Obituaries

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...

MICHAEL A. RETINO III age 61, beloved husband of Caroline “Carrie” (nee Keenan); loving father of Elizabeth; cherished son of Michael A. and Violet (nee Vaccariello); dearest brother of John A. (wife Angela, nee Salupo); dear nephew, cousin, brother-in-law and friend of many.

Michael was born on March 25, 1955 and passed away on September 2, 2016. He was a...

RUTH E. HEMRY (nee Bornemann) age 90, beloved wife for 67 years to the late Francis W.; loving mother of Timothy W. (wife Cathy), Susan K., and stepmother of Tyrone F. (wife Donna); devoted grandmother of 6 and great-grandmother of 14; cherished daughter of the late Otto and Clara (nee Dreyer) Bornemann; dear sister of the late Rev. Dr. Robert...

MARGARET E. DeGREEN (nee Sefcik) age 92, beloved wife of the late John; loving mother of Penny Wing (husband Bill) and John (wife Hildegarde); devoted grandmother of John J. (wife Maura),  Lisa Jones (husband Michael) and great-grandmother of John T. and Jacob J.; cherished daughter of the late Adolph and Margaret (nee Dresp) Sefcik; dearest sister of the late Esther...

Milan Bertovic, age 80. Born July 9, 1936 in Zagorje, Croatia. Beloved husband of 56 years of Danica (nee Rendulic); dear father of Rosika and Hilda Sosic (Jim); cherished grandfather of Elizabeth, Crystal and Ashley Sosic; brother of Drago (deceased)(Dragica), Anton, Marica Cuturilo and Anka Blaskovic; uncle of Mirjana and John. Family will receive friends to pay tribute and celebrate...

CECILIA C. KRNJEU (nee Cruz) age 66, beloved wife of John; loving mother of Ramil Apion (wife Denise Marie), Phillip John (wife Danya Marie), and Andrew John (wife Brittany Jean); devoted grandmother of Nora Anna, Angela Marie, Owen John, and Elise Anna; cherished daughter of Agapito and Jumatula (nee Apion) Cruz; dearest sister of Jose, Elena, and Susan; dear aunt...

ROBERT L. CALVERT age 86, beloved husband of the late Verna; loving father of Robert (wife Debbie); devoted grandfather of Clay and Cody. U.S. Army/Coast Guard Veteran. Served for 16 years as an East Cleveland Police Department patrolman and retired after 20 years as an executive chauffeur for General Electric. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made in Robert’s...

SAM MITROVICH age 89, beloved husband for 53 years of Donna (nee Dragas); loving father of Mike (wife Carol), and Mark (wife Laurie); devoted grandfather of Anna, Mary, Grant, and Carter; cherished son of the late Mike and Millie (nee Tepsic); dearest brother of Dorothy Kasunic (husband John), Max (wife Darlene), and the late Nick (wife Olga, deceased), and George;...

Laura Vizurraga (nee Mehall) age 54, loving mother of Lesley; cherished daughter of Andrew and Catherine (nee Metz) Mehall; dearest sister of Andrew (Salli) Mehall, Grace Vitale, Jeffrey Mehall, Jennifer (Tom) Lombardo, and Craig Mehall. Loving aunt of many nieces and nephews.

Laura was born on March 11, 1962 and passed away on August 24, 2016. She was a lifelong...

DOUGLAS H. FOLCKEMER age 78, beloved husband for 54 years of Jean (nee Kauffman); loving father of Jeffrey (wife Judy) and Marianne (partner Lori); devoted grandfather of Jack Douglas; cherished son of R. Harper and Eleanor (nee Corrill); dearest brother-in-law of Ron Kauffman (wife Sylvia), Dan Kauffman (wife Kathy), Mary O’Neil (husband Dan), and Charlene Smith (husband Gerry, deceased).

Douglas...

MARILYN L. RICHLAK (nee Davies) age 81, beloved wife of the late Larry; loving mother of Michelle Kuhlman (husband William) and Kimberley Kelly-Maden (husband Ronald); devoted grandmother of Bryan, Megan, Kaitlyn, Kaleigh and step-grandmother of Zachary; cherished daughter of the late David and Erna (nee Bole) Davies; dearest niece of Ruthie Osucg.

Marilyn was born on May 31, 1935 in...

JOHN BERNOT age 84, passed away on Tuesday, August 23, 2016. He was born on October 8, 1931 in Cardale, Pennsylvania where he was the youngest of 9 children. Beloved husband for 60 years of Mildred (nee Hulway); loving father of John (Jackie), Andy (Cindy), Jim (Michele), Bill (Debbie), Janet Koratich (Dan), Tom (Jessica), and Laurie Salatino (Nick); devoted grandfather...

JOHN C. RAKOCZY age 81, beloved husband for 52 years of Carol (nee Neroni); loving father of Michelle Park (husband Scot), Christine Taylor (husband Richard), and John (wife Jennifer); devoted grandfather of Chelsea Winchell, Ryan Winchell, Dayna Rakoczy, Hannah Taylor, Melanie Rakoczy, Nathan Park, Brian Taylor, Johnny Rakoczy, step-grandfather of Lauryn Park, Emily Brown (husband Jason), and step-great-grandfather of Karissa...

SISTER ANDREA NIHILL, OSU, (formerly Sister St. Angela), daughter of the late Andrew and Elizabeth Radacosky and Julia (Chesnik) and Francis Nihill; sister of Audrey Gaab, beloved aunt, and a member of the Ursuline Sisters of Cleveland with whom she shared 61 years of her life.

MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, AT 7:00 P.M., at the URSULINE MOTHERHOUSE,...

DORIS A. EVANS (nee Hirst), aged 73 years, beloved mother of Kevin, Darryl, Pam and Gregory, loving grandmother of Sydney, Darryl Jr., DeVaughn, Tianna, Kaylea, Dorys, De’Andre, Jaz and A’nya, cherished sister of Rosemarie Gerber and Bruce Hirst.

Doris was a resident of Cleveland Heights and University Heights for the past 40 years. She was a community advocate for University...

SISTER BARBARA ANN SCHOREN, OSU (formerly Sister Vincent Ferrer), daughter of the late William and Charlotte (Feyock) Schoren; sister of the following deceased, William Schoren, Camille Cole, and Joseph Schoren; sister-in-law of Phyllis Schoren; beloved aunt and cousin, and a member of the Ursuline Sisters of Cleveland with whom she shared 61 years of her life.

MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL...

RICHARD T. FILION age 85, beloved husband for 61 years of Bethine (nee Blach); loving father of Gregory, Paul, Scott, and Laura; devoted grandfather of Maggie, Brennan, Kyle and Jack.

Richard was born on July 26, 1931 in Cleveland and passed away on August 18, 2016. He was a resident of Richmond Heights for 56 years. Richard was a faithful...