Obituaries

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...

EDWARD J. KUCZMA age 70, beloved husband for 49 years of JoAnne (nee Gervace); loving father of Jason Edward and Brandon Matthew; devoted grandfather of Edward J. II, Gina Marie and Frank Nicholas Kuczma; cherished son of the late Edward and Eleanor Kuczma (nee Georgian); brother of James; dear uncle, great-uncle, cousin and friend of many.

In lieu of flowers...

Thomas A. Greenaway, 71, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019 at Lake West Hospital. He had been a resident of Willoughby for 35 years. He was born on December 4, 1947 in Painesville, Ohio. Tom graduated from Eastlake North High School. Tom enjoyed watching sports of all kinds and on all levels. He enjoyed his garden, especially growing a...

VERNA L. MAXWELL (nee Chapman) age 84, beloved wife of the late Roger; loving mother of Garry Stephen (wife Bobbie), Kevin Stephen (wife Mary), Vicki Congelio (husband Donald), Kim Powell, and Coshell Boustani (husband John); devoted grandmother of Marc Stephen (wife Heather), Anthony Congelio, Christopher Board (wife Misty), Bradley Congelio (wife Meredith), Brittney Sobota (husband Corey), Justin Board (wife Beth),...

MILDRED (CLOUGH) DIGMAN (nee Prock) age 92, beloved wife of the late Bernie; loving mother of James Clough (wife Linda “Sue”) and Ruth Clough; dear stepmother of Carol Dissauer (husband Rob) and Gary Digman (wife Susan); devoted grandmother of Brian (wife Allison), Gregory (wife Jalaja), and Scott Clough (wife Sangeeta), Evan Dissauer (wife Sarah), and Matthew Digman, and great-grandmother of...

Frank J. Tamburro age 96, beloved husband for 70 years of Mary (nee Skidlesky); loving father of Frank J. Jr (wife Diana), Nick (wife Gloria), Nancy J Blanco (husband Paul) and the late Cindy Eiben (husband Gary); devoted grandfather of Erica McDonough (husband James), Frank (wife Amanda), Nicholas (wife Samantha), Christopher Eiben, Catherine Sallah (husband Kevin), Dennis Blanco, Daniel Eiben...

Our dear Sister Mary Janet (formerly Sister Mary Anthon) went home to God, very peacefully and quietly, at 2:55 p.m. on Thursday, February 21. Sister ministered to her SND community in food service for 26 years and then as secretary and office manager at Metro Catholic School and St. Augustine Parish, Cleveland. Her characteristic gentle smile was a welcoming presence...

WILLIAM “BILL” NYMAN age 90, beloved husband of the late Mary (nee Steven); loving father of Virginia Katona (husband Raymond), William (wife Lori), and Robert (wife Doreen); devoted grandfather of Althea and Cory Katona, and Gregory, Michael, Steven, and Matthew Nyman; cherished son of the late William and Cecilia (nee Puszcykowski). U.S. Army Veteran.

Bill was born on April 15,...

JOSEPHINE R. LEMMO (nee Lombardo) age 96, beloved wife for 52 years of the late Anthony; loving mother of Dominic (wife Barbara), Robert (wife Donna), Mary Mantini (husband Pat) and Anthony (wife Lynn); devoted grandmother of 13 and great-grandmother of 14; cherished daughter of the late Donato and Maria (nee Mastropietro) Lombardo; dearest sister of Caroline Riolo and the late...

ROBERT C. WYCKOFF age 70, beloved husband for 42 years of Deborah (nee Burrows); loving father of Robert A. (wife Kelly Christy); cherished son of Rosella (nee Mervay) and the late John; dearest brother of Barbara McMahon (husband Denny) and the late John (wife Pauline, deceased); dear nephew, uncle, brother-in-law and friend of many.  

Robert was born on March...

JANE C. DePALMA (nee Tirabasso) age 93, beloved wife of the late Dominic; loving mother of Maria Zoul (Larry) and the late Dennis (Pam); devoted grandmother of Denise McCray (Dan), Kelly White (Josh), Jennifer Walker (Robert) and great-grandmother of 6; cherished daughter of the late Angelo and Anna (nee Palermo) Tirabasso; dearest sister of Yolanda Bottiggi, Anna Mae Zirke, Angela...

Dominick Daniel Dodson, Cherished son of Kevin and Suzanne (nee Johnson)

Born February 15th, 2019 at 2:31am and flew up to heaven on his angel wings at 4:36am. Although his life was brief, his heart, fight and story has touched so many lives. Dominick sacrificed his life for his mother and future brothers and sisters. He will forever be our...