Obituaries

ANGELA R. TUCCI age 87, cherished daughter of Dominic and Josephine (nee Martino) Tucci; dearest sister of the late Jennie T. Russell (husband Richard R.) and Rita Harper (husband Clement); dear aunt of Jeffrey Russell, Rita Hauer, Kathleen Merydeth, Michael Harper, Edward Harper, Mary Beth Beattie, Laura Beattie, Kenneth Harper, and Susan Biltz and great-aunt of many.

Angela was born...

Connie Lou Clark (nee Pettet), age 71, beloved wife of the late Rich, loving mother of Jenny Fortino (husband John) and Chris Hendricks (girlfriend Michelle DeSantis), devoted grandmother of Sydney, Matthew, Jenna, Hanna, and Nathan, fond sister of Marilyn Tyhulski, Sherry Cerniglia, Ray Tyhulski and the late Rachel Anthony, dear aunt of Ashley Godfrey (Blake), Jessica Anthony, Tricia Lehr (Dan),...

Richard A Richard age 89, beloved son of the late Albert and Pearl (nee Zehnder); loving brother of the late Gloria Nelson and Lynn Richard; dear uncle of Donald Greg Nelson and Lynn “Lee” Richard; cherished friend of Rick and Su Morad and Jidu, “Grandfather” of Kara and Sean Morad.

Richard was born and lived in Twinsburg until moving to...

JOSEPH G. DiFIORI age 86, beloved husband for 66 years of Frances (nee Johnson); loving father of Vicki Croshier (husband Van, III), Toni Forte (husband Michael), and JoAnn Fischer (husband Frederick); devoted “grandpa Giuseppe” of Joseph Kocsis, Erin Kocsis, Jacob Bialosky (fiancé Courtney Sams) Michael Forte (wife Dana), Andrea Minello (Thomas Conklin), Elaine Forte (Ricky Frate), Van Croshier IV, Matthew...

BARBARA C. GIALLOMBARDO (nee Amato), aged 101 years, beloved wife of the late Philip J., dearest mother of Patricia Black (Richard) and Bernadette Capriato, loving grandmother of Nicole and Samantha Capriato, Rachel Lautzenheiser (Adam), and Zachary, Daniel and Dillon Giorgis, cherished sister of Charlotte Colman and the late Mariano Amato and twins Josephine Sassano and Clare Calderone, treasured aunt, grand-aunt,...

Jelena Cindric, age 84, of Willoughby Hills, passed away peacefully at her home on Monday, January 4, 2021. She was born Feb. 22, 1936 in Croatia. Everyone who knew Jelena would understand how very devout she was in her Catholic faith.

She is survived by her husband, Joso; her daughter, Angela Ortenzi (David); her grandchildren: Daniela and Nicole Ortenzi and...

ANTHONY P. COMPOLA age 85, beloved husband of the late Constance Marie “Connie” (nee Sabetta); loving father of Cynthia Ann Schwarz (husband Robert), Renee Marie Laurello (husband Michael), Tonimarie Angela Jares (husband Scott), and Crystal Fulton; devoted grandfather of Stefanie, Robert (wife Jennifer) and Krista Schwartz, Michael and Angela Laurello, Nicole and Nicholas Jares, Riley and Ethan Fulton,  great-grandfather of...

REGINA HELENE YERAK

Longtime Willoughby Hills, Ohio, resident Regina, 90, died on December 29, 2020, due to complications from the novel coronavirus.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 66 years, Raymond Anton Yerak, her mother, Jane, her sole sibling, William, who died in the Battle of the Bulge, and her infant daughter Nina.

Survivors include her five...

BETTY MARIE MONROE (nee Pugel), age 91; beloved wife of the late Michael; loving mother of Monica Gaffney (husband Kevin deceased), Michelle Stark (husband Richard), and Michael (wife Brenda); devoted grandmother of Cortni Russell (husband Kevin), Cyle and Kelsey Gaffney, Lindsey and Richard Stark, and Michael (wife Katie), Mason, and Tyler (wife Trisha) Monroe, and great-grandmother of Scarlett and Keegan;...

MICHAEL ANDREW SMOLINSKY, born Dec. 17, 1962 and passed away Dec. 28, 2020 at the age of 58, beloved cherished son of parents Michael John and Laurine M. (nee Janis).

A graduate of Lake Catholic H.S., Lakeland Community College and a B.S. Degree from John Carroll University. He had a love of the outdoors, especially fishing, and was a member...

JEAN VITEK (nee Campbell) age ­­­­87, beloved wife of the late Frank; loving mother of Richard B. (companion Linda Lindsay), Jenni S. Vitek (partner Karen Massoni), and Melissa A. Matoney (husband Michael); devoted grandmother of Colin and Devin Cargile, Kristen Vitek, Kayle Johnson (husband Ben) and special Grandma V to Ashley Ramsak Wolfe and Andrew Ramsak; cherished daughter of the...

JUDITH ANN NETZBAND (nee Furcsik) age 78, beloved wife for 50 years of the late David Netzband; loving mother of Michael Netzband (wife Susan) and Kristin Pohlig (husband Taylor); devoted grandmother of Ian, Harper, and Christian; cherished daughter of the late John and Anna (nee Preszichan) Furcsik; dearest sister of John Furcsik (wife Sandra) and Sandra Holpit (husband Richard, deceased);...

Scroll to the end of the post to view Millie’s life tribute video.

 

Born in Ljubljana, Slovenia, on October 22, 1923, Milica “Millie” Ovnič (nee Žonta) died peacefully on December 28, 2020. Millie’s warm smile, kind heart, amazing courage, and steadfast faith touched all who knew her and provided her family and many friends an unsurpassed model for living...

EILEEN M. GATTOZZI (nee Knific) age 89, beloved wife of the late Nichola; loving mother of Lorene Radis (husband Albert), J. Jerry (wife Sandra), and Mary Lynn (Timothy DeJohn deceased) ; devoted grandmother of Marissa Puglisi (husband Joe), Albert Radis, Jeremy Gattozzi (wife Victoria), Cara and Cortney Colak, Krysta Gattozzi (fiancé Daniel Krause), and great-grandmother of Mia Puglisi, Lia Gattozzi...

WILMA SEVERINAC age 94, was born on April 30, 1926 and passed away peacefully on December 28, 2020 at Maple Ridge Senior Living in Willoughby.

Wilma worked for Osborne Manufacturing until she retired.

Wilma is survived by her friend Elaine Zettelmeyer.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Veronica Severinac.

PRIVATE FAMILY SERVICES WILL BE OBSERVED.

Burial...

Please hold in your prayers our dear Sister Hedy Marie who entered into eternal life very quietly and peacefully on Sunday evening, December 27, at our Health Care Center. Sister was 88 years old (July 23, 1932) and a Sister of Notre Dame for 44 years. Throughout her life, Sister Hedy Marie was devoted to her family—loving and caring for...

JOEY E. GASKELL (nee Case) beloved mother of J. Todd (wife Denise) and Haidee Magner (husband Benjamin) ; devoted grandmother of Joseph Gaskell (wife Catherine), J. Todd, Jr. (wife Jessica) and Ronnie Gibbs (husband Nathan) and great-grandmother of Melody, Odysseus, Joseph, Francesca, Giovanni, Kane and Hayes; cherished daughter of the late Herbert and Ruth (nee Willey) ; dearest sister of...

BRANDON EVAN JOHNSON age 29, beloved companion of Holly Lang; loving father of Killian and Carter; cherished son of Steven Johnson and Doreen Johnson (nee Beard); dear “son-in-law” of Mike and Debbie Lang; treasured grandson of Lynn Posey and Lynn Johnson (deceased), Mary (nee Priola) and William Beard; fond nephew of Neal (deceased), Brian (deceased), Diana Gaines, David Beard (deceased),...

DUSAN MARSIC age 95, beloved husband of the late Mary (nee Prince); loving father of Martin (wife Maria) and Vera; devoted grandfather of Nicholas and Andreja; cherished son of the late Franjo and Vera (nee Kraut); dearest brother of the late Zdenka Teisl (husband Tihomir deceased) and Bojan (wife Betsy deceased); dear uncle and great-uncle of many.

Dusan “Duke” Marsic...

MARIE LOUISE TONETTI age 84, loving mother of Tina Clark (fiancé Mitch Mitchell), Pamela Clark and Steven Tonetti; cherished daughter of the late John and Christine (nee Crocco); dearest sister of the late John Tonetti and Christine Shary.

Marie was born and raised in Cleveland. She attended and graduated from East High School in 1954.  She raised her family and...