Obituaries

MARY ANN SABATULA (nee Lukachinsky), aged 81 years, beloved wife of the late William J. Sr., dearest mother of Monica Burkacki (deceased), Mary Louise, William J. Jr., and Annette Valek (husband Andrew Sr.), loving grandmother of Michelle Pazicni (husband Todd), Andrew Jr. and Theresa Valek, devoted daughter of the late Frank and Sophie (nee Strumsky) Lukachinsky, cherished sister of Betty...

WILLIAM C. STUDLY, LTC. U.S. ARMY, age 76; beloved husband for 18 years of Diane (nee Impullitti); loving father of William Todd Studly (deceased), Darren Troy Studly, Christian Tyler Studly (wife Liz), and James Clifford Swaye (wife Holly); devoted grandfather of Micaela, Cameron and Jackson Studly and Savannah and Taylor Swaye; cherished son of the late Dorothy (nee Conrad) and...

RONALD LEROY KLING, age 88, died July 8, 2017 at Heroes Harbor Hospice at Louis Stokes Veterans Medical Center after battling brain cancer since May 2016. He was born June 19, 1929 to the late Carl and Dorothy (nee Kokart) Kling in Aurora, IL. Ron graduated from Marmion Military Academy and enlisted in the United States Air Force. He served...

ELROY A. “BUD” RODE, aged 94 years, beloved husband of Evelyn C. (nee Scibbe) (formerly Meyer), dear father of Carol Koesel (husband Gregory), Jacquelyn Papaleo (former husband Ron) and Christopher (former wife Susan), fond step-father to Jeffrey Meyer (deceased) (wife Valentina) and W. Paul Meyer (wife Laura), devoted grandfather, great-grandfather and great-great-grandfather, devoted brother of the late John Rode and...

MARGARET MARY HOHENFELD, aged 63 years, beloved daughter of the late Leonard J. and Theresa “Carm” (nee Scarpello), dear sister of Leonard M. (wife Gisele), Rita (Keith Brown) and the late Mary Terese Drain, loving aunt of Elizabeth, Keith, Alicia, Andrew, Stephen and Jasmine, fond great-aunt of Brianna, Emily, Austin and Anthony.

Margaret was born on Nov. 23, 1953 in...

DOLLY RIFFLE (nee Thomas), aged 84 years, passed away July 4, 2017. For 62 years, Dolly was the loving and devoted wife of Clyde D. Riffle; treasured mother to 7 children: David (deceased) (Linda Tichy), Gary, Laurel (Bryan Goldberg), Kevin (Andra Olson), Tim (Lina Palubinskas), Clyde Jr. (deceased) and Christopher; caring grandmother of 15: Kyle, Eric, Nicole, Julian (deceased), Antoinette,...

Vitomir Iskra age  75, of  Chesterland. Passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on July 11, 2017. Beloved Husband of Karen (nee Havlina). Devoted Father of Danny (Anne), Deanna Cumberland, Sandra Cardile (Chris), Loving grandfather of Dominic, Gianna, Dylan, Jacob, and Joseph. Dear Brother of Dusa M. Ujcich (Rudy deceased), Nada Brentar (Mario), and the following deceased: Julko (Ana), Dragica,...

DONAL T. GRUBE, age 86, born August 7, 1930, passed away July 7, 2017, beloved husband for 58 years to Nancy (nee Evans), dear father of Julie Hutt (Dave), Ann Lentz (Bill) and David Grube (Rita), loving grandfather of Zachary and Jacob Hutt, Molly Webster, Alicia Richards (Tim), Ashley Marko (Joe) and Austin Grube, cherished son of the late Andrew...

Nebojsa Cosic, age 60, of Willoughby. Nebojsa was born October 26, 1956 in Zenica, Bosnia. He passed away suddenly on July 7, 2017. He was a wonderful and caring husband father and grandfather. He loved fishing and being a true friend to many. Loving husband of Branka; dear father of Bojan (Adrijana), Sasa; Igor (Slavica); grandfather of Juliano, Matthew, Aleks...

MERCEDES A. NEMEC (nee Zagorc) age 87, beloved wife of the late Aloysius J.; loving mother of Richard, MD., (wife Kimberly), Christine Narusch (husband Mark), Bernadette Barnette, Mark (wife Talesa), David, Karen, Brian (wife Loida), and Paul (wife Heather); devoted grandmother of Elyse Haines (husband Jonathan), Zachary Nemec (wife Missy), Jaymes Nemec, Amanda Turner (husband Travis), Shawn and Michael Barnette,...

LOUIS F. KULIS, age 74, entered into eternal life July 1, 2017 at Hillcrest Hospital. Lou was born August 28, 1942 to the late Louis C. and Gladys (nee Broz) Kulis in East Cleveland, OH. He lived in Lyndhurst, OH and graduated from Brush High School in 1960 and served in the U.S. Navy. Lou married his wife Marie “Diane”...

CAROLE J. NEVAR (nee Sandstrom) age 85, beloved wife for 65 years of Arthur W.; loving mother of Lynda S. Kistler (husband John C.), Robert D. (wife Susan L.), Kenneth W., and Rod A. (wife Kate); devoted grandmother of Scott Kistler (wife Jamie), Karen Moravek (husband Wade), Brett Kistler (Annette), Brent, Katie, Tyler, Michael, Raquel, Eve and Sean Nevar and...

ROSE KISH (nee Hrutkai), age 85, beloved wife of the late Gus A.; loving mother of Gus (wife Kimberly) and Anne Presterl (husband Richard); devoted grandmother of Elizabeth and Marianne Presterl, and Tyler and Erica Kish; dearest great-grandmother of Colton Griffin; cherished daughter of the late Frank and Mary (nee Hilovosky) Hrutkai; dear sister of Frank, Margaret, Mary, and Jean....

ANGELO A. PETRONZIO, SR. age 77, loving father of Denise Geisler (husband Douglas) and Angelo A. Jr.; devoted grandfather of Vincent, Gina and Grace and special “Nonno” to Mia Osborne; cherished son of the late Ambray Petronzio and Rose (nee Vienna) Derr; dearest brother of Carmella Calta; treasured cousin of the Vienna and Petronzio families; dear friend, brother and godfather....

ELIZABETH M. “BETTE” CASHIN (nee Kessler), age 93, of Cleveland, OH died May 19, 2017 at Judson Park. She was born May 23, 1923 in Leroy Township, OH to the late John and Fanny (nee Nagel) Kessler. Elizabeth married her husband Charles W. “Bud” Cashin, Jr. on September 22, 1943. They were married while Bud was home on leave during...

HELEN F. SHEA (nee Fox) age 99, beloved wife of the late Clarence; loving mother of Gerold (wife Barbara) and William; devoted grandmother of 9 and great-grandmother of 13; cherished daughter of the late Charles and Anna (nee Cradis) Fox; dearest sister of Richard Fox (wife Patricia), and the late Eli Fox, Stephen, William, Charles, Dorothy Debevec, and Edward Fox;...

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...