Obituaries

HELEN M. NAGEL (nee McConlogue); age 93, beloved wife for 68 years of the late Fred; loving mother of Fred (wife Carol), Elaine O’Dell (husband Larry), Patricia Grace (husband Stephen), Leigh and Matthew; devoted grandmother of William (wife Nicole), and Kristen Nagel, Michael Medved(wife Jennifer) and Philip Medved (wife Emily), Kelly Hoskins, Stephanie Liptak (husband Kyle), Adam Grace (wife Natalie)...

LILLIAN M. FRECHETTE (nee Byerley) age 101, beloved wife for 56.5 years of Rolland “Rollie”; loving mother of Sandra Lee Frechette Disbro (husband Larry); devoted grandmother of Kellee Marie-Frechette Disbro: cherished daughter of the late Wilma (nee Schonberger) and Howard Byerley; dearest sister of the late Dee Easter; treasured aunt of Gary Easter (wife Mary) and Scott Easter (husband Calvin...

ANNA M. MILLER (nee Preto), beloved wife of the late Donald P. Sr.; loving mother of Paula and Donald Jr. (wife Sheila); devoted grandmother of Erin, Ryan and Aedan; cherished daughter of Paul Sr. and Helen (nee Dunn) Preto; dearest sister of Jack (wife Jan), Bob, Tim (wife Sue), Margaret Preto and Ellen Jean Dodaro (husband Ron deceased) and the...

Dr. James “Jim” Joseph Kilroy, Psy.D., died Sunday, September 24, 2023, from complications of Parkinson’s disease after a rapid five month decline in health. He is survived by his wife, Maureen Kilroy (née Monegan); daughter Katharine Kilroy Blaser; son Dr. Kevin Kilroy, MD; son-in-law Joseph Blaser; daughter-in-law Nicole Mader; his granddaughters Jessica Blaser and Lily Kilroy; and his sisters-in-law Kathleen...

Mary Elizabeth (Bonnie) VanOosterhout, mother of Dan (Martha), Mike (Patty), Katie, Jamie (Kristin) Ahearn and wife of Peter VanOosterhout, died peacefully at the Cleveland Clinic on 9/1/23 with her family including her stepchildren PD and Sarah by her side. Bonnie grew up in Erie, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Kathleen and Delmont Caryl and sister of Kay, (Dick Kuhn), Brub (Jean...

HERMAN MECHLE age 92, beloved husband for 62 years of Frances “Fani”  (nee Kastelic); loving father of Marilynn Kravchuck (husband Gregory) and Herman (wife Jennifer); devoted grandfather of Mack, Jake and Zeke Mechle and Makenna Kravchuck; cherished son of the late Joze and Franciska (nee Kocevar); dearest brother of the late Joze (wife Fanika, deceased), Tone (wife Mileni, deceased), Ana...

Willoughby, Ohio – Sharon Marie Knotek, 71, died unexpectedly at her home. She was born July 12, 1952, in Seven Hills, Ohio, the daughter of Donald and Stella Diajean (nee Lyzwa) Knotek.

Sharon graduated from Nazareth Academy High School, Class of 1970. She then attended John Carroll University (JCU), earning Bachelor of Arts, a Master of Education degree, and a...

AZIZEH SALUAN (nee Aina) age 92, beloved wife for 67 years of the late Jorge “Elias”; loving mother of Odaline Daher (husband Wajih), Gabriel (wife Diane), Mary Ann Karam (husband George) and of the late Albert (Abdo), Charles and Mary Theresa; devoted grandmother of Joseph Daher (wife Tania), Pamela Danial (husband Shereif), Patrick Daher, Deanna Freitas, Gabriel “Gabe” (wife Carla),...

Susan was born on January 12, 1960, in Cleveland, Ohio. After graduating from West Geauga High School, she worked for Fisher Body Division of General Motors Corp. in Euclid, Ohio. In 1990 Sue relocated to Spring Hill, Tennessee to work at the newly constructed Saturn Plant. She had a love for nature and spent many hours gardening and tending to...

SILVA KASIC (nee Volar) age 67, loving mother of Anna Lacher; devoted Baka of Belle Bostic; cherished daughter of the late Franjo and Katarina (nee Latin) Volar; dearest sister and aunt of many.

Silva was born on June 18, 1956, in Kotoriba, Yugoslavia. She enjoyed gardening and tending to her flowers, as well as cooking and baking. However, above all...

KENNETH DONALD DEYO, Attorney at Law, aged 85 years, beloved husband for 64 years to Roselyn “Lynn” (nee DeMarinis), dear father of Michael (wife Laura), Stephen, and Andrea Deyo Zaluski (husband Gregory), loving grandfather of Nicholas (husband Donovan Jones) and Christopher Deyo, and Daniel, Matthew and Timothy Zaluski, devoted brother of the late Althea Ryan, Dorothy Miles and Mary Thompson,...

JOHN A. FRATE age 80, of Highland Heights, beloved husband for 39 years of Christine (nee Roberto); former husband of Josephine (nee Marino); loving father of Charles (wife Pam), John Jr., Nicholas (wife Katie), and Matthew (Cara Mastrangelo); devoted grandfather of Melanie, Charles Jr. (wife Lydia), Melissa, Aria, John Anthony, and great-grandfather of Giovanni; cherished son of the late Grace...

JOSEF RUS, age 82, beloved husband for 59 years of Irena  (nee Lah); loving father of Tony (wife Jenni), Steven (wife MaryBeth) and Mark (wife Stacy); devoted grandfather of Tyler, Samantha, John, Hannah, Connor, Jason, Jacob (dec), Nathaniel and Nik Urban; dearest brother of France, Jenni Kogovsek (husband Frank), Ivan (wife Joži dec), Stanley (Jill Marinic), Anthony (wife Theresa), and...

STEVE J. DENSA age 88, beloved husband for 60 years of Milena C. (nee Stanonik); loving father of Paula Stiles, Steve F. (wife Jill), Kim, and the late Michael; devoted grandfather of Samantha, Tori and Lexi Stiles and Jake and Drew Densa; cherished son of the late Stefan and Barbara (nee Oslaj); dearest brother of Lojska Marolt; dear friend to...

ANTHONY “COOK” PATTI age 81, beloved husband for 43 years of Celeste (nee DeCorpo); loving father of Kimberly Ann (deceased), Anthony J. (wife Karen), James T., Matthew, Benedict, and Sara; devoted grandfather of Gregory Weller, Anthony J. Jr, Michael, Thomas, and Edie; cherished son of the late Anthony and Minnie (nee DeJohn); dearest brother of Charles (wife Penny), and the...

TAMRA JEAN HENDERSHOT (nee Austin) age 63, loving mother of Brian and Jackie Hendershot (Father: Chris Hendershot); cherished daughter of the late Ted and Ruth (nee Soltis) Austin; dearest sister of the late Teddy and Craig (wife Lori) Austin and aunt of Matthew Austin.

Tamra was born on January 8, 1960, and called Wickliffe and Richmond Heights her home. First...

MARY ROSE LOMBARDO (nee Alesci) age 82, beloved wife of the late Lucio Dante Sr.; loving mother of Lucio Jr. (wife Irene), Paul (wife Sarah), and Christopher (Julie Payne); devoted grandmother of Lucio III, John (wife Anne), Jack, Maria, Daniel, Jacob (fiancé Ivana Tomic), and Josh; cherished daughter of the late Anthony and Sadie (nee Sanchez) Alesci; dearest sister of...

ANGELARAE Di FRANCO (nee Di Giacinto) age 84, beloved wife for 62 years to the late Frank L.; loving mother of Denise Marie Hanuseck (husband Mark); cherished daughter of the late Valentine and Theresa (nee Serpe) Di Giacinto; dearest sister of Annette Horbacz (husband Richard) and Valentine Di Giacinto (wife Rosemarie); dear aunt and great-aunt; survived by her canine companion...

Thomas P. “Tommy” McKibben Age 77, born August 17, 1946 in Cleveland, Ohio, passed away peacefully September 4, 2023 in Richmond Hts., Ohio at Grand Pointe Nursing Home. He is survived by his sister Margaret Watral, sister-in-law Sheila McKibben and many nieces, nephews, great nieces, great nephews and many friends. Preceded in death by his beloved parents originally from Ireland...

CAROLYN J. BIRO, age 60, dearest daughter of the late Joanne C. and late Stephen E. Biro and sister of the late John. She is survived by her dear brother Stephen J. (Pamela A.) as well as several loving aunts, uncles and cousins.

Carolyn loved animals, music, art, dancing, and parties. She was an early childhood care teacher’s assistant for...