Obituaries

Mary L. (Boyle) Shilling, 87, of Mayfield Heights, passed away Nov. 1, 2012, at Geauga Medical Center in Chardon. Born Dec. 16, 1924, in Akron, Mrs. Shilling had been a restaurant manager at Landerhaven Golf Course in Mayfield Heights.

Mary was a loving and caring person with a great sense of humor. Survivors are her son, John A. (Audrey) of...

DAN CICCARELLI, aged 81 years, dearly beloved husband for 60 years to Donna (nee Leanza), dear father of Darlene Fowler (husband Richard) and Daniel (wife Sue), loving grandfather of Missy DeLambo (husband Mike), Ricky Fowler, Amy Spellacy (husband Sean), Dan Ciccarelli, and Frank, Robert and Jeff Jasterbowski, cherished great-grandfather of Bryden and Madison, devoted brother of Joseph (wife Alice). A...

FLORENCE H. PERRY (nee Patchett) age 89. Beloved mother of William (wife Carol), Michael, Roger (wife Laurie) and the late Barbara; loving grandmother of 4 and great-grandmother of 7; dearest sister of the late Robert Patchett (wife Marge, deceased); dear aunt and great-aunt of many.

Celebration of Life Service will be Saturday, November 3, 2012 at 11 AM, at...

CARL J. DeJOHN, age 71. Beloved father of Amanda and Carl J., Jr (wife Whitney); devoted grandfather of Carl J., III “CJ”; cherished son of the late Joseph and Josephine (nee Catalano); treasured brother of Stephen (wife Rosemarie), Teresa Herbert (husband Douglas) and twins Joseph (wife Kathleen) and John (wife Susan); dearest nephew of Ross and Carmella DeJohn; loving companion...

CECELIA E. VERCELLINO (nee Baran), aged 87 years, dearly beloved wife of the late Albert, dearest mother of Dennis (wife Paula), Allan (wife Tabitha), Terry (wife Bonnie) and the late Ceil Shuman and Janet, loving grandmother of 10 and great-grandmother of 4, survived by 4 siblings.

Funeral services Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012 at the funeral home at 10 AM....

BALDEV SIDHU MD. age 96. Beloved husband for 64 years of Balwant; loving father of Gurmeet MD (wife Nanousa), Upinder MD (wife Julie) and Kanwaljit MD (husband Tejbir MD); dearest grandfather of 7 and great-grandfather of 1.

Contributions may be made in Baldev’s memory to the Cleveland City Missions.

A Funeral Service will be held on Saturday October...

JOAN M. FAUST (nee Samosky) age 79 of Bedford Hts., passed away October 18, 2012. Wife of the late Clyde Sr.; beloved mother of Clyde Jr. (Karen) and Michael (Jackie); cherished grandmother of Clayton, Kory, Kenzie, Mikey and Colson; dear sister of Millie Belis, Bill, Vince, and Bob Samosky. Private family interment will be held in Brisbin, PA.

 

JAMES R. “JIM” MEDVE, age 73. Beloved son of the late Frank and Margaret (nee Grumpner). Loving brother of Joseph P. (wife Ann Marie) and the late John, Frank, and Stephen “Ed”. Dear uncle and great uncle and great friend to many. U.S. Army Veteran. A graduate of Benedictine High School and John Carroll University, Jim was an avid golfer...

RONALD G. RAWLEY, aged 77 years, beloved husband of the late Sharon (nee Plesko), dear father of Michael J. (wife Maureen), Robert R. (deceased) and Edward F. (wife Susan), dearest father-in-law to Magdalena Rawley Domann, loving Poppa of Joseph M. (wife Sarah), Cathryn M. Stegmoyer (husband Matthew), Karen, Matthew, William R. and Steven R., treasured great-grandfather of Brennan, Susannah and...

BRIAN A. RHODES, age 36; passed away suddenly on October 12, 2012; devoted son of Gail (nee Powalski) and Alan; cherished brother of Carol Marchuk (husband Sam) and Jennifer Rhodes; loving grandson of the late Victor and Hilaria Rhodes and Edward and Helen Powalski; dearest nephew and cousin of many. Cremation by DeJohn Crematory. A Mass of Christian Burial will...

Mass of Christian Burial for Alan David Janda, 51, will be on Saturday, October 13, 2012 at 11:00 AM at The Church of St. Mary, 401 North Street, Chardon (PLEASE MEET AT CHURCH). Mr. Janda died on Thursday at home surrounded by his loving family after a brief illness.

Al was born on October 18, 1960 and spent his...

ROBERT JOSEPH LITZ, aged 62 years, beloved son of Mary (nee Millik) and the late William E., cherished nephew, cousin and devoted friend to many. Robert passed away suddenly of natural causes on October 10, 2012 at his home in Los Angeles, where he worked as an American playwright, screenwriter, director and critic. Relatives and friends are invited to attend...

OLGA M. STASICK (nee Derczo), beloved wife of Francis, dearest mother of Diane Acton (Patrick), Betsy Lerch (Dan) and Les (Carmela). Dear grandmother of Jon Acton (Jamie), Matthew Acton (Natacha), Christina and Allison Stasick and Robin and Doug Lerch. Great grandmother of four. Sister of the following deceased: John and Leslie Derczo and Helen Knight. Loving aunt of Tony Derczo...

JOHN J. NITON, aged 80 years, dearly beloved husband for 55 years to Margaret “Peg” (nee Stack), dear father of Patricia Arra (husband Scott), John C., Timothy (wife Lisa) and Christopher, loving grandfather of John William, Jacqueline and Zachary, and great-grandfather of John J., cherished brother of Stephanie Strell, Julie Horvath, Angie Makoczy, and the late Edward, Stanley, Walter and...

Mass of Christian Burial for Frank Raymond Gobec, 84, will be on Friday, October 12, 2012 at 10:00 AM at The Church of St. Mary, 401 North Street, Chardon (PLEASE MEET AT CHURCH). Mr. Gobec died on Sunday at Precious Care Assisted Living. He was a long-time resident of Chardon previously living in Cleveland.

Frank retired after many years from...

DAVID F. FOWLER, aged 63 years, beloved father of Terri Snyder and David G., dear grandfather of Ali Paez, devoted son of the late David D. and Marjorie (nee Anderson), cherished brother of Richard H. (wife Darlene), fond step-brother of Frank (wife Linda), treasured uncle of Missy DeLambo (husband Mike), Ricky, Cheryl, Eric and Darren, fond great-uncle of Madison DeLambo....

DAVID METHVEN aged 82 years. Passed away on October 6, 2012 at the Hospice of the Western Reserve.

Beloved son of the late David and Agnes (nee Fulton) of Alexandria, Scotland, Devoted husband of 50 years to the late Mary Kathleen (Kay), nee Ganley. Adored father of Laurie Elizabeth. Brother of Myra Black (John) of Alexandria, Scotland, Uncle of...

LEO AMATO, age 97. Beloved husband of the late Renee (nee Giovanelli). Loving father of Vivien Sekeres (husband Daniel) and Denis (wife Janice). Cherished grandfather of Michael Sekeres (wife Kate), Gregory Sekeres, Lynette Buck (husband Bill), Melanie Canning (husband Matt), Darren Amato and great-grandfather of 9. Dear brother of Joseph Amato (wife Pat) and the late Rose Sanguedolce (husband Jim),...

GENEVIEVE M. “JEAN” TOMISHIN (nee Smith), born in Huron, OH on November 22, 1921 she went to the angels surrounded by her family on October 2, 2012. Beloved wife of the late John M.; loving mother of Susan Doyle (husband Charles), Ellen Gurin (husband Timothy) and the late Janet; devoted grandmother of Lisa Cardillo, Kristin Barth (husband Bill), Lorri Lesko...