Obituaries

GUISEPPE “JOE” MONTAGNA age 95, beloved husband for 71 years of the late Beate L. (nee Kluber); loving father of Linda DiPietro (Ralph Lederer), Gaetano “Tom” and Mario (Erana); devoted grandfather of Anthony DiPietro III, Michelle Sumpter (Jackson) Michael Montagna, Lana Pastor (Evan) Kim and Mario Jr., and great-grandfather of Alexa and Cayla Sumpter, Bryson and Owen Pastor and Nathan,...

MARY CHRISTINE MONTGOMERY (nee De Angelis) age 93, beloved wife for  56 years of the late Jerry K.; loving mother of Nanette Wilson (husband Stephen) Karyn Brown (husband Jeff), Robyn Melkerson (husband Ted), and the late Timothy; devoted grandmother of Shelby and Mitch Brown, Jeremy and Jessica Wilson, Nicole (nee Melkerson) McNamara (husband Derek), Kyllan (nee Melkerson)  Smearman (husband Jacob)...

FRANCINE N. CIOLFI age 86, dearest mother to Thomas Jr. (wife Marlene) and the late Kathleen Hunter (husband George, deceased); dedicated grandmother to Paula (husband Christopher) Aiken and Michael Ciolfi; proud great-grandmother to Meredith Aiken; cherished daughter of the late Mary (nee Giordano) and George  Chermak and Frank Caporale; dearest sister of Catherine Louise Peskura (husband Kenneth, deceased); cousin, aunt,...

MARYALICE M. O’BRIEN (nee Mittinger), born Aug. 31, 1927 and passed away Feb. 2, 2022 at the age of 94. Beloved wife for 42 years to the late Paul R., dearest mother of James P., Ph.D (Susie), Kathleen O’Brien-Engel, Annemarie Eriksen (Craig), Michael E. (deceased) (Karen), Mary Pat Corrigan (Dan) and Thomas R., loving grandmother and great-grandmother to many, devoted...

KATHLEEN S. ALLEN (nee Metcalf) age 65, beloved wife for 43 years of Craig; loving mother of Ryan (wife Erica) and Lauren Baird (husband Nick); devoted Baba of Emery, Ellie, Charlotte, Landry, and Violet; cherished daughter of the late Kenneth and Jeanne Ann (nee Finneran) Metcalf; dearest sister of Thomas Metcalf, Ann George (husband Pat), Steve Metcalf (wife Debbie), and...

MICHAEL J. LIONTI age 73, beloved husband for 44 years of Diane (nee Vodila); loving father of Nicholas; cherished son of the late Michael C. and Rose (nee Arcara); dearest brother of Lucy Kotlarsic (husband Andrew), Josephine Papesh (husband Robert), and Linda Cassaro (husband Joseph); dear brother-in-law of Janice and Neil Bernstein; cherished uncle, great-uncle, and friend of many. Survived...

DAVID W. BEBOUT age 64, beloved husband for 20 years of Deborah (nee Friedel); loving father of Chrissy Herendeen (husband Terry) and stepfather of Vanessa Dipko (husband James ‘Jim’); devoted grandfather of Sydney and Peyton Herendeen and step grandfather of Isabella Dipko, Emelia Risher, Andrew and Eve Dipko; cherished son of the late Bob and Trudy (nee Jacobson) Bebout; dearest...

PATRICIA LEVERANZ (nee Yates), of Chesterland, OH, passed away on Feb. 21, 2022. She was preceded in death by her devoted and loving husband Ray, and her parents Pat and Theresa (nee DiCicco) Yates. She is survived by many family members and friends. She will be laid to rest beside her beloved husband at Lake View Cemetery. Interment is private...

DAVID P. MORRIS Sr age 79, loving father of David and Dustin (wife Jennifer); devoted grandfather of Ashley Coppedge (husband John), Makaila and Olivia; great-grandfather of Alma Coppedge; cherished son of the late Guy A. and Edna (nee Opitz); dearest brother of Kay Gerasimos, and the late Ruth Barton, Eleanor Brockway, Robert, and Edna Mae Storrs.

Dave was born in...

THOMAS A. ARMAGNO, LNHA, FACHCA, age 64; passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 8, 2022 with his wife and four sons at his side.

Beloved husband of Lorie (nee Coviello) for 38 years; loving and devoted father of Tommy, Robert (Sara), Daniel (Megan) and Joseph; dearest papa of Everly and Peyton; dear son of the late Tony and Helen (nee...

FREDERICK M. LAZAR age 69, beloved husband for 47 years of Rosemarie (His Rosie) (nee Miller); loving father of Thomas cherished son of the late Mirko and Albina Lazar; brother of Laddie; well-loved brother-in-law, uncle, and great-uncle of many.

Frederick was born on April 18, 1953 in Cleveland, Ohio. He lived in Kirtland, Ohio for 32 years, prior to that...

PATRICIA ANN SURSO (nee DIEDRICH) age 92, beloved wife of the late Peter Surso; loving mother of Susan Corbett (Grant) and Joan Jeunnette (Douglas); devoted grandmother of Katie Hacker (Todd), Kimmee Corbett, Kellee Flatt (Jeremy), Leah Jeunnette, and Andrew Jeunnette (Erin); great-grandmother of Anna, Stephen, Lincoln, Grayson, and Griffin; cherished daughter of the late Alva and Mildred (nee Powers) Diedrich;...

MACE V. ALVIDREZ age 63, beloved son of Joe and the late Ella “Ellie” (Alvidrez)(nee Burgin) Doljack; loving brother of Terri (husband Donald) Pressly and Dainan Alvidrez: cherished uncle of Dainan Alvidrez McNeil, Jeffrey Alvidrez, Samantha Pressly, and Ashley Pressly; dear nephew, cousin, and friend of many.

Mace Vann Alvidrez was born on June 20, 1959 in East Los Angeles,...

Ray Michael Ward, 36, of Cleveland passed away unexpectedly on June 4, 2022.

Beloved son of Lynn Murray (nee Sbrocco) and his step-father Richard Murray, and his father James Ward; loving brother of Bob Ward (wife Michelle) and Jimmy Ward (wife Carrie); dearest uncle of Mikaela, Mason and Adrienne Ward; cherished grandson of Dick and Mary Pat Murray, and the...

HASSAN KHAJEH-NOURI, aged 97 years, husband of the late Mildred (nee Moore), father of James Noury and the late Nancy Khajeh-Nouri, passed away on May 31, 2022. We hope you finally found your peace. Graveside services will be held on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, at Riverside Cemetery, 3607 Pearl Rd., Cleveland (44109) at 11 AM. Arrangements entrusted to THE DeJOHN-FLYNN-MYLOTT...

JEAN C. KOLSOM age 95, beloved wife for 60 years of the late Paul Robert; loving mother of Jan Kolsom and Dave Kolsom (wife Sandy); cherished daughter of the late William and Julia (nee Borchert) Karcher; dearest sister of the late Lillian Karcher, Dolly Ranftl, William Karcher Jr., and Tom Karcher; dear aunt and great-aunt of many. Jean was born...

VICTOR D. SALTENIS age 65, beloved husband for 37 years of Carol (nee Bevacqua); loving father of Sarah Kalina (husband Chris) and Victoria Leonetti (husband Dennis, Jr.); devoted grandfather of Olivia Kalina; cherished son of the late Alvydas and Prudence (nee Zulpa) Saltenis; dearest brother of Ronald Saltenis and David Saltenis (wife Laura); dear uncle of many.

Victor will be...

FRANK J. CALO JR age 79, beloved husband for 55 years of Carmel “Cookie” (nee Scicolone); loving father of Frank J. III (wife Ginger), Christine Herrick (husband James), Angela Kless (husband David), Vincent, ESQ (wife Stacey) and Gia Mooney (husband Thomas Jr); devoted grandfather of Frank J. IV and Carmen Calo, Ross (fiancé Lexi Lynch), Jack (wife Alexandria) and  Gianna...

Jerome J. Dulay, 74, of Munson Township, passed away peacefully on June 2, 2022 surrounded by his family. Survived by his best friend and wife of 56 years, Clarice Kosits, daughters Donna Smrdel (Anthony), Jill Nock (Steven), son Michael (deceased), and his grandchildren. “I am at peace in the arms of my Lord.” Per his wishes, all services were private.

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Allan Tallion, 72 of Bainbridge, Ohio. Born on September 30th, 1949. Dear brother of Greg Tallion and Brian Tallion; Loving uncle to Tim Tallion, Tracy Baker and Corrine Tallion. Served in United States Navy July 8th, 1969 – November 14th, 1972. Mass of Christian Burial is Friday June 3rd, 2022 at 10am at St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church. Burial...