Obituaries

MARGARET JUNE STARK (nee Baker), age 84, beloved wife of the late James, dearest mother of Kathleen Gould (husband John), Jeff (wife Sandy), Larry and Alan, loving grandmother of James Shook (wife Shelley), Sherlyn Kucharson (husband Casey), Tom (wife Jamie), Jennifer Hoeck (husband Mark), Lisa, Katelyn, Carlye and Alicia, great-grandmother of Tyler, Graden, Audrey, Addison, Genevieve, Parker and Connor, cherished...

WILLIAM L. MARKS, age 85. Beloved husband of the late Margaret “Peggy” (nee Meehan). Loving father of Kim Paduano (Steve), Kathy (deceased), Karen Corrao (Robert), Kristine Stepnowski (Rich) and William “Billy”. Cherished grandfather of 10 and great grandfather of 2. William was a World War II U.S. Army Veteran. The Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, Oct....

CHARLES T. COMPARATO, age 83. Beloved husband for 56 years of Irene (nee Tanno). Loving father of Karen and Charles J. “Chas” (wife Diana). Cherished grandfather of Cody and Kevin. Dear brother of the late Jean Scrapansky (husband Robert). Dear uncle of many. Korean War U.S. Army Veteran. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, October 6,...

CHRISTOPHER J. PECHURA age 27 of Kirtland. Beloved son of Michael and Ruth (Welcheck); cherished nephew of Jacqueline Robinson (deceased) and Marie (Andrew) Sabol.

A FUNERAL SERVICE will be held at 7:00 P.M. FRIDAY OCTOBER 5, 2012 at THE ZEVNIK-COSIC FUNERAL HOME 28890 CHARDON RD. (BETWEEN BISHOP RD. AND RT. 91) WILLOUGHBY HILLS where family will receive friends from...

GEORGE KORBELL age 86 of Euclid. Beloved husband of Erika (nee Kovacs); dear brother of Vojtech Korbell and Ruzena Novota (both of Slovakia).

A MEMORIAL SERVICE will be held at 7:00 P.M. THURSDAY OCTOBER 4, 2012 at THE ZEVNIK-COSIC FUNERAL HOME 28890 CHARDON RD. (BETWEEN BISHOP RD. AND RT. 91) WILLOUGHBY HILLS where family will receive friends from 6:00...

CATHERINE LYNN BECK (nee Bucher), aged 35 years, passed away September 27, 2012. Dearly beloved wife of Agustus A., loving mother of twins Declan Alexander and Violet Alexandra, cherished daughter of Jerry and Barbara (nee Siers) Bucher, devoted sister of Sandy Vazquez. Funeral service will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012 at the funeral home at 2:00 PM. Burial...

JEAN GEHRKE (nee Giarelli), aged 89 years, beloved wife of the late Frederick J., dearest mother of Gaye Jean Saks (Sidney), Dawn J. Klauss (deceased) (Dennis), and Frederick J. Gehrke, D.D.S. (Catherine), loving grandmother of Michael, Brian (Stephanie), Rebecca (Nici), Daniel, Robin (deceased), Nicholas, Christopher and Julia, fond great-grandmother of Corey, cherished sister of James Giarelli, Mary Masek and the...

SADIE ALESCI (nee Sanchez), age 96. Beloved wife for 65 years of the late Anthony N., Sr.; loving mother of Mary Lombardo (husband Lucio, Sr, deceased), Frank C. (wife Kathleen) and Anthony N., Jr (wife Katherine); devoted grandmother of Lucio Lombardo, Jr (wife Irene), Anthony (wife Jamie), Paul Lombardo (wife Sarah), Frannie Davenport, Monica Rohal (husband Phil) Christopher Lombardo, Michelle...

JEANETTE K. DEBEVEC (nee Kolbe) age 80. Beloved wife of the late Edward L.; loving mother of Kathleen Debevec Witz (husband William), Edward B. (wife Rhonda) and Robert A. (wife Cyndi); devoted grandmother of Patrick and Jeffrey Witz, Adam, Rachael, Emily and Brian; cherished daughter of the late Howard and Alice (nee Orehek) Kolbe; dear aunt, great-aunt and cousin of...

Joanne E. (Wright) Payeur (nee Batson), 77, passed away Sept. 22, 2012, in Kansas as the result of a car accident.

Born May 12, 1935, in Cleveland, she was originally a Mentor resident before moving to Arizona. She had been a Kansas resident for the past 22 years. Joanne graduated from Shaw High School in East Cleveland. She worked as...

JOHN A. SUSCHAK age 83. Beloved husband of the late Mary Ellen (nee Miconi). Loving father of John M. Suschak (wife Barb) and Mary Ann Martinis (husband Mark). Cherished grandfather of John, Matthew, Alison, Alexandra, Paul, Mark, Gregory, Christina, Victoria and Sammy. Dear brother of Paul and the late Charles, Walter, Mary Lantz, Olga Hoffman, Ann Hrivnak, Steffie Babish, James,...

WILLIAM A. FLEMING SR. age 69. Beloved fianc of Linda Rybka; loving father of Lisa Wiener (husband Perry), Shawn (wife Sherrie), Chad (wife Kim), William A., Jr (wife Tanya) and step-father of Mark Baughner and Patty Fertelmes (Billy McNeilly); devoted grandfather of 15 and great-grandfather of 2; cherished son of the late Thomas Robert and Julia (nee Menkel); dearest brother...

WALTER A. SCHAFFER, JR., age 80; beloved husband and best friend for 58 years of Carmela L. “Mel” (nee DiPuccio); dearest father of Janice Brickman (husband Robert, deceased), Kathleen Beccia (husband Thomas) and Michael (wife Mary); loving grandfather of Michael, James and David Brickman and Joseph Varanese; dear brother of the late Robert (wife Catherine). U.S. Army Veteran. In lieu...

JOHN WATSON “JACK” PHILLIPS, 86 of Willoughby, Ohio passed away September 19, 2012. Born in Brooklyn, New York on March 29, 1926, he is survived by his wife of 62 years, Joan. Jack’s children include Stephen (Barbara), Deborah (Thomas), William (Patricia) and James (Kay), and nine grandchildren; Caleb, Mason, Robert, Julie, Samuel, Andrew, Michael, Andrea (Justin) and Todd.

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PAUL A. BROER, age 70; beloved husband for 32 years of Kathleen (nee King); loving father of Janet Keeler (husband David), David, Jeff, Jenny Drozdowski (husband Jim) and John; devoted grandfather of Ashton, Lauren, Jackson, Nathan and Willow; cherished son of the late Paul W. and Alice (nee Belle); dearest brother of Linda Carson (husband Harry); former husband of Karen...

ANNE G. MAROUN (nee Joseph), age 93; beloved wife for 63 years of the late Michel M.; loving mother of Sr. Anita S., (Sister of Charity) Richard E. (wife Cindy) of CA and Michael E. (wife Fay); devoted grandmother of Eric (wife Tara), Sarah and Ryan; cherished sister of Elizabeth Flynn (husband Eugene) and the late William, Albert, George (wife...

Sarah Helen (Hookway) Pinkley, 89, was the beloved wife, for 63 years, of late Lester G. Pinkley. She is the loving mother of Arlene Ussery (husband, George) of California, Barbara Pinkley of Kenya, Africa, and Jonathan Pinkley (wife, Connie) of Cleveland. Raised on a farm, Sarah graduated from Canton South High School and Ohio State University and taught home economics...

MARY L. PARRINO, age 92. Beloved daughter of the late Antonio and Domenica (nee Maenza). Cherished sister of Sally “Aunt Sally” and the late John (wife Dorothy) Louis (wife Molly), Nick (wife Norma) (wife Mercedes) and the Honorable Thomas J. (wife Mary Angela). Dear aunt of Mary Jane Parrine, Ph.D, Thomas Parrino M.D., Stefani Parrino, Jerry Parrino, Lisa Parrino, Joanne...

IVAN PETRUNIC, age 70; beloved husband of the late Anka (nee Novosel); loving father of Blazenka Mathews (husband Chuck, deceased), Mary Mazzurco (husband Micheal), Jack (wife Kelly), Visnja Kennelly (husband William) and John (wife Melissa); devoted grandfather of Ashley, Amanda, Robby, Billy, Ana, Emma, Evan, Gracie and Niko; cherished brother of Helen McNulty (husband John) of NV and Barbara Fulir....

NORMA M. SIEFERD (nee Mikut) age 85. Beloved wife of the late Howard J., Sr; loving mother of Howard J., Jr, Debbie Fortunato (husband Michael), Vickie Scheider (husband Allen) and the late Bonnie Capuozzo; devoted grandmother of 11 and great-grandmother of many.

Mass of Christian Burial Wednesday, September 12, 2012 at SS. Robert and William Catholic Church at 10...