Obituaries

HELEN R. HUMPAL (nee Taubert) age 59, beloved wife for 27 years of Steve; loving stepmother of Jessica Pinkston (husband Phil); devoted grandmother of Jaydn, Sierra and Sienna; cherished daughter of Theodore Taubert (wife Nadine) and the late Rae Alice (nee Erbor); dearest sister of Carrie Bacso (husband David), Timothy Taubert (wife Pamela) and stepsister of Nancy Wright (husband Dennis,...

REV. PAUL J. SCIARROTTA age 81, died peacefully on November 25, 2017 at Altercare at St. Joseph Center. Devoted son of the late Charles and Jennie (nee Indelicato); brother of Joseph, M.D. (wife Janet) and his late twin Rev. Lee, S.M.; dear uncle of John Charles “Jay” (wife Jeanette), Joseph, Jr. (wife Karen) and great-uncle of Jason, Jacob, Jared, and...

HELEN M. CAMPANA (nee Lupo) age 90, beloved and devoted wife for 69 years of Chester; loving mother of Barbara D’Amico (husband Frank), Carol Story (husband James), and Michael (wife Josephine) (wife Lori, deceased); devoted grandmother of Bethany, Frank, and Nicholas D’Amico (fiancée Kendra Polinko), Nathan and Andrew Miller and Michael Campana (Shaina Banaszek) and great-grandmother of Giavanna Nicole D’Amico;...

ROY G. SCHABO age 96,  beloved husband of the late Barbara (nee Atkins); loving father of Sally Siegler (husband Sandy), Peter (wife Kathy) and the late Gordon; devoted grandfather of Elisa and Scott Siegler (wife Lindsey), Andrew Schabo (wife Trish), Kate Sprinkle (husband Walker), Ari (fiancée Erika Lahti) and Chelsea Schabo (fiancé Joshua Canganelli) and great-grandfather of Sadie, Sonny, Lily,...

RITA M. McKEON (nee Noonan) age 83, beloved wife of the late Joseph M., Jr. DBA; loving mother of Joseph M. III, Jean Billick (husband Steven) and Janice Eva (husband W. Allan); devoted granny of Carolyn Billick (husband Leo McNeeley), Brian Billick, twins William IV and Allison Eva, and great-granny of Danica McNeeley; cherished daughter of the late John M....

ANTONIA “ANNA” ARACA-DAVIES, aged 84 years, beloved wife of the late Hal Davies, dear daughter of the late Nicholas and Teresina (nee Massa) Araca, cherished sister of the late Frank, Margaret and Nicholas Araca, devoted step-mother, step-grandmother, aunt, cousin and friend. Contributions in memory of Anna suggested to The Gathering Place, 23300 Commerce Park Dr., Beachwood, OH 44122; or to...

MARJORIE ANN LLOYD age 93, cherished daughter of Harold and Helena (nee O’ Brian) Lloyd; dearest sister of Helen Lloyd Fildew (husband John); dear aunt and great-aunt of many. U.S. Navy Veteran.

Marjorie was born January 24, 1924 in Cleveland and passed away November 15, 2017 in Grosse Pointe Park, MI where she resided. She earned a Bachelor of Science...

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...