Obituaries

ADELE RUMINSKI (nee Polak) age 99, beloved wife of the late Walter; loving mother of Dan (wife Jane), Don (wife Debby), Sharon Majers (husband Joe) and mother in law of the late Susan; devoted grandmother of 11 and great-grandmother of 19; cherished daughter of the late Joseph and Margaret (nee Wojasinski) Polak; dearest sister of Lucy McNamara and the late...

DENNIS K. KRAMER age 75, cherished son of the late Francis and Vivian (nee O’Neil); dearest brother of Frank, Kevin (wife Rita) and brother-in-law of Elayne; dear uncle of Bryan (wife Lauren), Michelle, Lisa Montalvo (husband Igor) and great-uncle of Tressa, Bryce, and James; dear cousin and friend of many. Contributions may be made in memory of Dennis to the...

Our dear Sister Mary Annfrancis went home to God very peacefully on Friday, October 25, at 10:15 a.m. Sr. Angela M. Salazar was with her, playing a Mary song on the harp. Sister was known for her keen wit, welcoming spirit and kindness toward all. Whether writing lesson plans, balancing the books, writing thank you notes, or sorting the “stuff”...

CAROL M. HENGENIUS (nee Stein), aged 90 years, beloved wife of the late Leonard, dear mother of Gerald (deceased) (wife Doina), Robert (wife Darlene) and Lois, loving grandmother of Joseph, Julie and James (wife Rachel), cherished sister of the late Marion (Louis Siebert), Gertrude (Burt Chyall), Claire, Leonard Ebert (Toni), Robert Stein (Dee and Judy), and Roger Ebert; fond aunt...

MATHIAS W. “MIKE” KAVAS, 95, of Kirtland passed away October 25, 2019 in Middlefield. Beloved husband of the late Ivana Angela; loving father of Angela (Sue Schell) Kavas; cherished grandfather of Andrew and Michael Kavas; dear brother-in-law of Martina Sustarcic and six deceased all of Slovenia; dearest uncle of Maria (Tony) Kadivec, Margaret (Zivko) Odorcic and Rosemary (Ron) Furjan; great-uncle...

NANCY ELLEN SHIBKO (nee Whitworth) age 93, beloved wife for 60 years of Wilbert; loving mother of Richard (wife Pamela), Lynne, and Beth Benko (husband Charles); devoted grandmother of Patrick Milyo (wife Carly), Sean Milyo, Michael (fiancée Kelsey Fischer), Jessica (Michael Kettler), Charles, Luke, and Leah Benko, and great-grandmother of Channing; cherished daughter of the late Joseph and Lucille (nee...

SHIRLEY ANN RUFF (nee Ganter) age 93, beloved wife of the late Clifford C. “Red” Sr.; loving mother of Clifford Jr. (wife Kelley), Mary Lou Romei (husband Christopher), Donna Merrill, Carol Ann Hensley (deceased) and Shirley Ann Lesak (husband David); devoted grandmother of Heather Cole (husband Raymond), Michael Harris (wife Dana), James Harris (wife Jenna), Seth Merrill, Britney Russell, Sara...

JEAN IRWIN DANFORTH (nee Garside) age 88, beloved wife for 57 years of the late Reverend Merrick; loving mother of Marna Blake (husband Jack) and James (wife Gynith); devoted grandmother of Ryan Dennison, John Blake, Kelley Turner (husband Samuel) and Benjamin and great-grandmother of 5; cherished daughter of the late John and Beulah (nee Irwin) Garside; dearest sister of the...

JOSEPH N. FARHAT age 74, beloved husband for 47 years of Hiam (nee Tannous); loving father of Kathy Lekic (husband Bobi), Karan Rohfeld (husband Joel), Paul, and Leslie; devoted grandfather of Benjamin, Luke, Emilia, Paige, and Camden; cherished son of the late Nasr and Wadia (nee Mitri); dearest brother of Sami, Samir, Simon, and Najat; treasured brother-in-law of Bechara and...

Mile Brkic, age 84. Beloved husband of Mara (deceased); dear father of Mile “Eddie” (Dijana), Visnja, Mirjana Tomicic (Ivan) and Gordana Susnjara (Ante); grandfather of Mile “Sonnie”, Daniela, Marino “Nino” Brkic, and Tanja, Renata, Ante, Alen Tomicic, and Anita Lembach (Chris), Angela Hoover (Phil), Ante “Tony” (Denise), Tomislav (deceased) and Maria Rulek (Marko); great grandfather of Adrijana and Milania Tomicic,...

PHILLIP J. CERVELLI age 90, beloved husband for 63 years of Kathryn A. (nee Bordonaro); loving father of Karyn Stovicek (husband Donald, deceased), Margaret (Ladan) Hansbury (husband Peter), Mary Jo Carter (husband Don, deceased), and Nicole Pappas (husband Thomas); devoted grandfather of Christina Stovicek (fiancé Mark Rubino), Rachel Kolecky (husband Michael), Deanna Oliphant (husband David), Scott Ladan and Daniel Carter;...

Kenneth R. Sloan, 73, of Mentor, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Oct. 17, 2019. He was born March 2, 1946 in Cleveland.

He is survived by his beloved wife, Rosanne; his children: Robert  Bucar and Kathryn Sargent (Peter); his grandchildren: Luka and Marko Bucar, and Sloan Brown; his sisters: Kathleen Vick (Ron) and Susan Kostrencic (Zlatan); his brother-in-law,...

ANITA BELLETTI  (nee PISSACCO) age 89, beloved wife of the late Dino; loving mother of Robert (Nola), Walter (Nadia) and George (Laura); devoted Nonna of Anthony (deceased), Paulo, Olivia (Patrick), Diana (Aaron), Erica (Nicholas), Alex and Gina; and Cristian. Bisnonna of Joshua, Andrea, Madeline, Elliott, Stella and Sofia; Great Great Grandmother of Daxton; cherished daughter of the late Antonio and...

Mirko Stepic, 90, of Willoughby, passed away peacefully on Oct. 16, 2019. He was born in Grabarska Kod Centingrad, Croatia on Feb. 18, 1929. Mirko was a resident of Willoughby for the past 15 years after moving from Mentor. He was a maintenance worker for 25 years at Universal Screw Machine, retiring in 1994.

He is survived by his beloved...

ARCHIE MACKINNEY, JR MD age 90, beloved husband for 64 years of Shirley (nee Schaefer); loving father of Julie Holt (husband Melvin), Theodore (wife Rachel), John (wife Julie); devoted grandfather of Erin, MD, Ben, Joel (wife Monika), Catherine Holt, Carolyn Ockerse (husband Alex), and Seth; cherished brother of Carolyn Raffensperger and the late William (wife Karin); treasured brother-in-law of retired...

CAROL J. RAKOCZY (nee Neroni) age 78, beloved wife of the late John C.; loving mother of Michelle Park (husband Scot), Christine Taylor (husband Richard), and John (wife Jennifer); devoted grandmother of Chelsea Winchell, Ryan Winchell, Dayna Rakoczy, Hannah Taylor, Melanie Rakoczy, Nathan Park, Brian Taylor, Johnny Rakoczy; step-grandmother of Lauryn Park, Emily Brown (husband Jason), and step-great-grandmother of Karissa,...

PHILLIP J. BOVA age 92, beloved husband for 67 years of Clare (nee Raith); loving father of Maryclare Lydic (husband Jesse), Jim (wife Marie), and Kathy Sabatino; devoted grandfather of Meggan Sherlock (husband Larry), twins Ashleigh A. & Jason (wife Elizabeth) and Lindsey Bushman, Kristen and Matthew Bova (wife Marissa) Katie Goldberg (husband Ryan), and Mark Sabatino (wife Chelsey), great-grandfather...

JAMES R. SANTON age 90, beloved husband for 52 years of the late Doris (nee Malek); loving father of Bob, Jim (Pam), Deb (Ron) Cleavercy, Sandy (Ramon) Klein, and Kelly (Larry) Sohn; devoted grandfather of 14, 3 of which precede him in death, and great-grandfather of 12; cherished son of the late Charles and Sandra (nee Giarrizzo); dearest brother of...

HELEN M. “Bobbie” FRENCH (nee Bobroski), aged 91 years, beloved wife for 54 years to the late James, loving mother of James S. (wife Janet), Kenneth J. (wife Youngwon), Craig M. (wife Cynthia) and the late Robert A., devoted grandmother of Hannah and Jaemeson, fond sister of  the late Josephine Agostin, John Bobroski, Mary Gharrity and Joseph Bobroski, treasured aunt...