Obituaries

STANLEY W. MINCEK age 78, beloved husband for 52 years of Janet E. (nee Bittner); loving father of Mark and Michelle Ecker (husband Dennis); cherished son of the late Frank S. and Mary J. (nee Pirmek); dearest brother of Rosemarie Postich (husband Sal, deceased), Frank Mincek (wife Mary Alice), Barbara Rush (husband Guy, deceased) and the late Edward Mincek, Margaret...

STANISLAVA “SLAVKA” FORTUNA (nee Omahen) age 86, beloved wife of the late Alojz; loving mother of Stella “Stanka” Giegerich (husband Glen) and Louis; devoted grandmother of Christopher (wife Kelly) and Victoria Giegerich and great-grandmother of Gavin; cherished daughter of the late Nace and Ana (nee Piskur) Omahen; dearest sister of Nace Omahen (wife Vida), Joze Omahen (wife Julka), Pepca Spec...

MARY ANN FOECKING (nee Clark) age 94, beloved wife of the late Norbert “Scotty” Foecking, PhD, and Anthony Griesmer; loving mother of Patricia Purcell (deceased), Daniel Foecking, Daniel Griesmer, Nancy Real, William Griesmer (deceased), Susan Majka, Robert Griesmer, Mary Katherine Jung, Mary Clare Labaj, Denis Foecking (deceased), Brian Foecking, and Joseph Foecking; devoted grandmother of 13, great-grandmother of 24, and...

William Joseph “Bill” Gemma, age 97, beloved husband for 52 years of the late Joan (nee Davidson); loving mother of Cynthia Six (husband Richard), Sandra Kahn, Deborah Capretta (husband Rick), Bill Gemma (wife Kathy), and Christine Goodrick (husband Mark); devoted grandfather of Nicole Durosko (husband Chris), Aimee Guzowski (husband Mark), Michael Puin (wife Chelsea), Karla Gerhard (husband Nicholas), Riccardo Capretta...

Ivan Skrtic, 78, of Willoughby, passed away May 5, 2020, surrounded by family. He was born January 10, 1942 in Gornji Velemeric, Croatia.

He is survived by his daughters, Zeljka Cenin (Joe) and Ana Tomic (Dan); his grandchildren: Arielle and Danielle Cenin, and Nikola, Marko, and Daniel Tomic; and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his...

KATHLEEN L. “KATHY” MARESCO (nee Longfield) age 72, beloved wife for 32 years of Thomas; cherished daughter of the late Charles and Constance (nee Berkholtz) Longfield; treasured sister-in-law of Patricia, Kathy and Kevin Maresco; dear aunt of Erin, Shaelin (fiancé AJ), Teagan, Quin, Sadie, Sara and Chris Maresco. Survived by her feline companions Claymore, Thunder and Gunner.

Kathy was born...

ANITA L. BAKALE (nee Westover) age 83, beloved wife of the late Joseph M., Sr.; loving mother of Victoria Fairbanks (husband James), Joseph M. Jr., Anthony (wife Kathleen) and Gregory (wife Teresa, deceased); devoted grandmother of Patrick Kunsman (wife Sora), Bryan Kunsman (wife Nicole), Nicholas Collins (wife Lauren) and Timothy Bakale and great-grandmother of Abigail, Isabelle, Summer, Torin, Ruby, Davin...

VERNON “JACK” STEINBRICK age 86, beloved husband for 63 years of Patricia Ruth (nee Felgemaker); loving father of Susan Medica (husband Dennis) and Scott Steinbrick; devoted grandfather of Jeremy and Adam Steinbrick; cherished son of the late Clifford Edwin and Helen Rita (nee Yuhan); dearest brother of Gerald (wife Theresa deceased) and the late Clifford (wife Marilyn deceased) and Lawrence...

JEFFREY GERARD SWANSON, aged 62 years, beloved husband for 39 years to Brenda (nee Signet), dear father of Lauren Fannin (husband Sam) and Robert T. (wife Jennifer), loving grandfather of Bryce Oliver Swanson, cherished son of the late Thomas and Virginia (nee Leahy), devoted brother of Kathy, Thomas (Christie) and David (wife Laura) Swanson and Linda Citraro (Dante), treasured nephew,...

ETHEL M. NALEPKA nee Stipkala) age 86, of Lyndhurst. Beloved wife of the late Richard, lovingly married for 50 years; loving mother of Richard (Marie), Ann Marie Wert, Michael (Lihua), Judy (Rick) Viebranz and the late Jerome; dearest grandmother of Rich, Mark (Michelle), Todd ( Ashley), Gina, Michael and Lily; dear great grandmother of four; sister of John (Elaine) Stipkala...

ANN V. JOYCE (nee Bunyak) age 92, beloved wife of the late Walter; loving mother of Daniel (wife Marsha); devoted grandmother of Danielle Blansette (husband Miles), Erin DiRocco (husband Brian), and Sean and great-grandmother of Corey and Morgan; cherished daughter of the late Catherine (nee Duke) and John Bunyak; dear sister Regina Klusak (husband George, deceased), Theresa Bilinsky (husband William,...

VERONICA M. “RONNIE” TOMBAZZI (nee Coco) age 92, beloved wife for 67 years of Ivo; loving mother of Louis, Rosemarie “Rose” Nelson (husband Allen), Frank (wife Laurel) and mother-in-law of the late Hillary; devoted grandmother of Angela Tombazzi (husband Chris), Alyssa Tombazzi, Trent and Justin Nelson, Joseph and Anna Tombazzi and the late Brandon Nelson; cherished daughter of the late...

CARA FLYNN (nee Nieminski) age 53, beloved wife for 26 years of Kevin; loving mother of Michael and Tyler; cherished daughter of Gerald and Jean (nee Pollak) Nieminski; dearest sister of Lisa (husband Richard). Treasured daughter-in-law of the late Michael and Connie (nee Hotchkiss) Flynn. Fond sister-in-law of Terrance Flynn, Thomas and Cindy Flynn, Karen and Brian Nemunaitis, and James...

THOMAS W. GRENWIS, JR. age 73, beloved husband for 51 years of Beverly (nee Csorba); loving father of Thomas W. III, Christine Hodgson (husband Roy), and James (wife Jennifer); devoted grandfather of Amanda Hodgson and Christian; cherished son of the late Thomas W. Sr. and Margaret (nee Bremer); dearest brother of twins Barbara House (husband Dean) and Cathy Woolnough, Geraldine...

Our dear Sister Mary Jean (82) went home to God very unexpectedly about 1:00 a.m. Friday, April 24. Sister suffered from long-term complications due to a fall this past February in North Carolina. She moved to Chardon at the beginning of March.  As science, math and computer teacher and then assistant in various offices, Sister made her home at Cardinal...

LOUIS A. MANTUSH, age 55, beloved husband for 27 years of Marion (nee Christianson); loving father of Louis T. (fiancé Emily Goetz); cherished son of Gayle Mantush (nee Kovach) and the late George; dearest brother of Christine Mantush; dear uncle, cousin and nephew of many in Pennsylvania.

Louis was born on October 28, 1964 in Cleveland and died on April...

Adam Rados, 73, of Eastlake, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on April 25, 2020. He was born March 3, 1947 in Tomislavgrad, Croatia.

He is survived by his beloved wife, Dragica; his children: Ante and Tomislav; his daughter-in-law, Aimee; his grandchildren: William, Ava Renata, Grayson and Kash; his siblings in Germany, Ante and Slavica Lukac, and in Croatia: Zora...

SHIRLEY ANN KING age 74; loving mother of Mari, Laci, and Emory III (wife Melissa); devoted grandmother of Javon and Victoria; cherished daughter of the late Fern and Charles; dearest sister of Charleen Brown, Carolyn Foy, Ralph Posey Jr., Becky McGriff, Timothy Posey, Barbara Jackson; dear aunt and great-aunt of many. Survived by her canine companion Diamond.

Shirley was born...

NANCY M. ZARZOUR (nee Pampanini) age 70; beloved wife and best friend for 52 years of Albert “Al”, loving and cherished mother of Stephen “Stevie” (Falisha Renzhofer), Samuel “Sammy” (wife Tracy), and Camille “Me-Z” Davis (husband Gregory); devoted Nona of Joey, Zoe, Khloey, Samantha, and Nicky Zarzour,  Sophia, Natalie, and Gabriella Davis, and Madyson and Aubrey; cherished daughter of the...

LILLIAN P. HOMA (nee Zamiska) age 98, beloved wife of the late John; loving mother of John (wife Janet), Susan Skursha (husband David), Judy Lyons (husband John) and the late Ann Ritchie (husband James (wife Eileen)); devoted grandmother of Jenny Rice (husband Bill), Michelle Macko (husband Jason), Lisa Previts (husband Matthew), Laura Homa, Michael Ritchie (wife Katie), Bryan Skursha (wife...