Obituaries

SANDRA J. KELLY (nee Penca) of Kirtland, age 66, beloved wife for 39 years of Jeffrey; loving mother of Brian and Kimberly, and Lindsey Downey (husband Kevin); cherished daughter of John and the late Mary (nee Urankar) Penca; dearest sister of John Penca (wife Patricia) and Gary Penca (wife Janet).

Sandy was born on December 16, 1951 and passed away...

JUNE ANN GATES (nee Chiodo), aged 70 years, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly, beloved wife of the late William B., loving daughter of the late Adolph J. and Marian L. (nee Forgerson) Chiodo, dear sister of Vickie A. Chiodo-Maung and Connee M. Choi, survived by a host of cousins, nieces, nephews, other relatives and cherished friends. June lived in Cleveland...

Marlene Dedich (nee Seruchar), age 81, of Willoughby Hills. Passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on June 8, 2018. Beloved wife of Mark for 62 years. Devoted mother of Chris Huebner (Mike), Mark (Sharon deceased), and Debbie Mayernik (Mike). Loving grandmother of Mike and Nick Huebner, and Kellie Jones (Jason). Dear sister of the late Frank Micoli, Frank “Buck”...

MARILYN K. CORRIGAN (nee Keyes), aged 91 years, beloved wife for 50 years to the late George E., dear mother of Jeffrey (wife Joyce Wells-Corrigan), twins James (wife Claudia Coulton) and Susan (husband Douglas Anderson), Scott (husband Gilberto Oliveros) twins Anne (husband Joseph Vecchio), Amy (husband Karl Kotlan) and the late George Brian, Janet Mary and Sally Marie, loving grandmother...

ANTHONY C. LIOTTA age 25, beloved son of Carl  Liotta and the late Jean Liotta (nee Kolbenschlag); loving brother of Jessica Hehmeyer; devoted uncle of Alyssa and August; cherished grandson of Anthony and late Judith Liotta, and the late Donald and Joan Kolbenschlag; dearest nephew of Kelly (Liotta) and Pete Zupich, who raised Anthony since age 14, Laura and Bruce...

Franjo Topalovic Beloved husband of Ana (nee Jozic); dear father of Natasa Carr (Andrew) and Natalija; brother of Marica Stjepic (Stjepan), Nevenka Josipovic (Ivic) and Slavko; uncle of many nieces and nephews.

Family will receive friends to pay tribute to and celebrate the life of Franjo at THE DeJOHN-FLYNN-MYLOTT FUNERAL HOME OF WILLOUGHBY HILLS, 28890 CHARDON RD. (between Bishop Rd....

JOSEPH “JOE” J. YUHAS age 56, beloved father of Nicole Furman (Brian), Joseph Yuhas, and the late Danielle Yuhas; devoted grandfather of Ian, Sydny, and Asher Furman; cherished son of Jamal C. (nee Owen) and the late Julius J. Yuhas; dearest brother of Nick (Mary Kay), David (Gretchan), and Joy Yuhas-Slates (Dan); dear uncle of Grace, Danny, Gavin, Griffin, Kathryn,...

MARGARET-ANN KISH (nee Lang) age 62, beloved wife for 37 years of Scott; loving mother of Jacqueline, Maribeth, and Michael (fiancé Danielle Fuote); cherished daughter of the late John and Margaret (nee Molnar) Lang; dearest sister of Richard Lang, M.D. (wife Lisa Kraemer); fond daughter-in-law of the late Arthur and Irene Kish; treasured sister-in-law of Joy Kish (husband Tony Simpson);...

SUZANNE R. FABIG age 62, loving wife for 12 years of Russ Pederson; loving mother of Adam Schubert and the late Ryan Schubert; cherished daughter of the late Charles and Joanne (nee Bates) Fabig; dearest sister of Diane (husband Doug Roosa) and David (wife Cindy) Fabig; dear aunt and great-aunt of many; survived by her loving feline companion, Franky.

Suzanne...

CHARLES F. HOLLAND age 83, passed away June 3, 2018. Born in Chicago, IL; loving father of Mark, David, and Monica; devoted grandfather of three and great-grandfather of one; cherished son of the late Harold and Mildred (nee Kraeger); dearest brother of Patrick and the late Phyllis Riley; dear uncle and great-uncle of many.

Charles graduated from John Carroll...

MARIE SMITH (nee Pocaro), aged 68 years, beloved wife for 44 years to Randy, loving daughter of the late Domenic and Pauline (nee Kraus) Pocaro, cherished sister of the late James Pocaro, devoted aunt of Jennifer Lesiw (Andrew) and Michelle Pocaro, treasured great-aunt to Nicolle, Danielle, Ellery, Domenic and Ariana, fond sister-in-law to Marjorie Smith.

Prayers of Christian Burial Saturday,...

CAROLINE CUCCHIARA (nee Minotti), aged 89 years, beloved wife of the late Sam, dear mother of Bruce Kenat, Roger Compo (Karen) and Walter Kenat, fond mother-in-law to Michelle Kenat, survived by 12 loving grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren, step-mother to James Cucchiara, cherished sister of the late Lucy Marino, John Minotti, Philomena Ford, Louis Minotti and Pat Minotti, treasured aunt and...

PAUL MARTIN KAWALEC age 70, beloved husband for 46 years of Catherine (nee Mullins); loving father of Kandace Frye (husband Darin), Cheryl Opatrny, Sandra Severa (husband Jason), and Kelly Brewer (husband Rich); devoted grandfather of Hope, Holly, Hayden, and Hadley Severa, Dustin Belnap, Alex and Allison Opatrny, Elisia and Damon Frye, and Skye and Alyia Brewer; great-grandfather of Ronan and...

PHYLLIS E. PLUMMER (nee John) age 92, beloved wife of the late Leroy B.; loving mother of Brenda Leggon, Christina John, Deborah Plummer Bussey (husband Michael), Eloisa Wright, Nancy Plummer, Felicia Davis (husband Derwin), and Paul Plummer; devoted grandmother of Cherie Hogan (husband Gary), Marie Wrighten, Leslie Wright, Mercedes Davis, Patrik Plummer, Blake Davis, Stephan Plummer and great-grandmother of Gabriella,...

DORIS M. SOVICH (nee Gehring) age 92, beloved wife for 65 years of Edward; loving mother of Stephen, Pamela, Kathleen, James (wife Sandra), Thomas (wife Laurie) and the late Michael (wife Holly, deceased); devoted grandmother of 10 and great-grandmother of 2; cherished daughter of the late Edward and Marie (nee Thomey) Gehring; dearest sister of David Gehring (wife Josephine) and...

HELEN ZAJAC (nee Duda), born Sept. 11, 1918, passed away on May 29, 2018 at the age of 99 years, beloved wife of the late Edward, dearest mother of Kenneth (Nancy), Barbara Metcalf and Judith Hodakievic (John), loving grandmother of Jessica Chodaczek (Chris) and Rev. Adam Zajac, great-grandmother of Teresa and Hannah, dear sister of Rosalie Pfeiffer (Raymond – deceased)...

Our dear Sister Evelyn Mary (84) (formerly Sister Mary Clareanne) went home to God very peacefully in her sleep on Saturday, May 26, at 11:50 p.m. Sister ministered for over forty years in the field of education as an elementary teacher, a college professor and a resource teacher at Julie Billiart School. She was a woman of prayer and quiet...

PETER P. SURSO age 92, beloved husband for 67 years of Patricia (nee Diedrich); loving father of Susan Corbett (husband Grant) and Joan Jeunnette (husband Douglas); devoted grandfather of Katie Hacker (husband Todd), twins Kellee Flatt (husband Jeremy) and Kimberly Corbett, Leah and Andrew Jeunnette (wife Erin) and great-grandfather of Anna, Stephen and Lincoln; dearest brother of the late Michael,...

DORIS S. KANDAKAI, aged 78 years, passed away on Friday, May 25, 2018 at her home in Cleveland Heights, loving mother of Madia Reeves Pewu, cherished mother-in-law to John Tolu Pewu, devoted grandmother of Samuel Corvah, Cornelius Pewu and Gabriel Pewu, cherished cousin, aunt and a host of other relatives and friends.

Doris Seveah Kandakai was born in Genewonde, Grand...

AGNES MARIE ADKINS (nee Modic) age 80, beloved wife of the late Ronald “Jack”; loving mother of Donna Marie, Jack, Jr. (Kathy), Frank (Denise), Billy (Jill), Joseph (Debbie), Mark (Eileen), Mesha (Kelly) and Herb (Amanda); devoted grandmother of 28 and great-grandmother of 17; cherished daughter of the late Frank and Marija (nee Krasavec) Modic; dearest sister of Frances Modic and...