EMIL A. PAOLETTA, age 97; beloved husband of Frances “Peggy”(nee Share); loving father of Patrick and the late Rick Paoletta; son of the late Dominic and Antonette; brother of the late Tony, Carl, Marie Dieling, Joseph, Michael, Edward, Lena, Henry and Raymond Paoletta; beloved uncle of many. Emil was a U.S. Army Veteran who was one of five brothers who served in WWII. He earned two Campaign Stars for The Battle of the Bulge and Western Germany. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to St. Rocco Church, 3205 Fulton Rd., Cleveland, OH, 44109. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Rocco Church, Thursday, June 6, 2019 at 11 a.m. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. Friends received at THE RIPEPI FUNERAL HOME, 5762 PEARL RD. (AT SNOW RD.) WEDNESDAY 4-7 P.M.