Obituaries

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...

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 &...