Obituaries

WILLIAM C. WARD age 88, beloved husband of the late Barbara (nee Wulf); loving father of William, Clifford, Daniel and Dr. Jeffrey (wife Anilda); devoted grandfather of Christina Toby, Hannah and Isabella; cherished son of the late Lee and Lillian (nee Neubon); dearest brother of the late Kenneth, Marie, Roy and Charles; and brother-in-law of Christina Rainone, Cliffette Thacker, Robin...

DOROTHY Y. CARLSON (nee Youngberg) age 98, beloved wife of the late Henry G. Sr.; loving mother of Henry G. Jr. and Gerald (wife Cynthia); devoted grandmother of Sherry Baker (husband Jeff), Laura Day (husband Sean) and great-grandmother of Timothy, Jacob, and Kari Ann; cherished daughter of the late Frank and Ida (nee Josefsson) Youngberg; dearest sister of the late...

BARBARA J. “AUNTIE BABS” DAVIDSON, RN age 83, cherished daughter of the late John and Mary (nee Cargill) Davidson; dearest sister of Elizabeth Stassfurth (husband William, deceased) and the late John C. (wife Lynne, wife Maxine deceased) and Catherine Marshfield (husband Leonard); dear aunt of Bruce Stassfurth (wife Viola), Pamela McCarthy (husband Robert, deceased), Martin Marshfield (wife Teresa), Dale Marshfield...

Despina “Josephine” Kackloudis (nee Manolios), age 96; beloved wife of the late Steve; loving mother of John (wife Karen), Stephanie, and Nicholas; devoted YiaYia of Daphne; and great-Yia Yia of Quinn Saneholtz; cherished daughter of the late Nicholas and Argero (nee Sevastaki) Manolios; dearest sister of Mike (wife Kit) and the late John (wife Kay, deceased); treasured godmother of Evanthia...

Apolonia Rey, age 86. Passed away on February 28, 2018. She was born in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico on April 10, 1931. Beloved wife of Francisco (deceased); dear mother of Francisco (deceased) and Maria Woyma (Tim); grandmother of Candice Lunar (Brad) and Lt. Timothy Woyma (Ann Marie); great grandmother of Charlotte Woyma, Shannan Lunar and Kylie Lunar; beloved sister and...

FRANK PENAVIC age 82, beloved husband for 55 years of Mary (nee Franco); loving father of Frank (wife Dyane) and Capricia Penavic Marshall (husband Robert Marshall); devoted grandfather of Isabella and Francesca Penavic, Cole Penavic Marshall, and Anthony Vespucci; cherished son of the late Jozo and Delfa (nee Cuze); dearest brother of Joseph ( wife Mary), Ivan “John” (wife Donna)...

Catherine Ann Makarich, 79, of Willoughby Hills, passed away on Feb. 27. She was born July 14, 1938 in Detroit, Michigan. She was an involved in many roles with the American Zagreb Jr. Tamburitzans and lovingly known as “The Manager of Pieces and Parts” or “Mrs. Mak.” She is survived by her loving husband, Michael Jr.; her dear children: Mary...

EVA D. COLLINS (nee Null) age 76, former wife of the late Edward; loving mother of Daniel, Sherry, Jonah and the late John; devoted grandmother of Landyn, Ashlyn and Brooklyn Collins, Tracy Schwab, Kim Pacansky and Sheila Branco; dearest sister of Eddie Null, Ann Lovejoy, Connie George, Candi Kinslow, and Mary Null-Taylor; dear aunt and great-aunt of many.

Eva was...

ANNA MAY POLLOCK (nee Tanno) age 92, beloved wife of the late Ernest R.; loving mother of Daniel (wife Andrea) and Norman (wife Linda); devoted grandmother of Damon (wife Lindsay) and Danielle and great-grandmother of Ryan and Ian; cherished daughter of the late Daniel and Filomena (nee Vaccariello) Tanno; dearest sister of the late Georgeanne Humbert and Rev. Lewis Tanno;...

MARY LOUISE CONNELL (nee Macnamara), aged 77 years, dearly beloved mother of Catherine, Martha (husband Robert Sajcic), Eileen, and Daniel (wife Erin), loving grandmother of Maura and Cate, devoted daughter of the late George and Marie (nee Holland) Macnamara, cherished sister of Patricia Bujard (Judy Payne), Anne Raby (Arthur), and the late Rita Jane Macnamara, fond aunt, grand-aunt, cousin and...

Michael A. Nester (Pops). Michael was born on Dec. 16, 1930 and passed away peacefully on February 23, 2018. He was preceded in death by his wife Theresa K. Nester and their first born son Joey who passed away at the age of three. He is survived by his sons: Mike Jr., Carl and Johnny; two daughter-in-laws, grandchildren, great grandchildren,...

VICTOR B. BERNER age 95, beloved husband for 42 years of Jacqueline (nee Lesar); father of Mary Lou and the late Victor; cherished son of William and Viola (nee Meyer); dearest brother of RoseMarie Worthington (husband Wayne) and the late Herman and Betty Stark (husband Nicholas deceased); uncle and great-uncle of many. WWII US Army Veteran.

Victor was born on...

CECELIA I. MADAY, aged 90 years, beloved companion for 60 years to Ann M. Pallo, daughter of the late Roman and Pauline (nee Skuba), sister of Robert (Frances) and Samuel (Nancy) Madey, and the late Adolph “Ray”, Edward, Henry, Leonard, Stanley, Catherine, Anita, Elizabeth, Bertha, Blanche and Veronica, cherished aunt and great-aunt to many. Cecelia was retired from the 3M...

TIMOTHY C. DeJOHN age 72, loving father of Timothy (wife Denise), Anthony, Benjamin, and Michael (wife Katherine); devoted grandfather of Olivia, Isabela, Niyah, Ava, and Sylvie; cherished son of the late Anthony and Algean (nee Blaha); dearest brother of Diane (Ovens) Niederst (husband James), Frances Wagner (husband Frank), Patricia Jones (husband Gary), and Corinne DeJohn (Lou Bitsko); loving companion of...

EDWARD P. PLOTTKE age 85, beloved husband of the late Maryann (nee Laskodi); loving father of Stephen and Edward P. (wife Susan, deceased); devoted grandfather of Dustin, Jessica, Nikki and great-grandfather of Noah; cherished son of the late Philip and Anges (nee Schnelbogl). He is survived by his companion, Border Collie, Cosmo.

Edward was born on April 14, 1933 in...

VID SLEMC age 83, beloved husband for 54 years of Emily (nee Anzic); loving father of Alex (wife Tricia, nee Hanna); devoted ‘ata’ of A.J., Ella and Owen; dear son of the late Franc and Angela (nee Jenko); dearest brother of the late Francelj, Angela Hribar (husband Louis deceased), Millie Odar (husband Miro deceased) and Felix (wife Hilda); cherished brother-in-law...

ZVONIMIR “TONY” JAKOVLJEVIC age 68, beloved husband of Anne (nee Znidarsic); loving father of Diana Accettola (husband Matthew), Anthony (wife Traci), and Nicholas (wife Linsey); devoted grandfather of Lillian and Jasmine Accettola, Nicolena, Corey and Taylor Ackley and great-grandfather of Kylie Mason; cherished son of Angelina (nee Martincic) and the late Rudolf; dearest brother of Tomi (wife Isabel) and Maria...

Anthony J. (Tony) Burke, 90, of Kirtland passed away peacefully at Chardon Healthcare Center on February 14, 2018. Born January 15, 1928 of the late Anthony and Viola (nee Koehnle) Burke, Tony was the devoted husband of Rita (nee Hynes) for over 67 years, loving father to Linda (Richard) Dugovic, Thomas (Marita) Burke and Richard Burke, beloved grandfather of eight...