Obituaries

DOROTHY A. COERDT (nee O’Brien) age 91, beloved wife of the late Robert J.; loving mother of Thomas R. (wife Maureen, nee Zeller) and the late R. Timothy; devoted grandmother of Elizabeth Colvin (husband William) and Kathleen Coerdt; cherished daughter of the late Thomas and Lillian (nee Conroy) O’Brien; dearest sister of the late Thomas R. O’Brien; dear friend of...

KAREN ANNE BENCIN (nee Schikowski) age 73, was born on March 25th, 1950. She passed peacefully after a long battle with cancer on June 25th, 2023 with her family by her side.  Beloved wife for 54 years of Edward S. (retired Fire Chief of Highland Heights); loving mother of Amanda Murphy (husband Bill) and Stephanie Bencin (husband Nate Knaebel); devoted...

MARCUS M. YARBROUGH, devoted and cherished husband of Monse, departed this life Thursday, June 15, 2023, at his home at the age of 51 years. Beloved son of George and Mary (deceased).  In addition to his father, Marcus is survived by his wife, Monse; children, Grace, Mya, Trayvon, Robin, Zevin and Cairo (CJ). He was a devoted father and friend...

JOSEPH C. NOCIFORA age 90, loving companion of the late Helen “Jessie” LoConti (nee Johnson); cherished friend and surrogate step-father of Henry and Lisa LoConti; loving Papa of Jon-Anthony, Henry III, Michael and Carmen LoConti; cherished son of the late Charles and Josephine (nee Santora); dearest brother of Pauline, Charles, Francis (wife Lynn) and the late Carmen (wife Mary), Angelina...

JUDY MARIE MIELE, age 75, beloved wife for fifty-two years of Joseph; loving mother of Jeff; cherished daughter of Robert A. and Arena Sophia Hutchinson (nee Barnes); dearest friend of many.

Judy Marie Miele was born in Toledo on April 27, 1948. She lived in South Euclid for fifty-two and a half years. She graduated from Start High School in...

MAX JOHN HOFER age 96, beloved husband for 72 years of Joan (nee Kurtzman); loving father of John “Curtis” (wife Kathy), Mark (wife Pam), and Susan Myers (husband James deceased)( fiancé Angelo SantaMaria); devoted grandfather of Sara Ross (husband Andrew), Mark II (wife Kristy), Heather, Matthew (wife Anna), Michael (Chelsea), and Zack Whyel; dear great-grandfather of Matthew, Caitlin, Sebastian, Georgiana...

MARIANNE E. MACMULLEN (nee Sedensky) age 85, passed away on June 19, 2023.

Wife for 29 years of the late Colonel Leon C.; mother of Leon C. (Sonya), Carla, Gregor (Anu), Donald, Duncan, Valerie (Eric) Naylor, and Andrea (Leon Presley) MacMullen; stepmother of Leslie (Thomas) MacMullen-Dobbs; grandmother of Lauren, Collin, Bruce, Jill, Meera, Magdalene, and Grace; sister of William, John...

WILLIAM “BUTCH” MASON age 68, of Willowick, sadly left us on June 16, 2023 after a short illness.

He is survived by his longtime companion Margaret Moore; 3 children; stepson; 13 grandchildren; 1 great-grandson; brother; and many friends.

He was preceded in death by his mother and father.

Family will receive friends to pay tribute to and celebrate the life...

SHERRI ANN DIPIETRO (nee O’Connell) age 59;  It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of Sherri DiPietro (aka The Rainbow Bridge Pet Escort) on June 14, 2023. Sherri leaves behind her daughter, Gianna Marie (fiancé Dakota Dudman) and dogs Lola and Diesel. Also left to mourn include her parents Richard D. and JoAnn (nee Fratantonio) O’Connell, siblings...

Thomas “Tom” Charles Ribar age 86, passed away on June 1, 2023. He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Mary Catherine “Kay” Ribar (née Grimm) and their seven children: Kathleen Rackliffe (John Nemeth); Elizabeth (John) Dooley; Thomas (Tami) Ribar; Lori (Joe) Dooley; Amy Yu; Jennifer (Joseph) Romeo; and Julie (Anthony) Stipich. Tom is lovingly remembered by his 17...

DEAN ANDREW SMELTZ age 5, passed away on June 3, 2023, after a short, brave battle with an aggressive form of brain cancer (DIPG).

Dean is the center of the universe to his parents Andrew Smeltz and Julie Renner; beloved grandson of maternal grandparents Theodore and Kimberly Renner and paternal grandparents Douglas (Shelley Wysong) Smeltz and the late Sharon Smeltz;...

TIMOTHY W. SAUVAIN, Attorney-at-Law, passed away June 7, 2023, aged 78 years, beloved husband for 34 years to Colleen (nee Joyce), cherished brother of Terry (wife Ronnie), Kathleen McGovern (husband Philip – deceased), Maureen O’Connor (husband Robert) and Eileen Maguire (husband Robert), loving uncle, great-uncle, brother-in-law and friend to many.

Please Omit Flowers. In lieu of flowers contributions suggested to:...

Mary Catherine Tamburro, dearest wife for 70 years of the late Frank J. Tamburro; loving mother of Frank Jr., Nick, the late Cindy Eiben, and Nancy Blanco; fun-loving grandmother and granny of Frank, Erica McDonough, Nicholas, Christopher Eiben, Catherine Sallah, Daniel Eiben and Dennis Blanco; great-grandmother of Frank, Olivia, Daniel, Nicholas, Madison, Nicholas, Nolan, Mary, Claire and Charlotte; and cherished...

Angelo Joseph Messina, passed away peacefully on June 8, 2023, at the age of 89.  He was born on December 9, 1933, in Cleveland, Ohio to Joseph and Concetta (nee Sapienza) Messina.  He worked for many years at Carling Brewery and Topps Grocery Stores.  On January 4, 1958, he married Annette Zervoudis Messina.

Angelo was a veteran of the US...

WILLIAM A. “BILL” OWEN age 77, beloved husband of Cheryl (nee Merhar); loving father of Amanda LaPorte, DVM (husband Jason); cherished son of Albert and Helen (nee Unco) Owen; dear friend to many.

Born on July 20, 1945, in Cleveland, Bill spent his formative years in Cleveland Heights, graduating from Cleveland Heights High School. He obtained a bachelor’s degree in...

FRANCES L. SOLTIS (nee Wojno) age 91, beloved wife of the late Andrew; loving mother of Thomas Soltis and Laura Prijatel (husband Dr. Robert); devoted grandmother of Brian (April Zaller), Janet McAllister (husband Tim), Nathaniel and Jonathan Prijatel and great-grandmother of Avery; cherished daughter of the late Stanley and Victoria (nee Alexsandrowicz); dearest sister of her twin John Wojno and...

NOHA MOURAD age 63, loving mother of Danny (Gina) Tohme, Donna Tohme, and Gizelle (Christopher) Rivero; devoted Teyta of Ileana, Idan, and Isaac Tohme and Nasir Rivero; cherished daughter of Fares and Nabiha (nee Ayoub) Mourad; dearest sister of Bechara (deceased), Nazek, Mona, Hoda, Aida, Antoinette, Therese, and Amal; dear friend and caregiver of many.

Noha was born on September...

KATHERINE M. NUCCIO, 94, passed away peacefully on June 2, 2023. Born to Lawrence and Margaret McDonald (nee Hynes) April 26, 1929, Cleveland, Ohio. Katherine and her husband, Joseph (deceased 2019), built their family home in Mayfield Heights where they lived for 64 years. Katherine was a devoted wife and homemaker who personified Christianity, sang in the St. John’s Cathedral...

Rachel Leela Miriam Tipping, 49, of Willowick, Ohio, passed away peacefully at home, on June 1, 2023, after a brave battle with cancer.

Rachel is survived by her parents Eric and Sally Tipping, sister Maura, several aunts, uncles and cousins, partner Brian Campbell, cats Herman and Zora, and countless friends.

Rachel was born on December 24, 1973, and lived in...