Obituaries

Feb 16, 2025

BRIAN T. McDONNELL, age 73, beloved husband of 51 years to Anne (nee McGuirk); loving father of Thomas (Rachel), Patrick, Kevin, Colleen McDonnell (Bonnie Alegria), Neil (deceased) and Timothy; dear Grandpa of Brian (Olivia), Brendan, Justin and Rachel Anne; brother of Michelle Crimaldi (Tony) and James (Angela); beloved uncle, great-uncle, cousin, brother-in-law and friend of many.  Passed away at...

Feb 15, 2025

TERRENCE J. McGOVERN, age 85, of Rocky River, passed away surrounded by family on February 15, 2025. Devoted husband to Bernice (nee Mielcarek); loving father of Michael (Colleen), Julie Poure (Timothy) and Carey Yetka; cherished grandfather of Manon Neu (Jon), Andrew Poure, Jameson McGovern, Paige Miesle (John), Hailey Yetka and Kyle Yetka; great-grandfather of Remi and Bodhi Neu; dear...

Feb 15, 2025

JOAN D. STACKNICK (nee Seretin), age 87, beloved wife of the late Robert S., Sr.; loving mother of Laura Arcieri (Sam) and Robert S., Jr.; beloved Nana of Alexandria (Frank Straight, fiance), Robert J. and Grayson; great-Nana of Lucas, Lennon and Josiah; daughter of the late Estelle (nee Wroblewski) and Jacob Seretin; sister of Allen Seretin (deceased) and Deena...

Feb 15, 2025

SOPHIE TETORAKIS (nee Lentzas), age 92, loving wife of the late Spero, mother to Peter and Angelo (Susan), Yiayia (grandmother) to Bryan (Gina), Cassandra, Katina and Alexis and Great-Yiayia to Hayden and Amari. Passed away peacefully on February 15, 2025.

She was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1932 and graduated from Lincoln High School, Class of 1951....

Feb 15, 2025

ALEXANDRA "ALLIE" LYNN MAYER, age 32. Beloved daughter of James and Tricia Mayer; loving half-sister of Mark Kratzer; granddaughter of Therese Evans and John T. Mayer, Sr., and the late Ben and Delores Naidznski; great-niece to Margaret "Peggy" Cecora; niece to John T. Mayer, Jr. and Linda Carney; cousin to Sarah, Daniel and Dominic Ialacci; dear cousin and friend...

Feb 14, 2025

NANCY LEE UTTERBACK (nee Kummerlen) age 72. Beloved wife of 48 years to Roger; loving mother of Roger Jr. and Stacy Shivley-Wagner (Kiajuana); grandmother of Antwone and Naythan; sister of Ruth, Jim (Sue), Patsy Beischlag (John) and the late Bobby; sister-in-law, aunt and "Mom" of many. Passed away suddenly February 14, 2025. Friends may call at CHAMBERS FUNERAL HOME...

Feb 12, 2025

MARGARET M. "MARGE" LAVELLE (nee Kilbane), age 90, beloved wife of the late David T., Sr.; loving mother of David T., Jr., (Cathy), Michael (deceased), Margaret "Peggy" Small (Jeff, deceased), Austin (deceased), Mary Napier and Lorrie Marko (Michael);  dear grandmother of 12 and great-grandmother of 11; daughter of the late Margaret (nee McCann) and Michael Kilbane (Margaret, nee Cooney);...

Feb 11, 2025

KAREN A. MOHN (nee Hearns), age 81, beloved wife of the late Donald W., Sr.; loving mother of Donald W., Jr. (Tammy), Lynn Graham (Otto), Mark (Karen Becker), and Laura Burant (Ed); much-loved Nana of Megan, Ashley, Nicole, Mike, Mark, Elisabeth, and Gavin; great-Nana of 11; sister of Helen McKenna (John "Skip", deceased), Priscilla "Jeanie" Theis (William, deceased), Daniel...

Feb 8, 2025

MARGARET A. SCHUMACHER (nee Hradek), age 84, beloved wife of the late Ralph I., loving mother of Jerry and Lawrence; proud grandmother of Daniel and Kimberly; great-grandmother of Brady, Sophie, Liam, Hayden and Luke; dear sister of the late Jeannette Josie and Richard Hradek.  Passed away February 8, 2025.  Funeral Mass Thursday, February 13, St. Bernadette Church (2256 Clague...

Feb 7, 2025

JEFFREY R. LATTNER, age 77, beloved life partner of the late Lauren Winter; loving father of William Winter; dear brother of Deborah Bowman (Jim) and dear uncle of Kris Sadens (Kellie), Brandon Sadens and Brittany Poll (Philip).  Passed away February 7, 2025. Relatives and Friends may call at the CHAMBERS FUNERAL HOME of CLEVELAND, 4420 ROCKY RIVER DR. AT...

Feb 7, 2025

BARBARA ANN SLOVAK (nee Kmetz) age 85. Beloved mother, nana, and friend, went home to her Lord Jesus Friday, February 7, after a long illness.

Barbara was preceded in death by her parents, John Kmetz and Barbara (Perko) Kmetz, her husband of 50 years Milan and firstborn son Timothy. Her siblings, Leah, Steve, and John also preceded...

Feb 4, 2025

LAURAL D. "BUD" McINTYRE, age 83. Beloved husband of the late Beverly (nee Davies); loving father of Laureen Duncan (John) and Scott; grandfather of Christina Bell (Scott); great-grandfather of Makalah Duncan, Joshua Pierce and Michael Reed; brother of the late Carl McIntyre;  uncle, cousin and friend of many. Passed away February 4, 2025.

Bud worked at Joy...

Feb 4, 2025

ELLEN "EVELYN" DOHERTY (nee Carr) age 89. Born and raised in Mennacannon, Kilcar; County Donegal, Ireland. Devoted wife of Daniel J. (deceased); beloved mother of six: Sean (deceased), Daniel Francis (deceased), Kevin (Bridget), Randall (Colleen), Denise Kennedy (Terry) and Rosemarie Dana; loving grandmother of Danny, Kyle, Meghan, and Sean Doherty (Tiffany), Caitlin Logue, Kellie Mastney (Jonathan), Joseph, Kate, Maeve...

Feb 4, 2025

PATRICIA ANNE MAYER, age 89, passed away February 4, 2025. Beloved daughter of the late Anne (nee Kausky) and Wilbert P. Mayer; dear cousin of Donald Halliday (Carol), Robert DeGraff (the late Ruth), Richard McCaslin (Genevieve) and Ronald McCaslin (Lenore); friend of many. Patricia was born and raised in Cleveland and was a graduate of Lincoln High School. She...

Feb 3, 2025

JEAN MARIE SLIVKA (nee Wysocki) of Cleveland, Ohio returned to her Heavenly Father on February 3, 2025 at the age of 62.

Born on June 27, 1962, Jean was a beloved daughter of Ronald C. Wysocki and the late Rita P. Wysocki. Proud and loving mother of Meghan Slivka (Ben Englehart), Shawn Slivka (Virginia Ford). Cherished sibling...

Feb 2, 2025

MICHAEL PATRICK LACHENDRO, age 33, beloved son of Debbie (nee Smith) and Mark Sr. (Christine, deceased); loving brother of Mark Jr. (deceased) and Jenn Johnson (Erik); grandson of Susan Lachendro (nee Kisvardi) and Carl Lachendro (deceased) and the late Donna Cordery (nee Anderson) (Ted); nephew of John Lachendro (Lisa), Jim Lachendro, Betty Johnson (Tom), Linda Rath (Eric), Dana Steimle...

Feb 2, 2025

JANET M. LACHOWSKI (nee Vajnar) age 86; beloved wife of the late Walter, loving mother of Michael (Deb), David, Kathy Hrabak (Steve) and Thomas (Karen), grandmother of Kevin (Annmarie), Amy, Matthew (Makenzie), Emily Adams (Joe), Dan (Sara), David (Terry), Allison Cassandra (Michael), Adam (Jasmine), Julia Palombi (Gino), Eric and Brian, great grandmother of 8 and one on the way,...

Feb 1, 2025

MICHAEL J. REES, JR., age 63, beloved father of Michael J., III; dear son of Patricia (nee Mullen) and Michael J. Rees, Sr.; brother of Colleen Kempf (Don), Kathleen Svoboda (William), Martin (Paula), Maureen Bair (Bob), Mary Bridget Thompson (James, deceased), Eileen Papotto (Robert), Margaret Mary Holihan (Matthew) and Sean; beloved uncle, great uncle, nephew, cousin and friend of...

Feb 1, 2025

FIDES M. KELENC (nee Spagnol) age 83; (native of Veli Losinj, Croatia) beloved wife of the late Stefan, mother of Christian Spagnol, grandmother of Steve Hrovat and Melanie, sister of Mario Spanjol and the late Adriana Spagnol and Zvonko Spanjol. Passed away February 1, 2025. Requiem Mass Tuesday, February 4, St. Peregrine Church (3086 W. Streetsboro Rd. Richfield) at...

Feb 1, 2025

RUTHANNE D. O'LEARY went home to Our Lord Saturday, February 1, 2025, following a short illness. The Lakewood native was a graduate of Ursuline College and former Augustinian sister.  A long-time member of Our Lady of Angels Parish in Kamm's Corners, she taught third grade in the Diocese of Cleveland. Loving travel, she documented her trips in pastel and...