Obituaries

Gus Babuder

Apr 11, 2024

August “Gus” Babuder age 85, beloved husband for 36 years of Loretta (nee Golby); loving and devoted father to his children and grandchildren; cherished son of the late August and Marija (nee Jaksetic); dearest brother of Maks Babuder and Irena (Andrej) Strancar; dear uncle and great-uncle of many. 

Gus was born in Slovenia August 10, 1938 and passed away April 11,...

Mary M. Schaller

Apr 10, 2024

MARY M. SCHALLER (nee Brandt) age 98, beloved wife for 69 years of the late Edward; loving mother of Leslie Schaller (husband Tim Foran deceased) and Lisa Schaller-DeCarbo (husband Nick); cherished daughter of the late Walter and Mary (nee Keegan) Brandt; dearest sister of the late Walter (wife Josephine deceased) and Alice Brandt; dear aunt and great aunt of many. Mary...

Edward Ryder

Apr 7, 2024

Edward Ryder, 75, of Boiling Springs, South Carolina and formerly of Chagrin Falls, Ohio, passed away April 7, 2024 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was born May 4, 1948 in Cleveland, Ohio, to Edward M. Ryder, Sr., and Elizabeth Freeman Ryder. He lived in Ohio until moving to SC in 2022. He grew up in the St....

Joanne M. Lee

Apr 7, 2024

JOANNE M. LEE (nee Dillon) age 92, beloved wife of the late James; loving mother of Karen (husband Linas Vysnionis), Stephen, Patrick, Diane O’Neill (husband Sean) and the late Michael (wife Linda); devoted grandmother of Jordan (Nikky Reed), Dylan, Jack Vysnionis, Jenneta Lee Killian (husband Joe), Alivia (fiancé Rob Cooney), Courtney O’Neill Youngblood, Gabrielle, Hugh, and Lauren O’Neill and great-grandmother...

Joyce Skiba

Apr 4, 2024

JOYCE ANN SKIBA, aged 75 years, the beloved daughter of the late Raymond and Mildred (nee Blue),loving sister of Gail, Diane Hoppes, Wayne and Linda Fagley (Robert), fond aunt and grand-aunt to many.

Joyce was born on July 29, 1948 in Cleveland, and passed away on April 4, 2024 at the home of her sister in Mayfield Heights. She...

Mary Ovsenik

Apr 3, 2024

MARINKA "MARY" OVSENIK age 90, beloved daughter of the late Janez and Ivanka (nee Kokalj) Ovsenik; dearest sister of Mario (wife Justine), Cvetka Gabric (husband Joze deceased), Tony (wife Bernadette), Ivanka Vidmar deceased (husband Stanko deceased), Nace deceased (wife Slavka), Janez deceased (wife Urska deceased), Joze deceased (wife Marija), and Nezka Vidmar deceased (husband Frank); dear aunt and great-aunt to...

Anton Svigelj

Apr 2, 2024

Anton Svigelj, 90 years old passed away April 2, 2024. Beloved husband of 64 years to Cecilia. Dear father of Cecilia Kusold (Bob) and Martha Gaser (Joe). Loving grandfather of Nicole Kusold-Matheou (Denny), Rachael Cully (Brian), Michael Kusold (Katie), Anna Gaser (Jonathan), Milo Kusold (Denise McDonough), Kati Lombardo (Mark); great-grandfather of John, Nicholas, Margo and Cora. Survived by sister-in-law Antonia...

Henry Gadomski

Apr 2, 2024

HENRY S. GADOMSKI age 93, beloved husband of Janet (nee Novak) for 64 years; loving father of Ken, Karen Ludlow (husband Rick), James (wife Theresa), and Thomas (wife Julie); devoted grandfather of Andrew and Elizabeth Gadomski, and Lauren Ludlow; cherished son of the late Teofil and Anna (nee Wilbrant) Gadomski; dearest brother of the late Edward Gadomski; dear uncle of...

Cynthia "Cyndi" Ljubi

Apr 1, 2024

CYNTHIA D. “CYNDI” LJUBI (nee Morales) age 64, beloved wife for 37 years of Richard “Rick”; loving mother of Benny and Ariana “Ari” (fiancé Jamison Schroeder); cherished daughter of the late Ernest and Doris (nee Ellis) Morales; dearest sister of Coralise Terwilliger (husband John deceased), Alicia Pingatore (husband Sam), Brenda Morales (husband Stanley deceased) and Ernest W. Morales (wife Lisa);...

Michaela Stofey

Apr 1, 2024

Michaela "MICKEY" Stofey (nee Heibert) age 84, was born on April 3, 1939 and passed away on April 1, 2024. 

She was the beloved wife of William for 64 years; loving mother of Cherie (Tom) Housley, Cindy (Richard) Jackson, Cristi (Martin) Yacinski, and Connie Stofey; devoted grandmother of Kelli (James Gunn) Housley, Christopher (Jessica) Jackson, Katrina (Jordan) Riggle, Danielle (Nicholas) Fox,...

Paula Maroun

Mar 30, 2024

PAULA ISSA MAROUN, age 43, entered eternal life on Saturday March 30 following a 7-year battle with cancer, showing strength, dignity, and grace. Beloved wife for 11 years of Mark, loving and devoted mother to Madeline and Maya; cherished daughter of Marghrit (nee Dib) and the late Issa Adel Issa; dearest sister of Adel Issa  (wife Abir) and Issam Issa (wife...

Anna Farinacci

Mar 30, 2024

ANNA E. FARINACCI (nee Garris) age 82, beloved wife for 20 years of Wayne; loving step-mother of Thomas (wife Cheryl) and Dan; devoted step-grandmother of Anthony, Olivia “Liv” and Joseph; cherished daughter of the late Walter and Sara (nee Gilbert) Garris; dearest sister of Betty Morvaji (husband Robert) and the late Donald (wife Barbara) and Dale (wife Judy); dear aunt...

Fran Hanus

Mar 29, 2024

FRANCES T. "FRAN" HANUS (nee Klein) age 75, beloved wife for 52 years of Ronald; loving mother of Justin (wife Kyoko); devoted grandmother of Hunter, Taylor and Sawyer; cherished daughter of the late Louis and Adeline (nee Dooley) Klein; dearest sister of Maryann Paxton (husband Tony deceased), Kathleen, Margaret, Patrick (wife Margaret), Christopher (wife Jeanne), Peter (wife Kathy) and Daniel...

Emery Brandich

Mar 28, 2024

Emery Brandich, WWII, USN veteran, age 98, beloved husband of the late Margaret (nee Walsh); loving father of Janet Kraus (Robert), Patricia Knezevic (Samuel), Noreen, Kevin (Kim) and the late Jerry Brandich and Laura Fenzl. Devoted grandfather of Sarah Savarese (Matt), Betsy Black (Joseph), Carolyn Knezevic, Michael Knezevic (Carrie), Samuel Knezevic (Breanne), Annie Knezevic, Jake Fenzl, Bailey Fenzl, Matthew Brandich...

Randi S. Adams

Mar 28, 2024

RANDI S. ADAMS (nee Macdonald) age 73, beloved wife for 38 years of George; loving mother of Bonnie Taylor and step-mother of Debbie Cattell (husband Chuck), Sandy Benjamin (husband Gary), and George Adams (wife Debbie); devoted grandmother of Andy, Jennifer, Jamie, John, Kayla, Paige, and Meaghan and great-grandmother of 5; cherished daughter of the late William and Virginia (nee Christopher)...

Rudolf Kolaric

Mar 28, 2024

Rudolf Kolaric age 92, beloved husband for 64 years of Victoria (nee Bajda); loving father of Tony (Joy) Kolaric, Peter Kolaric, Thomas (Sonja) Kolaric, Theresa (Tim) Kosem, and Vicky (Mickey) Brown; devoted grandfather of Jordan, Alexandra, Mia, Paul, George, Sam, Tori, and Carly; cherished son of the late Rudolf and Mary (nee Pograjec).  In lieu of flowers, the family requests...

Joseph J. Rini

Mar 27, 2024

JOSEPH J. RINI age 78, beloved husband of Nicoletta “Nikki” (Neff) (nee Cortese); loving father of Lora Michelli (husband Michael), Maria Schupp (husband Matt), Joseph N. (wife Emily), Paul (wife Nicole) and step father of Jack Neff (wife Beth, deceased) and David Neff (ex-wife Sandy); devoted grandfather of Michael, Kyle, Gianna, J.R., Joey, Millie, Mikey, Alyssa, Samantha, Lea, John, Monica...

Jay Zavodny

Mar 26, 2024

JAY N. ZAVODNY age 77, beloved husband for 57 years of Susan (nee Frischkorn); loving father of Robyn Lojek (husband Richard) and the late Kevin; devoted grandfather of Alexa Fees, Felicity Lojek, Maier and Merrik Zavodny; cherished son of the late John and Lillian (nee Hurshman); dearest brother of his twin Jon (wife Judy) and Ken (wife Ann); dear brother-in-law,...

John L. Novish

Mar 25, 2024

JOHN LESLIE NOVISH age 67, son of the late John C. and Sophia (nee Mudrak); brother of Alan (Diane), Janice (Brad) Bestgen, and Christopher (Debbie); uncle of Adam, Brett (Ashley), and Chris (Michelle). John was born on May 9, 1956, in Cleveland, Ohio and remained a lifelong resident of the area. He proudly worked for the South Euclid United States Post...

Frances Marie Churney

Mar 24, 2024

FRANCES MARIE CHURNEY (nee Moizuk) age 90, beloved wife of the late Robert; daughter of the late Walter and Ann (nee Bastasic) Moizuk; sister of the late Rita (Milan, deceased) Mihelich; dear mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, and cousin.Frances was born on September 28, 1933, in Cleveland, Ohio and passed away on March 24, 2024. She served 10 years on the...