Obituaries

RONALD M. BURDICK, age 49, died suddenly Wednesday July 31, 2013. Beloved husband of Penny (nee Gallito); loving father of Jordan, Tyler, Danielle, Tricia Thatcher (husband Joshua) and James; devoted grandfather of Matthew; dear brother of Michael; cherished son-in-law of Kay and the late Martin Gallito; dearest brother-in-law, uncle and friend of many.

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LOURAINE E. COLLINS (nee Eckert) age 66; beloved wife of the late Henry E. PHD; loving mother of Lesa Droe (husband Adam); devoted grandmother of Alexander and Lilah; dearest sister of Dr Steven Eckert (wife Susan); fond aunt of William Eckert; cherished niece of Joseph Thierstein; dear cousin of Andrew and Bonnie Thierstein; best friend and soul sister of Irene...

KATHLEEN DOTSIKAS age 62 of North Royalton. Wife of Vasilios; loving mother of Konstantine “Dino” (wife Paraskevi “Vicki”) and Olga (husband Michail) Sandikakis; cherished grandmother of Vasilios, Aikaterina, John, Eleni, Anastasia, Katherine, Theodora and Maria; dear sister of Richard and Pasquale Monaco, Elizabeth Saraniti and Emily Silverman and aunt to many nieces and nephews. Funeral Service 11 a.m. Friday August...

BETTY D. SCHNELL (nee Bokan) age 89; beloved wife of the late Jack; loving mother of Nick and Patti Schnell-DeRose (husband Ron); devoted grandmother of Matthew Wilson (wife Michele) Nicole Wilson, Samantha and Erika Schnell and great-grandmother of Madeline, Matthew, Jr, Miley Wilson and Sydney Schnell; cherished sister of the late Mike Bokan (wife Betty); dear aunt and great-aunt of...

DONALD W. BECHTOLD, Ph.D., aged 78 years, beloved husband for 54 years to Clare (nee O’Rourke), loving father of Katie Gorman (Martin) and Cindy Andrews, dear grandfather of Max and Jack Gorman, brother of Leo and the late Raymond and Eugene.

Mass of Christian Burial Monday, Aug. 5, 2013 at Gesu Catholic Church at 10 AM.

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EMILY B. KERN (nee Furlan) age 85; beloved wife for 64 years of William J.; loving mother of Carolann Harkey (husband Mark), William (wife Annie) and Mary Nykiel (husband John); devoted grandmother of Kristen and Laura Harkey; Kelly and Rachel Kern, Michelle and Janeene Bensi, Johnny and Kathleen Nykiel; cherished daughter of the late Leopold and Anna (nee Prijatel) Furlan;...

RUTH CAROLINE HARTMAN DAY WILSON, age 96, of Highland Hts., OH, passed away peacefully on July 27, 2013 at the A.M. McGregor Home. She was born on July 6, 1917 in Ravenna, Ohio, daughter of the late Harry D. and Lorean (Harre) Hartman. She was preceded in death by her husbands George C. Day and Dale F. Wilson, son Richard...

MICHAEL S. GRIGGS, age 61; Retired US Navy Commander; beloved husband of Gerre (nee Copp). Loving father of Jennifer; cherished son of Edna (nee Wisdom) and the late John; dearest brother of Gerald, Ann and the late Ralph.

Michael was a full time employee as a mechanical engineer for Lubrizol. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made in...

SISTER JEAN MILLER SISTER JEAN MILLER, OSU (formerly known as Sister M. Matthias), daughter of the late Earl and Helen (nee Rauch) Miller; sister of Patricia Majewski, Earl Miller (Elaine), Roy Miller (Judith), Karen Miller and Dennis Miller and her deceased twin, Joan Packard and a member of the Ursuline Sisters of Cleveland with whom she shared 62 years of...

DAVID B. SHILLMAN, ESQ age 78, of Gates Mills, passed away suddenly on July 27, 2013. David was born on July 16, 1935 in Sumter, SC to the late Rabbi Samuel R. Shillman and Henriette E. (nee Bluthenthal).

In 1953 David attended Phillips Exeter Academy in NH, graduating Cum Laude and then the University of Harvard, graduating Magna Cum...

RICARDO Q. PIZARRO, age 85; beloved husband for 41 years of Digna (nee Olazo); loving father of Don and Rique and father-in-law of Elena Cambio; dearest brother of Mariano, M.D. (Araceli, M.D.), Manuel and Francisco; preceded in death by 3 brothers and 2 sisters; dear uncle of many.

Mass of Christian Burial Monday, July 29, 2013 at 7:00 PM at...

JOHN J. HRYNIK, aged 72 years, dearly beloved husband for 51 years to Margaret “Peggy” (nee Jones), dearest father of Tamara Hrynik, Cathleen Hrynik (Tom Brinck), Susanne Leonor and Cheryl Jacobs (Marc), loving grandfather of Sylvia and Stephanie Leonor and Nathan Jacobs, cherished brother of Mike, James (Roberta), Joni Lucas (Marvin – deceased) and the late Walter, devoted uncle, great-uncle,...

FRANK F. FERRARA, age 82. Beloved husband of the late Rosemary “Chunnie” (nee Visconti). Loving father of Frank J., Lori Begy (husband Alan) and Sandy. Dearest grandfather of Kyle, Kara, Kenny, Ryan (wife Meg), Jarrod, Hunter and Aaron. Cherished son of the late Frank and Josephine (nee Scuderi). Dear brother of Sarah Scalish, Rose Metz, and the late Lena Fana,...

NICULINA RABASI (nee Vasiliu), age 86; of Newbury, Ohio, passed away on July 26, 2013, at her home. Niculina was born on November 25, 1926, in Bucharest, Romania, to parents Vasile and Elena (nee Masalas) Vasiliu. She was preceded in death by parents; brother, Dimitri (Lilly) Vasiliu; sister, Anastasia (Nicolie) Nitoiu; brother-in-law, Eftime Beicos; and nephew, Gregore (Tania) Nitoiu. On...

RITA “RITS” GEMBARSKI (nee Graziano) age 76. Beloved wife for 48 years of Edward A. Loving mother of JaNien Gubanc (husband Joseph) Edward F. (wife Danette), Kevin (wife Jennifer), and Renee Joyce (husband Mark). Cherished grandmother of Max and Joey Gubanc, Gwen, Gillian, Ben and Bella Gembarski, Lily, Mark and Maddox Joyce. Dearest daughter of the late Carmen and Mary...

THOMAS R. LANESE, age 72; beloved husband for 47 years of Valerie (nee Mastny); loving father of Timothy, Todd (wife Amy Deleva M.D.) and Brian (wife Tracy); devoted grandfather of twins Brodie and Barrett; cherished son of the late Nicholas and Josephine (nee Rini); dear brother-in-law, cousin and friend of many.

Tom was a U.S. Army National Guard Veteran....

Harry O. Deatherage, 89, of Burton passed away July, 22, 2013, in Chardon. He was born Dec. 16, 1923, in Beardstown, Ill.

Harry was a World War II U.S. Army-Air Corps Veteran. A former resident of Prescott, Ariz., for 21 years, he was active in Habitat for Humanity until his move to Burton about five years ago.

He was vice...

CYNTHIA A. CUCCARESE (nee Warren) age 55; beloved wife of the late Terry; loving mother of Carla Marie (fiancé Nick Scipione); dearest sister of JoAnne Ulepic (Tom) and Barbara Sbrocco (John); dear niece, aunt and great-aunt of many.

Cindy graduated from Mayfield High School in 1976 and lived in Mayfield Village until her moved to Eastlake a little over...