Obituaries

HELEN L. VITELLO (nee Kleindienst) age 89, beloved wife for 65 years of the late Phillip; loving mother of Richard (wife Kimberley), Michael (wife Gloria), Anthony (wife Mary), James, and Lorraine Drewa (husband Paul); devoted grandmother of Phillip, Anne, Mackenzie Gross (husband Joseph Nawrocki), Austin, Zoe Whetstone, Madison, Cassidy; great-grandmother of Phillip (fiancé Meleena Countess) and Olivia and great-great-grandmother of...

Pave Smolic, 71, of Cleveland, passed away suddenly on Saturday, Dec. 14. He was born Jan. 22, 1948 in Slunj, Croatia.

Pave was the proud owner of Smolic Tire which he opened in 1995.

He is survived by his loving wife, Kate; his children: Zdenko (Carrie), Zdenka Smolic-Hughes (Daniel), Milan (Stacie), John (Tina) and Stanley (Junelynn); his grandchildren: Justin, Nicole...

JOHN E. KARIDES, aged 91 years, beloved husband for 66 years to Anastasia (nee Stratigos), dear father of Emmanuel (Linda), George (Georgia), Theodore (Kimberly) and William (Lisa), loving grandfather of Nicholas, Sara (Nathan Phillips), Mia, John, Anastasia, Anastasia and Zoe, cherished great-grandfather of Callie, Noah and Ethan, devoted son of the late Emmanuel and Theodora (nee Milano), fond brother of...

KATHLEEN ANN CHAPIN (nee McEnally) age 69, beloved wife for 43 years of Douglas Chapin; loving mother of Wendeline (husband John) Bolakowski and Daniel; devoted grandmother of Michael Bolakowski; sister of the late Ronald McEnally; and daughter of the late Kathleen McEnally.

Kathy was a beloved Wife, Mother, Sister, and Friend who brought bold and vibrant life to her family...

EVELYN M. FIORELLO age 72, cherished daughter of the late Angelo and Katherine (nee Geiger) Fiorello; dearest sister of James, Florence Sirca, Raymond and the late John, Richard “Babe” and Carl Fiorello; dear aunt and great-aunt of many.

Evelyn was born on November 1, 1947 in Cleveland and passed away on December 8, 2019. She was a resident of Willoughby...

ELSIE J. LJUBI (nee Zele) age 90, beloved wife of the late Anthony J. Ljubi; loving mother of Nancy (husband Bruce) Junda, Susan (husband Robert) Gallagher, Charles deceased (wife Robin) and Thomas (wife Michele); cherished grandmother of 16 and great-grandmother of 15; devoted daughter of the late Charles Zele and Mary (nee Vesel); sister of the late Dorothy Zele and...

SHERYL A. WENSTRUP-BUSH (nee Salcer) age 70, beloved wife for 34 years of Richard; loving mother of John (wife Alexis) and Jayson (wife Janelle) Wenstrup and step-mother of Craig (wife Jennifer) and Virginia Bush; devoted grandmother of Brandon, Elisabeth, Connor, Andrew, Charlie, Abigail, William and Lila; cherished daughter of Roland Salcer and the late Shirley (nee Ziegler) Brezina (husband Walter,...

IRENE M. NOCENTE (nee Blewitt) age 93, beloved wife of the late Raymond A.; loving mother of Carol Ann Edgerton (husband Bruce) and Norman (wife Carla); devoted grandmother of Amanda Newbold (husband Robert), Lisa Churchill (husband Neil), Christopher, Lena Clark (husband Brian) and great-grandmother of Olivia Grace, Henry, Anthony, and Andrew; cherished daughter of the late Harold and Quennie (nee...

William E. “Bill” Dahlhausen age 87, of Mayfield Hts. Beloved husband of the late Mary Therese (nee Quinlan); loving father of Theresa (William) St. John, Barbara (Timothy) Vala, William (Diane) and Kathy (David) Schroeder; dearest grandfather of Danielle (Julian) Scott, Niki (Conor) Tilow, Tim, Nick, Ben, Taylor, Allie, Michael (Amber), Jessie, Jillian, Elena, Alyse, Stephanie and Melissa; dear brother of...

HARLAN F. GILL age 90, loving father of Sandra, Loreen, Michael (wife Janet), Kathleen and Jennifer Gill Davis (husband George, deceased); treasured  companion of Marcia Anselmo; devoted grandfather of Charles Cavalier, Courtney Harrigan (husband Brian), Maxwell (wife Vanessa), Codie, the late Kristen Cavalier and great-grandfather to 7; former husband of Geraldine (nee Ricciardi); dear uncle and great-uncle of many. WWII...

REGINA “GINA” LAMPERTH (nee Thunig) age 63, beloved wife of the late James; loving mother of Joseph (wife Marianne), Peter (wife Sherri), and Michael Chrzanowski; and step-mother of James Jr., Joseph, Jeff, and Jon Lamperth; devoted grandmother of Peyton, Joseph, Audrey, Peter Jr., and Mila; dearest sister of David Thunig, Ella Reitz, and Lilly Thunig; dear aunt and great-aunt of...

CLYDE H. LOUGHRIDGE, Jr., age 98 years, beloved husband of Karen Horton Loughridge (nee Rosengarten), died after a brief illness on November 30, 2019. He was dear father of Janet Kramer (Bill), Russ Loughridge (Joyce Raque), Dan Loughridge, & Martha Loughridge (Piet van Lier), like-a-father to Megan Horton, loving grandfather of John, Tara, Ben, Kelly, Sean, Ayman, Molly, Alex &...

NANCY ANN KLISURIC (nee Wolff) age 55, beloved wife for 21 years of Denny; loving mother of Ky KY (deceased), Beebs, Motown (deceased), Roo and Abby Road; cherished daughter of Siegfried (deceased) and Carol (nee Mystic) Wolff; dearest sister of Bill (wife Kelly), David (wife Cathy) and Dennis (wife Terri).

Nancy was born on December 6, 1963 and passed away...

MEIMEI TANG (nee Wang), aged 85 years, dearly beloved wife for 59 years to Peter H., loving mother of Samuel J. and David J. (wife True), dearest grandmother of Mary True. MeiMei received her Ph.D. in 1960, and was the first female Ph.D. at Case Institute of Technology. Family will receive friends to pay tribute and celebrate the life of...

WILLIAM JOSEPH NIVERTH, aged 67 years, beloved husband for 46 years to Mary (nee Burdett), treasured father of Jaclyn and Jamie Niverth, loving grandfather of Kaelyn Aust, dear friend of Mike Trivisonno, devoted son of the late Joseph and Voirrey (nee Gell), fond brother of the late Linda Carrubba. Family will receive friends to pay tribute and celebrate the life...

VINCENT A. FEUDO age 80, beloved husband for 57 years of the late JoAnne (nee Pietrafese); loving father of Scott, M.D. (wife Brenda) and Lynn Peters (husband James); devoted grandfather of Benjamin and Saraphina Peters, Saverio “Sam,” Joseph and Vincent Feudo; cherished son of the late Armando and Sarah (nee Vitale) Feudo, and stepson of the late Marie Calo; dearest...

ROSALIE D. LAZZARO age 81, cherished daughter of the late Sam C. and Josephine (nee Machi); dearest sister of the late Sam L. (wife Geraldine, deceased); dear aunt of Thomas S. (wife Jamie), Kathleen Morgan (husband Phillip), David F. (wife Sandy) and Daniel L. and great-aunt of many. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in memory of Rosalie...

THEODORA A. “DORA” PETRICH (nee Alai) age 82, beloved wife of the late Daniel J. ; loving mother of Loraine Marous (husband Eugene), Daniel Jr. (wife Deborah), Mark (wife Dina) and Ronald (wife Brenda); devoted grandmother of 12 and great-grandmother of 6; cherished daughter of the late Augusto and Amelia (nee Camilla) Alai; dearest sister of Andrew Alai (wife Arlene),...

ERNEST R. CENTA age 96, beloved husband for 61 years of Lillian  (nee Pozar); loving father of Ronald, Michael (wife Judith), Joanne, and two stillborn baby boys; devoted grandfather of Paige, Alexander, and Ethan; cherished son of the late Karl and Frances (nee Turk); dearest brother of the late Frances Opaskar (husband Vincent DDS deceased), Charles MD. (wife Lillian deceased),...

BARBARA A. HARSCH (nee Knack) age 69, loving mother of Kelley Neal (husband Ryan), Elizabeth (Daniel Zaniewski) and Thomas A. (Ashlie Clair); devoted grandmother of Laney, Julian and Evalynn; cherished daughter of the late Mildred Knack (nee Koehnen); dearest sister of the late Thomas Knack; dear aunt of K.C. Knack and many other wonderful nieces & nephews; former wife of...