Obituaries

RENEE B. LaFRANCE-SAMAC age 61 of Rancho Cucamonga, CA passed away peacefully in Mayfield Hts. on Monday, August 27, 2012. Beloved wife of Bernie Samac; stepmother of Tracy of California, Erik (wife Jennifer) of Kirtland; loving grandmother of Nikolena, Niko and Max; dearest sister of Robert (wife Holly) and Tim (wife Jennifer) LaFrance of California dear aunt and friend of...

NANCY J. WAHLERS (nee Miller), aged 64 years, beloved wife for 43 years to Douglas R. Sr., dear mother of Douglas R. Jr., loving grandmother of Douglas R. III (wife Sarah), Jessica A., Andrew T. and Julianna, great-grandmother of Douglas R. IV. Contributions in memory of Nancy are suggested to the Alzheimer’s Association, P.O. Box 74924, Cleveland, Ohio 44194-4924. There...

MARY L. HERRMANN (nee Vidmar), age 98, passed away on Saturday August 25, 2012. She was born on February 22, 1914 in Cleveland, Ohio. Beloved wife of the late Stanley; loving mother of Dennis (wife Aggie) and Ronald (wife Barb); devoted grandmother of Kim, Douglas, Darin and great-grandmother of four; cherished sister of the late Donald Vidmar, aunt of Vicki...

“JOSEPHINE P. “PEGGY” PETRELLO (nee Kuhel), age 101; beloved wife of the late Anthony “Tony”; cherished daughter of the late Frank and Sophie (nee Gimpel) Kuhel; dearest sister of the late Helen Clipston, Frank Augustine, Anthony Godec, Anne Liccardi and Victoria Lehman; loving aunt of her caretaker Joseph Lehman and many other nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews....

ALENKA HREN age 87, daughter of the late Ignacij and Jelica (nee Marolt); beloved sister of Barbara (Milan deceased) Pavlovcic, Marjeta (Giovanni deceased) Cocomera of Italy, Marusa (Branko) Pogacnik and Majda (Rudi) Leksan; cherished aunt of 10 and great-aunt of 19.

The Family suggests memorial contributions in her name to St. Vitus Church 6019 Lausche Ave. Cleveland, OH 44103....

MARIE KOBE (nee Herbst), age 85; beloved wife of Albert; loving mother of Ingrid; dear sister of Hilda Bauer (Ernest), Erna Hofer (deceased) (Gusti, deceased), Johann (Thea) and Franz (Inge); cherished aunt and great aunt of many. Marie was a long time member of the E.O.U.V. Club Ladies Auxiliary. A special thanks to the Physicians Atrium Group and the physicians,...

MILDRED M. HALL (nee Zavrsnik) age 89. Beloved wife for 65 years of Ernest; loving mother of Kenwood (wife Connie), Darlene Jones (husband Brandt) and Frank; devoted grandmother of Keith, Kevin and Jeff Hall, Josh and Jeremy Jones, Brian and Jill Glennon and great-grandmother of Kiera; cherished sister of Katherine Paine; dear aunt of Gary and Charmaine Paine and great-aunt...

LOIS V. DUFFY (nee Forgerson), aged 90 years, beloved wife of the late Jack H., Sr., dear mother of Jack H., Jr. (wife Sharron), Richard A. (wife Patricia), Peter J. (deceased) (wife Susan) and Susan E. Nash (deceased), loving grandmother of 12, great-grandmother of 13 and great-great-grandmother of 2.

Funeral service Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012 at Knollwood Mausoleum at...

HELEN J. SADOWSKI (nee Zaricki), aged 91 years, beloved wife of the late Alex, dearest mother of Eleanor Albrecht (husband John “?? deceased), Joan LeRoy (deceased) (husband John), Thomas (wife Janet), Alicia Whalen (husband David), Michael and Mary Anne, loving grandmother of 21, great-grandmother of 21 and great-great-grandmother of 2, cherished sister of the late Michael, Mary, Joseph, Dorothy and...

JAMES P. HUTCHESON, age 73. Beloved husband for 48 years of Jackie (nee Brun). Loving father of Lisa Kozol (husband Eric) and Jim. Devoted grandfather of Jacob and Eva Kozol. Dear brother of Robert (wife Bonnie) and Thomas (wife Susan). Dear uncle of many.

In lieu of flowers contributions may be made in James’s memory to Alzheimer’s Association of...

BERNARD J. MANCUSO, age 81. Beloved husband of the late Rose A. (nee DiDonato); loving father of Lena Barber (husband Richard) and Corinne Friend (husband William); devoted grandfather of Jennie, Grace, Billy and Matthew; cherished son of the late August and Lena (nee Collura); dearest brother of the late Vince, Ignatius and Myron; dear uncle, cousin and friend of many....

HORST E. REDETZKI, age 75, died peacefully on Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012, in Morgantown, West Virginia, while returning to Pepper Pike, Ohio from a wonderful vacation in the Outerbanks of North Carolina, beloved husband for 47 years to the late Brigitte (nee Trojok), dear father of Burt (Emily) and Peter (Karen), loving grandfather to Tyler, Mallory and Sasha, devoted son...

RUSSELL W. MAIER age 90. Beloved husband for 68 years of the late Marjorie (nee Durk). Loving father of Sharon L. Gilbert (husband Richard), Thomas R., (wife Billie), and Annette L. Cherished grandfather of Allison (Gilbert) Broadfield (husband Arlen), David P., and Mark T. Maier (wife Christina) and great-grandfather of John P., Thomas G., David H. and Maximilian M. Maier,...

DOROTHY JEAN WANK, aged 84 years, dearly beloved daughter of the late William C. and Helen (nee Weldon), devoted sister of the late William G., Robert T., Thomas and Raymond, loving aunt of Lynda Corea, Thomas Wank and Lisa Gaughan, dear grand-aunt to many and great-grand-aunt to Michael Joseph Federico. Dorothy was a member of the Ohio Bell Pioneers, and...

ROBERT W. “JEEP” PAPP, age 82. Beloved brother of Rose Marie Paluf (husband George) and Irene Papp; loving uncle of Sr. Donna Paluf, SND, Timothy Paluf (wife Darlene) and Karen Kruse (husband Kenneth); devoted great-uncle of Timothy, Christy and Ryan Paluf and Kevin and Kyle Kruse. Bob was a retired teacher and track and cross-country coach at Independence High School...

JOSEPH R. AVSEC age 85 husband of the late Dorothy (nee Gerbec); beloved father of Kathleen (William) Dickinson, Dianne (Jeff) Konishi, Denise (Geoff) Novack, James and Thomas (Theresa); cherished grandfather of Dan (Amanda), Jill (Gabe), Sarah, Alex, Andrew, Olivia, Luke and Josh and great-grandfather of six; brother of the late Edward.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held...

DORIS M. VOELKEL (nee Rak) age 86. Beloved wife of the late Robert P. Loving mother of Robert J. (wife Randi) of Munson, Donald (wife Joanne) of Medina and Jean Hammond of Sagamore Hills. Cherished grandmother of Gina, Jennifer and Krista Voelkel, David and Bradley Hammond and great-grandmother of Mabel Hammond.

Contributions may be made in Doris’s memory to...

MARJORIE A. BRUCH (nee Zimmer). Beloved wife for 61 years of Harry. Loving mother of Michael (Linda) Montana, Robert (Caecila) California, Susan Joliat ( Pierre) Pepper Pike and Thomas (Carrie) Texas. Cherished grandmother of Melissa, Michael, Nicole, Jacob, Jessica, Linzi. Dear sister of Ernie Zimmer (deceased) ( Peggy). Dear aunt, great aunt of many.

Marjorie earned a bachelor degree...

VERONICA M. JOHNSTON (nee Doyle), aged 97 years, dearly beloved wife of the late Hubert J. “Hub”, dearest mother of Martha Schonauer (husband Kenneth) and Brian (wife Diane), loving grandmother of Stephenie Spurr, Melissa Gianguzzo (Ron), Julianne Trobenter, Kristen Mignogna (Shane) and Megan Kayser (Chad), cherished great-grandmother of 8, loving daughter of the late Dennis and Mary (nee Sweeney) Doyle,...

GLORIA A. DiSANTO (nee Sgro), age 73. Beloved wife of the late Dennis J.; loving mother of Dennis A. (wife Kathleen), Anthony P. (wife Dayna Lyn), Robert K. (wife Nicole) and Fred A.; devoted grandmother of 10; cherished daughter of the late Angelo and Christine (nee Fina) Sgro; dearest sister of John (wife Shirley) and Tom Sgro; dear sister-in-law of...