Obituaries

RONALD L. PONN age 69, born on June 20, 1947 in Cleveland and passed away on November 8, 2016. He was the cherished son of Bonita (nee Craft) and the late John; dearest brother of John; treasured uncle of Brian (wife Bridget); dear great-uncle of Indica and Trevor.

Ronald was a life-long resident of Willoughby Hills. He graduated from Willoughby...

KATHLEEN ANNE TURNER, aged 73 years, beloved daughter of the late James B. and Marceline E. (nee Carter), dearest sister of Hal R. (wife Nancy), David E. (wife Adle) and Dennis C. (wife Sherrie), loving aunt, great-aunt and great-great-aunt, and a devoted friend to many. Kathy was a 1st Lt. with the United States Army Nurse Corps, serving in Vietnam....

ALFONSAS NEVULIS age 80. Lithuanian born he learned from his parents hard work and the love of family was the key to life. Right out of High School, Uncle Al joined the US Air Force, where he served his new country proudly for over 4 years. After his service he spent the next 40 years in the Eastlake area, working...

JOE E. RUST, aged 86 years, beloved husband for 42 years to the late Virginia (nee McCutcheon), dear father of John H. Eads (deceased)(wife Mary), loving grandfather of John E. Eads (wife Orsolya) and Richard W. Eads, devoted great-grandfather of Amber, Brandon, Dylan, Nathan and twins Emily and Sarah Eads, great-great-grandfather of Madelyn, fond brother of Jo Gebby and the...

Our dear Sister Mary Ritamae ended her earthly journey and was welcomed into new life on Tuesday, November 1, at 10:23 p.m. May she delight in God’s loving embrace as she joins the  company of all the saints in heaven!

The wake for Sister will be on Monday, November 7, from 2–4 and 7–9 with the prayer service at 7:00,...

LAWRENCE J. EVANS age 82, beloved husband for 60 years of Carole (nee Hart); loving father of Lawrence II (wife Anita), Forest (wife Shelley) and Della Shafer; devoted grandfather of John (US Air Force), Carissa Rein (husband Daniel), Donovan, Andrew and Madelynn Evans, Hector Casarez and great-grandfather of Chase, William, Blakely, and Leo; dearest brother of the late Edward, Donald,...

ELIZABETH A. “BETTY” BRAYER (nee Hiscar) age 94, beloved wife of the late John; cherished daughter of the late George and Susan (nee Tomchak) Hiscar; loving sister of the late Mary Paulchek (husband Joseph, deceased), John (wife Libby, deceased), George and Edward Hiscar (wife Florence, deceased); dearest aunt of Mary Louise Weltner (husband Warren), Joan Lares (husband Peter, deceased), Edward...

ELIZABETH “BETTY” JANE FORTE (nee Anderson) age 90. Died Oct. 31, 2016. Cherished wife for 57 years of the late Jerome “Jay” Forte; beloved mother of Barbara Antos (Timothy), Donna Zadd (Daniel), Michael (Toni), Timothy, Thomas (Donna), and the late Robert; devoted grandmother of 16 and great-grandmother of 13; loving daughter of the late William and Nora (nee Lynch) Anderson;...

MILDRED N. KNOWLES (nee Trefny), aged 85 years, beloved wife of the late Charles Leonard, dear mother of Susan Buling (John), Lauren Wicks (Randy), Elaine Mates (Patrick) and Jeanne Deet (Kevin), loving grandmother of 11 and great-grandmother of 4, fond sister of the late Charles and Richard Trefny. In lieu of flowers, contributions suggested to the Academic Support Center at...

THOMAS J. ZNIDARSIC, age 33, beloved son of Paul “Tom” and Margaret “Margie” (nee Kristanc); cherished brother of Julia Sandy (husband Jayme), Vic and Claudia (Matthew Burya); dearest nephew and cousin of the Znidarsic, Loncar, Kristanc, and Senk families; loving companion of Dorothy Bentley; dear friend of many. Survived by his canine girls Meati and Beefi.

Tommy was born on...

BEVERLY J. O’CONNOR, age 79, beloved daughter of the late John R. and Elda L. (nee Krueger) O’Connor; dearest sister of Rev. Bryan T. O’Connor (Dawn) and the late David W. O’Connor; treasured aunt of David (Dimitra), Raymond (Rochelle), Martin (Jennifer), John (Stephanie), Kathryn, and the late Daniel and great-aunt of many; longtime friend and companion of the late Adin...

ROSE A. CAMPANELLA (nee Fioretti) age 85, beloved wife of the late Peter; loving mother of Linda , Denise “Dee Dee” Semethy, and Nicollet “Nikki” Spiteri (husband John); devoted grandmother of Eric Pritchard (wife Tracy), Ashlee Brunello (husband Joseph), Jordan Semethy, and great-grandmother “GG” of Laine, Brennan, Santino, Silvio, and Sofia; cherished daughter of the late Nicola and Theresa (nee...

LUCILLE M. “CEALE” MYERS (nee Pistillo) age 79, beloved wife for 60 years of James; loving mother of Jamie (wife Josie), Joe (wife Karen), Jeff (wife Janice) and Jon (wife Kim); devoted grandmother of Nicholas (wife Alexandra), Zachary, Joshua, Brian (wife Kathy), Kevin, Christopher (fiancé Melanie Sims), Matthew, Leah, Jeffry, Justin, Juliana, Taylor, Tanna and great-grandmother of Clare and Grace;...

KENNETH R. BRANDES age 69, was born on December 22, 1946 in Cleveland and passed away on October 26, 2016. He was the beloved husband for 46 years of Giovanna (nee Ulizzi); loving father of Christine Vidmar (husband David), Bridget DeLembo (husband Pastor Dan), and Kenneth N.; devoted grandfather of Jordin, Antonio, Madison, Cameron, Sydney and Gianna; dearest brother of...

WILLIAM H. BURKE age 91, beloved husband of the late Bernadette (nee Prescott); loving father of John, Anne Hayes (husband Marty), Kevin, Maura Sweet (husband Michael), and Neil (wife Susan); devoted grandfather of 19 and great-grandfather of 6 great-granddaughters and 1 great-grandson (deceased); cherished son of the late Thomas and Susan (nee Rhodes); dearest brother of Jane Burk, and preceded...

ALICE M. PONIKVAR (nee Kahn) age 86, was born on March 12, 1930 in Cleveland and passed away on October 26, 2016. She was the beloved wife of the late William J.; loving mother of William J. Jr. (wife Theresa), Lynn M. Forbes (husband Melvin, IV), and Sandra A. Istok (husband Jan Edward); devoted grandmother of Becki Maas (husband Ryan),...

SR. MARY SHARONE MATONEY, SND 90. Beloved daughter of the late Joseph and Helen (nee Ringling) Matoney and siblings James (Ollie, deceased), Alice Paisley (Robert, deceased), Ruth Kennedy (Walter, deceased), Robert (Sally, deceased) and Joseph (Diane). Cherished aunt of many nieces and nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews; dear friend of many; and sister to the congregation of the Sisters of Notre...

SR. MARY ANTOINETTE KREJSA, SND, 76. Beloved daughter of the late Anthony and Regina (nee Oliger) Krejsa and sister of John and her twin, Thomas. Loving sister of Robert (Rosemary) and Dorothy Heister (William, deceased); cherished aunt; dear cousin and friend of many; sister to the congregation of the Sisters of Notre Dame with whom she shared her life for...

CLAUDE B. PEDERSON age 83, loving father of Theodore (wife Mary) and Russell; devoted grandfather of Andrew, Sam and Theodore; cherished son of the late Theodore and Ruth (nee Walgreen); dearest brother of Mary, Virginia, and the late Louise, Dorothy, Floyd, Les, Parker, Jerry, and Russell; dear uncle and great-uncle of many. U.S. Army Veteran.

Claude was born in Two...