Obituaries

MARTY MIOZZI, age 57, beloved husband of Kathy (nee Miller); loving father of Ryan (fiancee Micaela Callahan), Casey and Jamie; dearest brother of Kathleen Liotta (deceased), Michael, Patricia Huber, Mark, Matthew, Margaret Videmsek and Carmen Jr.; devoted son of the late Sally and Carmen Sr; greatest friend to many.

Family and friends are asked to meet at the Church for...

JAMES COLAVECCHIO age 82, of Collinwood. Passed away April 24, 2018. Beloved husband of Carol (nee Santoni). Devoted father of John. Grandfather of John C.

Family will receive friends to pay tribute to and celebrate the life of James at DEJOHN-FLYNN-MYLOTT FUNERAL HOME OF WILLOUGHBY HILLS, 28890 CHARDON ROAD (between Bishop Rd. and Rt. 91) FRIDAY April 27, 2018 from...

PAUL A. GREVE age 92, beloved husband for 58 years of the late Muriel (nee Mannino); loving father of Paul, Jr. (wife Lynn), Nancy Rodeno (husband Michael), Joseph (wife Sherri), Thomas (fiancé Chesane Meakin), Rosemary Greve (husband Brian Dorr), Daniel (wife Jolene) and father-in-law of Mary Greve; devoted grandfather of Michael, Sarah Keller (husband Michael), Kate Holmes (husband Dylan), Lauren,...

MARY “MOLLY” MADELINE SOMRACK (nee Dooner) age 95, beloved wife for 70 years of Frank; loving mother of F. Daniel and David J. (wife Annia) Somrack, Lisa August (husband Thomas), and the late  Roseanne Lehman; devoted grandmother of Kristin (husband Vince), Thomas, Max, Isabel, Adriana, Darius, and Daniel and great-grandmother of Dylan, Gavin, Logan, and Molly; cherished daughter of the...

JOSEPHINE LoPRESTI (nee Gulino) age 101, passed away peacefully on April 22, 2018. Beloved wife of the late Louis A. Devoted mother of Carl L. (Mary), Rosetta A. (deceased), and Donald M. (Ginny). Cherished grandmother of Carl (Angela), Lauren Ferris (Mark), Tommy (fiance Jessica), Libby Khuri (George), Lucian (deceased), Jackie, Domenic, and Christina. Loving great-grandmother of Julia, Kathryn, Anna, Lyla,...

SIMON S. “SEYMOUR” “BILL KAP” KAPLOWITZ age 87, beloved husband of the late Hildred (nee Workman); loving father of Adam, Sara Macres, Mike, and Stephanie; devoted grandfather of Marina, Marley, Maggie and the late Alexander; cherished son of the late Phillip and Sophie; dearest brother of the late Joseph, Morris and Jerry Kaplowitz; dear uncle and great-uncle of many. U.S....

LaVERNE SCHNEIDER (nee Hauptman), aged 95 years, beloved wife of the late Harvey E., dearest mother of Darrell (wife Joanne), Dale (wife Cathy) and Lorrie Goldweber (husband Neal) and Diane Tower (deceased) (Rick), loving grandmother of Bret (wife Soraya), Kurt and David Schneider, Megan, Jaclyn and Christopher (wife Danielle) Schneider, Jason (wife Meghan) and Craig Goldweber, Dean (deceased) and Dane...

MARGARET L. GOSS (nee Walling), aged 101 years, passed away on April 20, 2018, beloved wife of the late Earl, dear mother of James and Robert, cherished sister of Robert Walling (deceased) and Richard Walling (of Hudson). Margaret served on the P.T.A.’s in South Euclid – Lyndhurst at Adrian, Memorial and Brush High School. She was a volunteer for the...

SISTER MADELINE MARY, SND (nee COLUMBRO), (formerly Sister Mary Electa) 84, died April 13, 2018. Preceded in death by her parents Nicola and Nancy (DeNicola) Columbro and siblings Rose Cira (Carl, deceased), Vincent, Lucille, Charles (Erline, deceased), and Patrick (Theresa, deceased). Cherished sister of Elaine Chimo (Leo, deceased), Anthony (Mary, deceased), and Mary Rodgers (Daniel, deceased); dear aunt and great...

SISTER M. SHEILA KEARNS, OSU, (b. Aileen Mary), daughter of the late Martin and Brigid (Morgan) Kearns; sister of the following deceased, Martin (Rita), James (Mary), John, William (Mary), Edward (Helen, surviving) and Gerald (Eileen, surviving) Kearns; beloved aunt and a member of the Ursuline Sisters of Cleveland with whom she shared 74 years of her life.

MASS OF CHRISTIAN...

THOMAS J. GENTILE age 65, beloved husband for 42 years of Catherine (nee Fasham); loving father of Matthew (wife Elise), Thomas, Jr. (wife Katie) and Christopher (wife Alicia); devoted grandfather of Kyra, Gabriella, Nathan, Brady, Giuliana, and Francesca; cherished son of the late Donald, Sr. and Catherine (nee Walsh); dearest brother of Donald, Jr. (wife Kathy) and Rosemarie Gentile; treasured...

SR. JOHNA LINCOLN. OSU (formerly Sister M. Anselm), daughter of the late Samuel and Edna (nee Humphrey) Lincoln; sister of the following deceased, Randolph (Connie) Lincoln and Cora Ann Lincoln; beloved aunt and cousin, and a member of the Ursuline Sisters of Cleveland with whom she shared 62 years of her life.

FUNERAL MASS SATURDAY, APRIL 21, AT 10:00...

JAMES R. HAFFEY III age 60, loving father of Magdalene; cherished son of J. Ross (wife Marcia) and Marian Smith; dearest brother of Brian (wife Debra), Timothy, Dennis and Christian; dear uncle of 7; treasured nephew of Sam A. Haffey, Fran Kroboth, and Dot Wallace; beloved companion of Susan (nee Mastrangelo); dear cousin and friend of many.

James was a...

Donna J. Harden (nee Blattau) age 75, of Willoughby Hills. Passed away peacefully surrounded by family on April 15, 2018 and fought a courageous battle against cancer for 18 years with multiple myeloma. Beloved wife of the late Charles W. Devoted mother of Charles W. Jr., Michael P. (Nicole), Kimberly M. Shockey, and Scott F. (Sheri). Loving grandmother of Chase,...

Carmelean “Kitty” Semple (Martin) 76, passed away in Las Vegas, NV on April 6, 2018. Carmelean was born in Cleveland, OH on February 12, 1942 to the late Murray and Anne (nee Fina) Semple.

Carmelean graduated from Shaker Heights High School. She married her husband David C. Martin on May 1, 1970 having resided in Cleveland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Colorado...

HARRIET PROCHASKA (nee Behm) age 106. Peacefully called home to be with the Lord April 11, 2018. Cherished wife for 65 years of Charles John, MD (deceased), loving mother of Carole Smith (Walter-deceased), Louise, Charles John, Jr.(Mary-deceased), Georgia Gorell, Joanne Pogros (Tim) and Mary Beth Sammon, beloved grandmother of Gregory (Jeri Lee), Patrick (Leticia), & Thomas (Katie) Smith, Cheryl Kamus...

THOMAS M. VALENTA age 65, beloved husband for 44 years of Rebecca (nee Wojtas); loving father of Jennifer Ruscsak and Michelle Petronsky (husband Mark); devoted grandfather of Mark Ruscsak and Mila Petronsky; cherished son of the late James and Mary (nee Zubec); dearest brother of William (wife Dianne) and the late Joanne Mietus (husband Andrew, deceased), James (wife Carmel, deceased)...

JOYCE M. LUZIER (nee Cek), beloved wife of the late Robert; loving mother of Phillip (wife Katie, nee Funk) and Nathan; devoted grandmother of Blake and Ella; cherished daughter of Geraldine (nee Baronas) and the late Anthony Cek; dearest sister of Michael (wife Cora), Daniel (wife Debbie), Edward (wife Linda) and Paul (wife Shelley) Cek; dear aunt and great-aunt of...

GAYLE ANNE COOLEY, age 73, devoted daughter of Hermiene (nee Lawrence) and the late Gordon, loving sister of the late Gordie. Gayle passed away peacefully Wednesday morning, April 11, 2018 at Solon Pointe after a long illness. She was the admired and beloved cousin to many. Graduate of the University of Miami, with a Masters degree from Kent State, she...

RONALD E. BOALS, aged 83 years, dearly beloved husband for 62 years of Jo An (nee Lorenz), dear father of Michael (deceased) (wife Aracilli Gonzales) (former wife Judy Boals), and Melinda Boals Casteneda, loving grandfather of Matthew Boals. Contributions in memory of Ron suggested to The Crawford Auto Museum, 10825 East Blvd., Cleveland, OH 44106-1703.

The family of Ronald Boals...