Obituaries

NELLIE MILLHOF (nee Kuchta) age 93; beloved wife for 52 years of the late Raymond; loving mother of Dane, Sharon Myers (husband James), and the late Lance; devoted grandmother of Lauren and Amanda and great grandmother of Riley, Lexi, and AJ; dearest daughter of the late Michael and Sophie (nee Sukovich) Kuchta; dear sister of the late Mike, John, and...

ERIC LYNN DILLEN age 52, beloved son, brother, brother-in-law, uncle, and friend passed away on October 23, 2023. Eric was born on October 10, 1971, in Willoughby, OH to parents Ellis and Blairetta Dillen. Eric graduated from Berkshire High School in 1990. He worked at Junction Auto, Chardon, OH before graduating High School until 2005. It was then he found...

age 86, beloved husband for 67 years of Ivka (nee Puskar); loving father of Lillian “Ljiljana” Jackson (husband Ron) and Charles “Dragan” (wife Theresa); devoted grandfather of Katie Jackson, Blair and Toren Bakula; cherished son of the late Pero and Maria (nee Bilic); dearest brother of Kata Peric, Finka Cvijanovic and the late Ana Buzuk, Ivo and Niko Bakula; dear...

age 85, beloved husband of the late Ingrid (nee Peterson); loving father of Brad (wife Ellen), Tracey Wolter and Kierston Huffnagle (husband Kirk); devoted grandfather of Gabrielle and Tyler; cherished son of  the late Lewis and Dorothy (nee Stearns); dearest brother of Bruce (wife Karen, deceased) and brother-in-law of Paul “Jerome” & Janine DuFour, Richard Parrish and the late Michael...

age 82, beloved husband for 57 years of Barbara (nee Wagner); loving father of Kenneth (wife Jacquelyne) and Laura; devoted grandfather of Otto and Margot; cherished son of the late Louis and Martha (nee Rotanski); dearest brother of Leonard (wife Judith, deceased) and the late Richard and brother-in-law of Donald Wagner; dear uncle of Becky Sabo McGoun, Christine Wagner-Beckwith and...

JOSEPH JOHN BOGER, aged 101 years, beloved husband for 75 years to Margaret (nee Elias), dear father of Ronald (Jolene), Albert (Herme), Sharon Seabeck (Scott), Diane Balata (Robert) and Margaret Schuster, loving grandfather of 11 and great-grandfather of 15, devoted son of the late Albert and Shafica (nee Sadd), cherished brother of the late Violet Wichert and Viola, Alberta, Betty...

VALERIE ANN VARGO (nee Delaney) age 62, beloved wife for 38 years of Robert; loving mother of Peter (Nichole); cherished daughter of the late Dean and Edith (nee Zamberlan) Delaney; dearest sister of Kathleen (Rick) Gillespi and Kevin (Cynthia) Delaney; dear aunt, great-aunt, and friend of many.

Valerie was born on January 29, 1961, in Mifflinburg, Pennsylvania and graduated from...

LAURA T. PIZMOHT (nee Gorjanc) age 48, beloved wife for 16 years of Michael; devoted mother of Nathaniel, Frances and Jane; daughter of Nancy O’Donnell (nee Wollschleger), wife of Barry, and of the late Stephen Gorjanc; sister of Kyle Gorjanc; daughter-in-law of the late Ralph and Patricia Pizmoht; sister-in-law of Lynnette and Andrew Piech; niece, aunt, cousin and friend of...

Charlene Moskal-Burges passed away peacefully and surrounded by love the afternoon of October 9th, 2023, after bravely battling declining health for two years with hope and generosity. Char is survived by her loving husband of 41 years and best friend Bill, rescue English Setter Maxwell, cousins Susan Freeman and Wick Seckman, Bill’s son Joel, and countless friends, colleagues, and mentees....

CAROLE JEAN LESTER (nee Mocilnikar) age 82, beloved wife for 60 years of Lawrence; loving mother of James (wife Susanne), Diane Lester Dumstorff, MD (husband Mike), Susan Lester, and Joseph (wife Kourtney); devoted grandmother of Olivia, Claire, Joey, Caroline, Michael, Anna, Khloe, Luke, Casey and Jimmy; cherished daughter of the late James and Frances “Faye” (nee Gricar) Mocilnikar; dearest sister...

KENNETH M. LABBATO age 66, cherished son of the late Carmen and Mary (nee Giancola); dearest brother of Carol (Anthony, deceased) Warner, Carmen (Michelle), and Patricia (Steven) Beckner; dear uncle of Angela (Wally) Dennis, Crystal Labbato, Marietta (Perriee Williamson) Labbato, Carmen Jr. and Mark (Tori) Labbato, and Renee (Scott) Graham and Steven Beckner, Jr. (deceased) and great-uncle of Ethan and...

PATRICIA JANE GORMAN, aged 67 years, beloved daughter of the late Judge Frank J. and Barbara A. (nee Edgar), loving sister of Sr. Margaret Gorman, S.N.D., Barbara Barnhouse (Barry – deceased), Thomas Gorman (Andrea) and Timothy Gorman (deceased). Patty was a Cuyahoga County Special Ed teacher for many years. Memorial donations may be sent to The Sisters of Notre Dame,...

MADELYN CLAIRE “GIGI” MILHOLLAN (nee Finn) age 94, beloved wife of the late Gilbert; loving mother of Terence (wife Denise) and the late Timothy; devoted grandmother “Gigi’ of Meghan Hart (husband Eric), Ellen Bruckman (husband Justin), Shannon Formanski (husband John), and Timothy S. Milhollan (wife Marissa) and great-grandmother “Gigi” of Makayla, Daniel, Matthew, Joseph, Mackenzie, Madelyn, Mia, Jackson. Sadie and...

BONNIE L. DELP (nee Gelsimino), aged 76 years, beloved wife for 33 years to Pastor Paul  E., dearest mother of Lisa Wiener (Perry), Shawn Fleming (Sherrie), Chad Fleming (Maresa) and Billy Fleming (Kortney), dear step-mother of Dean Delp (Victoria), Paul Delp (deceased) and Holly Lynn Pope (Michael), cherished grandmother and great-grandmother of many, devoted daughter of the late John and...

JOHN F. McHALE age 91, beloved husband for 71 years of the late Patricia  (nee Oar); loving father of  Patricia Crews (husband Stephen), John (wife Hillarey), Ann “Nancy” McHale (partner Harriet Lester), Stephen McHale and the late Kathleen Pfouts and father-in-law of Suzanne McHale;  devoted grandfather of Ryan, Cait, and Casey McHale, Benjamin (wife Karrie), Matthew (wife Kait) Pfouts and...

Bill Stevic. 11/7/31-10/1/23

In the loving memory of a man whose life epitomized the essence of being a true gentleman, William Ralph Stevic “Bill” graced this world with abundant compassion, respect, and unwavering devotion to his family. Bill was a Korean War veteran who left an indelible mark on the hearts of those who had the privilege of knowing him....

JAMES T. ZOFCHAK, age 87, passed away on September 25, 2023.

James was born on December 5, 1935, in Edinburg, Ohio, where he developed his lifelong love of animals and the outdoors growing up on the family farm. He graduated from East Tech High School and Indiana Institute of Technology. James was an accomplished mechanical engineer with multiple patents. He...

PATRICIA M. AZZARELLO (nee Murphy), aged 88 years, beloved wife for 58 years to the late Franklin J., dearest mother of Brian, Frank (wife Annemarie), James, and Julia Feist (husband Darren), loving grandmother of Hannah, Elizabeth, Sarah, Lucille, and Lynne Azzarello, and Isla-Sophia Feist, devoted daughter of the late John and Julia (nee Rice) Murphy, cherished sister of the late...

DOROTHY MEKKER (nee Koenig) age 87, beloved wife for 70 years of Joseph W.; loving mother of Dorothy M. Bauer (husband William), Joseph H. Mekker, Donna M. Lloyd (husband Brian) and David Mekker (wife Catherine (nee Eckert); devoted grandmother of William Bauer Jr. (wife Jessica), Michael Bauer (wife Janet), Justin Bauer, Brett Baldwin, Nicholas Baldwin, Michaela Mekker and great-grandmother of...

Helen Louise Prijatel (nee Marolt) age 88; passed away peacefully on Friday, September, 29, 2023. Beloved wife of Frank L.; loving mother of Frank G. Prijatel (Joann), Louise Okicki (Frank), Karen Weaver (Dr. Robert), Thomas J. Prijatel (Cindy), Ronald L. Prijatel (Kelly); devoted grandmother of Nicole Murphy (Joe), Frances Prijatel, Ryan Okicki (Nikki), Tim Okicki (Kim), Alex Okicki, Trina Swinehart,...