Obituaries

ROBERT C. “Bob” LEWIS Jr., 76, resident of Pepper Pike, OH, passed away on March 24, 2021. Beloved husband of Patricia (nee Cuccillato); loving father of Tiffany Ottaway (husband Matt) and Tristan Lewis (wife Caroline); devoted grandfather of Liam and Charlotte Ottaway and Emma, Clint, and Flynn Lewis; cherished son of the late Robert Sr. and Nancy (nee Sproull) Lewis;...

VERA M. BONGIOVANNI (formerly Obolnar) (nee Haydoo) age 98, beloved wife of the late John Obolnar and the late Peter Bongiovanni; loving mother of Nancy Unhold (husband Herb), Judy Woodie  (husband Roger, deceased) and the late John Obolnar, Jr. (wife Patricia, deceased); step-mother of Janis Sitzenstock (husband John), Peter Bongiovanni (wife Debbie), and the late Barbara Sadar (husband Jeff); grandmother...

FRANK W. JEVNIKAR, M.D., age 52; passed away early in the morning of March 22 after a 7–month battle with cancer; devoted husband for 23 years of Leslie (nee Wagner); cherished father of William, Benjamin, and Daniel; loving son of William and Donna (nee Fadel), and son–in–law of Jean B. Wagner; dear brother of Jeff (wife Lori) and David, and...

JUDITH M. MISHECK age 66. Shared 45 wonderful years with the love of her life, Charles Schultz; cherished daughter of Glenn and Helen (nee Rakovan) Misheck; dearest sister of Kathleen McVeigh (husband William), Carol Petro (husband James), and the late Barbara; dear aunt of Brooke Mugavin (husband Mark, M.D.), Kellie McQueen (husband Kip), and Kaitlyn and Brittany Petro; great-aunt of...

ANDREW E. DINGENARY, aged 94 years, beloved husband for 52 years to the late Alice (nee Delaney), dear father of Mark (deceased), Andrew M. (wife Jane) and Susan Trepal (husband Jay), loving grandfather of Mark and Jenna Dingenary and Tim Trepal, devoted son of the late Frank and Jennie (nee Chearno), cherished brother of Eugene, Rose Incorvia and the late...

SYLVIA NOVOTNEY (nee Luther), aged 82 years passed away March 17, 2021 surrounded by her husband, children and sunshine. Sylvia was born January 18, 1939 in Spangler, PA to Helen and Urban Luther.

Sylvia spent her humble childhood creating her own fun around the small town— playing hide and seek, splashing in the swimming hole, and bowling at the alley...

Ivan Hauptman (1930 – 2021)

Ivan passed away on March 18, 2021 in Cleveland, OH at the age of 90.

Born on May 7, 1930 in Sticna, Slovenia, Ivan fled his homeland with his parents on his 15th birthday in 1945 due to the communist occupation.  What they thought would be a short evacuation, ended up being a 4-year stay...

DAVID J. SARLI age 68, cherished son of the late  Clara (nee Fiorilli) and Daniel J. Sarli Sr; dearest brother of Daniel J. Jr. (deceased) (wife Karen), Joseph (wife Pamela), Barbara Lanese (husband David), Donna, and John; dear uncle and great-uncle of many.

David was born on August 17, 1952 in Cleveland and passed away on March 18, 2021 surrounded...

VITA M. GRILLO (nee DePALMA) age 92, beloved wife of the late John Joseph; loving mother of Dianne Lanese (husband Donald), Marty (Luci Pliska), Adrianne Grillo, and Lynn Blados (husband Mark); devoted grandmother of Donald Lanese III “DJ”, Deidre Rosson (Edward Sebring), Noelle Rosson (Christian Parker), David Blados (wife Cassie), Halle Blados and great-grandmother of Keelee, Sawyer, and Elsie; cherished...

FRANK C. YOUNG age 73, beloved husband for 30 years of Aurelia M. (nee Butera); loving father of Danene Young-Brnjic (husband Nick, deceased), and Lisa Wiener (husband Eric, deceased); devoted grandfather of Jessica Wiener and the late Michael Wiener; cherished great-grandfather of Aiden Wiener and Arianna Nelson; loving son of the late George and Alice (nee Seese); dear brother of...

ANTHONY J. MONTAGNA age 71, beloved husband for 52 years of Donna (nee Dudas); loving father of Anthony M. (wife Catie); devoted grandfather of Anthony and Maddalina; cherished son of the late Gaetano and Rosina (nee Belfiore); dearest brother of Joe (wife Beate, deceased), and the late Biagio (wife Connie, deceased) and Maria Korzan (husband Dennis, deceased), treasured brother-in-law of...

CHESTER BALINSKI age 97, loving and devoted  husband of Dorothy (nee Molle) for 67 years; dear uncle and great uncle of many; cherished son of the late Frank and Anastasia (nee Sobecki); dearest brother of the late Leonard, Agnes Egleston, and Florence Fisher.

Chester was born on August 17, 1923 in Peninsula, Ohio and passed away on March 17, 2021...

Vinko Sugar, 74, of Euclid, passed away surrounded by family on March 13, 2021. He was born in Sutivanac, Istra, Croatia on  Jan. 5, 1947. Vinko was proud of his Croatian heritage and an active member of numerous social clubs. He was the life of every party as a prankster, dancer, musician and singer. He is survived by his loving...

Celebration of Life service for Anna Jean Bushnell, 74, will be on Friday, March 19, 2021 at 11 AM at The DeJohn Funeral Home & Crematory of Chardon. Mrs. Bushnell was a resident of Geneva for 51 years.

Mrs. Bushnell was born February 20, 1947 to the late Roy and Gertrude Bushnell, and passed away on Sunday, March 14, 2021....

DENNIS P. MURRAY age 65, died peacefully surrounded by his family after a sudden illness; beloved husband for 30 years of Margaret “Peggy” (nee Hamilton); loving father of Lia and Ian; cherished son of the late James and Jenny (nee Jerse); dearest brother of Roger and the late Larry and Jimmy Murray; dear uncle, great-uncle, and friend of many. Predeceased...

JEAN ANN COON (nee Sray), aged 84 years, dearly beloved wife for nearly 57 years to Lloyd, dearest mother of Sharon Coon and Dennis Coon (wife Vicky), loving grandmother of Genevieve “Genny” and Jacqueline “Jackie”, cherished daughter of the late Joseph and Jean (nee Dolenc) Sray, devoted sister of the late Joseph R. Sraj,  and Mildred A. Sray, fond aunt...

WILBUR J. INGRAM, aged 72 years, beloved husband of Sara (nee Carlson), survived by many loving relatives and friends. Due to Covid-19 virus, a celebration of Wilbur’s life will be held when it is safe to gather. Arrangements entrusted to THE DeJOHN-FLYNN-MYLOTT FUNERAL HOME OF SOUTH EUCLID.

 

ROBERT G. MEDVES age 73, passed away suddenly March 7, 2021.

Cherished son of the late James A. and Helen (nee Lapinskas); dearest brother of Lucille Celico (husband Dominic, deceased), and the late Thomas and James A., Jr.; father of Kimberly Mabe (husband Michael) and Michael; grandfather of 8; dear uncle.

All Services Private.

Arrangements by THE DeJOHN-FLYNN-MYLOTT FUNERAL HOME...

RONALD G. URBASSIK SR. age 80, beloved husband for almost 60 years to Alina (nee Ancevicius), loving father of Lydia Parker and the late Ronald G. Jr.; devoted grandfather of Rachel Colby (wife Lauren), David Parker (fiancée Sarah Garr) and Sarah Floyd (husband David); cherished son of the late Jacob and Frances (nee Mikoch) Urbassik; dearest brother of Jack (wife...

VIDMAR, Mary, (née Whelan) RN, from Highland Heights, Ohio passed away peacefully in her sleep at age 90, on Sunday, March 7, 2021.

She will be sadly missed by her son John, sister Geraldine Kanter, (husband Marvin, deceased), daughter-in-law Caroline (née Coyle), nephews SJ Kanter, D.O. (Tammy, née Cuckow) in Columbus, Ohio, Steve Kanter, M.D., in Menlo Park, California, nieces...