Obituaries

LORRAINE MARIE MAXIM (nee Dargai) age 86, beloved wife of the late Robert; loving mother of Kathleen Betlejewski (husband Larry), Patricia Hayden (husband Bill), David Maxim (wife Donna, nee Micco), and the late Baby Michael; mother-in-law of Michael Weikart and Rick Scheeser; devoted grandmother of Michelle and Robert Weikart, Rick Scheeser (wife Jess), and Lia Maxim and great-grandmother of Alexis...

DAVID G. SHERMAN age 91, beloved husband for 68 years of Jean (nee Cimperman); loving father of Cathi (John) Majewski and the late Debra Ross; devoted grandfather of Colonel, John Ross, Kristen Ross, and Daniel Zelna and great-grandfather of Jack and Theo; cherished son of the late Arthur and Ruth (nee Munson); dearest brother of the late Robert, Harold, and...

On Sunday, February 21, Lawrence “Larry” O’Donnell, loving husband, father, brother, uncle and friend, passed away at the age of 90.   A storyteller and master of the corny joke, Larry regaled his family over the years with made-up songs and tales of his childhood in Norwalk, Ohio:  Missing 13 free throws in a one-point loss to Milan, spitting across Main...

ELAINE R. LOGAR answered the call from her Lord and Savior to come home on February 19th.

In her lifetime, she was honored to be the wife of John and privileged to be the mother of Christine (Alex) and Andrew (Kristin). She will always be known as silly GrammeE by Nathan, Evan, Emery and Jonathon. Her remaining living family members...

Dr. JAMES JOSEPH CAINE, DDS, 84, of Chardon, Ohio, passed away on February 18, 2021 due to complications from surgery.   Jim was a graduate of St. Ignatius High School (1954), John Carroll University (1958) and the University of Detroit School of Dentistry (1962).   After serving in the Army, he set up his dental practice in Chardon in 1966, where he...

NANCY LEE E. BRAHAM (nee Murray) passed away on February 17, 2021 at the age 88. A Cleveland, OH native, she also raised her family in the South Euclid, East Cleveland and Cleveland Heights communities. Nancy Lee spent the last several years at Marymount Assisted Living/Villa St. Joseph in Garfield Heights.

Former wife of the late James; loving mother of...

THOMAS S. HURA, aged 95 years, passed away Feb. 15, 2021, beloved husband for 59 years to the late Elizabeth J. (nee DelBene), dear father of Claudia (husband Dennis Clark) and Mark (wife Jan), loving grandfather of Katherine, cherished brother of William (deceased WW II), Gertrude Hochadel (husband William) and Lillian Reagan (husband Edward), fond uncle. Mr. Hura was a...

JAMES E. CARESANI age 54, cherished son of the late Louis Caresani and Sara Powell (nee Edwards) (Harold); dearest brother of Carolyn Porvasnik (David) and Louis Caresani (Ann); dear uncle of Kara, Kaelyn, Ben, Kristen, Adam, and Kyle. Private Family Services were held at Western Reserve Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Arrangements by THE DeJOHN-FLYNN-MYLOTT FUNERAL HOME OF WILLOUGHBY HILLS.

 

VIRGINIA J. BURCHARD (nee Jordan), aged 86 years, beloved wife for 48 years to the late Charles W., dearest mother of David C. (wife Carol), Karen Huffman (husband Timothy) and Ann Barber (husband Robert), loving grandmother of 8 and great-grandmother to be, cherished daughter of the late Paul B. and Helen (nee Walker) Jordan, devoted sister of Frances Christy (husband...

ELIZABETH JEAN PETROF (nee Patsolic) age 91, beloved wife of the late John L.; loving mother of John “Jack” (Sue), Deborah Londrico, Rick (Doreen) and the late Ron; devoted grandmother of Rich Nalepka, Mark Nalepka (Michelle), Carla Murphy (Shawn), Todd Nalepka (Ashley), Gina Merten (Evan), Katy Wiley (Nick), and Chris Petrof and great-grandmother of Colin and Alaina Murphy, Mark, Maddie,...

LOIS SALMON TOOLE age 90, beloved wife for 67 years of David; loving mother of Brad (wife Georgiann) and Jeffrey (wife Sheri); devoted grandmother of Stephanie (Ryan Schliesman) and Mark (wife Emily); cherished daughter of the late C. Vernon and Irene (nee Halstead) Salmon; dearest sister of Verna Dugan (husband William deceased), Walter Salmon (wife Gay deceased) and the late...

JOSEPH RUPPE age 91, beloved husband for 63 years of Isabella; loving father of Helga Boswell (husband Louis), Sylvia Stirsman (husband Lon), and Ingrid; devoted grandfather of Sean, Nick, and the late Sam; cherished son of the late Alois and Berta; dearest brother of Erwin (wife Renate), Arnold (Margaret), and the late Gottfried and Alois.

Joseph was born in a...

RUDOLPH C. WESCHKE age 88, beloved husband of the late Martha; loving uncle of Heidi (Martin) Laubenthal; cherished son of  Otto and Paula (nee Krug); dearest brother of the late Harry (Trudy); dear uncle, great-uncle, and friend of many.

He proudly served as a Corporal in the United States Army during the Korean War Era. Rudy was a devoted member...

Alda M. Wade of Orlando, Florida, passed peacefully on February 3, 2021, at home with family.  She was born May 28, 1923, to Procopio and Maria (Abbondanzieri) Montali in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania.  She was a loving mother and homemaker.

Alda is survived by her daughters, Gail Wade and Linda Wright (Don), and son, James Wade (Fonda), her three grandchildren, Edward Wade...

JEANNE PATTERSON (nee Mann) age 93, beloved wife for 55 years of the late James Gaiser Patterson; loving mother of Thomas Harold Patterson (wife Joanna) and James Mann Patterson (deceased) (wife Dayle); devoted grandmother of Kyle (wife Rebecca), Todd (wife Shenna), Jack and Ryan (deceased) (wife Ann); dearest great-grandmother of Amelia (Millie), Dorothy, James Elija (Eli), Miles, Reid, Finn, and...

GERALDINE LOU SCHLAK (nee Geisweidt), aged 91 years, beloved wife of the late Reinold, Sr. “Reinie”, dearest mother of Rev. Reinold, Jr. (wife Vickie), Rev. Dr. Richard (deceased) (wife Marie), Gerry Lynn, and Rev. Randall (wife Andrea), loving grandmother of Daniel, Timothy and Dr. Amanda Schlak, Megan Hall, and Preston, Stephanie, Austin and Jacob Schlak, cherished great-grandmother of 7, treasured...

Violette Najem Saluan (3/15/34 – 2/7/21);  adored wife of the late Maron D. Saluan; treasured mother of: Rowena Ina (Michael); Maurice (Patricia); Gizelle Ina (Mayroun- Mike); Colette Carson (Bill); Lidia Richani (Naji); Andrew (Chrissie); and Paul, MD( Deborah); dearest Tattee (Grandmother) of 23 and loving Great Grandmother of 14; caring sister of: the late Henry (JoAnn); William (JoAnn); Albert (Raymonda);...

CHERYL LYNN MOONE (nee Hartschuh) age 63, beloved wife for 41 years of Keith; loving mother of Chad (wife Jennifer), Craig (wife Jamie), and Cristin Smith (husband Rich); devoted grandmother of Parker, Caden, Tyler, and Riley Moone, Maeci and Ellie Smith; cherished daughter of Dorothy (nee King) and the late Harold Hartschuh; dearest sister of Linda, Jim (wife Mary), Carl,...

JOHN TALNORIS age 74, passed away at home on February 4, 2021. He was the beloved husband for 45 years of Carol (nee Heinen); loving father of Christa Craven (husband Matthew); devoted grandfather of Julia and Jack; cherished son of the late Oskars and Elvira (nee Berzins).

Born in Germany to Latvian parents, John found himself on Ellis Island at...

JUNE ELIZABETH MORTENSEN (nee Kollmorgen), age 84, beloved wife for 62 years of Peter V.; loving mother of Karin Seymour (husband Dave) and Kristen Hasasneh; devoted grandmother of Jake Seymour (wife Morgan), Katie Seymour, Emily Hasasneh, Kari Seymour, Sarah Hasasneh, and Erin Seymour; cherished daughter of the late Edwin H. and Rosa (nee Meier) Kollmorgen; dearest sister of Diane Greer...