Obituaries

CAROLE P. STONE (nee Porter), aged 92 years, beloved wife for 54 years to the late Carl W. “Bill”, dearest mother of James (wife Patti) and Susan Lanphear (husband Lauren), loving grandmother of Will (wife Ashley), Katherine Newell (husband Nicholas), Clare Lanphear (fiancé Allan Georgia) and Kristen Letko (husband Jon), cherished great-grandmother of Christopher, Benjamin, Bradley, Maxton, Caroline and Caleb,...

THOMAS WARD HALL, Ph.D., died April 22, 2017 after a determined battle with cancer. Loving and much loved husband of Barbara (nee Smialek) for 35 years. Tom truly loved his children: Douglas (Adriana), Elizabeth (Steve) and Amy Pinkerton (Christopher), and his grandchildren Connor, Quinn, Andrew, Grace, Matthew, Lily and Cameron. Survived by his sister Joanna Martin, but predeceased by brothers...

JOSEPH A. IVOSKA, aged 97 years, beloved husband for 69 years to the late Anna L. (nee Meholick), dear father of Janice Knowles (husband William) and William J. (wife Judy), loving grandfather of Jennifer Tobin (husband Michael), Bryan Had (wife Valerie), Allison Urvan (husband Sean), Megan Johnson, Michael Ivoska, Matthew Ivoska (wife Gabriella) and Stephanie Jakosh (husband James), cherished great-grandfather...

ALBERT J. “AL” KLINEK

Prayers of Christian Burial for Albert J. “Al” Klinek, 94, will be on Friday, April 28, 2017 at 11 AM at The DeJohn-Flynn-Mylott Funeral Home 28890 Chardon Road, Willoughby Hills. Mr. Klinek passed away on April 24, 2017. He was born and raised in Collinwood and moved to Mayfield Village 23 years ago.

Al graduated from...

Peter John Strahinic, age 93, of Mentor, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 21. He was born August 7, 1923 in Cleveland, Ohio. Peter has been a resident of Mentor for for over 50 years. He was a member of St. John Vianney, the Croatian Fraternal Union #859 and a U.S. Army Veteran. He worked as a Foreman for TRW...

JAMES L. FARRELL, Retired Police Chief of South Euclid age 75, beloved husband of Coletta A. (Ruth) (nee O’Byrne) and the late Kathleen A. (nee McCarthy); loving father of Steven J. M.D. (wife Rebecca), Eileen M. Zelenskas (husband Michael), John P. (wife Denise) and stepfather of Michael (wife Kathy), Thomas and Kevin Ruth and Peggy Javorsky (fiancé David Gabrielsen); devoted...

CORINNE RIEK age 55, beloved daughter of the late F.B., Jr. and Andree (nee Maes) Riek and step-daughter of Jacquelyn (Lauer) (nee Dempsey) Riek; dearest sister of Ben (wife Leslye), Thierry (wife Wendy) and step-sister of Lyn Kinney, Cindi DelBrocco, Art “Flip” Lauer, Deirdre Lauer and Ted Lauer; dear aunt of Kaytee, Andree and Sara.

Corinne was born on June...

ELEANOR M. McCRYSTAL (nee Anglin) age 88, beloved wife of the late Robert; loving mother of Terry (wife Nancy), Joyce Wright (husband Tom, deceased) and Linda Brooks (Jim Silvestro); devoted grandmother of Wendy Vlach, Allison Wegener (husband Mark), Jill Moody (husband Mike), Cyndi Beaman (husband Scott) Jennifer Heikkila (husband Tim), Michelle Kavulich (husband James), Bryan and great-grandmother of 13. The...

SARAH P. MUNN (nee Peck) age 78, beloved and adored mother of Christi (partner Pamela Mott) and Eric (wife Michelle); loving grandmother of Noah; former wife and companion for 57 years of Bruce; cherished daughter of the late Chapman and Mildred (nee Free) Peck; dearest sister of Robert and Millard Peck; dear aunt of Nancy Mooradian and David Peck.

Sarah...

LINDA MARIE KRUPIENSKI (nee Erxleben) age 57, cherished daughter of Robert and Rose Marie (nee De Mell) Erxleben; dearest sister of Russell (deceased) (wife Cindy), Gary (wife Kim) and Ronald Erxleben (wife Joyce); loving mother of Maria Hilton (husband Matt) and Jonathan; devoted grandmother of Katilyn and Theresa Hilton; dear niece, cousin and friend of many.

Linda was a resident...

JACOB C. BECK, JR, age 89, beloved husband for 57 years of Bettie (nee Ruffin); loving father of Tamara Beck and the late Paula Smith; devoted grandfather of Alexander, Brittany and Courtney Smith; cherished son of the late Jacob and Estelle (nee Moore); dearest brother of the late Robert Earl Beck, Dorthy Jones, and Jerry L. Beck; dear brother-in-law of...

NEAL “BUTCH” SCOVILLE age 76, beloved husband of Catherine “Cappie” (nee Jefferson); loving brother of Kay Bukovec (husband Rudy) and Geri Beemiller (husband Jim); treasured uncle of Tom Bukovec (wife Colleen), Mark Bukovec (wife Janet), Anthony Da Lessio, Sue Grubach, Michelle Crutchfield (husband Rod) and the late Rick Bukovec; dear great-uncle and great-great-uncle of many.

Butch was a resident of...

KATHRYN J. “KITTY” VACCARIELLO (nee Radke) age 75 of Painesville Township. Devoted Mother of Diana Zaverl (Andrew), and Trisha Sampson (Ronald). Loving Grandmother of Alizabeth, Zackary, Andreanna, and Christian.

Family will receive friends to pay tribute to and celebrate the life of Kathryn at THE DeJOHN- FLYNN-MYLOTT FUNERAL HOME OF WILLOUGHBY HILLS, 28890 CHARDON ROAD (between Bishop Rd. and Rt....

CORA ANN “PETE” LINCOLN beloved daughter of the late Samuel and Edna (nee Humphrey) Lincoln; dearest sister of Sr. Johna, OSU and the late Randy Lincoln (wife Connie, deceased); dear aunt of Kathleen Duvall (husband Charles)  and the late Laura Ann and Gerard Lincoln. Special thanks to Cora’s dear friends, Virginia Vontorcik and Linda Larson.

Cora was born on April...

STELLA L. HAZEN (nee Giannetti) age 94, beloved wife of the late William; loving mother of Linda A. Hazen and the late Penny Schulte; devoted grandmother of Heidi and William Schulte and great-grandmother of Harmony and Alexa; dearest sister of Rose Marie Danko, Bernard Giannetti (wife Theresa), Carmella Iacianci (husband Victor) and the late Contalia Klinko (husband Ray) and Frank...

JOSEPH T. FORRISTELL age 77, beloved husband for 54 years of Beverly A. (nee Burgess); loving father of Thomas R. (wife Brenda) and Cynthia Asher (husband T.J.); devoted grandfather of Madison, Adam and Michael Asher, Alyssa and Bret Forristell; dearest brother of Mary Anne Ertle (husband John, deceased), John, James (wife Karin) and the late Charlotte Forristell; dear uncle and...

ROBERT CHARLES BARKER, aged 78 years, beloved husband for 54 years to Helen (nee Romanchick), dear father of James Edward, Anne Taylor and the late Jay, fond father-in-law to Tim Taylor, special mentor “Pa” to his grandson Pvt. Matthew Taylor, U.S.A. and grandfather of Nehemiah, Justus and Kiannah, devoted brother of John (deceased) and Sally Cudrik, cherished uncle and great-uncle....

JAMES L. ARMSTRONG age 83, beloved husband for 58 years of Carol (nee Jackson); loving father of Bradley (wife Janet), Gregory (wife Susan) and Susan Townsend (husband Ben); devoted grandfather of Nicole, Heath, Riley, Courtney, Ashley, Kelsey, Andrew, Travis, Joshua, step-grandfather of Jeri Lynn, Trey and great-grandfather of Colton, Elise and Hayes; cherished son of the late Wilbur and Elena...

Edward S. (Podgurski) Hill was born May 17, 1923 as Edward S. Podgurski in Cleveland; beloved husband for 71 years of Lillian June (nee Sworan); loving father of Carol Hill Bernstein (husband Timothy J. Allen) of Arizona and the late Edward A. DDS (wife Jean) and Cynthia J. Haffey; devoted grandfather of Derek Haffey (wife Rebecca), Jacqui Ward (husband Jeff),...

NICOLINA G. “NIKKI” RINALDI (nee Taddeo) age 98, beloved wife of the late Joseph; loving mother of Karen Bradley (deceased) (husband Joseph), Deborah Blair (husband Jack) and Susan Rice (husband Craig); devoted grandmother of Joe Bradley (wife Krista), Courtney Bacik (husband Drew), Michael Bradley (wife Anna), Morgan Davis (husband Christopher), Kelly Turner (husband Mathew) and great-grandmother of Rocco, Brandon, Gemma,...