Obituaries

JOSEPHINE M. FUCCI (nee Vigliotti), age 88, beloved wife of the late George; loving mother of Jean Colarik (husband Thomas) and Mary Jane Melfi (husband Anthony); devoted grandmother of Jacqueline Deegan (husband Paul) and Christina Colarik; treasured sister of Jane Lettieri (husband Dominic, deceased) and the late Patrick Vigliotti (wife Rose Marie); dear aunt and great-aunt of many.

Josephine was...

IVANA ANGELA KAVAS (nee Prelog), 91, of Kirtland passed away September 12, 2015 at her residence. Beloved wife of Mathias; loving mother of Angela (Sue Schell) Kavas; cherished grandmother of Andrew and Michael Kavas; dear sister of Martina Sustarcic and six deceased all of Slovenia; dearest aunt of Maria (Tony) Kadivec, Margaret (Zivko) Odorcic and Rosemary Furjan; great-aunt of Tom...

James J. Motsch, Sr., age 89. Beloved husband of the late Beryl (nee La Vell). Loving father of Mariann Husa (husband Ed) and James Jr. (wife Donna). Dear grandfather of Kristy Lee, Ashley Lynn Meldrum (husband Christopher) and Michael James. Cherished son of the late James S. and Anna Mae (nee Dooley). Dear brother of the late Gerald (wife Barbara,...

KELLY RICHARDS (nee Prymmer), born July 7, 1960 in Cleveland, passed away on September 12, 2015 at age 55. She was the beloved wife of James; loving mother of Jeremy and step-mother of Jessica and Cathy; dearest daughter of John and Geraldine “Jeri” (nee Fontes) Prymmer; devoted sister of John Prymmer (Bridget Toon), Tracey Keller (husband Kurt) and Paige Prymmer...

JOHN T. COLLING “Jack”, age 88, loving husband of Mildred J. (nee Sable), dearest father of Barbara Dailey (Dennis), John T. Jr (Janet deceased) and Maureen Tajgiszer (William), dear grandfather of Ryan, Colleen, Kimberly, Kristina, Allyson and Ian, great-grandfather of six, dear brother of the deceased Charles, George and Thomas, dear brother-in-law and uncle. US Air Force Veteran. Memorial contributions...

IVAN GRGINCIC, age 67. Beloved husband of Shirley (nee Maletic, deceased); dear father Donna and Anita Slamic (David); brother of Mijo and Jana (deceased) and many sisters in Croatia; uncle and great uncle of many.

Family will receive friends to pay tribute and celebrate the life of Ivan at the DeJOHN-FLYNN-MYLOTT FUNERAL HOME OF WILLOUGHBY HILLS, 28890 Chardon Road (between...

FRANK G. LACH, D.D.S., age 85; beloved husband for 59 years of Jean (nee Coski); loving father of Gregory, Jeffrey (deceased), Christopher (wife Rosalind) and Brian (wife Susan); devoted grandfather of Madison, Evan, and Natalie and great-grandfather of Makaila; cherished brother of Ralph, M.D. (wife Barbara); dear uncle and great-uncle of many. U.S. Army Veteran.

Frank was born June 13,...

NORA O. BURROWS (nee Jenkins) age 89, loving mother of Donald Jr (wife Martha), Deborah Wyckoff (husband Robert), Jessica Boyd (husband Blaine), and Karen Laycock (husband Gary); devoted grandmother of 13, and great-grandmother of 5; cherished daughter of the late Joseph and Fluella (nee Brown) Jenkins; dearest sister of 2 brothers and 6 sisters, all deceased.

Nora was born on...

HAROLD V. SCHWARTZ, aged 85 years, beloved husband for 40 years to Ilona M. (nee Csontos), dear father of Nancy Thomson (husband Burt), Steve Jager (wife Adrienne) and Andrew Jager (wife Rebecca), loving grandfather of Morgan and Michael Thomson and Joseph and Kaitlyn Jager.

Contributions suggested to St. Elizabeth Catholic Church, P.O. Box 20175, Cleveland, OH. 44120.

Prayers of Christian...

NORMAN J. VALENTINO, age 77; beloved husband for 56 years of Sandra (nee Vaccariello); loving father of Timothy J., Daniel M. (wife Sheri) (nee Vienna), Luann Gunner (husband Alan); devoted grandfather of Nicholas, Veronica, Mary (deceased), Marissa, Ashley, Taylor, Alexandra, Bailey and Tyler; cherished son of the late Anthony and Lucille (nee Nichols) Valentino; treasured brother of the late Ronald...

Our dear Sister Elizabeth Mary went home to heaven on August 31 at 1:20 p.m.

The wake will be on Tuesday, September 8, from 2–4 and 7–9, with the prayer service at 7:00 p.m., and on Wednesday, September 9, from 2:00– 4:45 p.m. The Mass of Christian burial will be on Wednesday at 5:00 p.m. with a private burial...

CYNTHIA M. “CINDY” BROGAN, aged 57 years, loving mother of John Brogan, devoted daughter of Paul and the late Stefania (nee Wasik), cherished sister of Paul-David, Larry and Don, fond aunt to Christopher, cherished partner of John O’Neill and treasured friend to many. In lieu of flowers, contributions in memory of Cindy suggested to www.gofundme.com/cindy-brogan for a college and start...

SISTER MYRA AVSEC, SND, (formerly Sr. M. Antonmarie), 73. Beloved daughter of the late Anthony and Nancy (nee Frank) Avsec and sister of deceased Anthony (Tony). Loving sister of Donald (Sandy), Raymond (Gail), Julie Bargerstock (Ed) and Sue Dvoroznak (Mark); cherished aunt and great-aunt of many nieces and nephews; and sister to the congregation of the Sisters of Notre Dame...

ALFONS K. HOGE, age 83, beloved husband for 50 years of Erika (nee Michitsch); loving father of Peter (wife Lisa), Sonja Guilda (husband Douglas) and Christine Kress (husband Michael); devoted “Opa” of Sarah, Nicholas, Alex and Anna; cherished son of the late August and Anna (nee Neschitz) Hoge; treasured brother of Marie Fink (husband Richard, deceased), Gustav (wife Johanna) and...

STELLA DIAJEAN KNOTEK (nee Lyzwa), age 88. Born December 22, 1927 to the late Steve and Julia (nee Petlock) Lyzwa in Colebrook, OH. She passed away quietly on August 27, 2015 at University Hospitals of Cleveland. She was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease in 2012, but continued to have an independent spirit even with her physical limitations.

She graduated from...

Throughout her 59 years as an Ursuline, Sister Elaine Buynack (formerly Sister M. Martina) served as a primary teacher, pastoral minister and liturgist, enlightening minds and hearts and inspiring spirits and voices in worship. Finding great delight in the beauties of nature, she could often be found, camera in hand, capturing flowers in their colorful splendor, and transforming her photos...

KENNETH M. MacQUARRIE, aged 98 years, dearly beloved husband for 68 years to the late Margaret Mary (nee Simpson), dear father of Gordon (wife Monica), loving grandfather of Meghan MacQuarrie and Sarah Price (husband Ben), fond brother of the late Mary.

Contributions suggested to The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Donations, P.O. Box 931517, Cleveland, OH 44193-1655.

Private family service...

STELLA ELMO (nee Galofaro), age 79, beloved wife of the late Christy J; loving mother of Margaret, Mary Jo, and Loredana Elmo; devoted nonna of Alyssa and Michael Adamowski, and Gunner and Jagger McIlvaine; cherished daughter of the late Antonio and Maria (nee Campisi) Galofaro; dearest sister of 5 brothers and 2 sisters all of Italy.

Our Mom was a...

PAUL A. LIDRBAUCH, aged 78 years, passed on Sunday, August 23, 2015. He will be missed. Born in 1937 to James and Marie Lidrbauch. His wife Joan (Falatek), his brother Norman (Carolyn Bart) and brother-in-law Joseph Falatek (Bonnie Lindsey) survive him, as do his children and their families.

Paul met his amazing wife Joan in Junior High School. “It was...