Obituaries

JODI MARIE LITTMAN TOMASZEWSKI age 48 (Jodi by the way would be livid that we included her age in this), beloved wife for 22 years of Jeffrey; devoted mother of Emma, Chloe and Paige; cherished daughter of Matthew and the late Patricia (nee Yemich) Littman; dearest sister of Matthew Littman (wife Melissa); loving niece of Sharon “Aunt Shoe” Yemich, John...

Richard R. “Dick” Kist age 94, beloved husband for 63 years of Caroline (nee Sidoti); loving father of Karen Full (husband James) and Keith; cherished son of the late Richard and Loretta (nee Gillis); dearest brother of the late Lois Sintic; dear uncle of Linda, Doreen, and Richard Sintic, Helen Greene, and great-uncle of Thomas Sintic; special cousin of Margaret...

VICTOR N. IACIANCI age 87, beloved husband for 65 years of Carmella (nee Giannetti); loving father of Victor (Lea), Jeffrey (Pauline), and Karen (Ray) Iacianci Corby; devoted papa of Joseph (Robyn), Victor (Marie), Bryon, Nicholas, Ariana, Dominic, Lauren (Jason), Nicole, and Christopher and pops of Colin and Easton, Ethan and Shaun, Lianna and Camila; cherished son of the late Michael...

JUNE F. HAYES (nee Feltman) age 94, beloved wife for 45 years of the late Arthur B. Hayes Sr.; loving mother of Leslie and Arthur Jr. (wife Patricia) Hayes; devoted grandmother of 4 and great-grandmother of 7; cherished daughter of the late Charles and Dorothy (nee Renouard) Feltman; dearest sister of Charles (wife Ila) Feltman; dear aunt and great-aunt of...

NGAN CHU “PENNY” NG (nee Lau) age 68, beloved wife of the late Kwok Hung “Eddie” Ng; loving mother of Siu “Liz” Ng (husband Kevin Chan) and Ho Wah “Nelson” Ng.

Penny was born on October 10, 1952 in China and passed away on June 23, 2021. She came to the United States from China in 1975 and lived in...

GEORGE J. MOHR, III age 68, beloved husband for nearly 25 years of Lynett (nee Cooke); loving father of Tammy (Brian) Wendl, Dawn (Brian) Kline, George J. (Kristi) Mohr, IV, Heather (Gale) Knight, Mindy (Willie) Haines, and the late Keira Mohr; devoted grandfather of Brian “Goonie” (Kali), Caitlin (Seth), Brandon, Kyle, Harlee, Bradley, Tanner, Xander, Fifi, Layla, and Max; cherished...

STEVE  JAMES  KASELAK

September 23,1925- June 13, 2021

Loving husband for over 40 years to the late Helen B. Kaselak (née Lanza), dear father of Donna Lang (Jim), Nancy Del Vecchio (Bruno) and Steve Kenneth Kaselak (partner, Mark Bellew), dear grandfather of Tammy Delgado (Tom Ryon), Marla Redinger (James Miller), Brandon Lang and Mandy Rich (Brad Rich), great grandfather of...

ANGELA MARIE LONG (nee Conroy) age 50, beloved wife for 11 years of Nathaniel Long; loving mother of Devin Jerome, Kevin James, and Evin Jacob Conroy and AnnMargeretia Austin-Long and Nathania Long; devoted grandmother of Heidi Joyce Marie, Khloe Rose, Jules Jacob, and Kyler James Conroy; cherished daughter of Joseph and Dianna (nee Rickard) Conroy; dearest sister of Laura Wagner;...

BARBARA A. NICHOLSON (nee Biddle) age 77, beloved wife for 41 years of Richard “Nick” and formerly Sam Craig; loving mother of Kim Craig, the late Brian, and honorary son Mark Hedrick (wife Amanda); devoted grandmother of Lindsay, Camden, and Holden; cherished daughter of the late Charles and Bess (nee Sellers) Biddle; dearest sister of  Greg Biddle (wife Nini) and...

DONNA M. BARILLE (nee Patriarca) age 61, beloved wife for 35 years of the late Richard F. (“Richie”); loving mother of Danielle and Joe; cherished daughter of the late Dolores (nee Gergely) and Edward Patriarca; devoted sister of Marie Niebes (husband Ron), Edward Patriarca (wife Sally), Christine Foster (husband Pete), and  Tony Patriarca (wife Allison); treasured daughter-in-law of the late...

JUDITH MARY KLEIN (née Wanchisn) age 71, died suddenly in Cleveland, OH on June 11, 2021; beloved wife of 50 years to William J. of Greenville, SC; loving mother of Melanie V. Henderson (husband Mark, M.D.) of Columbus, IN and William J., Jr. (wife Rachel) of Londonderry, NH; devoted grandmother (grammy) of Brandon Remillard; sister of John A. Wanchisn (wife...

Born in the village of Cerchio in the province of Abruzzo Italy, Romeo crossed the Atlantic at the young age of eight on the last ship departing  from Italy before WWII broke out. With his mother (Loretta) and two sisters (Eva and Fausta) on the “SS Rex” they entered America through Ellis Island where he met his father for the...

KAREN K. PREZTAK (nee Piazza) age 60, loving mother of Theodore (wife Elizabeth), and Kerri (husband Ryan); devoted grandmother of Dominic, Riley, and Harrison; cherished daughter to Charles and Biruta Piazza; dearest sister of Audrey Luke, Marlene Onda, Katherine Sbrocca and John Piazza; dearest sister-in-law, aunt and great-aunt of many.

Karen was born on August 23, 1960 in East Cleveland,...

BRUNO H. BALDACCI age 101, beloved husband for 51 years of Glenda Faye (née York); loving father of Michael (Geri), Anthony (Mary Ward), Jodi Hager, and the late Daniel; devoted grandfather of  Lindsey, Brian (Elizabeth), and Nathan; and great grandfather of Vivienne; cherished son of the late Adolfo E. Baldacci and Erminia McPartlan (née Funai) and stepson of Peter McPartlan;...

VIRGINIA “GINNY” LOUSIE CALLEN died peacefully on June 11, 2021 after an extended illness.

She is preceded in death by her parents Earl and Agnes (nee Zimmerman) Callen. She is survived by her brother James (Deborah); nieces Rebecca (Adam Brandt) Callen; and Emily (Teresa) Callen. She was a graduate of Notre Dame College in South Euclid, OH. Ginny taught science...

RAYMOND A. MALBURG, aged 88 years, beloved husband for 48 years of Eleanor (deceased); loving father of Robert (wife Katie), Lisa McGraw, and Susan; dearest grandfather of Jacob Malburg, and Rachel and Richard McGraw; dear uncle of many.

Ray enjoyed spending his days outdoors or on his computer writing letters and emails and exploring the world through the internet. He...

LILLIAN E. JOLIAT (nee Vosmik) age 91, beloved wife of the late Richard E. “Dick”; loving mother of Pierre (wife Susan), Philip (wife Julie), John, and the late Michelle, Suzanne and Claire; devoted grandmother of Melissa, Michael (husband Patrick), Nicole and Amelia Joliat; dearest sister of the late Beatrice Malaska, Joseph Vosmik, Marie McGee, and George Vosmik; dear aunt and...

THOMAS PEKAREK, age 72, died May 26, 2021. Preceded in death by his parents, Helene (nee Jelinek) and Elmer Pekarek. Cherished brother of Sr. Diane, SND, Cheryl Bechberger and James. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Jerome Church on Tuesday, June 15, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. Memorial contributions may be sent to the Sisters of Notre Dame, 13000...

JOSEPH F. MUKICS age 60, beloved brother of Susan Weibley (husband Dean); devoted uncle of Fr. Michael Weibley, O.P., Kathryn Wayner (husband Michael), and Jessica Urban (husband John) and great-uncle of 9; cherished son of the late Joseph and Priscilla (nee Horvath); dear friend of Vera Grassy Seltzer.

Joseph was born on June 16, 1960 in Cleveland, Ohio and passed...

JOSEPH F. BUERGER age 91, beloved husband for 18 years of Nancy (McKenzie) (nee Boyd) and the late Ann (nee Polson); loving father of JoAnn Weinpert (husband Joseph), Michael (wife Louise), Sandra Frank (husband Kenneth), Joseph (wife Sharon), and Robert (wife Fay); fond step-father of Laurie Walker (husband Edward), David McKenzie (wife Lydia), and Karin Baker (husband Dale); devoted grandfather...