Obituaries

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...

PHILIP MICHAEL WAYNER age 5, was called home to our Lord on September 1, 2022 after his 2.5 year battle with leukemia. Beloved son of Kathryn “Katie” and Michael “Mike”; loving brother of Vincent, “Vinny” and Robert “Robby”; cherished grandson of Susan and the late Dean Weibley, Paul and Amanda Wayner and Louisa Bertone; dear nephew of Jessica and John...

William E. “Billy” Porter, passed away at home August 30, 2022; husband, father, son, brother, uncle, and friend of many.

“It’s astounding, Time is…fleeting, Madness takes its toll. But Listen Closely.” William Porter was a man that lived by the idea that you “don’t judge a book by it’s cover.”  He was fascinated by WWII history, and like Saving Private...

MARILYN ANN NICHOLAS (nee Johnson) age 76, beloved wife for 56 years of Robert; cherished daughter of the late Harry and Agnes (nee Karaba) Johnson; dearest sister of Cheryl Gazso (husband George, deceased), Jacqueline Puhalsky, Richard Johnson (wife Denise), and Michelle Brant (husband Rick); treasured sister-in-law of the late Harry Nicholas and Janet Nicholas; special family member of the late...

KARL RUDL 90, passed away on August 28, 2022. Beloved husband of the late Marija “Mara” (nee Skebe); loving father of Anita Virgo (husband Jerry) and Gregory; devoted grandfather of Kathryn and Joseph; cherished son of the late France Breg and Romana Rudl; dearest brother of the late Silvia and Milko; dear uncle and brother-in-law.

Karl was born on July...

Barbara Jean Orlandi (nee Morris), 82, of Mayfield Heights, Ohio passed away on August 30, 2022 following an extended battle with lung cancer and other illnesses.

Barb was born December 4, 1939, in Hooversville, Pennsylvania.  In the mid 1950’s, with her family she relocated to the Cleveland area.  She was a 1957 graduate of East High School.  She was a...

SHARON M. ZUZEK (nee Nagle) age 60, beloved wife for 40 years of Steven; loving mother of Angela McArthur (fiancé Donovan Barandi); cherished daughter of the late Morgan and Mary (nee Ferenczy) Nagle; dearest sister of Karen Erich (husband Timothy) and Kathy Kollarik (husband Andrew); sister-in-law of Joseph (wife Christine) and Mark Zuzek; devoted mama of her fur companions Stanley...

Margaret (Marge) Ella (Zeph) Fultz December 19, 1931 – August 13, 2022

Margaret Ella Fultz, age 90, peacefully passed away on August 13, 2022. Margaret was preceded in death 16 months earlier by her loving husband, George. She was also preceded by her dear son, Bob, and beloved sister, Mary Zeph. She is survived by brother, David Zeph; daughter,...

George Woodrow Fultz – December 4, 1930 – April 3, 2021

George Woodrow Fultz, son of George Cleveland Fultz and Marguerite Koppe was preceded in death by his son, Bobby and brother, Gene. Since his passing on April 3, 2021, his loving wife, Margaret Fultz, went home to the Lord on August 13, 2022. George is survived by his sister,...

RHONDA J. FORNARO (nee Erney), age 63, beloved wife of the late Andrew Jr.; loving mother of Robert; cherished daughter of Carl and the late Jean (nee Capuiso) Erney; dearest sister of Patrick Erney (wife Cindy) and Jeffry Erney (wife Sandra); dear daughter-in-law of the late Andrew Sr. and Marie (nee Caserta) Fornaro; dear sister-in-law, aunt and great-aunt of many.

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HENDRIXX JEROME ROWDY was born on August 21, 2020 at Tripoint Medical Center in Painesville, Ohio to his beloved parents, Rebecca Figueroa and Carl Rowdy. Hendrixx was called to Heaven too soon on August 24, 2022.

Hendrixx was such a happy loving kid. He was an amazing son, brother, grandson and nephew to many who loved him greatly and enjoyed...

RICHARD P. VANCE age 95, beloved husband of the late Eve (nee Galich); loving father of Richard (wife Victoria) and Laura; devoted grandfather of Bailey Wells (husband Walter), Robin Dodson (husband Jeffrey), and Riley Vance, and great-grandfather of Thomas and Esme Wells; cherished son of the late Stephen and Rose (nee Toth); treasured brother of Rita and the late Edward...

FRANCES LOUISE LEACH was born on March 15, 1936 in Cleveland, Ohio and was adopted by Nathaniel and Eunice Pearson.  She was one of four children. Frances passed away on August 24, 2022, at McGregor Gardens at the age of 86. She is survived by her loving husband, Frank Henry Leach.

Frances graduated high school in the Class of 1954....

Marilou Battista Strathern, age 87, wife of James Joseph Strathern, died suddenly at home on August 25, 2022. Born on December 14, 1934 in Cleveland, Ohio, Marilou was the daughter of Joseph “Pipp” and Margaret (née Chiocchio) Battista. She was the oldest in her family, with two adoring brothers, Joseph Jr. (Barbara) and Deacon Bruce Battista (Anna).

She attended Notre...

LOUIS DEBELJAK age 89, beloved husband for 64 years of Angela (nee Knavs); loving father of Bernadette Martucci (husband Richard), Louis (wife Susan), and Barbara Debeljak (husband Timothy Davin); devoted grandfather of Richard (wife Robin), Mark (wife Emily), and Anthony Martucci and great-grandfather of Mia, Libby, Cece, Izzy, and Chloe; dearest brother of Angela and 6 brothers and 2 sisters...

CYNTHIA ELLEN YARBOROUGH, age 76, loving mother of Scott Looney (wife Leslie Short) and Tracey Crandall (husband Daniel); devoted grandmother of Ryan, Tyler, and Zach Looney and Cassidy and Delaney Crandall; cherished daughter of the late Jack Yarborough and Jackie (nee McKenna) Brogan; dearest sister of Patricia Yarborough-Gennis and Mark Yarborough; dear aunt and great-aunt of many; former wife of...

DIANE RENEE SMITH (nee Parker) age 65, beloved wife of the late Robert; loving mother of William Stull (wife Kristian), Sheridan Vecchio, MD (husband Salvatore), and Johnathan Eperesi (wife Larissa); devoted grandmother of Dylaen, Socorra, Billy, James, Alexandra, Kailey, Nathan, Jase, and Caleb and step-grandmother of many; cherished daughter of the late William and Muriel (nee Higgenson) ; dearest sister...

GLADYS MARIA INA age 60, beloved mother of Lina and Mona Haddad; cherished daughter of Mouna (nee Saikaly) and the late Halim Ina; dearest sister of Halim A., Jr and Michel Ina (wife Wariya); dear niece, cousin and friend to many.

Gladys was called to her eternal resting place on August 19, 2022. She entered this world on January 21,...