Obituaries

ELECTRA LADAS (nee Topakas) age 84, beloved wife for 65 years of Thomas Ladas; loving mother of Paul (wife Mary) Ladas and John (wife Barbara) Lada; devoted grandmother of Tom (wife Karolyn), Raymond, Christopher, Eric (wife Kianna), and Michael great-grandmother of Paul, Lexi, and Ella; cherished daughter of the late John Topakas and Effrosene (nee Mimides) Topakas; dearest sister of...

Nancy Lee (nee Daly) Vickery, age 64, of Euclid, Ohio, passed away on January 25, 2022, peacefully. Nancy is the beloved Wife of Patrick Vickery, loving Mother of Carissa Moon (Steve Carter), Jason (Bri) Moon, Dawn (Ryan Reeves ) Vickery-Reeves and Marde (Sergio Spencer) Vickery-Spencer, Sparkly Nana to Una, Fiora, Lucian, Brantley and Logan Storm and bonus Mom to her...

JEAN L. HARASYM (nee Gutkowski) age 66, beloved wife for 41 years of David; loving mother of Margaret “Meg” Prochko (husband Michael); cherished daughter of Margaret (nee Theobald) and the late Leonard Gutkowski; dearest sister of Larry Gutkowski (wife Judy), Susan Morilak (husband David), Barbara Burant (husband Christopher), Kathy Sherlock (husband Rick), and Paul Gutkowski; dear aunt and great-aunt of...

VICTORIA CHAMOUN (nee Bouchamoun) age 91, beloved wife of the late Youssef; loving mother of Emile (wife Laila), Tony (wife Bernadette), George (wife Daad), Gladys Hajj (husband Joseph), Marlene Rizk (husband George), Vera Haddad (husband Nadim) and Elie (wife Carmen); devoted grandmother of 21 and great-grandmother of 20; survived by 1 sister Lucy and preceded in death by 6 brothers...

EDWARD G. SOVICH age 94, beloved husband of the late Doris (nee Gehring); loving father of Stephen, Pamela, Kathleen (fiancé Michael Kelly), James (wife Sandra), Thomas (wife Laurie) and the late Michael (wife Holly, deceased); devoted grandfather of Kristine, Matthew, Ryan, Jack, Nicholas, Halle, Daniel, Zachary, Carli, Maxwell (deceased) and great-grandfather of Hannibal and Bella; cherished son of the late...

MARY ELIZABETH VENTIMIGLIA (nee Weiler) age 73, loving mother of Anthony (Josefina) and Jason (Angela); devoted grandmother of A.J., Alex, Kayleigh, Keagen, and Kamden; cherished daughter of  Albert (Pauline) Weiler and Mary Elizabeth Weiler (nee O’Brien); dearest sister of John (Barb) Weiler, Tim (Patty) Niedel, Bobby (Maura) Weiler, Jeanne (Michael) McIntyre, Jimmy (Fay) Weiler, Tom (Audrey) Niedel, and the late...

STANKO VIDMAR age 99, beloved husband of the late Ivanka; loving father of Deacon Janez (wife Dawn), Marie Graf (husband Mark), and Veronica Isabella (husband Michael); devoted grandfather of Philip, Miha (fiancé Elizabeth), Joze (wife Natalia), Maria (husband Matt), John, Adrian (husband CW), Tony, Monika (husband Jason), Christina (husband Jim), and Joey (wife Jackie) and great-grandfather of Ivana, Olivia, Matej,...

NICOLINA A. “NICKY” SALEMI (nee Marino) age 90, beloved wife of the late Joseph; loving mother of Michael L. (wife Patricia E.) and Karen N. Salemi (Lawrence Clark); devoted grandmother of Joseph M., Gina Kilberg (husband Derek), Lawrence, Jr. and great-grandmother of Rylan and Nathan; cherished daughter of the late Nicola and Carmela (nee Lovano) Marino; dearest sister of Lee...

DONNA MARIE KUNC (nee Berman), age 76, passed away on January 12th, 2022. She was born November 1, 1945 in Chicago, Illinois, to the late Norman and Rosemary (nee Mascolino) Berman. In 1950, the family moved to Homewood, Illinois, where she spent her childhood playing with the many neighborhood kids on Cowing Court. The family moved to Ohio in 1959;...

LAWRENCE M. CLARK age 91, beloved son of the late Andrew and Irene (nee Stoveall); dearest brother of the late Ernestine Taylor; dear uncle of Vicky and Michael Taylor; treasured cousin of Elmo Lee. U.S. Air Force Veteran.

Relatives and friends are invited to meet for the Mass of Christian Burial Tuesday, January 25, 2022 at 11 AM at St....

COLETTA ANN FARRELL (nee O’Byrne), aged 84 years, beloved wife of the late James L., loving mother of Michael (wife Kathy), Thomas, Kevin, and Peggy Ruth, step-mother of Steven J. Farrell, M.D. (wife Rebecca), Eileen M. Zelenskas (husband Michael) and John P. Farrell (wife Denise), devoted grandmother and great-grandmother, cherished sister of the late Frank O’Byrne, Agnes Plavan and Margaret...

RENEE Z. VAN CAUWENBERGHE (aka Renee Galland), aged 97 years, beloved wife of the late Maurice Lewis, cherished sister of Victor and the late Madeleine, treasured aunt of Patrick Van Cauwenberghe and family, and Regina Rivero and family. Born March 4, 1924 in Auchy Lesmines, France, Renee was a decorated member of the French Resistance in W.W. II. She was...

It is with great sadness that the family of Audrey W. Bukvic (nee Weir) announces her passing on January 16, 2022 at the age of 87.  She was born May 12, 1934 in Cleveland, the third of five children, to Bill and Margaret Weir. She attended John Marshall High School and continued a family tradition of working at Cleveland City...

Donald J. Yelenosky, age 83, went home to be with the Lord and join his beloved wife of 53 years, Patricia (nee Schmidt). Precious father of Julie Santo, Elizabeth Petrello, Donald Jr. (Mike Allen), Anne and Michael (Jennifer). Devoted grandfather of Nicole Cruny (Michael), J.D. and Anthony Santo, and Maya and Emmy Yelenosky. Loving great-grandfather of Sienna and Mila Cruny....

Anita better known as “Nita” was born in Cleveland, Ohio on March 10,1960 accompanied by her twin sister Roberta “Berty” Roberts. Anita attended Glenville High School in Cleveland, Ohio where she made many lifelong friends. After high school, she charted her path working various jobs but spent most of her working years as a machine operator at a factory in...

THOMAS JOHN WELO age 100, beloved husband of the late Caroline (nee Krishche) and Emma (nee Mihalic); loving father of Thomas J. Welo, Jr. (wife Carol), Joan Prudic, MD, (Charles F. Beck), Mark Welo, Beth Kass (husband Reverend Steve Kass), Nancy Prudic (Bert Dennis), Edward Prudic (deceased), Joyce Prudic (Bill Pethtel), Carter A. Welo, Sr., (wife Georgine), Philip Welo (deceased);...

Mary C. Blatnik, age 98, was born on March 11, 1923, to Frank and Katrina Homar in Cleveland, Ohio. She passed away on January 12, 2022. Mary was the beloved wife of the late Henry Blatnik; mother of Bonnie and Cathy Ann; sister of the late Frank Homar, Jr. (Lillian), Josephine Wutchiett (Joseph, deceased), Frances Kajfez (Matt, deceased), and Alice...

MADELEINE MARIE SCHNEIDER (nee LaMarca) age 68, beloved wife for 39 years of Bob; loving mother of Bobby (wife Karoline), Terence (wife Kristen), Patrick, and Krystina Simko (wife Megan); devoted Nani of Kane, Kaleb, Kameron, Rafe, Iris, Kole, Bethany, Kaden, and soon-to-be born Zander; cherished daughter of the late Louis “Buzzy” and Madeleine (nee Sciria) LaMarca; dearest sister of Sally...

RORY ANGELOTTA age 43, beloved son of Teri (nee Cranley) and Mark (deceased); dearest brother of Jennifer, Riley (deceased), Randy (deceased), Cassidy and Kelsey; loving uncle of Wyatt; cherished grandson of the late Shirley (nee Masten) and Thomas Cranley; cherished grandson of the late Judge John L. Angelotta and Therese Walton Angelotta; dear nephew, cousin and friend of many.

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MADELINE “MADGE” MONTELLO (nee Rose) age 80, beloved wife of the late Salvatore “Sal”; loving mother of Lisa, Josette Merletti (husband Lew) and the late Anthony; cherished daughter of the late Albert and Sadie (nee Jagella) Rose; dearest sister of the late Albert “Sonny” Rose (wife Nancy) and James Rose (wife Cathy, deceased); treasured sister-in-law of Carmen (wife Rosemarie); dear...