Obituaries

VICTORIA A. VLAH (nee Kovach) age 64, beloved wife for 38 years of Frank; loving mother of Lindsay Williams (husband Chief Matthew, USN) and Robin; devoted grandmother of Caroline and Madelyn; cherished daughter of Mildred (nee Tomsic) and the late Donald Kovach; dearest sister of Lynn Kovach, Christine Miller (Thomas O’Donnell), Edward (wife Ann) and the late Karen Russ (husband...

ROBERTA LOUISE VALENTINO (nee Wilenius), 84, beloved mother of Joseph Galati, Charles Galati (Lynne), and Gregory Giesse (Julie), loving grandmother of Joey, Ashley, Chuck (Bridget), Mathew, and Jessica Galati, Lauren Russell (Jesse), and Brandon and Kyle Giesse, dearest great-grandmother of Aidan, Noah, and Ian Galati and Layla Russell, cherished sister of Robert Wilenius (Francine), devoted aunt and great-aunt.

Roberta was...

VINCENT J. PIZZINO age 92, beloved husband of the late Lucille (nee Biank); loving father of Debra Pizzino; cherished son of the late William and Guseppina (nee Lenzo); dearest brother of Anthony (wife Annette), Grace InCristi and the late James (wife Sarah, deceased) and Sam (wife Lynn); dear uncle and great-uncle of many. U.S. Army Korean Conflict Veteran.

Vince was...

LOIS E. SWANSON (nee Johnson) age 98, beloved wife of the late Col. Ernest E., Jr.; loving mother of Leslie Stevenson (Mark), Sarah Schlotterback (Thomas), E. Victor (Elaine), and Kermit (Lynn); devoted grandmother of Kristen Knoll (Patrick), Ryan, Adam (Jennifer), and Jenna Phillips (Franco Ferrara), Peter, Linnea, and Evan Swanson and  step-grandmother of Brooke and Mark Schlotterback (Makenzie), Laura Shpak...

EVER CHARLES SMITH age 68, beloved husband for 28 years of Colleen (nee Roost); loving father of Patricia (Mark) Porter, April (Darryl) Herring, Ever Smith, Jr.,  Charles Ever Cooper, Charlie Cooper, Virgil Cooper, Candace Price, Shakeisha Cooper, Alex (fiancee Amanda) Smith, and Cassie Smith; step-father of Kelley Dea (Larry), Courtney Quinn, and Katie Abney (Anthony); devoted grandfather of 25 and...

LISA R. KRAEMER (LANG), Esq. age 67, beloved wife for 45 years of Richard S. Lang MD; loving mother of Jonathan Kraemer Lang, Esq. (wife Judge Deborah), Katherine Lang Smolko (husband Matthew), William Kraemer Lang, D.O. (wife Lauren) and Daniel Kraemer Lang (wife Megan); devoted grandmother of Cora, Jacob, Vivienne, Collins, Wren, Dawson, Barrett and Etta; cherished daughter of the...

SOPHIE PATRICIA VICCHIO age 94, cherished daughter of Frank and Lugene (nee Miceli) Vicchio; dearest sister of Anne and Marlene; sister of the late Dan, Angelo, Richard, Lenore, and Helen; dear aunt and great-aunt of many.

Sophie enjoyed golfing, traveling, and playing cards in her younger years.

Mass of Christian Burial Wednesday March 30, 2022, at St. Mary Catholic Parish...

On March 19 2022, Karen Lee Eierman (nee Passarello) of Madison Ohio, left this world suddenly to be in eternal paradise forever with the Lord. Karen was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and aunt. She always had a smile on her face. She always welcomed everyone into the house with a smile and a “Hi sweetheart”.

In the spring...

RICHARD J. WHITE age 89, beloved husband of Carol White (nee Paratore); loving father of Richard J. (Valerie), Patricia Gillen (James), Michael (Terri), Scott, and the late Donald R.; devoted grandfather of 11 and great-grandfather of 5; cherished son of the late Raymond P. and Angela White (nee Skul); dearest twin brother of the late Robert (Nettie); brother-in-law of John...

BERNADETTE ANN O’HANLON, aged 81 years, beloved daughter of the late Thomas R. and Thelma (nee Hagan), devoted sister of the late Patricia Theresa, cherished cousin of John Howell, and a treasured friend to many.

Bernadette was born in East Liverpool, OH, attended schools in Canton, and lived most of her life in the Willoughby Hills area. She worked as...

MARILYN L. JUDGE (nee Sabetta) age 79, beloved wife for 58 years of Gerald Judge; loving mother of Constance (Paul) Judge Pallante, Anthony, and Stephen (Dawn); devoted grandmother of Maria, Anna, Joseph, Rachel, and Angela; cherished daughter of the late Nicholas and Angela (nee Ferrante) Sabetta; dearest sister of the late Louis (Joanne) Sabetta and Constance (Anthony, deceased) Compola; like...

EVA “JANE” LAFOND (nee Maloy) (previously Bruening) age 86, loving mother of Maureen (Gary, deceased) Zimmer, Susan (Gary) Vehar, Laura (Tom) Emmerling, Carole (Gary) Englebrecht, Darlene Teachout, Janey (Nick) Bruening, and the late Michael Bruening and Sandy (Dan) Schnell; devoted grandmother of 15 and great-grandmother of 11; cherished daughter of the late Thomas Maloy and Eva (nee Bakely) Wiese; dear...

KUI KEUNG age 85, loving father of Emily Hinde; devoted gramps of Mazzy Hinde and Astrud Hinde; dearest uncle of Raymond, Peter, and Monica.

Family will receive friends to pay tribute to and celebrate the life of Kui at THE DeJOHN-FLYNN-MYLOTT FUNERAL HOME OF WILLOUGHBY HILLS, 28890 CHARDON ROAD (between Bishop Rd. and Rt. 91) Wednesday, March 23, 2022 from...

VIRGINIA M. “GINNY HAWKINS” FOX (nee Capuano) age 85, beloved mother of Mark Sharnas (deceased), Darryl Sharnas, and Denise Morrison (husband Kendall); devoted grandmother of Matthew, Ally, and Christopher Morrison; cherished daughter of the late Frank and Lena (nee D’Angelo) Capuano.

Ginny was born on May 16, 1936 in Cleveland Heights and passed away on March 15, 2022. She graduated...

ANGIE SIMONELLI PARILLO (nee Zambataro) age 97, beloved wife of the deceased William Simonelli and Edward Parillo; loving mother of Gail Hufgard (husband Fred) and William Simonelli; devoted grandmother of Judith Ventura (Justin King), Lauren Albano (David Snyder), John O’Brien (wife Leah), and the deceased Mary Romano and great-grandmother of 10; cherished daughter of the deceased Augustino and Biagia (nee...

BARBARA A. COMEAU (nee Cousineau) age 87, beloved wife for 64 years of William “Bill”; loving mother of Ellen, David (wife Deborah Riccitelli) and Stephen; devoted grandmother of Bryan and Jason; cherished daughter of the late Arthur and Marguerite (nee Thomas) Cousineau; dearest sister of Jane (husband George) Trenholm; and dear aunt of Kathy Trenholm (husband Rudy Shorette).

Barb was...

Ronald K. Schulz age 77, cherished son of the late Alfred and Annette (nee Fier); dearest brother of the late Robert Schulz (wife Connie, deceased) and the late Glenn Schulz (wife Maryann); loving uncle, great uncle and great-great uncle.

Ron graduate from Collinwood High in 1963.  He attended Kent State University until drafted his senior year to serve in Vietnam.   ...

JOSEPH ANTHONY FUNNELL, SR, aged 75 years, beloved husband for 55 years to Judy (nee Williams), dear father of Joseph A. Jr. (wife Kim), Jeremy (wife Heather) and Angela Funnell-Keck (husband Paul), loving grandfather of Steven and Travis Funnell, Caitlin Marriott (husband Julian), Tori and Michael Funnell, and Andrew and Natalie Schreiber, great-grandfather of Corynn Marriott, cherished son of the...

MATTHEW A. IVANOVICS age 50, beloved son of Nancy M. (nee Fedorchak) and the late Edward S. Ivanovics (deceased in 2011); devoted brother of Christopher (wife Linda), Gregory (wife Elizabeth), and Benjamin (wife Amanda) Ivanovics; loving uncle of Taylor Semrau, Zachary (wife Hayley) Semrau, Andrew, Isabella, Avery, Sarah, Lucas, Owen Ivanovics, and great-uncle of Maeve. Matt was a well-loved son,...

ALBERT JOHN TURELLA age 88, longtime companion of Jean Stanley; loving father of Joseph, Mark and Gia; cherished son of the late Giuseppe and Amalia (nee Parodi); dearest brother of the late Peter (wife Mary); dear friend of the DiTomaso family; former husband of Joanne Sommers.

Al was born on October 3, 1933 in Cleveland and passed away on March...