Obituaries

DONNA LYNN CONNOLLY, age 47, passed away on October 9, 2018 after a long, courageous battle with breast cancer.  She was born on May 9, 1971 in Pittsburgh, PA. Loving mother of Sage and Alec Neidbalson; dear daughter of David F. and the late Virginia “Ginny” Connolly; cherished sister of Michele Smith (Matt) and Kimberly; aunt of Benjamin, Daniel, and...

RICHARD N. KNERR age 84, beloved husband for 62 years of Mary Ann (nee Svigel); loving father of Bryan (wife Joan) and Laurie Knerr; devoted grandfather of Dustin and Shannon; cherished son of the late Raymond and Bertha (nee Charske).

Richard was born on August 29, 1934 in Euclid and passed away on October 9, 2018. He was a resident...

Helen T. Cromling died on Tuesday, October 9, surrounded by fond memories of all the wonderful people who made her earth journey a pleasant one. Mom was born in Elyria, Ohio on May 17, 1929 to Anna and Gust Tsarones. She and dad were active members of the Elyria Playmakers where they met. Mom graduated from Elyria High School and...

IRENE R. WEIKART (nee Molner) age 97, beloved wife of the late Richard; loving mother of Sharon Szekely and Michael (wife Rosemary, deceased); devoted grandmother of Cory Colosimo, Jeffrey and Jason Crossman (wife Juana), Michelle and Robert Weikart, Rebecca and Ana Szekely and great-grandmother of Nick, Alexis, and Gavin; cherished daughter of the late John and Elizabeth (nee Rapasky) Molner;...

DENNIS MICHAEL WOLK, aged 52 years, beloved son of Dennis J. and Elaine F. (nee Putka), dear brother of Jeffrey and Kenneth, fond nephew, cousin and friend to many.

Dennis was born on January 28, 1966 in Cleveland and passed away suddenly on October 5, 2018 at his home in Euclid. He was a graduate of Cleveland Heights High School....

Diane Marie Evans (nee Harris), of South Euclid, Ohio, passed away Oct. 4 surrounded by family after a long and courageous battle with colon cancer. She was 61.

Diane was born June 3, 1957, in Cleveland, Ohio, to the late Flecteau Harris (nee Tibbs) and Arsby Harris.

Diane began her career in newspaper advertising in 1984 as a classified account...

Sanja Bjekic, 47, of Eastlake, passed away on October 8, 2018. She was born on August 27, 1971 in Metkovic, Croatia.

She is survived by her husband, Mladen; her son, Robert; her mother, Jadranka; her siblings: Damir Novkovic and Bernarda Peovic; aunt of Andrea, Sanda, Magdalena, Marko, Luka, and Nina.

She was preceded in death by her father, Ivan Novkovic.

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MARIE A. ZUGEL (nee Minut) age 92, beloved wife of the late Martin; loving mother of Carolyn Zonar (husband Robert), Cynthia Little (husband Glenn), Judy Robinson (husband Revoe), and Joyce Colton (husband Terry); devoted grandmother of Kristen Petersen (husband PJ), Kelli Howe (husband Derek), Kim Grotbeck (husband Todd), Joy Martinez (husband Perfecto), Vance Little (wife Nana), Kate Ropos (husband Pete),...

MICHAEL STEVEN DULAY age 47, cherished son of Jerome and Clarice (nee Kosits); loving and devoted father of Adam and Molly; lifelong buddy to sisters Donna Smrdel (husband Anthony) and Jill Nock (husband Steven); devoted uncle to Matthew and Allison Smrdel, Robert and Clarice Nock; loving nephew of Ron & Carol Kosits, Kimberly & John Stephan, Michael Dulay, Joan Knotek,...

The Lake Erie College community is saddened to report the death of Robert J. Trebar, PhD, who passed away Oct. 2, 2018.

From the time Dr. Trebar arrived on campus in 2004, students, staff and faculty members alike looked forward to crossing his path. A notoriously intelligent and effective professor, he was perhaps best known for his kind and genuine...

JOHN SLAVEC age 91, beloved husband for 56 years of Ludmila “Mili” (nee Vidmar); loving father of John P. (wife Sharie), Ann, Theresa Zilavec (husband Rudy), and Joseph; devoted grandfather of Olivia, Julia, Steven, Rachelle, Thomas, and twins Nadia and Georgia; preceded in death by 3 brothers and 3 sisters; dear uncle and great-uncle of many.

John was born on...

DONALD WILFRED THORPE J.D., of Gates Mills, husband of Susan; father of J. Morris, Rachel Thomas, John (Teresa) Heffernan, Dr. Phoebe (Steven Adams), Peter (Jackie), and Janet (Jack) Sanders; grandfather of Jack and Claire; Tyler and Grace; Emily, Eleanor, Clara and Rebecca; Oliver and Remington; and Donald; uncle and great-uncle of many. WWII U.S. Marine Corps Veteran; UCONN (SAE Fraternity)...

MARY “MICI” MOHAR (nee Zorman), age 84. Beloved and devoted wife of 65 years to Louis. Loving mother of Kathy Grajzl (Ralph), Teri Young (John), Mark (Debbie) and Tony (Sheri). Cherished grandmother of Rachel Elkins (Chris), Erin Dennison (Scott), David and Julia Young, Mark (Julie), Matthew, Michael, Cassie, Lauren, Anton and Joseph; great grandmother of Madilyn, Nathan, Alyssa and Addison....

JAMAL C. YUHAS (nee Owen) age 82, beloved wife of the late Julius; loving mother of Nick (Mary Kay), David (Gretchan), Joy Yuhas-Slates (Dan), and the late Joe; devoted grandmother of Nicole Furman (Brian), Joseph, Grace, Danny, Gavin, Griffin, Kathryn, Lauren, and the late Danielle and great-grandmother of Ian, Sydny, and Asher Furman; cherished daughter of the late Charles and...

Edward S. Schaller. age 94, beloved husband for 69 years of Mary M. (nee Brandt); loving father of Leslie (Timothy Foran) and Lisa Schaller-DeCarbo (husband Nick); cherished son of the late Edward S. and Florence M. (nee Sewell); dearest brother of the late Helen M. Collins (husband Albert, deceased), Janet M. Angus, and Florence “Rita” Hall (husband Alvin, deceased); dear...

Charles “Chuckie” Zingale age 54, beloved son of Charles “Charlie” (wife Susan) and Darlene Hochstetler (nee Johnson) (husband Robert deceased); dearest brother of Sherri Meador (husband Gary); devoted uncle of Courtney, Kylie and Cameron; dear nephew, cousin and friend of many. Chuckie was preceded in death by his K-9 companions Dutch and Cajun.

Chuckie was born in Cleveland on April...

Dragica Zalac, age 74 of Wickliffe, Ohio passed away on September 24, 2018.  She was born January 29, 1944 in Rakitno, Herzegovina.  She worked at Accurate Metal Machining and enjoyed dearly her garden and cooking for her family. Her pride and possession were her children and grandchildren.  Dragica will dearly be missed.

Dragica was a loving mother to Helen Cindric...

FRANCINE E. NOWAK (nee Kozel) age 77, beloved wife for 57 years of Frank; loving mother of Cynthia Penton, Frank (wife Geri), and Mark; devoted grandmother of Bryan (wife Brooke), Caryanne, and Brandyn Nowak, Justin and Kyle Penton and Victoria Nowak; cherished daughter of the late Frank and Ann (nee Marsh) Kozel; dearest sister of Frank Kozel (wife Diane) and...