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Bartley J. Reape
Oct 21, 2017
BARTLEY JOSEPH REAPE, age 90. Originally of Ballina, Co. Mayo, Ireland. Passed away peacefully on October 21, 2017. Son of the late John and Belinda (nee Connor) Reape. Bartley is survived in life by Anne (nee Cleary), his beloved wife of 57 years. Brother to the late Patrick, John (Jack), Michael, James and Gerald. Survived in life by sisters Maureen,...
Agnes K. Bontempo
Oct 21, 2017
AGNES K. BONTEMPO (nee Kearney) age 94. Beloved wife of the late Frank A. Sr. Loving mother of Mary Carlson (Robert), Frank (Deborah), Rita Thiron (Mark), Patricia, Benita Attali (Michael) and Joseph (Elizabeth). Grandmother of Craig, Amy, Justin, Edward, Megan, Steven, Emily, Jennifer, Adam, Julie, Audrey, Anastasia and Alexander. Great grandmother of 8. Daughter of the late Margaret (nee Mugg)...
Gar E. Downing
Oct 21, 2017
GAR E. DOWNING age 84. Beloved husband of the late Adrienne (nee Dreher). Loving father of Christopher, Craig (Cynthia), and Nora Maust (Daniel). Grandfather of Christopher (Stephanie), Jason, Andrew, Lauren Nill (Jake), and Nicole. Great-Grandfather of 4. Brother of Marcille, and Betty. U.S. Army Veteran. Passed away October 21, 2017. Mass of Christian Burial, Wednesday, October 25, St. Christopher Church...
Richard T. Chokan
Oct 20, 2017
RICHARD T. CHOKAN, SR. age 84. Beloved father of Richard T. Jr.-deceased, Doug (Gayle) and Chris (Mary). Beloved grandfather and great grandfather and brother of six deceased brothers and sisters. Passed away October 20, 2017. Funeral Service Wednesday, October 25, at 12 Noon in the CHAMBERS FUNERAL HOME of NORTH OLMSTED 29150 LORAIN RD. AT STEARNS RD. where friends...
Kathleen M. Boyle
Oct 20, 2017
KATHLEEN M. BOYLE (nee Golden) age 90. Beloved wife of the late Richard. Mother of Patrick (Denise,deceased), Mary Kay Reagan (Dan), Margaret Hastings (Tim), Shaun (Patrice), Nora Boyle-Simon (Brion) and Joanne Dunphy (Tim). Grandmother of Brigid, Matthew, Sarah, Theresa, Kaleigh, James, Erin, Gabriella, Darshan, Seamus, Sean, Owen and Meghan. Great grandmother of Theresa, Tim, Raymond, Nicholae, Lily, Rory, Adeline, Liam,...
Helen M. Claypoole
Oct 19, 2017
HELEN M. CLAYPOOLE (nee Ostrowski) age 90. Beloved wife of the late Harvey S. Loving mother of Linda Manke (Kenneth), Harvey J. (Carol), Helen Piccirillo (Frank) and the late David E. Grandmother of 8, great grandmother of 5. sister of the late Irene Potocsnak and Ted Ostrowski. Aunt and great aunt of many. Helen retired as a labor relations secretary...
James G. Soltis
Oct 19, 2017
JAMES G. SOLTIS, age 89. Beloved husband of Joyce H. (nee Drotar); loving father of Linda Lemieux (John), Judith McDaniel (Paul), Janice Scigliano (Victor) and James D. Soltis; loving stepfather of Kenneth Konczos (Cheryl), Debra Stallman (James), Sandra Konczos, James Konczos (Laurie) and Frank Konczos (Doreen); grandfather of 19; great-grandfather of 11; son of the late Agnes (nee Sepesi) and...
Ruth June Janosik
Oct 18, 2017
RUTH JUNE JANOSIK, age 85, beloved wife of Pastor Donald Hayas, was, according to the promise of John 14:3, brought by her Savior into His presence to be where He is. Ruth died on Wednesday, October 18, while in the care of the Cleveland Clinic Hospice at Fairview Hospital. She was preceded in death by her parents, Andrew and...
Richard W. Van Niel
Oct 18, 2017
RICHARD W. VAN NIEL, age 85, beloved husband of Barbara (nee Zurilla); loving father of Melanie Mauk, Greg and Dale (Caitlin); grandfather of Brad, Chris, Lucas, Nathan, Ella, Jack, Katherine and Samuel; great-grandfather of Aiden and Lyla; brother of Betty Klein and the late Gayle Lipinski and Emmy McCoy; uncle and cousin of many. Â U.S. Navy Veteran Korea. Â Passed away...
John L. Pollack
Oct 17, 2017
JOHN L. POLLACK age 94. Beloved husband of the late Helen (nee Vrabel); father of Alan (Judy), Diane, John D. and the late Mark (Pauline) and Helen; grandfather of Alexis, Owen, Robert and Jessica; great grandfather of Lydia, Elizabeth, Charlotte, Weston and Maisey; brother of Frank, Pauline Murray and the late Andrew, Mary Czajkowski, Joseph, Ann Yurly, Margaret Malina, and...
Robert "Bill" Galvin
Oct 17, 2017
ROBERT "BILL" GALVIN, age 93. Beloved son of the late Elsie (nee Schoenholz) and Charles; loving brother of the late Francis (Audrey) and Raymond A.; uncle, great-uncle and great-great-uncle of many. Retired switchman from the Cleveland Union Terminal. WWII U.S. Army veteran. Passed away October 17, 2017. Friends may call at CHAMBERS FUNERAL HOME of CLEVELAND, 4420 ROCKY RIVER DR....
Edward A. Grabowski
Oct 17, 2017
EDWARD A. GRABOWSKI age 83, beloved husband of Sandra (nee Wysocki). Father of Mary Ann Schumitsh (Frank, deceased), Edward P. (deceased), Susan and Stanley J. (Nikki). Grandfather of Helena, Donald, Andrew, Mary Ann, Allie, Nathan and Gabby. Brother of the late Ken and Donald Shaft. Uncle of many. U. S. Army veteran, member of the 82nd Airborne Division. Passed away...
John "Jack" A. Koch, Jr.
Oct 16, 2017
REV. MR. JOHN A. "JACK" KOCH, JR., age 67. Beloved husband of Nancy E. (nee Nosetic); loving father of Nicole DiBianca (Joe), John J. "Jack" (Jessica) and Robert "Bob" (Melanie); Papa of Joey and Vinny DiBianca, John J. Jr., Andrew, Emily, Samantha and Madison Koch; brother of Kathy, Tom (deceased) (Diane) and Mick (Mary); beloved son of the late Patricia...
Theresa M. Drapiewski
Oct 16, 2017
THERESA M. DRAPIEWSKI, age 88, beloved daughter of the late Catherine (nee Zola) and Ignatius Drapiewski; sister of Edward Davis and the late Henry Drapiewski, Josephine Hardy, Victoria Bush, Stella Kunzen, Eleanor Petrisin and Jeanette Polacek; aunt and great-aunt of many. Â Passed away October 16, 2017. Â Graveside Services were held at Riverside Cemetery. Â Arrangements by CHAMBERS FUNERAL HOME of NORTH...
Thomas M. Gibbons
Oct 15, 2017
THOMAS M. GIBBONS, age 77, Retired Cleveland Police Sergeant. Beloved son of the late Thomas and Delia Gibbons (nee McDonnell); devoted husband of 46 years of Kathleen (nee Cavanagh); father of Christopher (Diana), Maureen Kishna (Ahyodha), Bridget (John Millin), Mark, and Erin Becker (Eric); cherished grandfather of Leah, Luke, Rayna, Danny, Keira, Ragan, Casey, Elliott, Gabriella and Marina; great...
Dennis A. Carlin
Oct 13, 2017
DENNIS A. CARLIN age 76. Beloved husband of the late Linda (nee Connors); father of Margie Messerly (Neil), Michael (Dawn), Susie Akers (Brian), Amy Burke (Kevin) and Neal; grandfather of Erin, Connor, Jonathan, Brianna, Sean, Matthew, Kevin, Eamon, Morgan, Lauren, Liam, Caelin and Declan; brother of Therese Loftus, Michael, Patrick and the late Rita; uncle and friend of many. Passed...
Gary E. Pedersen
Oct 13, 2017
GARY E. PEDERSEN, age 62. Beloved husband of Mary Ellen (nee Zupancic); father of Nicole Moses (Joseph) and soon-to-be grandfather; son of the late Mildred (nee Helland) and Chris Pedersen; brother of Ken (deceased) (Arlene), Janet Rutkowski (Arnie), Marilyn Ostovits (Bob, deceased) and Richard (Mary); uncle and great-uncle of many. U.S. Navy veteran, retired Chief Hospital Corpsman. Passed away suddenly...
George J. Schaefer
Oct 12, 2017
GEORGE J. SCHAEFER, age 92, beloved husband of the late Aida (nee Sison); loving father of Suzy Bloden (Greg), Cathy Spirnak (Joe), George (Mary) and Robert (Darlene); grandfather of 13; great-grandfather of 4; brother of Robert (Helen) of Little Rock, AR and the Rev. James Schaefer of St. Louis, MO; uncle and great uncle of many. Â George retired after 40...
Joan K. Craft
Oct 11, 2017
JOAN K. CRAFT (nee Keyes), age 87, beloved wife of the late Philip G.; loving mother of Crawford (Laurie), Claudia McMillin (Jim), Cynthia Friedman (Sam) and Carter; grandmother of 8; great-grandmother of 1; sister of Mary Penny and the late Barbara Barbour and Crawford Keyes; aunt and great aunt of many. Â Passed away October 11, 2017. Memorial Services Saturday November...
Ilene L. Hardy
Oct 11, 2017
ILENE L. HARDY (nee Dyke). Â Born March 16, 1945 in Clinton, IA, raised in Fulton, IL, and passed away October 11, 2017 in Cleveland, OH after a long battle with leukemia. Married Richard D. Hardy on July 19, 1969 and lived together in Chicago, IL, Cincinnati, OH, Cleveland, OH and Tucson, AZ. She is survived by her husband Richard Hardy,...
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