Obituaries

Jan 7, 2024

DAVID W. KOVACH, age 71. Beloved husband of Deborah (nee Reveglia); loving father of Brian Kovach (Noah Chan) and Jennifer Kovach; brother of Donald and the late Debra Maravic; uncle, cousin and friend of many.  Avid bowler and coach.  Passed away January 7, 2024.  Funeral Mass Thursday, January 11, 2024, The Church of St. Clarence (30106 Lorain Rd., North...

Jan 7, 2024

MARY RITA LEE (nee Crandall), age 96, beloved wife of the late Edward J.; loving mother of James (Barbara), Donald (Debbie), Stephen (Terri), and Laura Sweeney (Mark); grandmother of Courtney Fourati (Slim), Megan Lee, Marlo Brown (Dale), Natalie Cordery (Collin), Kathryn Sweeney (Tina) and Timothy Sweeney; great-grandmother of Annabelle and Graham Cordery and Augustus and Julius Sweeney; sister of...

Jan 7, 2024

CAROL J. CANCILLA (nee LaPonza), age 82; beloved wife of the late James J.; loving mother of Kathryn McDaniel-deceased (Russell) and James V. (Jeanne); dear grandmother of Ryan McDaniel (Katherine), Michael McDaniel (Amanda), Vincent and Benjamin Cancilla and Megan Lavelle; great grandmother of Dominic and Amelia McDaniel; sister of Thomas LaPonza and the late Noreen Morgan; aunt and great...

Jan 7, 2024

FRANK J. LAURENT, JR., age 76, beloved husband of Jamie L. (nee Campbell); loving father of Shaun (Ann Marie), Danélle and Nicole Laurent; grandfather of Rose, Shaun, Jr., and Gabriel Pelfrey and great-grandfather of Harland; dear brother of Robert (Gloria) and William (Barb); uncle, cousin and friend of many.  U.S. Army veteran and retired millwright.  Passed away January 7,...

Jan 6, 2024

MARY E. HUJER (nee Petonic), age 77; Mary was born August 15, 1946 to John and Matilda Petonic, youngest of 12. She is the loving mother to Jennifer Frost (Jim), Danielle Hujer (Dave), James Hujer (Mary), Matthew Hujer (Heather). Special grandma known as Maw to: Allie, Jessica, Jake, Tyler, Samantha Dennis (Noah), Hailey, Jeanne, Zack.

A dear...

Jan 6, 2024

MAURICE T. HOULAHAN, JR., age 92; beloved father of Maurice T. III "Mickey" (Jean), Heather Houlahan (Ken Chiacchia) and Matthew (Denise); grandfather of Brady and Sean, great grandfather of Amelia and Jonas. Passed away January 6, 2024. All services private.

Jan 5, 2024

ROBERT E. GULLA, age 90, beloved husband of 70 years to Vilma (nee DeAnna); loving father of Robert (Roberta), William (Catherine), David (Laura) and Andrew (Mary); proud Grandpa of eight and great-Grandpa of four; brother of the late Margie Elias (George) and Edward Gulla; dear friend of many.  Passed away January 5, 2024.  Funeral Mass Thursday, January 11, Our...

Jan 3, 2024

ROSEMARIE P. JOCKE, age 90, beloved daughter of the late Sophie (nee Chotkevys) and Stanley J. Jocke; sister of the late Ralph F. Jocke (Joan) and S. Norman Jocke; beloved aunt of Ralph E. Jocke (Pat). Rosie retired after decades of service at NASA. Passed away January 3, 2024. Relatives and friends are invited to meet for her Funeral...

Jan 3, 2024

LORETTA T. "Two Mom" (nee Frencel) and Eugene W. "Pappa" LEACH ages 85. They passed away within hours of each other after 40 years of marriage. They were the parents of Raymond Golak (Kathleen), Terrie Bouman, Diane Daniels (Kevin) and Denise Leach. They were the grandparents and great-grandparents of many. Loretta was the sister of Marty Frencel and 5...

Jan 3, 2024

MICHAEL P. McINTYRE, age 79; beloved of Frances (nee Takacs); loving father of Michael T. (Andrea) and the late Katherine "Katie"; proud grandfather of Gianni and Teagen; son of the late Beatrice (nee Masterson) and Thomas McIntyre; brother of Mary Campbell (Patrick) (both deceased) and Thomas (deceased) (Bridget); beloved uncle, great uncle, cousin and dear friend of many. Retired...

Jan 2, 2024

MARY LOU CRAWFORD, age 76; beloved, daughter, sister and aunt; dear friend of Therese Conway and many others especially at the Westerly Senior Center in Lakewood. Mary retired as a RN from St. Vincent Charity Hospital.  All services will be private.

Jan 2, 2024

JORDAN R. DAVISON, age 33. Loving son of Terri Sevic (Tom) and Ryan Davison (Tiffany Stickle); dear brother of Justin Castle, Erica Tolowitzki (Eric), Tyler Davison (Hannah), Rachel Sevic, Cory Sevic and the late Travis Castle; grandson of Richard Fabritius (Debbie) and the late Dorothy Leonard, Kenneth Davison (Diane) and Cheryl Schultz (Wayne); uncle of Lilly, Avalyn, Vaia, Liam,...

Jan 2, 2024

SHEILA R. KERR (nee Keefe), age 77, beloved wife of David; loving mother of Dawn Ratliff (Nolan), William (Jennifer), T.J. (Kim), and Miki Powell (Gene) and stepmother of Linda Wagner, David Kerr, Cheryl L. Kerr and David Creneti; proud grandmother of 20 and great-grandmother of 4; dear sister of Jim Keefe and the late Gene Keefe and Nola Clifford...

Jan 1, 2024

WILLIAM C. "BILLY" ROBERTS, age 76, beloved husband of the late Irene (nee Hardik); loving father of Jonathan, David (Mayra) and Michael; son of the late Julia (nee Adams) and Charles Roberts; brother of Margaret Harms; uncle, cousin and friend of many.  Passed away January 1, 2024.  Retired District Manager SVP Sewing Brands.  U.S. Army veteran.  Relatives and friends...

Dec 30, 2023

SCOTT B. BACKUS, age 55. Beloved husband of the late Antoinette (nee Jovanovich); loving father of Nicholas and Matthew; son of Fred and the late Janet; brother of Diane Backus Ferraro and the late Denny Backus.

Scott was the owner of TIG Welding Specialties in Cleveland, Ohio.  He loved X-Men, comic books, and Star Wars. He was...

Dec 29, 2023

RONALD RUSSIAN, 77, passed away from a coronary event at home on Friday, December 29, 2023.. Ron is survived by his wife Linda Russian of 35 years, his fur baby Brodie (his best buddy) , his brother Rock (Donna) and brother- in-law Art Brault (Joan) and several nieces and nephews.  Ron was preceded in death by his father Nick...

Dec 28, 2023

JEANNE MARIE HUDAK (nee Staab), age 81, born August 7, 1942.  Devoted wife of the late Joseph.  Loving daughter of the late Mary (nee O'Malley) and Wilbur Staab.  Sister of Kenneth (Brigitte) and William (Maryellen) Staab.  Aunt to many nieces and nephews.  Good friend of the late Kenneth Erb.  Passed away December 28, 2023.  Relatives and friends are invited...

Dec 26, 2023

JANET C. KOHL-SAGHY (nee Olsen), age 97, beloved wife of the late Russell Kohl and Joseph Saghy; loving mother of David Kohl (Mary Ellen) and Kenneth Kohl (Regina); stepmother of David, Joanne (deceased), Russell and Paul Saghy; proud grandmother of Julie Ward (Colin) and Matthew Kohl (Stephanie) and great-grandmother of many; dear sister of Ralph Olsen and the late...

Dec 26, 2023

MARY T. SUING, age 80; beloved daughter of the late Ruth (nee Dietz) and Joseph Suing; dear sister of Joseph, Fred, Richard-deceased, Ruth, Ida Burlinghaus, John, Helen Caroll and Agnes. Mary retired after many years of service with United Airlines.  Passed away December 26, 2023. Relatives and friends are invited to meet for her Funeral Mass Saturday, December 30,...

Dec 25, 2023

GERALD A. OHMAN, age 74. Beloved husband of Julie T. (nee O'Donnell); loving father of Julianne Werner (Joseph); loving grandfather of Summer and Dawn Ohman and Avery, Shay and McKenzie Werner; brother-in-law of Dorothy O'Donnell (Michael, deceased), Kay Leneghan (Frank), the late James, and Mary Hayes (John); uncle of many. Passed away Christmas Day, December 25, 2023.  Funeral Mass...