Obituaries

Laura Elisabeth Rowe (nee Bush), 61, died peacefully on a beautiful clear morning in Cleveland, Ohio on February 23, 2020. She was born November 11, 1958, in Cleveland, Ohio, the daughter of the late Robert and Harriet Bush. Ms. Rowe graduated early from Mayfield High School with honors in 1977. She went on to earn a B.A. in Interior Design...

IRENE A. DICHIRO age 79, cherished daughter of the late John and Edith Marie (nee Fisco) DiChiro; dearest sister of the late John; treasured friend of Suzy DiTurno-Chalk (husband Nick DiTurno, deceased) and Diane & Lou Sustersic; dear cousin of many. Survived by her K-9 companion Noah.

Irene was born in Cleveland, OH on September 27, 1940 and passed away...

KENNETH R. STARRETT age 81, beloved husband for 60 years of Rae LaRue (nee Berringer); loving father of Kenneth Jr. (wife Twyla), Steven (wife Susan), and Marc (wife Annette); devoted grandfather of Robert (wife Jennifer), Jacob, Benjamin, Eric, and Kyle (Roxanne); cherished son of the late Robert and Dorothy (nee Snyder) Starrett; dear brother of Janet Starrett and Karen Feran.

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HAFIZ GANTOUS age 93, beloved husband for 59 years of the late Betty Jane (nee Saba); loving father of Diana Lynne and the late Baby Boy Gantous; special surrogate grandfather of Taylor, Jordan and Collin Hoeffner; cherished son of the late Nemer and Shahena (nee Shibley); dearest brother of Souhad Asmar (husband John deceased), Joseph (wife Judith), Sam (wife Theresa)...

VICTORIA SCHMITZ (nee Andrews) age 52, beloved wife for 26 years of Richard; loving mother of Gloria Manchook; devoted grandmother of Landin Sistek; cherished daughter of the late Gloria Andrews (nee Boczek); dearest sister of John Carter (wife Judy) and Evelyn Andrews. Survived by canine companions Brutus and Brandy and pet Rabbit Obi.

Victoria was born on January 5, 1968...

DOROTHY J. “DOTTIE” SUYDAM (nee Leadbetter), aged 86 years, beloved wife for 60 years to the late Raymond T., dear mother of Gary (wife Bonnie), Rick (wife Judy), Douglas (fiance Carmelina) and Scott (wife Roberta), loving grandmother of Tyler, Katie, Allison (husband Joey  Betari), Brian, Steven, Taylor, Nicholas, Matthew, Ryan and Anthony, great-grandmother of Marley, cherished sister of Larry Leadbetter,...

Mijo Grman, 85, of Euclid passed away February 15, 2020.He was born January 23, 1935 in Zabljak, Croatia.  He came to the US in 1974 and moved to Euclid in 1981 where he continued to live while always traveling back to his beloved Croatia.

He is survived by his loving wife of 60 years, Jagica; his children Joe (Marina) and...

Thomas T. Erceg, Age 42. Beloved son of Tadija and Milka; Brother of Claudia Babic (Drago); Uncle of Ivan, Matea, Ante and Andrea; nephew of Ratko and Draga; cousin of Daniel (Anita) and Ivan, Anamaria and Julie Pesut; and many relatives and friends in Croatia and Australia.

Family will receive friends to pay tribute to and celebrate the life of...

DOROTHY E. KRAMER (nee Erjavec) age 75, beloved wife for 53 years of Robert; loving mother of Martin (wife Ranee), Therese Kramer Moritz (husband Thomas), Sara Mayupuan, Angela Murphy (husband Shawn), and Rose Kramer (fiancé Jason Plats); devoted grandmother of Jesse, Correy, Aubrey, Toliy, Shannon, Sasha, John, Maxine, Falon, Nicholas, Lisa and great-grandmother of Lilly and Logan; cherished daughter of...

ROBERT W. DEACON age 91, beloved husband for over 70 years of Germaine “Gerrie” (nee Tomcal); loving father of Robert (Jennifer), Lorraine “Lorrie” Haberman (Benjamin), and Thomas (Tonia); devoted grandfather of Allison (Jay Camper), Alexis Nowinski (Robbie), Sean Haberman (Amanda), Jesse Haberman (Gina), Candice, Jonathan, and Wesley Deacon, and great-grandfather of Caidyn, Madilyn, Vivian, Marissa, Beau, Kennedy, and Lily; cherished...

ROSE MARY DELANEY (nee Powall) age 87, loving mother of Robert (wife Diane), Patrick (wife Patricia), and Kimberly; devoted grandmother of James, Michelle, Patrick, Brandon, Raymond, and Nicholas; cherished daughter of the late Henry and Rose (nee Sack) Powall; dearest sister of Bernadette Ritley, Joseph Powall, and the late Theresa Gamelia, Sonny Powall, Kathleen Furst and Susan; dear aunt and...

LOUISE C. MITRA (nee D’Amico) age 85, beloved wife for 65 years of Mark; loving mother of Lena Willner (husband Ron), Antonetta Calabrese (husband Sam), and Rita Antalovich (husband Scott); devoted grandmother of Marc (wife Kate) Willner, John and Samantha Antalovich, Louis and Grace Calabrese and great-grandmother of Luke and Claire Willner; cherished daughter of the late Vincenzo and Fiorentina...

Stavnicky, Lawrence “Larry” age 79, peacefully passed away Feb. 10th due to Alzheimer’s. He was the best friend and loving husband of Linda (nee Moodie) for over 57 years. Beloved father of Larry and Michael (Jolie); proud grandfather of Kate, Quinn and Luke; and his little Shih Tzu, Lexi; brother of Jean Whitehead (Ken) and Stephen (deceased). He attended Bowling...

SAIMA “JEAN” MACEK (nee McPhee), age 89, beloved wife of the late Vladimir; loving mother of Christopher (wife Vivian) and Gregory; devoted grandmother of Nicholas and Emilie.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Jean’s memory to The Nature Conservancy Attn: Treasury 4245 N. Fairfax Drive, Suite 100, Arlington, VA 22203 USA.

Family will receive friends to pay...

JEFFREY S. “JEFF” MELVIN age 57, beloved husband for 29 years to Mary (nee Azusenis); devoted and loving father to daughters Jenna (Kyle Sanson), Jaclyn (Lynn Burns), and Rachel; cherished son of Larry and Audeen (nee Davis); treasured brother to Robert (wife Robin); loving son-in-law to Janet and the late Frank Azusenis; dearest brother-in-law of Christine and Paul Paratto and...

WILLIAM J. “BILL” SHEA age 76, loving father of Scott (wife Darlene), Jacki Abookire (husband Chuck), Nicole, Dana Skuski (husband Mike) and Danielle (Mike Goscinski); devoted grandfather of Brandon and Logan Shea, Izabella and Evan Abookire, Taylor Piacentini, Sydey Grieger and great-grandfather of Aiden; cherished son of the late Clarence and Helen (nee Fox); dearest brother of Jerry (wife Barbara);...

LAWRENCE P. “LARRY” CASKEY age 60, beloved husband for 32 years of the late Donna (nee Brendy); cherished son of the late Larry J. and Doris; dearest brother-in-law, uncle, great uncle and friend of many. Contributions may be made in memory of Lawrence to Lake County Amateur Radio Association c/o Edward Kopcak, P.O. Box 868, Painesville, OH 44077.

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CHARLES B. COLLISTER age 91, beloved husband for 65 years of Miriam (nee Haueisen); loving father of David (wife Judy nee Morgan), Jane, Lisa Steinheiser, Mark, and the late Paul (wife Kimberly nee Specht); devoted grandfather of 9 and great-grandfather of 9; cherished son of the late Don and Lucille (nee Blanchard); dearest brother of the late Robert, John, and...

MARK A. SHARNAS age 63, cherished son of Virginia “Ginny” Fox (nee Capuano) (husband Ken) and late Arthur Sharnas; dearest brother of Darryl and Denise Morrison (husband Ken); dear uncle of Matthew, Alexandra and Christopher Morrison. Survived by his K-9 companions Boy and Thor.

Mark was born June 15, 1956 in Euclid, OH and passed away February 1, 2020. He...

GERALD P. VOELKEL age 77, cherished son of the late Herman and Frances (nee Okicki); dearest brother of William; treasured uncle of Justin (wife Emily); dear great-uncle of Violet. U.S. Air Force Veteran.

Gerald was born on July 29, 1942 in Cleveland and passed away on February 3, 2020. He was a resident of Highland Heights since 1969, and grew...