Obituaries

FRANK J. SEMICK age 87 of Wickliffe. Husband of the late Helen (nee Vidmar); brother of John Semich, Stanley Semick and Angela Medley (all deceased); dear uncle of Francine Meston, John Semich Jr. and many others; great-uncle of Cliff, Brett and Whitney. WW II Army Veteran.

A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday December 21, 2010 at...

SAM J. SYRACUSE, age 86; beloved husband for 69 years of Alma (nee Hayes); loving father of Verna “Dollie” O’Loughlin (husband Joseph J. III), Alma Baur (husband Gary) and Sam J. Jr. (wife Joan); devoted grandfather of Daniel, Sherry and Sandy, Gary, Brian and Mark, Samantha and Angela, great-grandfather of 11 and great-great grandfather of two. Dearest son of the...

GEORGE J. FRANTZ, age 83. Beloved husband for 60 years of Carmella (nee Consiglio). Loving father of Mark T. (Martha) of CA., Christine A., Matthew G. (Kellie) and the late Victoria C. Devoted grandfather of Nicole M., Lauren R. Pfeifer (Josh), A.J. Bryant and Mason V. Cherished son of the late Lloyd and Loretta (nee McGushin). Dearest brother of Richard...

MARILYN J. LINDBLOOM (nee Kern), age 78. Died peacefully at her home surrounded by her family after her courageous battle with cancer. Beloved mother of Ronald H., Jr, Jeffry K. (wife Bonnie), Beth Anne Giglio, Patricia A. Farinacci (husband Nicholas) and the late Mark S. Loving grandmother of Jaymes, Alyssa, Jessica, Violet and Salvatore “Sammy”. Cherished daughter of the late...

JOHN MICHAEL LEISTER, aged 58 years, beloved son of the late John T. and Josephine (nee Valley), dearly loved brother of Patricia Ann Kurtis (husband John) and Rebecca Jean Smith, loving uncle and great-uncle.

Funeral services will be held on Monday, December 20, 2010 at the funeral home at 11:00 AM. Burial following in Lake View Cemetery.

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WILLIAM F. McNEELY age 91 of Concord, beloved husband of Agnes (nee Cole) and the late Eileen (nee Troy); devoted father of William F. Jr, Cathleen (Richard) Zadnik, John (Lori), and Patrick; brother of the following deceased: Alice Mullally, John, Robert, and Marian McNeely; dear uncle of Maureen Costa. WW II Navy pilot veteran.

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CONNIE S. YURCHAK (nee Copen) age 63. Devoted wife of Joseph. Loving mother of Michael J. (Carla Dottore) and Carrie Ann Demas (husband Bill). Cherished grandmother of Ashley Evan Demas, Ava Eve Demas, Stella Grace Yurchak and the late Parker Ethan Demas. Beloved sister of JoAnn Setliff, Marion, Jr, Gene and Gary Copen, Nawasa Padula and the late Donnie Copen....

JOSEPHINE HOLLAND (nee Swegzda) age 86, died December 10, 2010 at Quiet Oaks Nursing Home in Crawford, GA where she had lived for the last two years. She was a former resident of Euclid and a member of St. Stephen’s Byzantine Church.

She is survived by daughters Kitty Polito and Jeannie (Clifford) Webb; grandchildren Dr. Robert Weaver, Cynthia Priyatel, Matthew...

PATRICIA A. ELWOOD age 71. Beloved daughter of the late Joseph N. and Ann M. (nee Gannon) Elwood. Loving sister of Jean M. Mazur (husband Joseph, deceased) and William T. Elwood (wife Linda). Devoted aunt of six and great-aunt of eleven.

Contributions may be made in Patty’s memory to Hospice of the Western Reserve, 300 E. 185 St., Cleveland...

FLORENCE D. ZUPONCIC (nee Hribar) age 79 of Chardon. Beloved wife of Raphael “Ralph”; loving mother of Ralph P. (Patricia), Karen Ann, Timothy J. (Cynthia), Steven A. (Renee) and MaryBeth E. Manfroni; cherished grandmother of Timothy, Christopher, Jonathan(deceased), Elizabeth, Emilia, Bradley, Steven, Jacqueline, Jessica, Sarah, Andrew and Kaherine and great-grandmother of Marley; sister of Albert and Fred “Fritz” Hribar (both...

MICHAEL D. TADDEO, age 88. Beloved husband for 60 years of Rose (nee Minichello). Loving father of Michael A. (wife Deborah) and Michele Petrenchik (husband Jonathan). Devoted grandfather of Katie Bell (husband Andy), Lisa, Chelsia Marcius and Blake Petrenchik. Cherished son of the late Angelo and Frances (nee Rossi). Dearest brother of the late twin Kaye Rockwell, Marie Sack, Vince,...

Jeanette C. Sobonya was an incredible woman of great strength, love, devotion and unmatchable charisma. She was born April 2, 1932 in Cleveland, Ohio to Italian-immigrant parents, Adeline and Marian Ferritto, and upon her passing on Saturday, December 4, 2010, is survived by 3 children, 3 sisters and 1 brother, 6 nieces and1 nephew, 9 grandchildren and10 great-grandchildren.

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JANET F. HARRIS (nee Craig), age 89. Beloved wife of the late Robert O. Loving mother of Lynne May (husband Dennis), Laurie Staple (husband Edmund) and Leslie Harmon (Richard). Devoted grandmother of Jenny Caronchi (husband Christian), Owen May and great-grandmother of Andrew and Owen. Cherished daughter of the late James and Helen (nee Fernie) Craig.

Janet was a member...

NICHOLAS J. FORMICA, age 93. Beloved husband of the late Eudora A. (nee Fasciano). Loving father of Thomas (wife Nancy) and James. Devoted grandfather of Mario (wife Cindy), Angela Dondrea (husband Donald, Jr), Teresa Tinnirello (husband Gregory), Vincente (wife Samantha) and great-grandfather of Gabriel, Nicky, Rudy, Riley, twins Ryan and Rachel, Amanda, Matthew, Mia, Natalie and Addison. Cherished son of...

DOROTHY LINDGREN (nee Beshara), aged 94 years, of Fort Myers, FL., passed away Nov. 29, 2010 at her home surrounded by her family, beloved wife of the late Henning, loving mother of Susan, Denise Euse (Peter), and John, cherished grandmother of Nicole Trent (Peter) and Peter J. Euse (Polixeni), great-grandmother of Kristina Buchanan and Zachary Trent, great-great-grandmother of Connor Smith,...

CARMEN J. ARRIGO, aged 75 years, beloved son of the late Carmen J. Sr. and Carmella (nee Valente), dear cousin to Joe and Pauline Tranchita, Tony and Vicki Tranchita, and Carol and the late Charles Voase, devoted friend of Jim and Susan Butcher, and Bob and JoAnne Schuenaman. Carmen graduated from John Adams High School in 1953, and from Kenyon...

ELWOOD THOMAS SMITH, aged 92 years, dearly beloved husband for 65 years to Gladys (nee Ellerker), dear father of Neil E., Phillippa M. Wilkerson (husband Dennis), and Melanie J. Biebrick (husband Dennis), loving grandfather of 5 and great-grandfather of 2.

In lieu of flowers, contributions suggested to the Cleveland Society for the Blind, 1909 East 101st St., Cleveland, OH....

ANGELINE A. ASHTON (nee Barcotta), age 98. Beloved wife of the late Harry. Loving mother of Patricia M. Egan and Joanne “Jody” Knight. Devoted grandmother of William Knight, Kathleen Brown (Karl), Susan Block (Kenneth), John Egan (Claudia), Jean Langan (Timothy), Robert Egan (Beth), Michael Egan (Ann), great-grandmother of 12 and great-great grandmother of 5. Dearest sister of the late Frances...

FRANK ROSACCO, aged 64 years, dearly beloved husband for 40 years to Kathleen (nee Damm), dearest father of Gina Nahra (husband Joseph), Kara Burkholder (husband Rick) and Lora Rosacco, loving grandfather of Robby and Jason Nahra, cherished son of the late James V. and Millie (Clara) (nee Sarno), fond brother of Josephine Rinaldi, Micky Shingara, Ernest P., Charles A., and...

RITA O. REVAY (nee Ryan), age 93. Beloved wife of the late John S. Loving mother of John G. and David C. (wife Linda). Devoted grandmother of Diane. Preceded in death by two brothers and nine sisters. Dearest aunt and great-aunt of many. Rita was a 1st Lt. RN WW II US Army Veteran.

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