Obituaries

SUSAN ANNE KENNEDY age 48, beloved mother of Daniel and Parker Shaniuk Kennedy; cherished daughter of Donald and Ruthanne (nee O’Malley) Kennedy; dearest sister of Michael (Micki McNiece) Kennedy; former sister-in-law of Denise Kennedy; loving aunt of Alison Kennedy; dear niece, cousin, and friend of many.

Susan was born on August 26, 1974, and passed away suddenly on July 22,...

Dorothy A. McCormack (nee Miles) 88 of Wooster, Ohio, passed away on July 18, 2023. She was born on June 16, 1935, in Cleveland, Ohio, and grew up in Cleveland Heights. Dorothy attended Beaumont School and continued her education at Bowling Green State University. There she was a member of the Newman Club as well as Delta Gamma Sorority and...

MARLENE A. STREETZ (nee Laurich) age 85, beloved wife for 64 years of Roy J.; loving mother of Roy K. (wife Kathleen), Laura McFarlane (husband Stuart), John (wife Karen) and Lynn Hallum (husband Chris); devoted grandmother of 8 and great-grandmother of 7; cherished daughter of the late John and Angela (nee Gole) Laurich; dearest sister of Gerry Soule (husband Bruce);...

Philip Mary Brett, Born November 02, 1955 passed away on July 15, 2023 from cancer. Loving son of John Brett (dec.) and Barbara Mooney Brett, beloved husband of Elizabeth (Binnie) Eiger, devoted father of Liam (Kathryn), Keelin (dec.) and Maura, and grandfather to his treasured Alice and Molly Brett. Cherished brother of Maureen, Martin, Patrick (dec.), Margaret, John, Edward, Virginia,...

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LAWRENCE J. “Larry” SWANEY age 92, beloved husband for 73 years of Catherine “Kay” (nee VonHof); loving father of Linda “Sue” Clough (husband James), Lawrence Jr. (wife Mary), Deborah Edelman, Michael, Sharon Sweigert (husband Rick), and the late Robert; devoted grandfather of Brian (Allison) Clough, Gregory (Jalaja) Clough, Scott (Sangeeta) Clough, Trina Swaney, Lindsey (Carl) Ramsey, Shaun Swaney,...

ELAINE PATRICIA NICOLLI (nee Castro), 74, passed away July 16, 2023. Beloved wife for 39 years to the late David A., dearest mother of Jason (Melissa), Tony (Heather) and the late David (Katie – deceased), loving grandmother of Hayden, Luca, Anthony, Ella and Avery, cherished aunt and Big “E” to Stephanie (Gary), Natalie (Ian), Darren (Marianne), Julianna, Olivia, Michael, Ray...

CYNTHIA LEE SELVAGGIO (nee Barry) age 70; loving mother of Katie Alabsi, Brent, and Brandon (Karina Baker); devoted grandmother of Jameson, Joshua, and Kalid Alabsi, Chelsea Baker, Alexandra, Brandon, and Brianne Selvaggio; dearest mother-in-law of Waleed Alabsi; cherished daughter of the late Frank and Adeline Barry; dearest sister of Denver Barry; beloved aunt of Kimmy, Tracy, Frank, Sarah, Bonnie, and...

THOMAS PATRICK KREBS age 66, beloved son of Harrison and Catherine (nee Gannon); brother of Neil and Ann (nee Cook), Jim and Jacki (nee Schindler), Susan (deceased) and Jim Krovontka, Bob and Cindy (nee Wokety), and Jack and Lori (nee Tepley); dear uncle of Stephanie, Michael, Jim, John, Joseph, Michael (deceased), Jamie, Matthew, Nathan, Jacob, and Jessica; great-uncle of many;...

FLORA ELIZABETH DiMATTIO (nee Davis) age 96, beloved wife for 55 years of the late John; loving mother of Deborah (Mike) Gallagher, Michael (Dinah), Gregory (Lisa), Rick (Robin), Cynthia (Dave) Martin, and the late Jeffrey; devoted grandmother of Chris Gallagher, Kate (Ryan) Bose, Zack DiMattio, Rose DiMattio, Jeffery David Martin, Tori DiMattio, Isabelle DiMattio, Jacqueline (Cameron) Fuller, and Joseph DiMattio;...

WILLIAM J. TAUSZ JR. age 77, was born on April 23, 1946, in East Cleveland and passed away on July 8, 2023. Beloved husband for 46 years of the late Donna M. Tausz (nee Lantz), loving father of Kimberly and Michael Tausz and Judy (nee Meekins), adoring grandpa to Rachel and Sarah Drugan, cherished son of the late William and...

ZACHARY MCCRAE STEVENSON age 30, beloved son of Kimberley (nee Henderson) and the late Thomas Stevenson and stepson of Chuck Fotheringham; loving brother of Nicole Steinberger (husband Brandon) and Matthew Stevenson (wife Kelly); devoted uncle of Alexys and Danielle; dear nephew, cousin, and friend of many. Zack is survived by his feline companions Ralph, Jasper, and Gilbert.

Zack was born...

“Andy”, age 34, passed away 7/8/2023, and the universe is that much poorer for it. The beloved son of William and Gloria (nee Weber), brother of Paul, Jennifer, and Matthew, uncle of Molly and Stella Gillette, Remy Clark, and Anna and Henry Gillette, loving partner of Rachel Trujillo, and of course his feline buddy Nibs. Andy was, and will always...

PATRICIA ANN GESKE (nee Flaesgarten), age 83; loving mother of Christina Phillips (Jim Munson), Corinne Barnett (husband Ivan, deceased), and Derek Geske (wife Kimberly); devoted grandmother of Patrick (wife Lizz) Riedy, Anthony (Elizabeth Yurglic) Riedy, Joseph Riedy, Christian Geske, Sean (wife Izzie) King, Stephen Conahan, and great-grandmother of five; cherished daughter of the late Joseph and Antoinette Flaesgarten; dearest sister...

NGUN OY WONG (nee Chan), age 86, a long-time resident of Richmond Heights, Ohio, passed away peacefully on July 4, 2023 with her daughter by her side in New York City, where she had been living the past several years. She was predeceased by her husband of 63 years, Jack Wong, who died in 2017.

Ngun was born in China....

ALICIA JANE SZUTER (nee Fenstermaker) age 91, beloved wife for 70 years of Edward J.; loving mother of Brian Szuter (wife Cathy), Terri Niemes (husband Jim), Alan Szuter (wife Mary Lou), Keith Szuter, Todd Szuter (wife Jackie) and the late Scott Szuter; devoted grandmother of 12 and great-grandmother of 18; cherished daughter of the late Alfred B. and Anna Mae...

Violet M. Kosmetos (nee Bratel) age 93, beloved wife for 70 years of the late Michael; loving mother of G. Michael (wife Laura), Jeffrey and the late Stephanie; devoted grandmother of Kristen Kosmetos (husband Luke DeJeu); cherished daughter of the late Marie (nee Thurieau) and Marcus Bratelj; dearest sister of the late Marcus and Jack Bratel. Honorary family member Bob...

CAROL FERRARA (nee Wright) age 85, beloved longtime companion of the late Raymond DelBrocco; loving mother of Michael, Shelley Liposky (husband Joel, deceased), James, and the late Lesley Pawar (husband Roger); treasured grandmother of Ashley Herman (husband Kevin), Andrew Liposky and Amanda Liposky, Cesily Humbarger (husband Bryce), Austin, Scarlett and Lily Pawar and great-grandmother of Juliana, London, Capria, Emme and...

Laurence “Larry” J. Ottino age 74. Passed away peacefully surrounded by family on July 3, 2023. Beloved husband of Kim (nee Martynowski). Loving father of Nicholas (Juliet), and Bobbie Ottino. Cherished grandfather of Vaida. Devoted brother of Lynn, and Peggy Mancuso (Joe). Friend and Uncle to many nieces and nephews. Family will receive friends to pay tribute to and celebrate...

VINCENT M. PANICHI, age 88, beloved husband for 60 years of Laura (nee Engoglia); loving father of Michael (wife Suzanne) and Christopher (wife Julie); devoted grandfather of Olivia, Anthony, Jack, Lucy, Maggie and James; cherished son of the late Silvio and Antoinette (nee Pucci); dearest brother of the late Dolores Fiorelli and brother-in-law of the late Theresa Ricchiuto; dear uncle,...