Obituaries

MARIA LORETA PINTO (nee Pucella) age 87, beloved wife for 68 years of Joseph; loving mother of Rossana Cherubin (husband Carlos) and the late Italo Pinto; devoted grandmother of Annamaria Cherubin (fiancé Dee Stankiewicz) and Alessandro Cherubin (wife Renee) and great-grandmother of Liliana and Valencia Cherubin; cherished daughter of the late Domingo and Teresa (nee Tarasco) Pucella; dearest sister of...

CAROL ANN LANG (nee Ammiller) age 77, beloved wife for 37 years of Dennis; loving step-mother of Charisse Stone (husband Daniel) and the late Barret; devoted grandmother of Lauren (husband Kris), Denise and Charidan (husband Tanner) and Cameron Stone (fiancé Carly); cherished daughter of the late Carl and Emma (nee Wisintainer) Ammiller; dearest sister of the late Donald Ammiller (wife...

John Andrew Vidziunas was born June 6th, 1990 in Hinsdale, Illinois to Ramunas and Kristina Vidziunas. He spent his childhood growing up in north-eastern Ohio where he graduated as a Jack Kent Cooke scholar from West Geauga High School in 2008.

John was an individual who took immense satisfaction in intellectual pursuits and autodidactic habits, teaching himself to code computers...

JAMES WILLIAM SHELTON, aged 79 years, passed away on April 28, 2021 at Hillcrest Hospital in Mayfield Heights. He was the beloved husband for 46 years to Janis “Jan” (nee Piwkowski), devoted son of the late J. Reid and Leah (nee Brown), cherished brother of Peg Snyder (husband Dick) and Pat Nierode (husband Dale), loving uncle and great-uncle.

James William...

Petar ‘Peša’ Bilaver, of Mentor, passed away on May 1st, 2021. He was born in Škabrnja, Croatia on April 12, 1946. He was one of 10 children to the late Tadija and Tereža (Banovic) Bilaver. Peša (an endearing childhood nickname) set his youthful sights on a more global dream and left his native land for further adventure, first through Italy,...

Barbara (Bullock) Schmidt, 87, of Mayfield Village, Ohio, passed away peacefully on April 28, 2021.

Always up for an adventure, Barb happily explored Vancouver, BC with 3 generations of family in 2017, enjoyed numerous bus trips with friends, and even dipped her toes in the beautiful waters off Fort Myers Beach this Easter.  Church choir, delivering for Meals on Wheels,...

RITA BRADSHAW-BEYERS; daughter of the late William and Lillian (nee Bradshaw) Beyers; sister of Joan Beyers (husband Peter Saunders) and Patricia Welle (husband David Welle); loving aunt of Colin Saunders, Elliot Saunders, Cristin Welle Hughes, Jonathan Welle, and Elissa Welle.

Rita was a tenured professor of English Literature and Film at Pace University for the past 55 years. She received...

TONI DAHER age 62, cherished son of the late Elias and Marie (nee Hanna) Daher; dearest brother of Diana Najem (husband John, deceased), Fadia Daher, Liliane Richa (husband Richard Jackson), and Nemtallah (wife Ghada); loving uncle of Michael Najem (wife Tara), Lena Salapski (husband David), Jad Richa (wife Nicole), Michele Scavdis (husband Tony), Justin Rassi, Amanda Rassi, Zoey Daher, and...

TERENCE M. RINI, aged 62 years, beloved son of the late Thomas M. Jr. and Josephine C. (nee McCreary), dear brother of Patricia Rohrer Ehmann (husband David – deceased), Jacqueline Kramer (husband Timothy), Thomas M. III (wife Carol) and Timothy M., cherished uncle and great-uncle.

Please meet for the Mass of Christian Burial Monday, May 10, 2021 at St. Paschal...

EDWARD R. LEONARDI, SR., aged 72 years, beloved husband for 53 years to Sandra (nee Zenz), dear father of Edward R., Jr. (wife Cheryl), Donna, Joseph (wife Ann) and Joanne Rugg (husband Warren), loving grandfather of 8 and great-grandfather of 5, devoted son of the late Edward and Durida (nee Sara), cherished brother of the late Raymond Leonardi and Joanne...

John Albert Spotts passed away peacefully in his sleep on April 28, 2021.  He was the youngest son of Mercedes H. Spotts (Ellis Island Honoree).   

 John was born on May 20, 1957 and was a graduate of Chanel High School and Cleveland State University. Upon graduation from college, John dedicated his life to public service as a Housing Specialist...

FRANCES D. PARISI (nee Lanza) age 93, beloved wife of the late Salvatore; loving mother of Dr. Joseph (wife Dr. Catherine George-Parisi) and Karen Farinacci; devoted grandmother of David (wife Alex) and Madeline (fiancé Kyle McKenzie); dearest sister of the late Helen Kaselak and Rosetta Gronowski; dear aunt and great-aunt of many. 

Frances was born on August 15, 1927...

ALBERTA M. KASTELIC (nee Hromulak), age 81; beloved wife of the late William; cherished daughter of the late Albert and Elizabeth (nee Hozdik) Hromulak; loving sister of Theresa Cammarata (Carmen, deceased), Bernadette DeMay (Deedy, deceased), Florence Sheredy (John, deceased), Sr. Elaine (Elizabeth), O.S.F., Albert Hromulak (Helen) and the late Edward Hromulak (Glady, deceased); devoted aunt and great-aunt of many.

Alberta...

ROSEMARY SLEZAK (nee Kascsak) age 92, beloved wife for 67 years of the late Anthony John; loving mother of Michael (Teresa) and the late Anthony Joseph; devoted grandmother of Michael (Celia), Julia, Matthew, Jennifer (Christian) and great-grandmother of Skylar, Taylor, Emerson, Maryjane, Rosalie and Maxwell; cherished daughter of the late John Kascsak and Helen (nee Megyesi) and treasured step-daughter of...

Lois Mathiellis (nee Morgan) passed away April 27, 2021.  Born in Cleveland, Ohio on August 27, 1932 to Ruth and Robert Morgan.  She was the step-daughter of Paul Niederlander and step-sister of Laverne Lawrence Mast.  Former spouse of Joe Saurich and Paul Mathiellis.

Mother of Jennifer Grande (Tony) Gram to Jill Nelson (Steve) Great Gram and “LoLo” to Noelle, Kyle,...

BARBARA A. KRAYKA (nee Lober) age 83; beloved wife for 48 years of the late John A.; loving mother of John A. II, Richard, Kathryn (Thomas) Mohan, and Robert (Amy); devoted grandmother of Riley, MacKenzie and Andrew Mohan and Isabella, Natalie and Olivia Krayka; dearest sister of Mary and the late John Stanton; dear daughter of the late Edmund and...

JOHN L. KREBEL, age 90, beloved son of the late John and Josephine (nee Smole), loving brother of the late Viola and Eleanor. U.S. Army Veteran. Mass of Christian Burial Monday, May 3, 2021 at 10 AM at St. John of the Cross Catholic Church, 140 Richmond Road, Euclid, concluding with Military Honors.  Private Burial at All Souls Cemetery. Arrangements...

Born on December 13, 1989 in Cleveland, OH, Peter passed away unexpectedly on April 24, 2021 at the age of 31. Beloved son of Tony and Vida Hauptman, Peter was born and raised in Mayfield Village where he was a machinist by trade. He graduated from St. Ignatius High School in 2008.

He moved to Los Angeles in 2016, and...

CARMELA L. SCHAFFER (nee DiPuccio) age 86, beloved wife of the late Walter A Schaffer Jr.; loving mother of Janice Brickman (husband Robert, deceased), Kathleen Beccia (husband Thomas, deceased), and Michael Schaffer (wife Mary); devoted grandmother of Michael Brickman, Joseph Varanese, James Brickman, and  David Brickman; cherished daughter of the late Rocco  and Pauline (nee Sbrocco) DiPuccio; dearest sister of...

GERALD GEORGE GROSS age 85, beloved companion of Marilyn Rood; loving father of Gerald, Eric, Darren (wife Hahn) and the late Dana and Sharon; devoted grandfather; cherished son of the late John and Zelda (nee Zimmerman); dearest brother of Gary and the late Jaqueline, John, Homer (wife Audrey, deceased) and Howard (wife Angela); dear uncle and great-uncle of many.

Gerald...