Obituaries

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...

DAVID M. RICHARDSON, aged 80 years, beloved husband for 52 years to Helen (nee Kanuk), dear father of Nathaniel R., Michael M. (wife Lori) and Susan A. Cocita, loving grandfather of Maria, Melissa and Anthony Cocita, devoted son of the late Robert R. and Virginia (nee Wilkin), brother of the late Sara “Sally” Richardson. Contributions in memory of David suggested...

Barbara J. “Mrs. H.” Heimberger (nee Agnew), age 78, entered into eternal rest May 24 ,2017 at Hospice of the Western Reserve after a battle with cancer. She was born in Fostoria, Ohio May 27, 1938 to the late Lloyd and Helen (nee Myers) Agnew. She attended Heidelberg College where she met the love of her life Robert W. “Bob”...

Doris E. Fousek (nee Schmidt) long-time resident of Willowick, Ohio, passed away on Friday, May 19th at 97 years old. Doris was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1919 to Oscar Richard and Pia Mall Schmidt. She met and married Oscar Fousek in 1962. Doris unexpectedly ended up being a trailblazer – thrust into a very different life than...

Alio Benedetti

Al was born in Cleveland’s Collinwood area on January 16, 1922, the youngest of seven children.  His parents were Italian immigrants.  At the age of nine, his family moved to Cleveland Heights around the Noble Road area where his father opened a tailor /dry cleaning shop.  He delivered the dry cleaning on a bicycle.  His mother died when...

BETTY A. FENELL (nee Grano) age 91, beloved wife of the late William E.; loving mother of Charles P., DDS (wife Betsy), the late Deborah A. Diemert (husband Michael deceased) and William T. (wife Terri); devoted grandmother of Jessica Dragar (husband Michael), Angela Grady, DPM, Celia Fenell, DDS, Michael Diemert (wife Julie), Dominic Diemert, William (wife Michelle), Zachary, and Nicholas...

DOROTHY CATHERINE HENRY (nee Doughty), aged 95 years, beloved wife of the late Robert, loving mother of Catherine Henry (husband Jan Frandsen) and Mary Henry, dear grandmother of Amanda, cherished daughter of the late John and Mary (nee McCluskey) Doughty, fond sister of the late Isabelle Culler, Lillian Russolillo, Herbert Doughty, Maryann Puttick and Agnes Cloud. In lieu of flowers,...

JAMES T. JACKSON age 96; beloved husband for 63 years of the late Frances (nee Costa); loving father of Deborah Sobey (husband Peter), Jo Ann Jackson- Geisinger, MD (husband Michael, MD) and Janet Hess (husband Ronald); devoted grandfather of Jeanette Kruse, Ronald Hess Jr., Jason Hess, Jamie Sobey, Garrett Hess, Jeffrey Geisinger, Rebecca Geisinger, Tyler Hess and great-grandfather of 7;...

JOYCE O SODERLIND (nee Gipson) age 72, loving mother of Tony Canali, Sherry Crain (husband Kelly) and Gina Oesterling (husband Mike); devoted grandmother of Joe Dodson, Chuck Tromm, Martina (husband John) Cerda, Lindsey (husband Noah) Henson, Joyce Tromm, Megan Simmers. George Canali, Gina Sanchez and adoring great-grandmother of many; cherished daughter of the late Annie (nee Lane) Champion (husband Joe)...

SELENA M. NYSTROM (nee Breece), aged 88 years, beloved wife for 53 years to the late Maurice M. “Hank”, dearest mother of Eric, Neil (wife Joanne) and Brenda Kuvin (husband Brad), loving grandmother of Al (Elyse), Amber Sonnie (Matt), Holly (fiancé Eric Bossart), Sarah Limbert (Dan), Ryan and Jonah Kuvin, great-grandmother of Ronan and Gunnar, cherished sister of the late...

Anna M. Vesel (nee Rauter), 84, entered into eternal rest May 19, 2017 at Grande Pointe Nursing Home after a battle with Alzheimer’s. She was born in Berg, Austria on October 11, 1932. She immigrated to the United States in 1949. Anna lived in Cleveland and was a member of St. Vitus Church before moving to Mayfield Heights 15 years...

John Frank Kramer, Jr. 94, of Richmond Heights, died on Friday May 19, 2017 at the Hospice of the Western Reserve after Alzheimer’s and lymphoma.  John was born March 23, 1923 in St. Peter, Yugoslavia (Slovenia) and immigrated to the United States in 1934 at the age of 11. He lived in Cleveland and was a member of St. Vitus...

William J. “Bill” Kern age 91 a lifelong resident of Euclid, passed away May 17, 2017, at his home.

Bill was born in Euclid and attended Euclid High School before enlisting in the Navy at the age of 17. He was a radar specialist on the U.S.S Craven in the South Pacific during W.W. II. Once he completed his service...

Derek K. Poindexter, age 52, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, May 15, 2017 at the Cleveland Clinic while awaiting a double lung transplant. Derek was born in Philadelphia, Pa. to Donald Poindexter and the late Montez Webster Poindexter.

Derek grew up in Philadelphia, Pa. He graduated from Walbrook High School in Baltimore, Maryland in 1982. After...

Our dear Sister Mary Helen, 96, (formerly Sister Mary Leanette) went home to God very peacefully on Tuesday, May 16, at 10:02 p.m. Sister ministered for sixty-seven years in elementary schools as teacher, principal, catechist, tutor or aide. The privilege of proclaiming God’s goodness and love to little ones was the joy and hallmark of her life!

The wake for...