Obituaries

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...

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.

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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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