Obituaries

MAGDALENE VRANEKOVIC (nee Kompes) age 89; beloved wife of the late George; loving mother of George (Carol Carland) of Parsons, KS, Marie Praspal (husband Chuck), and the late James and Mark (wife Lauretta); devoted grandmother of Lisa Scherer; dearest sister of Jean Novak (husband Joseph, deceased), Joseph Kompes (wife Barbara) and the late Robert Kompes (wife Betty);

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ETHEL E. TAYLOR (nee Fornadel) age 95 of Medina. Formerly of Hudson, Willowick and Belo Horizonte, Brazil; beloved wife of Charles W.; loving mother of Judith Bunda (husband Ron), Charles M. (wife Diane), Michelle “Micky” Keogh (husband John) and Kathy Smilan (husband Carl); devoted grandmother of John T. Keogh (wife Louise Weed), MacDonald and Anna Taylor, Lauren and Jennifer Smilan;...

THOMAS A. “TOMMY” LANESE, age 68. Beloved husband for 42 years of Paulette (nee Amato); cherished father of Therese Lanese-Turkish (Mike); loving grandfather of Geneva and Roman; dearest son of Nell (nee Roman) and the late Thomas “Timmy”; dear brother of Bonnie and Mary.

A former resident of Cleveland Heights for 40 years, Tommy had worked as a Security Guard...

WILLIAM J. “BILL” MORTON, JR. age 71. Beloved husband of Jan. Loving father of William J. III (wife Mary DePalma-Morton); cherished grandfather of Jackson and Sammy; dear son of the late William J. Sr. and Betty (nee Berkey); dear brother of Michael L. (wife Judy); fond uncle of Michael L. Jr. (wife Annie), Dawn M. Kanupp (husband Brian) and great...

JOHN P. SEDLAK, aged 87 years, dearly beloved husband for 63 years to Dorothy M. (nee Bork), loving father of Jeff (wife Anita), Jan, Judy Schumacher, Jack (wife Barbara) and June Mooney (husband Bill), cherished grandfather of Charles, Ben and Carrie Sedlak, John, Jenny, Christopher, Megan, Molly and Mikey Schumacher, Sarah Brougher and Laura Sedlak, great-grandfather of Gracie, Norah and...

MICHAEL A. PETRELLO age 92. Beloved husband of the late Eleanor J. (nee DeMarco). Loving father of Susan J. Bartlett (husband Wayne), Michael J. (wife Carole) and Raymond A. Devoted grandfather of Angela and Scott Bartlett, Nick and Michelle Petrello. Dearest son of the late Joseph and Mary (nee Luciano). Dear brother of the late Tony, Frank, Nick, Louis “Skippy”,...

TERRANCE JOHN COOPER, age 65, beloved husband of Patricia (nee Rodholm), loving father of Scott and Zachary, dearest brother of Tim and twin brother Tom (wife Debbie), grandfather and uncle. Cherished member of Continental Ski Club, Vietnam Army Veteran MP-K9 Unit, and retired Postal Worker. Terry bravely faced life’s last great adventure when he passed peacefully on Monday, April 8th,...

KRISTINA ANN LEKSAN age 23 of Willoughby Hills. Beloved daughter of Andrew and Jane (nee Tavcar); dearest sister of Anthony, Jacob, Johnny and Paul; cherished granddaughter of Rudy and Majda Leksan and Joseph and Ann Tavcar; treasured niece and cousin of many.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 A.M. Saturday April 13, 2013 at St. Vitus...

AUDREY L. LECHNER (nee Loesch), aged 82 years, beloved wife of the late Kenneth L. Sr., dearest mother of Kenneth L. Jr. and Jeffrey L., loving grandmother of Scott, Mark, Matthew and Tommy, cherished sister of Gloria Knapp and Doris Fettu.

Funeral services Friday, April 12, 2013 at St. Bartholomew Episcopal Church, 435 SOM Center Rd., Mayfield Village, at...

ELEANOR J. GORMAN (nee Scaffidi), aged 91 years, beloved wife of the late Norman D., dear daughter of the late Nicolo and Marie (nee Mangano) Scaffidi, cherished sister of the late Joseph, Sam, Charles and Carl “Flip” Scaffidi, Basil and Anthony “Tony” Sapienza, Rose Scaffidi, Mary Griffith and Rosella M. Caputo, fond sister-in-law to Josephine Sapienza and Adele Scaffidi, devoted...

Richard M. “Mike” CUPPAGE, age 78. Entered into eternal life April 3, 2013. Beloved husband for 49 years of Ingrid (nee Gilbertson). Loving father of David (wife Christy) and Karin Camp (husband Joseph), devoted grandfather of Ellen, Michael and Nicholas Cuppage, Elisabeth Faenza (husband Chris), Emilie Camp and great grandfather of Keely, Hayden and Kaden. Dearest son of the late...

JAMES H. ROGERS, JR., age 92; beloved husband for 64 years of the late Violet (nee Gradwahl); loving father of Brad (wife Patricia); devoted grandfather of Amy Silbaugh (husband Kerry) and Andrew (wife Kelly) and great-grandfather of Drew and AnnaRose; cherished son of the late James J. Sr. and Wilda (nee Cox); dearest brother of the late Ernest, Raymond, Wilda...

RAYMOND E. MILLHOF age 78; beloved husband for 52 years of Nellie (nee Kuchta); loving father of Dane, Sharon Myers (husband James) and the late Lance; devoted grandfather of Lauren and Amanda; dearest son of the late Raymond and Ruth (nee Hart); dear brother of Rod and David.

A resident of Euclid for 51 years, Ray was a member of...

JAMES H. ROGERS, JR., age 92; beloved husband for 64 years of the late Violet (nee Gradwahl); loving father of Brad (wife Patricia); devoted grandfather of Amy Silbaugh (husband Kerry) and Andrew (wife Kelly) and great-grandfather of Drew and AnnaRose; cherished son of the late James J. Sr. and Wilda (nee Cox); dearest brother of the late Ernest, Raymond, Wilda...

ERIC C. ANDERSON, aged 67 years, dearly beloved husband for 41 years to Linda (nee Dickerson), dearest father of Jennifer Armentrout (husband Pastor James) and Julie Anderson, loving grandfather of Eric, Benjamin and Allison Armentrout, devoted brother of Judith Anderson. United States Navy Veteran. Contributions in memory of Eric are suggested to Bethany Covenant Church, 5120 Ridgebury Blvd., Lyndhurst, Ohio...

KATHLEEN F. WEIZER (nee Wittig), age 70; beloved wife for 40 years of John P.; loving mother of Laura Scott (husband Les), Dianne Wagner (husband Rich), Paul, Lisa Sorenson, Michael Sorenson and Kristin Gephart; devoted grandmother of 10; cherished daughter of the late Earl and Cecelia (nee Fitzgibbons) Wittig; dearest sister of Charles Wittig (wife Colleen) and sister-in-law of Victor...

MICHAEL T. “MIKE” DiVINCENZO, age 64. Beloved husband for 29 years of Sherry Lynn (nee Huddleston). Loving father of James and Shannon Trent. Cherished son of the late Dominic and Doris (nee Welsh). Dear brother of Diane McConnell (husband Ron), James and David. Dearest son-in-law of Burton (deceased) and Frankie Huddleston. Dear uncle, brother-in-law and friend of many.

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MARY A. INTIHAR (nee Strogin), age 92; beloved wife of the late William L.; loving mother of William, Raymond (wife Kathleen, deceased), Donald, James (wife Kathryn, deceased) and Therese Grossman (husband Thomas); devoted grandmother of Katie Sturgill, Kimberly Vatty, Dana Risinger, Erin Shelton, Jennifer Zarack, Brandon and Allen Intihar, Matthew, Shannon, Tracey and the late Eric Grossman and great-grandmother of...

RUBY M. POVALL (nee Long), aged 91 years, dearly beloved wife for 70 years to the late Gerald William, devoted mother of William (wife Margaret – deceased) and Robert (wife Lois), fond mother-in-law of Elsie Mohr, loving grandmother of Christian James (wife Christina), Carrie Louise Benge (husband Richard Scott) and Patricia Mary, cherished great-grandmother of Leif Hobson and Robert Preuss...

PATRICIA J. BROMLEY (nee Cummings) age 87, passed away March 29, 2013. Loving daughter of the late John and Florence Cummings. Beloved wife of the late William A. Bromley. Loving mother of Diane Sietz (husband Frank), Jeanne Tosti (husband Anthony), William (wife Ilona) and John (wife Pamela). Cherished grandmother of Jennifer Morton, Colleen Insana, Kelly Walser, Christina Sammet, Matthew and...