Obituaries

JANE ALBERTONE (nee Delaney) age 80 of Wickliffe, Ohio, died August 11, 2020.  Best friend and love of Dominic.  Loving mother of Michael (Barb), Jim (Bob), and Laura (Chris); devoted grandmother of Michael, John, Christina Albertone, and Marion and Maggie Musgrave; cherished daughter of the late James and Marion (nee Farrell); dearest sister of James (Maryann), and the late Helen...

CHRISTIAN CHERMELY age 90, beloved husband for 68 years of Joan  (nee Kopec); loving father of Michelle Cameron Bozeman and Mark Chermely (loving partner Suzanne Asplen); devoted great-grandfather of Matthew and Richelle Cameron; cherished son of the late Christian and Mary (nee Novak); dearest brother of the late Dorothy; dear brother-in-law to Marilyn Lang Frascona; treasured uncle to Barry Lang...

ROSE M. RICO (nee Baudo) age 92, beloved wife of the late Stephen; loving mother of Stephen, John (wife Marian), Rose Dombos (husband Jay), Frank (fiancé Susan Fabel), Joseph (wife Kellie), Robin Bradley (husband Bill), Richard (wife Lorie), Michael (wife Deborah), and James (wife Alice); devoted grandmother of 28 and great-grandmother of 12; cherished daughter of the late Joseph and...

PATRICIA A. WISKES (nee  STRASSER) age 90, beloved wife for 47 years of the late Luke; loving mother of Wendy Dusky (husband Stephen), Luke J. (wife Jennifer), Cheryl Brown and Joy Wachhaus (husband Paul); devoted grandmother of 10 and great-grandmother of 8; cherished daughter of the late Karl W. and Ann M. (nee Fielitz) Strasser; dearest sister of James (wife...

ROSE T. NEMER age 95, beloved wife of the late Norman G. Sr; loving mother of Norman G. Jr. (wife Rose, deceased), twins Doris A. Nemer and Diane M. Maroun (husband Nabil), Mitchel D. (deceased) and Charles A. (wife Donna); devoted grandmother of Christina Koehler (husband Timothy), David Maroun (wife Emily), Daniel Maroun, Sarah, Anthony and Katherine Nemer and Sean...

MARY M. SPIROS (nee Puruczky) age 88, loving mother of Debra Perse (husband Elmer, deceased), Kathie L. Krozser (husband Joseph) and Guy M. (wife Denise); devoted grandmother of Jamie T. Perse, Nicholas M. Spiros, Kimberly T. Krozser and Jason A. Perse; step-grandmother of Rebecca J. Perse and Jonathan D. Perse (wife Kalia); great-grandmother of M. Kadin Abdul Hadi Perse; step-great-grandmother...

STANISLAV “STANLEY” KOZELJ age 76, beloved husband for 38 years of Anka (nee Koren); loving father of Irene Begovic, Melanie Koltiska (husband Dan), and John (wife Genevieve); devoted grandfather of 5; cherished son of the late Ivan and Marija (nee Hrovat); dearest brother of Marija Rot (husband Adolf, deceased), Anton (wife Marija), France (wife Toncka), and the late Joze and...

CAPTAIN DANIEL H. BERGOLC age 41, U.S. Army Veteran serving in Iraq and Afghanistan; cherished son of William and Catherine (nee Crilley); dearest brother of Melanie Lynn; dear nephew, cousin and friend of many.

Dan was born on November 1, 1978 in Euclid, and passed away on August 3, 2020.  He resided in Sagamore Hills, and prior to that, he...

THOMAS P. MEDVES age 72, cherished son of the late James A. and Helen (nee Lapinskas); dearest brother of Lucille Celico (husband Dominic, deceased), Robert and the late James A., Jr.; dear uncle.

Thomas was born on March 17, 1948 in Cleveland and passed away on August 2, 2020. He was a resident of Mayfield Heights and a member of...

SUSAN T. TURK (nee Schraff) age 67, beloved wife for 42 years of Andrew; loving mother of Theresa (husband Zachary Fela), Matthew (wife Lindsay), and Sharon Danielson (husband Scott); cherished daughter of the late Raymond and Mary (nee Olwill) Schraff; dearest sister of Christopher Schraff (wife Sue), Anne Fink (husband Donald Sr., deceased), Patricia Schraff (husband Jerome Micco), and Rita...

ROBERT CLAAR, JR. age 73, beloved husband for 39 years of the late Edith  (nee Schoen); loving father of Russell Thomas, Robert Patrick, Dawn Bowers, and son in law Jason Bowers; devoted grandfather of Andrew, Danielle, Danielle Marie, Cassidy, Nichole Marie, and Candace Marie and great-grandfather of 5; cherished son of the late Robert, Sr. and Anna Rose (nee Palmer);...

FRED JOHN NAGEL age 90, beloved husband for 68 years of Helen  (nee McConlogue); loving father of Fred J. (wife Carol), Elaine M. Kubiak (fiancé Larry O’Dell), Pat A. Grace (husband Stephen), Leigh A. Nagel and Matthew T.; devoted grandfather of 8 and great-grandfather of 18; dearest brother of the late Margaret Docherty and Carl (wife Louise); dear uncle, great...

Nancy Lee Razum (nee Rudman), 80, of Cleveland, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 30, 2020, surrounded by her loving family.

She is survived by her sister, Lucille Malicki (John); her children: Louis, Richard, Daniel, and Ruth Carney (Mark); her grandchildren: Christopher, Emily, Patrick, Jaret, and Carlee; and many nieces and nephews.

She is preceded in death by her beloved...

Diane Welsh (77) of Gates Mills, Ohio passed away peacefully in her home on Thursday July 30, 2020. She was the daughter of Frances Ernst Costello (deceased) and Peter Hallaran (deceased), and granddaughter of Alwin C. and Charlotta Ernst (deceased).

Diane was a life-long resident of Gates Mills, Ohio and attended Hathaway Brown. She graduated from Centenary College, where she...

JOAN E. STRANIERO (nee GRIMES), fell asleep in death on July 30, 2020.  Beloved wife for 39 years of the late Arthur Straniero Sr.  She will be deeply missed by daughter Laura Kingsley (husband Larry) and son Arthur Straniero Jr. (wife Carol); devoted grandmother of Daniel Kingsley (wife Mackenzie); Gianni Straniero and the late Larry Kingsley II; treasured great-grandmother of...

MARILYN S. KIDD (nee Smayda), aged 77 years, beloved wife for 45+ years to Thomas J., dearest mother of Matthew J. (wife Amanda) and the late Becky, loving grandmother of Brynley and Harper Kidd, fond step-mother to Rachael Duffner (husband Greg) and Tom Wilson (wife Jen) and family, dear grandma Marilyn to Gabby and Jake Duffner, cherished sister of Skip...

THOMAS J. JARC age 51, beloved husband for 18 years of Tania (nee Hanford); loving father of Sophia, Lilly, and Bella; cherished son of Milena (nee Smolic) and the late Joseph; dearest brother of Milena Matzinger (husband Mark) and the late Josephine “Josie” Pophal (husband Mark); dear nephew, uncle, cousin and friend of many.

Tom was born in Euclid on...

RONALD GEORGE PETERSON, born on January 31, 1945 in Cleveland, and passed away on July 24, 2020 in Brecksville, OH at the age of 75 years. Ron was the devoted partner for 21 years to Daniel J. “Danny” Cech. He was the beloved son of the late George O. and Violet M. (nee Sandberg) Peterson, and the cherished brother of...

Our dear Sister Mary Nancy entered into eternal life very suddenly, quickly and unexpectedly on Tuesday morning, July 28, from cardiac arrest. For over forty years, Sister’s ministry and area of expertise was making history come alive for her high school students at Regina High School, Cleveland Central Catholic High School and, most recently, at Notre Dame Cathedral-Latin School. She...