Obituaries

JOHN THUR, age 82, beloved husband for 59 years of the late Charlene (nee Baughman); loving father of David (wife Karen), Janet Heimovitz (husband Gary), Cindy Loughry (fiancé Doug Waskovich), Lori Giesen (husband Todd) and the late Steven; devoted grandfather of Russell Heimovitz (Cydny), Casey Heimovitz, Kelly Loughry, Mark Heimovitz (Megan), Keri Loughry, Kayla Loughry, Jared Heimovitz, Alaina Vogel (Andrej)...

JANICE M. “CHICK” DEININGER (nee Chicketti) age 79, beloved wife for 56 years of James; loving mother of John (wife Nancy), Joseph and Michael (wife Jackie); devoted grandmother of James, Danielle, Lauren, Sarah, Austin and Alyssa; cherished daughter of the late Julius and Lucy (nee Ceri) Chicketti; dearest sister of June Mancuso (husband Michael) and Barbara Norman (husband Ray); dear...

JEAN MARIE OF THE PRESENTATION, OCD (Jean Rita Konyesni), aged 89 years, member of Carmel of the Holy Family, beloved daughter of the late Frank and Anne (nee Sanislo), dearest sister of Richard (wife Juanita), cherished aunt of Mark (wife Mary), Gary (wife Sandra), and Carl (wife Jan) Konyesni and Denise Gaede (husband Rod), devoted great-aunt of John (wife Jenny),...

CONTALIA M. “Connie” KLINKO (nee Giannetti) age 90, beloved wife for 66 years to Paul “Ray”; loving mother of Lori and Kelly; dearest sister of Stella Hazen, Frank Giannetti, Rose Danko, Bernard Giannetti and Carmella Iacianci; dear aunt and great-aunt of many.

Connie was born in Aliquippa, PA on September 8, 1925 and passed away December 3, 2015 at her...

Thomas James Harsch, 65, of Northfield Village, Ohio, passed away on December 3, 2015 at Cleveland Clinic Hospital after a long battle with esophageal cancer. He leaves countless loving memories to be cherished by his loving wife, Randie Lyn Rhodes (nee Butterfield), his three children: Kelley Neal (Ryan), Elizabeth Harsch (Dan Zaniewski), Thomas A. Harsch (Ashlie Clair), his two grandchildren,...

EDWARD P. HUGHES JR, age 25; died suddenly, beloved son of Edward P. Sr and Lauren (nee Grugel) (fiancé Dennis Stiffler); loving brother of Joseph Hughes and Jennifer Regan; cherished grandson of Thomas and the late Rose Marie Hughes and the late Ken and Diane (nee Centrackio) Grugel; dearest nephew, cousin and friend of many. U.S. Army National Guard Veteran...

MICHAEL J. ARENDT, SR., aged 61 years, dearly beloved husband for 14 years to D’Juana (nee Lucky), dear father of Michael J. Jr. (wife Erica), David Parks and Deondra Parks, devoted son of the late Herbert G. and Hanna (nee Jeworski), cherished brother of his twin Steven, Rick (wife Sally) and Mark, also survived by his uncle Harold (wife Pam),...

Virginia Dragga (nee Odbert), age 96, passed away on Sunday, November 29, 2015. Beloved wife of the late Charles Dragga; loving mother of Charles Jr. (Michele), Jack (Gail) and William (Amy); dear grandmother of Christopher Dragga (Katherine Hill), and Victoria Dragga; preceded in death by her brothers and their spouses Henry S. Odbert III (Gwen), and John T. Odbert (Mary);...

BRUNO J. KOTARSKI, 92, of Euclid, passed away November 27, 2015. Beloved husband of the late Barbara (nee Hlavin);dearest  son of Victoria (nee Szczepczak)and Karl Kotarski (both deceased); brother of Cecilia Zuzich, Helen Rugh, Valerie Cordon, Sue (Dean) Kifer and John (Betty) Kotarski; he leaves behind many nieces, nephews and loving caregiver Barbara Gillmore.  He was a WW II Army...

RANDALL DAVID ANGELOTTA “RANDY”, aged 33 years, beloved son of Teri (nee Cranley), dear brother of Jennifer (John Oatess), Rory, Riley (deceased), Cassidy and Kelsey, loving uncle of Wyatt, cherished grandson of Shirley (nee Masten) and the late Thomas Cranley, treasured nephew, cousin and friend to many.

In lieu of flowers, contributions suggested to the Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Foundation, c/o...

DEACON LEO F. McNULTY, age 72, beloved husband for 50 years of Francine (nee Ranallo); loving father of Scott (wife Donna, nee Previte) and Kelly McNulty; devoted grandfather of Timothy, Daniel, Thomas, John, Margaret, Maria and Melissa; dearest brother of George (wife Peggy), Bill (wife Connie) and Kathleen Dietrich; dear brother-in-law, uncle, great-uncle and friend of many.

Deacon Leo McNulty...

ELENA “Ellen” (nee Teresi) LaPUMA

Mass of Christian Burial for Elena “Ellen” LaPuma (nee Teresi), 89, of Wickliffe, will be held on Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at 10 AM at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 37932 Euclid Ave., Willoughby.  Mrs. LaPuma died Sunday at Lake West Hospital after a brief illness.

Mrs. LaPuma was born on May 18, 1926 in Cleveland....

KENNETH J. FRUSCELLA age 76, beloved husband for 54 years of Gloria (nee DeRose); loving father of Kenneth (wife Linda), Dianne Delanis (husband Mark), and Ronald (wife Kathlene); devoted grandfather of Nicole Churchill (Dan), Daniel and Eric Eiermann, Michael and Robert Fruscella, Joseph and Christopher Delanis, Nicole, Brianna and Ronnie Fruscella, great-grandfather of John and Walter; cherished son of the...

BERNADETTE INA, age 85, beloved wife of the late Kaissar; loving mother of Michael (wife Rowena), Abdalla “Al” (wife Sonia), Theresa Hamway (husband George), Pierre (wife Janet), Claire Naoum (husband Elias, deceased) and Wadi (wife Sue); devoted grandmother of 19 and great-grandmother of 12; dearest daughter of the late Massoud and Mariam (nee Abouhassan) Ina; cherished sister of Karim Ina...

MICHAEL H. BOBINCHECK, 69, passed away November 25, 2015, at Chardon Health Care. He was born January 22, 1946, in Cleveland.

Michael was a resident of Chardon for five years after moving from Geneva. He worked as cabling technician for Ohio Bell Telephone for 30 years. His family will remember him as a caring good hearted man with a good...

William T. Monroe, age 89. Beloved husband of Patricia (nee Gibbons); loving father of Thomas W. (Vanessa), Robert W., Michael W. (Bronwyn), and John W. (Mary Cavanaugh); treasured grandfather of Reilly, Aidan and Catherine; dear friend and counselor to many. U.S. Navy Veteran.

Bill practiced law for 60 years and was a former Law Director of the City of Euclid.

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Stefanie Marie Brown, 37, of Wickliffe, passed away suddenly November 24, 2015 at Lake West Hospital.  She was born August 27, 1978 in Euclid. Stefanie graduated from Euclid High School and earned an Associate’s degree from Findlay College.  She was employed for the last 5 years by University Hospital as a Nuclear Medicine Technologist. Stefanie also worked for Huron Road...

ANNE M. PAOLUCCI (nee LeDonne) age 86, beloved wife of the late William; loving mother of William (wife Jean), Charles, James (wife Kathy), and Joseph; devoted grandmother of Melissa, Lindsey Judge (Jimmy), Jason, Anthony, Jordan, Dominic, Jamie, Jessica, Vincent, great-grandmother of Connor and William; cherished daughter of the late Concezio and Frances (nee Zappa) LeDonne; treasured sister of Eleanor DelCalzo...

SAMUEL RITONDARO age 60; born in Cleveland September 6, 1955 and died on November 21, 2015; beloved husband of Theresa (nee DeSano); loving father of Justin, dad to Robbie, Olivia and Madeline; cherished son of John and the late Magdalene (nee Tvergyak); dearest brother of Anthony and the late Jane.

Sam was a graduate of Chardon High School and Cincinnati...

EVELYN MARTUCCI (nee Kulow) was born on September 22, 1923 in Madison and passed away on November 18, 2015 at age 92. She was the beloved wife of the late Ernest T.; loving mother of Duane (wife Lynn, deceased), Ronald (wife Kathleen), Gary (wife Doreen) (wife Maureen, deceased) and Richard (wife Bernadette); devoted grandmother of Michael D. (Christine), Christine Burgess...