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Kathleen Workman
Apr 9, 2019
KATHLEEN WORKMAN (nee Richards), age 89; loving mother of Kenneth Miller (deceased), Gene Workman (deceased) and Caroline Powers (Lester); grandmother of Tammy O’Donnell (John), Regina Workman, Anthony Powers (Marrianne), Kenneth Powers and four other grandchildren; great-grandmother of Emily, Billy, Troy, Champail and five other great-grandchildren; great-great grandmother of one; sister of four; aunt of many....
Theresa F. Holt
Apr 8, 2019
THERESA F. HOLT (nee Javorski), age 76; beloved wife of the late Tim; loving mother of Vickie Holt, Tim K. Holt (Lori) and Terry Holt; devoted grandmother of Joshua, Lacey, Terrence, Tim, Jr. and Bernard; great-grandmother of Autumn and Trenton. Service at the funeral home Friday, April 12, 2019 at 10:30 a.m. Interment Riverside Cemetery. ...
Norman A. Sherba
Apr 4, 2019
NORMAN A. SHERBA, age 80; loving husband of the late Maureen Sherba (nee McGory); dear father of Jon Sherba (Dolores) and Lynn Jackson (Dan); grandfather of Alex Sherba, Veronica and Margo Jackson; brother of Judy Bayer (Carl, deceased) and Dennis Sherba (Jean). Norman enjoyed the Cleveland Indians, gardening and classical movies. Mass of Christian Burial...
John A. Homola
Apr 4, 2019
JOHN A. HOMOLA; age 85; beloved husband of the late Mary Beth Homola (nee Richert) for 47 years; loving father of Judy Batke, Susan Snyder (Randy), Mary Cieplowski (Casey) and Tom Homola (Debbie); cherished grandfather of 13; great-grandfather of five; son of the late John and Eva (nee Ratica); brother of Margaret Laheta (Robert, deceased)....
Munir Abdulkarim
Apr 3, 2019
MUNIR ABDULKARIM; passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on April 3, 2019 at the age of 93. Beloved husband of Therese for 40 years; loving father of Elaine, Mark (Janice), Katia (James) Harb, Elie (Carrie), George (Yasmeen), Diana (Marc) Habbouche, Nena (Michael) Boutros; loving grandfather "Jido" to Nathan, Amalia, Elliana, Alexander, Asher, Grace, Asa,...
Gordon Hammon
Apr 3, 2019
GORDON HAMMON, age 77; beloved husband of Virginia (nee Schuppel); dear son of the late Roger and Virginia; dearest brother of Timothy (deceased) and Roger (Cathy); dear uncle, great-uncle and great-great uncle of many. Gordon was a U.S. Navy Veteran, a master wood worker and an active volunteer on the William G. Mather and Habitat...
John J. Pahn
Apr 1, 2019
JOHN J. PAHN, age 72; passed away Monday, April 1, 2019. Beloved son of the late Herbert and Marianne; dearest brother of Elizabeth Pahn, Astrid Oesterreich, Uwe Oesterreich (deceased) and Peter Oesterreich (Denise); loving uncle of Michael Oesterreich, Amberly Oesterreich, Rachel Morrison (David, Jr.) and Derek Oesterreich; great-uncle and friend of many. John was a...
Antonia C Vitale
Apr 1, 2019
ANTONIA C. VITALE (nee Tonti), age 94; beloved wife of the late Michele; loving mother of Lucia Adriano (Filippo) (both deceased) and Maria Romanello (Joseph); devoted Nonna of Enzo Adriano (Beth Royce) and Dr. Gennaro (Dr. Rodnina Pinto), Michael and the late Antonio Romanello; great-grandmother of six; sister of Bernadino Tonti and Gino Tonti. Mass...
Mark L. Spluvak
Apr 1, 2019
MARK L. SPLUVAK, Age 64; beloved father of Erik (Jennete) and Ashley; life partner of Debbie; devoted grandfather of Mckenzie, Erika and Francheska; dear brother of Laura Meder; son of the late Leo and Betty; loving uncle of Cam and friend of many. Contributions may be made to American Cancer Society, www.cancer.org . Mass of...
James "Butch" Capretta
Apr 1, 2019
JAMES “BUTCH” CAPRETTA, aka “JIMMY THE BARBER”, age 79; father of Vincent, Victor (Darlene) and Patrice Adamonis (Scott); grandfather of Patrick, Natalie, Mackenzie, Sydney and Blake; son of the late Nicola and Florence (née Iacobucci); brother of Doris Pietrondi (Joseph) (both deceased), Betty Porrello (Raymond, deceased) and Nicola Capretta (Patricia). Uncle to Joe & Tony Pietrondi, Raymond & Rick...
Carol E. Rabbitts
Mar 30, 2019
CAROL E. RABBITTS (nee Czerw), age 67; beloved wife of Dennis; loving mother of Penny Carol Rabbitts-Conklin and Dennis Lee Rabbits; dearest grandmother of Kourtney, Kayla, Kaitlyn, Kendra, Cheyanne and Rosalea Conklin and Agustin Rabbitts; dear great-grandmother of Bently Sites and Arlette Gunn. Carol was a devoted wife and mother. She worked for a daycare...
Bryan L. Dunn
Mar 30, 2019
BRYAN L. DUNN, age 62; beloved husband of Barbara (nee Palicka); loving father of Jason (Rachelle), William (Sara), Eric (Rachel), Emily and Stewart; dear Papa of Jordan, Taylor, Belle, Jason Jr., Amelia, Maggie, Hayden and Veda; son of William and the late Lois; brother of Linda Basar, Bob and the late Kevin. In lieu of...
Mark A. Czinger
Mar 29, 2019
MARK A. CZINGER, age 57; beloved husband of Kimberly A. (nee Reust) for 31 years; loving father of Katie A. Riggen (John) and Michael A. Czinger (Corey); dearest son of Doris and the late Raymond; brother of Paul (Marleen), David (Laura) and Judith Schmidt (James); brother-in-law of Shelley Hammond (Billy); dear uncle and friend of...
Karen J. Fenton-Morganti
Mar 28, 2019
KAREN J. FENTON-MORGANTI, age 74; loving mother of Annette “Angel” Plavny (Andrew), Carmella “Cari” DeLauro (Daniel), Louis Morganti and Richard Morganti (Diane); devoted Grandma Karen of Andrew (Nicole), Dominic (Sara), Anthony and Maria Plavny, Hayley, Shelby and Sarina Morganti; great-grandmother of Emma, Avery, Josie, Jack and Tristan Plavny and Isabella Morganti; sister of Gary, Allen...
Andrew L. Petrik
Mar 28, 2019
ANDREW L. PETRIK, age 90; passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 28, 2019; beloved husband of the late Dolores (nee Raynak); uncle and friend of many. The family would like to give thanks to the caring staff at East Park Memory Center, Normandy Care Center and Holy Family Hospice. Andy will be remembered for his...
Joan I. Costa
Mar 27, 2019
JOAN I. COSTA (nee Gindlesperger) age 78; beloved wife of John J. Costa for 60 years; loving mother of John Costa, Jr. (deceased), Sharon Ratica (Robert), Karen Rundo (Kenneth), and Michael Costa; dearest grandmother of Jason Ratica, Daniel Ratica and Kenny Rundo (Lindsay); sister of Betty Whitely, Lois Whitehouse, and the late Herbert and Richard...
Margaret T. Gallagher
Mar 27, 2019
MARGARET T. GALLAGHER (nee Lombardo), age 91; beloved wife of the late Robert for 55 years; loving and devoted mother of Peter (Theresa) and Robert Gallagher; dearest grandmother of Christina and Ryan; sister of the late Sam Lombardo, Carmella Lombardo, Lena Maschari, Nick Lombardo, Serafina Mazzulo, Anthony Lombardo and Laura Schierbaum; loving aunt of many....
Maria "Mary" Baratta
Mar 26, 2019
MARIA C. BARATTA “MARY”, age 89; beloved daughter of the late Bernardino and Millie Baratta; dearest sister of Rose Ann Medders, Nancy Matras (Ben) and Janice Bacher (Gerald); dear aunt of Donna Attewell, Dave Medders, Diane Martin, Joe and Daniel Matras, Kathy Kopyt, Brian, Jeff and Steven Bacher; great-aunt of 17; cousin of many in...
David J. Bocanelli
Mar 26, 2019
DAVID J. BOCANELLI, Age 63; beloved son of Lena (nee Valeri) and the late Ambrose; loving brother of Tom (Isabel); dearest uncle of David Bocanelli and Ian Henry; David was a proud graduate of Padua High School Class of 1975. He was a well-known Fielder’s Choice baseball coach and instructor of The Baseball Batting Cages@Brecksville. He was a mentor...
Russell Thorne
Mar 26, 2019
RUSSELL THORNE, age 92; Loving husband of Minta “Boots” Thorne (nee Gillispie) for 68 years; Dear father of Martin Thorne, Kenneth Thorne (deceased) (Denise), Gloria Thorne (Robert Robinson), George Thorne (Theresa), Donna Angel (deceased), Nancy Thorne, Paula Lloyd (Joe) and Brenda Rudman (Kyle); grandfather of 14; great grandfather of 31; great-great grandfather of many; brother...
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