Obituaries

SUZANNE “SUZY” MARSTON NOVELLO BAKO age 58, beloved wife for 21 years of  Imre “Jim”; loving mother of Stephanie Bares, Matthew Bares, and Cory Bako; devoted grandmother of Nikki Bares and Domenic Kniss; cherished daughter of the late Mauro “Mo” and Constance “Connie” (nee Marston) Novello; dearest sister of Jan Vondrasek (husband Zeke deceased), Nancy Novello, and John Novello (wife...

BETTE J. HORWATT (nee Cole) age 88, beloved wife for 65 years of Thomas; loving mother of Cindy Morrison (husband Michael), Kris Rispoli (husband Anthony), and Katye Muha (husband Frank); devoted grandmother of Heather Shuster (husband Jon), Halle Dalrymple (husband Sean), Patrick Morrison (wife Sandra), Corbin Rispoli, Paige Parimuha (husband Nicholas), Makayla and Mitchell Muha, and great-grandmother of Grady, Gracyn,...

FANNIE M. HENSLEY (nee Keffer) age 80, beloved wife for 61 years of the late James R. “Bob”; loving mother of Susan Hinman (husband Richard), and the late Christopher James; devoted grandmother of Brittany Cox (husband Josh) and great-grandmother of Cassidy Jane; cherished daughter of the late Vena Mae (nee Blevins) and James Porter Keffer; dearest sister of Roy (wife...

Helene Sasko Love, age 86, of Lakewood, Ohio, passed away suddenly on June 1, 2021. She was the loving partner of Donald Singer for over 35 years. Helene was preceded in death by her parents George and Helen Sasko and by her siblings William, George, Jr. and Judy. Helene is survived by nephew Michael Sasko and five other nieces and...

ANDREA “ANDY” MOLICA age 79, longtime companion of Ida Weaver; loving father of Andy Molica, Jr. (wife Anne), Megan Longfellow (husband Roy), and Carmella LeMar (husband Josh); devoted grandfather of Emily, Molly, Anthony, Ellie, Zackary, and Evan; cherished son of the late Anthony and Mary (nee Russo) Molica; dearest brother of Anthony (wife Marie), Mary Jo Jakubowski (husband Walt), John...

KAREN SEDLACEK (nee Gerber) age 59, beloved wife for 37 years of Chris; loving mother of Aaron and Katelyn; cherished daughter of the late Ronald and Peggy Ann (nee Parks) Gerber; dearest sister of Russ (wife Ellen) Gerber and Susan (husband Mark) Quick; dear aunt of Owen and Rachel Quick.

Karen was born on July 16, 1961, and passed away...

FREDERICK W. DYNYS age 64, died suddenly May 31, 2021; beloved husband for 38 years of Marilyn (nee Farmer); loving father of Christopher Dynys (Danielle Gordon), Anne Salzgeber (husband Scott), and Kimberly Dynys (Chad Slater); devoted grandfather of Shain Gordon; cherished son of the late Joseph and Norma (nee Bialy); dearest brother of Edward, Joseph (wife Shelley), and Steven (wife...

JOSEPH M. DELISA age 82, beloved husband for 59 years of Carolyn (nee Sopchick); loving father of Lynn Rosacco (husband Vince) and Matthew DeLisa; devoted grandfather of Nicholas, Daniel and Louis DeLisa and Michael Rosacco; cherished son of the late  Nicholas and Helen (nee Ference); dearest brother of Jack (wife Joan deceased), Bill (wife Lois), Janet Smith (husband Jeff) and...

On May 28, 2021 Patrick Howard Handley left this world. He was a beloved husband, son, brother, uncle, friend, and Poppy to his dogs. Pat was a graduate of Mentor High School. During his high school career, he was a Boy Scout and horticulture graduate. He enjoyed years of camping, biking, gardening, and hiking, especially on the Appalachian Trail. However,...

ROBERT O. MEHALIC age 96, beloved husband of the late Katherine A. (nee Stepetic); loving father of Robert M. (Barbara); devoted grandfather of Robert J. and Melanie K. (Ron) Drouin and great-grandfather of Olivia; cherished son of the late Stephen F. and Sarah Jane (nee Bytheway); dearest brother of James M. (Bertha), Shirley J. (Donald) Smith, Thomas K. (Judy), Sandra...

BETTY LOU ANDERSON (nee Modica) age 92, beloved wife of the late Carl Lennord; loving mother of  Linda Page (husband Barth) and John (wife Carol); devoted grandmother of Kristin Reginelli (husband Dan), Matthew Page (wife Jessica) and Emily Westbrook (husband Mickey) and great-grandmother of  Ryan and Lilyana Reginelli, Johnny and Andrew Page, and Abby, Lucy and Norah Westbrook; dearest “special...

MARTIN T. LISAC age 84, beloved husband for 60 years of Mimi (nee Straus); loving father of Simone, Nadine Heithaus  (husband Kirk), Martin (wife Rhonda), and Suzane; devoted grandfather of Matthew and Benjamin Heithaus, Owen, Ella, and Anna Lisac; cherished son of the late Matija and Alojzia (nee Racki) Lisac; dearest brother of the late Matija, Ivan, and Lojze; dear...

Ralph B. Hegsted Jr. may have peacefully left our world on Wednesday, May 26th, but his boisterous presence will always be remembered by all whose life he touched. Born in Vernal, Utah in 1939, he grew up in Pocatello, ID and received his undergraduate degree in accounting from the University of Idaho where he met and fell in love with...

Joseph R. Marotta – passed away peacefully in Arizona a few weeks shy of his 97th birthday.  Beloved husband of the late Maria and the late Elizabeth; loving father of Vickie (husband Bill) and Tom (wife Peggy); grandfather of Brennen and Nina; cherished son of the late Nunzio and Isabella; and dearest brother of the late Mary Cirincione (husband Charles...

DOROTHY BALINSKI (nee Molle) age 98, loving and devoted wife of the late Chester for 67 years; dear aunt and great aunt of many; cherished daughter of the late John and Kristina (nee Breznikar) Molle; dearest sister of the late Alice, Marie, John, Jean, William, Eugene, Joseph and Robert.

Dorothy was born on May 26, 1923 in Cleveland and passed...

CHRISTINE M. “CHRISSY” RYAN age 55, cherished daughter of Loretta O.  (nee Pastore) and the late Robert E. Ryan; dearest sister of Salvatrese “Sali”, Richard (Sarah VanGilder) and Melissa Valore (husband Scott); devoted aunt of David and Daniel Ryan SGT USMC, Alexa, Michael, and Marissa Valore; loving niece of Carmen Pastore (wife Delores, deceased), and the late Ralph Pastore (wife...

Joseph “Chick” Staresinic, age 94, of Cleveland, passed away peacefully on May 24th. Beloved husband of the late Elva (nee D’Ercole); brother of the deceased: George, Tony (Nadine), Mary Miska, Ann Chesnut, Michael, Steve (Alice), Rose Runjevac, and John; brother-in-law of Cathleen; dear uncle and great uncle of many nieces and nephews.

Family will receive friends to celebrate the life...

HELEN L. LITTLE (nee Hazlett) (formerly Collins) age 82, loving mother of Rose Burwell, Ernest (Mary) Collins, Marlene Johnson, Darlene (Scott) Hoch, John Collins, and Tom (Sherry) Collins; devoted grandmother of 11, great-grandmother of 19, and great-great grandmother of 1; cherished daughter of the late Waldo and Lena (nee Greenwalt) Hazlett; dearest sister of the late Barb Fay and John...

Janet B. Mannino (nee Benya) age 94, beloved wife of the late Bill; loving mother of Barbara Curran (husband Michael) and Marie Hickey; devoted grandmother of Katie Maluchnik, James Hickey, Anne Marie Curran, Patrick Curran (wife Heather), Adam Hickey (wife Julie), John Curran (wife Rebecca) and Christopher Curran (wife Marie) and great-grandmother of Gabe, Abby, Eddy, Devan, Grace and Finnegan;...

EDWARD MATTHEW O’CONNOR, aged 79 years, beloved husband for 52 years to the late Rita B. (nee Koch), loving father of Kimberly Tucker (deceased) (husband Darian – wife Cyndi), cherished grandfather of Joseph, David and Sarah Tucker, brother of John (Cynthia) and the late Collette O’Connor, fond uncle and great-uncle.

Edward was born and raised in Sharon, Pennsylvania and was...