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Joan H. Pesta

Joan H. Pesta

Oct 1, 2016

JOAN H. PESTA (nee Hennessy) age 81. Beloved wife of 60 years to Ken; mother of Ken (Cathy), Michael, Dan (Susan), James (Pam) and Annie Ginley (Kevin); grandmother of 10; great grandmother of six; sister of the late Thomas and the Honorable James Hennessy; aunt and friend of many. Joan was a 50 plus year member of Our Lady of...

Ann G. Donovan

Ann G. Donovan

Sep 30, 2016

ANN G. DONOVAN (nee McFadden) age 97. Beloved wife of the late Sylvester; mother of Tim and Kevin; sister of the late John, Gene, Mary Santuzzi, Lillian, and Lucille Knight. 45 year employee of Ohio Bell. Passed away Sept. 30, 2016. Funeral Mass Wednesday, Oct. 5, St. Vincent DePaul Church (13400 Lorain Ave.) at 10:00 AM. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery....

Marian Denicola

Marian Denicola

Sep 30, 2016

MARIAN DENICOLA age 74, beloved daughter of the late Jennie (nee Forte) and Faust Denicola, sister of Faust (Sue), aunt and great aunt of many, dear friend of Helen Danta. Marian retired after many years teaching English at Lakewood High School. Passed away September 30, 2016. Relatives and friends are invited to meet for her Memorial Mass Tuesday, October 4,...

Bonnie J. Koepfer

Bonnie J. Koepfer

Sep 30, 2016

BONNIE J. KOEPFER (nee Mohr) age 80. Beloved wife of 59 years to Karl; loving mother of Kristie Vehovec (Matthew), Kimberly Kocel (John), Karen English (Michael), Kelly McCandless (Scott) and Kathy Kloub (Khaled); cherished grandmother of Bradley King (Shannon), Jason King (Kelly), Jeremy Kocel, Rachel Macy (Keith), Jessica Kocel, Sarah English, Justin Kocel, Michael English and Jenevieve Kocel; doting great...

Kolbrun Leffel

Kolbrun Leffel

Sep 28, 2016

KOLBRUN LEFFEL (nee Arnadottir)age 68, (native of Keflavik, Iceland), beloved mother of Kristine Leffel and Brian Leffel, grandmother of Elizabeth Frank, sister of Kristin Kristmundsdottir and Systa Kristmundsdottir, passed away September 28, 2016. All services are private for the family. Inurnment Keflavik, Iceland.

Robert "Chris" Schafer

Robert "Chris" Schafer

Sep 24, 2016

ROBERT "CHRIS" SCHAFER, "PIRATE", "SILVER FOX", age 66. Beloved father of Chantal Keefer (Gerry), Tara Schafer, Christopher Schafer and Vanessa Schafer (Thomas Kukich); grandfather of nine; great-grandfather of one; brother of Patricia Reese, Jeanne Cadman and the late David; uncle of many. U.S. Army Veteran. Passed away September 24, 2016. Family and friends are invited to attend a memorial visitation...

Shirley Mae Roelle

Shirley Mae Roelle

Sep 23, 2016

SHIRLEY MAE ROELLE (Roberts), was called home to be with the Lord she loved on Friday September 23, 2016. She was born on August 22, 1934 in Berea, OH to the late Walter G. and Hilda W. (nee Jungeberg) Streicher. Shirley was a lifelong member of The Lutheran Church, and was a 1952 graduate of Lagrange High School. She was...

Brian W. Mccluskey

Brian W. Mccluskey

Sep 21, 2016

BRIAN W. McCLUSKEY age 55. Beloved husband of Meg (nee DeBarr); loving father of Katelyn, Carolyn and Molly Ciryak and Victoria and Maeve McCluskey; son of the late Margaret (nee Stack) and James McCluskey; brother of Sean (Miriam); son-in-law of Joan (nee McNamara) and Robert DeBarr; brother-in-law of Kathleen (Tracy Costella), Tim (Shelly) and Rosaleen Kirschnick (Brian); uncle and friend...

Grace Kollar

Grace Kollar

Sep 17, 2016

GRACE KOLLAR, Loving daughter of the late Mary Ellen (nee Lucas) and Michael Kollar; sister of the late Margaret Duby, Mary, Helen Boyce, Ann V., John E., and Michael D.; aunt of Mark Boyce (Margaret), Sara Kupchella (William), Fred Boyce (Judy), Mary Clare Pawluk (Jerry), Mary Ellen Branson (Denis), Dan (Gayle), Kay Kollar Dratch (Howard), Janet Coker (Harley) and the...

Alice M. Kekic

Alice M. Kekic

Sep 17, 2016

ALICE M. KEKIC (nee Gonda), age 89, beloved wife of Robert; sister of Richard Gonder and the late Andrew and Roger Gonder and Ileeta Rovansek; aunt and great aunt of many. Passed away September 17, 2016. All services private.

Joseph F. Patten, Sr.

Joseph F. Patten, Sr.

Sep 15, 2016

JOSEPH F. PATTEN, SR., age 94, native of Saula, Achill Island, Co. Mayo, Ireland. Beloved husband of 64 years to Mary (nee Lydon); loving father of Johnny, Mary Czaplicki (Ted), Joe Jr. (Josephine), Dennis (Gale), Brigid Dunlap (Tim) and Kathleen Hennessey (Tom); grandfather of 18; great-grandfather of 19 and 2 on the way; son of the late Brigid and Martin...

Eileen Weir

Eileen Weir

Sep 11, 2016

ELLEN "EILEEN" WEIR, ageless, native of the Valley, Achill Island, County Mayo, Ireland. Beloved daughter of the late Mary (nee Fallon) and Michael; loving sister of Bridget "Betty" Kaminski (Johnny, deceased), Nora Herrity (Dan, deceased) and the late Ann Cafferkey (Mickey), Michael (Margaret), Anthony, Thomas (Kathleen), Mary and Catherine; aunt of Kevin and Maureen Cafferkey (Mark Doyle) and many others....

Coletta C. Reddy

Coletta C. Reddy

Sep 10, 2016

COLETTA C. REDDY, beloved daughter of the late Mary (nee Horan) and Eugene Reddy; dear sister of Mary O'Grady (Thomas, deceased) and the late John (Ellen) and Eugene (Rita); loving aunt and great aunt of many. Passed away September 10, 2016. Funeral Mass Monday, September 19, St. Brendan Church (4242 Brendan Lane) at 10:30 A.M. where friends may call MONDAY...

Gertrude M. Tosi

Gertrude M. Tosi

Sep 10, 2016

GERTRUDE M. TOSI, (nee Kacmarek) age 94. Beloved wife of the late Louis J. Tosi and Luigi D'Amico; loving mother of Gino and Amadio (Daneen); grandmother of 11; great-grandmother of 3; sister of George (Irene, deceased) and 5 deceased siblings; aunt and great-aunt of many, especially Archie, Richard and Larry D'Amico. Passed away September 10, 2016 in Charlottesville, VA. Funeral...

Steve Bradacs

Steve Bradacs

Sep 9, 2016

STEVE BRADACS, age 91, beloved husband of Beverly (nee Doll); loving father of Kathleen Starek (Thomas), Margaret Lang (Raymond) and Robert (Helen); grandfather of Steven Starek (Taylor), Nathan Starek, Megan Santos Nieves (Christopher), Jonathan Starek and Lauren Lang; great-grandfather of Julian Santos Nieves; brother of Ann Fekete (Andy, deceased), Peter (Judy) and Mary Gibson; loving uncle and great uncle of...

Michael "Tim" Browne

Michael "Tim" Browne

Sep 7, 2016

MICHAEL "TIM" BROWNE, age 78. Beloved husband of the late Andrea; devoted father of Sharon Boross (Chris), Kathleen Gee (Jim) and Michelle Zarlinga (Tim); dear grandfather of James and Danny Gee. Served in the U.S. Army. Passed away September 7, 2016 with his family at his side. All services private. Inurnment Holy Cross Cemetery.

Elaine M. Mcnamara

Elaine M. Mcnamara

Sep 7, 2016

ELAINE M. McNAMARA (nee Porter) age 54. Beloved wife of Jay; mother of Malinda Porter and Michael Wengstrom; step-mother of Anna Kropp (Daniel) and Tara Dellorso (Tom); grandmother of 10; daughter of Joan Porter and the late John Porter; sister of Gina Ortiz, Tina Sesek, John Porter Jr. and the late Doug Elfers; niece of Stephen Kokosinski; cousin of Patricia...

Joanne R. Murphy

Joanne R. Murphy

Sep 6, 2016

JOANNE R. MURPHY (nee Ockuly), age 84. Beloved wife of the late Francis; loving mother of Charlotte Perez (Michael), Donna Matatich (Michael), Michael (Jennifer) and Donald (Beverly); grandmother of 8; great-grandmother of one; sister of Agnes Datko (Clem, deceased), Ruth Koehler (deceased) (George), Larry Ockuly (Judy) and Catherine Ockuly; aunt and great-aunt of many. Passed away September 6, 2016. Funeral...

Judith M. Lanza

Judith M. Lanza

Sep 6, 2016

JUDITH M. LANZA (nee Zemek), age 76, beloved wife of 55 years to John J.; cherished mother of John A. (Lisa), Debbie Sutton (Jeff), Anthony Sr. (Angie) and Dominic Sr. (Bobbi Jo); grandmother of Cassie, Anthony Jr., Vince, Domenic, Trent, Kaley and Dominic Jr.; sister of Gerard Zemek and the late Raymond Zemek; dear friend of many who were privileged...

John R. Pickett

John R. Pickett

Sep 6, 2016

John R. Pickett age 83. Beloved husband of 57 years to Mary (nee Kleinschnitz); father of Carol Khatib (Adel), Sharon and John; grandfather of Sammar, Samer, Subreen, Zaid and Emily; great-grandfather of Ibrahim, Jenna and Farris; brother of the late Rita Gallagher, James and Joseph; uncle and friend of many. Passed away Sept. 6, 2016 in Philadelphia. Funeral Mass Monday,...

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