Obituaries

LORRAINE E. BELL (nee Brown), aged 82 years, beloved wife of Joseph M. Bell, dearest mother of Janiece McWilliams, Ronalan Arbogast (deceased), Ronda Martens (husband Jack), Rolan Arbogast, Eric Arbogast (deceased) and Loleen Grenier, fond step-mother to Joseph Jr. and Patricia Bell, loving Nana of Brooke, Luke, Brianna, Joshua, Adam, Johanna, Kendall and step-grandmother and great-grandmother to many, cherished daughter...

JOSEPHINE M. STRAUSS (nee Tomazic) age 90, beloved wife for 47 years of the late Frank; loving mother of Susan Levar (husband Gordon), Gary (wife Arlene), Laurie Canala (husband John), and Kathy; devoted grandmother of Timothy Levar (wife Melissa), Allison Jindra (husband Andrew), Regina Strauss (husband Christopher Windham), Daniel Strauss (wife Alison), Nicholas Canala (wife Kasey), and Christopher Canala and...

ERNEST PETER NESI age 87, beloved husband for 63 years of Nancy (nee Sheridan); father of John (wife Cathy), Patty Laubach (husband Fritz), Diane Lau, and Paul (wife Kim); grandfather of Nicholas, Adam, Jackson, Justin, Maxwell, Samuel, Evan and Brandon; son of the late Peter and Carmen (nee Capretta); brother of Beverly Fisher (husband Richard).

Ernest was born on September...

KATHARINE A. WILLIAMS (nee Andrus) age 91, beloved wife for 62 years of the late Joseph Aloysius Williams Jr.; loving mother of Mary Katharine Zellner (husband Larry) Joseph Aloysius III (wife Becky), Sharon Ann Cross (husband Steve), Andrea Lynn Gentry (husband Bill), Mark Andrus (wife Shauna), Margaret Elizabeth Sciuva, and Katharine Elizabeth Downie (husband Joe); devoted grandmother of 23, great...

MARY ANNE MISCH (nee DeSantis) age 77, loving mother of Gary (wife Jean), Ken (wife Rachel) and Marlene Cunningham (husband Michael); devoted grandmother of Cassandra, Amanda, Robert, Ally, Gabby, Julia and Nicole; cherished daughter of the late Oswald DeSantis and Mary (nee Wagner) Roberts; dearest sister of John (wife Noreen), Donald (wife Gail) and the late Oswald DeSantis (wife Fran...

BRONE MAINELIS (nee Ceika) age 99, beloved wife of the late Pranas; loving mother of Nijole Ruksenas (husband Algis) and Algis (wife Martha Juniper); devoted grandmother of Michael Ruksenas, Laura Juska (husband Michael, deceased), Paul Ruksenas (wife Erin), Gwendolyn and Mariah Mainelis and great-grandmother of Mikey, Mia and Asher; dearest sister of Gene Bieliauskas, Jane Skrebiene and the late Zose...

MICHAEL M. KUNZ age 73, of Chardon passed away December 23, 2019 at Tri-Point Medical Center surrounded by his loving family and friends. He was born October 27, 1946 in Cleveland. Mike retired from the City of Mentor after 30 years of service. He was an avid classic car and hot rod enthusiast. He also enjoyed hunting and the outdoors....

ALFREDO A. “FRED” FINOMORE SR. age 92, beloved husband of the late Priscilla and former husband of the late Rae; loving father of Linda Finomore (husband Mike Koeth) and twins Victor II (wife Debra) and Fred Jr.; devoted grandfather of Victor Jr (wife Emily), Brandon (wife Jacci), Marisa Pretorius (husband Anees), Fred III and the late Joseph and great grandfather...

BRANKO F. POGACNIK age 90, beloved husband for 61 years of Marusa (nee Hren); loving father of Maruska Coffelt (husband Frank), Tatjana McKinley (husband James) and Matthew; devoted grandfather of Matthew (wife Nadine), Andrew and Luke Coffelt, Alex (wife Alicia), Domenic (wife Samantha), Claudia and Nicholas McKinley and Kane Pogacnik and great-grandfather of Maja, Andrew, Matthew, Valentina, Emily and Layla;...

CYNTHIA LOU JOHNS (nee Coverdale), aged 69 years, beloved mother of Michael Gardner (wife Diane) and the late Brian Johns, cherished sister of Deborah Jackson and the late David and Thomas Coverdale, fond aunt, grand-aunt and friend to many. Prayers of Christian Burial Saturday, Dec. 28, 2019 at the funeral home at 4 PM. Family will receive friends to pay...

DRAGO MILOVAN, age 76, passed away on Dec. 21, 2019. Drago was born in Croatia and came to Cleveland in 1966. He lived most of his life in the area. Drago was a compassionate and friendly man and had a great sense of humor. He loved nature and enjoyed photography, reading, walking in the parks, fishing and traveling with his...

Josef Lah, age 79, entered into eternal life on December 20, 2019 in Chardon, Ohio surrounded by his loving family after a long illness. Josef was born January 15, 1940 in Mala Vas, Slovenia to the late Joseph and Ana (nee Zupancic ) Lah. Josef immigrated to the United States in 1958 and lived in Cleveland and Willoughby Hills before...

J. ROSS HAFFEY, JR. age 81, beloved husband for 43 years of Marcia (nee Swiger); loving father of Brian (wife Debra), Timothy, Dennis, Christian and the late James R., III (wife Susan); devoted grandfather of Ashley Fox, Connor, Maggie, Jaime, Olivia, Spencer, Anson, and Ella and great-grandfather of 3; cherished son of the late James Ross, Sr. and Mary Edith...

Joan L. Karnosh, a long-time resident of Shaker Heights, passed away December 12, 2019. She was 93. Joanie grew up on Parnell Road with her two sisters, Pat and Inky. They reveled in the neighborhood as children, climbing trees, exploring the local woods and fields before neighboring houses were built. She attended Shaker Schools and Laurel Upper School. She excelled...

SUSAN NOVAK (nee Kopcak) age 98, beloved wife for 47 years of the late William; loving mother of Donald (wife Evelyn) and Joyce Sabula (husband Timothy); devoted grandmother of Mark (wife Dianne), Christopher (wife Kristi), David (wife Barbie), and Loree Gambatesa (husband Darren) and great-grandmother of Jonathon, Adam, Connor, Caden, Matthew, Bryan, Nicholas, and Madison; cherished daughter of the late...

FREDRIC WALTER JOHNSON, aged 94 years, beloved husband for 63 years to Rose (nee Albert), dear father of Mark, James and the late Douglas, loving grandfather of Madison and Ian, cherished brother of Gordon (deceased) and Dorothy Broz, fond uncle and great-uncle.

The Long Ranger rides again. But these days he’s riding on the ground delivering Meals On Wheels.

During...

MARISA L. MASIELLO (nee Liuzzo) age 59, beloved wife for 33 years of Ronald; cherished daughter of the late Giuseppe and Nunziata “Nancy” (nee Gullotti) Liuzzo; dearest sister of Nino Liuzzo (wife Maria Rose), Maria DiCenso (husband Fred), Zina Mroczka (husband Jeffrey) and Nunzio Liuzzo; dear aunt, great-aunt, and cousin of many.

Marisa was born in Italy on July 29,...

BRYAN L. SUMRADA age 68, loving father of Matthew (fiance Jillian) and Dan; cherished son of the late Phillip and Patricia (nee Windham) Sumrada; dearest brother of Jack (wife Juanita); beloved uncle of Diane Tamburello, Richard and Barbara Sumrada and great uncle of 3. U.S. Army Veteran.

Bryan was born on June 4, 1951 in Euclid and passed away on...

GLADYS PHILLIPPA SMITH (nee Ellerker), aged 98 years, beloved wife for 65 years to the late Elwood T., dear mother of Neal E., Phillippa M. Wilkerson (husband Dennis) and Melanie J. Biebrick (husband Dennis), loving grandmother and great-grandmother, fond sister of the late Gwendolyn Fettinger. In lieu of flowers, contributions suggested to the Cleveland Society for the Blind, 1909 E....

MARK A. LIOTTA age 56, beloved father of Hannah; cherished son of the late Richard S. Liotta and Jean (Conor); former husband of Janice Fritsche; devoted brother of Richard (wife Nancy) and Laurie Hinton (husband Stephen); loving uncle of Raymond and Randy (wife Courtney) Prosen and great uncle of 4; treasured nephew of Patricia and Paul Hodapp and the late...