Obituaries

ALLEN JOHN “AL” PERSE, age 64 of Bratenahl; beloved son of Rosemary and Elmer (deceased) Perse ; dearest brother of Elmer J. Jr. M.D. (deceased) (Debbie), David F. M.D., Janet (Gary) Schuster and Jessica A. M.D., J.D.; cherished uncle of Becky Furilla, Jonathan (Kalia), Jamie, Jason, Brian J.D. (Katy), Jeremy D.P.M., Kate (Nick) Cortese, Cassie (Doug) Leiby, Nate Schuster and...

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, May 24, 2014 in St. Christopher Catholic Church , 20141 Detroit Road, Rocky River, Ohio 44116 at 11:00 AM. Burial following in Holy Cross Cemetery. The family will receive friends to pay tribute and celebrate the life of Phillip at THE CHURCH SATURDAY MORNING 10:00 AM UNTIL TIME OF MASS....

OLGA KALAR (nee Omahen) age 86, wife of the late Ludvik; beloved mother of Tony (wife Diana); cherished grandmother of Andrew (Sofia) and Jessica; sister of Polde (deceased) (wife Fani ) Omahen and the following deceased of Slovenia: Mici, Lojze and Feliks Omahen; dear aunt of Ellie Rickard and family and great-aunt of many in Slovenia.

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MARGARET M. RESNIK (nee Zakacs), aged 95 years, beloved wife of the late Frank John, loving mother of Mary Adams (husband Ronald) and Sandra Barszcz (husband Edward), adored grandmother of Matthew Adams (wife Tina), Jason Adams and April Barszcz, dear sister of the late Andrew, William, Joseph and Pauline.

In lieu of flowers, family requests contributions to Hospice of...

BABETTE DANIELLE “BOO” CHUMITA (nee Dryer) (formerly Farinacci), aged 49 years, beloved wife of Brian M., dearest mother of Sunny Farinacci-Zahler (husband Robert) and Cayne Chumita, former wife of Tony Farinacci, devoted daughter of the late Dale and Rika Dryer, cherished sister of Frank Dryer, Jody Gruener, Carmyn Dryer and the late Elizabeth “Bunny” Dryer and Dale Dryer, Jr., treasured...

JOHN PATRICK STANTON IV, aged 26 years, beloved son of Michelle Schill (nee Buchheit) and Jack Stanton, step-son to Bryce Schill, loving brother of Christian Schill, cherished grandson of Janice and the late Kenneth Buchheit, and Iris and the late John Patrick Stanton II, treasured nephew, cousin and friend to many.

John lived in Northeast Ohio for 26 years....

HOWARD J. SCHLEIMER, age 91; beloved husband of the late Rita M. (nee Trivison); loving father of Robert of Dunedin, FL, Mary “Mimi” Werner (husband Richard) of Dunedin, FL, Barbara Lange (husband James) of Ft Myers, FL and Janet Raymond (husband Kirk) of Clearwater, FL; devoted grandfather of 7 and great-grandfather of 11; cherished son of the late Jacob and...

Mary Ellen Goodlin, 72, of Chardon since the early 1990s, formerly of Mentor-on-the-Lake, passed away May 13, 2014 at Tri-Point Medical Center.

Mary Ellen was born May 10, 1942 in Pittsburgh, PA, the only daughter of the late Miller and Anna (nee Elnyczky) Senovich, and grew up in McDonald, PA. She graduated from Fort Cherry High School in 1961,...

RAYMOND C. LANN age 95; beloved husband for 73 years of the late Marjorie E. (nee Conrad); loving father of John R. (Kathleen), Claudia Valore (Thomas) and the late Lawrence C. (Nancy) and Dennis R. (Karen Russell); devoted grandfather of 5 and great-grandfather of 4; dearest brother of the late Mabel Linthicum, Francis, Leo and Adelade Lann, Leola Urban and...

IRENE P. GOMBITA (nee Kopolovich), age 85; beloved wife of the late Joseph, Jr; loving mother of Mary Ann Fink (husband Daniel), Gary J. (wife Marla), Sharon Paul (husband Dennis) and Joseph M. (wife Marina); devoted grandmother of Brian, Susan and Kevin Fink, Kimberly and Ryan Gombita, Matthew, Anthony and Michele Paul, Alexander and Mark Gombita; dearest sister of the...

JOSEPH ANTHONY FEDELE, age 86, passed away on May 12th. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Ruth E. (nee Wanda); children Joseph G. (Tami), Claudia D’Arcangelo, Verona Valore (Mike), Gregory MD (Sharon), Christopher (Deborah); and grandchildren Maria Gilmour (Jim), Anthony, Dominic, Gretchen D’Arcangelo, Alexa, Marissa, Devin, Nicholas, Nicolina Valore, Reese and Vincent.

Joe was born on...

JOHN “UJ” SHEREDY age 85 of Euclid. Beloved husband of 55 years to Florence (nee Hromulak); loving father of Elaine and Gregory; son of the late Julia and Jack Sheredy; dear brother of Dorothy Gallagher, Julianna Frontino, Barbara Mehall, Carolyn Barone, Teresa (deceased), Edward, Albert, Ronald, Raymond and Stanley(deceased); cherished uncle of many.

Mr. Sheredy passed away Sunday May...

JOSEPH R. BACKOS, aged 76 years, beloved husband for 54 years to Marie (nee Vinsick), dear father of Denise Spiros (husband Guy), Roberta Suydam (husband Scott) and the late Robert J., loving grandfather of Nicholas Spiros, and Taylor, Matthew and Ryan Suydam, cherished son of the late Joseph and Mary (nee Seman), devoted brother of Edward (wife Helen), Richard (wife...

JEAN C. ZARZOUR (nee Beshara), age 88, beloved wife of David S., devoted mother of Martha Phillips (Mark), Diane Chase (Alan), Nancie Cangialosi (Michael), Tom (Liz), Laura Clines (Dennis), Merky Scibana (Frank) and Kim Schabo (Gordon, deceased), loving grandmother of 14, great-grandmother of 13, dear sister of Marcia Myers (deceased), Jack Schmeitzel, Carol Pollard, Peter Beshara, Janice Thomlinson and Bobby...

JOHN C. TIMPERIO, age 81; beloved husband of Pamela (nee Colagross); loving father of Michele (Jack) Cardinale, Patrice (Bernie) Bischof, Joseph, Chris (David) Luptak, MaryKay (Jeff) Raig, John J. and Jennifer (Steve) Maffo; devoted grandfather of 17 and great-grandfather of 14; cherished son of the late John and Mary (nee Fiorelli); dearest brother of Carmen, Marie Urbancic and the late...

RoseMary Josephine (Semich) Merrick loving wife of Jack Merrick and mother of Dale Merrick, passed away May 6, 2014 at The Slovene Home for the Aged. Born August 26, 1919, in Cleveland, Ohio, she was one of seven children born to Albert and Josephine (Hrobat) Semich. She frequently talked about growing up with her siblings “the stories of hardship” the...

All services will be private.