Obituaries

Ante Brekalo, 86, of Willoughby Hills, passed away suddenly on January 29. He was born January 26, 1933 in Prisika, Croatia.

He is survived by his loving wife, Ivanka; dear son, John; grandfather of Matthew, Steven and Angela; and his brother, Jakov.

He was preceded in death by his brother, Jozo.

Family will receive friends to pay tribute to and...

RONALD S. TONOVITZ age 87, beloved husband of the late Dorothy (nee Iliano); loving father of Steven (wife Linda); devoted grandfather of Michael, Spencer and Melissa (fiance Jake Rumpke); cherished son of the late Steven C. and Teresa (nee Negron); dearest brother of Jacqueline LaRue, Bobbie Kay Morganti (husband Richard), and the late Madeline Sullivan; treasured uncle, great-uncle, cousin, friend...

MATTHEW E. “MIKE” MORAWSKI, 95 years, beloved husband of the late Jane (nee Kowalski), dear father of Elaine Thompson (Richard – deceased), Nancy Halmagy (David) and John (Pauline), loving grandfather of Carrie (Troy), Nicholas (Erin), Jason (Lee), Alex, Erica, Mary Beth and the late Gregory, great-grandfather of 8, cherished brother of Arlene Cantu (Robert) and the following deceased: Ann Hodakievic...

Zora Majer, 82, of Mentor, passed away on January 30, 2019. She was born April 23, 1936 in Kakanj, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Zora was a loving mother and grandmother. She was “Baka” to many friends and relatives near and far.

She is survived by her children: Stefko (Nada) and Tanja; her grandchildren: Robert and Alfred; her brother, Zoran of Croatia.

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LOUIS KOBAL age 72, passed away January 25, 2019. Beloved companion of Nevenka Kosec; father of Alex (wife Heidi), Erik (wife Nadia), Louis and the late Jennifer; grandfather of 3; dearest brother of 2 brothers and 2 sisters of Slovenia.

Prayers of Christian Burial THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 2019 at 8 PM at the funeral home. Family will receive friends to...

JOANNE C. CLARK (nee Guarino) age 82, loving mother of Ronald, Sr., Debra Camino (husband Nick), and Robert (wife Stefanie); devoted grandmother of Ronald, Jr., twins Elizabeth and Jonathan, Tyler, and Maddie; cherished daughter of the late John and Rose (nee Medovitch) Guarino; dearest sister of the late John Guarino (wife Margaret); mother-in-law of Sherren Clark; dear aunt and great-aunt...

ROBERT W. GERLACH, aged 71 years, beloved son of the late Harold B. and Josephine J. (nee Smrekar), survived by his dear cousins and his caring and helpful neighbors.

Family, friends and neighbors may call Friday Feb.1, 2019 from 3-4 PM at THE DeJOHN-FLYNN-MYLOTT FUNERAL HOME OF SOUTH EUCLID, 4600 MAYFIELD RD. (just East of Green Rd.) followed by a...

EVELYN L. ROBERTS (nee Fier) age 96, loving mother of Barbara Federico (husband Michael, deceased), Karen Robinson, Joseph, III (wife Susan), Debra Walsh (husband Rick), Gerard and the late David (wife Marilyn); treasured mother-in-law of Lynn Adamic; devoted grandmother of David Roberts, Christopher Federico, twins Kevin and James Walsh, Erin Walsh, and the late Brian and great-grandmother of Lincoln; dearest...

ANN ANKRUM (nee Thur) age 75, died on January 24, 2019 after years of struggling with cancer. Beloved wife of the late Robert Sr.; loving mother of Robert Jr. “Tom,” Christina Kimbrew (husband Arch, Jr), and Suzanne; devoted grandmother of Damein, Omar, Darrell, Ashley, Arch III, William, Olivia, Vanessa, Anthony, Arnel Jr., Michael, Robert III “Robbie” and great-grandmother of Davion,...

Charles Joseph (Chuck) Penko, was born on February 14, 1931 in Weirton, West Virginia. He was the youngest son of Joseph and Mary Penko, and was the beloved brother of Joe, Emil, and Stanley. Joseph and Mary emigrated from Slovenia in the early 1900’s to the United States in search of political freedom. They lived briefly in Pennsylvania and eventually...

ANDREW A. DEVORAK age 103, cherished son of the late Andrew and Anna (nee Gardner); dearest brother of the late Stanley, Stella, Daniel, and John; dear uncle, cousin, and friend to many.

Andrew was born on November 5, 1915 in Mt. Pleasant, PA and passed away on January 22, 2019 in South Euclid. He moved from Pennsylvania at a young...

JANINE HATOUM (nee El Meouchi) age 65, beloved wife for 35 years of Bechara, M.D.; loving mother of Maha, Carla and Joe; cherished daughter of the late Judge Badri and Evelyn (nee Azar) El Meouchi; dearest sister of Marie-Claude Saradar (husband Joe, deceased), Salim El Meouchi (wife Nawal) and Rafic El Meouchi, M.D.; treasured sister-in-law of Marcelle Nahra (husband Norman,...

(nee Kyre) age 91, beloved wife for 40 years of the late Dr. William E. Jr. ; loving mother of Hayden (wife Kim), J.R. (wife Kathy), and the late Amy Holland; devoted grandmother of Ryan (wife Kayla) and Kristen Mills (husband Mike) and great-grandmother of Wyatt Holland; cherished daughter of the late Lester and Ruth (nee Vincent) Kyre; dearest sister...

NORMAN E. SPIES age 83 beloved husband for 61 years of  Mary Ann  (nee Fifolt); loving father of Michael (wife Donna), Deborah Znidarsic (husband Marko), Patricia Muhvic (husband George), Christine Wells (husband Jeff), and Jennifer Spies; devoted grandfather of Michael Spies, Samantha Goetz (husband Thomas), Victoria Znidarsic, Nicolas and Mario Spies, Markus Znidarsic, Alexandrea Spies, Peyton and Emerson Wells, twins...

RITA M. LAVRICH (nee Fink) age 92, beloved wife of the late Judge Frank G.; loving mother of Joanne, Lawrence (wife Christin), Mary Beth Thoren (husband Roger), and Michael (wife JoAnn); devoted grandmother of nine and great-grandmother of fifteen; cherished daughter of the late Frank and Cecelia (nee Schraufl); dearest sister of Joann Brassill, Marianne Walsh, Lois Belock and the...

CHESTER CAMPANA age 93, beloved and devoted husband for 69 years of the late Helen (nee Lupo); loving father of Barbara D’Amico (husband Frank), Carol Story (husband James), and Michael Campana (wife Josephine) (wife Lori, deceased); devoted grandfather of Bethany, Frank, and Nicholas D’Amico (wife Kendra), Nathan and Andrew Miller, and Michael Campana (Shaina Banaszek) and great-grandfather of Giavanna Nicole...

GWENDOLYN L. PACE beloved daughter of Gloria (nee Cunningham) and the late James Pace, cherished sister of Tina, Michael and James, loving aunt and friend of many.

Cremation by DeJohn Crematory. Family will receive friends to pay tribute to and celebrate the life of Gwen on SATURDAY February 2, 2019 from 2-3PM with a MEMORIAL SERVICE at 3PM at Kingdom...

OLGA M. HORVATH (nee Centa) age 98, beloved wife of the late Louis S.; loving mother of Mary Lou Fuhry (husband David), Louis S. Jr. (wife Jeanne), and Irene McAllister (husband Keith); devoted grandmother of 10 and great-grandmother of 12; cherished daughter of the late Karl and Frances (nee Turk) Centa; dearest sister of Ernest Centa (wife Lillian), and the...

KEVIN J. ZAVODNY age 45, passed away peacefully and unexpectedly at his home on January 14, 2019;  loving father of Maier and Merrik; cherished son of Jay and Susan (nee Frischkorn); dearest brother of Robyn Lojek (husband Richard); dear uncle of Alexa Fees and Felicity Lojek; treasured grandson of the late George and Sara Frischkorn, and the late John and...