Obituaries

CECELIA I. MADAY, aged 90 years, beloved companion for 60 years to Ann M. Pallo, daughter of the late Roman and Pauline (nee Skuba), sister of Robert (Frances) and Samuel (Nancy) Madey, and the late Adolph “Ray”, Edward, Henry, Leonard, Stanley, Catherine, Anita, Elizabeth, Bertha, Blanche and Veronica, cherished aunt and great-aunt to many. Cecelia was retired from the 3M...

TIMOTHY C. DeJOHN age 72, loving father of Timothy (wife Denise), Anthony, Benjamin, and Michael (wife Katherine); devoted grandfather of Olivia, Isabela, Niyah, Ava, and Sylvie; cherished son of the late Anthony and Algean (nee Blaha); dearest brother of Diane (Ovens) Niederst (husband James), Frances Wagner (husband Frank), Patricia Jones (husband Gary), and Corinne DeJohn (Lou Bitsko); loving companion of...

EDWARD P. PLOTTKE age 85, beloved husband of the late Maryann (nee Laskodi); loving father of Stephen and Edward P. (wife Susan, deceased); devoted grandfather of Dustin, Jessica, Nikki and great-grandfather of Noah; cherished son of the late Philip and Anges (nee Schnelbogl). He is survived by his companion, Border Collie, Cosmo.

Edward was born on April 14, 1933 in...

VID SLEMC age 83, beloved husband for 54 years of Emily (nee Anzic); loving father of Alex (wife Tricia, nee Hanna); devoted ‘ata’ of A.J., Ella and Owen; dear son of the late Franc and Angela (nee Jenko); dearest brother of the late Francelj, Angela Hribar (husband Louis deceased), Millie Odar (husband Miro deceased) and Felix (wife Hilda); cherished brother-in-law...

ZVONIMIR “TONY” JAKOVLJEVIC age 68, beloved husband of Anne (nee Znidarsic); loving father of Diana Accettola (husband Matthew), Anthony (wife Traci), and Nicholas (wife Linsey); devoted grandfather of Lillian and Jasmine Accettola, Nicolena, Corey and Taylor Ackley and great-grandfather of Kylie Mason; cherished son of Angelina (nee Martincic) and the late Rudolf; dearest brother of Tomi (wife Isabel) and Maria...

Anthony J. (Tony) Burke, 90, of Kirtland passed away peacefully at Chardon Healthcare Center on February 14, 2018. Born January 15, 1928 of the late Anthony and Viola (nee Koehnle) Burke, Tony was the devoted husband of Rita (nee Hynes) for over 67 years, loving father to Linda (Richard) Dugovic, Thomas (Marita) Burke and Richard Burke, beloved grandfather of eight...

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...