Obituaries

Jan 26, 2020

EDWARD L. RENTZ, age 87.  Beloved husband of the late Arlene (nee Moore); loving father of Mark (Anya) and Heather Rentz (Keatley); grandfather of Quinn.  U.S. Army veteran.  Passed away January 26, 2020.  All services private.

Jan 26, 2020

PEGGY R. MECKLEY (nee Swope), age 91.  Beloved wife of the late Robert; loving mother of Robert, Kathleen Kimball and Philip (Emily); grandmother of 11; great-grandmother of 17.  Peggy was a devoted member of Bethesda on the Bay Lutheran Church in Bay Village and a dedicated member of the Eastern Star.  Passed away January 26, 2020.  Relatives and friends...

Jan 26, 2020

WILLIAM D. CARROLL age 72; beloved husband of Alice (nee Pierce); loving father of Alyce Rancour, John Rancour, Maureen Murphy (Michael), Michelle Mieyal (Daniel), Joseph (deceased), Justin Rancour (Cynthia), William P. Carroll (Morgan) and Brian Carroll; dear grandfather of Dustin, Victor, Michael, Samantha, Brianna, Joey, Jonathan, Justin, Mavrik, Katelyn and Morgan; great-grandfather of Caiden, Calina, Bailey, Bryce, Wesley and...

Jan 25, 2020

PHILIP R. OCKULY, age 83, beloved husband of the late Bonnie (nee Alexander); loving father of Beth Thomas (Roger), Mark (Angela) and Susan Watson; grandfather of Matthew Thomas (Ashley), Andrew Thomas (Elizabeth), Alan and Ryan; great-grandfather of Weston, Michael, Wyatt and Kate; brother of Sr. Jane Ockuly, CSJ, Mary Ockuly, Peggy Longoria and the late Gail Harmon; uncle, cousin...

Jan 25, 2020

JEANNE M. SPLAIN (nee Theusch), age 91.  Beloved wife of the late Charles W., Sr.; loving mother of Mary Marvin (Lowell Thomas), Charles W., Jr. and Jean Surdel (Theodore); grandmother of Kyle Marvin (Caitlyn) and Sean Marvin; Emily, Megan and Charles W. Splain III; Theodore Surdel (Jacqueline) and Katherine Surdel; great-grandmother of Kyle "KJ" Marvin; sister of the late...

Jan 24, 2020

DAVID N. DAHLEN, age 79. Retired Lakewood Firefighter. Beloved husband of the late Jackie (nee Luttner); loving father of Sue Nilsen (Bob), John Dahlen and Maureen Allan (Geof); grandfather of Sarah and Tyler Truffin; uncle of Jimmy Grabowski (deceased) and many other nieces and nephews. Veteran of U.S. Coast Guard. David was a member of John W. Barkley Masonic...

Jan 24, 2020

PAUL "CLETUS" ROMANSKY, age 51.  Beloved son of Carole (nee Preuster) and Carl Romansky; loving father of Matthew and Grace Romansky; brother of Betty Pottinger, Teri Salzer, Barbara Cerda and Bruno Romansky; uncle, cousin and friend of many.  Friend of Bill W.  Passed away suddenly January 24, 2020.  Funeral Mass Wednesday, January 29, St. Adalbert Church (66 Adalbert St.,...

Jan 22, 2020

MARGARET S. "PEGGY" KOWALCZYK (nee Curran), age 85, beloved wife of the late Casimir; mother of Catherine Hall, Christopher (deceased) (Pam), Caren Holton (Keith), Claire Hilbert (Scott), Craig (Molly), Crystina O'Brien (Henry), Clifford and Constance (deceased); grandmother of 13; great-grandmother of 3; sister of the late Nancy McMahon; aunt, great aunt, cousin and friend of many.  Passed away January...

Jan 22, 2020

JOSEPH F. MURRAY, age 92, beloved husband of Pauline "Polly" (nee Pollack); loving father of Debbie Pervez (Saood), Maureen Overholser (Geoffrey, deceased), Tom (Catherine), Barry (deceased), Paul (Christine, deceased), and Anita Swan (deceased); beloved grandfather and great-grandfather of many; brother of Dr. Jerry Murray, Kathryn Metzger and the late Dr. John T. Murray, Jim and Jay Murray; uncle and...

Jan 21, 2020

PATRICIA M. WHEELER (nee Seiler), age 80.  Beloved wife of Ronald; loving mother of Kymberly (deceased), Kurt (Kacey), and Nicole Biegel; loving grandmother of Ally and Lauren Biegel, Liliana and Taylor Papa, and Emersyn Wheeler; sister of the late Robert and Ronald Seiler.  Passed away January 21, 2020.  Funeral Mass Monday, January 27, St. Mary Church (250 Kraft St.,...

Jan 20, 2020

ROBERT A. RUSNAK, age 73, beloved son of the late Mildred (nee Yantus) and John Rusnak; brother of Jane Schreibeis (Tim) and David J.; uncle of Rachael, Drew (Shannon) and Darren; great uncle of Alex Malloy, Camden and Ella Schreibeis.  Passed away January 20, 2020.  Memorial Service Thursday, January 30, at 4 P.M. in the CHAMBERS FUNERAL HOME of...

Jan 20, 2020

JAMES F. PLUCINSKI, age 79.  Beloved husband of Betsy (nee Brzykcy); loving father of Susan Kazmer (Mark) and Kathleen Palmer; grandfather of Marisa, Ethan and Connor; great-grandfather of Jackson; brother of Marge Baker (Dan), Betty Borowski and the late Sally Hegedus (John); uncle, cousin and friend of many.  U.S. Army veteran.  Member of AA for 43 years.  U.S.P.S. letter...

Jan 20, 2020

WILLIAM J. SEBJENICS, age 68, loving husband of Cheryl (nee Daniels); son of Anna Padar (nee Gazdig) and the late Bela Sebjenics; brother of Susanna Majlinger (Frank); uncle, cousin and friend of many.  God called him home of Monday, January 20, 2020.  As Bill was a big advocate and lover of animals, donations would gratefully be accepted in his...

Jan 19, 2020

JOHN K. BORGMANN, age 55, beloved husband of Gail (nee Martin); loving father of Scott Ormston, Lee Ormston (deceased) and Kayla Escribano (Cris); grandfather of Isabella, Sophia, Alexander and Jayden; son of the late Elizabeth Anne "Betty" (nee Kelley) and Harry Borgmann, Sr.; dear brother of Patricia Miller (Fran), Elizabeth Musolf (Tim), Nancy Paxton (Gail), Harry Jr. "Rick" (deceased)...

Jan 19, 2020

RICHARD W. WEIDOKAL, age 88. Born July 26, 1931 at home in Cleveland, OH. Passed away January 19, 2020 after a tough fight with Parkinson's.

Beloved husband of 53 years to the late Frances (nee Krish); father of Judy Holsinger (John), Deborah Petro (Edward) and Susan; grandfather of Anna Gant (Alex), Matthew Holsinger and Rachel Petro; great-grandfather...

Jan 19, 2020

THOMAS J. KILBANE, age 50, beloved father of Bryen; dear son of Lois (nee Brenyas) and the late Bernie Kilbane; brother of Neal (Nancy), Claire Johnston, John (Rhonda), Anne Lang (John), Patti Miller (Mike, deceased), Daniel and the late Jimmy; uncle, nephew, cousin and friend of many.  Mass of Christian Burial Monday, January 27, at 11 A.M., St. Brendan...

Jan 18, 2020

JAMES P. PURCELL age 56; (Cleveland Police Captain, Badge #1259) beloved husband of Holly (nee Tube); loving father of Cormac, Declan and Mairead; dear son of Patricia (nee Graven) and the late Edward Purcell; cherished brother of Mary-deceased, Andrea Fields (Bryan), Bridget Kane (Jim), and Edward (Katie), step father of Theodora and Colin Tube; favorite uncle to Bryan (Kelly),...

Jan 16, 2020

Our precious little angel, Audrey Jane Howgate, celebrated her birth and gained her wings on January 16th, 2020. Beautiful daughter of William and Jenna Howgate(nee Pallo) Beloved sister of Aiden Cherished granddaughter of Kenny and Laura McDaniel(nee Winners), Kenneth Pallo, and Robert and Karen Howgate(nee Herrin) Niece to Sarah and Ian, Jimmy and Tracy, Margee and Joe, Alicia and Scott,...

Jan 16, 2020

RONALD S. ADAMS, age 69. Beloved husband of 46 years to Chris (nee Kenzig); father of Jennifer Arnett (Nicolas) and Timothy Adamosky; grandfather of Elizabeth, Anthony, Alexander and Katerina; brother of Diane, John and the late Marilyn. Passed away Jan. 16, 2020. Funeral Mass Thursday, Jan. 23, St. Richard Church (26855 Lorain Rd.) at 10:00 AM. (PLEASE MEET AT...

Jan 16, 2020

RHODA M. "BIG R" PARKS (nee Burke), age 87. Beloved wife of the late Robert; loving mother of Ed "Butch" Mason (Rita, deceased), Pauline Wills (Don), Phyllis Zelinski (deceased) (Barry, deceased) (Bill Bostwick), Robert Parks (Mary), John Parks (Laura) and Debbie Livingston (Harry); grandmother of 12; great-grandmother of 15; sister of John Burke, Ken Smith and the late Phillip...