Obituaries

PATRICIA JEAN BORIS (nee Vatty) age 79, beloved wife for 41 years of the late Paul; cherished daughter of the late Joseph and Jane (nee Singer) Vatty; dearest sister of the late Joseph Vatty (wife Dolores, deceased); sister-in-law of Geane Charvat and Pilar Boris; devoted aunt of John Vatty and Kim Hren; great aunt of Elyse Snyder-Vatty; treasured friend of...

MARY ANN ZABLOTNEY (nee Yuchnik), aged 92 years, beloved wife for 69 years to the late John J., dearest mother of David (wife Kathleen), Barbara Zientek and Michael, loving grandmother of John, Daniel and Joseph Zablotney, Caitlin Cascio, Christopher and the late Kevin Zientek, great-grandmother of 7, cherished daughter of the late John and Mary (nee Phillips) Yuchnik, devoted sister...

CARL R. ERNEY age 89, beloved husband of the late Jean M (nee Capuiso); loving father of Patrick (wife Cindy), Jeffry (wife Sandra) and the late Rhonda Fornaro (husband Andrew Jr. deceased); devoted grandfather of Angela Oleszczuk (husband Talon), Erin Elizabeth, Robert Fornaro, Katelyn Pepper (husband Darren “Daz”), Ryan Erney (wife Erin M), and Jeffrey and great grandfather of Jackson...

VERONIKA FABEC (nee Hocevar) age 81, beloved wife for 54 years of the late ­­­­­James; loving mother of David (wife Lisa) and Marian; devoted grandmother of David and Jessica Jones, and Cassandra Fabec and great-grandmother of Athena Wyatt; cherished daughter of the late Louis and Antonia Hocevar; youngest sister of 15; dear aunt, great-aunt, and great great-aunt of many; lover...

GREGORY F. KONDRAY, M.D., FACS, was called to heaven on Sept. 20, 2022, after a fierce 30+ year battle with cancer at the age of 80, surrounded by his loving family. He is survived by his beloved wife of 49 years, Dr. Ildiko Kondray (nee Tomaschek), loving father of Gregory (wife Dr. Angela), Dr. Kristof (Kelly Genova), Marton (Julie Gurgol)...

STANLEY GRK, age 89, beloved husband of the late Emma (nee Poles); devoted and loving father of John Grk and Emma Dillon; cherished grandfather of Jesse Dillon (deceased), Jonas Dillon (fiancé Nikki Dozier), Veronica and Angela Grk and dearest great-grandfather of Jesse Dillon; cherished son of the late Jože and Antonija (nee Segulin); beloved brother of Frank (wife Marija, deceased),...

MARIA “MARY” ZAVODNIK (nee Sojer) age 97, beloved wife of the late Louis; loving mother of Leon (wife Susan) and Louis Jr. (wife Susan); devoted grandmother of Jessica Raymond (husband Mike), Mary Beth Smith (husband Kevin), Christine Harned (husband Kyle), Theresa Carnes (husband Andrew), Matthew (wife Celena), Anthony, Michael and Jarod and great-grandmother of Leon Raymond, Kendall Smith, Colin Raymond...

CAROL ANN ARMENTI (nee Bonnay) age 85, beloved wife for 62 years of Ronald; cherished daughter of the late Frank and Nora (nee Earley) Bonnay; daughter-in-law of the late Marie and Andy Armenti; dearest sister of Maureen (Paul) Napoli, Brian (Maryanne) and Guyon (Darla) Bonnay, and the late Donna (Norbert, deceased) Lehane, James Bonnay, Marianne (Douglas) Dolinar, and Dale (Regina)...

KATHLEEN “KATHY” PFOUTS (nee McHale) age 63; loving mother of Benjamin (wife Karrie) and Matthew (wife Kaitlyn); devoted grandmother of Kennedy, Kourtney and Kyla Pfouts; cherished daughter of John and the late Patricia (nee Oar) McHale; dearest sister of John (wife Hillarey) and Stephen (Suzanne) McHale, Patricia Crews (husband Stephen) and Ann McHale (partner Harriet Lester); dear niece, aunt, cousin...

LOUIS SEVERINO age 88, beloved husband for 66 years of Kathleen “Kitty” (nee DiSalvo); loving father of Richard (wife Renee), Donald (Debbie), David (wife Monica), Louis, Jr (wife Karen) and Thomas (wife Amy); devoted grandfather of Lisa Crissman (husband Steele), Tyler Strohecker (husband Tyler), Mia, Kristi, Dominik (wife Keara), Anthony (fiancé Leslie), Joi Schultz (husband David), Gino (wife Sarah), Salvatore,...

DONNA K. WOJTAS (nee Cederlund) age 73, beloved wife for 42 years of Paul; loving mother of Kelly Adkins (husband Ron “Mesha”), Erik Smee, and Kirk Smee (wife Sue); devoted grandmother of 13 and great-grandmother of 14; cherished daughter of the late Raymond and Carolyn (nee Czomba) Cederlund; sister of Gail and Ray, and her treasured sisters Patricia and Barbara...

WILLIAM J. STEPANEK age 92, beloved husband for 66 years of Connie (nee Gleason); loving father of William Jr (wife Laura), John (wife Mary), Michael (wife Susan), Timothy (wife Therese), Sheila (wife Suzanne Hesseloff), and Brian (wife Parisa); devoted grandfather of 18 and great-grandfather of 7; cherished son of the late Steve and Josephine (nee Zehe); dearest brother of the...

Jela Milicevic (nee Tomic) age 73, beloved wife for 52 years of Rajko; loving mother of Tomislav “Tom” (wife Christy) and the late Mark; cherished daughter of the late Ivo and Janja Tomic (nee Blazevic) ; dearest sister of Marica Popadic (husband Kazimir), Marko Tomic (wife Jela), Ankica Hudolin (husband Ivan, deceased), and Ilia Tomic.

Jela was born on Christmas...

BETTY LOU LOVICK (nee Humberson) age 81, beloved wife of Patrick “Putter”; loving mother of Mark (Cyndy), David (Dawn), and Lisa (Scott) Drenski; devoted grandmother of Jessica (Josh) Manley, Katie, Amber, Matt, Joe, and Jake (Rosie) and great-grandmother of Riley, Carter, and Henry; cherished daughter of the late Orval and Helen (nee Savage) Humberson; dearest sister of Jim and Gary...

DONALD F. KIMMEL age 86, beloved husband for 59 years of Joan (nee Broglio); loving father of Elizabeth and the late John; cherished son of the late Joseph and Lucille (nee Cavanaugh); dearest brother of Gerald (wife Sue deceased), Mary Kaye Kimmel-Alexander (husband John) and the late Merrill (wife Caroline deceased); treasured brother-in-law of Anthony and Marilyn Broglio, Lawrence and...

“Together Again”

JEANETTE M. “JEAN” PENKO (nee Zeman) who was in her 90th year, beloved wife for 63 years of the late Stanley V.; loving mother of James (wife Mary), Ronald, Robert (wife Tammy), Diane Smith (husband Ronald), and Linda Capaldi (husband James Jr. “Butch”); devoted grandmother of 7 and great grandmother of 4; cherished daughter of the late James...

Sister Mary Ellenann, SND, (Carol Ann Mach) 75, died August 31, 2022. Beloved daughter of the late Frank and Rosemary (nee Schmitz) Mach and late siblings Thomas, James (Kathy), and Kenneth (Evette). Cherished sister of Donna Howski (Robert), Robert (Linda), Janet Gottlieb (Donald), Jerry (Jean), Marilou Roth (John), Karen Seibel (Chris), and Maureen Fortner (Jeff); beloved aunt and great-aunt; dear...

BARBARA PAVLOVCIC (nee HREN) age 93, beloved wife of the late Milan; loving mother of Mitja (wife Mary, nee Erickson); devoted grandmother of Helena; cherished daughter of the late Ignacij and Jelica (nee Marolt) Hren; dearest sister of Meta Cocomero (husband Giovanni, deceased), Marusa Pogacnik (husband Branko, deceased), Majda Leksan (husband Rudi, deceased) and the late Marko, Alenka, Matjaz and...

ANTON “TONE” SKERL age 82, was born January 6, 1940 in Begunje pri Cerknici, Slovenia and passed away September 1, 2022 at his residence in Kirtland, Ohio where he lived for the past 48 years.

Tone was a cabinet maker by trade and worked building houses. He then later worked at Leiden Cabinet Company in Cleveland, Ohio. He was a...

JAMES A. “JIM” HOPKINS, age 68; beloved husband for 39 years of Jacqueline “Jackie” (nee Haller); loving father of Jennifer Corrao (husband Frank), Patrick (wife Shelley), Jamie Villani (husband Mike), Paul, John David (wife Tara), and Samantha Luci (husband Nick); devoted grandfather of Emily, Bella, and Frankie Corrao, Parker and Olivia Hopkins, Grace, Jacob, Claire, and Victoria Villani, and Harper...