Obituaries

MARY N. SIDOTI (nee Marvaso) age 92, beloved wife of the late Joseph S.; loving mother of Robert (wife Christine) and the late Joseph A. (wife Nancy); devoted grandmother of Michelle DeMarco (husband Paul), Jennifer Walter (husband Tim) and Joanna Bohonos (husband Michael) and great-grandmother of Kaitlin, Gabriella, Nicolas and Dominic; cherished daughter of the late Michael and Alvira (nee...

Claudia Christine Anderson, 66, of Mayfield Heights Ohio, passed away peacefully after her courageous 2 year battle with ALS on June 13, 2020. Claudia was a graduate of Boardman High School and Youngstown State University. Her career path in higher education took her through several universities, culminating with a 31 year tenure as an Assistant Dean in the Office of...

EDWARD M. DeTOMASO, SR., age 92, beloved husband for 71 years of Connie (nee Rositani); loving father of MaryJean (Tony Duszynski) and Edward M. DeTomaso Jr. (wife Debi); devoted grandfather of Don Zawicki, Laura Marazza (husband Nick), Edward W. (wife Ashley) and Emily, and great-grandfather of Giovanni, Cecilia, and Edward M. II; cherished son of the late Thomas and Lucia...

On June 8, 2020 the world lost a funny, sweet, kind soul – our Nicholas Giancola, age 21.  Although your physical body is no longer with us, you have left a lasting impact on those you touched with your smile, friendly nature and loyalty to those you loved.  In life you always wanted others to be happy and good to...

TEREZIJA TESKAC (nee Kurbos) age 86, beloved wife of the late Anton; loving mother of Stan, Annie Sterle, and Felix; devoted grandmother of Danielle Runco (husband Mark) and Frank Sterle (wife Dakota) and soon-to-be a great-grandmother; cherished daughter of the late Franc and Antonija (nee Kovacec) Kurbos; dearest sister of Feliks Kurbos (wife Ana), Angela Tos (husband Franc, deceased), and...

DON S. GILBERTSON age 86, beloved husband for 43 years of Yuriko (nee Isobe); loving father of Mark; cherished son of the late Stanley Ormand and Virginia Maxine (nee Hatzheim) Gilbertson; dearest brother of Kay Forsmo. U.S. Army Veteran.

Don was born on January 20, 1934 in Madison, Wisconsin and passed away June 11, 2020. He received his early education...

MARK STEFFAN age 56, beloved husband for 10 years of Tracey (nee Meador); loving father of Savanna and Carson; cherished son of the late Leon and Helene (nee Huhnlein); dearest brother of Frank (Maria), Sylvia (Mark) and Lisa Steffan; treasured son-in-law of Byron and Kathleen Meador; fond brother-in-law of Gene and Vicki Meador, Garnett and Sherri Meador, Kathy Anne and...

BEATE LUDWINA MONTAGNA (nee Klüber) age 95, beloved wife for 71 years of Joseph; loving mother of Linda DiPietro (Ralph Lederer), Gaetano “Tom” and Mario (wife Erana); devoted grandmother of Anthony DiPietro III, Michelle Sumpter (husband Jackson), Michael Montagna, Lana Pastor (husband Evan), Kim and Mario Jr. and great-grandmother of Alexa and Cayla Sumpter, Bryson and Owen Pastor, and Nathan,...

ROBERT H. NORDER age 77, beloved husband for 55 years of Patricia (nee McClintick); loving father of Wendy Norder (husband William McKeand) and April Brewster (husband Keith); devoted grandfather of Sage and Allison McKeand, and Benjamin and Chloe Brewster; cherished son of the late Bert and Edna (nee Johnson); dearest brother of the late Bert and brother-in-law of Betty Sadd;...

JEROME N. “JERRY” SHAVEYCO age 89, beloved husband for 60 years of Dolores “Debbie”  (nee Bailey); loving father of Mary Thomas, Jane and the late Ann; cherished son of the late Michael and Nellie (nee Gozdinsky); dearest brother of the late Genevieve Porter; dear uncle, great-uncle and friend of many.

Jerome N. “Jerry” Shaveyco was born on July 24, 1930...

On Sunday June 7, 2020, JAMES EDWARD SHELBY passed away at the age of 103. He was born on September 15, 1916 to the late James J. and Alice (nee O’Brien) Shelby. James and Alice raised him and his four brothers and sisters (William, Alice, Margaret and John, all deceased) in the Collinwood area of Cleveland. Following his graduation from...

JOANNE D. DAWSON (nee Flynn), aged 81 years, beloved wife for 61 years to Robert J., loving mother of Laura Luxenberg, Amy Dawson and James Dawson (wife Laura Setzfand), loving grandmother of Emma and Harper Dawson-Glass.

Joanne graduated from Hinsdale High School in Hinsdale, Illinois in 1956, she attended Rosary College in Chicago where she was a member of the...

DOLORES MYSLINSKI (nee Wisniewski) age 90, beloved wife of the late Clarence B.; loving mother of Marilyn Eatough (husband Bernard), Diane, Elaine Adams (husband Richard, deceased), and Christine Toth (husband Joseph); devoted grandmother of Ryan Eatough (wife Nicole), Michelle Copley (husband Christopher), and Charlie Adams and cherished great-grandmother of Jeremy, Jason, Jude and Vera; treasured daughter of the late Joseph...

Stephen Bivens, photographer, teacher, and community advocate whose work in the photographic arts traversed the terrain between place, personhood, and politics died on June 1 at Cleveland Clinic Hospital. He was 52.

A prolific photographer, whose work served as the historical memory for inner-city families,  arts organizations, and neighborhoods, Stephen’s invaluable contributions to Cleveland’s artistic landscape had just begun to...

JAMES R. KENNEDY passed in peace Tuesday, June 2, 2020, at the age of 88,  beloved husband of 66 years to Marilyn J. (nee Sidano), loving father of Vicki (Ronald H. Krasney), Shawn (Kathleen), Daren and Julie (Michael) Austin, adored Papa of Erin (Noah) Ginsburg, Kathryn Koeblitz (Brent Gaisford), William Koeblitz (Alex Soriano) and Annie Koeblitz, Elysabeth (Ryan Gvora) and...

GLADYS M. HADDAD, age 89, beloved daughter of the late Fred and Rose (nee Amor); loving sister of the late Phillip; dearest cousin of George Haddad, Anthony Asher, Rosemary Asher, and the late Richard Haddad; friend of many.

Gladys was born in Cleveland on September 12, 1930 and passed away on June 2, 2020. She was a resident of South...

AIDA G. KINCZEL (nee Cutrone), age 92, beloved wife for 56 years to the late Martin J., dear mother of Paul, Peter (Barbara) and Stephen (Barbara), loving grandmother of Sara, Aaron (Mindi), Matthew, Daniel (Taylor) and Olivia, great-grandmother of Kayla, Adriah, Taryn and Charlotte, devoted daughter of the late James N. and Ermalinda “Emily” (nee Graziano) Cutrone, cherished sister of...

JANET N. HANSON (nee Abé) age 85, beloved wife of the late Robert; loving mother of Robert, Lisa Anderson (husband William), Gregory (wife Joni) and Lori Watson (Nicholas Salvatore); devoted grandmother of Amanda Carpenter (husband Bryan), Gregory Hanson (wife Margarita), Michael Watson (Annie Groudle), Megan Hanson (fiancé Dylan Crocker), Brittany Watson and Tyler Watson, Alexis Anderson and great-grandmother “GG” of...

JOHN T. MALINOWSKI age 80, passed away peacefully in his home on May 13, 2020. A resident of Hartstown, PA, for over 40 years, John is remembered by family and friends as a smart, kind, and generous person. He was the youngest son of the late Frank and Stella (nee: Pieczul) Malinowski of Mahanoy City, PA. He was preceded in...