Obituaries

MICHAEL PERCIC age 78, beloved husband of Anna (nee Stempihar); loving father of Nicholas (wife Nadya) and Monika Rozman (husband Luke); devoted grandfather of Noah, Alexander, Maya, Dominic Percic (dec.), Lucija and Isla Rozman; cherished son of the late Franc and Frančiška (nee Brešar); dearest brother of Filip, Mario, Frank, Vilma and the late Janez Percic and Olga Mascol; dear...

MARTIN L. CARLSON age 61, beloved husband for 40 years of Sandra (nee Brown); loving father of Meghan, Bernadette, Bridget (fiancé Sean), Juliana (fiancé Logan), and Veronica; son of the late Wallace and Kathleen (nee Prenatt); son-in-law of David (the late Judy) Brown and the late Loretta Brown; brother of Frank (Janice), Tim (Theresa), Rick, Brian (Kyung), and the late...

Louise B. Kogan, age 101. Cherished daughter of the late Francis and Elizabeth (nee Reinault) Kogan; dearest sister of the late Eleanor Lilly, Genevieve Dimmock, Tillie Fogarty, Joseph & Stanley Kogan. Dear aunt and great aunt to many, including her late cherished niece, Diane Lilly.

Born in Sharon, PA on October 8, 1921, the second youngest of six children, Louise...

DAVID EDWARD MILAM age 41, cherished son of Andrew and Rebecca (nee Geszler) Peko; survived by his Maternal Aunt, Gerianne Geszler, Maternal Grandparents Marie and William Geszler (deceased), Paternal Grandparents Elizabeth and Matyas Peko, countless cousins on both sides of the family, and his best friend Agnes Klymiuk,  along with his adoring cat Mr. Kittums and all of his other...

ROSE MARINO (nee Barone), aged 82 years, beloved wife for 59 years to Vincent D., loving mother of Angela Marino, John Marino and Theresa Ferenac (Robert), devoted grandmother of Joseph and Nicholas Raith, and Dominic, Andrew and Victoria Ferenac, dearest great-grandmother of Joseph Nicholas Raith, cherished daughter of the late Gaspare and Frances (nee Nosse) Barone, treasured sister of Angela...

On January 21, 2023, Dr. Peter H.L. joined his wife Mei-Mei in the arms of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. He was 88 years old and passed of natural causes in Charlotte, NC at his son David’s home. His other son Sam, daughter-in-law True, and granddaughter Mary True were with him.

Peter was born in Nanking, the former national...

CATERINA “KATI” BURJES (nee RIJAVEC) age 100, beloved wife, sister, aunt, and friend, passed away peacefully on May 21, 2023.  She was born on November 25, 1922, in Solcano, a municipality of Gorizia, Italy to the late Justin and Julka (Petrovcic) Rijavec.  She married her husband Louis in Trieste, Italy in 1950 and they then emigrated to the United States...

Cindy Bernot aged 65, passed away on Thursday May 18, 2023. Cindy was born on April 15, 1958 in Euclid, Ohio where she was the youngest of 4 children. Beloved wife for 41 years of Andy Bernot; loving mother of Nate and Matt; cherished daughter of Al and Laverne Hoynacke; devoted sister of Kathleen Buehner (Robert), Dale Hoynacke (Bonnie) and...

OLGA F. PERHAY (nee Kosoglov), aged 102 years, dearly beloved wife for 65 years to the late Daniel, loving mother of Daniel (deceased), Judith, Elizabeth Zaller (husband John), Michael (wife Aundrea), and the late baby girl Perhay, treasured grandmother of 8 and great-grandmother of 10, devoted daughter of the late Anton and Mary (nee Bezek) Kosoglov, cherished sister of the...

EDWARD M. CORCORAN, born October 26, 1937, passed away May 20, 2023.

Mass of Christian Burial Friday, June 2, 2023, at St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church at 10 AM.

PLEASE MEET AT CHURCH.

Family will receive friends to pay tribute to and celebrate the life of Edward at THE DeJOHN FUNERAL HOME & CELEBRATIONS CENTER OF CHESTERLAND 12811 CHILLICOTHE...

JOSEPHINE KASTIGAR (nee Dumpelnik) age 99, beloved wife for 39 years of the late Frank; loving mother of Natalie Bowser (husband Jack), Margaret Leden (husband Robert, deceased), and Elenore Backman; devoted grandmother of Jessica Bowser (husband David Turkaleski), Victoria Insley (husband Matthew), and Thomas Bowser (LeeAnn), David Leden (wife Dani) and Erich Leden (Nicole), and Richard Backman (Caitlyn), and great-grandmother...

PATRICIA ANN CHIAPPETTA (nee Roberto) age 81, beloved wife of the late Louis; loving mother of Gino (wife Barbara) and the late Baby Girl Chiappetta; devoted grandmother of Nicholas (wife Kyla); cherished daughter of the late Frank and Lilian (nee Camarato) Roberto; dearest sister of Lois Fedor (husband Raymond, deceased); dear sister-in-law of John and Patricia Chiappetta and the late...

CARMEL N. “COOKIE” CALO (nee Scicolone) age 81, beloved wife for 56 years of the late Frank Jr.; loving mother of Frank J. III (wife Ginger), Christine Herrick (husband James), Angela Kless (husband David), Vincent, JD/MBA (wife Stacey) and Gia Mooney (husband Thomas Jr); devoted grandmother of Frank J. IV and Carmen Calo, Ross, Jack (wife Alexandria) and  Gianna LaMarca,...

ANTONIO ORTEGA ESPIRITU, aged 95 years, beloved husband for 54 years to Thelma (nee Mendoza), dear father of Eric (wife Stephanie), Jean (wife Maria) and Joel (wife Raylene), loving grandfather of Kyle, Mark, Sean, Lorenzo, Gabriela, Genevieve, Annelise, Ariana and Anthony, proud great-grandfather of Boo, devoted son of the late Hilario and Carmen (nee Ortega), cherished brother of Marita Reyes...

At age 80, Abraham “Abe” Aziz Salem, currently of Mesa, AZ, and formerly of Chesterland, OH, passed away on Thursday, May 11, 2023. Beloved husband of Mary Lou (nee French) for 56 years; loving father of Mark J. (Kathleen),  Christopher S. (Deborah), Michael A. (Renee), Joseph (deceased), John S. (Sheila), Kenneth A. (deceased) and Mary Beth S. (Matthew) Moore; cherished...

MARIA GORDON (nee DiFranco) age 88, beloved wife of the late Nicholas; loving mother of Daniel Gordon (Kate Wright), Diana Gordon and Monica Severino (husband David); devoted grandmother of Rachael Glick (husband Jay II), Desiree Sgro (husband Rosario), Daniel Gordon (Rachael Kuralak), Isabella Gordon (fiancé Kyle Polk), Olivia Adamovich (Justin Toth), Joi Schultz (husband David), Gino Severino (wife Sarah), Salvatore...

MARY JANE HITI  (nee Milavec) age 87, beloved wife for 60 years of the late Frank; loving mother of Frank (wife Joan), Anthony (wife Maryanne) and Jeanette Weber (husband Roger); devoted grandmother of Frank (wife Melissa), Kaitlyn Donnelly (husband Kevin), Sarah Ross (husband Graham), Nicholas, Julia Weber, Martin, Ryan Weber and Mariana and great grandmother of Mira and Maeve; cherished...

Kenneth A. Bollam (Cdr. US Navy Retired), aged 87, passed away peacefully on May 6, 2023. He was a distinguished veteran and graduate of St. Joseph High School and John Carroll University. Ken was a passionate coach, dedicating many years to coaching CYO, high school, and college-level softball and basketball teams. He was also a respected softball umpire and basketball...

GREGORY THOMAS SLAK age 24, cherished son of Thomas and Cynthia (nee Weber); dearest brother of Claire (Jacob) Leonard and Emily; beloved grandson of his maternal grandparents Lynetta and the late Daniel Weber, and his paternal grandparents Jernej and Minka Slak, who preceded him in death; dear nephew of Mojca, Helen, Eran, Galina, Cathy, Dan, Bart, and Jim; treasured cousin...

GEORGE LESTER DLONIAK, age 64; loving father of Elizabeth (Rob King), Richard (wife Alison), and the late John Dloniak; devoted grandfather of John Miller and Norah and Jacqueline Dloniak; cherished son of the late Richard Joseph and Mary Ellen (nee Hanlon) Dloniak; dearest brother of Phyllis, Lois Metz (husband Bryan), and Peter Dloniak; dear uncle of Tiffany Williams (husband Chris),...