Obituaries

MARY KLARIC, age 91. Dearest sister of the deceased Betty and Mildred; dear daughter of the deceased Rade and Mary (nee Yurkovic).

Family will receive friends to pay tribute to and celebrate the life of Mary at THE DeJOHN-FLYNN-MYLOTT FUNERAL HOME OF WILLOUGHBY HILLS, 28890 CHARDON RD. (BETWEEN BISHOP RD. AND RT. 91), WEDNESDAY, FEB. 14, 5-7 PM. Funeral Service...

TONI L. SWIERKOSZ (nee Cordes) age 65, cherished daughter of the late Edward V. Cordes Jr. and Carol L. (nee Wolbert); dearest sister of Dr. Edward V. Cordes (wife Gail); treasured niece of George and Virginia Wolbert; former wife of John Swierkosz. Beloved pet parent of canine companion Pixie Dust.

Toni was born in Queens, New York on July 9,...

CAROL A. COGHILL (nee Burt) age 68, beloved wife for 50 years of Paul; loving mother of Manda Chumita (husband Dennis) and Paul (wife Kristin); devoted grandmother of Marissa, Denny, and Morgan; cherished daughter of the late Dallas and Eleanor (nee Williams) Burt; dearest sister of Janet Baker (husband Roger, M.D.), Martha Manett (husband Bruce) and sister-in-law to William and...

RICHARD C. RUHLAND age 76, beloved husband for 45 years of Alma (nee Netzel); loving father of Anne Sutton (husband Benjamin) and Paul; devoted grandfather of Emma and Charlotte Sutton; cherished son of the late George and Mabel (nee Burns); dearest brother of Donald (wife Mary Jean); dear uncle and great-uncle of many.

He died February 7, 2018 in his...

Our dear Sister Mary Patricia (formerly Sister Mary Milan) (72) completed her earthly journey and went home to God on Monday, February 5, at 4:40 a.m. at the Cleveland Clinic, Avon. Sister had faced a number of health challenges in recent years. One of these was Multiple Myeloma, cancer of the blood, which became extremely aggressive in the short time...

JOHN YATWAI CHAN age 66, beloved husband for 38 years of Tai-Chi; loving father of Stephen (wife Janey) and David; cherished son of Hwan Fat and Cissy Lee Chan; dearest brother of Michael (wife Brenda Cheung), Jenny (husband Danny Yu), Lawrence (wife Tina), and Ivy; dear uncle and great-uncle of many.

John’s story is one of determination and passion. Born...

ROBERT A. GIALLOMBARDO age 59, beloved husband for 35 years of Cindy (nee Iorillo); cherished son of Angelo (Yvonne) & the late Mary (nee Toth); loving brother of Gary (Renee), James (Marilyn) and Margaret Valletta (Nicola); son in law of Fiore and Linda Iorillo; brother in law to Diana (Jay) & Gina (Shaun) Corrales; cherished uncle of Angelo, Gary Jr....

JAMES J. WALSH age 90, former husband of Marilynne (nee Burgess); loving father of Jeffrey (wife Victoria), Susan and the late Jay (wife Eveline); devoted grandfather of Kevin and Keith; cherished son of the late Neil and Grayce (nee Royston); dearest brother of the late Robert (wife Margaret) and Mary Margaret Lybarger; dear uncle, great-uncle and friend of Bill W....

WALTER J. SMREKAR age 97, beloved husband for 71 years of the late Jean T.  (nee Ristl); loving father of Barbara Britton (husband Terry), Janet O’Hara (husband Michael), Karen O’Brien (husband Terry) and the late Carol; devoted grandfather of Lt. Commander David Britton, U.S. Navy (wife Laura), Mark Britton (wife Alice), Colleen Weston, (husband Scott), Catherine O’ Hara, Corporal Steven...

JOHN BERKOPEC age 91, beloved husband of Antonia; loving father of Linda (husband Herbert); devoted grandfather of Ronald and Myron; dearest brother of Anton, Louis, Frances and Josepina; and other relatives in Slovenia and Canada.

John was born on January 18, 1927 in Novomesto, Slovenia and passed away on January 31, 2018. He was a parishioner of St. Mary Catholic...

JOANNE L. KOHLER (nee Gebhart) age 87, beloved wife of the late Robert E. Kohler and former wife of the late William F. Merritt; loving mother of James P. Merritt (partner Roberta “Bobbie” DeCapua), and the late William Ford Merritt Jr. (wife Constance, deceased) and  stepmother of Deborah Williams and Barbara Kohler; devoted grandmother of Valerie Freeman (husband James), Dillon...

FREDDIE J. BENTOFF age 82, beloved husband for 52 years of Mary M.; loving father of Bradford (wife Ronnie), Darby Schwartz (husband Bryan), Derek (fiancée Jennifer Campbell) and Raleigh Corto (husband Paul); devoted grandfather of Sabrina and Morgan Bentoff, Tyler, Raleigh and McKinley O’Brien, Harper, Bailey “Chickie” and Wyatt Corto and Benjamin Schwartz; dearest brother of the late Jerome Bentoff;...

JANOS SZIGETI, Age 91, Beloved husband of 57 years of Veronica (nee Kovacs). Dearest father of Janos (Barbara), and Louis (Joanne). Dear grandfather of Thomas Matthew and Julianna. Dear brother of Maria Francsics. Dear brother-in-law of Edie and John Keresztes. Uncle and great uncle of many.

Mass of Christian Burial 10:30 AM on Friday, February 2, 2018 at St. Joan...

 

ALBERT F. PAOLINO, Ph.D., age 96, Clinical Psychologist, beloved husband for 61 years of Rosetta (nee Bastulli); loving father of Albert Z. (wife Katherine), Renee Paolino (husband Rick Gibson) and Andrea Paolino (husband Mark Burkhardt); devoted Pop Pop of Alex Paolino-Gibson (partner Jason Glombicki), Vincent Burkhardt, Valerie Paolino and Cora Paolino; cherished son of the late Luigi and Rose...

KATHLEEN A. NAINIGER age 48, beloved daughter of James and Judith (nee Gron) dearest sister of Karen Malcolm (husband David), Kevin, and Kristen Bobes (husband Tyler); loving aunt of Ian Malcolm, Makenzie, Bridger, Lachlan “Lucky”, and Margaret “Margo” Bobes; cherished niece of Eugene and Mary Nainiger, Delores and Thomas Roethel, Darlene and Tim Kral, Susan and Herbert Wilson, Gary and...

PHYLLIS L. KLIMAS (nee Raus), passed away on Jan. 26, 2018. Beloved wife of the late Louis M., cherished daughter of the late Stephen D. and Myrtle L. Raus.

Friends may call at THE DeJOHN-FLYNN-MYLOTT FUNERAL HOME OF SOUTH EUCLID, 4600 MAYFIELD RD. (just East of Green Rd.) on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018 from 2 to 3 PM followed by...

Nežka Agnes Vidmar, 72, of Perry, passed away at home surrounded prayerfully by her loving family on Thursday, January 25, 2018.  She was born on April 24, 1945 in Predoslje, Slovenia, daughter of Janez and Ivana (Kokalj) Ovsenik.  She had a simple childhood in a large family on the farm in the lovely village of Predoslje, until age 12 when...

PATRICK JAMES McHUGH, aged 67 years, beloved son of the late Eugene Thomas Sr. and Mary (nee Florio), dear brother of Marie Walsh, Donna Hannigan (Joseph), William (deceased), Anita Howard (James – deceased), Anthony (Donna), Eugene Thomas Jr., Evelyn Gray (Gary – deceased), his twin Michael Dennis, Richard (Patricia), Mark (Barbara) and James Patrick (deceased), loving uncle and great-uncle to...

DOROTHY FRANCES FATICA (nee Kolar), aged 91 years, beloved wife of the late Joseph, dearest mother of Marianne Nemes (husband George) and Carol Husa (significant other Paul Macko), devoted daughter of the late John and Theresa (nee Smith) Kolar, cherished sister of Richard Kolar (deceased) (wife Polly), fond aunt and grand-aunt.

Mass of Christian Burial Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018 at...