Obituaries

TIMOTHY L. MEKOTA age 61, beloved husband of 29 years of the late Cathy (nee Short); loving father of Gus and Hannah; devoted brother of Mark (Mary), Gregory (Jennifer), and the late Michael; loving son of Patricia (nee Wickley) and the late Michael; cherished uncle of Christopher (Kristen), Joshua, Ryan (Diana), Angelina and Amanda; dearest great uncle of Ava, Grace,...

JANET E. MILLER (nee Jandzizak) age 82, loving mother of Lisa (Joseph) Totarella and Greg (Kristina) Miller; devoted grandmother of Carli Diturno; cherished daughter of the late Stanley and Eleanor (nee Seinkiewicz) Jandziszak; dearest sister of Jody Pucillo (John, deceased) and the late Sharon Roach (Jim); dear aunt and great aunt; beloved companion of her pets, Sam, Skip, Jaxon, Tom,...

Louis John Heitlinger, 92, passed away on November 8, 2023 in Willoughby, Ohio. His heart had worked as long and as hard as it could.  He was born on September 25, 1931 in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Lambert and Elizabeth Heitlinger.

Lou grew up in Kansas City, Missouri with his brother Tommy and two cousins, Mary and Martha Gumminger. ...

David Roe Toole, age 92, passed away on November 8, 2023.  He was the beloved husband for 67 years of Lois, before her passing in 2021; loving father of Brad (wife Georgiann) and Jeffrey (wife Sheri); devoted grandfather of Stephanie (Ryan Schliesman) and Mark (wife Emily); cherished son of the late Charles and Gertrude (nee Roe) Toole; beloved brother-in-law of...

Caroline (Sidoti) Kist was born September 1, 1930 in Cleveland. She lived there until she moved to Maple Heights and there met her beloved husband, Richard. They were married in 1958 and moved to Kirtland, where she lived for the rest of her life.

Caroline worked as a keypunch operator for 10 years at Garland Paint Company before her marriage....

BLAKE M. NOWAK age 45, cherished son of the late Ronald and Patricia (nee Tracy); dearest brother of Sean (wife Christine); dear uncle of Alexandria and Benjamin; treasured great uncle of Jaylynn Brown; cherished nephew of Doris and the late William Fearon and the late Edward Tracy; dear cousin and friend of many; preceded in death by his best friend...

PATRICIA MARGARET ANN MAYHEW age 87, loving mother of Cindy Egrek (husband Thomas) Patrick M.T.M. “Butch” Gorsuch (wife Jill Pearce) and the late baby Patrick Delzoppo; devoted grandmother of Gordon Gorsuch; cherished daughter of the late Thomas G. and Margaret M. (nee Berger) Mayhew; dearest sister of the late Thomas Mayhew; dear aunt of Mark and Kirk Mayhew and great-aunt...

DONALD J. EVANETICH age 73, loving father of Renee Wilhide (husband Cody) and Darryl; devoted grandfather of Taylor and Carter Wilhide; cherished son of the late Matt and Ann (nee Hribernik); dearest brother of Sharon DeWerth (husband Alan) and the late Matthew; former husband of Catherine Brown. U.S. Marine Corps Vietnam Veteran.

Donald was born on January 13, 1950, and...

FRANK STERGAR, JR. age 86, beloved husband for 60 years of Sonja  (nee Zupan); loving father of Tim, Jeff (wife Carole), Greg (wife Laura), Chris (wife Petra) and Cindy Adkins (husband Chris); devoted grandfather of 10; cherished son of the late Frank, Sr. and Mary (nee Azman); dearest brother of Ann Erdani (husband Miro, deceased), Mary Rees (husband Dave, deceased)...

DOMINIC J. DEL BALSO, aged 79 years, beloved husband of 43 years to Joanne (nee Bartelme), loving father of Denine Del Balso, step-father to William and the late Anthony Carmigiano, dear grandfather of Alexandria Carmigiano, devoted son of the late Dominic and Vera (nee Testa), cherished brother of Joseph (wife Diane), Dolores Leone (husband Robert – deceased) and Anthony, fond...

MARY ELIZABETH HARD (nee Manfroni) age 82, beloved wife of 43 years of Roger; loving mother of John “Butch” Petti, Michael (Pattie) Petti, Joanne Matousek, Ron Hard (Grace, deceased) and Robert Hard (Maria); devoted grandmother of Katie, Julia, Nick (Maryann), Danielle, Joe, Alicia, Emma and Frank; cherished daughter of the late Nicholas and Josephine (nee Evangelisti) Manfroni; dearest sister of...

ROSE MARIE DUBLO (nee Iammarino) age 94, beloved wife of the late John J.; loving mother of Terry Molley (husband Nicholas), John (wife Monica) and Lisa Nocifora (husband David); devoted “Momare” of Danielle Szabo (husband Nicholas), Dina Coggeshall (husband Thomas), David John “DJ” Nocifora (wife Maria) and Jiana Molley; loving great-grandmother of Carlina, Colton and soon-to-be baby DJ; cherished daughter...

Carolyn Villar Patton (nee Ondus), affectionately known as “Slovak Mother”, age 83 passed away peacefully on November 5, 2023.  She was the cherished wife of 51 years to the late Robert A. Patton; loving mother of Lisa (Michael) Dobe, Robert (Lisa) Patton, and David Patton; beloved grandmother of Mary (Michael) Coyle, Sarah, Caitlyn, Jennifer, Bridget, Patrick, Frederick, and India; dearest...

Effie T. Papouras, age 76, beloved wife for 61 years of Thomas V.; most loving and devoted mother to William, Diane Kariotakis (husband Nicholas) and Nicholas; adoring, proud and cherished Yiayia to Gabrielle Kariotakis (fiancé Chad Smith) and Michael Kariotakis; preceded in death by her parents Nikoloas and Athena Liontos and siblings Vasilis Liontos, Chrisanthe Vesoulis (husband Lucas, deceased) and...

DOMINICK J. MANFRONI age 91, beloved husband for 64 years of Inez (nee Davis); loving father of Angela Strong (husband Larry) and Mark Manfroni (wife Karen); devoted grandfather of Breanne Lipian (husband Ryan), Bethany Blackburn (husband Justin), Krista Matteson, and Nicholas and Lauren Manfroni and great-grandfather of Aubrey, Kailey, Keith, Autumn, Hailee, Tori, MacKenzie, Mason, and Paisley; cherished son of...

MARYLOU  ANNE  MOORE (nee Hudak), aged 72 years, dearly loved mother of Cynthia Ovens and Kimberly Moore, loving grandmother of Karla Ovens, devoted daughter of the late Michael and Anna (nee Nuspl) Hudak, cherished sister of the late Pauline Richards and Madeline Strong, fond aunt, grand-aunt and great-grand-aunt.

Please meet for a Celebration of Life Service Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023,...

VIVIAN JOAN MORLEDGE (nee Huggins) age 91, loving mother of Vivian Diana Timperman (husband Al), David Eric Morledge (wife Jackie Groves), Thomas Joseph Morledge (wife Marilyn Roberson), and John Charles Morledge (wife Melissa); devoted grandmother of James Morledge, Julia Richardson (husband Noah Dimit), Becca Richardson (husband Schuyler Dean), Alex Richardson, Olaf Morledge, Maclean Morledge, Charlie Richardson, Sarah Ashley Morledge-Sayre, and...

GLORIA M. (Wile) GRIEF (nee Benedict) age 93, beloved wife of the late James R.; loving mother of Peter Wile Jr. (wife Sue) and Jeffrey Wile (wife Donna); grandmother; cherished daughter of the late John and Dorothy (nee Hopkins) Benedict; dearest sister of John Benedict (wife Sally).

Gloria was born January 27, 1930, in Cleveland, Ohio. She attended high school...

ROD ANTHONY HYDUKE age 60, beloved former husband for 23 years of Kim (nee Longo); loving father of Rochelle, Jake and Logan; cherished son of the late Gary and Geraldine (nee King); dearest brother of Kelly Moore (husband Mark) and Greg (wife Paula); dear uncle and cousin of many.

Rod was born on September 25, 1963, in Painesville, Ohio and...

Joshua  Spencer  Banfield, aged 34 years, beloved son of Kathleen (nee Hinkston) and Dale, dear brother of the late Matthew, cherished nephew, cousin and friend.

Please Omit Flowers.

Josh’s mother invites his family and friends to join her in celebration of Josh’s life on Saturday, Nov. 4th, 2023, from 1 – 2 PM., at THE DeJOHN-FLYNN-MYLOTT FUNERAL HOME, 28890 CHARDON...