Obituaries

ALFONSO F. D’EMILIA, age 90, beloved husband for 63 years of Mary Jane (nee Volzer); loving father of Mary Beer (deceased) (husband Gregory), Florence D’Emilia (husband Robert Quartell), Patricia D’Emilia, Catherine Miller (husband Joseph), Ruth D’Emilia (husband Robert Soreo), Joni Jenovic (husband Michael), and Jackie Fox (husband Thomas); devoted grandfather of Jordan Beer, Grace Evans (husband Tyler), Hannah and Irene...

STELLA N ALAIMO (nee Alacqua) age 93, beloved wife of the late Louis; loving mother of Joanne Schumer (husband James), Georgette Lengyel (husband Dennis), Sandra Ruffner (husband Melvin), and Sherrie Irwin (husband Randy); devoted grandmother of Nicole Johnson (husband Joseph), Melissa and Christie Ruffner; dearest sister of Angela Volpe (husband Anthony “Red” deceased), and the late Sam Alacqua (wife Patricia),...

ROBERT H. MacNAUGHTON, Ph.D., aged 89 years, of Willoughby, formerly of South Euclid, went to be with the Lord on Oct.13, 2018 at Fairmount Healthcare Center, beloved husband for 58 wonderful years to Margaret E. “Peggy” (nee Hall), dear father of Mark (Jennifer) and Brian (Brenda), loving grandfather of Gabrielle, Paige and Megan, great-grandfather of Jacey, Julia and Joelle, devoted...

Mary C. Linkas (nee Tomasides), age 82. Loving wife of Pat for 60 years. Loving mother of James (Sal) and Christine (Rob) Taylor. Loving grandmother of Nicholas and Melina Taylor. Loving Sister of Chris Tomasides (Mary, deceased). Loving aunt and great aunt. Loving Godmother of 5. Mary was the owner of Fisher’s Tavern for 25 years.

VISITATION MONDAY 4-8 PM...

STEPHEN JOHN HUSSELL, aged 56 years, beloved husband for 27 years to Geralynn (nee Arena), loving father of Eve and Lauren, dear son of the late John and Theona (nee Rebryk), cherished brother of Alice Mencini (husband Jack), fond uncle, great-uncle and devoted friend to many. In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Steve suggested to The Gathering Place,...

JOHN C. “JACK” REHA age 73; beloved husband for 48 years of Diane (nee Burrows); loving father of Allison Potter (husband John), Mary Robin Griffith, and Molly Thomas (husband Brian); devoted grandfather of Madeline Griffith, Stella Potter, Hannah Griffith, Elizabeth Potter, Grace Griffith, James Brian Thomas, and Emily Thomas; cherished son of the late Francis and Margaret (nee Pokriefka); dearest...

SR. MARILYN STORY OSU (formerly Sister M. Florian), daughter of the late Donald and Ann (nee August) Story; sister of Martin Story (Christine) and the late Nancy Chatham; beloved aunt, and a member of the Ursuline Sisters of Cleveland with whom she shared 59 years of her life.

FUNERAL MASS TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, AT 7:00 P.M., at the URSULINE MOTHERHOUSE,...

JOHN P. SEIZ age 74, beloved husband for 50 years of Sandra (Nee Shepherd); loving father of Amy McCartney (husband Andrew), John David, and Jason (wife Marie-Pierre); devoted grandfather of Emily, Carrie, Abby, Kian, and Miles; cherished son of Mary (nee Defilippis) and the late Edwin; dearest brother of Phyllis and George (wife Janet); dear uncle and great-uncle of many. ...

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...