Obituaries

EMILY M. POPIK (nee Buehner) age 74, together again with her beloved husband for 53 years,  the late George P; loving mother of Phil (girlfriend Tammy Mullen), Cheri Rossi (husband Anthony), Greg (girlfriend Jennifer Corpora) and Gary (wife Lynda); devoted grandmother of Phillip and Amanda Popik, Morgan and Nicholas Rossi, and Vincent and Tarah Popik; cherished daughter of the late...

Ante Kosta, 67, of Wickliffe, passed away on June 27, 2017. He was born June 13, 1950 in Preko, Croatia. Ante was a resident of Wickliffe for 38 years. He enjoyed golfing, bowling, sailing and bike riding. He was employed by GM for over 30 years and member of the UAW.

He is survived by his loving wife, Marija (nee...

ANDREJ ZUPANCIC age 81, beloved husband for 58 years of Zofia (nee Anzicek); loving father of Andrea Tulloch (husband William) and Bernetta Zupancic; dear brother of Maria Sever of Slovenia and the late Luis.

Andrej was a 15-year resident of Kirtland formerly of Euclid. He came to the USA from Slovenia in 1967. He graduated high school in Slovenia and...

Donald A. Helmetz, 83, of Wickliffe, passed away on June 27, 2017. He was born June 1, 1934 in Cleveland. Donald was a resident of Wickliffe for over 40 years. He enjoyed golfing with his friends twice a week and loved it! He was a U.S. Marine Corp veteran of the Korean War.

He is survived by his grandchildren, Katie...

PAUL E. COLLISTER age 58, beloved husband for 30 years of Kimberly (nee Specht); loving father of Paul E. Jr., Patrick and Paige; devoted grandfather of Leo; cherished son of Charles and Miriam (nee Haueisen); dearest brother of David (wife Judy), Jane, Lisa and Mark; treasured brother-in-law of Kathy and Tim Leciejewski, Karen and Phil Zannella and Karla and Ottaviano...

BRONE PAULIONIS (nee Petruškevicius) age 86, beloved wife for 27 years to the late Ben Paulionis and for 22 years to the late Leo Kazenas; loving mother of Saule Narbutaitis (husband Marius) and Danius “Dyno” Kazenas; devoted grandmother of Aleksa Narbutaitis (fiancé Ryan Basiorka) and Cody Vadascio; cherished daughter of the late Juozas Petruskevicius and Salomeja (nee Maturlaityte); dearest sister...

DAN DENK, aged 70 years, beloved son of the late Herbert J. Sr. and Mary Catherine (nee Toohey), cherished brother of Jim (wife Barbara) and the late David and Herbert J. Jr., dear brother-in-law to Sue Cuthbert (husband Dave), devoted uncle of Kelly and Kevin Denk and Danielle Powell (husband Dan). Dan was a 1965 graduate of Cathedral Latin High...

GEORGE J. OROSZ age 93, beloved husband for 63 years of the late Mary Helen (nee Palmer); loving father of Charles (deceased) (wife Nancy), Constance Waggoner (husband David), Holly Quigley (husband Dennis), Thad (wife Kaye), Greg (wife Eileen) and Cynthia Dean (husband Terry); devoted grandfather of 18 and great-grandfather of 11; dearest brother of Elizabeth Paull, Sr. Mary Francel, SND...

LORRAINE S. HENERY (nee Stilin) age 93, beloved wife of the late Andrew; treasured daughter of the late Anton and Leta (nee Douglas) Stilin; dearest sister of Jay Stilin (wife Nonette deceased); loving step-mother to Pam Arey (husband Pat, deceased), Drew Henery (wife Judy), dear step-grandmother to six and step-great grandmother to one. She will especially be missed by her...

CHARLES B. MARTIN age 75, beloved husband for 52 years of Carolyn; loving father of Stacy Stack and Charles J. (Christine Picozzi) and father-in-law of Anthony Stack; devoted grandfather of Kevin Picozzi, James Stack, Denis Picozzi, Nicholas Stack, Stephanie and CJ Martin; survived by loving sister Lois Mitchell and sister-in-law Patricia Geske; dear uncle and great-uncle of many. Also survived...

WILLIAM F. PARKER age 90,  beloved husband for 42 years of Marie (nee Sprenger); loving father of Diane Smith (husband Robert, deceased) and the late William and Kenneth; step-father of Donald and Gerianne Pandolfi; devoted grandfather of Sheridan Vecchio (husband Salvatore), William Stull (wife Kristian), Johnathan Eperesi (wife Larissa), Jake Parker, Dawn MacAvoy (husband James), Joanna Overholt (husband Scott), Matthew...

KEVIN R. SAVEL age 31, beloved son of Michael R. and Louise A. (nee Rich); loving brother of Samantha; dearest nephew of Marty Savel, Frank and Lillie Savel, Frank Rich, Laura Rich, Linda and John Mullally; treasured cousin of Frank IV and Danny Savel, Shawn and Shannon Mullally, Bryan Vandigo and friend of many others.

Kevin was born on April...

PAUL J. SPINA age 79, beloved life partner for 36 years of Esther Trepal; loving father of Paola Spina and Vanessa Spina; cherished son of the late Nunzie and Madeline (nee DePaola); dearest brother of Catherine Rueck (husband Herb, deceased); dear uncle of Madelyn Cousins, Robert Cousins (wife Imelda), and Stephanie Kontos; treasured nephew of Rose Currier; Esther’s devoted siblings...

GIUSEPPE “PEPPE” DIFINI age 73, beloved husband for 54 years of Concetta (nee Milaro); loving father of Anna Gardner (husband Ronald), Rita Danhoffer-Difini, Gaetano (wife Lisa Marie) and Phillip; devoted grandfather of Dana, Timothy, Joseph, Lillianna, Alyssa, Gaetano Anthony and Dominic; cherished son of the late Gaetano and Anna (nee Grasso); survived by 3 brothers and 2 sisters all of...

MARGARET EVA CONNER (nee Nimick) age 92; loving mother of Ronald J. Bulanda (wife Barbara), Thomas E. Bulanda (wife Marilyn) and the late Elaine Krajewski (husband Terry) and Richard Bulanda (wife Steffani); devoted grandmother of 10 and great-grandmother of 13; cherished daughter of the late Michael and Sophie (nee Sokowski) Nimick; dearest sister of the late Alice Alkire; dear aunt...

Patricia M. Hanson (nee Burtnett), age 82, of Willoughby, OH died June 19, 2017 at Hospice House. She was born November 14, 1934 to the late Clarence and Mae (nee Llewellyn) Burtnett in Teaneck, New Jersey. Patricia graduated from Collinwood High School in 1953 and married her husband Clinton on October 1, 1955. They lived in South Euclid before moving...

NANCY A. CEFARATTI (nee Testa) age 85; beloved wife for 63 years of the late Carl F.; loving mother of Carla, Robert, Anthony (Erich Andrews) and Lee Ann Cefaratti (Marty Guzik); cherished daughter of the late Lena Testa (nee Bonaventura); dearest sister of the the late Angela Misuraca (Harold); treasured daughter-in-law of the late Antonio and Concetta (nee Grano); sister-in-law,...

PERO MATIC age 76, beloved husband for 51 years of Sofija (nee Milicevic); loving father of John (wife Christine), Josie, Joe (wife Anita) and the late Baby Anton; devoted grandfather to John, Danny, Nikolas, Colin and affectionately known as Dedo to Maria, Alyssa and Joey; dearest brother of Smiljka (husband Ivica) and Niko (wife Ruzica); dear uncle and great-uncle of...

VINCENT F. CASARONA age 92, beloved husband for 72 years of Wilda L. (nee Sutton); loving father of Carolyn DeMell (husband Albert), Shirley Kebhart (husband Kenneth) and Leigh Ann Sperk (husband James); devoted grandfather of 8 and great-grandfather of 9; cherished son of the late Salvatore and Caroline (nee Traviglia); dearest brother of the late Frank (wife Dorothy, deceased); dear...