Obituaries

Gisela Hoffmann, age 96, passed away peacefully on May 6, 2022, at Judson Park Health Center, where she stayed for two weeks before her loving heart stopped due to end stage heart disease.

Gisela was born in Silesia, Germany to Karl and Elfriede (nee Lichter) Hoffmann (both deceased). She had two sisters, Rita Hoffmann Becker of Germany and Sigrid Hoffmann...

THERON DOUGLAS “DOUG” COLLETTE age 63, beloved husband for 37 years of Patricia “Patty” (nee Ceraolo); loving father of Theron “Nick”, Tricia Comerford (husband Sean), Daniel, and Alexandria “Allie”; devoted grandfather of Parker, Emerick, Hudson, and Tensley Comerford; cherished son of the late Theron and Janet (nee Freshley); dearest brother of Dawn Skomrock, Jennifer Collette, and Jason Collette (wife Kristin);...

JEAN PATACCA (nee Stefanski) age 98, beloved wife for 56 years of the late Louis G.; loving mother of Raymond (Charlene) Patacca and Theresa (Rudy) Hren; devoted grandmother of Tony (Kelly) Hren, Becky (Michael) Ohlsen, Michael (Kayla) Patacca, and Olivia Patacca and great-grandmother of Anthony, Logan, Stella, and Clarissa Hren, Parker and Gabby Ohlsen, and Liam Patacca; cherished daughter of...

SARAH VAN ANTWERP (nee Berger) age 85, of Newbury, Ohio died peacefully May 29, 2022. She was born April 7, 1937 in Berea, Ohio, to the late Milton and Lucy (nee Sloan) Berger.

She graduated from Baldwin Wallace College in 1959 and married John in 1960. Together they created a family, consisting of their two children, Cary McCullen (husband Geoffrey)...

ERNEST W. “ERNIE” ZIENKA age 79, beloved husband for 47 years of the late Joanne (nee Anello); loving father of Steven (wife Teresa) and Angela Rosati (husband Christopher); devoted grandfather of Zachary and Alexis Zienka, Gianna Rosati, Rocco Rosati (deceased), and Genevieve Rosati; cherished son of the late Peter and Celia (nee Murawski); dearest brother of Christine Wiersch (husband Peter)...

JOYCE L. GIBB (nee DeMore) age 80, beloved wife for 56 years of Andrew; loving mother of Margaret (Mike) Magewski, Theresa Quinn, Jacqueline (Steve) Knack, Richard (Bonnie) Quinn, Andrew (Angie), and John (Traci); devoted grandmother of 16 and great-grandmother of 11; cherished daughter of the late Joseph and Margaret (nee Antenucci) DeMore; dearest sister of George (Ginger) DeMore; dear aunt...

Jill Videtic, age 44, devoted partner for 11 years of Anthony DeBaltzo; loving mother to Julia Janik,  dearest daughter of James and Wendy (nee Olsieski) Videtic; dear sister of James “Jimmy” and Jeannine (John A. Sandy Jr.); very special auntie to Tristan J. Negrelli and  Aria L. Negrelli; dear niece and cousin, loyal and close friend of many.  Jill also...

Theresa Musacchio Phillips was born March 25, 1930 in Cleveland, Ohio to Louis and Sarah (Pietrantone) Musacchio. She was the 4th of 7 children. That number(4) was very important to my mother. It defined her. It was her place in the lineup!

Theresa was raised in a home filled with love. Her childhood days and time growing up living at...

Piotr “Pete” Szlamas age 65, beloved husband for 36 years of Brenda (nee Sementa); loving father of Lauren (husband Michael), Alyson, and Piotr (wife Stephanie); devoted grandfather of Aaron, Aislin, and Donovan; cherished son of the late Leonard and Halina (nee Sawicka).

 

Pete was born on February 11, 1957, in Cleveland and passed away on May 20, 2022. He...

BARBARA J. SIMONE (nee Ganim) age 83, beloved wife for 32 years of the late Joseph; loving mother of Catherine Simone Knudson (husband Charlie), Stephen (wife Tammy), and Leo (wife Lisa), and the late Michael; devoted grandmother of Joseph, Stephen, Jolee, and Sofie; cherished daughter of the late Joseph and Elizabeth “Libby” Ganim; dearest sister of Sharon Lusk and the...

MARY M. INTORCIO (nee Buckbee) age 58, beloved wife of Ronald; cherished daughter of the late Vernon J and Mary Ann (nee Herendeen) Buckbee; dearest sister of Vernon W. Buckbee (wife Mary Ann) and Terry V. Buckbee (wife Gail); loving aunt of Taylor Buckbee, Bryan and Avery Hann, Joey, Isabella, and Leena Intorcio; treasured daughter-in-law of Shirley Stipanovich, Robert and...

JAMES A. “JIM” OURS age 83, beloved husband for 62 years of Carol (nee Markusic); loving father of James A. Jr. (wife Jodi) and Nicholas (wife Vicki); devoted grandfather of Ashley Baragry (husband Rob), Michael, James and Robert and great-grandfather of Jordan and Mercy.

James A. “Jim” Ours was born on January 1, 1939 in Moorefield, West Virginia to the...

BARBARA E. PETERSON (nee Eklund) age 86, beloved wife of the late Thomas N. and loving mother of Eric.

A Memorial Service will take place at 12 Noon Thursday, May 26, 2022.

Family and Friends are invited to pay tribute to and celebrate the life of Barbara at THE DeJOHN-FLYNN-MYLOTT FUNERAL HOME OF SOUTH EUCLID, 4600 MAYFIELD RD. (just east...

Elia Rudinitskaya age 94, cherished daughter of Abram and Malka Rudnitskaya; dearest sister of the late Lev (wife Zina) (deceased)  and  the late Sara; aunt   and great-aunt of many.  Elia was born February 14, 1928 and died peacefully on May 18, 2022.  She was a Holocaust survivor. At the age of 13, she was held in a concentration camp during...

MADELINE MANNINO  (nee Damaso), aged 100 years, beloved wife of the late Anthony, dearest mother of Rosemary Weltman (husband Harry – deceased), Susan Yuratovac (husband Donald) and Joseph A. (husband Carl Creagh), loving grandmother of Amy O’Brien (husband Ryan), great-grandmother of Connor and Cooper O’Brien, cherished sister of the late Peter Damaso (wife Erma – deceased), fond aunt and grand-aunt...

ARTHUR RICH age 84, beloved husband for 62 years of the late Connie (nee Clovis); loving father of Michael (wife Deborah), Lisa Moses (husband Kenneth) and the late Alan; devoted grandfather of Brian (wife Nicole), Mark, Thomas Allen, Tyler Moses (wife Hannah), and Kaitlyn Moses (partner Amanda Aguilera) and great-grandfather of Austin, Cali, Elise, Miranda, and Marissa; cherished son of...

JAMES T. “JIM” ELLIS age 76, loving father of Stephen and Michael Ellis; devoted grandfather of Adrianna and Jeremy; cherished son of the late Lieutenant Colonel William and Lieutenant of the Nursing Corps Margaret (nee Graves) Ellis; dearest brother of Gerry (Dan) Ryan, Barb (Chuck) Krafcik, and Trish (Ray) Hanna; dear uncle and great-uncle, cousin, and friend of many. U.S....

ANTHONY “TONY” W. LEGAN age 76, of Kirtland, Ohio, peacefully passed away surrounded by his loving family on Monday, May 16th, 2022. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio on April 29, 1946. He was the beloved husband of 47 years to Patricia (nee McCluskey); loving father to Brian (Kristin) of Mt. Juliet, Tennessee and Melissa of Gates Mills, Ohio; grandfather...

DARLENE S. BUETTNER (nee Gaglione), aged 64 years, dearly beloved wife of Michael A., dearest mother of Michael (wife Schuyler), Maria Buettner (husband Kyle Hart) and the late Joseph Anthony, loving grandmother of Zoey Hart, devoted daughter of the late Joe and Vickie (nee D’Angelo) Gaglione, treasured sister of Joyce Gaglione, Victoria Pajestka and the late Joseph Gaglione, cherished sister-in-law...

Anna Jalovec (nee Sustar) age 96, beloved wife of the late Joseph; loving mother of Joseph, John (wife Anna), and Roberta Briggs (husband Lawrence); devoted grandmother of Christina, John Bradley (wife Krystal), Lauren and Nicholas Briggs and great-grandmother to Reese; cherished daughter of the late Francisci and Ana  (nee Hribar) Sustar; dearest sister of Frank Sustar, Slavka Repensek, Angela Homar,...