Obituaries

Feb 15, 2024

MARK W. MATOWITZ, age 75, beloved son of the late Agnes (Weber) and Clayton C. Matowitz, M.D.; brother of Mel (deceased) (Sheila); cousin of Thomas Matowitz, Jr. (Darlene) and his extended family of the Boyert, McIntyre, Graham and Weber families in Cleveland.  Mark was a proud graduate of St. Ignatius High School Class of 1966.  Passed away February 15,...

Feb 15, 2024

Margaret M. Buffurine (Dec. 1, 1934 – Feb. 15, 2024)

Margaret M. Buffurine (nee Scarbro) age 89, passed away peacefully on February 15, 2024. Marge was a long-time resident of Cleveland, OH. Beloved wife of the late Thomas A.; daughter of the late Tracy and Pearl (nee Denney) Scarbro. Sister of Robert L. (Ruth) and the late...

Feb 14, 2024

REV. JOSEPH C.  PEDNEKAR, M.S.F.S. "Fr. Joe" age 93. Born in Goa, India to the late Shevanti and Sonu Pednekar. He was the the second youngest of 12 siblings. He was ordained a priest  on October 3, 1962. He was sent to Rome to further his studies before coming to the United States and landing in Cleveland.  Bishop Isseman...

Feb 14, 2024

CHERYL L. WELSH (nee McGinnis), age 65, passed away peacefully on February 14th, 2024.  Preceded in death by her mother Carole McGinnis (nee Baechle), and her brother, Timothy McGinnis.  Leaving to mourn, her beautiful daughter Krista and her son Chip (Charles) and four brothers, Dick McGinnis of Las Vegas, NV, Bob McGinnis of Cleveland, OH, Terry McGinnis of Desert...

Feb 14, 2024

JOAN ONDA, age 92, beloved daughter of the late Helen (nee Facsina) and George Onda; sister of the late George Onda; beloved aunt of Linda Lybrand, George Onda and Eddie Onda; sister-in-law of Sylvia Gierbolini; cousin of Daniel Facsina.  Passed away February 14, 2024.  Relatives and friends are invited to meet for her Funeral Service Saturday, February 24, 2024,...

Feb 14, 2024

VAUGHN L. GUZIK, age 42, beloved husband of Kathryn (nee Warnke); loving father of Margaret and Madelyn; cherished son of Sally (nee Otto) and Leslie Guzik; dear brother of Laura Guzik; loving son-in-law of Mary Beth Warnke and the late Douglas Warnke; much-loved brother-in-law of Sarah Koehnlein (David); dear uncle of Dylan, Kaleb, Devin and Samantha; beloved nephew, cousin...

Feb 13, 2024

RAYMOND J. GILBERT, age 94. Beloved husband of the late Nancy (nee Dunn); father of Adam (Tina), Kathleen Brocklehurst (deceased)(Ken) and Diane Nicolay (Dale); grandfather of 9; great-grandfather of 9; brother of Jeanette Lewia, Barbara, Robert and the late Henry, Norman, Roger and Lorraine Thomas; uncle and friend of many. Passed away Feb. 13, 2024. Funeral  Mass Saturday, Feb....

Feb 13, 2024

EMMETT R. "SKIP" CLEARY, age 80, beloved husband of 52 years to Mary Jo (nee McNulty); devoted father of Marypat Schrantz (Jason), Emmett P., O.D. (Coleen), and Sheila Petersen (Eric); beloved Pops of Logan and Lauren Cleary, Josie, Maeve and Aoife Petersen, and Olivia, Claire and Peter Schrantz; son of the late Laverne (nee Miller) and Emmett J. Cleary;...

Feb 12, 2024

MARILYN J. LONG (nee Pozun), age 89, beloved wife of the late Jack M.; loving mother of Gerald (Mary) and Gary (Lisa Comella); dear grandmother of Lindsey Dunlap (Chris), Mallory Long and Hillary Gunter (Ronnie) and great-grandmother of Everette and Collette Dunlap and Lucie and Landon Gunter; daughter of the late Bertha (nee Newman) and James Pozun; sister of...

Feb 9, 2024

JAMES D. SPERK, age 79, beloved husband of Arlene (nee Hellein); loving father of Guy, Timothy and Christopher (Julie); proud grandfather of Amelia and Larissa; dear brother of Joseph, Jr.; uncle, cousin and friend of many.  James retired from GM after 34 years of service.  Passed away February 9, 2024.  Mass of Christian Burial Friday, February 16, St. Mary's...

Feb 8, 2024

ALMA J. GOGOLEK (nee Hunt), age 90, beloved wife of the late Raymond; loving mother of Richard (Bonita), Eric (Jennifer) and Sharon Blazer (David); dear grandmother of Andrew, Alicia, Alex, Camryn, Carter and Sarah; sister of Marvin Hunt and the late Norman and Lloyd Hunt; aunt and great-aunt of many.  Passed away February 8, 2024.  Funeral Mass Friday, February...

Feb 8, 2024

Judith B. Stell (née Wright) went home to be with her Savior on February 8, 2024, after a long struggle with dementia. While most of her adult life was spent on the farm in Baldwinsville, NY, for the last eighteen months, she lived at Arden Courts Memory Care in Westlake, OH. Judy was born in Saranac Lake, NY in...

Feb 8, 2024

Lawrence F. Chernauskas Sr. passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on February 8th, 2024. He was born in 1930 in Vandergrift, PA, to Frank (Knock) and Marie. Larry moved to Cleveland in 1954, but never forgot Pennsylvania(especially his alma mater, St. Francis College), and fondly retold stories including his uncles, aunts, cousins and sister,Marie. He reminisced regularly about...

Feb 7, 2024

DANIEL J. BELAIR, age 71, beloved husband of 48 years to Victoria (nee Cendrowski); loving father of David (Stacey), Becky (Sarah Hoge), and Sarah Kubelka (Kevin); proud Papa of Brooke and Ben Kubelka; brother of Rojean May (Harry), Barb Azzardi (Bob) and the late Thomas; beloved uncle, cousin and friend of many.  Passed away February 7, 2024.  Funeral Mass...

Feb 7, 2024

FERENC "FRANK" BUCSANYI, age 88, loving father of Sharon Cunningham (Mike) and Ferenc J. Bucsanyi; beloved grandfather of Meghan and Kate Cunningham and Preston Bucsanyi; longtime partner of Maria Olah; brother of 7 siblings in Budapest, Hungary;  uncle of many.  Frank was a carpenter and loved spending time with his grandchildren, including trips to McDonald's for breakfast.  He enjoyed...

Feb 7, 2024

VERONICA F. "VERA" CASEY (nee Holian), 93, was born in Lackafinna, Cong, Co. Mayo, Ireland and was a longtime resident of Lakewood and then Fairview Park, Ohio.

Beloved wife of Thomas J. Casey (deceased) for 62 years. Mother of Maureen Casey, Patricia Casey, Thomas F. Casey and Kathleen Proctor (Jim). Grandmother of Shannon, Sara, Colin, Deirdre, Jack,...

Feb 6, 2024

NORMA J. FLOWER, age 79. Loving daughter of the late Margaret (nee Vass) and Ernest Flower; sister of Barbara Bennett (ray) and the late Bob, Roger and Ken; aunt of many; dearest friend of Jan Flower and dear companion of Andy LaSalla. Passed away February 6, 2024. Funeral Service Friday, February 9, at 1:00 PM in the CHAMBERS FUNERAL...

Feb 6, 2024

KATHLEEN CELINE WHELPLEY (née Gallagher), 90, of Cleveland, Ohio, passed away peacefully and surrounded by family on February 6, 2024, joining her late husband James in heaven. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend to many.

Kathleen was born on February 24, 1933, in Dooagh, Achill Island, Co Mayo, Ireland, the daughter of...

Feb 5, 2024

TRACY NOELLE GALVIN (nee Russell), age 48, beloved wife of the late Martin Thomas Galvin; loving mother of Fiona Elizabeth and Thomas Martin; cherished daughter of Gail (nee Thompson) and Bill Russell; much-loved sister of Lindsay Spaulding (Levi) and Adam Russell; beloved member of the Barbara A. (nee Flanagan) and Walter N. Galvin family; beloved niece, cousin, aunt and...

Feb 5, 2024

JAMES J. WINKELMAN, age 85, loving husband of Joan A. Winkelman (nee Kujawa); beloved father of 6; grandfather of 14; great-grandfather of 9; dear brother of Margaret Gorny (the late Leonard) and Elaine Olszewski (Edwin).  Proud U.S. Army veteran. James retired from 3M.  Passed away February 5, 2024. A memorial service will be announced.  In lieu of flowers, memorial...