Obituaries
Join Us in Honoring the Lives of Those Who Have
Passed, Celebrating the Impact They Had on Us All
Marian J. Lemmermann
MARIAN J. LEMMERMANN (nee Arsena) age 93, passed away on August 8, 2023. She was the beloved wife of the late Clarence; loving mother of Lloyd (Dr. Dahra Perkins), Lois (Kevin) Myeroff, and Diane (Colin Capozella) Lemmermann; dear grandmother of Eric (Stephanie), Dana, and Clare Myeroff and great-grandmother of Wesley Myeroff; daughter of the late Matteo and Elizabeth (nee Traina)...
James Elber
James T. Elber age 73, cherished son of the late Edward and Victoria (nee Kosy); dearest brother of Marjorie Trefzger (husband Neil), Marilyn Kovac (husband James), Jack (wife Cynthia), and the late Robert; dear uncle of 15 and great-uncle 39.
James was born on July 14, 1950, in Cleveland, Ohio. He graduated from Brush High School in 1968. James had...
Ellen Holly
Ellen Holly (nee Clucas) went home to God quietly in her sleep on August 5th, 2023. She lived most of her life in Mayfield Heights and surrounding communities as a single mother of two children, Kimberly Bartula (Peter) and James Holly (Charity). She worked as a medical secretary to doctors at both the Cleveland Clinic as well as University Hospitals...
George Kinnard
GEORGE ROBB KINNARD, JR. age 71, beloved husband for 48 years of Guenn Marie (nee Behrens); loving father of Chloe (Mark) Nightingale and Chantel Thibodeaux; devoted grandfather of Bertram, Reginald, Percival, Thurston and Hildebrand Nightingale and Desmond, Viera and Dartagnan “Ryker” Thibodeaux; eldest son of the late George and Alma (nee Holl); dearest brother of Deborah, Ann, Bruce, Holly, Jeff...
Terez Dunai
Terez Dunai is now reunited with her husband Juliu Dunai (deceased), the love of her life for 55 years on August 1, 2023.
Born on September 18, 1940 to the late Andras and Maria (Szabo) Karetka. Member of St. Elizabeth of Hungary Parish since 1980 and member of the Altar Rosary Society.
Loving mother of Laszlo Dunai, Helen Zito (Jim),...
Joan B. Kimmel
JOAN B. KIMMEL (nee Broglio) age 82, beloved wife for 59 years of the late Donald; loving mother of Elizabeth and the late John; cherished daughter of the late Antonio and Ruth (nee Hines) Broglio; dearest sister of Anthony (wife Marilyn), Lawrence (wife Yolanda), John (wife Judith) and Archbishop Timothy Broglio and sister-in-law of Gerald (wife Sue, deceased), Mary Kaye...
Elaine M. Dipasquale
ELAINE M. DiPASQUALE (nee Cohen) age 75, beloved wife for 53 years of John Jr.; loving mother of Brian (wife Tracy); devoted grandmother of Brianna and Brandon; cherished daughter of the late Sanford and Mary (nee Darus) Cohen; dearest sister of Jane Howard (husband Richard) and Tim Cohen (fiancé Ann Tutton); dear aunt and great-aunt of many.
Elaine was born...
Dennis Wolk
DENNIS JOHN WOLK, aged 82 years, beloved husband for 59 years to Elaine F. (nee Putka), dear father of Jeffrey, Kenneth and the late Dennis Michael Wolk, devoted son of the late Stephen and Marie (nee Kafton).
Dennis John Wolk was born in Cleveland on July 20, 1941. An only child, he was raised on the Southeast side of Cleveland,...
Lawrence Frank
LAWRENCE FRANK age 78, beloved husband for 54 years of Louise (nee Zabukovec); loving father of Daniel, Gregory (Maria), and Michael (Nicci); devoted grandfather of Julia, Lauren, Maddy, and Anthony; cherished son of the late Joze and Franciska (nee Lever); dearest brother of the late Maria (Carl, deceased) Druzina and Ivan (Ludvika, deceased); brother-in-law of Mitzi (nee Zabukovec) and Tom...
Dave Schikowski
DAVE SCHIKOWSKI age 70; beloved husband of Leslie (nee Schumacher) for 27 years; loving father of Andrew (wife Joanna), Lindsey Uchbar (husband Mark), and Jennifer Redmond (husband Chad); devoted grandfather of Caleb, Carson, Savannah, Austin, Arlo, Gwenyth, and Adele; cherished son of the late Paul and Mary (nee O’Connell); dearest brother of Marg Gandolf (husband Cal), Patrick (Sue), Thomas (wife...
Daniel J. Ruminski
Daniel J. Ruminski, age 79, “The Cleveland Storyteller”, beloved husband of the late Susan K. (nee Kline); loving father of Wendy Diedrich, Glenn Kline, Shane (wife Heather) and Daniel W.; devoted grandfather of 7; cherished son of the late Walter and Adele (nee Polak) Ruminski; dearest brother of Don (wife Debby) and Sharon Majers (husband Joe, deceased); dear uncle, great-uncle...
Lois F. Metz
LOIS F. METZ (nee Foster) age 97, beloved wife of the late George A.; loving mother of George D., Carol, James (wife Becky), Richard (wife Debbie) and Barbara Perusek (husband Thomas); devoted grandmother of Amy O’Neal (husband Patrick), William, Daniel, Richard and Jacqueline Metz (fiancé Connor Holmes), Emily, Megan and Brian Perusek and great-grandmother of Jack and Ian; cherished daughter...
Marie Beaver
Marie Beaver (née Bocchieri) age 90, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Monday, July 24th. Marie was raised in a faith-filled home, growing up to be strong in her Christian beliefs, trusting God in every circumstance. She was a dedicated wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, aunt and great aunt who loved her family with all...
Doris K. Barstow
DORIS KAYE BARSTOW (nee Linnert) age 82, loving mother of Chris (Julie) and Steve (Sue); devoted grandmother of Adam, Logan, Ellie, C.J., Jamie, and Robert; cherished daughter of the late Raymond and Dorothy (nee Schoeffle) Linnert; dearest sister of Donna (Carl, deceased) Liedtke and the late Janice (Morley Kohn, deceased) Linnert; niece of the late Elmer (Tug) Linnert and Arthur...
Dorothy M. Trvalik
DOROTHY M. TRVALIK (nee Kucharczyk) age 94, beloved wife for 46 years of the late Steven J.; loving mother of Kim DiBurro (husband Jeff) and Bruce (wife Mary); devoted grandmother of Cady Trvalik, Steven Trvalik, Kyle DiBurro, Isaac Haseltine, Sammie Trvalik, Jake DiBurro, Ruby Trvalik and the late Jake Haseltine; cherished daughter of the late Albert and Agatha (nee Wal)...

Daniel J. “Dan” Ruminski
Services Pending. Arrangements by DeJohn Funeral Home & Celebrations Center of Chesterland.
Bernice E. Polzner
BERNICE E. POLZNER, 92, died quietly in her own bedroom on Sunday, July 23, 2023. Mom was so tremendously loved and adored by her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and friends. She was able to visit her family and friends in the last few days and that was such a blessing.
Mom was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio. At the age...
Donna M. Collins
DONNA M. COLLINS (nee Iacofano) age 87, beloved wife of the late John “Jack”; loving mother of John (wife Lori), Maureen Collins (husband Steve Cawley), Cathleen Collins (husband Rob Gannon), Sally Collins (husband John O’Toole) and the late Joseph; devoted grandmother of Andrew Collins (wife Jeannette Casserly), Liam Collins, Connell Collins and the late Paul Collins; cherished daughter of the...
Eleonore Bender
ELEONORE “ELLEN” BENDER (nee Seitner) daughter of the late Gustav and Katharina (nee Kloe) Seitner; devoted wife of the late James; cherished mother of Raymond (Barbara, deceased); beloved grandmother of Eric (Candice), Kristen (Rich) Bremer and Jeff (Anna); great grandmother of Isabelle, Anderson, Evan and Owen; and cousin to many.
Ellen was a faith filled and resilient woman enduring hardship...