Obituaries

Our dear Sister Mary Therese Ann was welcomed home by our good and loving God on Saturday, May 4, at 11:50 a.m. Sister devoted her life to the education of little children in Ohio and, for thirty-eight years, in California. She loved her ministry of preparing them to receive the sacraments. Sister Mary Therese Ann found inspiration, solace and peace...

MICHAEL G. SHEAHAN, MD, age 76, passed away on May 6, 2019. Beloved husband for 54 years of Patricia (nee Petrime); loving father of Corrie Taylor (husband Douglas), Christopher (wife Megan), and the late Daniel; devoted grandfather of Addison, Danielle and Zinnia; dearest brother of Eileen Shanbrom (husband Ronald) and the late Thomas (wife Judi).

He graduated from Hamilton College...

FRANCES P. BRITSCH (nee PARSONS) age 94, loving mother of Karl and Elizabeth; cherished daughter of Thomas and Helen (nee Kantner) Parsons. Contributions may be made in memory of Frances to Shade Tree Community Church 4249 River St., Willoughby, OH 44094, The City Mission 5310 Carnegie Ave, Cleveland, OH 44103 and American Bible Society 101 North Independence Mall East FL8,...

JOHN GORICAN age 93, beloved husband of the late Mary (nee Mrak); loving father of Lea (David Herdman) and Barbara Rowane (husband Michael); devoted grandfather of Marija, Nada,  Juliana, Anja and Cecilija Rowane; cherished son of the late Miha and Marija (nee Jancic); dearest brother of Micka Prevolsek, Rudi, Tone and the late Joze, Teresa Strasek, Rozinka Gabersek, Franc and...

JAN PUSTAI age 70, beloved husband of the late Mary K. “Kathy” (nee Pyatt); loving father of John C. (wife Leigh Ann) and Michael J. (wife Gina); devoted grandfather of John Charles, Jr., Benjamin W., and Scarlett Vivien; beloved companion of Debbie Wiegand; U.S. Air Force Vietnam and U.S. Army Desert Storm Veteran. In lieu of flowers contributions may be...

JOSEPH B. VERDI age 92, beloved husband for 71 years of Josephine (nee Kozel); loving father of Joseph R. (wife Patricia) and Thomas (wife Margaret); devoted grandfather of Kathleen Impullitti (husband Nicholas), Daniel (wife April), Brian, Jane, Michael (wife Kara), James (wife Cassandra), Katherine (fiancé Peter DeCapua) and great-grandfather of 8; cherished son of the late Louis and Rose (nee...

COACH JIM CAPPELLETTI age 85, loving father of Sharon Mahoney, Kathy Cappelletti and Jim Jr.; devoted grandfather of Mikel and Jenifer Mahoney, Matthew Mahoney-White, Mia and Carly Milosevic; cherished son of the late James Leo and Mary (nee Pelosi); dearest brother of Don Craig and Judy Clark; former husband for 50 years of Nancy Fleming; treasured father-in-law of Sasa Milsoevic;...

CAROL ANN CLEMENCE (nee Franklin) age 79, loving mother of Cindy Frost (partner Angie), Michael (wife Jen), and Annette Quigley (husband Pat); devoted grandmother of Shanna Bizjak, Jordan Clemence, Cassandra Bizjak, Justin Clemence, and Melia Quigley; cherished daughter of the late Harold and Amelia (nee Christi) Franklin; dearest sister of Harold Franklin Jr.; dear aunt and great-aunt of many. Survived...

MARGARET E. “PEGGY” (nee Wills) PEKAREK age 72, beloved wife for 50 years of the late Edward; loving mother of Edward R. (wife Laura) and Catherine Zimmerman (husband Christopher); devoted grandmother of Maggie and Quinn; cherished daughter of the late Raymond and Margaret (nee Wallace) Wills; dearest sister of Catherine Perusek (husband James); dear aunt, great-aunt and friend to many.

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ELAINE P. WREN (nee Hacker), aged 80 years, dearly beloved wife for 50 years to the late Colin “Nick”, loving mother of David (wife Karin) and Robert (wife Amy Strom), devoted grandmother of Trevor, Noah and Jack, fond sister of the late James Hacker, dear companion to George Roby, also survived by cherished cousins and close friends.

Elaine “Ellie” was...

Ivan Begovic, age 49, of Concord Twp, passed away suddenly on Thursday, April 25. He was born in Cleveland on October 13, 1969.

He gave unselfishly of his time and talents to his family, friends and neighbors and to his employer of 29 years, Swagelok. He could build and fix everything, and he did.

Ivan loved Cleveland and Ohio sports;...

ANGELO B. BASCONI age 93, of Mayfield Village. Passed away peacefully on April 27, 2019. Former husband of the late Jennie H. (nee Presti). Devoted father of James A., Nancy S. Mancini (Enio), and Michael A. (Lynn). Loving grandfather of Anthony and Domenic Mancini, and Monica and Carla Basconi.

Mass of Christian Burial Thursday May 2, 2019 10 A.M. at...

ERNEST J. “RUSTY” SEECH age 64, beloved husband for 45 years of June (nee Folk); loving father of Jennifer Seech (husband Mark Hrvatin) and Jason; devoted grandfather of Jacob, Meggan, Joshua, Trevor, Owen, Johnathon, Colin and the late Julia Seech; cherished son of the late Ernest and Julia (nee Hornick); dearest brother of Julie Martin (husband Larry) and preceeded in...

KATHERINE H. PETROS (nee Halos) age 96, beloved wife of the late Peter; loving mother of Diane Piecuch, John (wife Carol), and the late Marlene Chongris; devoted grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great grandmother of many; preceded in death by her brothers & sisters; dear aunt and great-aunt of many.

Contributions may be made in memory Katherine to the Geauga Humane Society,...

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Marcelline R. Minerovic (nee Porcello) age 90, beloved wife of the late William; loving mother of Glorianna Cogan (husband Joseph), William and Dale (wife Ann Marie); devoted grandmother of Ryan Cogan (wife Christine) and Grace and great-grandmother of Kara, Adam and Emily Cogan; cherished daughter of the late Joseph and Clara (nee Mancuso) Porcello; dearest sister of...

James Michael Hazelwood, (1946- 2019), known to friends as “Mike,” passed away suddenly on April 16th, 2019, at the age of 72, at his home in Cleveland Heights, Ohio.

Born November 2, 1946 to the late Ruth (Wechter) and Russell Hazelwood, he was raised in Shelby and Painesville, Ohio, and graduated from Harvey High School in 1964.

Mike was a...

EILEEN P. SYKTICH (nee Washell) age 91, beloved wife of the late Samuel; loving mother of Karen Obratil (husband Richard), Brian (wife Deborah) and Kenneth; devoted grandmother of Richard and Michael Obratil (wife Pamela), Julie Mills (husband Jonathan), Lindsey, Samantha and Allison Syktich and great-grandmother of Lane, Ali, Brady and Luke; cherished daughter of the late Andrew and Pauline (nee...

MILLIE L. CARLSON (nee Foster) age 91, beloved wife of the late Allan; loving mother of Dr. Margaret Carlson (husband Carlton Jones); devoted grandmother of Mac and Libby Dang and great-grandmother of Ethan and Elliott; preceded in death by 4 brothers and 3 sisters; dear aunt and great-aunt of many. Survived by her 2 feline companions.

Millie was born on...

KELLY LYNN LOGAR, age 38, passed away peacefully on April 16, 2019 after complications from a second stroke; devoted mother of her cherished baby Sophia Rose; beloved daughter of Katherine (nee D’Onofrio) and Kenneth; loving sister of Kimberly Stuckey (husband Todd) and aunt of Kolin and Kendal; dearest grand-daughter of Mildred Logar and the late James Logar and Emma and...

CHARLES E. REES age 77. Beloved husband of Joanne (nee Prekel). Loving father of Paula O’Brien (husband Scott). Dear grandfather of Cecelia, Adhu and Charlie O’Brien.

Charles was born on July 31, 1941 in East Cleveland and passed away on April 15, 2019. He was a lifelong resident of Euclid. Charles graduated from Euclid High School, took classes at KSU...