sandy” Aprile

SANTO “Sandy” APRILE age 93, born on December 30, 1926 and died peacefully November 4, 2020. He was the beloved husband for 66 yrs of the late Antoinette and will be deeply missed by his loving children: Debra Wert (husband James), Manny (wife Audrey), Lisa Wolfgram (husband Michael), and Charlene Smrdel (husband Gregory); devoted grandfather of Tera Cowdin (husband Ryan),...

Timothy Ward

Timothy Ward

TIMOTHY J. WARD, beloved husband of the late Carol (nee Ray); loving father of Nora Yoskovich (husband Barry), Thomas (wife Christine), Timothy P. (wife Denise), and Michael (wife Suzi); devoted grandfather of 10 and great-grandfather of 5.

Tim was born in Cleveland Oh and passed away on November 6th 2020. Tim resided in Cleveland until moving to Kirtland in 1992....

Josephine Strle

Josephine Strle

JOSEPHINE STRLE age 91, beloved wife of the late Anthony; loving mother of Josephine Roberts (husband Rick), Helen Strle, Bernadette Duffy (husband Charles) and Elizabeth Melito; cherished grandmother of Jessica Graf (husband Phil), Eric Roberts (fiancé Isabelle Muich), Joseph, Christina, Marisa and Emma-Alexa Melito; and great-grandmother of Lynden and Bryson; cherished daughter of the late Joseph and Ann (nee Miklavcic)...

Mollie E. Jurecic

Mollie E. Jurecic

MOLLIE E. JURECIC (nee Drobnic), aged 95 years, beloved wife of the late Louis, loving mother of Anna-Marie Mozzicato, Robert L. (Marion), David M. and the late Theresa, dear grandmother of 4 and great-grandmother of 4.

NO FLOWERS PLEASE.

Family requests and donations be made to St. Mary of the Assumption Church (Collinwood), 15519 Holmes Ave., Cleveland, OH 44110.

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Joseph Lazzaro

Joseph Lazzaro

JOSEPH S. LAZZARO age 94, beloved husband for 67 years of Mary A. (nee Lipari); loving father of Linda A., Stephen T. (wife Lisa) and Joseph C. (wife Denise); devoted grandfather of Joseph (wife Tamara), John (wife Alyssa), Stephen and Charles Lazzaro and Nicholas Burns (husband Benjamin Ammon); cherished son of the late Sebastian and Rosalie (nee Santora); dearest brother...

Mary A. Magocsy

Mary A. Magocsy

MARY A. MAGOCSY, RN, BSN, MBA, aged 62 years, beloved daughter of the late Albert Sr. and Esther (nee Schmidt), loving sister of Susan and the late Albert Jr., Karen and Jimmy, survived by dear cousins and cherished friends, preceded in death by her beloved family friend, Roxie Dixon. Contributions in memory of Mary suggested to the Cleveland Food Bank,...

Gaetano “Guy” Lisi

Gaetano “Guy” Lisi

GAETANO “GUY” LISI age 90, beloved husband for 63 years of Arlene  (nee Kostansek); loving father of Lorie Heitzer (husband Bill) and Linda Melchior (husband Steve); devoted Poppy of Lauren Crane (husband Andrew), Alexandria Duchaj (husband Joe), Dustin Melchior (wife Emilee), and Marisa Melchior and great-grandfather of Calen Melchior and Benjamin Crane; cherished son of  the late Oresta and Emma;...