Obituaries

JoELLEN DARDIS (nee Koontz) age 65, beloved wife for 34 years of the late Garry; loving mother of Chase (wife Danielle); cherished daughter of Arthene (nee Johnson) and the late John Koontz; dearest sister of Doug Koontz (wife Cheryl); treasured sister-in-law of Ken (wife Irene) Dardis, Dana Clark, and the late David Dardis (wife Patti). Dear aunt and great-aunt of...

MAX WILLIAM BROWN, beloved darling infant son of Brian and Stephanie (nee Cottrell) Brown; cherished grandson of Beth (nee Bodwell) and Mark Brown, George and Mindy Cottrell; dearest great-grandson of Dick and the late Frieda Bodwell, Patricia and Gary Briglin; treasured nephew of Mitchell Brown, Kristen Cottrell, Nicole and Kody Bornstein, and Joseph Cottrell (fiancé Cassandra Janusz); dearest cousin of...

ADELE G. SCHMOLDT (nee Schulte), aged 95 years, beloved wife of the late Raymond F., dearest mother of Nancy Grove, Ray W. (wife Joanne M.) and William H. (wife Angela), loving grandmother of Scott (Pamela) and Steven Grove, Suzanne DeWerth (Gregory), and Daniel R., Allison M., William, Brian (Michelle) and Christopher (Angela) Schmoldt, cherished great-grandmother of 8.

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AUDREY J. SPIROS (nee Lachendro) age 90, beloved wife of the late Charles; loving mother of Christopher (wife Kay), Carol Spiros (husband Robert Turman), Diane Gorjanc (husband John), Marc (wife Julie), Maria Joseph (husband Stephen) and David (wife Krista); devoted grandmother of Stefan, Julia, Joseph (wife Kriti), Jessica (partner Adam), Karina (husband Matthew), Nicholas (wife Lauren), Andrew, Rebecca (husband Erik),...

MARK CORBETT HEIN, of Cleveland Heights, died on October 16th, 2020 at the age of 69. Mark is survived by his wife, Judy; his children, Corbett (Faith), Robert, and Nathanael (Allegra); his grandchildren Liesel and Myles; his sister Holly.  He is preceded in death by his parents Leonard and Margaret Hein.

Mark was born on March 10th, 1951 in Cleveland,...

LEORA “RENEE” MARTIN age 73, cherished daughter of the late Harry and Leora (nee Wright) and Norma Murphy; dearest friend of Susan Murphy;; devoted aunt of Rachel, Hannah, Patrick, and Jenifer; beloved sister of Audie (Marsha, deceased) and the late Noreen (Eddie).

Renee was born on August 26, 1947 in Connellsville, PA and passed away on October 18, 2020 in...

VIOLA M. SCOTT (nee Hunyak) age 88, beloved wife for 66 years of the late Richard (Szaraz); loving mother of Donald (wife Virginia), Robert, and Nancy Evans (husband David); devoted grandmother of Heather Davies (husband Justin), Megan Sines (husband Roger), Robert (wife Kathleen), Lauren McClearn (husband Michael), Eric Evans (wife Madison) and great-grandmother of Graham, Benjamin, Harper, Scarlett, Ruby, and...

CAROLE ANNE SROUB (née Montville) 86 years old, passed away on October 19, 2020 with her devoted daughter and caregiver, Susan Sroub at her side. She is predeceased by her husband of 57 years, Kevin who passed in 2015. She is survived by her daughters Susan Sroub and Margaret (Peggy) Chevako (nee Sroub) (husband, William), son Brian Sroub (wife, Jennifer,...

NANCIANNE “NANCY” OHLINGER (nee Horvath) age 58, passed away on September 3, 2020, was the beloved wife for 25 years of James; cherished daughter of Roland “Ron” and the late Dorothy “Dottie” (nee Emrick); loving sister of Mark Horvath (wife Carol) and Jeffrey Horvath (wife Jacqueline); dearest aunt of John Riester, M.D., Katherine Maynard (husband Jordan), Scott, Daniel (wife Christina),...

Walter K. Glover “Toonie”, beloved companion and life partner of Elva Heath; loving father of daughters, Scarla Smith, Linda Gvora, and son, Jamie Glover, devoted grandfather of Michael Blake Leonetti and Madison Glover, passed away at the age of 83, on Friday, October 16, 2020.

Walter was born on October 28, 1936 in Chelyan, West Virginia to the late Eddie...

LANA R. KNOTEK (nee Angelo) age 67, beloved wife for 37 years of David; loving mother of Kristen Morelli (husband Brian), April Lagman (husband Curtis) and the late Daniel; devoted grandmother of Matthew, Jenna, Ava and Lucy; cherished daughter of the late Frank and Lillian  (nee Mongelluzzi) Angelo; dearest sister of the late James Angelo; dear aunt  of Aleese and...

RITA B. O’CONNOR (nee Koch), aged 78 years, beloved wife for 52 years to Edward, loving mother of Kimberly Tucker (deceased) (husband Darian – wife Cyndi), cherished grandmother of Joseph, David and Sarah Tucker, cherished sister of Lois Melle and the late Lewis, Margaret and Nelson Koch, fond aunt and grand-aunt to many.

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Our dear Sister Mary Laurette entered into eternal life very peacefully at 1:30 p.m., October 14. Sister reflected, “Mountains, water, silent Presence…these are my ways of getting in touch with God within, yet God all around. I discovered these in a special way during my thirty years in India. They were years of personal, spiritual and emotional growth. They helped...

Mary Eleanor Reilly B.S.N, R.N. of Richmond Heights, Ohio; formerly of Campbell, Ohio (age 84 born Jan. 31, 1936 ).

Eleanor was the daughter of the late Dr. and Mrs. Edward J. Reilly of Campbell, Ohio and the beloved sister of the late Margaret Jane (Connelly) of Phoenix, Arizona, the late Edward Reilly II of Mayfield Heights, Ohio, Elizabeth Rose...

Michael Makarich Jr., 83, of Willoughby Hills, passed away at his home on Oct. 11, 2020, surrounded by his loving children. Born Nov. 8, 1936 in Yugoslavia, Michael was the resident photographer wherever he went, and knew how to work any tool he was given. Michael was fondly known to many as the “Candyman” and “Mr. Mak,” and could always...

PATRICIA ANN GABRENYA (nee Durbin) age 95, beloved wife of the late Edward C., Jr. ; loving mother of Edward C., III, Kathryn A. Chubb, Jean M. Gabrenya, Paul J., Mary T. Meyers (husband Duane, deceased), and Nancy A. Gabrenya (fiancé Rick Bumgartner); devoted grandmother of Jon Paul Gabrenya, Malori Nortz (husband Andrew), Kristyn Meyers, and Kourtney Meyers, and great-grandmother...

MICHAEL W. BITONTI age 59, beloved husband for 31 years of Shelley (nee Lekan); loving father of Vincent (wife Katie, nee Fielding) and Nicholas; cherished son of Albert and Joan (nee Motta); dearest brother of Rozanne Frazee (husband Randy), Suzanne Clark (husband Greg) and Joi Quiles (husband Victor); treasured brother-in-law of Laura Rogant (husband Dave); dear uncle and great-uncle of...

JOAN M. AUGUSTINE (nee Alex) age 90, beloved wife of the late Vincent; loving mother of Christine Sidoti (husband Robert) and the late Rose Salem; devoted grandmother of 6 and great-grandmother of 13; dearest sister of Ted Alex (wife Joyce); dear aunt and great-aunt of many.

Joan Augustine was born September 4, 1930 and passed away peacefully October 10, 2020....