Obituaries

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...

ALMENIA L. CiCIRELLA (nee Noble) age 92, beloved wife for 65 years of the late Anthony R.; loving mother of Anthony (wife Penny), Debora and the late Timothy; devoted grandmother of Joseph and Zachary and great-grandmother of Dravin; cherished daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (nee Cellemmi) Nobile; dearest sister of the late Carmello Nobile, Ross Noble, Josephine McKelvy,...

RUSSELL L. MARXEN age 85, beloved husband for 56 years of Audrey (nee Zipperle); loving father of Lee, Todd (wife Maribeth) and Sara Marxen (husband Jon Sjothun); devoted grandfather of 7; dearest brother of the late Merle.

Russell was born on December 20, 1933 in Cleveland and died peacefully on January 14, 2019 of complications from mesothelioma. A longtime resident...

ANI RAK (nee JANEŽIČ) age 92, beloved wife for 54 years of Vincent; loving mother of David (Kathy), Alan (Yoni), Kevin (Mary), and Becki Swoager (Jeff); devoted grandmother of nine and great-grandmother of 4; cherished daughter of the late Aloysius and Katarina Janežič;  dear sister of Stefi (Anton) Kolar, Dani (Ivo) Hrovat, and the late Mimi (Jože) Gramc, Lubi Janežič,...

CPT. WILLIAM M. BRELAND, ANC, USAR (Ret.) age 54, beloved husband for 27 years of Janice (nee Mingle); loving father of Katy, Sarah, William M. II, and Benjamin; cherished son of the late George and Nancy (nee Ambrose); dearest brother of Robin Carver (husband Bruce); devoted son-in law of Raymond and the late Constance (nee Barron) Mingle; dear uncle, great-uncle,...

CHRISTINE T. BUKOWSKI (nee Abraham), 70, died on Jan. 12, 2019 with her beloved husband and daughter by her side. Christine is survived by her husband of 51 years, Ronald, daughter Colette, mother Evelyn, sister Marci (Bill) Crawford, and nephew Billy. She is preceded in death by her father William, daughter Bridgette, and in-laws Mathew and Henrietta.

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EVELYN C. RODE (nee Scibbe) (formerly Meyer), aged 96 years, beloved wife of the late Elroy A. “Bud” Rode and the late William H. Meyer, dear mother of Jeffrey Meyer (deceased) (wife Valentina) and W. Paul Meyer (wife Laura Martin), fond step-mother to Carol Koesel (husband Gregory), Jacquelyn Papaleo (former husband Ron) and Christopher (former wife Susan), devoted grandmother, great-grandmother...

FRANK H. “PETE” KEAN III age 80, beloved husband for 21 years of Jan (nee Jaquays); loving father of  Michele Kean Markouc (husband Robert deceased) and Laurel Kean and stepfather of Linda Black (husband David Smith), Laura Davis (husband Thomas Clapper), David Davis and Jody Beaty (husband Richard); devoted grandfather of Robert and Samantha Markouc, step grandfather of 7 and...

PATRICIA K. “Pat” MCCUBBIN age 71, passed away peacefully on December 8, 2018; cherished daughter of the late James and Marjorie (nee Penland) McCubbin; dearest sister of the late James McCubbin.  Pat was born on November 20, 1947 in Hot Springs, Arkansas. She was a resident of the greater Cleveland area for many years and was an active member of...

DONALD L. FINK, age 71, beloved husband for 45 years of Anne (nee Schraff); loving father of Elizabeth, Donald Jr., Mary, Margaret Fink-Albino (husband Nicholas), and Christine Fink-Lesniak (husband Jesse); devoted grandfather of  Robert, Lillian, Edward and Andrew;  cherished son of the late Joseph J., M.D. and Rosemary (nee Echle); dearest brother of Joseph (wife Carol) and Karen Eberz; dear...

Gloria Fruscella (nee DeRose), age 77 passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on January 9th, 2019. Beloved wife of 54 years to the late Kenneth J.

Loving mother of Kenneth M. (wife Linda), Dianne Delanis (husband Mark), and Ronald (wife Kathlene). Devoted grandmother of Nicole Churchill (Dan), Daniel(Amanda), and Eric Eiermann, Michael and Robert Fruscella, Joseph and Christopher...

JULIUS MICHAEL KISS, known as “Mike”, passed away Jan 7, 2019 at the age of 92. A native of Cleveland who settled in Gates Mills, Mike served in the United States Marine Corps, graduated from Kent State University, and was a member of Kappa Sigma Fraternity at Kent State. Mike is preceded in death by his loving wife of 56...

Ivanka Anna Rupcic, 85, passed away suddenly on Jan. 5. Beloved wife of the late Jure; dear mother of Kathy Calabrese (Kevin) and Anthony (Angela nee Naglic); grandmother of Danielle and Nick Calabrese.

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

PAUL H. JEUNNETTE age 87, beloved husband of the late Helen C.  (nee Retzer); loving father of Doug (wife Joan), Jeff (wife Diane), and Tim (wife Rachele); devoted grandfather of Leah, Andrew (wife Erin), Sam, Lauren, Holly and great-grandfather of Lincoln and Grayson; cherished son of the late Clarence and Esther (nee Samuelson); dearest brother of Phillip, James, Miriam Kohlar...