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Francis Hemry

Francis Hemry

FRANCIS W. HEMRY age 96, beloved husband for 67 years to Ruth E. (nee Bornemann); loving father of Timothy W. (wife Cathy), Susan K., and Tyrone F. (wife Donna) Hemry; devoted grandfather of 6 and great-grandfather of 14. WWII U.S. Army Air Corps. Veteran.

Francis was born on August 5, 1919 in Hillsdale, Michigan and passed away on January 8,...

Doreen Sedlak

Doreen Sedlak

Doreen was born Nov. 11, 1941 to the late Alfred and Ivy (nee Sturgess) Vincent in England. She entered into eternal life on January 8, 2016 after a brief illness. She lived in Cleveland most of her life, also living in Illinois for 23 years before moving to Chardon 14 years ago.  Doreen attended St. Mary Catholic Church, where she...

Laura Paratore

Laura Paratore

LAURA ANN PARATORE age 54, loving devoted partner for 15 years of the late Paul Colosimo; beloved daughter of John and Madeline (nee DePaola) Paratore; treasured sister of John (wife Ann, nee Czyzycki), Ronald (wife Margaret, nee Snyder), Kathleen Rogers (husband John), Mary Ann Knaus (husband Kurt) and Nicholas (wife JoElla, nee Grim); devoted aunt of Brittany, John Alex, Kirsten,...

Bernard Urda

Bernard Urda

BERNARD MICHAEL URDA age 75, Lifelong resident of Lyndhurst Dearest brother of Mary Ann Magda (Julius), Antoinette T. and William J. (deceased), Loving Uncle of Robert Magda (Theresa), Michael Urda (Diane), William Magda (Cynthia), and Kenneth Urda (Karen) Great Uncle of Many.

Mass of Christian Burial Monday, January 11, 2016 at the Church of St. Clare 10:30AM. PLEASE MEET AT...

Patrick Sano

Patrick Sano

PATRICK SALVATORE SANO, aged 92 years, beloved husband for 58 years to Merle (nee Van de Wal), dear father of Salvatore “Tory” (wife Maureen), cherished son of the late Salvatore and Philomena (nee Acconciamessa), devoted brother of Katherine Darcy and the late twin Joseph, Anthony, Lucy Pero and John, treasured uncle and great-uncle. Patrick was a United States Air Force...

Martin Schreiber

Martin Schreiber

MARTIN S. SCHREIBER Former husband of Tina Schreiber. Loving son of Richard and Judith (nee Burton). Devoted father of Scott, Robert (deceased) (mother Dianne Dicesare) Tara, Brittany, John, Marissa. Dear Brother of Richard P. (deceased) and Kathy Castrataro (John). Partner of Kelly Kenosh. Uncle and friend to many.

Family will receive friends to celebrate the life of Marty at the...

Julius Passalacqua

Julius Passalacqua

JULIUS G. PASSALACQUA, age 85, beloved husband for 63 years of Cecilia (nee Mendiola); loving father of Julie L. Koren (husband Raymond), Jerome C. (wife Colleen (nee Kiernan), deceased) and Linda R. Cusick (husband Daniel); devoted grandfather of Raymond M., Matthew C. (partner Brandon Barclay) and Gregory S. (fiancé Michelle McCarthy) Koren, Christopher C. and Karen A. Passalacqua, Daniel J....

Domenic Nardolillo

Domenic Nardolillo

DOMENIC R. NARDOLILLO age 99, of Mayfield Heights. Beloved husband of the late Frances J. (nee Porrello). Devoted father of Donna Niland (Patrick), Arlene Reed, and Ronald (Helen). Loving grandfather of Tom Reed (Daniela), Bob Reed (Natalie), Denise Barna (Craig), Michael Reed, Mary-Lynn McClellan (Derek), Mark Niland (Roberta), Michael Niland (Jill), Timothy Roberts (Deceased), Patrick Roberts (Jennifer), Mary Beth Lee...

Florence Harnist

Florence Harnist

FLORENCE E. HARNIST (nee Zimmer), age 102, beloved wife of the late Edward; loving mother of Mary Ann Mumford (husband Ernie), Jeanne Berry and James Harnist; devoted grandmother of Kathy, John (Liezel), Michael and Eric and great-grandmother of Christian, Joshua, Robert-John and Anah; treasured daughter of the late Alphonse and Mary (nee Roesler) Zimmer; cherished sister of the late Phyllis...

Marie Eppich

Marie Eppich

MARIE EPPICH, age 97, beloved daughter of the late Johann and Josefa (nee Morscher) Eppich; cherished sister of Pauline Eppich of Germany and the late John, Louis, Frank, Joseph and Rosa Eppich; dearest friend of Hilde Kobetitsch and Joseph and Colleen Schauer; dear aunt, great-aunt and cousin of many.

Marie was born in Altlag, Gottschee (Austria) the former Yugoslavia and...

Theresa Tanski

Theresa Tanski

THERESA C. TANSKI (nee Zaremba) age 94, beloved wife of the late Joseph; loving mother of Richard and the late Thomas (wife Judith, deceased) and Stephen; devoted grandmother of Tiffany Poney (Mark), Joseph Tanski, Michelle Tanski, Sean O’Brien, Rory O’Brien-Palmer (David) and great-grandmother of 5; dearest sister of the late Theodore Zaremba, Gertrude Magalenga, George Zaremba, Lucille Slathe, Jane Gillespie...

John Watkins

John Watkins

JOHN E. WATKINS age 76; beloved husband for 28 years of Rosalie (Ulrich) (nee Racca); loving father of Jamie (wife Brenda), Glenn (wife Kim) and the late John Watkins and Lisa Ulrich; devoted grandfather of 8 and great-grandfather of 3; cherished brother of the late Harry. U.S. Army Vietnam Veteran.

John was born on February 14, 1939 in Parkersburg, WV...

Jean Smrekar

Jean Smrekar

JEAN T. SMREKAR (nee Ristl) age 93, beloved wife for 71 years of Walter; loving mother of Barbara Britton (husband Terry), Janet O’Hara (husband Michael), Karen O’Brien (husband Terry) and the late Carol; devoted grandmother of Lt. Com. David Britton, U.S. Navy (Laura), Mark Britton, Colleen Weston (Scott), Catherine O’Hara, PFC Steven O’Brien, USMC and the late Capt. Christopher Britton,...

Christina Gornik

Christina Gornik

Christina Ann Gornik

Beloved daughter of Sarah and Gregory J. Gornik. Dearest sister of Constance Ciripompa and Joseph Gornik (Diane). Niece to Mitzi, Mike and Josie and Aunt to Amanda, Greg and Cade.

The family will receive friends to pay tribute to and celebrate the life of Christina at the THE DeJOHN-FLYNN-MYLOTT FUNERAL HOME OF SOUTH EUCLID, 4600 MAYFIELD...

Paul Cirino

Paul Cirino

PAUL D. CIRINO, age 68, beloved husband for 46 years of Mary Anne (nee Fazio); loving father of Natalie Chaney (husband Jeff), Paul (wife Sandi) and Jason (wife Dina); dearest grandfather of Will & Spencer Chaney, Alyssa, Sarah, Paulie, Camilla and a granddaughter on the way; treasured son of Lucian and the late Mary Jane (nee Gattozzi); cherished brother of...

Richard Ferguson

Richard Ferguson

RICHARD MICHAEL FERGUSON, 71, of Cleveland Heights, passed away on Christmas Day, Dec. 25, 2015. He is survived by his wife, Bunny (nee Ortenzi), his children Natasha Michelle Ferguson (husband Christopher Hazard), and Scott Michael (wife Hannah), his grandchildren Ryce and Liam Hazard, and Dagny and Severn Ferguson, his brother Patrick (wife Diana), sister Mary Fran Elkington (husband Richard), nieces...

Margaret Butler

Margaret Butler

Margaret Elaine Butler, age 95, of Chardon, went to heaven Saturday, December 19, 2015.

She was born on August 5, 1920, in Toledo, Ohio to the late Charles and Antonette (nee Stayskal) Jefferson. Margaret attended St. Mary Catholic Church in Chardon. She enjoyed spending time with her family, reading, playing crossword puzzles and feeding the birds.

She is survived by...

Juergen Lange

Juergen Lange

JUERGEN LANGE, aged 74 years, beloved husband for 40 years to the late Karen Ann (nee Fedorchak), dear father of Julie Spohn (husband Doug), Jason (wife Julianne) and Brigit Bell (husband Ted), loving Opa of Cajen, Tessa, Ronan and Kaira Spohn, Violet Lange, and Macie, Hayden, Garrett and Kylie Bell, cherished son of the late Emil and Charlotte (nee Kariot),...

Denis Miller

Denis Miller

DENIS ALAN MILLER, age 65; beloved son of the late Marie G. (nee Roback) and the late George J. Miller; loving brother of Judith Ann Tucholsky (husband William) and Frank (wife Linda); dearest uncle of Angela Miller and Carolyn Hsiao and great-uncle of three; dearest nephew, cousin and friend of many; Denis passed away peacefully December 19, 2015.

Denis had...

Eileen Welsh

Eileen Welsh

EILEEN R. WELSH (nee Novotny), age 95, beloved wife of the late Peter C.; loving mother of Mary Ann Cozzens (husband Thomas, deceased), Kathleen Stasun (husband Kenneth), Peter C., Jr. (wife Shirley), Patricia White (husband Stanley), Maggie Smith (husband Donald), Carol Ponikvar (husband John), Karen Lavery (husband Ian) and Dennis (wife Debbie); dearest grandmother of 23 and great-grandmother of 31;...

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