Obituaries

Jan 9, 2020

JOHN A. WRAY, age 92. Retired Cleveland Firefighter. Beloved husband of the late Patricia (nee Kelly) and Gayle (nee Gair); father of Susan Lewis, Michael (deceaesed)(Terrie), Marlene Hultine (Joe Stokar)  and the late Kenneth; grandfather of Shiloh Lewis (Derek Gardner), Jarrod (Kristen), Kyle (Jessie), Jamison Hultine (Jessica) and Lisa Smith (Danny); great-grandfather of Jace, Kellen, Kendrick and Elin; brother...

Jan 8, 2020

CARRIE A. SPORCICH, beloved wife of Ray Cortes; loving mother of Anthony (Jodi), Raymond and Nicole; grandmother of Lucas, Isabella and Gracelyn; daughter of Shirley E. (nee Humbert) and the late James; sister of Jo Ann Tyler (Dean), James (Wendy) and Michael (Barbara); aunt of many. Passed away January 8, 2020. Funeral Service Tuesday, January 14, at 11 A.M....

Jan 6, 2020

PATRICK A. DEVLIN, age 53. Loving father of Brian and Kevin; dear son of Pearl (nee Darling) and William Wallace "Wally"; brother of Bill, Robert (Sue), Mary, Michael (Heidi) and Andrew (Deana); former husband of Beverly (nee Moore); uncle of Jennifer, Sean, Christopher and Meghan; beloved nephew, cousin and friend of many. Passed away January 6, 2020. Funeral Service...

Jan 5, 2020

GREGORY E. HAND, age 71. Beloved husband of Kathryn Hug; loving father of Katey (Chris Valentine) and Tyler; proud grandfather of Desi; dear brother of Dolores; great friend of many. Passed away Jan. 5, 2020. Funeral Mass Thursday, Jan. 9, St. Angela Merici Church (20970 Lorain Rd.) at 11:30 AM. Friends may call at CHAMBERS FUNERAL HOME of NORTH...

Jan 3, 2020

PHILLIP L. RINE, JR age 70. Loving father of Jeannine Urban (David), Heather Fox, Samantha Friscone (Brian), Ami Rine, Kyle (Tess), and Katelyn Pillen (Brandon). Grandfather of Laney, Oscar, Violet, Willow, Whittaker, Cian, and Finnian. Former spouse of Pat Rine. Brother of Doug Vesely, Sue Kolenz, and Mary King. Uncle, Cousin, and Friend of many. Proud member of Corvette...

Jan 2, 2020

ROSEMARY C. YUSKO (nee Schwering), age 87.  Beloved wife of the late Andrew; loving mother of John (Carol Schulteis), Linda Hoff (Jim, deceased), Barbara Corcoran (Mark), Andrew (Sheri), Mark (Lisa) and the late Richard; dear grandmother of 15 and great-grandmother of 27; sister of the late Dolores Martin and Lawrence Schwering.  Passed away January 2, 2020.  Funeral Mass Monday,...

Jan 1, 2020

PALMA K. COLE (nee Piccola), age 81. Beloved wife of the late Robert. Loving mother of Robert B. (Renee); grandmother of Bobby and Chase; sister of Barbara Gehron (George, deceased), Lana Zellers (Bill) and the late Frank, Ronald and Charles, Jr.; aunt and great-aunt of many. Passed away January 1, 2020. Funeral Mass Saturday, January 4, St. Patrick Church...

Jan 1, 2020

JEFFREY M. GERENCSER, age 59. Beloved husband of 36 years to the late Sandra J. (nee Sherban); loving son of the late Felicia and Richard; nephew of Gerald Gerencser (Maureen); cousin of many. Passed away January 1, 2020. Funeral Mass Saturday, January 11, St. Brendan Church (4242 Brendan Lane) at 10 A.M. where friends may call AT CHURCH 9:30...

Dec 31, 2019

GERALD P. "JERRY" KOENIGSMARK age 82; beloved husband of 60yrs. to Judy (nee Wallace); loving father of Jacqueline Delembo (Steve), Gerald R.-deceased (Ruth Snow), Jeanne and Joseph (Margaret); proud grandfather of Max, Joe, Austin, Jerry and Charlie; brother of Carole Walchek; uncle and friend of many. Jerry was the owner of Jerry's House of Kolor in Elyria for 50yrs...

Dec 30, 2019

SR. MARY FABIAN QUIGLEY, SIW (formerly Sarah Mary Quigley) age 85. Sr. Fabian was a member of the Sisters of the Incarnate Word for nearly 70 years. Beloved daughter of the late Margaret (nee Collins) and Patrick Quigley; dearest sister of the late John, Nonie Fogarty (John) and John Joseph. Sister-in-law of Mary Quigley and loved by nieces, nephews,...

Dec 30, 2019

ALAN J. PETERS, age 79, beloved husband of 57 years to Monica (nee Bacha); loving father of Laura Doctor (John); dear grandfather of Nicole; brother of James (deceased) (Sue); uncle of Timothy, Thomas and Todd Peters.  Mr. Peters was a retired electrician for American Greetings and a U.S. Navy veteran.  Passed away December 30, 2019.  Funeral Mass Monday, January...

Dec 30, 2019

CAROL J. HILBERG (nee Pontius), age 78. Beloved wife of Rick; loving mother of Darryl MacDonald (Jodi), Cindy Bado (Brad); grandmother of Jeremie Hilberg and Melissa Judy (Andy); great-grandmother of Madelyn and Silas Judy. Twenty-year volunteer at Church Street Ministries of Berea and deacon of the former St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church of Berea.  Carol was involved with autism awareness....

Dec 28, 2019

WILLIAM J. BRENNER age 79; beloved husband of 55 years to Lauretta (nee Graf); loving father of Kristine George (Paul), Pamela, Sharon Jablonske (Scott) and Jeffrey (Kim); grandfather of Nicholas, Kaitlyn, Ryan, Jacob, Alex, Tyler, Jaret, Abby, Brandon, McKenna and Samantha; brother of Kathy Gray (Jack); uncle, cousin and friend of many. Proud veteran of the 101st Airborne Division....

Dec 26, 2019

FREDDIE LeROY THOMAS, SR. was born on February 13, 1931 to Betty "Ma Bea" Thomas at Grady Hospital in Atlanta, GA. He was later raised in Madison, GA where he attended school and worked as a young man.

He was the second of eight children born to "Ma Bea" and the first male child born amongst his...

Dec 25, 2019

CLIFFORD E. TAYLOR, age 67 of Berea. Beloved fiancé of Amelia G. Jacobs of Berea; loving father of twins Charles and Alexius Taylor of Norcross, GA; loving son of the late Mary Ann Moore (nee Kendrick) and James Taylor; brother of Thornton "John" Kendrick (LeAnne) of New Mexico. Passed away December 25, 2019 after a lengthy illness. Clifford retired...

Dec 24, 2019

JOSEF P. SPAK, JR., age 63, beloved husband of Traci (Scarbro); father of Joey (Michelle), Chrissy Gurko (Mark), Donald (Elizabeth Powers) and Karlie; stepfather of Jennifer Kirkendall (Joel) and Lauren Hicks; grandfather of Owen, Elizabeth, Luke, Zoey and Sophie; brother of Mike, Bob and the late Paul Spak.  Retired Pipefitter Local 120.  Member of American Legion Clifton Post 421...

Dec 23, 2019

KATHERINE S. "KATIE" McINTYRE, age 35, beloved daughter of Frances (nee Takacs) and Michael P. McIntyre; sister of Michael T. (Andrea); aunt of Gianni and Teagen; granddaughter of the late Beatrice (nee Masterson) and Thomas McIntyre and Pauline Ralls (Bob, deceased) and the late Frank Takacs; beloved niece, cousin and friend of many.  Passed away unexpectedly December 23, 2019. ...

Dec 22, 2019

FRANK ROSS ALLEGRA, age 92, peacefully entered heaven on December 22, 2019 surrounded by the love of his wife of 67 years Mary (nee Chinnici) and his daughter Christine. He was joyfully reunited with his son, Francis, who preceded him in death in 2015. He also is survived by his grandsons Domenic and Vincent who remain his pride and...

Dec 21, 2019

JANET WIRSCH (nee Markelonis) age 78. Beloved wife of Ronald; sister of Joseph (deceased)(Lorna), Virginia Hutchinson (deceased), Donna Meisinger (Ron) and Rita Mercer (Bob); aunt and friend of many. Passed away suddenly Dec. 21, 2019. Mass of Christian Burial Friday, Dec. 27, Holy Trinity Church (33601 Detroit Rd.) at 10:00 AM. PLEASE NO FLOWERS.

Dec 20, 2019

CHRISTINE E. SHUSTER, age 43, beloved daughter of Sara "Sally" Backos (nee Barnoff) (Richard) and the late John Shuster; loving sister of Sara Danczak, John (Betsy) and Rosalyn Roy (Jason); beloved of Joseph Johns; dear niece, cousin, aunt and friend of many.  Passed away unexpectedly December 20, 2019.  A Celebration of Life service will be announced by the family....