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Barbara A. Collins
Jan 2, 2025
BARBARA A. COLLINS (nee Bartels) age 85, beloved wife of the late George W., II; loving mother of Carol Stefano (husband James) and the late Deirdre Smith (husband Robert); devoted grandmother of Rebecca Davis (husband Matthew), Paulina Stefano (fiancé Zach Ritter) and Emma Stefano and great-grandmother of Porter, Lawson, Everett and Deeanne Davis; cherished daughter of the late Theodore and...
Jeanette Burand
Jan 1, 2025
JEANETTE M. BURAND (nee Cerny) age 74, beloved wife for 46 years of Richard; loving mother of Erin Hack (husband James) and Robert; devoted grandmother of Lillian Hack; cherished daughter of the late Robert and Marie (nee Bures) Cerny; dearest sister of the late Thomas Cerny.
Jeannette was born on October 8, 1950, in Cleveland, Ohio, where she remained a lifelong...
Rino Ritosa
Dec 27, 2024
RINO RITOSA, age 78, beloved husband for 57 years of Alda; loving father of Sandy Bernsdorff (husband Bill), Suzana Miller (husband Brian) and Daniel (wife Sharon); devoted grandfather of Brian Miller II, Sarah and Alexandra Bernsdorff, Isabella Webinger (husband Giles), Gabriel, Abigail, Elizabeth, Faustina, Ignatius, Madonna and Pio Ritosa and great-grandfather of Penelope; cherished son of the late Pietro and...
Gabriel Zakelj
Dec 26, 2024
GABRIEL ZAKELJ, age 79, cherished son of the late Jakob and Marija (nee Bogataj) Zakelj; dearest brother of Maria “Mimi” Stefancic (husband Vinko, deceased), Mario Zakel (wife Cathy), and John Zakelj (wife Ann, deceased) the late Jakob “Rado” Zakelj; dear uncle and great-uncle of many. U.S. Army veteran.
Gabriel was born on March 3, 1945, in Slovenia. He attended Cathedral...
Francis "Michael" Payne
Dec 25, 2024
FRANCIS “MICHAEL” PAYNE III age 75, beloved husband for 28 years of Anne (Masiello) (nee Trivisonno); loving father of Michael (wife Regina, nee Masiello), twins Eric (wife Lia, nee Masiello) and David (wife Sarah, nee Cooper-Novak), Brian (wife Sarah, nee Dale) and Jason Masiello (wife Johanna); devoted grandfather of Jadah (Jacob Lubrant), Joseph, Sierra (Jordan Sage), Mikala, Sadie, Emma, Aria,...
Ronald A . Adams
Dec 24, 2024
RONALD A. ADAMS age 80, beloved husband for 54 years of Mary (nee Resnik); loving father of Matthew (wife Amanda) and Jason (Jeremy Miller); devoted grandfather of Joseph and Vivienne; cherished son of the late Joseph and Mary Jane (nee DeFrieze). U.S. Army Veteran.
Ronald was born December 1, 1944 in Cleveland, Ohio and graduated from Collinwood High School with the...
Carl "Ryan" Gold
Dec 23, 2024
CARL “RYAN” GOLD age 42, beloved son of Ingrid (Ricchino) (nee Fassbender) and the late Carl E. Gold; dearest brother of Lisa LoPiccolo (nee Ricchino) (husband Sam); devoted father of Victoria and Ella; cherished uncle of Cody Bulman (wife Emma) and Jada DiVincenzo and great uncle of Oliver and Maxine; treasured nephew of Paul and Kim Gold; loving companion of...
Peggy Ann Anzo
Dec 22, 2024
Peggy Ann Anzo. Mother of Tina Anzo (Dan Grossman), Aria Honvou, and Dominic Anzo, Grandmother of Jacquelin Anzo and Nathanael Honvou. Daughter of the late Teresa Anzo (Domiano) and Peter Anzo. Very dear friend of Bob Hengle.
Relatives and friends are invited by the family to celebrate the life of Peggy at a Memorial Reception on Monday, December 30, 2024,...
Kirk Kundtz
Dec 20, 2024
Kirk Kundtz, 71, of Chesterland, Ohio, passed away peacefully surrounded by family and friends on December 20, 2024. Born on July 8, 1953, Kirk was named Ewald Edmund Kundtz III at birth and received his nickname of Kirk because he was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Kirk grew up in Shaker Heights and completed high school locally at University School. He...
Carrie E. Martin
Dec 19, 2024
CARRIE E. MARTIN (nee Lowe) age 91, beloved wife of the late Bennie C. Martin, Sr.; loving mother of Bennie C. Jr. and the late Mary Gean Martin, Bettie Gean (Atwater) Wilson, and Ezzard C. Martin; devoted grandmother of Demetrius Martin-Atwater and great-grandmother of Andre, Devonte and Tiana; cherished daughter of the late Artis and Bessie Mae (nee Jones); dearest...
Victoria Bonanno
Dec 19, 2024
VICTORIA BONANNO (nee Paventi), passed away Dec. 19, 2024, aged 93 years. The beloved mother of Deborah M. Bonanno, Michael R. Bonanno (wife Jelena), Leigh Ann Bonanno and Frank J. Bonanno (wife Jo), loving grandmother of Samantha and Stephanie Midolo, Aleks and Tasha Karcic, Ricky, Autumn and Jeniffer Nerone, and Danielle and Anthony Bonanno, treasured great-grandmother, cherished sister of Adeline...
Branko Zovko
Dec 18, 2024
Branko Zovko, age 83, of Highland Heights, passed away December 18, 2024. He was born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, on January 7, 1941.
He was a proud and loving husband, father and grandfather who will be greatly missed by all who knew him.
Branko is survived by his dear children: William (Joan), Branimir (Katie Turcoliveri); his grandchildren: Jenna (Dominic Barker) and Maya;...
Peter D. Van Oosterhout
Dec 17, 2024
Peter D. Van Oosterhout, previously of Bath Township, Ohio and Punta Gorda, Florida, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on December 17, 2024 in Cleveland, Ohio, just two weeks shy of his 93rd birthday. He was predeceased by his wife, Mary E. “Bonnie” Van Oosterhout, and leaves behind daughter, Sarah Shannon (Lawrence) of Wilmington, NC, daughter Susan Delaloye (John) of...
Robert K. Grisdale
Dec 16, 2024
ROBERT K. GRISDALE age 82, beloved husband of Susan Lanning and the late Patricia (nee Gray); loving father of Marian Grisdale (husband Alan Grandy), Christine Dixon (husband Michael), Robert K. Jr. (wife Laura) and Major John C., USMC (Ret) (wife Mary) and step-father of Tracey Lanning, Frank Lanning (wife Cheryl) and David Lanning (wife Dalanda); devoted grandfather of 16 and...
Lillian Kula
Dec 11, 2024
Lillian A. Kula (nee Femec) gained her angel wings in the early morning hours of December 11, 2024, at the age of 85. She was a native and resident of Huntsburg, Ohio. She was born on July 1, 1939, as the only child of Anton and Jennie Femec. She married the love of her life Rudy Kula on May 9,...
Frank Anthony Valencic, Jr.
Dec 10, 2024
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Frank Anthony Valencic, Jr., age 82, of Eastlake, OH after a short illness. He passed away December 10, 2024, peacefully surrounded by his family. He was born on August 14, 1942, to Frank Anthony Valencic Sr. and Elizabeth (nee Sokach), into a family with proud Slovenian and Croatian heritage,...
Stephen Szekely
Dec 9, 2024
Stephen was born on September 21, 1926 on the West side of Cleveland. He regaled us with many a story of his childhood, riding the Trolley all day with his brother Charles, helping his Mom by going to the market pulling his wagon behind him to carry the groceries, helping at his Father's Shoe Repair Shop. Later going to the...
George H. Olic
Dec 9, 2024
GEORGE H. OLIC age 84, passed away on December 9, 2024. George was born in Cleveland, Ohio on February 15, 1940, to George and Sarah, and lived in Willowick for 57 years. After graduating from John Adams High School, he served as a Second Class Aviation Electronics Technician in the US Navy. George continued his education at Cleveland State University...
Chi Yong Brown
Dec 7, 2024
Born in Yemi, South Korea, Chi Brown lived a life full of love and dedication. She made her home in Cleveland, Ohio, where she devoted herself to caring for her family as a homemaker. Chi was the proud mother of two sons, Jamall and Michael Brown, and shared a chapter of her life with her ex-husband, James Brown.
Known for her...
Tammy Lynn Gray
Dec 7, 2024
TAMMY LYNN GRAY (nee Bowman) age 62; was born on February 16, 1961, in Warrensville Center, Ohio. She spent the beginning of her childhood in Burton, Ohio before moving to Madison, Ohio with her family at 9 years old. She attended Madison schools before earning her GED. Tammy was proud of the work she and her former husband, Steve, did...
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