Obituaries

Mar 12, 2020

On October 9, 1938, Elizabeth (nee Tweardy) and Stephen Tirpak welcomed their beloved son, Stephen George, at Deaconess Hospital. Baptized at Holy Ghost Byzantine Catholic Church, he was raised in the Byzantine tradition and celebrated with his family and extended family from Monessen, Penn., the richness of their Czechoslovakian heritage. He learned from his parents the value of simplicity,...

Mar 11, 2020

JAMES M. DOBINSON, age 90. Beloved husband of 50 years to Peggy (nee Steele); loving father of Sharon Parr (Darrell), Daniel (Lisa) and Kelley Elliott (Josh); grandfather of 7; great-grandfather of 1; brother of Evelyn Howe (Warren) (both deceased); uncle, great-uncle and friend of many. Member of Teamsters Local 407. Passed away March 11, 2020. Funeral Service Saturday, March...

Mar 11, 2020

EILEEN C. TEARE, age 77. Beloved daughter of the late Mamie (nee Milavec) and Russell; best friend of Sr. Donna Schultz; cousin of Linda Cox Teare, Jim Teare (Nancy), David Teare, Jeffrey Teare, Michael (Anne) and Ellen Foster (Michael); 2nd cousin of Corinne, Brennan, Jake, Joe, Emma, Henry and Jack. Eileen graduated from Notre Dame College of Ohio with...

Mar 10, 2020

ORSHA O. HRITZ (nee Oros), age 69.  Beloved wife of Gary; loving mother of Rodney (Michelle) and Michael; dear sister of Leona Oglesby (Carl, deceased).  Passed away March 10, 2020.  Graveside Service Saturday, March 14, 2020, Riverside Cemetery (3607 Pearl Rd., Cleveland, OH  44109) at 1:00 P.M.

Mar 10, 2020

JAMES E. SHEPPARD, age 57. Beloved husband of Carol (nee Mustapic); loving father of Gabriella; dear son of the late June (nee Sullivan) and Edwin Sheppard; brother of Renee Beyer (James) and Beverly Sanfilippo; son-in-law of Rosa and Victor Mustapic; brother-in-law of Anna James (Jarrod) and Nancy Bradford (Bryan); uncle of James Beyer (Megan), Jesse Beyer (Sierra), Enzo and...

Mar 9, 2020

JOHN R. "JACK" HOY, age 87, beloved husband of Margaret "Marge" (Dorko) (nee Fedor) and the late Marilyn (nee Fenley); loving father of Mary Pat Ellert (Bill), Kathleen Bennett (Lanny), John G. (Loretta), Michael G., Joseph G., Peg Osborne (Gary), Loretta Sexton, Richard G. (Tammy) and Robert G.; stepfather of Christine Young (Bill, deceased), Carolynn Jasko (James) and James...

Mar 8, 2020

JOHN W. SHERIDAN, age 90. Beloved husband of Deanna (nee Paris); loving father of Michael J.; brother of Robert S. (Paula); uncle and great uncle. John retired as office manager for Ernst & Ernst and was a longtime basketball and football scorekeeper and supporter of St. Edward High School. He was a member of the Rocky River Community Chorus...

Mar 7, 2020

SHEILA C. BIRT (nee Kelley), age 86.  Beloved wife of the late Michael; loving mother of Bridget O'Donnell (James), Colleen Jurcak (Michael), Eileen Updegrove, Michael (Marganna) and Patrick (Janine); dear grandmother of 12 and great-grandmother of 5.5; sister of Joan Gallagher, Judith Romain and the late Terrence Kelley, Thomas Kelley and Michael Kelley; aunt and great-aunt of many; dear...

Mar 7, 2020

Kathryn Ann Nagy, loving wife and mother, passed away on Saturday, March 7. She was 91.

Kathryn was born June 26, 1928, in Cleveland, to Eugene and Katherine Cunha. Known to her friends as Kit, she graduated on the honor roll from West Technical High School in 1946, a member of Spanish Club and the...

Mar 5, 2020

MARGARET A. "MARGE" MOUTSEOS (nee Dzamka), age 88.  Beloved wife of the late Gustave; loving mother of Carole Schmidt (deceased) (Carl) and Constance Shega (Joe); dear Baba of Claire Young (Sam); great-Baba of Chase and Caroline Young; sister of the late Emery Dzamka; aunt and great-aunt of many.  Passed away March 5, 2020.  Funeral Service Thursday, March 12, at...

Mar 4, 2020

HAROLD P. "HAL" WINKLER, age 78.  Beloved husband of Patricia (nee Innocenti); loving father of Traci LaFrankie (Mark); proud "Papa" of Halli and Julia; son of the late Anne (nee McCafferty) and Harold L. Winkler; brother of Nancy Cordes (deceased) (Richard) (Robin), Connie Harsa (Joe) (both deceased) (Sue), and James (deceased) (Mary); uncle and great-uncle of many.  Hal was...

Mar 3, 2020

MARY B. "BERNIE" CHAPIN (nee Malone), age 100. Beloved wife of the late Charles; loving mother of Charles (deceased), Patrick, James (deceased) (Dee Dee), Kathleen, Mary Louise, June Reed (Richard), Mark, Paul (Tracy) and Carolyn Flanagan (Larry); grandmother of Timothy, Alexander, James, Erin and Laura Flanagan; sister of the late Mildred Beattie, Ruth Malone, Kathryn Plagman, John Malone and...

Feb 27, 2020

Pastor Thomas E. "Tom" Brown, 67, of North Olmsted, unexpectedly went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, February 27, 2020.  Tom was born on August 4, 1952, in Cleveland, and had been a resident of North Olmsted since 1991.  He was a veteran, and proudly served in the US Air Force from 1970-1973.  He attained...

Feb 26, 2020

ROBERT R. BUCK, age 86, loving husband of 64 years to Marie M. (nee Sherman); dear father of Pamela Balder (Terry), Gregory (Laurice), and David (Michele); much-loved grandpa of Emily Lockhart (Taylor), Samantha Buck, David Brown, and Chad and Colin Kuchenmeister; son of the late Dorothy (nee Scholl) and Richard Buck; brother of Lois Davis (David, deceased), James Buck...

Feb 25, 2020

LAWRENCE B. GIBSON, age 89.  Beloved husband of Geraldine (nee Monson); loving father of Rebecca, Timothy, and Mary Jill Gibson; grandfather of Angela Bohanec; great-grandfather of Madeline, Calem, Ellen, and Connor; brother of the late Richard; uncle, cousin, and friend of many.  U.S. Air Force veteran.  Lawrence was an avid outdoorsman and woodworker.  Passed away February 25, 2020.  Funeral...

Feb 24, 2020

DOREEN M. CALVEY (nee Spencer), age 95, native of S. Wales, U.K.  Beloved wife of the late James P.; loving mother of Geoffrey J. Binns-Calvey (Amy) and Pamela D. Calvey; grandmother of Miranda Binns-Calvey; sister of the late Ronald Spencer of S. Wales; aunt, great-aunt, great-great-aunt, cousin and friend of many.  Passed away February 24, 2020.  All Services Saturday,...

Feb 24, 2020

PAULINE T. "POLLY" MURRAY (nee Pollack), age 93.  Beloved wife of the late Joseph F.; stepmother of Debbie Pervez (Saood), Maureen Overholser (Geoffrey, deceased), Tom (Catherine), Barry (deceased), Paul (Christine, deceased), and Anita Swan (deceased); stepgrandmother and great-grandmother of many; sister of the late Rev. Andrew Pollack, Mary Czkowski, Ann Yurly, Joseph Pollack, Margaret Malina, John Pollack, Frank Pollack...

Feb 22, 2020

PATRICIA M. NEFOROS, age 73. Beloved mother of Joseph Saccany; daughter of the late Betty (nee McChrystal) and Patrick; sister of Jude Wisniewski, Mary, Ellen Bishop (Ron), Margaret Brooks (Taylor, deceased), James (Sanya), Kathleen Witherspoon, and Therese Laskey (Mark); loving aunt of 15; great-aunt  of 4 and great-great-aunt of 2. Patricia was a proud retired nurse from the Cleveland...

Feb 20, 2020

MARY B. RESSLER (nee Hughes) age 79. Native of Claremorris, Co. Mayo, Ireland. Beloved wife of 40 years to Kenneth; mother of Colleen Eaton (Tiler), Eileen Cupach (Scott), Maureen Szekeres (Jim) and the late Timothy; grandmother of Brendan, Maggie, Meghan and Tiler Eaton, Kirsten, Meghan, Anna and Scotty Cupach, and Christopher and the late Ryan Wheeler; sister of Tim,...

Feb 18, 2020

WILLIAM R. BRISTOW, age 94, was born on December 6, 1925 and passed away on February 18, 2020. Beloved husband of the late Barbara J. (nee Campbell). Son of William Bristow and Lillian (nee Lampus), both deceased. Dear brother to Lynn Bristow (Liz) and Wesley Bristow (deceased) (Carol). Cherished Uncle of Deborah Milano (Jay), Lynn (Maria), Danny, Patrick (deceased),...