Obituaries
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Richard John Brown Jr.
Jan 7, 2024
Richard John Brown Jr., age 74, loving father of William; devoted grandfather of Brianna and Sarah; cherished son of the late Richard Sr. and Mary (nee Griff); dearest brother of Barbara and Ronald. Richard was a proud U.S. Air Force Veteran.
Richard was born on September 21, 1949 and passed away on January 7, 2024. While service in the U.S....
Peter DeCrane
Jan 7, 2024
PETER DECRANE age 68, beloved father of Jessica and Mark; cherished son of the late Vincent and Flora (nee Friday); dearest brother of Barbara Bumbacco (husband Edward), Donna Panzica (husband Timothy), Michael (wife Sandy), Melinda Capone (husband Christopher), Melissa Gary (husband Brian), Joan Bova (husband Joseph) and Mary Jean Salinas (husband Carlos); dear nephew, uncle, great-uncle, cousin and friend of...
Douglas "Doug" Edward Barry
Jan 6, 2024
DOUGLAS EDWARD BARRY “Doug”, born on February 25, 1953, and passed away on January 6, 2024, at the age of 70. Doug was the beloved son of Robert and Dorothy (nee Ash), the loving brother of Diane Daiber (fiancée Greg Cooley), dear uncle of Erin Baveye (husband Damien), Hannah Fahl (husband Brandon) and Cameron Daiber, cherished great-uncle to August Barry...
Frank LaRosa
Jan 4, 2024
FRANK LaROSA, age 70, beloved husband for 45 years of Karen (nee Bennici); loving father of Lisa Gritton (husband Alex) and Melanie Forlani (husband Colby); devoted grandfather of Frankie, Ava and Joey; cherished son of the late Pietra (nee Tuzzolino) and Pasquale LaRosa; dearest brother of Rosa Tuzzolino (husband Sal Martinelli, deceased) of Palermo and the late Isidoro LaRosa (wife...
Edward P. Guccion
Jan 3, 2024
EDWARD P. GUCCION age 98, beloved husband for 70 years of Cecilia (nee Caine); loving father of Brian (Donna) and Mary Lou Manfroni (Butch); devoted grandfather of Patrick Manfroni, Robert Guccion (Lynn), Anne Marie Dunn (Justin), Megan Rosenbaum (Ricky), and Grace Lawless (William) and great-grandfather of Nellie, August, Boone, Rhett, Walsh, Katherine, Mary, Patrick, Edward and Declan; cherished son...
Fotini Coutris
Jan 3, 2024
FOTINI COUTRIS (nee Zissis), born Dec. 6, 1929 in Epiros, Greece, and passed away Jan. 3, 2024, age 94. Beloved wife of the late John, loving mother of Gregory (Cheryl), Sue Collura (Kenny - deceased), James (deceased) (Janet), and Angelo (Christine), devoted grandmother of Nicholas and Alec John Coutris, George and John Poulis, John, Maria and Michael Coutris, Alexis Trakas,...
Timothy K. Freeman
Jan 3, 2024
TIMOTHY K. FREEMAN age 87, beloved husband for 66 years of Bettye (nee Flickinger); loving father of Kevin (Mary), Kip (Chris), Kileen (Blake) Sturgis, and Korey (Lisa Dunn); devoted grandfather of Brandon (Lauren), Blake (Lindsey), Brittany (Greg) Sustar, Bryson (Victoria), Brett (Cyerra), Bailey (Joey) Gragg, Christopher (Kate) Parente, Rachael, Mitchell, Rory, Brody, and the late Blaire and great-grandfather of Quinn,...
Velimir Lucic
Jan 2, 2024
This obituary is in memory of Velimir Lučić, age 45, who was born October 5, 1978, and passed away on January 2, 2024. Velimir was born in Zenica, Yugoslavia. As a child, he experienced the violent breakup of Yugoslavia and the civil war in current Bosnia and Herzegovina. During this time, he was molded into a strong and giving young...
Frank Bordonaro
Jan 2, 2024
FRANK BORDONARO age 94, beloved husband for 60 years of the late Patricia (nee white); cherished son of the late Sam and Margaret (nee Mercurio); dearest brother of Kathryn Cervelli (husband Phillip, deceased) and the late Cosmo; dear uncle of Karyn Stovicek, Margaret Hansbury (husband Peter), Mary Jo Carter (husband Donald, deceased), Nicole Pappas (husband Thomas), and Erin Bradley (husband...
William A. Soltes
Jan 2, 2024
WILLIAM A. SOLTES, age 89, beloved husband for 59 years of the late Shirley (nee Wacko), loving father of Karen Backus (husband Kent), Patricia Kelleher (husband Kevin), William, Michael (wife Amy) and Mary Kay Bruner (husband Brad), devoted grandfather of Erin Roberts (husband Tracy), Kelsey Kelleher, Connor Kelleher (fiancee Sarah), Anna Soltes, Nathan Soltes, Adam Soltes and Kate Bruner, great-grandfather...
Margaret "Kathy" Novotney
Jan 1, 2024
MARGARET “KATHY” NOVOTNEY (nee Gochneaur) age 49, beloved wife of Bernard Jr.; loving mother of Julia and Joshua; cherished daughter of the late Melvin and Janet (nee Tackett) Gochneaur; dearest sister of Dean Gochneaur (wife Mindy), Chris Gochneaur (partner Jesse Slatton), Melanie Edwards (husband Ray) and Sherry Horan; fond daughter-in-law of Bernard Sr. and Darlene Novotney; dear niece, aunt, great-aunt,...
Jeanne Marie Meyers Egensperger
Jan 1, 2024
JEANNE MARIE MEYERS EGENSPERGER (nee Ackerman) age 93, a lifelong resident of Highland Hts, passed away peacefully on January 1, 2024, surrounded by her loving family; beloved wife of the late Kenneth J. Meyers and Robert Egensperger; loving mother of Patrice “Pinky” Zirzow, Allen Meyers (wife Marian), Keith Meyers (wife Laurie), Evelyn “Lynn” Hindhaugh (husband Ted, deceased) and Mitchell...
Olivia Dianne Holzheimer
Dec 31, 2023
OLIVIA DIANNE HOLZHEIMER (nee Adams) age 83, beloved wife for 34 years of Thomas; mother of Daniel (Kristy) MaKieve and Laural Ayala; grandmother of Amanda Hedadji, Mark MaKieve, Josh MaKieve, Tim MaKieve, Kaela Ayala, and Geana (Josh) Johansen and great-grandmother of 4; daughter of the late John and Maxine (nee Gilroy) Adams; sister of the late Mark Adams; sister-in-law of...
Georgene A. Gricar
Dec 31, 2023
GEORGENE A. GRICAR (nee Tumbry) age 77, beloved wife for 54 years of Louis; loving mother of Matthew (wife Carol) and Michelle; devoted grandmother of Cassandra Guarnera (husband Ross), Alexis Denson (husband Ryan), Jacob and was soon to be a great-grandmother; cherished daughter of the late George and Margaret (nee Szabo) Tumbry; dearest sister of Georgette Davis and Ronald Tumbry...
Peggy J. Yapel
Dec 29, 2023
PEGGY J. YAPEL age 78, beloved daughter of the late John and Margaret (nee Ercul) Yapel; dear sister of Virginia Yapel; dearest cousin of Bonnie (Robert) Kwiatkowski (nee Rozman), and the late Robert (Chris) Rozman and Robert Meyers. Peggy was born on December 16, 1945, in Cleveland, Ohio and was a resident of Willoughby. Upon her graduation from Euclid High...
Jean Sarah Suszek
Dec 29, 2023
Jean Sarah Suszek (nee Pawlaski), age 95, entered into the presence of her Savior, Jesus Christ, on December 29, 2023, while resting at home. Jean was born on February 27, 1928, in Monongah, WV, the daughter of the late Andrew and Sarah Pawlaski (nee Jamrozik). After a two-month courtship, she married the love of her life, Henry Suszek, a skilled...
Polly Bruch White
Dec 27, 2023
There was only one Polly White! Her tenacious love of life kept her young and alive until her almost 95th Birthday, January 18th. She died peacefully at home surrounded by her family and loving caregivers on December 27th, 2023. To know her was to love her, which we did to the moon and back. Not surprisingly, Polly was in charge until...
Adelmo "Del" Antonelli
Dec 27, 2023
ADELMO “DEL” ANTONELLI age 83, beloved husband for 56 years of Judy (nee Masco); loving father of Anoinette “Toni” Schoonover (husband Thomas) and Mark (wife Michelle); devoted grandfather of Justin and Jordan Frank; cherished son of the late Domenic and Silvia (nee DiVincenzo); dearest brother of Mary Manocchio (husband Michael deceased), Elda Iammarino (husband Donald deceased), Tullio and the late...
Katherine Franklin Porter
Dec 26, 2023
KATHERINE FRANKLIN PORTER, age 45, beloved daughter of George H.L. Porter (Carol Arnold) and the late Sara (nee Remsberg); loving sister of G.H. Lyon Porter Jr (Jersey Banks); devoted aunt of Lyon Porter III and Banks Porter; cherished niece, cousin and friend of many.
Kay was born on April 2, 1978 and attended Shaker Heights High School. She...
Christopher W. Schlee
Dec 26, 2023
CHRISTOPHER W. SCHLEE age 39, cherished son of Lisa Wilson and Wayne Schlee (Kaylee); dearest brother of Shannon Schlee and Stephanie Adams (Jeff); dear uncle of Saylor Rock and brother-in-law of the late Anthony Rock; treasured nephew of Sharon and William Literal (dec), Sandra Gilson (dec) (Paul), Roy Schlee, Brian Schlee (Veronica), Linda Adams (Edward) and Sandra Chadwick; dear cousin...
