Obituaries

ELLEN M. BLITZ, age 95; beloved daughter of the late Frank and Anne (nee Meany); loving sister of the late Louis and Robert; dearest aunt and great-aunt; dear friend of Linda  and James Redmond, Nancy and Jeff Wilhelm.

In lieu of flowers contributions may be made in Ellen’s memory to Mt. St. Joseph, 21800 Chardon Rd Euclid, Ohio 44117.

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Doretta “Dolly” Romaine Corbran, age 85, of Chardon, formerly of Euclid, passed away on Wednesday, April 30, 2014 at Arden Courts in Chagrin Falls. She was born on February 9, 1929 in Warren, PA, a daughter of the late Wallace and Dora (Taft) Warren.

Dolly was a member of St. Robert’s Catholic Church and attended St. Mary’s Catholic Church. She...

GARY J. BIZJACK, age 59, beloved father of Michelle Arnold (husband Douglas) and Julia Bizjack, devoted son of the late Theodore and Bertha (nee Boyance), cherished brother of Theodore, Jr. (wife Eileen), fond uncle of Theodore III and Thomas, former husband of Susan Ruzich.  Gary was a resident of Richmond Heights for 32 years.  He was a member of St....

ANTOINETTE M. MINNIS (nee DeMarco), age 90; beloved wife of the late Joseph “Nebo”; loving mother of Janet DiCillo (husband Dave) and Gail Mechling (husband Kurt) of Seneca, SC; devoted grandmother of Christy (Ross) DeJohn, David (Julie) DiCillo, Matthew (Kristy) DiCillo, Gillian and Michael Mechling, and great-grandmother (Grandma Toni) of Lola, Jake, Stella, Georgia and Cate; cherished daughter of the...

Helen Ardella Turk, nee Maiden, age 89, died on April 29, 2014 at Gateway Retirement Home. Born September 24, 1924, in Cleveland, Ohio to Thomas and Mildred (nee Kreblin) Maiden, she attended Collinwood High School. She was the loving mother of  Richard R. Turk of Cleveland, Ohio, Pamela M. Turk (husband Steven Wright) of New York City, New York, Robin...

JOHN “JACK” WELLS, age 84. Beloved husband of the late Joyce M. (nee McAdams). Loving father of Rosemarie Wells. Devoted grandfather of Elana Wells and Matthew Wyatt and great grandfather of Navahn and Matthew, Jr. Dear brother of 6 siblings. Member Knights of Columbus Gilmore Council #310.

Mass of Christian Burial Friday, May 2, 2014 at St. Clare Catholic...

COLLEEN A. PASSALACQUA (nee Kiernan) age 55; beloved wife for 25 years of Jerome; loving mother of Christopher and Karen; cherished daughter of Doreen (nee Plummer) and the late William J. Kiernan; treasured sister of Sharon Tripodo, Timothy, Sean (wife Allison), Brian (wife Beth), Dion (wife Beth) and the late William Kiernan; dearest daughter-in-law of Julius and Cecilia (nee Mendiola)...

JEAN C. ROBINSON (nee Henry) age 87. Beloved wife of Robert R.; loving mother of Scott; cherished daughter of the late Dewey and Christina (nee Stewart) Henry; dearest sister of Ken Henry (wife Phyllis) and the late James Henry (wife Shirley) and Katherine Kastner (husband John, deceased); dear aunt of Lois Kastner.

Jean graduated from Willoughby Union High School,...

CECILIA M. “CECE” ANDERSON (nee Lauer) age 65; beloved wife for 39 years of Larry; loving mother of Jennifer and Kathleen Anderson (Joe Peeples) and Kristen Lundeen (husband Jim); devoted grandmother of Christopher and future granddaughter Addison Elizabeth Cecilia.

CeCe was a resident of Concord Township, after moving from Willoughby in 2002. After graduating from Euclid High School, CeCe worked...

FRIEDA HOGE (nee Wuchte) (formerly Kikel), aged 91 years, beloved wife of the late Joseph Kikel and the late Joseph Hoge, dear mother of Herbert Kikel (wife Barbara) (both deceased), loving grandmother of Christopher Kikel (Alison), cherished great-grandmother of Christopher Thomas Kikel, devoted sister of Bertha Doller (deceased), Rose Vilcek, Joseph Wuchte, Christl Gramer, Emma Kump, Walter Wuchte, Sofie Grashoff...

ANDREW J. GRDADOLNIK age 51 of Brunswick, beloved husband of Kim (nee Canterbury);loving father of Andy and Amanda; son of the late Matija (Matt) and Stani Grdadolnik; dearest brother of Mateja (Paul) DiMare, Dan and Rob(Mary); dear son-in-law of William (deceased) and Janice Canterbury; treasured uncle of many.

Mass of Christian Burial 10 a.m. Friday April 25, 2014 at...

ANTOINETTE F. SASSANO age 93. Beloved Daughter of the late Charlie and Ida (nee Retini). Dearest sister of Josephine Hernandez and Anthony (deceased) (wife Clara), Loving Aunt of eight. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday April 23, 2014 in St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church of Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish at 11:00 A.M. PLEASE MEET...

AGNES M. POTOCHNIK (nee Gallik) age 93. Former resident of New Salem, PA. Beloved wife of the late Frank. Loving mother of Frank Leonard (former wife Judy), David (wife Donna) and Cynthia Preto (husband Paul). Dear grandmother of Jeanette (husband Sam Riggie), Michelle, Darlene, Janis and Michael (wife Kristin), and great-grandmother of 3. Dear sister of Dorothy Lyle, Eleanor Oleskiewicz...

JOSEPH D. SMOLIC, age 67, of Kirtland, passed away suddenly at his home on Saturday, April 19.

Born 8 June, 1946 in Linz, Austria, he was a long time Euclid resident before moving to Kirtland 25 years ago.

He was the owner/operator of Smolic Machine Co. in Willoughby, founded by his parents 50 years ago and carried on...

GLORIA A. MELARAGNO (nee Lanzuisi) age 91; beloved wife for 67 years of Joseph; loving mother of Anthony (wife Kathy Immerman) of Oregon, Josephine Jones (husband Richard) of Euclid and Laura Valencic (husband Terry) or Mentor; devoted grandmother of Jennifer Jones Donatelli (husband Joseph), Amanda Jones Bhalla (husband Ritam), Terence Valencic, Jr (wife Allie), Daniel Jones, Joseph Melaragno (wife Jennifer),...

Emma M. Bores, of Portland, Tennessee, passed away April 16, 2014. Born Oct. 21, 1923 to the late James and Beda (nee Delaney) Spangler, in Middlefield, Ohio, Mrs. Bores had been a resident of Portland, Tennessee since 2002. Prior to that she had lived in Newbury for 50 years. .

Mrs. Bores was a homemaker and loved spending time with...

ALBERT KOBE, age 88; beloved husband of the late Marie (nee Herbst); loving father of Ingrid; dear brother of Karl (deceased), Paul (Sophie), Helen (deceased), Maria Verderber (Richard, deceased) and Hilde Mohr (Frank); dear uncle and great uncle of many. Albert was a long time member of the E.O.U.V. Club. A special thanks to Dr. Syed Ashraf, from Atrium Medical...

DOROTHY ANN SRDJAK (nee Romyak) age 88; beloved wife of the late George S.; loving mother of Linda Palmer and Michael (wife Carol); devoted grandmother of Dina Huss, Evan Dalzell (wife Ashley), Matthew, Austin Kenneth and Stephen Srdjak and great-grandmother of Dylan; cherished daughter of the late Michael and Anna (nee Spodnik) Romyak; dearest sister of Betty Ghioldi, Marie Grmovsek...