Obituaries

MARGARET A. “PEGGI” DIJULIUS age 65, beloved daughter of the late John R. Jr. and Kathleen (nee McGarry) DiJulius; loving sister of Barry (wife Kathy), Jeffrey, Kathleen Cheyfitz (husband Edward), Maureen Khosla (husband Rajan), and John R. III (wife Stacy deceased); devoted aunt of Kristina and Rajan Khosla, Andrew Cheyfitz (deceased),  Katie Eichenauer (husband Brian), Barry DiJulius Jr. (wife Janie),...

SARA CARULOFF (nee Scardena) age 94, loving mother of Sandra Caruloff and Christine Adams (husband Gary); devoted grandmother of Leah Adams; cherished daughter of the late Frank and Anna (nee Gilardi) Scardena; dearest sister of the late George and Nance Scardena and Mary Meluch.

Sara was born on February 5, 1922 in Follansbee, West Virginia and passed away on September...

Ellen Karavolos (nee Miklis), age 53. Beloved wife of Michael. Loving mother of Nicholas and Alex. Daughter of Harry (deceased) and Emily Miklis. Daughter in law of Edward (deceased) and Tulip Karavolos. Sister in law of Mary (John) Paliobeis. Aunt to many nieces and nephews. VISITATION WEDNESDAY 4-8 pm with a 7 pm Trisagion Service at DeJohn Flynn Mylott Funeral...

Minamay “Mina” Moses (nee Schulz), 86, of Mentor, OH, formerly of Willoughby Hills  passed away Saturday, September 17,  2016.  She was born on January 26, 1930, in Cleveland, OH to the late Joseph J. and Minamay (nee Hoolihan) Schulz.

Minamay owned and operated Chardon Road Green House with her husband Warren from 1966 until 1991. Her hobbies included raising West...

MARY ISABELLE HEALEY, aged 93 years, beloved daughter of the late Charles R. and Ann B. (nee Twoomey), dearly loved sister of the late Betty R. Healey. Mary was a United States Marine Corps Veteran. Mass of Christian Burial Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016 in the Chapel of Altercare at St. Joseph Center at 11 AM. Burial with military honors following...

LAVONE A. YAHRAUS (nee Sumney), age 91, beloved wife of the late William E.; loving mother of William A. (wife Peggy) of Michigan, Donna L. Medina (John Cusick) (husband Tony, deceased) of Wickliffe and Mark A. (wife Cindy) of Willoughby; devoted grandmother of Jeffrey, Michael (wife Jeniffer), Joseph (wife Yanru), Daniel, Abigail Price (husband Joel) and Emily and great-grandmother of...

JACK MAJEWSKI, aged 50 years, loving father of Ashley and Joshua, beloved son of Janusz and Fira (nee Perczuk), dear brother of Ivona Acevedo (husband Mark), cherished uncle of Nicole Simpson (husband Daniel) and Gabrielle Acevedo, fond nephew, cousin and friend to many.

Services to celebrate the life of Jack on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016 at the funeral home at...

JOSEPH J. LANZA, aged 93 years, beloved husband for 70 years to Angeline (nee Ambrogio), dearest father of Rosemary Oblaczynski (husband Allan), Marilyn Beall (husband John) and Joann Kramcsak (husband Andrew), loving grandfather of 8 and great-grandfather of 4, cherished brother of the late Margaret Marinch, Rose Lichvar and Nicholas Lanza, fond brother-in-law, uncle and great-uncle. United States Army Air...

Sr. Teresemarie McCloskey, SND, age 90. Beloved daughter of the late Michael and Helen (nee Healey) McCloskey and sister of deceased siblings Patrick and Mary McCarthy (John, deceased). Beloved aunt, dear friend of many and sister to the congregation of the Sisters of Notre Dame with whom she shared her life for 69 years.

Our good and loving God welcomed...

JEROME V. “J.R.” RYBAR, age 91, beloved husband of the late Naomi (nee Rhodes); loving father of Chari Susan DiFranco (Richard Piunno), and the late Russell Scott, and Lori Beth; devoted grandfather of John Jerome (wife Carrie) and Michael James DiFranco and great-grandfather of Savanna Elaine, and Evangeline Naomi; cherished son of the late John and Susan (nee Hlavac); preceded...

PHILIP J. SCHEPIS age 86, born on October 28, 1929 in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania to the late Nicholas and Grace (nee Amalfi) passed away on September 4, 2016. Beloved husband of the late Katherine L. (nee Young); devoted father of Nicholas J. (Connie Versagi); cherished grandfather of Nicholas R.; dearest brother of Susan Mauceri and the late Katherine Regalbuto and Mary...

CARL R. MUNN age 85, former husband of Alice M. (deceased), Jean (deceased), and Margie; loving father of Marcia Kukral (husband James), Jeffrey (wife Linda), Gregory (wife Alice A.), Sabrina Williard (husband Martin), Joshua (wife Alicia), Tara Munn and Kristen (Workman) Stahlhut (husband Sean); devoted grandfather of 20 and great-grandfather of 14; cherished son of the late Carl A. and...

MARIA ELO (nee Sáling) age 84, loving mother of Sheila Elo and Diana Kazmierczak (husband Steve); devoted grandmother of Catie and Connor; cherished daughter of Janos and Maria Sáling.

Maria Elo, our only parent dedicated her life to being the best single parent, after she became widowed 49 years ago, in times when it was not so easily appreciated...

BETTY J. SANTEK (nee Buzaleski) age 87, beloved wife of the late Joseph; loving mother of Tom (wife Deb), Bonnie Iantorno (husband Franco), Mike, and Pattie Petti (husband Michael); devoted grandmother of Melanie Iantorno, Jacquelyn Malone (husband Lance), Christina Iantorno, Ashley Brostek (husband Ryan), Nicholas, Joseph and Alicia Petti and great-grandmother of Loralei and Cheyenne. Survived by her beloved dogs...

DONALD JAMES “Don” BLODGETT JR., 60, of Madison, formerly of Chardon entered into eternal life September 3, 2016.

Born January 20, 1956 in Cleveland, OH. Don was a mechanic for Eisler and Cooke gas stations in Chardon before becoming disabled 10 years ago after suffering a stroke. His family described him as a very free spirited and loving man.

Don...