Obituaries

JEFFREY S. “JEFF” MELVIN age 57, beloved husband for 29 years to Mary (nee Azusenis); devoted and loving father to daughters Jenna (Kyle Sanson), Jaclyn (Lynn Burns), and Rachel; cherished son of Larry and Audeen (nee Davis); treasured brother to Robert (wife Robin); loving son-in-law to Janet and the late Frank Azusenis; dearest brother-in-law of Christine and Paul Paratto and...

WILLIAM J. “BILL” SHEA age 76, loving father of Scott (wife Darlene), Jacki Abookire (husband Chuck), Nicole, Dana Skuski (husband Mike) and Danielle (Mike Goscinski); devoted grandfather of Brandon and Logan Shea, Izabella and Evan Abookire, Taylor Piacentini, Sydey Grieger and great-grandfather of Aiden; cherished son of the late Clarence and Helen (nee Fox); dearest brother of Jerry (wife Barbara);...

LAWRENCE P. “LARRY” CASKEY age 60, beloved husband for 32 years of the late Donna (nee Brendy); cherished son of the late Larry J. and Doris; dearest brother-in-law, uncle, great uncle and friend of many. Contributions may be made in memory of Lawrence to Lake County Amateur Radio Association c/o Edward Kopcak, P.O. Box 868, Painesville, OH 44077.

Lawrence P....

CHARLES B. COLLISTER age 91, beloved husband for 65 years of Miriam (nee Haueisen); loving father of David (wife Judy nee Morgan), Jane, Lisa Steinheiser, Mark, and the late Paul (wife Kimberly nee Specht); devoted grandfather of 9 and great-grandfather of 9; cherished son of the late Don and Lucille (nee Blanchard); dearest brother of the late Robert, John, and...

MARK A. SHARNAS age 63, cherished son of Virginia “Ginny” Fox (nee Capuano) (husband Ken) and late Arthur Sharnas; dearest brother of Darryl and Denise Morrison (husband Ken); dear uncle of Matthew, Alexandra and Christopher Morrison. Survived by his K-9 companions Boy and Thor.

Mark was born June 15, 1956 in Euclid, OH and passed away February 1, 2020. He...

GERALD P. VOELKEL age 77, cherished son of the late Herman and Frances (nee Okicki); dearest brother of William; treasured uncle of Justin (wife Emily); dear great-uncle of Violet. U.S. Air Force Veteran.

Gerald was born on July 29, 1942 in Cleveland and passed away on February 3, 2020. He was a resident of Highland Heights since 1969, and grew...

JUDITH K. SIECK passed away on February 4, 2020.

Services will be announced at a later date by THE DeJOHN-FLYNN-MYLOTT FUNERAL HOME OF SOUTH EUCLID.

 

FRED A. DREYER age 86, son of the late Herman and Erma (nee Grau); beloved husband for 61 years of Georgia (nee Sulc); loving father of son Steve  (deceased) (wife Jean), grandaughter Carolyn, grandson Nathan and daughter Jodi Arthur (husband Martin), grandsons Eric and Evan; brother Bill Dreyer (wife Phyllis); nieces Lisa and Lori; cousin Loretta Baird (deceased), Denis Grau...

MILAN E. JELENIC age 91, beloved son of the late Peter and Anne (nee Brdar); preceded in death by 3 brothers and 9 sisters; dear uncle and great-uncle of many. U.S. Army Korean Conflict Veteran.

In lieu of flowers, Contributions may be made in memory of Milan to the Chardon Public Library.

Milan was born in Cleveland on August 3,...

MARGARET M. RIECK (nee Ledger) age 92, beloved wife for 60 years of the late John J. “Jack” Sr.; loving mother of Bonnie Varanese (husband Tom, deceased), Dan W. and the late John J. Jr., and Larry (wife Penny, deceased); devoted grandmother of Amy DeBaltzo (husband Nick), Julie DiCillo (husband David), Larry Jr., (wife Kristin), Jacquie Houser (husband Jon), Tom...

Karen Ann Morris, age 65. Loving daughter of John (deceased) and Florence (nee Koziara). Dearest sister of Deborah (Fred Kitchen, deceased) and John (Jodi). Aunt of Sara and Amanda. Cousin of many. Companion of John Yager. Devoted canine mom to Zeke and Max. VISITATION on WEDNESDAY from 3-8 PM at DEJOHN FUNERAL HOME in WILLOUGHBY HILLS, 28890 Chardon Rd. FUNERAL...

MAJ. E. RICHARD CSOLTKO age 79, Ret. U.S. Army Combat Vietnam Veteran; beloved husband for 54 years of Jean  (nee Bartholomew); loving father of  Sgt. Edward J., C.P.D (wife Mai “Lisa”); devoted grandfather of Mark, Daniel and Nicole; cherished son of the late Edward and Rose (nee Beres); dearest brother of  Elaine Sheridan (husband John, deceased); treasured brother-in-law of Anthony...

CHRISTINE MARIE NOVINC (nee Reilly) age 58, beloved wife for 26 years of Gary; loving mother of Rachel, Grace, James and Clare; cherished daughter of the late Edwin and Dennise (nee Sessler) Reilly; dearest sister of Peggy Horgan (husband Tim), Mary Roche (husband Pat), Patrick Reilly (wife Kim), Michael Reilly (wife Dagmar), Virginia Epps (husband Tom), Maureen Callam (husband Jim),...

Antun “Tona” Mance

Husband of Bozica (nee Peric), Father of Tomislav (of Croatia), Kresimir (Jelka), Marija (Ante) Valentic, Jozefina (Jose) Diaz, Grandfather of 13, GreatGrandfather of 1, Brother of Ivo (dec), Augustin (Australia)

Family will receive friends at DeJohn-Flynn-Mylott Funeral Home of Willoughby Hills, 28890 Chardon Rd. (between Bishop Rd. and Rt. 91), on Friday, February 7, 2020, from 4-8pm....

ANN “MAMA ANA” TAVCAR (nee Sladic) age 97, loving mother of Joe and Jane Leksan (husband Andy); devoted grandmother of Anthony, Jacob, John, Paul and the late Kristina Leksan; cherished daughter of the late Jozef  and Helen (nee Rozman) Sladic; dearest sister of the late Joe Sladic and several other deceased siblings; dear aunt and great-aunt of many.

Ann was...

ROSE T. GERMANA (nee Gentile) age 90, beloved wife for 66 years of Frank R.; loving mother of Geralann “Gigi” Augusta (husband John) and Tina Linder; devoted grandmother of Matthew (wife Uniqua), Ryan, Joseph, and Alison Augusta, and Jared and Alyssa Linder; cherished daughter of the late Salvatore “Sam” and Grace (nee Leonti) Gentile; dearest sister of the late Jeanette...

DOROTHY MacPHERSON (nee Spencer), age 99. Beloved wife for 63 years of the late John A.; loving mother of Judy Williams (husband Richard), Laurie Steidel (husband Charles, deceased), Amy Snell (husband Tom), John MacPherson (wife Dale) and Beth Ann MacPherson (husband Gary); cherished grandmother of Eric, Wendy, Amanda, Charlie, Michael, David, Megan,  Ryan, Erin, Kirt, Emily (deceased), Clare, Jeffrey, Charles,...

CAROL A. STOPIAK (nee Hayba) age 88, beloved wife of the late Frank J.; loving mother of Carol Smith (husband Gene), Frank (wife Kelly), Michael (wife Laurie), Alice Martin (husband Stanley), and Julianne Pugh (husband Timothy); devoted grandmother of Michael (wife Caroline), Amanda Ojeda (husband Raymond), Jessica, Jorden, Timothy Pugh (fiancé Olivia Squibbs), Bret Pugh, Adam, and Aaron Martin and...

MARIANNE CECILIA WALSH (nee Fink) age 87, beloved wife of the late Daniel J.; loving mother of Dennis (wife Theresa), Patrick, Mark (wife Laura), Marie Jones (husband James) and the late Gerald; devoted grandmother of Christian (wife Stephanie), Jacqueline Finomore (husband Brandon), Allison Grampa (husband David), Matthew (wife Nora), and the late Mark Jr. and Daniel, and great-grandmother of  Isabella,...

JOHN I. LATINO age 85, died peacefully January 22, 2020; cherished son of the late Antonio and Ernestina (nee Ceraldi); beloved brother of the late Josephine Lallo, Bernard Latino, and Assunta Ticconi; loving uncle and great-uncle of many; dear true and faithful friend of Tom Marinelli.  U.S. Air Force Veteran. John was a former Deputy Director of the Ohio Department...