Obituaries

JOHN W. “Jack” LAMPRECHT age 92, beloved husband for 71 years of Marjorie (nee Stiles); loving father of J. Lee (wife Martha), Susan Gay Lepp, and Dan (wife Joan); devoted grandfather of Ryan Lepp (Nicole), Chad Lepp (Jill), Brandon Lepp, Kurt and Keith Lamprecht and great-grandfather of Hanna, Nina, Carter, and Grant; dearest brother of the late Ned. WWII U.S....

Virginia Ann Marous (nee Scott), of Chardon, OH, age 84, passed away at home on April 2, 2016 with her loving family by her side. Her greatest love in life were her children and their families including Kathy Marous, Sue (Mike) Miller, Scott (Sandra), Kenneth (Jill Van Auken), Adelbert Jr. “Chip” (Shelly), and Jeanne (Ron) Kolencik. She will be greatly...

Arlene C. Chverchko, 76, of Euclid, entered into eternal life March 28, 2016 at her home, surrounded by her family. She was born January 26, 1940 to the late John C. and Edna (nee Presloid) Shutty in Hastings, PA. Arlene earned her Registered Nursing certificate from Altoona Mercy Hospital and worked at Euclid Hospital for 40 years until she retired...

ROBERT JOSEPH RIZNAR age 89, loving husband and devoted father, entered into eternal peace, March 29, 2016. He was the beloved husband for 63 years of Eleanor (nee Pavli); loving father of Joseph Riznar and Janet Bay (husband James); devoted grandfather of Ryan Waggoner; dearest brother of the late Anna Goga and Antoinette “Nettie” Jersan; dear uncle and great-uncle of...

PATRICIA M. GRISDALE (nee Gray) age 73, beloved wife for 54 years of Robert K.; loving mother of Marian Grisdale (husband Alan Grandy), Christine Dixon (husband Michael), Robert Jr. (wife Laura), and John (wife Mary); devoted grandmother of Kathryn Boehnlein (husband James), Robert, Elizabeth Dixon, Chirstyn, Samantha Dixon, Daniel, Julie, and Sarah Grisdale and great-grandmother of Sylvia, James, and Madeline...

ROBERT F. COOK, aged 93 years, retired Detective Cleveland Police Department, loving husband for 66 years to the late Rosemary (nee Cooper), dear father of Kathleen Myers, Maureen Stolarski (deceased), Thomas (deceased), Robert M. (Mary), Mary E. Collingwood (Richard), Rosemary Hipp (Howard), Loretta Lipold (Frank), Joseph (Laura), Marjorie Virant (Louis), and Patricia Elkins (Scott), cherished grandfather of 48, great-grandfather of...

Zdravko Totic, age 55, passed away March 26, 2016. He was born August 3, 1961 in Zenica, Bosnia. He was a resident of Mentor On The Lake for the past 13 years. He work for Enterprise Welding for many years. He prided himself on being a hard working family man.

He is survived by his wife Mara; his children: Bojana...

KAREL A. JELINEK age 80, beloved husband of Eva (Nemcik) (nee Holota) and the late Hana (nee Smardova); loving father of Karel Jelinek (wife Tricia), Daniel Jelinek (wife Leslie) and step-father of Thomas Nemcik and Livia Hall;  devoted grandfather of Lukas and Helene Jelinek and step-grandfather of Baxter and Arianna Ross, Andrew and Alex Meyer.

Karel was born on November...

NORMA M. MODIC (nee Beckett) age 87, beloved wife of the late Robert; loving mother of Robert J., Janet Dettorre (husband Greg) and James C; devoted grandmother of Gino; cherished daughter of the late Charles and Mabel (nee Michael) Beckett; dearest sister of the late Earl Beckett (wife Edna, deceased) and Edna Manion (husband Patrick); dear aunt and great-aunt of...

ANTHONY J. AMBROSE age 71, loving father of Joseph John Ambrose (wife Lisa, deceased), Denise DeGaetano and Donald Ambrose; devoted grandfather of Kaila Ambrose, Julia and Jenna DeGaetano and the late Dominic Durastanti; cherished son of the late Viola Marinucci (nee Ambrose); dearest brother of Christine Mabe (nee Mastro); former husband of Marylou Ambrose. U.S. Marine Corps Veteran.

Anthony was...

FLORENCE P. JAKSIC (nee Cernilogar), 85, wife of the late Richard A.; beloved mother of Richard J. (Kathryn), Ronald (Dan Burnett), Robert (Linda) and Jane (Edward) Jaksic-Thomson; cherished grandmother of Carolyn Jaksic-Diver, Susan (deceased), Cassandra, Carly, Jacob and Baby Mary Jaksic and Pearce, Shane and Madison Thomson; great-grandmother of Kevin Diver Jr. and dear sister of James (deceased)(Mildred) Logar and...

THOMAS S. KLEIN age 77, beloved husband for 51 years of Joan (nee Simoncic); loving father of Denise Jarmuszkiewicz (husband Joseph), Thomas (wife Kelly), Steven (wife Terri), and Lynn Thomas; devoted grandpa of 11; cherished son of the late Adam and Mary (nee Kopachka); dearest brother of Maryann Dureiko (husband Edward, deceased); dear brother-in-law, uncle and great-uncle of many. U.S....

James E. Siebert, age 72, passed away Saturday, Mar. 26. Loving husband of Marybeth (nee Paskert); beloved father of Sarah; grandfather “Papa” of James Henry; brother of Paul (Carol) and Janis Reay (deceased). Able Bodied Seaman – Merchant Marine.

Family will receive friends to pay tribute and celebrate the life of James at the DeJOHN-FLYNN-MYLOTT FUNERAL HOME OF SOUTH EUCLID,...

GEORGE F. HISSEM, age 80 was born on September 28, 1935 in Elizabeth, West Virginia and passed away on March 22, 2016. He was the beloved husband for 62 years of Marie (nee Richards); cherished son of the late Vincent and Cora Bell (nee Bradley); preceded in death by two brothers and one sister; dear uncle and great-uncle of many....

JAMES “JIMMY” PARGOLITI age 66, Lifelong resident of Little Italy. Treasured son of the late Fortunato “Lucky” and Grace (nee Caroscio). Dearest Brother of the late Theresa A. Manocchio, Devoted Uncle of Nick and Mary Grace, Dear nephew of Jim and Antoinette Malatesta. Loving cousin and friend to many.

Mass of Christian Burial will be Tuesday, March 29, 10:00 A.M....

JEFFREY L. ALDERMAN age 59, passed away March 23, 2016. He was born February 10, 1957 in Windsor, OH. Jeff resided in Willoughby before moving to Chardon.

Jeff graduated from Grand Valley High School and owned and operated Alderman Contracting. Jeff loved the outdoors and working with his Kubota equipment. His family described him as a very strong willed man...

FRIEDA JANE WALLACE, age 98, of Mayfield Heights, passed away February 9, 2016. She was born and raised on Valley Ridge Farm in Hunting Valley. She is survived by her niece Kathe Lyons Martin of Greensboro, NC, nephew Walter J. Walko of Mentor, OH, and four great-grand nephews and two great-grandnieces.

Contributions may be made in Frieda’s memory to American...

JOHN A. “JACK” FIORELLO age 72, beloved companion and husband for 41 years of the late Elizabeth A. “Betty” (nee Nemeth); cherished son of the late Angelo and Katherine (nee Geiger) Fiorello; dearest brother of James (wife Cheri), Florence Sirca, Evelyn Fiorello, Raymond (Pam) and the late Richard “Babe” (wife Fran) and Carl (wife Carol); loving step-father of Sharon Barth...

Mary C. Siciliano (nee Lima), 98, entered into eternal life, March 23, 2016.

Born August 11, 1917 Johnstown, PA, Mary migrated with her husband to Cleveland in 1946. She was a homemaker before going back to work in 1966 as a secretary in the development Department at University Hospital. She retired in 1982.

Mary passed her time working on crossword...