Obituaries

Reverend Roger N. Vernick, 78, a baptized, beloved child of our Heavenly Father, peacefully passed away on Sunday, December 11th, in Cleveland, Ohio.  He was the loving husband, of 55 years, of Linda (nee Bauer), devoted father of Marc Richard, Kristyn Barbara Prochaska (late John), and Elizabeth Corinne Baroody (Ted); adored grandfather “Pops” of Samuel (Aubrey Brafford, fiancée), Jonathan “Jack”,...

JOANNE C. MANNINO, age 94, dearest daughter of the late Joseph D. Mannino and Besse (nee Corso) Mannino and stepdaughter of Adele Mannino; dearest sister of the late Maria Laditka, Muriel M. Greve and Carole M. Specht; loving and devoted Aunt to many nieces and nephews, and great-Aunt to many as well; career 2nd grade teacher at Roxboro Elementary School...

Malcolm E. Kenney, Ph.D., of Cleveland Heights, OH passed away peacefully at home on November 28, 2022 at the age of 94. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife Betty C. Kenney, his parents, James and Lily Whyte Kenney, and his brother, James T. Kenney Jr,.  Malcolm will be remembered as a generous philanthropist, a loyal friend, a...

Wallace Patrick (Rick) Havenhill, 80, passed away peacefully among family on December 4, 2022. Wallace was born to the late Asher Havenhill, M.D. and Catherine Havenhill (Smith) on April 2, 1942 in Carmel-by-the-Sea in Monterey County and grew up in Fresno, CA. Wallace attended California State Polytechnic University where he studied mathematics and physics, and was a member of the...

James Michael Kren passed peacefully on December 1, 2022 of pulmonary fibrosis, just three weeks shy of his 77th birthday. Born December 21, 1945, Jim was a graduate of Euclid High School and Lakeland Community College as well as an Air Force veteran. He worked for four decades as an electrical engineer at Bailey Meter and Allen Bradley, ultimately retiring...

MARJIA L. HEHR (nee Ruffin) age 84, beloved wife for 59 years of Albert G. Jr.; loving mother of Amy H. Kassouf, MD (husband Philip), Albert G. III (wife Michelle) and the late Andrew W.; devoted grandmother of  twins Alyssa and Austin Kassouf, Albert G. IV and Isabella; cherished daughter of the late Ronald E. and Stella E. (nee Cates)...

 

MARK MITCHEL HANLEY age 72, beloved husband for 49 years of Marsha (nee McQuaid); loving father of Kelli (husband Jason), Mark Jr. (wife Laura), Maureen (husband Michael), Peter (wife Samantha) and Patric; devoted grandfather of Quinnlan, Miles, Breccan, Lydia Moon, Harper, Ava, August and Peter Jr.; cherished son of the late Joseph and Marjorie (nee Mitchel); dearest brother of...

ABRIANA CAMINO age 7, passed away suddenly. Darling and beloved daughter of Christopher and Monica (nee DiFranco); loving sissy of Natalina; treasured granddaughter of Janet (nee Martin) and Valerino DiFranco, Charlene (nee Podojil) and the late Carmen Camino and great-granddaughter of Marina Camino and Arnold Podojil; loving niece of  Godparents Rosemarri and Bryan Colosi, Morena DiFranco, Carmen J. and Nikki...

JOHN CASSERLY age 92, cherished son of the late James and Ellen (nee Beirne); dear brother of the late James (wife Maria); uncle of many.

U.S. Marine Veteran.

Contributions may be made in memory of John to a charity of your choice.

Mass of Christian Burial Tuesday, December 6, 2022, at 10 AM at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic...

WENDY M. STEWART, age 74; loving mother of John Kelly (Petula), William Kelly (Gabby), Carla Stamper (Tony), and Diana Alfieri (Michael); devoted grandmother of Kayla, Johnny, and Garret Kelly, William and Natalie Kelly, Tana, Casey, Kyle and Thomas Stamper, Michael, Maria, Rocco and Nina Alfieri, and great-grandmother of Chase; beloved sister of Judy Kidner, Julie Adams, Gary Stewart, Darcy Fitzgerald,...

SALLY JO KERMAN, aged 64 years, passed away Nov. 29, 2022, loving mother of Jennifer Kerman, devoted grandmother of Jordan and Jessa, dear daughter of J. Sallie Kerman, cherished sister of Jackie Tricomi (husband Tony), fond aunt to Desiree and Liam.

Sally Jo was born on July 23, 1958, in Cleveland. She was a graduate of Villa Angela Academy and...

PATRICIA J. LEWIS (nee Cuccillato) age 73, beloved wife of the late Robert “Bob”; loving mother of Tiffany Ottaway (husband Matt) and Tristan Lewis (wife Caroline); devoted grandmother of Liam and Charlotte Ottaway and Emma, Clint, and Flynn Lewis; cherished daughter of the late Gaspard and Monique (nee Septier) Cuccillato; dearest sister of Anne Marie, Marguerite, Emmanuel and Catherine Cuccillato;...

LEELASIRI SAMARASEKERA (nee Perera), age 98, beloved wife for 49 years of the late Nanayakkara D., loving mother of Jayantha (wife Samanmali), Prasad (wife Sandya), Nilantha (wife Sardha) and Dilip (wife Sagarika), dearest grandmother of Malisha (husband Michael), Shahani, Asiri, Dillon, Naomi and Nishan, cherished great-grandmother of Henry and Zoe.

Leelasiri was a special education teacher and directress for over...

THOMAS W. KECK, “TOMMY”, age 68; beloved husband for 48 years of Diane E. (nee Quinn); loving father of Shaun (Michelle), Brandon, and Ryan; devoted son of the late John and Theresa (nee Navoda); dearest brother of John (Carolyn), Beverly (Bob) Miller, and Marie (Jim) Vargo; cherished son-in-law of the late Marilyn Havemann and James Quinn; adored step-son of Carol...

BETTY L. MOHNEY (nee Balser) age 90, beloved wife for 45 years of the late Kenneth Glenn; loving mother of Donald and Karen Mohney Orf (husband Randy); devoted grandmother of Caitlin and Joshua Orf and great-grandmother of Martin James Roberts and Daniel Edward Lingerfelt; cherished daughter of the late Jesse and Lenore (nee Lawson) Balser; dearest sister of the late...

MARGARET SNYDER (nee Louden) age 73, beloved wife for 46 years of James; loving mother of Bennett (wife Laura Kinnaman) and Nathan; cherished daughter of the late William and Marie (nee Barry) Louden; dearest sister of Bill Louden (wife Sher), Kay Eikenburg (husband Bob), Terry Bozak (husband John, deceased), Rose Dewille (husband Dan), Ed Louden (wife Amy), Frank Louden (wife...

WILLIAM M. “BILL” MARTIN, JR. age 86, beloved husband of Rosemarie (nee Zoldak) for 60 years; loving father of William M. III, Greg, and Beth Andorka (husband Frank); devoted grandfather “Gog” of Ryan Andorka, Alex, Chris, Eric (wife Merrill), Nicholas, Maggie Andorka, and Cameron Martin and great-grandfather of Archie Martin; cherished son of the late William M. Sr. and Aetna...

ROBERT JACOB RESCH, Jr. age 86; died peacefully in his sleep on 11-11-22. Loving father of Elisabeth MacMillan (Brian), Susan Resch (Kevin Chapman) and Robert Resch, III (Bethany); devoted grandfather of Holden and Spencer Chapman; dearest brother of Judith Adams (John, deceased), John Resch (Carol); dear uncle and cousin of many.

Robert was born in Youngstown, Ohio to Robert and...

JOSEPH W. SEACH age 86, beloved husband for 65 years of Eleanor (nee Nemunaitis); loving father of Douglas (Karen), Susan Hirn (Mark), and David (Stephanie); devoted grandfather of Ashley Talarcek (Steven), Evan Hirn, and Taylor Hirn; great-grandfather of Ella and Sophia; cherished son of the late Joseph A. and Pearl (nee Williams); dearest brother of the late Geri Rose (late...

STEPHEN W. LEY, age 49; beloved husband for 13 years of Wendy (nee Cross); devoted father of Kylee, Saxten, Alaina and Claire; cherished son of Weert and Susannah (nee Schott); loving brother of Ernie (wife Sonya); dearest uncle of Callen, Adree Ana and Makayla; treasured son-in-law of Jerry and Mary Jo Cross; dear nephew, brother-in-law, uncle, and friend of many.

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