Obituaries

SISTER MARY CLEMENTIN, SND (Dorothy Clara Eichler), 97. Beloved daughter of the late Louis and Susan (Schuhmann) Eichler; and of her late stepmother Clara (Wise) Eichler. Loving sister of deceased Geneva Fargo, Agnes Lamert, Vincent Eichler and Alma Donahue. Beloved sister of Gertrude Love and Gilbert Eichler; and Sister to the congregation of the Sisters of Notre Dame with whom...

GENEVIEVE MILLER, aged 74 years, passed away Aug. 21, 2008, beloved daughter of the late Robert and Anna (nee Mayernik), dear sister of Virginia, Barbara, Dorothy Powell (husband James) and Mildred Zorko (husband Louis), loving aunt and grand-aunt to many.

 

JOSEPHINE M. LOPARO (nee Armao) age 100. Beloved wife of the late John A. Loving mother of Bertha DeMarco (husband Peter), William (wife Kathleen) and the late John H. Devoted grandmother of six, great-grandmother of nine, and great-great grandmother of one. Preceded in death by two brothers and one sister. Dear aunt and great-aunt of many.

 

THEODORA A. ‘TEDDY ‘ GRAZKO (nee Miclea), age 54. Beloved wife for 22 years of Donald. Loving mother of Scarlett Green of Houston, TX, Heather Swanda (husband Erik) and step-mother of James (wife Marybeth), Lisa DiMattio (husband Gregory), Laura Novotny (husband John) and Kathryn Houser. Devoted grandmother of 12. Dearest daughter of Antoinette (nee Olesinski) and Theodore Miclea. Dear sister...

RICHARD F. RASCH, aged 53 years, owner of Rich s Renovations, passed away suddenly on Aug. 16, 2008. Beloved husband for 13 years to Paula Embury, dear son of Delilah (nee Stone) and the late Francis R. Cherished brother of Cathy Robinson (husband Mac).

 

AGNES CECILIA MAUSSER (nee Bischof), aged 87 years, beloved wife of the late Edward Anton, dearest mother of Susan Zedner (husband Ben), Veronica ‘Ronnie ‘ Anderson (husband Cliff), Joseph (wife Shirley) and Michael (wife Catherine), loving grandmother and great-grandmother, devoted daughter of the late Frank J. and Agnes C. (nee Tedejeske) Bischof, cherished sister of Dolores ‘Dolly’ Keiper (husband Merle)...

Coletta J. Meese, age 84 years old. Beloved wife of the late Kenneth; devoted mother of Cheryl Menke (husband William G. III); loving grandmother of Scott Menke (wife Karrie) and Maggie Menke.

 

VINCENT P. MANCUSO, aged 90 years, dearly beloved husband for 64 years to Dorothy (nee Motta), dear father of Anthony Sr. (wife Jackie) and Vincent, loving grandfather of Tonya Doppelhauer, and Anthony Jr., T.J. (wife Erin), Brent and Lisa Mancuso, cherished great-grandfather of Tiffany, Cheryl, Tabatha, Tony III, Tamara, and Ava, treasured great-great-grandfather of 5, devoted brother of Michael A....

ALBERT J. SLUGA, Jr., age 58, died suddenly August 12, 2008; devoted husband for 39 years of Elaine (nee Longano); loving father of Annmarie Vincent (husband Carmin) and Albert F. (wife Carmelina, nee Delle Donne); adoring grandfather of Dominic, Charlie and Malaina Vincent and Gianna, Adrianna and soon-to-be baby Albert F. Jr. Sluga; loving son of the late Mary (nee...

EMILE N. GANTOUS age 78 Beloved husband for 41 years of Margaret A. (nee Bizjak). Loving father of Emile J. (wife Kimberley), Elizabeth A. Santamaria (husband Steven) of Seattle, WA and Gregg M. (wife Jennifer) of Shirley, MA. Dearest grandfather of Brandon, Jordan and Connor Gantous; Julia and Jenna Santamaria and William Gantous. Dearest son of the late Nemer and...

WILLIAM J ‘Bill ‘ MARTIN, age 90; beloved husband of the late Julia. (nee Kenesey); loving father of Patricia Ann; cherished son of the late George and Pauline (nee Csepke); dear brother of Louis; and the late George, Pauline Huska, Emma, Charles, and Francis; dear uncle of Barbara Horn, Carlotta Zaugg, Marcella McCune, Sarah Martin Huff, Edward, Mindy Martin Cooke,...

MARIO J. FAZIO age 82, died peacefully Aug. 12, 2008 of natural causes; devoted husband of Nancy (Negrelli) (nee Olivio); loving father of Bill (of Naples, FL), Lisa Fazio (husband Frank Grk), Mario (wife Susan) (nee Cappadora) and Anthony (of Naples, FL); beloved step-father of Jean Negrelli; cherished grandfather of Franky, Mario, Matthew, Benjamin, Monique, Tina, Analee, Carmen and Joel,...

CAROLINE E. GERNHARD (nee Plank), aged 88 years, beloved wife of the late Theodore R., dearest mother of Carol Vano (deceased) (husband James), Jean, Gerald, Richard (deceased) (wife Gloria), Robert (wife Jackie), Leanne Petro, and Alan (wife Melissa), cherished grandmother of 11 and treasured great-grandmother of 18, devoted sister of Frank and the late William and Ernest Plank, fond aunt...

BETTY J. COOLEY (nee McMackin) age 81. Went home to be with her Lord and Savior August 5, 2008. Beloved mother of Donna Stohlmann and Dale R. Loving grandmother of Bryan, Anna, Jonathan, Daniel and Christopher (wife Angela). Dearest mother-in-law of Lisa Rasch (husband Andy). Cherished daughter of the late Jay and Evelyn (nee Nolan) McMackin. Dear sister of Susan...

MUSTAFA OZKAN, age 84. Beloved husband of the late Selver (nee Sengoz), dear father of Hasan (wife Maret) and Yildiz Koch (husband Troy), loving grandfather of Ozan and Baris Ozkan, and Courtney and Noelle Koch.

 

THERESA M. SPELLMAN, (nee Grumbach) age 79. Beloved wife for 60 years of Richard D. Cherished mother of Barbara Horn (husband James), Gayle DeCorpo (husband Michael), Richard J. and Robert W. Loving grandmother of 8 and great-grandmother of 1. Cherished daughter of the late John and Helen (nee Grunenberg) Grumbach. Dear sister of Elizabeth Wildman. Dear aunt and great-aunt of...

SAMUEL MINER died August 2, 2008 at age 97 in Oceanside, CA. Beloved husband of the late Marie (nee Mausser). Loving father of Jacquie Krause (husband Chester, deceased). Devoted grandfather of Jason Krause, Julie Mlynarek (husband Matthew), Michael Krause and great-grandfather of Joseph and Madelyn. Cherished brother of Jack (wife Pearl), Herman (wife Jackie) and the late Betty Moss (husband...

EUGENE A. ‘ERKIE ‘ DiFRANCO, age 74. Beloved husband for 37 years of Louise Jane (nee Vaida). Loving father of Drema, Daniel (wife Mary Lee), Laura Geryak, Dennis, Bill, Mike (wife Kim) and Danielle Tiedman (husband Ron). Cherished grandfather of 17 and great-grandfather of three. Devoted son of Filomena and the late Domenic. Dearest brother of Eldina Ambrogio (husband William),...

CATHERINE KOVACH (nee Balog) age 81. Beloved wife for 58 years of Albert (deceased). Dearest mother of Kathleen Bauerle (Charles), Donald (Pat), Deborah Weisend (Donald) and Cynthia Kovach. Grandmother of 18. Great grandmother of 22. Sister of Anna Kender, Irene Marini, MaryAnn Scheiman, Steve and Michael Balog along with Margaret Miklovich (deceased) and Betty Figas (deceased). Friends may call at...

BRIGITTE E. REDETZKI (nee Trojok), aged 71 years, died peacefully on Monday, July 28, 2008, on the Outerbanks in North Carolina, beloved wife for 47 years to Horst, loving mother of Burt (Emily) and Peter (Karen), cherished grandmother of Tyler, Mallory and Sasha, dear daughter of the late Wilhelm and Lucie (nee Dumke) Trojok, devoted sister of Renate (Ken) and...