Obituaries

SISTER MARY LAURA OSU, (b. Loretta Joan), daughter of the late William and Catherine (nee McCarthy) Bouhall; sister of William (Lois) and the following deceased, Mary (William) Conkey and Dorothy (Howard) Arendt; beloved aunt and a member of the Ursuline Sisters of Cleveland with whom she shared 66 years of her life.

MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, AT...

EILEEN M. WAGNER (nee Roach) age 95, beloved wife of the late Leonard; loving mother of Bruce, Diane Artino (husband Tony), Sandy DeGennaro (husband Larry), and Keith (wife Maureen); devoted grandmother of Scott, Todd, Jeff, Melissa Krebs, Andrea Freveletti (husband Dan), Joe (wife Hollie) and Nick DeGennaro, Ashley and Lee and great-grandmother of many; cherished daughter of the late Nathan...

THELMA M. CONOVER (nee Mack) age 101, beloved wife of the late David; loving mother of Donald; devoted grandmother of Matthew (wife Dawn) and Janet Blyer (husband Michael) and great-grandmother of Ryan and Zachary; cherished daughter of the late Albert and Mary (nee Lynam) Mack; dearest sister of the late Earl Mack and Mary Louise Reynolds; dear aunt and great-aunt...

JACQUELYN MERCER (nee Shuman), aged 83 years, beloved wife for 55 years to the late John William, dearest mother of Walter, Leslie Lance (husband Thomas) and Amanda, cherished sister of Carolyn Tillman and Mary Gonzales, fond aunt and great-aunt. Mrs. Mercer was a member and former president of the Lyndhurst Garden Club. In lieu of flowers, contributions suggested to the...

MARK MORRISON age 68, cherished son of the late Daniel and June (nee Smith); dearest brother of Pam Blything.

Mark was born on September 6, 1949 and passed away October 18, 2017.  He graduated from Shaw High School, and worked as a laborer in the hardware and retail industries. Mark enjoyed fishing and jazz music, and he loved animals....

EDITH FERRONE (nee Fasciano), aged 97 years, beloved wife for 55 years to the late Silvio H. “Cy”, dearest mother of Diane M. Goodrich (husband Dale) and Dale D. (wife Patricia – deceased), loving grandmother of Beth Durham (Todd), Graham (Julia) and Erin Goodrich, Christopher and David (Erin) Ferrone, and step-grandmother to Mike Wick (Jessica) and Alison Guenther (Rob), dear...

RICHARD E. “RICH” GORNIK age 71, beloved son of the late Elmer and Helen (nee Ruzic); dearest brother of Diane Schaffer, Robert (wife Mary), and the late Ronald; dear uncle and great-uncle of many. Contributions may be made in memory of Rich to Absolute Hospice, 339 E Maple St. Ste 115, North Canton, OH 44720.

Rich was born on July...

JOHN GEORGE FERRATO age 90, passed away Monday, November 13, 2017 at Heather Hill Nursing Home in Chardon from natural causes. He was the loving father of Diane Jewell (husband Ted) and John (wife Christine); devoted grandfather of 5 and great-grandfather of 5; preceded in death by 4 brothers and 4 sisters; dear uncle and great-uncle of many.

John was...

BLAIRE MADISON FREEMAN age 20, cherished daughter of Kevin and Mary (nee Mingle) Freeman; dearest sister of Brandon (wife Lauren) and Blake Freeman, Brittany Sustar (husband Gregory), twins Bryson (Vicky) and Brett, and Bailey Freeman (fiancé Joseph Gragg); love of Brody Montgomery; dear aunt of Mercedes, Quinn, Madison and Morgan; loving granddaughter of Tim and Bettye Freeman, Ray and the...

MARIANNE CHERRIE (nee Dretzka), beloved wife for 69 years of the late James; loving mother of Kate Cherrie Strazisar (husband Tony), Tim (wife Miriam), Christopher (wife Janice) and Amy Cherrie Slaby (husband Jeffrey); devoted grandmother of Geoff Strazisar, Lauren Strazisar Lepa (Chris), Leah Strazisar Cusick (Dan), Chrysta Cherrie-Heaney (Greg), Jarrod and Christian Cherrie, and Trevor Slaby; cherished daughter of the...

ANTOINETTE J. “Babe” APRILE (nee Bellante) age 86, beloved wife for 66 years of Santo “Sandy”; loving mother of Debra Wert (husband James), Manny (wife Audrey), Lisa Wolfgram (husband Michael), Charlene Smrdel (husband Gregory); devoted grandmother of Tera Cowdin, Kristen Albino, Frank Stoner, Louis and Marissa Blanco, Anthony and Rachelle Aprile, great-grandmother of 5 and extended grandmother of 5.

Antoinette...

UDA MARY VARRICCHIO (nee Cappellino) age 85, passed away on Nov 9, 2017, beloved wife of the late Enrico, Sr.; loving mother of Maria Buccilli, Enrico Jr (Marissa), RoseMary Geddis (Don), Michael (Patricia), Doreen Urbania, and Steven (Dawn); devoted grandmother of Rebecca Wilde (Justin), David Eisen, Domenic, Nicholas, Vincent, Mitchell Geddis, Allison, Christine, Brittany Necci (Joe), Anthony and Nicole Urbania...

YVONNE FARAH (nee Abi-Hassan) age 93, beloved wife of the late Alberto; loving mother of Dolores “Dolly” DeBlase (husband Samuel), Joseph, Josette “Josie”, and the late Edward; devoted grandmother of Patrick and Paul DeBlase and great-grandmother of Katherine.

Yvonne was born on November 24, 1923 in Beirut, Lebanon and passed away on November 8, 2017. She was a resident of...

ALICE E. KUHAR age 85, beloved daughter of the late Florian and Anna (nee Zumer) Kuhar; dearest sister of Anne Sraj (husband Joseph, deceased), Helen Morel (husband Edward, deceased), and the late Peter Cook, Frank (wife Elsie, deceased), Fred (wife Winifred, deceased) and Mary Kuhar; dear aunt of Frank and Rita, Fred and Maryann Kuhar, Joseph and Linda Sraj, Joanne...

MARIE V. BASILE (nee Coco) age 92, beloved wife for 65 years of the late Santo; loving mother of Theresa “Terri” and Rosemarie “Ro”; cherished daughter of the late Frank and Rose (nee Buffa) Coco; dearest sister of Veronica Tombazzi (husband Ivo); dear aunt and great-aunt of many.

Marie was born February 5, 1925 in Cleveland and passed away November...

JOSEPH J. GREEN age 44, beloved son of Rosemary (nee Morelli) Watt (husband Jeff) and the late James V. Green; dearest brother of John (Jessica) and Andrea; cherished nephew of Richard Green, Carol Cianci, Angela Lomax, and the late Bonnie French and Joseph Morelli; treasured cousin and friend of many.  

Joe was born on February 28, 1973, and passed...

KATHY L. EBERLING-WILLIAMS, aged 64 years, of Boardman, Ohio entered into eternal rest on Thursday morning November 2, 2017 at St. Elizabeth Health Center Boardman Campus. Beloved daughter of the late Ernest and Goldie (nee Moritz) Eberling, cherished sister of her twin Karen Cheh (husband Richard), devoted niece, aunt and cousin to many.

Kathy was born September 12, 1953 in...

Anka Vrban, age 88. Passed away peacefully on November 5, 2017. Loving wife of Jakov (deceased); dear mother of Antonia Corlett (Dana), Mary Garcia (Fernando), Lucy Zschuppe (Hans) and James (Karoline); loving grandmother of Kathleen and Timothy Corlett, Andrew (Jennifer), Matthew and Jacob Garcia, Anna and Erika Zschuppe, and Elena, Lauren, Eva and Ian Vrban; sister of Ivanka Roscic, Marko...

EDWARD A. BOCHENEK age 86, beloved husband for 61 years of Dolores (nee Zaremsky); loving father of Renee Horvatich, Edward, Jr. (wife Teresa), and Lori Ann; devoted grandfather of Delaney and Molly; cherished son of the late Joseph and Anna (nee Mintus); dearest brother of Veronica Havert, Jerome and the late Roberta Hindelwicz, Valeria Loda, Wanda Kurtz, Joseph, and Walter;...