Obituaries

Coletta Schwertner

COLETTA M. SCHWERTNER (nee Saylor) age 79, beloved wife of the late Edward L; loving mother of Coletta Fenner and Theresa Domoracki; devoted grandmother of Jessica Domoracki (deceased), Christopher Fenner, Ryan Fenner (fiancé Mary Iten), Michael Fenner and Alexandria Domoracki; dearest sister and aunt.

Coletta had been a resident of Cleveland prior to moving to Mayfield Heights in 1962.She was...

Maroun Daher

MAROUN F. “MIKE” DAHER, age 79; beloved husband for 50 years of Juliet (nee Najm); loving father of Lawrence (wife Kristen), Leila Fleming (husband Mark), Marianne Peterson (husband Craig) and Michael; devoted grandfather of Samantha and Sarah Fleming, Delanie and Kaila Peterson, Joy and Justin Daher; cherished son of the late Fares and Rada (nee Richa) Daher; dearest brother of...

John Madachy

Ludmilla Odar

Ludmilla “Millie” Odar (nee Slemc) age 89 of Richmond Hts. passed away May 19 at her residence.

Mrs. Odar was born to the late Angela (Jenko) and Franc Slemc in Brnik, Slovenia. She had lived in Cleveland before moving to Richmond Hts. 29 years ago. She was a member of the Slovenska Pristava Pensioners and St. Vitus Altar and Rosary...

Saundra Watral

Saundra Watral (nee Barish) age 78. Beloved wife of the late Edward and faithful companion of the late Norm Hodgson. Devoted daughter of the late Thomas and Bertha Barish (nee Margheret). Loving mother of Edward, David (Cindy) and Kim Hunt (Donald). Dearest grandmother of David, Thomas, Hanna Hunt and Lauren Hunt.

Saundra lived in Euclid for 33 years after living...

Jacqueline Zupan

Jacqueline “Jackie” Zupan, 54, of Willoughby Hills, passed away May 15 at Ahuja Medical Center in Beachwood. She had been a registered nurse for University Hospitals working in Cleveland, Richmond Hts. and Lake County. She loved boating and the peacefulness at Lake Chautauqua.

Mrs. Zupan is survived by her husband Edward; children Ryan (fiancé Rachael) and Megan; father Joseph Caresani;...

John Gross

JOHN J. GROSS, age 93, beloved husband of the late Lillian (nee Rudolph); loving father of John, Mary Anthony (husband Kevin), Lillian Fecek (husband John) and Tom (wife Cindy); devoted grandfather of Kyle Stimpert (husband David) and Bryan Anthony (wife Jessica); dearest son of the late Anton and Josephine (nee Strojen) Gross; treasured brother of the late Anthony, Frank and...

Albert Lang

Albert A. “Big Al” Lang, Jr. born July 29, 1945 in Cleveland. Al passed away May 18, 2015 in Concord at age 69. Beloved husband for 39 years of Marion F. (nee Komar); loving son of the late Albert, Sr. and Jeanne (nee Smith) Lang; devoted brother of William of Chardon, James (wife Donna) of FL and Thomas (wife Christine)...

Frank Ivancic

Frank J. Ivancic, age 91, of Willoughby Hills passed away April 9, 2015 at the Avow Hospice in Naples, Fl.

He was born March 2, 1924, in Euclid, Ohio to the late Rose (Sercelj) and Joseph F. Ivancic.

Mr. Ivancic was the partner and operator of the I.D. Tool and Die Co. in Mentor and was honored by the Federal...

Marian Brickman

MARIAN V. BRICKMAN (nee Frohnapple), age 92. Entered into eternal life May 14, 2015. Beloved wife  of the late Frank G., Sr.; loving mother of Ronald (Joan), Margaret “Peg” Elias (Mike), Judy Green (Dana); Frank Jr. (Roberta), Donna  Litwinski (Chuck), James J., Joseph (Kathleen), Mary Kopniski (Robert), John (Cindy), and Susan Uher (John). Cherished grandmother of 43, great-grandmother  and great...

Jana Mijos

JANA MIJOS passed away on Monday, May 11, 2015 at age 80, mother of Nada Zdjelar; grandmother of John, James, Thomas and Teirsa Kopczinsky and great-grandmother of Autumn, Alice, Alijah and Kyodia.

In lieu of flowers contributions may be made in Jana’s memory to Richmond Heights Kingdom Hall of Jehovah Witnesses.

Memorial Service Saturday, May 16, 2015 at 2:30 PM...

Mary Bando

MARY A. BANDO (nee Cozza), age 50; beloved wife for 22 years of Robert E. “Bob”; loving mother of Nicholas and Joseph; devoted daughter of the late Joseph and Adriana (nee Mastropietro) Cozza; dearest sister of Debbie Rini (husband Martin) and the late Rose Baldwin; treasured daughter-in-law of Victor and Eve Bando; cherished sister-in-law of Victor, Jr. (wife Shirley); dear...

Richard J. Nobbe, Sr.

RICHARD J. NOBBE, SR., aged 96 years, beloved husband for 68 years to the late Margaret C. “Peg” (nee Golden), dear father of Nancy Pond (husband Jack), Richard J. Jr. (wife Janine), Thomas A. (partner David Ward) and William L. (wife Robin), loving grandfather of Angela, Michelle, Richard III, Patrick, Kevin, Connor, Molly and Emily, cherished great-grandfather of Jonathan, Isabella,...

Gary Fatica

GARY S. FATICA, age 63, beloved husband of Susan (nee Sidano); loving father of Thomas (wife Sibylla) of Switzerland and Antoinette Fatica (fiancé James Ciricillo); devoted grandfather of Antonia Fatica, Antonio, Angelina and Michael John Iannacone; cherished son of the late Antonio and Nina (nee Costello) Fatica; dearest brother of Anthony (wife Annette); treasured uncle of Victoria Cunningham (Tim), Nino...

Helen Luzar

HELEN P. LUZAR (LIPOVEC)

A Mass of Christian Burial for Helen P. Luzar, 82, of Euclid will be held 1p.m. Monday May 18, 2015 at Sts. Robert and William Parish 367 E. 260 St. Euclid followed by burial in All Souls Cemetery.

Mrs. Luzar passed away May 13 at the Slovene Home for the Aged.

She is survived by her...

James Cherrie

JAMES M. CHERRIE, beloved husband for 69 years of Marianne (nee Dretzka); loving father of Kate Cherrie Strazisar (husband Tony), Tim (wife Miriam), Christopher (wife Janice) and Amy Cherrie Slaby (husband Jeffrey); devoted grandfather of Geoff Strazisar, Lauren Strazisar-Lepa (Chris), Leah Strazisar-Cusick (Dan), Chrysta Cherrie-Heaney (Greg), Jarrod and Christian Cherrie, and Trevor Slaby.

Jim was a captain WW II US...

Judith Mccandlish

JUDITH A. McCANDLISH (nee Heller) age 71, beloved wife for 43 years of Patrick; loving mother of Jacqueline Haller (husband Richard), Patrick and Ryan (wife Christine); devoted grandmother of Arabella, Gabriella, Robert and Ryan Jacob; cherished daughter of Mildred (nee Joseph) and the late Robert Heller; dearest sister of Laurel Abrams (husband Ronald); dear sister-in-law and aunt of many.

Judy...

Donna Hendrix

DONNA HENDRIX (nee Welly), aged 71 years, beloved wife for 41 years to the late Donald L., dearest mother of Don “Bunch” (wife Courtney), loving grandmother of Riley, Kelsey and Collin, devoted daughter of the late Ralph and Irene (nee Loescher) Welly, cherished sister of Diane Studley (husband Mark), fond niece of Mary Gray, treasured aunt and friend to many.

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Helen Blaskovic

HELEN M. BLASKOVIC (nee Mazich) age 93, wife of the late John; beloved mother of John Jr. (Suzanne), Thomas, and Robert (Jenna); cherished grandmother of John M.V., Rachael, Elizabeth (deceased) and Andrew; sister of the following deceased: Margaret Nealis, Agnes and Thomas Mazich.

Helen was a 60 year resident of Euclid and  was extremely proud of her  Croation heritage being...

Betty Lou Butts

BETTY LOU (nee Kaminski) BUTTS

A graveside service for Betty Lou Butts, 81, will be on Friday, May 8, 2015 at 2:30 PM at Brooklyn Hts Cemetery, 4700 Broadview Rd. Mrs. Butts died on Tuesday at Mentor Woods Nursing Home. She was a resident of Mentor on the Lake most recently, previously residing in Euclid and Chardon.

Betty Lou...