Obituaries

ROBERT V. NOCENTE age 89, beloved husband of the late Adeline (nee Rossi); loving father of Robert M. and Anita; devoted grandfather of Dina, Nicole Galatis-Gerome (husband Matthew) and the late Jason Galatis and great-grandfather of Jameson, Justice and Aiden; cherished son of the late Amedeo and Phyllis (nee Bowker); dearest brother of Albert and the late Raymond (wife Irene),...

ELEANOR M. KREBEL age 91, beloved daughter of the late John and Josephine (nee Smole) Krebel; loving sister of John and the late Viola Krebel.

Mass of Christian Burial Thursday, May 31, 2018 at St John of the Cross Catholic Church, 140 Richmond Rd. Euclid OH 44143 at 11 AM. Burial following at All Souls Cemetery. Family will receive friends...

RICHARD “RICH” CHRISTENSEN age 65, beloved son of Margaret (nee Kelly) Christensen; and dear family member and friend of many.

Rich was born on August 21, 1952 and passed away on May 24, 2018. He was a lifelong resident of Lake County, most recently Mentor. Rich graduated from St. Joseph High School and proudly worked as a machine operator at...

ROSEMARY A. WEIKART (nee Madore) age 67, beloved wife of Michael; loving mother of Cory Colosimo, Jeffrey Crossman, Jason (wife Juana (Mendoza)) Crossman, Michelle and Robert Weikart; devoted grandmother of Nicholas Colosimo, Ricardo, Benjamin and Gilbert Mendoza, Alexis and Gavin; cherished daughter of the late Anthony and Jean (nee Berardi) Madore; dearest sister of Barbara Madore (husband Frank Mansi) and...

LaVERNE MARIE CECH (nee Bydolek), aged 95 years, beloved wife of the late Joseph L., dear mother of Dennis (deceased), Glenn (wife Melissa) and Daniel (partner Ron Peterson), grandmother of 5 and great-grandmother.

Private service with burial in Brecksville Cemetery. Arrangements entrusted to THE DeJOHN-FLYNN-MYLOTT FUNERAL HOME OF SOUTH EUCLID.

 

MARY E. BIZUB (nee Seredich) age 84, beloved wife for 56 years of Charles E.; loving mother of Cathy, Cheryl Kline (husband Mike), and Charles T.; devoted grandmother of Lauren Wyszynski (husband Tim), Erin Jeunnette (husband Andrew), Morgan Roby (husband Jonathan), Braden Kline, Haley and Megan Bizub and great-grandmother of Collins, Beckham and Cooper Wyszynski, and Lincoln Jeunnette; cherished daughter...

LILLIAN G. COCCIA age 100, beloved daughter of the late Domenico (Iolanda deceased) and Teresa Coccia (nee Palumbo); dearest sister of Giovanna Coccia Kovach (husband John) and the late Mary Jane Coccia; dear cousin of Mary Olack, Joseph and Debbie Tomba, Pompeo and Lucia Cusmai, Doretta Durante Miller, and many more.

Lillian was born on May 5, 1918 in Montagono,...

JOHN A. LUCAS age 83, beloved husband for 57 years of Joan (nee Beecham); loving father of Jacqueline Hardman (husband Thomas) and Clive (wife Christy); devoted grandfather of Rebecca, David, Elizabeth, Rachel, Jessica, and Johnathan; cherished son of the late Thomas Francis and Lucy Gwendoline (nee Trueman); dearest brother of Linda Yates (husband John) of Sutton Coldfield, England; treasured brother-in-law...

Hans G. Zschuppe, age 83. Beloved husband of Rose for 56 years; dear father of Hans (Lucy), Heidi Cooke (Dermott), Monica Insana (Dino), Barbara Uskokovic (Ivan) and Kathie; loving grandfather of Anna and Erika Zschuppe; Adelaide, Audrey, Aidan and AvaMarie Cooke; Dino Jr. and Angelina Insana; Aleksondra and Gabrijela Uskokovic; brother of Werner Klinge of Germany (deceased).

Family will receive...

ERNO HORVATH age 87, beloved husband for 60 years of Maria (nee Horvath); loving father of Mary Ann and Angie; devoted grandfather of Nicole Bukovec (husband Eric), Lindsey Venesky (husband Michael) and great-grandfather of Annalee, Emerson, Dominic, and expecting Eliza; cherished son of the late Elek and Rozalia (nee Soos); dearest brother of Maria Horvath (husband Imre, deceased); dear uncle...

BRENT M. ADAMS age 47, loving father of Kai and Camryn; cherished son of Daneen (nee Toolis) and the late Thomas; dearest brother of Daniel Adams and Bridget Massey (Jason); dear uncle of Dane and Brynley Massey. He is survived by his cat Clutch and canine companion Rocco. U.S. Navy Gulf War I Veteran.

Brent was a resident of Eastlake...

SUSAN E. VAN BUSKIRK (nee Erickson), a native of Northeast Ohio, passed away on September 27, 2017 in Northern Virginia. Ms. Van Buskirk was a graduate of West Geauga High School and Lake Erie College. A medical technologist, she worked for over a decade in the Hematology Department of the Cleveland Clinic prior to moving to Virginia. Ms. Van Buskirk...

BRITTANY MARIE CHAGIN (nee Barnes) age 35, loving mother of Jordan, Declan, and Wesley; cherished daughter of Lore (nee McDermott) and Michael Preisler and Marshall E. and Cynthia Barnes of Utah; dearest sister of Jonathan Barnes; beloved granddaughter of the late Clarence and Dolores McDermott and Esther Barnes; dear niece, cousin and friend of many.

Brittany was born on October...

age 82, beloved husband of Diane L. Bellas (nee Seaton), cherished son of the late Steve and Mary Bellas (nee Petrosky). Dearest brother of Dolores and the late Robert, uncle, cousin, nephew to family; friend to many others.

Steve was born in Lucernemines, PA and passed away May 9, 2018. He was a resident of the Cleveland suburbs for most...

MARTHA M. MEDLA (nee Mintz), aged 96 years, beloved wife of the late John E., dearest mother of Loraine Gleine (Eric), Lise Herbison (Tim), Richard (Sharon) and Wendy, loving grandmother of Brian Gleine (Kelly), Scott Gleine, Jennifer Snider (Joel), Christopher Herbison, Serena Funk (Bill), Monica Dieter (Scott) and Mathew Medla, great-grandmother of Benjamin, Maclaryn, Gavin, Jasper, Halle and Emerson, cherished...

DONALD L. GATTO age 74, beloved husband of the late Angie (nee Monastero); loving father of Michael and Kristin Gatto, Linda and Tim Todaro, and Gina and Dennis Gatts; devoted grandfather of Isabella, Olivia, Andrew, Ellie, Angelina, Bronson, Donny and Macy; cherished son of the late Vince J. and Mary (nee Sortino); dearest brother of Vince and Bob (wife Roseanne);...

Nikola Begovic, age 65, of Mentor, passed away on Monday, May 7, 2018. He was born May 5, 1953 in Croatia.

He is survived by his sons, Ivan and Tony (Erika); and 5 grandchildren; his parents, Mile and Bara; his siblings: Milka (Ivan) and Zeljko (Miriam); uncle, cousin and friend of many. He was preceded in death by his wife...

STELLA MATEK age 91, beloved wife of the late John; loving mother of John; devoted grandmother of Michael and the late Victoria and great-grandmother of 1; dearest sister of 2 brothers and 1 deceased sister; dear aunt and great-aunt of many.

Stella was born October 25, 1926 in Krakow, Poland and passed away May 4, 2018. She was a resident...

JOSEPH A. FINOMORE age 23, beloved son of Fred A. Jr. and Linda M. (nee Petronie); loving brother of Fred A., III; devoted grandson of Fred and Priscilla Finomore, Joseph and the late Barbara Petronie and Aurelia “Rae” Finomore; dear nephew, cousin and friend of many.

Joe was born on February 23, 1995 in Cleveland and passed away on May...

ANGELA K. KENT (nee Vasilas), aged 95 years, dearly beloved mother of Erica Brizendine (husband Dr. Donald), loving Yiayia of Courtney Pezak (husband Adam), Meredith Case (husband Glenn), Jamison and Lindsey Brizendine, great-Yiayia of Greyson, Maddox and Kinsley Case, devoted daughter of the late Nicholas and Mary (nee Dramos) Vasilas, cherished sister of James Vasilas, Bessie Sifakis and the late...