Obituaries

MIRIAM J. COLLISTER (nee Haueisen) age 84, beloved wife for 65 years of the late Charles B. Collister; loving mother of David (wife Judy nee Morgan), Jane, Lisa Steinheiser, Mark, and the late Paul (wife Kimberly nee Specht); devoted grandmother of 9 and great-grandmother of 9; cherished daughter of the late Edwin and Marie (nee Richter) Haueisen.

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Jannelle Irene Matuszak of Willowick, Ohio passed away on April 25, 2020 at the age of 61. She is survived by her loving husband,  Russell Matuszak of 25 years, along with her family and friends.

Jannelle loved traveling, gardening, arts and crafts, supporting Cleveland sports teams, and giving eccentric puzzle gifts to her nieces and nephews. She recently retired from...

DOUGLAS B. HERBERT age 74, beloved husband for 52 years of Teresa (nee DeJohn); loving father of Christine Fried (husband Jonathan), Cheryl Young and Scott Herbert (wife Jennifer); devoted grandfather of Allison Fried, Maria Young, Matthew Fried, Anna and Benjamin Young, Jackson Herbert, Addison Young, Logan and Lilliana Herbert; cherished son of the late LeRoy and Caroline (nee Larsen); dearest...

Giuseppe “Joey” LoDuca, 23, of Cleveland passed away unexpectedly at his home on Sunday, May 17, 2020. He was born July 29, 1996 in Cleveland. Survivors include his parents Laura (Blaze) Tishko and Joseph Lamento; sisters Evalena, and Franki; brothers Blaze, Dino and Sonny; maternal grandparents Lenny and Linda LoDuca; paternal grandparents Robert and Pam Lamento; aunts Melissa Brkich Linda...

ROMEO A. DACANAY, aged 81 years, born on May 15, 1939 in Hyde Park, Chicago, Illinois, and entered into eternal life on May 17, 2020 in South Euclid, Ohio. Romeo is the beloved husband of Zerelda (nee Chavez), dear father of Steven Lee and Gary John Dacanay, loving grandfather of Gabriel John, Sofia Rose and Jett Ashland Dacanay, treasured son...

BETTY A. DAVEY (nee Salettel) age 90, beloved wife of the late Charles; loving mother of Karen Davey (husband Michael Harvey) and Kevin (wife Amy); devoted grandmother of Erin, Megan and Caitlin Harvey, Owen, Kathryn, Andrew and the late Anthony Davey; cherished daughter of the late Anthony and Frances (nee Hren) Salettel; dearest sister of Shirley Stocker (husband James); dear...

Lucille Joanne McFarland McDonald, age 90, passed away peacefully on May 14, 2020, at Maplewood Senior Living in Chardon, Ohio.

Lucille was born on November 5, 1929, in Medford, Massachusetts, the daughter of Inez and Joseph McFarland. Her family moved to Cheticamp (Cape Breton) Nova Scotia, where Lucille spent her formative years. At age 15, Lucille went to Halifax to...

JOSEPH S. BASKOVIC age 94, beloved husband of the late Josephine (nee Roznik); cherished son of the late Joseph and Rose (nee Piltaver); dearest brother of Elizabeth Novak (husband Paul John, deceased), and the late Josephine and Vincent (wife Jean, deceased); dear uncle and great uncle of many. World War II U.S. Navy Veteran.

Joe was born in Cleveland on...

RICHARD J. “RICO” GROMEK age 63, beloved husband of the late Mary M. “Mindy” “Mindo” (nee Spackman); loving father of Richard J. (wife Kristy), Christopher, Matthew, Nicholas (wife Sarah) and Hallie (husband Jeff Laycock); devoted grandfather of Taylor, Declan, Ben, Lucas, Patrick, and Ella; cherished son of the late Stanley and Mary Rose (nee Karbowski); dearest brother of Joseph (wife...

Our dear Sister Mary Rosalind, formerly Sister Mary Janicemarie, was welcomed into eternal life on Tuesday, May 12, at 5:40 p.m. Sister died as she lived, very quietly and peacefully. Gentleness and love for little children characterized her ministry as teacher, tutor or aide in the primary grades for over forty years. A second ministry she cherished was assisting with...

PHYLLIS A. MEALEY age 84, of Chardon, OH, was born on July 26, 1935 and passed away on May 12, 2020. A Graveside Service will be held MONDAY, MAY 18, 2020 at 10 AM at Shadyside Cemetery, 11725 Washington Street, Auburn Twp., OH 44023. Announced by THE DeJOHN Funeral Home & Crematory of Chardon (formerly Ritondaro).

 

DANIEL ROBERT “DANNY” BASS age 59, cherished son of the late Peter “Kenny Bass” and Veronica (nee Abromovich) Bastasic; dearest brother of Kenneth Bastasic, Peter Bastasic (Beverly Babul), Susan Phillips (husband Gary) and the late Karen Dwyer (husband Gary); devoted uncle of Kelly Dwyer (Rob Ronske), Gary Dwyer Jr. (wife Jennifer), Carly Marino (husband Frank), Matthew Phillips (wife Elizabeth) and...

ROSEMARIE (HALLAI) HOSACK (nee Ruolo) age 75, beloved wife for 42 years of Donald Hosack and the late Arnie Hallai; loving mother of Arnie Hallai, Sr., (Anna) and Michael Hallai (Diane); devoted grandmother of Arnie Jr., (Tanecia), Anna, Anthony, Brianna, Michael, Meghan and Allison Hallai and great-grandmother of Brynn, Emerson and Anthony Hallai; cherished daughter of the late Tony Joe...

LEE JANETT JEFFERYS (nee Lemons), aged 71 years, beloved mother of Angela T. Hadsell and Jeffrey J. Hadsell, cherished daughter of the late Harvey J. and Lula (nee Reynolds) Lemons, dear sister of Ellen Rudyk (husband Thomas), Duane Lemons (partner Jane Darroch), David Lemons, William Kish and the late DiAnne Rolf (husband Stew Benedict) and Sharon Kish, loving aunt and...

STANLEY W. MINCEK age 78, beloved husband for 52 years of Janet E. (nee Bittner); loving father of Mark and Michelle Ecker (husband Dennis); cherished son of the late Frank S. and Mary J. (nee Pirmek); dearest brother of Rosemarie Postich (husband Sal, deceased), Frank Mincek (wife Mary Alice), Barbara Rush (husband Guy, deceased) and the late Edward Mincek, Margaret...

STANISLAVA “SLAVKA” FORTUNA (nee Omahen) age 86, beloved wife of the late Alojz; loving mother of Stella “Stanka” Giegerich (husband Glen) and Louis; devoted grandmother of Christopher (wife Kelly) and Victoria Giegerich and great-grandmother of Gavin; cherished daughter of the late Nace and Ana (nee Piskur) Omahen; dearest sister of Nace Omahen (wife Vida), Joze Omahen (wife Julka), Pepca Spec...

MARY ANN FOECKING (nee Clark) age 94, beloved wife of the late Norbert “Scotty” Foecking, PhD, and Anthony Griesmer; loving mother of Patricia Purcell (deceased), Daniel Foecking, Daniel Griesmer, Nancy Real, William Griesmer (deceased), Susan Majka, Robert Griesmer, Mary Katherine Jung, Mary Clare Labaj, Denis Foecking (deceased), Brian Foecking, and Joseph Foecking; devoted grandmother of 13, great-grandmother of 24, and...

William Joseph “Bill” Gemma, age 97, beloved husband for 52 years of the late Joan (nee Davidson); loving mother of Cynthia Six (husband Richard), Sandra Kahn, Deborah Capretta (husband Rick), Bill Gemma (wife Kathy), and Christine Goodrick (husband Mark); devoted grandfather of Nicole Durosko (husband Chris), Aimee Guzowski (husband Mark), Michael Puin (wife Chelsea), Karla Gerhard (husband Nicholas), Riccardo Capretta...

Ivan Skrtic, 78, of Willoughby, passed away May 5, 2020, surrounded by family. He was born January 10, 1942 in Gornji Velemeric, Croatia.

He is survived by his daughters, Zeljka Cenin (Joe) and Ana Tomic (Dan); his grandchildren: Arielle and Danielle Cenin, and Nikola, Marko, and Daniel Tomic; and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his...

KATHLEEN L. “KATHY” MARESCO (nee Longfield) age 72, beloved wife for 32 years of Thomas; cherished daughter of the late Charles and Constance (nee Berkholtz) Longfield; treasured sister-in-law of Patricia, Kathy and Kevin Maresco; dear aunt of Erin, Shaelin (fiancé AJ), Teagan, Quin, Sadie, Sara and Chris Maresco. Survived by her feline companions Claymore, Thunder and Gunner.

Kathy was born...