Obituaries

ROLAND GRABFELDER., age 84. Beloved husband of the late Dorothy J. (nee Hendershot). Loving father of Dale (wife Loretta) and Russ (wife Michelle). Dearest father-in-law of Peggy Grabfelder. Devoted grandfather of Amy Maloney (husband Michael), Megan Mauceri (husband John), Jill, Justin, Ryan and great-grandfather of Ella, Ryan and Caitlin. Treasured son of the late George A. and Edna (nee Brandonberg)...

LILLIAN J. PEREZ (nee Kozar), age 86. Beloved wife of the late Julian J. Loving mother of Kathy Hirsch (husband Irv), JoAnne Trees (husband John), Karen Steigerwald (husband Kurt) and Peggy Kerver (husband Keith). Devoted grandmother of Mikey, Abby, Dustin, Trent, Gabby, Amy, Evan, Luke, Julianne and Jack. Dearest sister of Lily Scharf and the late Joseph and Stanley Kozar...

RITA E. WARGO (nee Bertch), age 83. Died March 28, 2012 at Ahuja Medical Center. Beloved wife of the late Stephen J.; loving mother of Stephen F. (wife Donata); cherished grandmother of Lauren, Marybeth, Amy and Joanna; dearest daughter of the late Frank J. Jr. and Charlotte (nee Moore) Bertch; dear sister of John F. Bertch (wife Esther), and the...

IVANKA PERPAR (nee Cuden) age 88, wife of the late Joze; beloved mother of Branko (Lydia), Olga (Alan) Bossard and Lydia (Al) Rolik ; cherished grandmother of Erika (Colby) Gallagher, Amanda and Kevin Rolik and Joey Bossard ; dear sister of Nada Sifrar, Marjan (deceased), Edi, Slavc and Milan Cuden.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10...

DANIEL J. SAPANARO, age 61. Beloved husband for 34 years of Lynn A. (nee DiFranco). Loving father of Daniel J., Jr and Matthew T. Cherished son of Rosetta (nee Volino) and the late Joseph Sapanaro. Dearest brother of Larry (wife Nancy), Dennis (wife Adeline) and David. Treasured uncle of Lori Moran (husband Pat), Michael, Patrick, Deanna Sipp (husband E.G.), Frank...

Milton Aleksandrowicz.passed away on March 26,2012. Age 99. Beloved husband of the late Clara (nee Fiorino). Dearest father of Linda Sinclair (John) & David Fatica (Kathy).Devoted grandfather of Lisa Sutter (Shawn); Michele Duncan (Michael); Todd Fatica (Tammy) and Dominic Fatica. Great-grandfather of Trae;Allisha;Bryanna;Shane and Carrie.Dear Uncle of Theresa Froelich (Charles);Jean Miehm (John)and Toni Voytush (Paul). A Mass of Christian Burial...

STELLA K. BUTLER (nee Klatka), age 93; beloved wife of the late Wilbur R.; loving mother of Wilbur R. Jr. (wife Sandi) and Paula Levin; devoted grandmother of Cynthia (Paul) Carson, Jana (Chris) Modarelli, Debbie Gerstenberger and great-grandmother of 6; dearest dear sister of Fred (Betty) Klatka, Henry (Beulah, deceased) Klatka, Edline (Ralph, deceased) Goshe, Stanley (Juanita) Klatka and the...

DAVID K. DeBRODY, age 49. Beloved son of George and Marie (nee Sichko). Loving brother of Susann Stergios (husband J. Fred). Devoted uncle of Leah Rose, Jason Stergios and Alexis Purses (husband James). Dearest nephew of Michael and Dolly Sichko, Joseph and Kathi Sichko, Francis and Susann Sichko, Marie Sichko (husband William, deceased), Martha Mullen (husband William, deceased) and John...

TEREZA ZADKOVICH (nee Bevk) age 81, beloved wife of John ; loving mother of Vivian Zadkovich, Cindi (Christopher) Trotta and Robert (Sally) Zadkovich ; cherished grandmother of Natalie, Audrey and Naomi Trotta ; dear sister of Viktor Bevk, Silva Sedej and the late Justi Borstnar.

The Family suggests memorial donations to the Hospice of the Western Reserve 300 E....

Alice L. (nee Seese) Davisson, 85, a resident of Kirtland for 20 years, formerly of Willoughby Hills, passed away March 23, 2012, at Maisonaine Nursing Home in Stow. She was born June 26, 1926, in Hooversville, Pa.

Alice loved crocheting, cross word puzzles, animals and traveling. Her family remembers her as a generous, free-spirited, loving, affectionate and very independent. She...

GEZA KOVACS, aged 83 years, beloved husband of the late Maria (nee Szabo), dear father of Erika Blair (husband Henry) and Geza (wife Sandra), loving grandfather of Thomas (wife Theresa), Erika, Michelle and Michael (deceased) Blair, and Silvia and Kristina Kovacs. Contributions are suggested to Mt. St. Joseph Nursing Home, 21800 Chardon Rd., Euclid, Ohio 44117. A Mass of Christian...

BETTY IRENE SAJN (nee Wise), aged 79 years, beloved mother of Maria Wayne (Steven) and Frank Sajen, loving grandmother of Zoe and Sophie Sajen, and Jennifer and Julia Wayne, dear sister of Sam and Woodrow Wise, Dorothy Reckart and the late Ellis, John and Pearl Wise. Funeral services will be held on Friday, March 23, 2012 at the funeral home...

BEULA L. MAZNY age 85; beloved wife of the late Joseph; loving mother of Timothy J (Judith); devoted grandmother of Evan, Emma, Paige and Clint; dearest daughter of the late Claude and Maude (nee Stokes); dear sister of the late Arnold Mackey (Dolores). In lieu of flowers contributions may be made in Beula’s memory to Cross Road Hospice, 9775 Rockside...

MARY ELLEN MINARICH (nee Moore), aged 71 years, dearly beloved wife for almost 50 years to Kenneth W., dearest mother of Julie Struck (husband Allen) and Kenneth W. (wife Nancy), loving grandmother of Allison and Andrew Struck, and Pamela and Colleen Minarich. Contributions are suggested to the American Lung Association, 6100 Rockside Woods Blvd., Suite 260, Independence, Ohio 44131. Funeral...

MARK GELOFSACK, died suddenly on March 17, 2012, aged 57 years, dearly beloved husband for 18 years to Denise (nee Picone), survived by his four-legged companions Sammy, Cloe, Smokey, Misty, Bandit and Minnie, dear son of Joanne (nee Kidner) and the late Joseph, cherished brother of Mary Ann Stevens (Fred), Lynn Samas (Paul), Deborah Urquidez (Jose), Craig (Renee)(both deceased) and...

DOROTHY A. HIGHAM (nee Campbell), aged 92 years, dearly beloved wife for 73 years to Wilbur, dearest mother of Robert F., Kathleen A. LoPresti (husband James) and the late Wilbur W., loving grandmother of Kathryn LoPresti, Linda Hanson, Michael and William Higham, and Anne Marie Bertram, dear great-grandmother of 8, cherished sister of Florence LeLange and Lawrence Campbell, devoted sister-in-law...

MARY H. NYMAN (nee Steven), age 82.Beloved wife for 55 years of William F. “Bill”; loving mother of Virginia Katona (husband Raymond), William E. (wife Lori) and Robert (wife Doreen); devoted grandmother of 6; dear sister of the late Anton Steven (wife Marge).

Mass of Christian Burial will be Thursday, March 22, 2012 at St. Helen Catholic Church (Newbury)...

FRANCES J. SNOOKS (nee Smith), age 78. Beloved wife of the late Claude; loving mother Karen Abadie (Dwane deceased) and Susan Shirley (Richard); cherished grandmother of Lisa Shirley; dear sister of Virginia Dennis.

In lieu of flowers contributions may be made in memory of Frances to Bethany Covenant Church.

A service to celebrate the life of Frances will...

SANDRA L. (nee Keene) REVAK. Memorial Service for Sandra L. Revak, 67, will be on Saturday, March 17, 2012 at 4:00 PM at DeJohn Funeral Home & Crematory of Chardon (formerly Ritondaro) 126 South St. (Rt. 44, south of Rt. 6/Chardon Square). Mrs. Revak died on Wednesday at UHHS Geauga Hospital. She was a resident of Burton for 7 years...