Obituaries

JANETTE A. MAUSSER (Annis) (nee Leduc) age 72, beloved wife of the late James; loving mother of Richard Annis-Hilliard (wife Monica) and Vicki Taylor (husband Dave); devoted grandmother of Selene, Aurora, and Iris Annis-Hilliard and Sierra Taylor; cherished daughter of the late Claude and Marian (nee Meyers) Leduc; dearest sister of Sue Gregg; dear aunt and cousin of many.

Janette...

CARL M. EFFINGER age 78, beloved husband for 49  years of Gloria (nee Iorio); loving father of Dawn Hughes and Toni Pinzone (husband Alfio); devoted grandfather of Alfio Jr. and Dominic Pinzone, Lauren Hughes, Ava Pinzone, Jacob Hughes and Julia Pinzone; cherished son of the late Edward and Maxine (nee Beinoff); dearest brother of Louis (wife Dean), Linda and the...

JUDY POTOCHNIK (nee Corby) age 71, former wife of Frank; loving mother of Jeanette, Michelle, and Darlene Potochnik; devoted grandmother of Thaavi; cherished daughter of the late Vincent and the late Virginia (nee Meyers) Corby; dearest sister of Kathy Stefanac, Michele Corby, and the late Charles Corby.

Judy was born in Michigan on August 12, 1947, and passed away on...

WILLIAM R. STACHO age 67, beloved husband for 37 years of Linda (nee Notman); cherished son of the late Russell and Mary (nee Boscarello); dearest brother of Robert (wife Denny), Donna Booth (husband Ken), and Diane Stacho (fiance Steve); dear nephew, uncle, great-uncle, and cousin of many. Survived by his K-9 companion Hannah.

Bill was born on February 23, 1952...

DEBORAH LYNN BLACKWELL (nee Thomas) age 60, beloved wife for 31 years of Charles Jr.; loving mother of Chazz, DéVon (wife Samantha) and Arlice Horton-Lindsey (husband Sean); devoted grandmother of DéVon Mazimus, Autumn, Jalen, Nia and Aryn; cherished daughter of the late Edwin and Phoebe (nee Manuel) Thomas; dearest sister of Edwina Barron, Darnel Thomas and the late Arlene, Renee...

AUGUST W. “GUS” CHAPIC age 96, beloved husband for 71 years of the late Dorothy L. (nee Pugel); loving father of Mark (wife Marlene), Jack (wife Susan), Darlene Menth, Dean, Joseph (wife Nancy) and the late Frank (wife Pam); devoted grandfather of Mark Jr, Anne Good (Tyler), Sarah Bryan (William), Michelle Chapic-Kroll (Christopher, MD), Michael (Wendy), Patricia Hanna (Michael), Kristen...

MARK A. RISPOLI, aged 63 years, beloved father of Heather Dugovics (Matt) and Jessica Rispoli (Mike Rehark), loving grandfather of Ace Rispoli and Mikaela and Kendall Dugovics, dear son of Julia (nee DeMarco) and the late Alfred, cherished brother of Nicholas Rispoli (Karen) and Maria Haywood, fond uncle, great-uncle, cousin and friend to many, also survived by his former wife...

ALBERT STEVEN MAGOCSY JR., aged 70 years, beloved son of the late Albert Sr. and Esther (nee Schmidt), loving brother of Mary, Susan and the late Karen, survived by dear cousins and cherished friends. Contributions in memory of Albert suggested to the Michael J. Fox Foundation, P.O. Box 5014, Hagerstown, MD 21741-5014.

Mass of Christian Burial Friday, Aug. 2, 2019...

LOUISE A. SAVEL (nee Rich) age 61, loving mother of Samantha and the late Kevin; cherished daughter of the late Frank and Gladys (nee Hudec) Rich; dearest sister of Laura Rich, Linda Mullally (husband John), and Frank Rich; dear aunt of Frank and Danny Savel, Shawn and Shannon Mullally, and great-aunt of two great-nephews. Survived by beloved canine companion Harley.

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JOSEPH PAUL “J.P.” MENSTER, aged 54 years, of Delphos, OH, passed away July 28, 2019, beloved son of the late Paul C. and Esther (nee Spohr), cherished brother of Pat Neuman (Reed), Karen Brust (Steven, deceased), JoAnn Christman (Bryan) and Kimberly Menster, loving uncle of Kelly, Patrick (Erin), Kit (Courtney), Robbie (Kim), Carrie, Abby, Becca and Nathan, devoted great-uncle.

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THESPINA “TESS” SERAGO (nee Perris), passed away on July 26, 2019, beloved wife for 67 years to the late John, cherished mother of Deena, Rozann Korb (Ken), John Jr. (Kim) and Michael (Jeanmarie), dear YiaYia of 13, treasured aunt, Nouna and friend to many.

The family will receive friends at Sts. Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral FRIDAY MORNING FROM...

BETTY M. GENTILE (nee Koller) age 95, beloved wife for 58 years of the late Raymond J.; dearest sister of Raymond G., and the late Lt. Col. Frank, James and Robert; dear aunt and great-aunt of many. Contributions may be made in memory of Betty to The Salvation Army. Betty M. Gentile was born in Independence, Ohio on

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JOSEPHINE R. CHERUBINI (nee Ritosa) age 98, beloved wife of the late Mario; dearest sister of Julia Cerovac, and the late Paula, Antonia, Antonio, Anna Agaliotis, Giovani, and Emma Pavat; dear aunt and great-aunt of many.

Josephine was born in Parenzo, Italy on January 20, 1921 and passed away peacefully on July 27, 2019. She was a resident of Kirtland,...

“LOIS ARLENE, The Village Queen, the sweetest girl that’s ever been seen!”, passed away July 20, 2019 at the age of 92. She was preceded in death by her parents, Dr. Almer and Esther, and her brother Almer J. Cook. Private graveside services. Arrangements entrusted to DeJOHN-FLYNN-MYLOTT FUNERAL HOME OF SOUTH EUCLID.

 

SOEN LIANG TJOE, M.D. age 81, passed away on July 22, 2019.  He was the beloved husband for 37 years of Yuan Tjoe; loving father of Steven Tjoe (wife Xin Nie) and Benita Tjoe, M.D.; dearest brother of Li Wen Tjoe, Tjutju Hartani, and the late Joe Liang Tjoe; treasured brother-in-law of George Yuan, Jim Yuan, and the late Gary...

FLORA JENKO, age 89, beloved wife for 62 years of the late Joseph; loving mother of Margaret Boehm (husband Gus, deceased) and Joseph Jenko; devoted grandmother of Andrew, Peter, Caroline and David Boehm. Cremation by DeJohn Crematory. Family will receive friends to pay tribute to and celebrate the life of Flora at THE DeJOHN-FLYNN-MYLOTT FUNERAL HOME OF WILLOUGHBY HILLS, 28890...

ANDREW M. BELAVIC age 94, beloved husband of the late Patricia (nee MacIvor); loving father of Catherine Schultz (husband Robert), Andrew Jr. (wife Mary), and Barbara O’Brien (husband Michael); devoted grandfather of Mackenzie and Morgan O’Brien, Alyse, Matthew, and Michael Belavic, and the late Benjamin Robert Schultz; cherished son of the late George and Kata (nee Frketic); dearest brother of...

ROSEMARY B. SMITH (nee Stettenfeld) age 89, loving mother of Edward (wife Karen); devoted grandmother of Kara; cherished daughter of the late Edward and Rose (nee Hoge) Stettenfeld; dearest sister of the late Ellen Marton (husband Emery, deceased), Florence Martin (husband Norman, deceased), Frank “Pat” Stettenfeld (wife Martha, deceased), and John Stettenfeld (wife Eileen, deceased); dear aunt and great-aunt of...

A memorial service and celebration of life will be held for Donald F. (“Don”) Grazko, 80, of Newbury, Ohio from 4:00 pm until 8:00 pm on Thursday July 25th, 2019 at DeJohn Funeral Home at 12811 Chillicothe Rd, Chesterland, OH 44026. A 10:00 am funeral mass will take place on Friday July 26th at St. Helen Catholic church at 12060...

STANLEY E. VRABEC age 92, beloved husband of the late LaVerne (nee Kocin); loving father of Tina Vrabec (husband Jesse Wainright); devoted grandfather of Kayla Vrabec; cherished son of the late Joseph and Angela (nee Zlobec); dearest brother of the late Joseph (wife Diana); dear uncle and great-uncle of many.     WWII and Korean Conflict U.S. Navy Veteran. Contributions may be...