Obituaries

THERESA R. HRIBAR (nee Vienna) age 89 of Euclid. Wife of the late Stanley; beloved mother of Mary Lou (deceased) (Steven) Epps and Michael Hribar; cherished grandmother of Stephanie Morris, Kimberly, Brittany and Steven Epps III; dear sister of Santena Zarzour and the following deceased: Nancy Scaffidi, Angelo and Sam Vienna.

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

MICHAEL S. KEMP, age 53, died suddenly at his home July 1, 2011; beloved son of Rose (nee Oravecz) and the late Stanley; cherished brother of Katherine Ventura (husband Richard), Mary Beth Baxley (husband William) and Carolyn Namciu; devoted and adored uncle of Meghan & Andrew Ventura, Rosie & Alyssa Baxley, and Johnny & twins Juliana and Lauren Namciu; dearest...

CHESTER W. HALIGOWSKI age 83, husband of the late Helen (nee Doltz); beloved father of Linda and Mike (Louise); cherished grandfather of Scott (Erin) and Nick; brother of Marion Haligowski (deceased); WW II Navy Veteran.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 A.M. Wednesday June 29, 2011 at St. Paschal Baylon Church. Private interment Hewitt Cemetery, Rice’s...

ADELINE NOCENTE (nee Rossi), aged 82 years, dearly beloved wife for 60 years to Robert V., dear mother of Robert M. and Anita P. Nocente, loving grandmother of Nicole Galatis, Dina Nocente and the late Jason Galatis, devoted great-grandmother of Aiden Galatis, Jameson Jeffries and Justice Coleman, cherished sister of Rose D’Orazio and the late Cosmo Rossi.

A Mass of...

JOANN GIUFFRIDA (nee Ramacciatto), age 59. Beloved wife for 20 years of Patrick. Cherished daughter of the late Charles and Angela (nee Orichella) Ramacciatto. Loving sister of Charlene Angie (husband Ron). Devoted aunt of Ron, Jr, Nicholas, Dominic, Joey, Melissa, Jeanette, Renee, Andrea, Anthony and great-aunt of many nieces and nephews. Dearest sister-in-law of Joanna and Don Knauf and the...

ERNST EDGAR SELIG, dearly beloved husband for 59 years to Martha (nee Truderung), dear father of Ernst E., Jr. (wife Nancy), Victor (wife Leslie) and Linda Weaver (husband Mark), loving grandfather of Lukas, Marielle, Chelsea, Evan, Jennifer, Joshua, Sarah and great-grandfather of 9, devoted brother of Viktor (deceased) and Ella Bachmann (deceased) (husband Rudi), fond uncle, great-uncle and cousin.

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MARY ANN NEMETH (nee Seech), age 72. Beloved mom of Julie Martin (husband Larry) and Melissa Nemeth (Steve Seidowski). Devoted grandmother of Justin Martin. Former wife of Elmer Nemeth. Cherished daughter of the late Ernest and Julia (nee Hornick) Seech. Dearest sister of Ernest Rusty Seech, Jr (wife June) and the late Jane Gruly. Dear aunt and friend of many....

ALMA I. SYRACUSE (nee Hayes), age 87; died peacefully June 20, 2011 surrounded by her family and friends; beloved wife for 69 years of the late Sam J.; loving mother of Verna “Dollie” O’Loughlin (husband Joseph J. III), Alma Baur (husband Gary) and Sam J. Jr. (wife Joan); devoted grandmother of Daniel, Sherry and Sandy, Gary, Brian and Mark, Samantha...

A Funeral Mass for Mile Paulic, 77, of Wickliffe will be held Friday, June 24, 10AM at St. Paul Croatian Church, 1369 E. 40th Street, Cleveland.

Mr. Paulic lived in Wickliffe for 31 years after moving from Cleveland. He passed away Monday, June 20, 2011 at Euclid Hospital. He was born March 23, 1934 in Croatia to Ivo and Tina...

LENA A. RAGONESE (nee Scaminace), aged 85 years, beloved wife of the late Angelo, dearest mother of Phyllis Cash (husband Thomas), Rose Solitro (husband Anthony) and Marcella, loving grandmother of Melissa, Kevin, Gina and Nicole, cherished sister of Anthony and William Scaminace and the late Nancy Rein, devoted aunt and grand-aunt to many.

A Mass of Christian Burial Thursday,...

GLORIA M. DeMARCO (nee Stevens / Ricchiuto), beloved wife of the late Louis A., dearest mother of Rosemarie Fabrizio (husband Sal), Joanne DeMarco (husband Jack Melody), and Louis M. (wife Peggie), devoted grandmother of Johanna Parker (husband Jason), L. Paul, Joy and Jacqueline DeMarco, and Steven Egan, cherished great-grandmother of Gia and Carina Parker, treasured sister of 8 deceased brothers...

Michaelene J. Garbo, 88, a longtime resident of Ashtabula passed away at her home in Sarasota Florida on June 15, 2011. Micki, as she was known, was married to Dr. Orville James Lighthizer. She was active in many civic organizations during the 40s, 50s and 60s in Ashtabula. She starred in several productions of the “Ashtabula Little Theatre” and was...

GLEN M. BENEDICT SR. age 57 of Euclid. Son of the late John and Donne (Eppick) Benedict; beloved father of Sandi (Eric) Downing, Amy (Ricky) McDonald and Glen M. (Marijana) Benedict Jr.; cherished grandfather of Jeremy, Corey, Riley, Ricky, Glen III and Gregory; brother of Shelley and Jay Benedict; grandson of Alma and the late Edward Eppick; dear friend of...

DAVID E. SASAK age 61, Mayfield Hts City Council Member. Beloved husband of the late Gayle C. (nee Grau). Loving father of Richard W. (fiance Krista Krainz) and Russell D. Cherished son of Kathryn (nee Applequist) and the late William. Dearest brother of Kathy Sasak-Lindholm, James J and Kenneth. Dear uncle of Kristen Lindholm.

Dave was a Mayfield Hts...

MARIA TERESA CERRITO (nee Amata), age 95; beloved wife of the late Giuseppe; loving mother of Theresa Burke (husband David) and Anthony; devoted grandmother of Carrie Burke and Matthew Burke (wife Anthea) and great-grandmother of Francesca and twins Alexandra and Madeleine Burke; dearest daughter of the late Biagio and Rosa Amata; preceded in death by 6 siblings all of Italy....

DOROTHY CAROL GOLDSTEIN (nee Blood), age 74, died June 13, 2011 surrounded by her family after a recent diagnosis of cancer; beloved wife for 54 years of Melvyn; loving mother of Nancy Kramer (husband Herbert), Scott (wife Esther) and Cheri Lynn Goldstein (partner Holly Perdue); devoted grandmother of Annalise, Julia, Daniel, Melissa, Robert, Kevin, Enrique, Leo, Eric, Jarrett, Kethry, Taliesin...

DAVID “CAPPY” STONER, age 86. Beloved husband for 52 years of Dolores (nee Demko). Loving father of Michael (wife Cindy). Devoted grandfather of Stephanie Stoner (Danny Diemert) and Katie Stoner (Gregory Bilyk) and great-grandfather of Sophia Jeffrey. Cherished brother of Hannah Gallen, Jack, Joseph, Harry and the late Rose Goldberg, Frank, George and Molly Gevertz. Dear uncle and great-uncle of...

ANNA C. POVSE (nee Gruber) age 94, wife of the late Mathew J; beloved mother of Darlene (Anthony deceased) Urbas and Mathew R. (Sandra) Povse; cherished grandmother of Tony (Annie) Urbas, Elizabeth Blankenship, John Urbas (deceased) and Matt (Michele) Urbas and great-grandmother of five; sister of eight deceased. The Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday...

DONNE ALMA BENEDICT (nee Eppick), age 78. Wife of the late John; beloved mother of Shelley, Jay and Glen; cherished grandmother of eight; and great-grandmother of seven; dearest daughter of Alma and Edward F. (deceased) Eppick; sister of Edward M. (Joan) Eppick; aunt of many nieces and nephews. The funeral Mass will be at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, June 13,...