Obituaries

BOSILJKA IVANKO, age 71. Wife of Mato (deceased); mother of Damir (Ksenija); grandmother of Andrea and Emma. The funeral Mass will be held on Monday, June 3, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Paul Croatian Church, (E. 40th near St. Clair), (PLEASE MEET AT THE CHURCH). Interment following at Holy Cross Cemetery. The family will receive friends to pay tribute...

DAVID F. BOYD, age 67; beloved companion of Lorraine Faber (nee Emerson); loving step-father of Madaline Dideon (husband Eric); devoted grandfather of Cole and Evelyn Dideon; treasured son of the late Raymond and Ruth (nee Mosses); dearest brother of Keith (wife Judith) and the late Janice; fond uncle of Tammy and Bryan; dearest nephew of Ruth Keller; dear cousin of...

ARTHUR L. KOTOWSKI, age 91; husband for 60 years of Nancy (nee Aughey); father of Paul, Frances Hernandez, Benjamin (wife Julia), Bruce, Jeffrey (wife Mary) and Steven (wife Karen); grandfather of 13 and great-grandfather of 3; preceded in death by 1 brother and 3 sisters; uncle and friend to many. World War II US Navy Veteran. Contributions may be made...

VIRGINIA C. MINARDO (nee Radis), age 96. beloved wife for 71 years of the late James G.; loving mother of Diane Krizman (husband Tom) and Mariellyn Stevenson (husband R. Jan); devoted grandmother of Jennifer Leisinger (husband Brad), Gregory (wife Lisa) and Brian Krizman, Philip and Virginia Stevenson and great-grandmother of Sadie, Joey and Luke Leisinger and Jake Krizman; cherished daughter...

JEAN J. JOHANNS (nee Butkus) age 85; beloved wife for 51 years of the late Edward; loving mother of Thomas (wife Christine), Bruce (wife Tina), Kim Matsko (husband John), Craig, Michael (wife Rosie), Eddy (wife Cindy) and Jeff (wife Karen); devoted grandmother of Marie Jimenez (husband Roque), John Matsko, Jr (fiancé Casey Cunningham), Kelly DiCillo (husband Todd), Liz Munter (husband...

JENNIE T. KRUCHOWSKY (nee Damanti), age 87; beloved wife of the late George; loving sister of Grace Mangano (husband William, deceased) and the late Frances Todaro (husband Frank, deceased), Josephine Amedeo (husband Dominic, deceased) and Sam Damanti; devoted aunt of Anthony (wife Anne Marie), Thomas, Renee, and Reinette Mangano, Matthew Amedeo and Janet Carter (husband Charles); great-aunt and friend of...

KAREN OBERDOERSTER (nee Link), age 81; beloved wife of the late Clarence; loving mother of Mark (wife Deborah) of Ann Arbor, MI, Michael (partner Allen Huff) of Cincinnati, OH and Timothy (wife Karla) of Mentor, OH; devoted grandmother of Christen Snyder (husband Jordan), Carley, Molly, Zachary, Megan, Kathryn and great-grandmother of Maxwell. Dearest sister of the late Sarah Curtis and...

JESSICA L. TUSEK age 23, entered into eternal life unexpectedly on Tuesday May 14, 2013; cherished daughter of Albert J. “Chip”, Jr and Diane L. (nee Lotz); loving sister of Brittany E.; dearest granddaughter of Dolores and the late Chester Lotz and Albert J., Sr and Dorothy A. Tusek; devoted niece of Gary and Ellen Lotz, Ricky Lotz, Tommy and...

ROBERT S. CROMLING, age 89; devoted husband for 61 years of Helen T. (nee Tsarones); loving father of Valerie Wilson; dearest grandfather of Christopher (wife Emily) and Eric Wilson and great-grandfather of Isabella and Cole. Bob was a World War II US Army Veteran and Purple Heart recipient. After graduating from Elyria High School, Bob attended and graduated from Miami...

Jacqueline A. “Jackie” Porter (nee Kirby) age 79, passed away on May 20th 2013 after a 2 year battle with cancer, surrounded by her family. She was born in Cleveland, Ohio to the late Jack and Kathy (nee Paytosh) Kirby. She lived in Mentor before moving to Huntsburg , Ohio 32 years ago. Jackie was a bookkeeper for automobile dealerships...

MAURICE A. RUELENS “Brud” “Marty”, aged 81 years, beloved husband for 56 years to Ellen (nee Bonner), dear father of Renee Srock (husband Matthew), Maurice C., Donna Trinkaus (husband James) and Tammy Key, loving grandfather of 11 and great-grandfather of 4.

Maurice, of Rittman, Ohio went home to be with the Lord on May 11, 2013 after a long...

MATT HARDIE, aged 55 years, beloved son of Emma K. (nee Cepko) and the late James C., dear brother of Lynn von Kaenel (husband Will), loving uncle of William and James von Kaenel. In lieu of flowers, contributions are suggested to Scenic Pointe Nursing Center, 8067 Township Rd. 334, Millersburg, Ohio 44654; or to Tridia Hospice, 1201 30th St. N.W.,...

MARGARET M. “MINNIE” CHIANCONE (nee Scaccia), age 85. Beloved wife of the late Anthony J. Loving mother of Richard (deceased) (wife Fran), Denise Agresta (husband Tom, Sr, deceased) and Anthony J., Jr (wife Loretta). Devoted grandmother of Christopher (wife Bernadette), Richie and Amanda (Lisa) Chiancone, Tom, Jr (wife Jennifer), Ron (wife Jennifer) and Nick Agresta (wife Amanda), Anthony III, Michael,...

FRANK T. “BUSTER” ORAVECZ, age 97; beloved husband for 67 years of Jennie (nee Koren); loving father of Mark (wife Kathy), Frank C. “Bubba” and Valerie Semperger ; devoted grandfather of Lisa Simpkins (husband Raymond), Todd Oravecz, Dillon Semperger and great-grandfather of Grant; cherished son of the late Frank and Catherine (nee Babula); dearest brother of George, Stanley, Helen Davis,...

William A. Strauss, age 85 of Upper Arlington, died suddenly May 7, 2013. He was born July 20, 1927 in Cleveland, Ohio to the late Anna M. (nee Klemencic) and John L. Strauss. He was a proud W.W. II U. S. Navy Veteran. He received his PhD in Aeronautical Engineering from The Ohio State University where he was a Professor...

MILLIE DULIC (nee Janatovic), age 97 years, beloved wife of the late Velibor, dearest mother of Marilyn and Charles (wife Karla), loving grandmother of Laura, Melissa and Kevin, devoted daughter of the late Dane and Marija Janatovic, cherished sister of Dan Jansen and the late Ann Fatica and Mike Janatovic, treasured aunt, great-aunt and great-great-aunt.

Contributions suggested to Hospice of...

THERESA MARIE CENTRACKIO (nee DiFabio) age 99. Beloved wife of the late Angelo. Loving mother of the late Loretta Marie Griesmer. Devoted grandmother of Denis Michael, Anthony Vincent and the late Christopher Adam Griesmer. Cherished daughter of the late Louis and Irene (nee Fratangelo) DiFabio. Dearest sister of the late Joseph DiFabio. Treasured aunt of Mary Irene DiFabio Foote, Anita...

JAMES EDWARD LaFONTAINE, aged 78 years, survived by his ex-wife Laurie LaFontaine (nee Schiemann), dear father of Christopher J., Douglas B. (wife Darlene), Renee M. Kucera, James R. (wife Cheryl) and Andrea M. Wimer, loving grandfather and great-grandfather, beloved son of the late Walter Edward and Catherine (nee Alig), fond brother of Thelma Johnson.

Jim was an honorably discharged U.S....

DOROTHY A. ULEPIC (nee Trobenter) age 92; beloved wife of the late Joseph F; loving mother of Judy Sustar (husband Roger), Joseph G. (wife Marilou), Thomas J. (wife Jo Anne), Michael J. (wife Mary) of NV, Terry M. Krause (husband Jim) and David J. (wife Sheryl) of VA; devoted grandmother of 11 and great-grandmother of 13; Preceded in death by...