Obituaries

Mar 17, 2021

JOHN N. "NINO" MILIA, age 64, beloved husband of 44 years to Susan (nee Sotak); loving father of Anntionette Crawford (James) and Anthony; proud "Papa" of Emmet and Ava; son of Frank Milia and the late Celeste (nee Mariella); brother of Irene Ruggerio (Angelo), Anthony (deceased) and Mary McRae (John); beloved brother-in-law, uncle, cousin and friend of many.  Passed...

Mar 17, 2021

LAWRENCE R. ORLOWSKI, age 72, of North Olmsted, passed away March 17, 2021. Beloved husband of the late Suzanne (nee Tomson); dear son of the late Stanley and Letha Orlowski; loving father of Deanna (Eric), Lawrence Jr. and Steven; cherished grandfather of Amanda, Ryan, and Eva; brother of James (Dale) and the late Roseanne (Michael) and Thomas: uncle and...

Mar 16, 2021

DAVID G. CLIFFORD, SR., age 75, beloved husband of the late Mary Lynne (nee Marx); loving father of David G. II, Lisa (deceased) and Michael (Liz); proud PapPap of David, Tracey, Ian and Ella; brother of William, Robert (deceased) and Lawrence; uncle of many.  Passed away March 16, 2021.  Memorial Service Friday, March 19, at 12:30 P.M. in the...

Mar 15, 2021

ANN BAUR (nee Burford), age 75, beloved wife of the late Donald A.; loving mother of Sharon Bird (Craig) and Teresa Kropf; proud grandmother of Lauren Roney, Matthew Kropf, Ryan Kropf and Joshua Bird; sister of William Burford (Natalie), Mary Ellen Burford and Robert Burford; aunt, great-aunt, cousin and friend of many.  Ann loved to vacation, especially taking cruises...

Mar 15, 2021

CAROL BENIK (nee Kowalski), age 90,  passed away on March 15, 2021 in San Marcos, CA.  She is survived by her three children Michael (Marla), Jeffrey (Reiko), Brenda and six grandchildren, Sankara, Nicholas, Elise, Kevin, Sean and Maya. She was preceded in death by three months by her husband Paul. Carol was born to Stanley and Caroline Kowalski on...

Mar 15, 2021

LAWRENCE M. "LARRY" MALINE, SR. age 74. Beloved husband of Kathryn (nee Materna); loving father of Lawrence M. Jr. (Barbara) and Lauren Palange (Michael); adored grandpa of Caroline, Andrew, Alexandra and Jack; brother of Joan Aguilar (deceased), John, Timothy and Joseph (deceased); uncle and great-uncle, cousin and friend of many.

Larry was a proud Vietnam-era U.S. Navy...

Mar 14, 2021

MICHAEL D. FALLON, age 86. Native of Dooniver, Achill, Co. Mayo, Ireland. Beloved son of the late Grace (nee Campbell) and James Fallon; brother  of James (deceased), Mary Simon (deceased), Kathleen English of Ireland and Patrick (deceased); uncle and great uncle of many, special niece, Irene Carney. Michael was a graduate of St. Edward H.S. Class of 1953. He...

Mar 13, 2021

JOSEPH E. KAZIMER, age 91; beloved husband of the late Virginia M. "GiGi" (nee Radu); loving father of Patricia Ann Walton (David); brother of Helen (deceased), Bernard, Edward (deceased) and John. Proud U.S.M.C veteran. Joe retired after many years as a salesman for Milwaukee Dustless Brush Co., was a longtime member of the West Shore Rotary (formerly Fairview/West Park)...

Mar 12, 2021

DANE R. HART, age 67, loving husband of Edeltraud "Trudy" (nee Pontau); brother of Lydia, Chris, Charlene, Spencer (deceased), Carl, Pamela, Scott, Holiday and Cash; uncle, cousin and friend of many.  Dane was a talented singer and actor and enjoyed flag football.  He was hardworking and always willing to help others.  Went on to be with the Lord March...

Mar 12, 2021

MARY CATHERINE STEWART (nee Horan) age 58. Loving mother of Ashley Miller (Doug), Mikey, Katie Stewart and Andrew; grandmother of Kathryn Miller; preceded in death by Michael Stewart the father of her children; daughter of Jo Ann (nee Prochillo) and the late James Horan; sister of Lucy Hayes (Jim), Maureen Yingling (Tim), James (Mary Helen) and Colleen Horan (Omar...

Mar 12, 2021

JOHN F. "JACK" CONRY, age 88. Beloved husband of 60 years to Mary (nee Campbell); loving father of John (Donna), Mary E., and Kathleen Jirgal (Joseph); grandfather of Ryan, Ned, Nate, James and Christopher; brother of the late Thomas (Jeanne), Mary Jane Murphy (John), Fr. James, Helen, Sr. Kathryn H.H.M., and Ann Barrett (Edward); uncle, cousin and friend of...

Mar 12, 2021

JAY D. BUCHS, age 62, beloved husband of Alana (nee Grad); loving father of Douglas and Aaron; beloved grandfather of Shelbi; son of the late Betty (nee Ritzler) and Douglas Buchs; dear brother of Jeff (Donna), Jim (Jane) and Jerry; uncle and great-uncle of many.  Passed away March 12, 2021.  Funeral Mass Monday, March 15, St. Angela Merici Church...

Mar 11, 2021

EDWIN J. SMITH, age 91, beloved husband of the late Anita (nee Mueller); loving father of Edwin J. III (Lynn), Mark (deceased), Jeff, Cheri and Brian (Marites); stepfather of Kim Bolton and Konnie McAlister; brother of Patsy Downey and Gretchen Deiber; uncle and great-uncle of many.  Passed away March 11, 2021.  Mr. Smith was the proud owner of M&M...

Mar 10, 2021

The name Tod Huffman is synonymous with theater.  One cannot help thinking of one without the other.  One of the earliest productions with which Tod was associated was for Youngstown State University's production of Three Penny Opera .  Tod went on to become the technical director and lighting designer for the Youngstown Playhouse, a role he played throughout the...

Mar 10, 2021

PATRICIA A. FRANKOVICH (nee English) 73, devoted mother of Richie Frankovich, the joy of her life and beloved spouse of the late Richard Frankovich entered into God's rest on March 10, 2021. She was preceded in death by her father and mother Thomas and Hilda (nee Yantschik) English and her late brother John English. She will be remembered and...

Mar 9, 2021

CHAU MINH DANG, age 76. Loving husband of Hanh Thi Pham; loving father; grandfather of many. Passed away March 9, 2021. Friends may call at CHAMBERS FUNERAL HOME of NORTH OLMSTED, 29150 LORAIN RD. AT STEARNS RD., SUNDAY 2-6 P.M. AND MONDAY 1-3 P.M. The family respectfully requests no donations or flowers.

Mar 9, 2021

TIMOTHY RALPH O'MALLEY, age 57, beloved of Megan Dedor; loving father of Logan; son of the late Jeanan (nee Davis) and Donald O'Malley; cherished brother of Sean (Roseanne), Mary Kay Wise (Mike), Terry (Cheryl), Pat (Madeleine), Ann, Erin and Brendan (Eileen); much-loved uncle, great-uncle, nephew, cousin and friend of many.  Passed away unexpectedly March 9, 2021.  Tim is now...

Mar 8, 2021

CAROLE A. HOLLIDAY (nee Kolling) age 72. Beloved wife of 50 years to Robert; loving mother of Cori Bott (Brian) and Kara Lade (Jason); cherished grandmother of Hunter, Holden, Hailee, Kileigh, Simon, Nina and Monty; dear sister of Gail Gangidine and the late Robert and Pamela; dearest aunt of Jill Harvey (Ken), Jeff Gangidine (Karen) and Jack Gangidine. Carole...

Mar 6, 2021

CAROL E. NITZ (nee Hartman) age 81, beloved mother of Kathleen Bohannon, Elaine Michelich (Rob), Andrea Scaggs (Larry) and the late Joseph E. Khal; grandmother of David, Kevin and Nicole; great grandmother of Emersyn; sister of the late John Hartman.  Passed away March 6, 2021.  Private services will be held for the family.

Mar 6, 2021

BETTY L. WHITELY (nee Gindlesperger), age 72, beloved wife of the late John R. Sr.; beloved mother, stepmother, grandmother and aunt of many; sister of Lois Whitehouse and the late Joan Costa, Herbert, Richard and Edith Gindlesperger.  Passed away March 6, 2021.  A private Memorial Mass will be held Monday, April 5, St. Augustine Manor Chapel (7801 Detroit Ave.)...