Obituaries

CONNIE RICH (nee Clovis) age 76, beloved wife for 62 years of Arthur; loving mother of Michael (wife Deborah), Lisa Moses (husband Kenneth) and the late Alan; devoted grandmother of Brian (wife Nicole), Mark (wife Larissa), Thomas Allen (Elizabeth Douglass), Tyler Moses (fiancé Kaileigh Rowell), and Kaitlyn Moses and great-grandmother of Austin, Cali, Elise, Miranda, and Marissa; cherished daughter of...

AMERIGO “RICK” NERONE age 88, beloved husband for 64 years of Barbara (nee Dello); loving father of Richard, Thomas (wife Ann), Marianne DeLauro (husband Mario), Linda Reinert, and Carl (wife Traci); devoted grandfather of Ricky, Nick, Autumn, Theresa Urban (husband Mike), Jeniffer, Matt (wife Amanda) and Nichole Reinert, Christopher and Brad DeLauro, Lauren, Robert DeLauro, Vince, Leah, Marco, Leo and...

Margaret C. Hertrick, age 87, a 58 year resident of Mayfield Heights, OH entered into eternal life on January 18, 2018.

Margaret was born July 25, 1930 in Cleveland, Ohio to the late Stanley W. and Margaret (nee Cashman) Close. Margaret graduated from Sacred Heart Academy in East Cleveland in 1949 and from Dyke College in 1951 as a medical...

MARILYN M. KADLEC (nee Wertz), aged 86 years, beloved wife for 69 years to Milton J., Sr., dearest mother of Robert (nee Villegas), Milton J., Jr. (wife Josie), Joseph, Elizabeth and Julia Kadlec-Wagner, loving grandmother of 4, devoted daughter of the late Percy and Elizabeth (nee Collins) Wertz, cherished sister of Paul Wertz, Heloise Marlaire and Marita Neifing, fond aunt...

Frank C. Amato Sr., born May 4, 1927 in Cleveland to the late Joseph and Teresa (Percaciante) Amato, passed away on January 12, 2018 at the age of 90. He is survived by his loving wife of 68 years, Marie (Gravino).

Frank graduated from John Adams High School in Cleveland before serving his country as a US Merchant Marine during...

HELENE C. HORVATH (nee Calire), age 91; beloved wife of the late Andrew C. Horvath and William Minissale; loving mother of William Minissale (wife Janice); devoted grandmother of Melissa & Carl Falsone, Lisa & Brian Potts and great-grandmother of Alicia, Ella, Brian and Sam; daughter of the late Rose (nee Orlando) and Joseph Calire.

Helene lived in Mayfield Heights for...

Mary D. LaPonza age 90, Mayfield Heights.

Passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on January 13, 2018.

Beloved wife of the late Frank J.

Cherished sister of Frank A. Dottore (Dorothy deceased), Josephine DeSantis (Roland), and the late Dominic.

Dear aunt of 8.

Great aunt of 12.

Great-great aunt of 4.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday...

Albert J. (Big Al) Pestotnik passed away at Govenor’s Village on January 12, 2018 at the age of 90 surrounded by his loving family. Albert was cared for, in addition, by Harbor Light Hospice. Beloved husband for 56 years of the late Veronica (nee Avsec); loving father of Debra, Donna Troy (husband Thomas), Allan (wife Kathy) and Tom (wife Laura);...

SUZANNE B. McKEAN (nee Bednar) age 96, beloved wife of the late Martin; loving mother of Robert (wife Donna), Deborah McKean (husband Ronald Webb), and the late Martin; devoted grandmother of Robin and Kelly McKean, Jacob Webb (wife Hema) and the late Angela McKean and great-grandmother of Joshua; dearest sister of Martha Broadwater and the late Mary Mehalik, Helen Cegelski,...

URSULA J. FENA (nee Giglio) age 104 of Richmond Heights passed away peacefully on January 10, 2018, beloved wife of the late Otto; devoted mother of John; loving grandmother of Jackie Rabeau (Chris) and Kim Hamela (Jared), great-grandmother of Hannah, Henry, and Louis; dearest sister of the late Santa White, Ann LoBello, and Peter Giglio; dear aunt and great-aunt of...

ROBERT E. DARBY, SR. age 74, beloved husband for 54 years of Antoinette “Toni” (nee Juliano); loving father of Robert E., Jr. (wife Holly), Edward J. (wife Pamela) and Scott M. (wife Patricia); devoted grandfather of Sean D. and Kayla N. Darby and Avery McNabb; cherished son of the late Lawrence E., Sr. and Mildred A. (nee Seese); dearest brother...

age 81, beloved husband for 54 years of Gertrud (nee Weber); loving father of Jimmy (wife Lynn), Barbara Ann, and his adopted daughter Jackie Benjamin; devoted grandfather of his grandpups Eddie, Beamer and the late Bismarck; cherished son of Floyd and Vera (nee Cook); dearest brother of Robert; loving uncle of many nieces and nephews.

Charles was born November 18,...

(nee Saline), the beloved wife of 60 years to the late Evan A. Jones (Art), passed away peacefully on January 9, 2018 at the age of 88, at the Cleveland Clinic hospice with her family by her side. The loving mother of Bratenahl resident, Joyce Burke-Jones (Thomas Zung), Janis Jones and Jeanne Jones (Rev. Terrence O’Brien); adoring grandmother to Andrea...

IVAN TOMC age 79, beloved husband for 52 years of Donna (nee Savron); loving father of Dorothy Tomc-Gyekenyesi (husband Andrew), Irene Lombardo (husband Lucio Jr.), and Michelle Foster (husband Jon); devoted grandfather of Lucio III and John Lombardo, Lauren and Andrew Gyekenyesi, and Alexandria and twins Madison and Zachary Foster; cherished son of the late Janez and Ana (nee Siraj);...

SAMUEL H. HAMILL, JR., aged 97 years, dearly beloved husband for 74 years to Lois (nee Link), dear father of Loren (deceased) (wife Leslie), Dennis (wife Laine) and Lynne Hamill-Scasny (husband Tim), loving grandfather of Kim, Lisa, Tim, Justin, Todd, Amanda and Bethany, great-grandfather of 6.

Mr. Hamill was born in Cleveland, Ohio on December 7, 1920 to the late...

STANLEY V. PENKO age 88, beloved husband for 63 years of Jeanette “Jean” (nee Zeman); loving father of James (wife Mary), Ronald, Robert (wife Tammy), Diane Smith (husband Ronald), and Linda Capaldi (husband James Jr. “Butch”); devoted grandfather of 7 and great-grandfather of 4; cherished son of the late Joseph and Mary (nee Kapel); dearest brother of Charles (wife Marie)...

WARREN W. SNODGRASS age 96, loving father of Glenn “Mike” Snodgrass and Kathy Sue Palmer; devoted grandfather of Tracey Zahoransky (husband Steve) and great-grandfather of Sarah, Jacob, and Samuel Warren; cherished son of the late Joseph and Mable (nee Walker); dearest brother of Joyce Snodgrass, and the late Margaret Simmons and Agaitha Thornton. U.S. Army Veteran.

Warren was born September...

Tomislav Susnjara, 36, of Eastlake. Beloved son of Ante and Gordana; dear brother of Anita Lembach (Chris), Angela Hoover (Phillip), Ante (Denise), Maria Rulek (Marko); grandson of Mile Brkic; nephew, uncle and cousin of many in the U.S. and Croatia.

Family will receive friends to pay tribute to and celebrate the life of Tomislav at THE DeJOHN-FLYNN-MYLOTT FUNERAL HOME OF...

Mary Alice Howe Thomas, MD

“Well done, my good and faithful servant.” Dr. Mary Thomas, 95, died shortly after the ball dropped in Times Square on New Year’s Day, 2018, at Fairmont Nursing Home in Breckenridge Village, reuniting with her husband of 50 years, Royal Thomas, MD. She was born in Trenton, OH, on April 23, 1922, to Wilbur and...