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Robert Winchell

Robert Winchell

ROBERT REYNOLD WINCHELL, aged 81 years, resident of Adelaide, Australia and formerly of Mayfield Heights, Ohio, beloved husband of Despina “Dessy” (nee Drikas), cherished brother of Marcelyn Winchell Owen and step-brother to Ruth Owen Scharlotte, treasured uncle of Lisa Perry, Leigh Owen (husband Tim McNichols) and Laurel Szafraniec (husband Ray), fond great-uncle of 9 and survived by the Drikas family...

Harry Lewis

Harry Lewis

HARRY J. LEWIS age 81, beloved husband for 17  years  of Ann (nee Reinemeyer) and the late Nancy (nee Calbincea); loving father of Sharon (deceased), Pat and step-father of Lisa Bahr and Michelle Poling; devoted grandfather  of  Samantha  Poling; dearest brother of Don (deceased), Kenneth “Red” (wife Pauline), Bob Johnson and Raymond (deceased). U.S. Army Veteran. Cremation by DeJohn Crematory.

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Darin Robertson

Darin Robertson

DARIN L. ROBERTSON age 52, cherished son of Rebecca Balash (husband Gerald) and the late Danny Robertson; dearest brother of Dale, Danny, Heather and Donald; dear uncle of Randy Lee.

Darin was born on March 18, 1965 and passed away on March 25, 2017. He graduated from Willoughby-Eastlake Technical Center and was owner-operator for DR Landscaping. Darin received the most...

Charles Martis

Charles Martis

CHARLES G. MARTIS, beloved husband for 60 years of Marie (nee Della); loving father of Charles “Chazz”, Michael (wife Catherine) and Gina Della; devoted grandfather of Nicholas, Thomas, Matthew, Maria, Katie and Stephen. U.S. Army Veteran.

Charles passed away on March 24, 2017. He was a member of the ROTC at The Ohio State University and attained the rank of...

Joseph Federico

Joseph Federico

JOSEPH N. FEDERICO age 95, beloved husband for 70 years of Florence (nee Grand); loving father of Joseph A. (deceased), Susan, Thomas (wife Debra) and Annette Federico (husband Charles Dotas); devoted grandfather of Lauren Federico (husband Sean Murphy), Matthew and Tyler Federico; cherished son of the late Frank and Maria (nee Gambatesa); dearest brother of the late Dominic (wife Antoinette,...

Sam Stevens

Sam Stevens

SAM R. STEVENS age 87, beloved husband for 44 years of the late Patricia A. (nee O’Brien); loving father of Sam R. Jr. (Mary Ann Chulick), Brian P. and Mary Clare; devoted grandfather of Joseph P.; cherished son of the late Charles Seminatore and Rose (nee Frangiamore); dearest brother of Frances J. (husband Joseph deceased) and the late Nancy; dear...

Gloria A. Burrows

Gloria A. Burrows

Gloria Ann Burrows, age 73. Wife of Douglas Brown (deceased); mother of Sharon L. Chipko (John), Kathleen E. Cortes and Karen Brown Braddock; loving grandmother, great grandmother and aunt of many; daughter of the deceased Mary and Clyde; sister of Mary Augustine (Larry), Barbara Chuppa (Paul), Alan “Tommy” (Arlin), Richard (Gwyn), William (Sissy, deceased), James, Virginia Underwood (deceased) (John), Robert...

Martina Simicak

Martina Simicak

MARTINA SIMICAK (nee Sraka) age 71 of Willoughby Hills. Passed away March 21, 2017 surrounded peacefully by her family. Beloved wife of Metod. Devoted Mother of Natalie Spishock (Tom), and Anita Klepec (Tony). Loving Grandmother of Dominic, Jessica, Matthew, Liana, Tommy, and Marie. Brothers and Sisters in Slovenia and France.

Mass of Christian Burial Monday, March 27, 2017., 10:00 A.M....

Ann Currey

Ann Currey

ANN M. CURREY (nee Kubany) age 94, beloved wife of the late Charles B.; loving mother of Charles J. (wife Elizabeth), Phyllis A. Simcich (husband Thomas) and Patricia J. Kavalecz (husband Robert, deceased); devoted grandmother of Christine Slotta (husband Dennis), Patricia Ann Currey, Kellie Abbott (husband Brian), Karen McFee (husband Robert), Josef Kavalecz (wife Sarah), Nicole Bursh (husband Andrew), Thomas...

Kathleen Percenti

Kathleen Percenti

KATHLEEN PERCENTI, aged 71 years, beloved daughter of the late Joseph S. and Helen T. (nee Krajewski), dearest sister of Cynthia “Penny” Percenti, devoted aunt of Danise Bell and great-aunt to Joseph, Justin and Meghan, special friend to Rebecca and Craig Schmidt, and Nonna to Hannah and Lauren, also survived by many cherished friends and former students. Kathleen was a...

Josip Vidovic

Josip Vidovic

Josip Vidovic, age 36, passed away suddenly on March 20, 2017. He was born April 4, 1980 in Bugojno, Bosnia.

Beloved husband of Sanela; dear father of Stella and Adrian; cherished son of Janja and Vlado (deceased); brother of Silvester (Zrinka), Jakov (deceased)(Josipa), Katarina Golemovic (Pero); brother-in-law of Biljana Novkovic (Josip) and Sinisa; son-in-law of Vinko and Andje Juresic; many...

Michael Papouras

Michael Papouras

MICHAEL P. PAPOURAS, passed away peacefully on March 20, 2017 in the company of his wife and children, aged 81 years, beloved husband for 52 years to Sia (nee Christides), loving father of Constance George (husband Jack) and Christopher (wife Veena), cherished “papou” of Gianna Katerina George and Michael Jose Papouras, devoted son of the late Pantelis and Katerina (nee...

Viola Krebel

Viola Krebel

VIOLA KREBEL age 94, beloved daughter of the late John and Josephine (nee Smole) Krebel; loving sister of Eleanor and John Krebel. Mass of Christian Burial Friday, March 24, 2017 at St John of the Cross Catholic Church at 11:30 AM. Burial following at All Souls Cemetery.

Viola was born on May 7, 1922 in Cleveland and passed away on...

Nicolino Salomone

Nicolino Salomone

NICOLINO SALOMONE age 89, beloved husband of the late Louise  (nee Liberatore); loving father of Frank Nardis (wife Pamela) and Carla Bondra (husband John); devoted grandfather of Jennifer Siders (husband Glen), Brian Boyd (wife Robin), Adam Nardis (wife Erin), Alyssa Calhoun (husband Elliott), Johanna, Christian and Nicholas Bondra; great-grandfather of Kelsea, Cameron, Lexi, Caden, Rylee, Adelyn, Evan and Caleb and...

Fr. Edward Dhondt

Fr. Edward Dhondt

REV. FR. EDWARD F. DHONDT age 74, passed away March 14, 2017 at his residence in Anderson, IN after a sudden illness.  He was born August 14, 1942, in Cleveland, OH, the son of the late Henry J. and Sabina (nee Loftus) Dhondt.

Fr. Ed was the dearest brother of the late Daniel (wife Carol) and Kathleen McCarthy (husband John,...

Frank Feola

Frank Feola

FRANK J. FEOLA, PhD age 40, beloved husband for 16 years of Jennifer (nee Homick); loving father of Frank, Elena and Daniel; cherished son of Frank and Marsha (nee Gentsy); dearest brother of Ryan (wife Kelly) and Lauren (husband Francesco); dearest uncle of Mattia and Jonathan; dear nephew of Rose Prescaro, Ken and George Gentsy and the late Angelo (wife...

Marie Grmovsek

Marie Grmovsek

MARIE M. GRMOVSEK (nee Romyak), beloved wife of the late Anthony J.; loving mother of John (wife Andrea) and Joseph (wife Stacie); devoted grandmother of Andrea; cherished daughter of the late Michael and Anna (nee Spodnik) Romyak; dearest sister of Grace Moravek (husband Edward, deceased), Betty Ghioldi and the late Dorothy Srdjak (husband George, deceased); dear aunt and great-aunt of...

Eileen Reilly

Eileen Reilly

EILEEN R. REILLY (nee Wells) age 93, beloved wife for 68 years of the late Edward J. Reilly, II; loving mother of Edward J., III (wife Deborah Klein) and Kathleen Adamczyk (husband George); devoted grandmother of Kristin Tran (husband Quoc) and Kevin Adamczyk (wife Annie) and great-grandmother of Tara and Lucas Tran; cherished daughter of the late Clinton and Agnes...

George Lakios

George Lakios

George Lakios, George, 92. Dearly beloved husband of the late Angeline (nee Mylonas). Most loving father of Caryn (deceased) (Theodore) Cherpas, and Constantine “Gus” Lakios. Loving Papou of Theodore, James and George Cherpas. Brother of Peter (deceased) and William (Toula) (both deceased). Veteran of the US Army. Funeral services Friday, March 17, 2017 at 11 AM at Saints Constantine and...