Obituaries

ANNE LEWICKI (nee Morrison), age 94; beloved wife of the late Joseph F.; loving mother of Alan (deceased), Karen Allport (husband William) and David (wife Sheila); dearest mother-in-law of Rose Lewicki; devoted grandmother of Megan Quesada (Hiram), Brandon, Adam, Krista, Keli (Gerald), Timothy (Yuka), Shayla, Christine Lewanski (David), Laura Hammack (Anthony) and “GG” of Evelyn, Braedyn, Sofia and Tessa; cherished...

MARY ELIZABETH “MIMI” WISE, age 90, was the daughter of the late Elias Paul and Helen Stewart Wise; cherished sister of Gloria Bylund (Linton, deceased), Barbara Pavlovic (Arthur) and David Wise (Jeanne); beloved aunt, great-aunt and great-great-aunt; and dear friend of many.

Mimi passed away on April 17, 2015, in Willoughby, Ohio. She was born on August 6, 1924, in...

THOMAS S. SPISAK, age 72; born June 8, 1942 in Chicago, IL and died April 13, 2015 in Hambden where he lived since 1947; dear father of Gary (Lori) of TX and Gretchen; grandfather of Anderson, Justine and Joshua; son of the late Pauline (nee Snopel) and Andrew; brother of Elaine Dodge and Rosemarie Schack. U.S. Army Air Force Veteran....

NORMAN ROBERT GRUBE, aged 87 years, beloved husband of the late Nancy (nee Elliot), dear father of Amy Jones (Rex) and the late Robert, loving grandfather of Michelle Miller (Mike), Casey and Stephanie, great-grandfather of 2, cherished son of the late Andrew and Adella (nee Taylor), devoted brother of Judy Portz (Henry), Donal (Nancy) and the late Joan Ellsworth Wiese,...

SHARON M. McCRAE (nee Zusy), age 67 passed away on April 16, 2015 in Cleveland. Beloved wife for 44 years to Thomas; loving mother of Glenn (wife Elizabeth); devoted daughter of the late George and Ellen Zusy (nee Farley); cherished sister to Kathleen Passow (husband Robert, deceased) and Dennis Zusy (wife Darlene); dearest sister-in-law of Robert and the late Sandra...

FILIP OREH

A Mass of Christian Burial for Filip Oreh 88, of Wickliffe will be held 10 a.m. Monday April 20, 2015 at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church 29850 Euclid Ave. Wickliffe followed by burial in All Saints Cemetery Northfield, OH.

Mr. Oreh passed away Wednesday at his residence.  Born in Bizovik, Slovenia, he was a resident of Wickliffe...

Virginia Fern “Ginny” Hammitt (nee Haviland) passed away peacefully on April 9, 2015 in Kings Mountain, NC at the age of 97 years young.  Ginny lived most of her life in Chardon, until moving to Kings Mountain, NC 9 years ago.

The heavenly angels have lifted her to join the love of her life, her beloved husband, James Weldon Hammitt.

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ANGELA ROSE BENEDETTI (nee Licurs), age 93; beloved wife for 65 years of Alio “Al”; loving mother of Anita, Melinda, Lisa and Mark (wife Diane DeCamillo); devoted grandmother of Jessica, Nicholas and Matthew Benedetti and Anthony DeCamillo; cherished daughter of the late Paul and Frances (nee D’Amico) Licurs; dearest sister of Mary Bryan, Paul Licurs, Jr., and the late twins...

LISA M. KEKIC age 41, born March 29, 1974 to Beatrice O’Connor (nee Stamberger) (husband Thomas) and the late Thomas Kekic and passed away on April 13, 2015 in Willoughby. Lisa was the devoted granddaughter of Clara Maltba; cherished niece of Mary Ann Mammick, Gregory Stamberger and Frank Kekic and great niece of George Rossman; dear cousin and friend of...

Robert L. “Bob” Tambascio, Jr., 70, passed away April 10, 2015 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s.  He was born on July 10, 1944 in Cleveland, OH and was a resident of Wickliffe and a former resident of Willoughby and Willoughby Hills.

Bob was a member of the Body of Christ Community for the past 12 years.  He owned and...

Joseph Robert Steed, Jr., 81, passed away suddenly April 12, 2015 at University Hospitals of Cleveland.

Joseph was born in Euclid, Ohio, January 3, 1934 to the late Joseph R. Sr. and Helen (nee Rich) Steed.  He was educated in the Euclid Schools. Joseph lived in Thompson, Montville, Hartsgrove and Briar Hill Health Care Residence for the past 3 years.   ...

Rita A. Hug (nee DeMattie) age 88 . Beloved wife of the late Robert J.. Loving mother of Jeffrey (wife Doris), Timothy (wife Patricia) and Richard (wife Sylvia). Dearest grandmother of Daniel, Scott, Nicholas, Nathanial, Victoria, Hannah, Joseph, Casandra, Sergio and Reana. Dear sister of David DeMattie, Barbara DeMattie and the late Victor DeMattie.

Rita lived in Euclid for 60...

VIOLA ROSE MILITE (nee Ceccarelli), age 89; beloved wife for 60 years of the late Dante; cherished mother of Kathleen Waggle (husband Robert), Jacqueline Minotas (husband Gregory) and Lisa Ferrando (husband John); devoted grandmother of Matthew Waggle (wife Nicole), Brian Minotas (wife Lisa), Stephanie Calabrese (husband Dave), Lauren Minotas, Julia and Nicholas Ferrando, and great-grandmother of Madison, Gianna, Rex, Braden...

DONNIE ELLA ANTONACCI, (nee Ramachati), aged 83 years, dearly beloved wife for 50 years to Michael J., dearest mother of Charisse Taddeo (husband Louis), Cynthia, Candice VonGlodfelter (husband Jeff), Christine Lotenero (husband Charles) and Denise Hillier (husband Mark), loving grandmother of Michael, Daniel, Angelica, Melissa, Raymond, Chrissy, Nicole, Colin, Brittany and Quinn, great-grandmother of Cody, Daniel, Donato, Hailey, Gianna Ann,...

MARIA “MIMI” VITULICH (nee Trselic) 87, of Wickliffe, beloved wife of Tony for 54 years, loving mother of Maria Dolores (Tom) Bielek and Annie (Steve) Kerch; Nona to Peter, Alex, Brandon, Michael, Courtney and Sarah. Sister of the late Milka and Kristina, admired sister-in-law and dear aunt of many. Mass of Christian Burial 10 a.m. Tuesday April 14, 2015 at...

JAMES JOSEPH KASCSAK, aged 78 years, beloved husband of the late Juliana Mary (nee Hromco), dear father of Andrew James (wife Deborah), Christopher John (partner Bret Manning), and Juliana Margaret, loving grandfather of Dominic James and Caitlyn Jessica, dear companion to Patricia Berland, cherished brother of Rosemary Slezak (husband Tony), Charles (deceased) (wife Marie), John (deceased) (wife Rosetta) and Florence...

RITA M. HESS (nee Schroeder), age 89. Beloved mother of Paul (wife Lin), Alan (wife Kathy), Donna Thornton (husband Keith deceased) (companion Barry Hickerson) and the late David; loving grandmother of 6 and great grandmother of 8; dear sister of the late Richard Schroeder (wife Jean).

Rita was born on February 3, 1926 in Cleveland and was a long-time resident...