Obituaries

PATRICIA MAURA PENDRY (nee Nolan), aged 79 years, beloved wife for 32 years to Michael A., dearest mother of Kelley Vercauteren (Gary), Patrick Kuras (Mary), Christine Walanka (Marc), Michael Pendry (Gina), Sheri “Beth” Hibbitts and Lisa Swearengin (Marc), loving grandmother of 15, cherished sister of John Nolan (deceased) (Joy). Pat was a talented calligrapher (34 years at American Greetings), jewelry...

DAPHNE MILLER, age 54, beloved partner for 9 years of Betty Jacobs; loving mother of Oliver and Penelope, and step-mother of Sara; cherished daughter of Thomas (deceased) and Wanda (nee Harvey) Miller; daughter-in-law of Catherine Ashburn and dear sister-in-law of Geneva McCormack.

Daphne was born on January 6, 1969 and died suddenly from an apparent asthma attack on  January 21,...

NAGAVEDU SREENIVASAN KRIPAKARAN age 60, beloved father of Kritika Kripakaran Cerreta and Krish Kripakaran; cherished husband of Kavitha Kripakaran; adored grandfather of Minka Cerreta; dear brother of N.S. Manohar (Viji, deceased), Kanchana (Palanivel), Uma (Natarajan), and N.S. Sudhakar (Vanitha); loving uncle and friend of many.

Kripa was born on November 24, 1962, and passed away on January 20, 2023, surrounded...

JAMES “JIM” DROBNICK, age 83, beloved husband for 50 years of Julie (nee Znidarsic); loving father of Debra; cherished son of the late Frank and Mary (nee Mrank); devoted brother of Robert “Bob” (wife Shirley); treasured uncle of one niece and three nephews. U.S. Army Veteran.

Contributions may be made in memory of Jim to St. Mary of the...

NANCY C. DRAGMEN age 85, beloved wife of the late Kenneth Sr.; loving mother of the late Kenny Jr., Scot (Michele), and Andy Dragmen; devoted grandmother of Zachary (Tabi) and great-grandmother of Devin, Zoe, and Hart; cherished daughter of the late Kenneth and Lillian (nee Amatucci) Dunk; dearest friend of many.

Nancy enjoyed Knitting, traveling, and reading James Patterson novels....

ROBERT E. LUBECKY age 96, beloved husband for 73 years of Donna (nee Spalsbury); loving father of Robert Jr. (wife Linda), Edward, Gary and David; devoted grandfather of Robert (wife Deana) and Carrie Miranda (husband Adrian); and great grandfather of four; cherished son of the late Edward and Genevieve (nee Szafranski); devoted brother of the late Richard (wife Marie deceased);...

Mollie Ann Oberstar (nee Kerner), age 92. Beloved wife, daughter, mother, and grandmother, died on January 20, 2023, after a short illness. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Mollie graduated from Collinwood High School in 1947, married the love of her life, Frank. They were married for 38 years before his death in 1986. She was a loving mother of David (Rita),...

Frank “Pete” Charles Yehl Jr. of Chardon, passed away on January 14th, 2023. Born on January 29th, 1942, in Akron OH, to the late Patrea Frame and Frank Yehl. He graduated Cleveland Heights High School in 1962 and moved to Chardon in 1964. Pete married Carol Bayless and had 3 surviving sons, Frank, Brett, and Lance. He has 7 grandchildren,...

MARTIN H. ROSENBLUM, aged 73 years, was born in East Cleveland on May 11, 1949 and passed away unexpectedly on Jan. 19, 2023. Beloved husband of 45 years to Ellen (nee Meredith), loving father to Jeffrey (Olga) and Matthew (Abbie), cherished grandfather to Allie, Lili, Breanna, Fallon and Parker, devoted son of the late Samuel and Mildred (nee Greenberg), dear...

FRANCES M. KRALL (nee Zupancic), age 103, beloved wife of the late Frank; loving mother of Allen (wife Margaret) and Donna George (husband Michael); devoted grandmother of Amy Morrison, Deanna George, Victoria Wood (husband Josh), Kimberly Gilson (husband Matthew),  and great-grandmother of Jillian, Charlotte and Hayden Gilson, Logan and Wyatt Wood; cherished daughter of the late Mary (nee Margole) and...

GEORGE O. DILLE age 86, beloved husband for 40 years of Jeanne (nee McHale); loving father of Matthew, Michelle Caviston (husband Paul), Freda Kay Hatala (husband Bob), and the late Fred Kenneth (wife Cathy); devoted grandfather of Jack, Blake, Christina, Patty, Joseph, and Beth; cherished son of the late Sherwood Dille and Helen Dille (nee Willhelm); dearest brother of Diantha...

JAY A. RESTEL, aged 70 years, beloved husband for 33 years to Claire Gavin Restel, devoted son of the late Arthur and Cathryn Adele (nee Jerger), cherished brother-in-law to Patricia Gavin Johnson, loving uncle to Andrew and Elizabeth Johnson, and great-uncle to Aiden and Elyse Johnson.

Jay and Claire were married on Mackinac Island on Sept. 9, 1989. Jay was...

JAMES JOSEPH BIRD, aged 95 years, loving companion of Natalie Tricarichi, dear father of Karen Mellon (husband John) and James Bird, devoted grandfather “Papa Jimmy” to Nicholas, Jenna, Jamie and Jordan, cherished son of the late George and Nellie (nee Daddick), fond brother of the late Eleanor Anter.

Jim attended St. Ann grade school in Cleveland Heights and Benedictine High...

PATRICIA A. CAPRARA (nee Hughes) age 82, loving mother of Michael, Nicole and the late Jeffrey; devoted grandmother of Olga LaCour (husband David) and Maria Kholikov (husband Bunyod) and great-grandmother of Joshua and Paul; cherished daughter of the late Joseph M. and Gladys (nee Reading) Hughes; dearest sister of Donald Hughes (wife Sheila), Kenneth Hughes (wife Sandy) and Gail Straight...

ANTOINETTE C. IANNACONE (nee Fatica) age 43; loving mother of Antonio, Angelina and Michael Iannacone whom she shared with Michael, and Valentina Ciricillo; cherished daughter of Susan Fatica (nee Sidano) and the late Gary Fatica; dearest sister of Thomas Fatica (wife Sibylla); dear aunt of Antonia Fatica.

Antoinette was born on May 18, 1979, in Mayfield Heights and has remained...

JAMES J. DEININGER age 92, beloved husband of the late Janice (nee Chicketti); loving father of John (wife Nancy), Joseph and Michael (wife Jackie); devoted grandfather of James (fiancé Arielle Best), Danielle Fikaris (husband Sam), Lauren Thomas (husband Trevor), Sarah (wife Nancy Faulhaber), Austin (wife Joshlyn), Alyssa (fiancé Zach Retych) and great-grandfather of Leo and Luca; cherished son of the...

ALBINA J. LOCZY (nee Kuzawa) age 95, beloved wife of  the late Abraham; loving mother of the late Allan L. (wife Heidi deceased), Linda Christine (husband Bud deceased) and Jean; devoted grandmother of Jennifer Linville (husband Jason), Allan A. and Melody Edwards (husband Jon); cherished daughter of the late Anton and Eva (nee Szczepanick) Kuzawa; dearest sister of the late...

WAI KUM NG LEE age 94, beloved wife for 55 years of the late Duane Loy Lee; loving mother of Susanne Luk (husband Yiu-Wah); devoted grandmother of Daniel Luk (wife Maggie) and Esther Rupp (husband Jacob) and great-grandmother of Abigail, Emmy, and Théoden; cherished daughter of the late Shi Han Wu and Yin Yu Lin; dearest sister of Rui Ying...

Our family is sad to share that Scott Allen Mervis passed away 1/4/2023 at age 50. Scott was born 7/22/1972 in Dallas, Texas and moved with his parents to Solon, OH in 1979. He graduated from Solon High School in 1990 and from Edinboro University at Pennsylvania in 1997. He played trombone in the band at both schools. He was...