Obituaries

JANE WILBER-KANCHE (nee Griffin) age 94, beloved wife of the late John Vernon Wilber MD and Michael G. Kanche; treasured friend of the late George Baumgartner; loving mother of John “Jack” Wilber MD (wife Nora), Wendie Cuckler (husband John), Douglas Wilber (Molly), Roger Wilber MD (Chantel), Julie Kuhl (husband Paul) and the late R. Geoffrey Wilber MD (wife Laila) and...

MARIAN D. GEYER (nee Buettner) age 85, beloved wife for 63 years of the late Donald; loving mother of Donna Huth (husband Troy), Nancy (DeLambo) Collin (husband David), Amy Geyer, and Alicia Guess (husband Kenneth); devoted grandmother of Laura Hilditch (husband Lee), Barbara, Troy J. (wife Emily) and Candy Huth, Scott Wright, Andrew DeLambo, Krystal and Nicholas Guess, Cody and...

ALBERT C. COLLISTER SR., aged 80 years, beloved husband for 60 years to Barbara (nee Nichols), dear father of Albert Jr. (wife Eva), Ronald E. and Corrine “Corky” Glasko (husband Kevin), loving grandfather of Brian Wright Sr., Marlene, Albert R. (wife Bri), Ronald E., Joaquin “Jack”, Emily and Brandon Collister, and Jared (wife Kimberly), Troy, Dilon and Luke Glasko, great-grandfather...

ANTONIO J. ROSATI, aged 57 years, dearly beloved husband for 35 years to Jeanne M.A. (nee Ramacciato), loving father of Daniella Caviness (husband Stephen) and Vincent, dear grandfather of Angelo Brayden Caviness, devoted son of the late Teodore and Felicia (nee Iammarino), youngest brother of 3, with the oldest brother Arpino (wife Dotty), dear brother-in-law to Ronald Ramacciato, Donna Sovchik...

JOAN A. KINNAIRD (nee Klouda) age 85, beloved wife of the late Wilhelm; loving mother of William (wife Margaret) and James; treasured mother-in-law of Mary Drost; devoted grandmother of Danielle Jocek (husband Mark), Amber Valek (husband Paul), James (wife Meghan), Ian and great-grandmother of Ashley, Jillian, Abigail, Collin, James, Weston, Jackson, Joseph and Madeline; cherished daughter of the late Joseph...

BABETTE D. CASEY (nee Collins) age 96, beloved wife of the late Joseph; loving mother of Babette Schubert (husband Paul); devoted grandmother of Elizabeth Coerdt, Paul, Thomas and Joseph Schubert; loving companion of the late John “Jack” McKenna.

To our family and friends on behalf of our family our sincere appreciation for your being here and your support at this...

JOSIP POTURICA, age 70. Beloved husband of Zdravka; dear son of the deceased Josip and Kata (nee Skrtic); dear brother of Dragica (deceased), Stjepan (deceased)(Mary, deceased), Terezija (deceased), Zora Uskokovic, Barica Zupan and Tomislav (Zdenka); dear brother-in-law of) Dusko Radic (Renata); uncle of many nieces and nephews and good friend of many. Family will receive friends to pay tribute to...

MARGARET ANN “PEGGY” KACZOR age 65, cherished daughter of the late Chester and Elaine (nee Fasciano) Kaczor; dearest sister of Lynn Santilli (husband Peter) and Peter (wife Bonnie); treasured aunt of Katie Santilli; beloved niece, cousin and friend of many.

Peggy was born on August 17, 1951 in Cleveland and passed away on June 8, 2017. She was a resident...

Madeline A. “Auntie” Sieminski (nee Zelinsky), 96, entered into eternal rest June 6, 2017 at Euclid Hospital after a brief illness. She was a 26 year resident of Willoughby Hills. She was born in Morann, PA on April 9, 1921 to the late Edward J. and Anna S. (nee Brezina) Zelinsky. Her parents moved to Cleveland for work and a...

DANIEL K. SWEENEY age 55, cherished son of the late Michael V. and Eileen (nee Byrne); dearest brother of Colleen Sweeney (husband Herbert Ascherman), Patrick (wife Sallie), James, Maureen Kallos (husband David) and the late Michael J.; treasured uncle of Christopher, Robert and Melissa; dear nephew, cousin and friend of many.

Dan was born on November 30, 1961 in Euclid...

MARY AGNES NEUMANN (nee Siemer) daughter of the late August and Josepha, sister of the late Joseph and Rose Ann Siemer, dear friend of Francesca, Scott, Jessica, Jacob and Jennifer Sieg, Johanna Muhle Kinder and the Sisters of Notre Dame, cousin and friend to many.

Mary was born on November 23, 1930 in Cleveland and passed away on May 31,...

GEORGE E. VELOSKI age 77, beloved husband for 57 years of Patricia (nee Kelly); loving father of Peggy Siebert, George (wife Loretta), and Kathleen Augis (husband Andre); devoted grandfather of Kyle, Emily and Evan Siebert, Becca Tinnel (husband Jason), Melissa Hatton (husband Lucas) and great-grandfather of Isabella, Chandler, and Keegan Tinnel, Bailey and Maci Hatton; cherished son of the late...

THOMAS JOHN CHADWICK age 60, beloved husband for 11 years of Anna Marie (nee Short); loving father of Mariah Harris (deceased), George Harris (fiance Stephanie) and Keira Chadwick.; devoted grandfather of Shamus, Mariah, Desiera and Logan Harris; cherished son of Thomas (deceased) and Mary (nee Toth); dearest brother of Daniel (wife Gail); dear uncle and friend to many.

Thomas Chadwick...

ALOIS “LOUIE” “OPA” STEMPFER, 94, of Highland Heights, passed away Monday, May 29, 2017 at his home surrounded by his family. Louie was born May 27, 1923 in Austria.  Louie married the love of his life, Irene, on September 16, 1947,  and immigrated to the United States in 1956. They lived in Cleveland before moving to Highland Heights in 1962.

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Ljubo “Emil” Kresic, 77, passed away quietly at home on May 29, alongside his family. He was born in Hrasno, Hercegovina in 1939. He was the youngest of nine children to Mato and Andja. He came to Cleveland with his mother and sister, Marija, in 1951.

He was a beloved husband of 53 years to Dunja (nee Tonsic); cherished father...

Margaret A. “Marge” (nee Dushak) Leskovec, 72, entered into eternal rest May 30, 2017 at Maplewood Assisted Living after a battle with Alzheimer’s. She was born in Cleveland on April 13, 1945 to the late Darko and Margaret (nee Kerzic) Dushak. Marge lived in Euclid and graduated from Euclid High School in 1963. She married her beloved husband Dave on...

EDWARD A. GEMBARSKI, age 79, of Euclid, OH, died Wednesday, May 30, 2017 surrounded by his family. He was born August 2, 1937 in Cleveland. Edward graduated from Benedictine High School in 1956 and worked for Coyne Textile Services until he retired in 1998.

His family described Edward as a man who was loved by everybody. He was very loving,...

MARIE C. SPAULDING (nee Gauthier) age 90, beloved wife of the late Norman; loving mother of Suzanne,  Michael (wife Maggie) and David Spaulding (wife Michaelene) and Julianne McKinzie (husband Doug); devoted grandmother of Matthew Spaulding (wife Chrystie), Marty Spaulding (wife Kim), Rachel and Mark McKinzie and the late Mitchell Spaulding and great-grandmother of Alyssandra and Eryk; dearest sister of Raymond...

JACK L. WONG, age 85, a 42-year resident of Richmond Heights, Ohio, passed away on May 26, 2017 at the Hospice of the Western Reserve surrounded by his family.

Jack was born on July 31, 1931 in China to the late Nee Foo and Yu Kam (nee Chan) Wong. He immigrated to the United States in 1952. Jack worked for...

REGINA M. “JEAN” HEISLER (nee Lavins) age 96, beloved wife for 67 years of the late Douglas; loving mother of Regina Marie Collins (husband Fran), Douglas (wife Cheri, deceased), Ann Van Sickle (husband Richard), Michael (wife Jean), Patricia Heisler, Roberta Williams (husband Glenn), James (wife Betsy), Kathleen Roman (husband Michael) and John (wife Barbara); devoted grandmother of 27 and great-grandmother...