Obituaries

FAUSTA NOWOSIELSKI (nee Iannicca) age 94, beloved wife of the late Edmund B.; loving mother of Lili (Ken) Kuntz, Ben (Jeannie) Noles, Joseph (Toni) and John (Kathy) Nowosielski; cherished grandmother of seven and sister of three deceased.

Mass of Christian Burial 11 a.m. Thursday, June 18, 2015 at St. John of the Cross Church, 140 Richmond Rd. Euclid, OH followed...

JACQUELINE B. “JACKIE” HUTCHESON (nee Brun) age 76. Beloved wife of the late James P.,III. Loving mother of Lisa Kozol (husband Eric) and Jim. Devoted grandmother of Jacob and Eva Kozol. Dear sister of Jeannette M. Fellers and Eugene V. “Gene” Brun, Jr. (wife Debbie). Dear aunt of many. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made in Jackie’s memory...

BRUCE J. BATCHELOR, born March 4, 1950 in Painesville passed away on June 12, 2015 in Chardon at age 65. Beloved husband for 13 years of Elizabeth M. (nee Henry); loving father of Shannon Phillips (Michael), Russell (Nina), and Ronald (Ashley); devoted grandfather of Jaxson Lambert Batchelor; cherished brother of the late Norman (Cheryl) and Jill Yeager; dear uncle and...

ANDREW AXELRAD, aged 63 years, beloved husband of Mary, dear father of Art (wife Karen), loving brother of Dorothy Filc (husband Bogdan), uncle to Emil (wife Amy) and Julia Filc, great-uncle to Emma and Zane. Relatives and friends are invited to pay tribute and celebrate the life of Andrew on Saturday, June 6, 2015 at 1 PM at THE DeJOHN-FLYNN-MYLOTT...

JOSEPHINE H. CIHON (nee Yanosh), aged 95 years, beloved wife of the late Joseph, dearest mother of Joyce Puin (husband Bob), loving grandmother of Christopher, Timothy (wife Sarah) and Jennifer Puin, cherished great-grandmother of Grace, Amelia, Violet and Joseph, devoted sister of Dorothy Zvonkovich and 12 deceased siblings. Mass of Christian Burial Monday, June 8, 2015 at St. Francis of...

TIMOTHY G. MANNING, born in Butler, Pennsylvania on September 25, 1959 to Bonnie J. (nee McCommon) and the late George L. Manning of Erie, PA, passed away on June 3, 2015 in Cleveland at age 55. Beloved husband for 31 years of Frances P. (nee Peternel); loving father of Steven T. and Andrew T.; cherished brother of Michael E. (Jayme);...

RAYMOND V. BYRNE, aged 94 years, beloved son of the late John and Mary (nee McGlynn), dearest brother of the late Jean K. and John R. Byrne, survived by his feline companion Smokey, and his cherished friends. Ray was a United States Army Veteran of World War II. Mass of Christian Burial Tuesday, June 9, 2015 at St. Gregory the...

BETTY JANE GANTOUS (nee Saba), age 91; beloved wife for 59 years of Hafiz; loving mother of Diana and the late Baby Boy Gantous; cherished daughter of the late Najeeb and Yasmeen (nee Hobica ) Saba; dearest sister of the late Jess Saba, Nadia Saloh, Abreeza Kerbawy, Rosalie Saba, Henry Louis Saba (wife Rosemary) and Geraldine Thomas; dear sister-in-law, aunt...

Mass of Christian Burial for Howard T. Pernoja, Sr., 83, will be Thursday, June 4, 2015 at 10:30am at St. Mary Catholic Church 242 N. State St. Painesville. Mr. Pernoja died May 31, 2015at Hospice of the Western Reserve.

Born March 18, 1932 in Painesville, he lived in Cleveland before moving to Euclid where he resided for 51 years.  Howard...

Kevin M. MacCartney, 60, of Kirtland, passed suddenly May 29, 2015 at his residence. He was born April 17, 1955 in Cleveland to the late Norman and Irene (nee Meyers) MacCartney.

Kevin grew up in Highland Heights and graduated from Mayfield High School in 1974. He lived in Mayfield Heights before moving to Kirtland 10 years ago.

Kevin was a...

JUNE K. BOUHASIN age 90, beloved daughter of the late Aziz Thomey and Shaheenie (nee Halal) Bouhasin;  loving sister of Mae Joseph and the late Anne Haddad, Harlem, Margaret, Rosamond Blachman and George; dear aunt and great-aunt of many.

Contributions may be made in June’s memory to Hospice of the Western Reserve 17876 St Clair Ave Cleveland, OH 44110 or...

GEORGE S. BERAU, United States Navy – Retired, aged 86 years, beloved son of the late George L. and Alice (nee Saunders), brother of Audrey Champa (husband Ray), uncle of 2. Funeral service with full military honors will be held on Thursday, June 4, 2015 at Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery, 10175 Rawiga Rd., Rittman, OH (44270) at 2 PM....

JOHN K. HAYWOOD, age 51; beloved father of Kellie A. Wilkinson (husband Wayne), Stephen and Tara; loving grandfather of Draco Wilkinson and soon to be born granddaughter; cherished son of the late Thomas C. and Geraldine A. (nee Crotty); dearest brother of Susan Stark (Richard), Marianne Hadaway (Todd), Timothy, Barbara Haywood-Day (Richard), Donna Mitchell (Dale), Thomas and Edward (Nancy); dear...

MARIJA “MICI” KOCJAN (PRIJATELJ)

Mass of Christian Burial for  Marija “Mici” Kocjan , 87, of Euclid , will be 10 a.m. Tuesday June 2, 2015 at St. Vitus Church 6019 Lausche Ave. Cleveland followed by burial in All Souls Cemetery.

Mrs. Kocjan passed away Friday at her residence.  Born to the late Franc and Marija Prijatelj in Velike Poljane, Slovenia,...

SALVATORE DiBLASI, age 75, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family May 26, 2015. Beloved husband of Cetina (nee Puzzo); devoted father of Frank, Lucia Marko (Harry), and Salvetta; loving grandfather of Salvatore, Sabrina, Sofia, Daniela, Jessica and Malina; dear brother of Peter, Giuseppe, Antonia Hadad, Francesca, and Maria; dear uncle of many nieces and nephews. Mass of Christian Burial...

NELL A. LANESE (nee Roman), age 97; beloved wife of the late Thomas A. “Timmy”, Sr; loving mother of Bonnie A., Mary J., and the late Thomas A., Jr (wife Paulette); devoted grandmother of Therese A. Turkish (Michael) and great-grandmother of Geneva and Roman; dearest sister of Tony Roman (wife Shirley) and the late Anna Toth, Joy Garbo, Joseph and...

RUTH J. REYNOLDS (nee Friedel) age 91, beloved wife of the late Thomas; loving mother of Paul, Mary Condon (husband Mark) and the late Anne; devoted grandmother of Gabriel (fiancée Clarissa Prohaska), Matthew, John and Luke Condon; cherished daughter of the late Jay and Gene (nee Hagan) Friedel; dearest sister of the late John “Jack” Friedel; dear aunt and great-aunt.

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ROBERT A. BAYTOSH, age 62;     beloved husband for 30 years of Karen M. (nee Shelby); loving father of Kayla M. and Robert J. “Bobby”; cherished son of the late Benedict G. and Catherine T. (nee Soltis); dear brother of Karyn S. Dailide (husband Al J. deceased); dearest son in law of the late John and Joanne Shelby; dear brother-in- law...

DOMINIC B. CELICO., age 80, passed peacefully at his home on Monday, May 25, 2015 after a brief bout with cancer; beloved husband for 48 years of Lucille (nee Medves); loving father of Dominic J. and Andrea; cherished son of the late Jerome and Grace (nee Guida); dearest brother of Dolores Ennis, Concetta Ferrette, Sylvia Peterson and the late Jerome...