Obituaries

Sister Jean Marie (formerly Sister Mary St. William), SND, age 93, died December 3, 2020. Preceded in death by her parents, William and Irene (nee Meiner) Dick and her siblings: Edward (Harriet, deceased), Lauretta Feran (Joseph, deceased), Harvey, Sr. (Elsie, deceased), and Lois Cramer (Daniel, deceased). Cherished aunt, beloved grandaunt and great-grandaunt; dear cousin; sister to the Congregation of the...

ALBERTA J. LITAVEC (nee Rudziensky), aged 80 years, beloved wife of the late George P., dearest mother of Bernadette, loving sister of Stephanie Dunn (husband Terry), cherished aunt of Christine Dunn (partner Leslie) and Michele Argo (husband Rick), fond aunt of Finn, Anna, Nate and Eva. Mass of Christian Burial Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020 at St. Gregory the Great Catholic...

TRACEY ANN NEWRONES (nee Miller) age 51, loving mother of Andrew Newrones; cherished daughter of Margaret (nee Wise) Miller; dearest sister of Barbara Tabak (husband Ronald); dear aunt and great-aunt of many.

Tracey was born in Cleveland on May 12, 1969, and passed away on November 30, 2020 in Alliance. She was a resident of Wickliffe, and prior to that,...

ALAN J. SADAR left this earth after battling cancer for 7 year.

He was the beloved husband for 30 years of Kathie; brother of Ken (Anita) and Gary (Lynn); son of the late Albert and Geraldine; nephew of the late Gerald and John; and dearest cousin.

Contributions may be made in memory of Al to Hospice of the Western Reserve,...

Francis J. “Frank” Filla, Jr. of Chardon passed away November 11, 2020 at University Hospitals of Cleveland from an illness. Per Frank’s wishes, his illness was kept private to avoid worrying close family and friends.

Frank graduated from Chardon High School in 1973 and was a lifelong Chardon area resident. He was best known as a retired Geauga County Deputy...

PAUL JOSEPH DANKO age 79, was born on February 20, 1941 and passed away on December 1, 2020.

He was the loving father of Dayna Krofta (Jennifer Marks) and Vince Danko (Kim Sutton); devoted grandfather of Veronica and the late Joseph Ray, and Marisa and Logan Danko. Cherished son of the late Louis and Catherine (nee Lesko).

No services will...

ANTHONY T. BALZANO age 35, beloved fiancé of Ashley Mahaffey; loving father of Daxton and Everett; cherished son of Donald Balzano (wife Lynn) and Susan G. (nee Ehrmantraut) Creager (husband Barry); dearest brother of Bryan Balzano and Megan Seibert; dear nephew, cousin and friend of many.

Anthony  was born on May 26, 1985 and died  December 1, 2020.  Anthony grew...

FRANK EDWARD TEGEL age 91, beloved husband for 67 years of Edith (nee Strumbly); loving father of Frank (Kristen) Tegel, Carl (Cheryl) Tegel; devoted grandfather of Alex, Hanna, Andrew, Nicholas, and Matthew Tegel; cherished son of the late Frank and Francis (nee Snyder); dearest brother of the late Edward (wife Joan); dear uncle and great-uncle of many. U.S. Army Veteran....

TERESA ABOOD-MARTIN (nee Abood) age 67, beloved mother of Jacob; cherished daughter of the late Badih and Josephine (nee Nemer) Abood; dearest sister of Marie Abood and the late Alexander (wife Nancy, deceased) and Jeannette Abood and Marcelle Hughes (husband Robert); dear aunt. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in memory of Teresa to ASPCA, 9555 Brookpark Rd.,...

SHIRLEY J. CRANLEY (nee Masten), age 91, beloved wife for 50 years of the late Thomas A.; loving mother of Teresa Angelotta, Mark (Nancy), Sue Ann Cranley (husband John), John, Jane Sell (husband T.J.), Thomas A., Jr. (wife Tracy), P.J. Weiland (husband Deacon Christopher), and Erin Brown (husband Keith); devoted grandmother of 25 and great-grandmother of 9; dearest sister of...

ANTHONY J. SLEZAK age 59, cherished son of Anthony (deceased) and Rosemary (nee Kascsak); beloved brother of Michael (Teresa); devoted uncle of Michael (Celia), Julia, Matthew, and Jennifer (Christian Marsh) and great-uncle of Skylar Marsh, Taylor Slezak, Emerson Marsh, and Maryjane Slezak; dear nephew, cousin, and friend of many, especially Ina and Halie Allender.

Tony was born on May 16,...

PLEASE NOTE UPDATED NOTICE as of 09/27/2021

Due to Covid concerns, private burial with Military Honors was held at Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery. The family of Fr. Piskura invites fellow clergy, relatives and friends to a Memorial Mass on Friday, Oct. 22, 2021 at St. Ladislas Catholic Church, 2345 Bassett Rd., Westlake at 10 AM. Most Rev. Edward C....

MARY V. FRAIN age 79. Beloved daughter of the late Jack and Mary E. (nee Giblin) Frain. Loving sister of Howard P. and the late Patricia Frain.

Contributions may be made in memory of Mary to St. John of the Cross or Cleveland APL, 1729 Willey Ave, Cleveland, OH 44113.

Mass of Christian Burial Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at St....

KENNETH P. SARGI powered down on Nov. 26th, 2020. A proud product of Collinwood and a “sparky”, Ken enjoyed his electrical work and was always on the hunt for ways to improve wherever he called home. Never one for much conversation, Ken ensured those around him knew they were loved by showing up to help, often before he was asked...

PAUL A. PRIMEAU age 93, cherished son of the late Joseph and Elizabeth (nee Moore); beloved brother of Nancy Terka (husband John deceased) and David; dearest friend of Father John Blazek and Jeanne O’Toole; dear uncle and great-uncle of many. Paul was born in Chatham, ON in 1927 and moved with his family 6 yrs. later to St. Catharines, ON...

JOHN PATRICK EUSTACE, aged 91 years, beloved husband for 57 years to Helen E. (nee Olszewski), dear father of John G. (wife Patricia), Patrick (wife Denise), Mary Anne Eustace-Klein (husband Joseph) and Colleen Eustace, loving grandfather of Andrew, Sean, Brian, Danielle, Kathleen, Rory, Ruthie, Rachel, Justin, Halli and Cristen, great-grandfather of Addison, Emma Grace and twins Charlotte and Paige, devoted...

KENNETH L. PHILLIPS age 87, beloved husband for  67 years of Rosemary (nee Molinaro); loving father of Kenneth, MD (wife Lee), Michael (Mary), Bruce (wife Sharon), Kathleen Indiano Schmidt (husband Norman Schmidt and the late Vincent Indiano); devoted grandfather of Jonathan, Elisabeth Scheaf  (husband Dan), Carrie, Ryan, Micaela, Marissa, Jessica Levy (husband Rob), Lindsay, Daniel (wife Paige), Brooke Wright (husband...

Jonathan Joseph Day, beloved husband for 50 years of Kim; loving father of Suki Wellen (Jeremy), Jonathan Day (Megan McAuliffe); devoted grandfather of Quinn, Avery and Zach Wellen, Stellan and Connor Day; dearest brother of Barbara Schofield and brother-in-law of Kathi Haney (Doug) and Carol Biebers; dear uncle and friend of many.

Jon was a teacher, commercial pilot and later...

LOUISE A. GALLITO, age 89, cherished daughter of the late Anthony and Martha (nee Galewski); dearest sister of Daniel and the late Beatrice and  Martin (wife Kay); dear aunt and great-aunt of many.

Louise was born May 13, 1931 and died peacefully November 25, 2020. She was born in Cleveland and lived in Richmond Heights for the last fifty years....

DORIS EVELYN BRANDT (nee Kinsler), age 92, beloved wife of the late Earl W. “Bill”, passed away to a better place on Nov. 18, 2020, a resident of Aurora, OH. Loving mother of James A. (Georgeanna) of New Orleans, Lucinda “Cindy” Newton of Hudson, OH, and David W. (Lori Garver) of Washington, D.C. Cherished grandmother of Jonathan C. Brandt, Allison...