Obituaries

ANGELA M. VOLPE (nee Alacqua), age 92, beloved wife of the late Anthony, loving mother of Anthony (wife Marylyn), Frank (wife Marge), Robert (wife Donna) and Marianne Brady (husband Michael), devoted grandmother of 14 and great-grandmother of 16, dearest sister of the late Stella Alaimo, Connie Yurkovich, Carlo and Sam Alacqua; dear aunt, great-aunt and friend of many.

Angela was...

TOM VESPUCCI III, age 64, loving father of Danielle and Jillian Vespucci; devoted grandfather of Domenic Tom Menta, Frankie Joseph Menta and Francesca Vespucci; cherished son of Josephine (nee Licata) and the late Tom Vespucci Jr; dearest brother of Angela Barbera, Gracie Gazdag and Milo Vespucci (wife Anna Marie, deceased); beloved uncle, great-uncle and cousin of many; former spouse of...

Mike Bublic, age 80. Beloved husband of Helen; dear father of John (Elaine); grandfather of Kyle; brother of Kathy Stimac (Greg) and Victor (deceased).

Family will receive friends to pay tribute and celebrate the life of Mike at the DeJohn-Flynn-Mylott Funeral Home of Willoughby Hills, 28890 Chardon Road (between Bishop Rd. and Rt. 91), Sunday, March 17 from 2-5 PM....

PATRICIA J. FERLIN (nee Wicheff), age 71, beloved mother of Kevin A. Ferlin and Brett C. Ferlin (fiancée Alicia Choi); grandmother of Mekenna Jo and Dylan J. Ferlin; cherished daughter of the late Richard and Ruth (nee Barker) Wicheff.

Patricia J. Ferlin was born on April 12, 1947 in Cleveland, Ohio and passed on March 12, 2019 at Hospice House....

REBECCA J. “BECKY” DOLDER, age 77, beloved wife for 13 years and life partner for 59 years of Nanci Adams; cherished daughter of the late Roger W. and Mary Belle (nee Rankin) Dolder; dearest sister of Susan Dolder (Carol Schlesinger); dear cousin and friend of many. Survived by her therapy dogs Lily and Brady.

Becky was born on July 3,...

MILTON JOSEPH KADLEC SR., aged 91 years, beloved husband for 69 years to the late Marilyn (nee Wertz), dear father of Robert, Milton J. Jr. (wife Josie), Joseph, Elizabeth and Julia Kadlec-Wagner, loving grandfather of 4, fond brother of the late Antoinette Lutrell, Richard and Eugene. Mr. Kadlec was a Marine Corps Veteran, an Illinois State University Football Hall of...

PETER NICHOLAS MANFREDI age 89. Passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on March 10, 2019. Beloved husband of 66 years to Edna G. (nee Sammons). Devoted father of Theresa Roche (David deceased), Judith Zangare (Tony), Peter (Dianne), Paul (Susan), Mark (Romina), and Marie. Loving grandfather of 19. Great-grandfather of 8. Dear brother of the late Anthony, Fedora Stenger, and...

VICKIE L. MORRIS (nee Redmond) age 67, beloved wife of William; loving mother of Billy (Matilda) and Linda; devoted grandmother of Ariel Kenney, Gregory Amentini, and Ryan Patrick and Cindy Victoria Morris cherished daughter of the late Paul and Doris (nee Coddle) Redmond; dearest sister of Sharon and Judieanne; dear aunt of Tiffany and many others.

Vickie was born on...

RONALD JAMES THORNE, SR. age 89, beloved husband for 51 years of Evelyn (nee Mullins); loving father of Christina Ducas (husband David) and Ron Jr. (wife Jennifer); devoted grandfather of Hannah and Alexandra Ducas, Eva and Ethan Thorne, Jack and Cole Ducas; cherished son of the late Lloyd and Leva (nee Romine); dearest brother of Sally Cox (husband Don deceased),...

MICHAEL J. PATTI age 76, loving father of Michael J. Patti Jr. (wife Donnamarie) and Nicholas C. Patti (wife Colleen); devoted grandfather of 8; cherished son of the late Nicholas C. and Rosemary (nee Colagross); dearest brother of the late Gwen Balke Peters and Donald N. Patti (wife Arlene); dear uncle, great-uncle and cousin of many. U.S. Navy Veteran.

Michael...

Mario Matijasic, 86, of Eastlake, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 6, at Lake West Medical Center surrounded by his family. He was a quiet soul that lived for the people he loved. He enjoyed nothing more than his weekends with his daughters, grandchildren and great grandchildren.

He is survived by his loving wife, Marija; his brother, Aldo; daughters: Radmila...

LESLEY A. PAWAR (nee Ferrara) age 49, beloved wife for 16 years of Roger; loving mother of Austin, Scarlett and Lily; cherished daughter of Carol Ferrara (Raymond DelBrocco, deceased) and Ralph Ferrara; dearest sister of Michael Ferrara, Shelley Liposky and Jimmy Ferrara; treasured daughter-in-law of Joanne (nee Halloran) and Raj Pawar; fond sister-in-law of Jeff Pawar (wife Nancy) and the...

ANN HECKMAN (nee Klaus) age 86. Beloved wife of the late Jim. Loving mother of Laurie Camp, Linda Meakin D.V.M. (husband Dan), Jim (wife Margie), Meg, John (wife Lucy), and Beth Bressler (husband Nick). Dearest grandmother of 19 and great-grandmother of 12. Dear sister of 9 brothers and 1 sister, all deceased. Survived by her little dog Maggie.

Ann was...

DEBORAH L. “DEBBIE” KREUZ (nee DECHELLIS) age 46, beloved wife for 20 years of Todd; loving mother of Katherine, Todd A. Jr “TJ,” Joseph, and William; cherished daughter of John and Barbara (nee Andrasik) DeChellis; dearest sister of Rebecca Salcius (husband Michael), Donald and Jeffrey DeChellis (wife Joanna); treasured daughter-in-law of Gary and Patricia (nee Whitlock) Kreuz, fond sister-in-law of...

Zdravko Luketic, age 64. Beloved husband of Cheryl; dear father of Phil; son of Josip (deceased) and Eva; brother of Darko (Susan), Kathy Day (Dan); dear relative of the Loncaric and Bertovic families.

Family will receive friends to pay tribute and celebrate the life of Zdravko at the DeJohn-Flynn-Mylott Funeral Home of Willoughby Hills, 28890 Chardon Road (between Bishop Rd....

FRANCIS RAJNICEK, beloved husband for 69 years of Catherine (nee Gerber); loving father of Christine Posner (husband Stuart), Joan Churchwell (husband Ron), Kathleen Plautz (husband William), Susan Watson (husband Victor), and the late Mark; devoted grandfather of Tamara, Scot, Mark, Trevor, and Taylor and great-grandfather of 2; dearest brother of Irene Pogras, and the late Albert and Stephen; dear uncle...

FREDERICK JAMES KREINER age 81, beloved husband of Blanca Luz (Montoya) and the late Sally Marie (nee Steiner); loving father of Fred (wife Julie), Michael (wife Linda), Beth Kobe (husband Paul) and Jennifer (wife Yolanda Feliciano); devoted grandfather of Jessica Kobe Miller (husband Lance), F. Jason (wife Christina Niro), Monica Kobe (husband Steve Boensch), Kaitlin Miele (husband Aaron), Paul Kobe,...

VIDA RUPNIK (nee Smuk) age 93, beloved wife of  the late Franc; cherished daughter of the late John and Maria (nee Kralj) Smuk; dearest sister of Maria Kralj  (husband Anton, deceased) and the late Milan Smuk (wife Dorothy, deceased), Ivan Smuk, Joe Smuk (wife Anne) and Anton Smuk (wife Theresa); dear aunt of Donald, Simon, Tony and Frank Smuk and...

POPIE PAPOURAS, 84, passed away on February 26, 2019. Predeceased by her husband of 51 years, John, her spirit lives on through her loving children, Nitsa Seidman (Joe), Christopher, adored grandson, John Seidman, beloved sister Vasiliki Nolidis (William, deceased),  brother Nikos Samarinis (Zoe), nieces and nephews, Souzi Nolidis, Tammy Nolidis-Mizas (Costa), Xenia Samarini (Evripides Vikopoulis), Paschalis Samarinis, great nieces and...

RICHARD E. “DICK” DAUGHERTY age 76, beloved husband for 50 years of Donna (nee Stock); cherished son of Donald and Gertrude (nee Eggers); dearest brother of the late Cathleen Dill (husband Donald, deceased); dear uncle and great-uncle of many.

Dick was born March 20, 1942 in Cleveland, Oh and passed away February 26, 2019. He lived in Chesterland, OH since...