Obituaries

IRENE BONDY, beloved daughter of the late John and Mary (nee Janosik), loving sister of the late Mary and James. Christian Burial Service Thursday, March 24, 2016 at St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church, 496 E. Washington St., Chagrin Falls, at 11:30 AM. Burial Friday, in Sacred Heart Cemetery (Brisbin, PA.). Friends received at The Church THURSDAY 1 HOUR PRIOR...

NANCY S. SETTEVENDEMIE (nee Valenti), age 100; beloved wife of the late Quirino “Steve”; loving mother of Gaetana Stakich (husband James, deceased), Linda Kelly (husband Michael) and Nancy Goede Gardner (husband Dennis); devoted grandmother of Steven Stakich, Amy Stakich Nageotte (Daniel), David Goede (Nikki), Ryan Kelly (Kim), Anthony Kelly, Nicholas Goede (Tiffany) and great-grandmother of 10 ½; cherished daughter of...

BERTHA F. “Bert” DROBNIC (nee Leksan), beloved wife of the late James V.; loving mother of Denise L. (deceased), Diane M., James V., and Dina Flesher (deceased); devoted grandmother of Emma, Sean (deceased), and Oliver Flesher; cherished daughter of the late Joseph and Gertrude (nee Gabrosek) Leksan; dear sister of 4 brothers and 3 sisters, all deceased.

Bert was a...

Joseph Kurrent, 94, passed away March 12, 2016 at The Slovene Home for the Aged.  He was born in Cleveland, Ohio on August 22, 1921 to the late Joseph and Caroline (nee Trzan).

Joe, who was called “Jokes” by his boyhood friends, was married for 72 years to Dorothy M. (nee Ogrinc). He married Dorothy shortly before he left for...

CHARLES E. “Charlie” FITZGERALD age 79, beloved husband for 28 years of Regina A. (O’Toole) (nee Skufca); loving father of Charles E. Jr. (wife Laura) and step-father of David O’Toole (wife Joy), Mary Daedelow (husband Donald), Joseph O’Toole and Michael O’Toole (wife Jayne); devoted grandfather of Chaz and step-grandfather of Amanda Daedelow; cherished son of the late William and Dorothy...

MICHAEL G. BARKOOT, JR., aged 69 years, beloved son of Michael G., Sr. and the late Ruth (nee Slusser), dear brother of John (wife Linda), beloved friend to Janice Giles, loving uncle of Matthew and David (wife Michelle) Barkoot, great-uncle to Maggie and Sofiah.

Michael was employed at Filter Dynamics, J.C. Penney’s and C.W.R.U. Michael was a member of the...

DANNIELLE M. REGLUS (nee Opalich), aged 54 years, beloved wife for 14 years to Kenneth, loving mother of Peter, Michael, Kenny, Donte and Krystle, grandmother of the late Kayden, cherished daughter of the late Daniel and Kathryn (nee Morganti) Opalich, treasured sister of Candice Minello (husband George) and Nicholas Opalich (wife Charlene), devoted aunt, great-aunt, cousin and friend to many.

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JULIA LOUISE SOHL, age 91, died peacefully on Wednesday March 16, 2016 at Brookdale rehabilitation facility in Richmond Heights and was reunited with her loving son Kenneth, Jr who died suddenly on March 10, 2016.

JULIA LOUISE SOHL (nee Novotney) was born April 4, 1924 in Morgantown, West Virginia, moved with her family to Starford, Pennsylvania and graduated from Commodore...

LOTUS ANN VITANTONIO age 81, was born on June 13, 1934 in Cleveland and passed away on March 15, 2016. She was the treasured daughter of the late Anthony and Theresa (nee DeFabio); dearest aunt of Gayla Amato and great-aunt.

Lotus was a resident of Concord for 2 years, formerly of Naples, Florida. She was a member of Holy Rosary...

Janet Wood, 82, a longtime resident of Denville, NJ, passed away on March 8, 2016 in Cleveland, Ohio. She was predeceased by William Wood, Jr, her husband of 58 years, who passed away in 2015. She was the beloved mother of William (Joan) and Margaret (Barry) Owen, grandmother of Nathan (Deyla), Stephen, Lauren and Caleb, and great grandmother of Jay,...

Celebration of Life Service for George H.S. Edwards, 68, will be on Thursday, March 17, 2016 at 8 PM at The DeJohn Funeral Home & Crematory of Chardon. Mr. Edwards died on Monday at his home surrounded by his family. He was a resident of Chardon for 45 years.

George was a member of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Chesterland....

ELIZABETH L. (Taddie) YOUNG (nee Carson), age 86, beloved wife of the late Henry Taddie and Roy Young; loving mother of Majel Haas (husband Paul), Mark Taddie (wife Susan), Dwyn Kawalec (husband Michael), Hallie Martin (husband Russell), Robert Young (wife Christine) and Cyndi Brunnett; devoted grandmother of 15 and great-grandmother of 18; dearest sister of William Carson (wife Rosemarie) and...

LOUIS R. GRASSO, 60, of Mayfield Heights, passed away peacefully March 15, 2016 surrounded by his family and after a short battle with brain cancer. Lou was born on April 25, 1955 Cleveland, OH to the late Paul and Della (nee Palermo).

Lou was a 1973 graduate of Mayfield High School and attended Ohio University where he was a member...

WILLIAM B. ELINE age 88, beloved husband of the late Alice (nee Rybicki) and Eva Hedman; loving father of Ann Monroe (husband Joseph), Susan White (husband William), William G. (wife Lee Ann), Michael (wife Roberta) and step-father of Eva and Lars Hedman; devoted grandfather of Susan Monroe (Kent Keilwitz), Katherine Monroe (Nelson Jantzen), Colleen Monroe (John Munro), Robert and Victor...