Obituaries

MARIJA J. OBREZA (nee Kebe) age 87; beloved wife of 62 years to the late Viktor; loving mother of Victor E. and Katherine Pappas (husband Tom); cherished grandmother of Elizabeth Obreza Hurst (husband Philip) and great-grandmother of Hunter, Pippa, and Ruby; dearest daughter of the late Josef and Marija; dear sister of Juze Kebe, Venka Klancar, and the late Anna...

GINA LORENZO (nee Frager) age 63, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family; loving mother of Corri Kowaleski (nee Zaller), Dan Zaller Jr. (wife Kate) and Kayla Lorenzo; devoted grandmother of Louie, Lola, Dylan, Harper, Danny and Benny; cherished daughter of the late Phil and Terri (nee Reich) Frager; dearest sister of Ben Frager (wife Naissa) and Marla Badowski (husband...

CAROL L. ANDREWS (nee Shults), 94, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 12, 2022, in Cincinnati, OH. She was born on Nov. 27, 1927, in Cleveland to the late Willard and Mildred Shults. In addition to her parents, Carol is preceded in death by her beloved husband of 62 years, Leonard “Earl” Andrews. Carol is survived by her daughter, Janet...

PATRICIA J. SIPPLE, aged 64 years, beloved daughter of the late Conrad Robert and Winifred M. (nee Zola), loving sister of CDR. Richard, U.S.N. – Ret. (wife Mary Sue), Susan, Constance and David “Duke” (wife Bernadette), cherished aunt of Kevin and Brian.

In lieu of flowers, contributions suggested to The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, 6100 Rockside Woods Blvd. N, Suite...

Eleanor (Ellie) Gebacz (Wedryk-Wagner), age 92, loving and cherished wife for 55 years to the late Louis, passed peacefully away on May 9th, 2022.

Ellie was an executive secretary for ten years in the office of Louis B Seltzer, the late editor of the Cleveland Press, resigning in 1960 to become a Mom. She returned to work several years later...

MARIO LIUZZO age 90, owner and operator of Mario’s International Spa, Hotel, and Restaurant; beloved husband for 55 years of Joanne (nee Douglass); loving father of Sherri Greve (husband Joseph); devoted grandfather of Sarah Keller (husband Michael) and Gregory Greve (wife Lindsey), and great-grandfather of Emma, Cameron, and Connor; cherished son of the late Anthony and Luminata Liuzzo; dearest brother...

GERALDINE LOUISE ANN KANTER (nee Whelan) age 88, beloved wife for 45 years of Marvin; loving mother of Steven, Sharon Kanter Hanford (husband Charlie), Stuart (wife Tammy), and Hope Frate (husband Neo); devoted grandmother of Heather, Jessica, David, LK, Cole, and Carson; cherished daughter of the late Jack and Marie (nee Griffiths) Whelan; dearest sister of the late Joe Whelan,...

SAM A. TOMASELLI age 87, beloved husband for 70 blessed years of Marie (nee DelNostro) Tomaselli; loving father of Salvatore (Mary Jo), Antonia “Toni” Perossa (Lino), Laura Ritz (Ernie), and Kenneth (Kelly MacDonald); devoted grandfather of Jon (Tracy), Patrick (Shawna), Stephen (Allison), Maria Perossa, Dana Karabatso, Michelle Continenza (Vincent), Nina, and Gino and great-grandfather of Lucia, Dominic, Joshua, Connor, Ariana,...

MARGARET M. CMARIK (nee Mische) age 94, beloved wife of the late Edward; loving mother of Edward (wife Valerie Hill), Thomas (wife Sharon), Robert (wife Miriam Klein), and Michael; devoted grandmother of Gregory (wife Audrey) and Lauren Pettry (husband Andrew) and great-grandmother of Gabriella Pettry; cherished daughter of  the late Edward and Sophie (nee Fink) Mische; dearest sister of Maxine...

KATHRYN E. “KATY” BERQUIST age 34, died peacefully at home after her battle with cancer; cherished daughter of Allen Berquist and Janel (nee Aicher) Moore (husband Bruce); loving sister of Brian (wife Jennie); devoted aunt of Abby; dearest close friend of Nate Allen; beloved niece, cousin, and friend of many. 

Contributions may be made in memory of Katy to...

JAMES R. COSTABILE, JR., age 87, beloved husband for 59 years of Toni (nee Cistone); loving father of Jim (fiancee Donna Hasler), Greg (wife Carmel nee Lorenzo), and Lori; devoted grandfather of Nicky Evelyn (husband Steven), Chrissy, Dom, Celeste, Brianna, Gabriella, and Marco; cherished son of the late James and Carmela “Molly” (nee Palmieri) Costabile; dearest brother of Robert (wife...

JANICE M. FUDURICH (nee Jurcisek) age 81, beloved mother of Diana Miller (partner Rob Schanda) and Donna Brown (husband Paul), devoted grandmother of SSGT Kyle Miller (wife Lili), Hailee and Morgan Brown and great-grandmother of Ayden and Cole Miller; cherished daughter of the late Joseph and Josephine (nee Lisi) Jurcisek; dearest sister of the late Albert Jurcisek (wife Nancy); former...

JACK THOMAS BAIRD, Esq., passed away May 2, 2022 at the age of 96 (3 days short of his 97th birthday), beloved husband for 71 years to Barbara (nee Lewis), loving father of Sharon Nichting (David), James (Sharon), Lynne Kravos (Frank), Kathleen Guban (Philip), Patricia Zaller (Raymond) and Robert (Lisa), devoted grandfather of 11 and great-grandfather of 8, cherished brother...

RICHARD LANDON TAYLOR, JR, M.D., age 77, passed away March 30, 2022. Born December 30, 1944 in Cleveland, Ohio, beloved son of the late Kathryn L. (nee Johns) and the late Richard L. Taylor, Sr. M.D.; loving brother of the late Robert C. Taylor, dearest nephew of the late Janis L. Lichtinger (nee Johns) of Cleveland and the late Melvin...

PHILLIP P. ALIBERTI, SR. age 94, beloved husband for 44 years of the late Margaret (nee Smith); loving father of Grace Catania (husband Gary), Gina Aliberti, and Phillip Aliberti, Jr. (wife Kristen); devoted grandfather of Alicia and John Vilics, Sonny and Chasity Catania, Angela Catania, Annie and Tyler Dalberg, Vincent Aliberti, and Nicolas Aliberti; great-grandfather of Sabrina Hutton Catania, Mira...

MARGUERITE H. GILBERT (nee Hoffacker) age 100, beloved wife for 65 years of the late Robert C.; loving mother of Brian D. (wife Connie R., deceased) and the late Gail Manbeck Haverdill (husband Thomas G.); devoted grandmother of Bradley Manbeck (wife Leslie)  and Leah Manbeck-Martin (husband Jeff) and great-grandmother of Jude, Eli, and Joracin Manbeck; cherished daughter of the late...

HAROLD EDWARD WHITE, aged 99 years, beloved husband for 67 years to the late Geraldine R. (nee Worden), dear father of Patricia White and the late Carol Lauer, devoted grandfather of Stephen Lauer and the late Scott Lauer, treasured great-grandfather of Rachael, loving son of the late Phillip and Louise (nee Libby), cherished brother of the late Rev. Fr. Philip,...

George J. Warden, age 55, of Parma, Ohio; beloved son of the late Janet M. Warden (2016) and George A. Warden (1976); loving brother of Jane Bender of Parma, Ohio, Susan Jackson (Robert) of Locust Grove, Georgia; Dear Uncle of Mark Bender and Ashely Bender of Cleveland, Ohio; beloved Great Uncle of three, laid into rest on Monday evening, April...

NANCY O’BRIEN (nee Zeleznikar), age 63; beloved wife for 37 years of Timothy; loving mother of Sean (wife Amanda), and twins Katherine “Katie” Koehnle (husband Mike) and Kristen O’Brien (Jason McConnell); devoted and adoring grandmother of Garrett O’Brien; cherished daughter of the late Frank and Evelyn (nee Rybak) Zeleznikar; dearest sister of Mary Ann Mascellino (husband John), Evelyn Victor (husband...

CARMELA “MOLLY” MALAK (nee Lombardo), aged 99 years, passed away peacefully on Sunday April 24th, 2022.

Beloved wife of the late Joseph, loving mother of Joseph T. Malak, MD of Hyde Park, NY; Thomas A. Malak of Sarasota, FL, and Natalie Drake (husband Joe) of Bainbridge Twp.; devoted grandmother of Ryan (Meredith) Drake, Lyndsay Drake, and Joseph Luis Malak; dear...