Obituaries

JAMES B. MORGAN age 87, born January 13, 1929 in Cleveland, died peacefully while under Hospice Care at Hillcrest Hospital on January 25, 2016. Beloved husband for 61 years of the late Ruth E. (nee Sharp); loving father of James B., Jr. (wife Katrinka), Thomas A., Donna J., and Janet M. Baker (husband Stephen); devoted grandfather of Chris VanCauwenberge (Gary),...

JOSHUA V. TAGLIAFERRI

A Mass of Christian burial for Joshua V. Tagliaferri, 30, of Euclid, will be held 10 a.m. Thursday January 28, 2016 at St. Mary’s Church 15519 Holmes Ave. Cleveland OH 44110. (Please meet at church.)

Joshua loved spending time with his friends. He enjoyed the outdoors travelling, hiking and camping.  He was an avid Cleveland sports fan,...

JOHN K. KAVOUKSORIAN, M.D. age 96, was born on December 13, 1919 in Aintab, Turkey to Kevork and Seranoush (nee Barakjian) Kavouksorian and passed away on January 23, 2016. He was the beloved husband of the late Doris (nee Nashold); loving father of J. Peter (wife JoAnn), Cynthia, M.D. (husband James Zins, M.D.), Paul, Harry (wife Joan), and Mark; devoted...

EVE M.BANDO (nee Colagio), age 90, entered into eternal life January 24, 2016. She was born in Cleveland, Ohio May 13, 1925 and was a resident of Lyndhurst since 1973.

Eve was a member of St. Paschal Baylon Catholic Church. She was a homemaker and will be remembered as an extremely kind-hearted person who was an avid card player. In...

Nicholas Strmac, passed away peacefully on January 22nd at the age of 78. Dearest father of Christine Mittelbuscher (Michael) and the late Michelle; devoted Grandfather of Arianna, Misha and Vivian; beloved brother of Mary Praznik (John) and Ann Weiss (David) and dear uncle of Michael and Evan Praznik and Daniel Weiss; cherished son of the late Nick and Mary.

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Sandra M. Lesko, 51, of Kirtland, passed away January 24, 2016 at her residence with her K-9 dogs “Doc” and “EJ” at her side after fighting a courageous battle against cancer.

Sandy was a Captain with Willoughby Hills Fire Department Paramedic Unit serving the community for over 25 years. She was also a Deputy Sheriff in Geauga County. Her passion...

Wayne David Waszil, 67, of Columbus, Ohio, passed away, Saturday, January 23, 2016 at The Ohio State Medical Center with his children and sister by his side. Wayne was born February 5, 1948 in Cleveland, Ohio. Wayne is survived by his two children, David (Jenn) Waszil, of Columbus, Ohio and Lori (Josh) Crawford, of Bowling Green Ohio, four grandchildren, Olivia,...

JEFFREY D. FINCUN, beloved husband of Leslie (nee Leavenworth) for 34 years; loving father of Catherine and Elizabeth; devoted son of the late Martin and Dorothy (nee Yindrock) Fincun; cherished son-in-law of JoAnn and the late R. William Leavenworth.

Jeff was born on July 4th, 1946 in Cleveland and passed away on January 18th, 2016. He was a resident of...

REBECCA DEMPSEY (nee Southall) age 76 was born on January 5, 1940 to the late Roy and Bethania (nee Short) Southall in Centerville, Pennsylvania and passed away on January 19, 2016. She was the beloved wife for 58 years of Morris; loving mother of Rick (wife Fiona), Kathy Borger, Nena Malone (husband Carl), and the late Douglas; devoted grandmother of...

STANISLAV “STANE’ KODRIN

A Mass of Christian Burial for Stanislav “Stane” Kodrin, 88, will be held 10 a.m. Saturday January 23, 2016 at St. Vitus Church 6019 Lausche Ave. Cleveland, OH 44103 followed by burial in All Souls Cemetery Chardon, OH.

Mr. Kodrin passed away Tuesday at the Slovene Home for the Aged in Cleveland, OH. Born in Loka pri...

Mass of Christian Burial for Charles A. Bissler, 93, will be on Saturday, January 23, 2016 at 11:30 AM at St. Helen Catholic Church, 12060 Kinsman Road, Newbury. Mr. Bissler passed away on Saturday. He lived in Newbury, previously residing in Mentor.

Charles was born on May 21, 1922 in Garfield Heights. Charles was a World War II U.S. Navy...

MARY K. BEDNAR (nee Abood), age 90; beloved wife of the late Edward, Sr.; loving mother of Vivian Rego, Barbara, Edward Jr. (wife Patricia), and Sheri; devoted grandmother of Danielle and Michael; cherished daughter of the late Joseph and Sadie (nee Joseph); dearest sister of the late Albert Abood; dear aunt and great-aunt of many.

Mary was born on April...

SISTER ROSEMARY, SND, (formerly Sr. Mary St. Ignatius), 85. Beloved daughter of the late Herman and Elizabeth (nee Schneider) Mayer and sister of deceased siblings Elaine Schoen (Richard, deceased), Dr. James (Micki), Charles and Rev. Robert, SJ. Cherished aunt and great aunt of many nieces and nephews and sister to the congregation of the Sisters of Notre Dame with whom...

FRANCES BENKO, 86, passed away January 13, 2016. She was the wife of the late Joseph; daughter of Federik and Veronika Muller (both deceased); dear sister of Nezka Drovenik, Veronika Klancnik and eight deceased all of Slovenia; aunt and great aunt to many.

Mass of Christian Burial 11 a.m. Wednesday January 20, 2016 at St. Vitus Church 6019 Lausche Ave....

MARY E. MASLAR (nee Mezzopera) age 93, beloved wife for 54 years of the late John L.; loving mother of Joyce Shafer (Donald) and John A. (Donna); devoted grandmother of Jodi Nead (Mark), David Shafer (Susie), Kerri Dalton (Rich), Alex Maslar, and great-grandmother of 8; daughter of the late John and Premetta (nee Guerci) Mezzopera; sister of Rena DeAngelo (Pat,...

JOHN J. “JACK” SIEMEN, age 85, of Mayfield Village. Beloved husband of the late Mary Jane (nee Hassing); loving father of John Jr. “Jack” (Connie), Kenneth (Jackie) and Christopher; dearest grandfather of Craig (Jenny), Jennifer, Sarah, Stephen, Joey and Michael; dear great grandfather of Ben, Lily and Addyson; brother of the late George. Veteran of the U.S. Air Force during...

VERNA T. BERTAGNOLLI (nee Sendek), 95, of Shaker Heights, Ohio, passed away Jan. 13, 2016 at Brookdale Rockefeller Senior Living Center in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. She was born on Dec. 13, 1920 in Windber, PA. She was the beloved wife for 62 years to the late Alfred N. “Fred”, dearest mother of Patricia Friedhoff (husband Herb) (of Johnstown, PA.), Joseph...

VERONICA A. WHITE (nee Koss) age 93, beloved wife of the late Charles E. Sr.; loving mother of Clare Cook (husband Brian), Robert (wife D’Ann), and the late Charles E. Jr.; devoted grandmother of Colleen, Kenneth (wife Natalee), Daniel Cook, and great-grandmother of Emilee and Ella; cherished daughter of the late Lawrence and Barbara (nee Klucarich) Koss; treasured sister of...

ANTHONY J. STANIC age 86, beloved husband for 59 years of Jeanne (nee Ropret); loving father of Michael J. (wife Sheryl), David W. (wife Cathy) and the late A. Mark; devoted grandfather of Amy Kuchenbecker (husband Bill), Mollie Hoar (husband Scott), Becky Stanic (Adam Cervenka), Samantha Phillips, Joseph, Patrick, and Ryan Stanic, Brandon and Dylan Wimbs, and great-grandfather of Harper...

DONNA V. RUGGIERO (nee Speck) age 86, was born on February 21, 1929 in Cleveland passed away on January 10, 2016. Beloved wife of the late Nicholas D.; loving mother of Donna Scott (husband Gary), Michael, Beverly Schilero, Nicolas Jr., Samuel (husband Robert Shepard), Rick (wife Beth), and the late Sandra Meyer (husband John); devoted grandmother of Gary Carpenter (Michelle),...