Obituaries

FRANK H. BRENTAR, age 79. Beloved husband for 50 years of Silvana (nee Fabjan). Loving father of Robert F. (wife Anne) of MI and Dave A. (wife Tia). Devoted grandfather of Bonnie, Laura, Valerie, Tanya (fiance Paul Miller) and Vanessa. Cherished brother of Joseph (wife Ann), John (wife Mary Margaret, deceased) and the late Jerome (wife Dora) and George (wife...

ROCCO GIOIA, aged 79 years, passed away unexpectedly on Feb. 2, 2009, beloved son of the late Gaetano and Michelina (nee Troccola), cherished brother of Donna Scalzo, Rose Shail and the late Lucy Mannion and Louis, devoted uncle and great-uncle. Rocco was born on Sept. 22, 1929 in Danbury, CT., and was a graduate of Danbury High School Class of...

DOMINIC A. LOLLI, age 86. Beloved husband for 40 years of Judy (nee Beck). Loving father of Mary Lou Gall (husband Tom), and David. Devoted grandfather of Allison Gall. Cherished son of the late Charles and Lucy (nee Gallese). Dearest brother of the late Celia Wall and Tony Lolli. Dear uncle, great-uncle and brother-in-law of many. World War II U.S....

MARY ANNE HORVAT (nee Yesiolowski), beloved daughter of the late Frank and Mary Anne (nee Wisniewski) Yesiolowski, cherished sister of Jessica Gornik , Anthony Yesiolowski and the late Joseph, Stanley, Frank, Edward and John Yesiolowski, Wanda Unger and Helene Szenyo, devoted aunt and grand-aunt.

 

DIODORO COCCA, age 76; beloved husband for 54 years of Congetta (nee DeSciscio); loving father of Angelo (wife Alba); devoted grandfather of Malissa Flanigan (husband Thomas) and Christina; cherished brother of Nicola, Pasquale of Italy, and the late Antonio. Despite his long illness, he fought with dignity and accepted reality with courage and strength.

 

ANTONIETTA FINAMORE (nee Vespa), aged 78 years, beloved wife for 52 years to the late Andrea, dearest mother of Vincenza Caniglia (husband Gregory), Angelo (wife Rosie), Julie Liptak (husband Dan) and Andrew, loving grandmother of Gregory Caniglia (wife Kelly), Tricia Carlos (husband Anthony), Maria Finamore, and Danielle and Kelly Liptak, cherished great-grandmother of Colin, Chloe and Sara Caniglia and Casey...

GORDON WERNER DROESKE of Eastlake was born on Oct. 25, 1921 in Ontario, Canada. He was a retiree of Caterpillar and worked until 2008 for the Ohio Dept. of Agriculture as a county bee inspector. He was a resident of Eastlake for 50 years. He was very devout in serving the Lord through his pastoral ministries of visiting the sick,...

MARY COLETTA FLANNERY (nee FitzGerald), age 91. Beloved wife of the late Francis R.; Treasured mother of Kathleen OSU, Ellen (Henry) Winter, Kevin SJ, Ruth, Paticia (Chrit) Jamin, Noreen (John) Ranally, Brian, Sheila, Sara-Beth Deaton, Colleen (Steve) Takagishi. Loving grandmother of Joshua and Shana Winter; Simon Jamin; Nora (fiance Steve Krupa), Matthew and Cara Gambrill; Leanne, Sean and Caitlin Flannery;...

JAY C. HART, aged 85 years, beloved husband of the late Sally (nee Jaster), dear father of Nancy Willis and George (wife Susan Wiggins). Mr. Hart was a U.S. Navy Veteran of W.W. II and gave 42 years of service to Bowman Distribution in Cleveland, retiring in December of 1988.

 

ELAINE S. FRATCHER (nee Herr) age 84. Beloved wife of the late Robert T. ‘Bob ‘; loving mother of Cheryl F. Doerr (husband Jeffrey) of Clifton, VA and the late Robert C. and Thomas P. Fratcher; cherished grandmother of Joshua and Jonathan Doerr; dearest daughter of the late Adam and Geraldine (nee Pixa) Herr; dear sister of the late Clifford...

CAROL S. BICKLE (nee Foster), age 65. Cherished mother of Jolene (Tameem) Ansari, Betsy (Richard) Howell, Susan (Michael) Bibler and the late William Bickle; loving grandmother of Alora and Anden Ansari, and Abby Howell; daughter of Dorothy (nee Stevens) and the late Russell Foster; sister of Gary Foster, Barb Smith, Judy Craig, and Ken Foster.

 

MARIA F. MUHLE (nee Kock), aged 101 years, beloved wife of the late Bernard, dearest mother of Johanna Kinder (husband Thomas) and Alfred (wife Janet), loving grandmother of Judith Strauser (husband William) and Sharon Caine (husband Timothy), cherished great-grandmother of Lea and William Strauser, devoted sister of 11 brothers and sisters (all deceased), dear friend to Mary Agnes Neumann and...

NANCY DeFRANCESCO (nee Russo), age 96. Beloved wife of the late Robert; loving mother of Fred (wife Margaret); loving grandmother of Michael (wife Michelle) and Don (fiance Tina Gregory) and great grandmother of Nicholas and Connor; cherished daughter of the late Angelo and Minnie (nee Polino) Russo; dear sister of Mary Byke (husband Ray), Connie Byke (husband Ernie), Nathan Russo...

FILOMENA DiFRANCO, age 103. Beloved wife of the late Domenico. Loving mother of Eldina Ambrogio (husband William), Raymond (wife Clare) and the late Violet Politi (husband Tony, deceased), Gilda and Eugene (wife Jane). Devoted grandmother of 19, great-grandmother of 50 and great-great grandmother of seven. Cherished daughter of the late Luciano and Mary (nee DiBenedetto) DiFranco. Dearest sister of the...

CARL F. GALLESE, aged 83 years, dearly beloved husband for 59 years to Janice (nee Gavan), dearest father of Paul (fiance Bev), loving grandfather of Alec, Mitchell, Aaron, Mark and Michael, devoted brother of the late Frank and Harry, cherished uncle and great-uncle.

 

MARY P. (MARINO) LAURIO (nee Papura) age 88. Beloved wife of the late Charles Marino. Loving mother of Josephine Frate and Peter Marino. Devoted grandmother of Chuck Frate (wife Pam), John A. Frate, Jr. and great-grandmother of Melanie, Chuckie and Melissa Frate. ALL SERVICES PRIVATE.

 

FLOYD J. BEACH., age 87. World War II U.S. Army Veteran. Beloved husband of the late Gizella (nee Biro); loving father of Martha A. Griffin (husband Dennis); cherished grandfather of Dawn and Marybeth Griffin; dear brother of Robert and David Beach, and the late Thelma Barry, William and Samuel Beach.

 

ROBERT HESS, age 79. Founder of Physician s Ambulance Service. Beloved husband for 53 years of Patricia L. (nee Chambers). Loving father of Robert, Jr, of Phoenix, AZ, Ronald C. (wife Janet) and Valerie L. Nousak (husband Matt). Devoted grandfather of Christine, Robert, III, Jessica Warner (husband Jharrison), Thomas, Ronald C. Jr (wife Ellie), Jason P., Garrett R. and Tyler...

LUCIA COLOMBI COSENTINO, age 60. Artistic Director/Founder of Ensemble Theatre. Former wife of Martin. Loving mother of Corinna Quintana and Celeste. Cherished daughter of the late Viola F. (nee Famiano) and Christopher A. Colombi, M.D. Dearest sister of twin Licia Colombi and the late Christopher, Jr (wife Barbara). Dear aunt of Jessica.

 

MYRTLE M. (PACKARD) BRAIDECH (nee Zodnik), age 82. former secretary for 40 years at University Hospital. Beloved wife of Mathew. Loving daughter of the late Charles and Agnes (nee Zakrash) Zodnik. Preceded in death by three brothers and four sisters. Dear aunt of many.