Obituaries

Artist and Educator

Sister Kathleen Burke (formerly Sister Ambrose) was a woman of great creativity, an influential teacher and colleague, a deeply spiritual Ursuline, filled with wit and compassion, grace and an entrepreneurial spirit. She touched countless lives, especially during her years at Ursuline College. An avid and keen photographer, her photos of water, and trees and stone capture the...

ROBERT C. FISHER age 89, beloved husband for 59 years of Jeannette A. “Jan” (nee Harrold); loving father of Joseph, Allen (wife Gail) and Jennifer; devoted grandfather of Joseph and Thomas Fisher; cherished son of the late Joseph R. and Josephine (nee Beatrice); dearest brother of Rose McElhaney and the late Joseph R. Fisher, Jr.; dear uncle and great-uncle of...

ANN JOSEPHINE FRIEDEL (nee Bozic) age 89, beloved wife for 67 years of Jerome; loving mother of Jerome, Jr. and Deborah Bebout (husband David); devoted grandmother of Melissa, Vanessa Dipko (husband James), John (wife Brittany) and great-grandmother of  Isabella, Emelia, Piper, Calvin and Andrew; cherished daughter of the late Joseph and Anna (nee Terselic) Bozic; dearest sister of the late...

After living a full life centered around family, commitment, travel, and love, Edith Marie Lukez passed away in Kirtland, Ohio, on July 21 after a brief and very aggressive illness.

The first child of Edmund Stransky and Johanna Eva Kozelj, Edith was born in 1937 in Tržič, Slovenia, a beautiful mountain town in the Julian Alps. After the Second World...

NABIL B. KHOURY age 81 of Russell Township and Aitaneet, Lebanon. Beloved husband for 40 years of Mercedes (nee Rio); loving father of Carlos (wife Monica) and Michael; devoted grandfather of Charlie, Olive and Lola; dearest brother of Nadim (wife Liliane), Nora Geagea (husband Victor) and Nina Bouhasin (husband Johnny); dear uncle and great-uncle of many.

Nabil was born on...

ELIZABETH “BETTY” R. PROTS (nee Bailey) age 100, beloved wife of the late John; loving mother of Audrey Burke (husband David), Susan Bradley (husband David), and the late Michael Prots ( Barbara, deceased); devoted grandmother of Joan Prots, Jaclyn Stimac (husband Tom), and Jamie Bower (husband Aaron) and great-grandmother of Madison Bower, Michaela Stimac, Luka Stimac, and Mackenzie Bower; cherished...

ANTHONY C. LUCARELLI age 96; cherished son of the late Leo and Lucy (nee Balzano); dearest brother of Elvira Impullitti (husband Clifford, deceased) and the following, all deceased Robert (wife Mary), Betty Perna (Ernest), and Louis (Dolores); dear uncle and great-uncle of many. WWII U.S. Army- Air Corp Veteran.

Anthony was born on September 20, 1921 in Cleveland and passed...

JACQUELINE K. CHROSNIAK (nee Urbic) age 74, beloved wife for 53 years of Daniel; loving mother of Michael (the late Kimberly), Christine Smith, and Suzanne Ward (husband Michael); devoted grandmother of Thomas, Michael, Rachel and Nicole Smith, and Hannah and Leah Ward; dear sister, aunt, and friend of many. Cremation by DeJohn Crematory. A Celebration of Life Service will be...

DAVID S. NADEAU age 79, beloved husband for 50 years of Lorrayne “Lorry” (nee Vaccariello); loving father of Jennifer Hardman (husband Dan), Katherine “Kate” Snyder (husband Bill III), and Charles “Chuck” (wife Laura); devoted grandfather of Sam, Jake, Bella, Gigi, Clare, Charlie, Rachel, Bill, and Nick; dearest brother of Suzanne Seifert (husband Ken), William (wife Judy), and the late Gregory...

JO ANN  M. PRYOR (nee O’Brien) age 83, beloved wife of the late John T.; loving mother of Cheryl Torres (husband Frank), Patricia (Roger Falasco) and Edith Tarantino-Melendez (husband Angel); devoted grandmother of Matthew, Josephine, Christina, Patricia (Justin Parsons), Keith, Alexandria, AJ, Erin, Shannon and great-grandmother of Ania; cherished daughter of the late Thomas and Edith (nee Parks) O’Brien.

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HUBERT ROGELJ age 78, beloved husband of the late Frances (nee Kastelic); loving father of Frances Christopher and Mary Ann Janek (husband Joseph); devoted grandfather of Damien and Karl Vild. Prayers of Christian Burial Friday, July 13, 2018 at 11 AM at THE FUNERAL HOME. Burial following at All Souls Cemetery. Family will receive friends to pay tribute to and...

MEGHAN P. DILLEN, aged 37 years, beloved mother of Zoe VeVerka, cherished daughter of Anita Henry (James) and David C. Dillen (Nanci), treasured sister of Scott Dillen (Kathryn), fond aunt to Paige and Chase, extended family of Laura Rasor (Mike), Rick Smith (Kristen) and nieces and nephews; survived by Eric VeVerka (father of Zoe), fond niece, cousin and friend.

 

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BARRY KING BARNHOUSE, aged 76 years, beloved husband for 31 years to Barbara (nee Gorman), dear father of Robin Prudhoc (Gordon), Suzanne Cad (Guy) and Rebecca Pollock, loving grandfather of 6, devoted son of the late Donald Joseph and Esther (nee Wilkinson), cherished brother of Donna Dunn and the late Rosalie Judy, Wayne and Joey, fond uncle.

Barry was born...

MERWIN R. “MARIO” BAETZOLD age 80, beloved husband of the late Freda (nee Vance); loving father of Michael (wife Michele); devoted grandfather of Ann Marie, Mary Jo and Michael and great-grandfather of Mikey; dearest brother of the late George and Betty; dear uncle and great-uncle of many.

U.S. Army Veteran. Celebration of Life Service Friday, July 13, 2018 at 1...

KAYLA NICOLE HOOVER age 15, beloved daughter of Jennifer Radicella and Robert Hoover (wife Laura); loving sister to Gianna Rapposelli and step-sister of  Rylan and Lillian Haynes; cherished granddaughter of  Frank Radicella (fiancé Sue Yeagley), Jan Frank (John) and Craig and Linette Hoover Sr.; adored niece of Frank Radicella (wife Heather), Chris Radicella, Lisa Hammond (husband Andy) and Craig Hoover...

Our dear Sister Jeanmarie was welcomed into eternal life at 12:38 a.m. on Saturday, July 7. Although she began her teaching career in elementary and high school, Sister is most noted, remembered and loved for her ministry at Notre Dame College in the field of chemistry. Her kindness and skill in teaching instilled confidence in her students to succeed in...

NANCY L. CASPER (nee Fabian) age 75, beloved wife of the late Victor Lee Casper, Jr.; loving mother of Senior Master Sergeant Jeffrey A. USAF (retired) (wife Claudia) and Lieutenant Commander Brian L. USN (retired) (wife Laura); devoted grandmother of Calvin, Emily, Michael, Grace and Jacob Casper; dearest sister of David A. Fabian (wife Jeanette); dear aunt of Douglas Fabian...

NORMAN MOSKOWITZ, aged 77 years, of Willoughby, OH, passed away on July 5, 2018 in Lyndhurst, OH after a struggle with pancreatic cancer. He is survived by his wife of 38 years, Gale (nee Conners), their daughters Jessica Loser (Joe) and Rachel Moskowitz, his son Bryan (Stacy), daughters Irys Caristo (Dan) and Audrey Bortnick, his first wife Fran, his grandchildren...