Obituaries

Paul Louis Krainz passed away in Manila, Philippines on Friday, April 17 at the age of 74.

He was born on June 23, 1940 in Cleveland, Ohio to Alice F. and Michael L. Krainz. He attended Eymard Preparatory Seminary in Hyde Park, New York for four years and graduated from The University of The State of New York in 1962...

MARY KOREN (nee Horvat), age 88, wife of the late Joseph; beloved mother of Stephen (Sharon), Olga (Paul) Dolinar and Joseph Koren Jr.; cherished grandmother of 5 and great-grandmother of 6; dear sister of Ilonka Muzek, Jolanka Grabar and Imre Horvat.

Mass of Christian Burial 10 A.M. Saturday August 1, 2015 at St. Mary’s Church, 15519 Holmes Ave., Cleveland 44110....

TONY “JEEP” GENNARO, age 89, beloved husband of the late Marie (nee Paryzek); devoted son of the late William and Virginia (nee Palmeri); cherished brother of Theresa Naletelich (husband John, deceased), James (wife Carol) and the late Sandy (wife Joan); dear uncle, great-uncle and friend of many.

Tony has been a resident of Stow for 6 months, previously of Middleburg...

ELEANOR M.” TOOTIE” JANASIK (nee Stakich) age 96, beloved wife of the late William M; loving mother of Jean E. Ohtola (husband Joe) and Marian M. Phillips (partner Danny Stanard), (husband Robert, deceased); devoted grandmother of Scott Lee (wife Laurie), Stacey Benitez (husband Mick) and great-grandmother of Melissa, Kevin and Nicole Lee, Mara, Gabrielle, Noah and the late Nathan Benitez;...

ANTON KOCJAN

Mass of Christian Burial for Anton Kocjan, 90, of Euclid, will be 10 a.m. Wednesday July 29, 2015 at St. Vitus Church 6019 Lausche Ave., Cleveland followed by burial in All Souls Cemetery.

Mr. Kocjan passed away Saturday at his residence. Born to the late Joze and Ana Kocjan in Ponova vas pri Grosupljema, Slovenia, he had...

TOGETHER AGAIN

 

EMIL D. LUCARELLI, aged 91 years, beloved husband for 57 years to the late Mary M. (nee Palmeri), dear father of Louise Herbstreit (husband James), Dan Lucarelli and Anita O’Donnell (husband Patrick), loving grandfather of 8 and great-grandfather of 8, companion to the late Shirley Flanagan, cherished brother of the late Meade, Christine Rodio and Ernest.

Emil...

JAMES “JAY” BONDY beloved son of the late John and Mary; loving brother of Mary (deceased) and Irene Bondy. Mass of Christian Burial 11 a.m. Tuesday July 28, 2015 at the Church of the Holy Angels 18205 Chillicothe Rd. Chagrin Falls, OH 44023. Family will receive friends one hour before Mass. Burial in Pennsylvania at a later date. ARRANGEMENTS BY ...

EVELYN G. SARANITI (nee Parr) age 93, beloved wife of the late Tom P., loving mother of the late Daniel and Tom A. Sr., devoted grandmother of Tom A. Jr. and Nicole Saraniti, and Amber Lynn Chase, great-grandmother of Giovanni and Sophia, dearest sister of Bobby Ray Parr and the late Dewey Edkar and Walter Clinton Parr, Ola Mae Bailey...

SISTER MARY TERESA, SND, (formerly Sr. M. Alberte) 87. Beloved daughter of the late Maurice and Loretta Langenderfer and sister of deceased siblings Gordon (Verna), Joseph, Rita and Jane Fritsch (Donald). Loving sister of Albert (Mary Jeanette), John (Ann) and Daniel (Mariarlene); cherished aunt and great aunt of many nieces and nephews; and sister to the congregation of the Sisters...

SISTER MARY LOUISE, SND, (formerly Sr. M. St. Louis) 87. Beloved daughter of the late Amilio and Louise (nee Zaccagnini) Trivison, stepdaughter of deceased Vonetta Reuss Trivison and sister of deceased Rev. Louis Trivison and Rita Schleimer (Howard). Loving sister of Margaret Trivison; cherished aunt of Robert Schleimer, Mary Marguerite Werner (Richard), Barbara Lange (James), Janet Raymond (Kirk); beloved cousin;...

BRIAN JAMES LARNER age 38, passed away July 16, 2015. Brian was the beloved husband for 15 years of Jennifer (nee Guerra); loving father of Derek and Shaina; devoted son of James and Barbara (nee Burgess); treasured grandson of Patricia Larner; cherished son-in-law of Thomas & Janet (nee Smith) Guerra and brother-in-law of Tricia & Russel Durst and Thomas &...

NANCY J. KUBANCIK (nee Fee), aged 76 years, beloved mother of Lynne Henderson (companion Tony Merschdors) and James R. Kubancik (wife Leslie), loving grandmother of Tara Hulick, David, Julia and Ryan Kubancik, and Dawcett Henderson, cherished daughter of the late David and Elizabeth (nee Burmeister) Fee, devoted sister of Janet Cornell (husband Eric) and Carol McCallum (husband Bill), fond aunt...

JOHN SPEAR (JACK) JAY, age 79, beloved husband of Kay (nee Lindstrom) of Brooksville, FL; loving father of John (Debra) of Big Flats, NY, Linda (Terry) Partridge of Gahanna, OH and Rob (Stephanie) of Mentor, OH; devoted grandfather of 7; treasured son of the late Albert H. and Eleanor (nee Spear); cherished brother of Glenn (Rita) and the late Albert;...

William Raymond Waitinas, 76, Chardon resident of 63 years, died unexpectedly on Sunday, July 12, 2015, at his daughter’s home in San Luis Obispo, CA. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Pamela Wright Waitinas, whom he married on July 4, 1962; his children Laura Vokoun (Chris) of Hambden, Joanna Thomas (Robert) of Valley Village, CA, John Waitinas...

CATHERINE A. LILLIS (nee Coll), aged 88 years, beloved wife of the late Carl, dear mother of Pam Caine (husband Bill), Robin Nobbe (husband Bill), Carl (wife Sharon), Chris (wife Lisa), Patty Broughton (husband Greg) and loving grandmother, fond sister of Robert Coll. Mrs. Lillis obtained her undergraduate degree and a Masters of Arts degree from John Carroll University, and...

PHILIP CASKOVIC, age 65; beloved husband for 30 years of Eileen (nee Krieski); loving father of Julie and Eric; cherished son of the late Novica “Mike” and Barbara (nee Zlacki) Caskovic; dearest brother of Frances Jackson, Cathy Turkovic (husband Ivan) and the late John; treasured son-in-law of Kathleen and the late William Krieski; dear brother-in-law, uncle and friend of many....

MARY ANN CARLSON (nee Ference), age 74; beloved mother of Todd and Christopher; loving grandmother of Izabelle and Zoe; dearest sister of Robert, Roy and the late James Ference and Eileen Ferguson; dear aunt and great-aunt.

Mary Ann was born in Pittsburgh, but lived in Cleveland Heights since 1966.  She was always a very caring and giving person, shown by...

ROBERT A. BLUMBERG, aged 92 years; survived by Gisela, his beloved for 37 years, devoted son of the late Irving and Anna (nee Cristall), cherished brother of Selwyn (wife Eloise) (both deceased), fond uncle of Myril Husser and Ronna George and great-uncle to Kyle George and Benjamin Husser, also survived by Gisela’s sister Rita Becker, cherished friend to the Michael...