Mary Ellen Makkos
Jul 17, 2023
MARY ELLEN MAKKOS, (Nee Schoen) age 74, Beloved Wife of the late Donald. Loving Mother of Patricia Spies (Jeff), David Makkos (Karen), Jeffrey Makkos, Cynthia Caldwell (Joseph), Noreen Leciejewski (Tom), and Karen Makkos- Ralph (Jonathan), Grandmother of Andrew, Jeffrey, Elizabeth, Josh, Aaron and Logan; Great Grandmother of Issac; daughter of the late Roy and Marie Schoen. Sister of Roberta...
Kelly Marie Mazur
Jul 16, 2023
KELLY MARIE MAZUR (nee Karp), age 60, passed away Sunday, July 16, 2023. Beloved wife of Daniel “Fich” Mazur; loving mother of Ashley (Orion) and Brandy (Jayme). She was preceded in death by her parents, Andrew and Kathryn Karp (nee Reiman); her brother Dale Karp; her sisters Gayle Solomon (Walter), Terry Kolin (Dennis, also deceased), Andrea Kontras (Ken) and...
Lois Dian Girardi
Jul 14, 2023
LOIS DIAN GIRARDI (nee Egner), age 80; beloved wife of John for 60 years; loving mother of Dian Drdek (Rick) and Teresa Zolynas (Pat, deceased); dearest grandmother of Richel Maloney (Dave), Craig Drdek (Jackie), Kyle Drdek (Tina) and Beth Zolynas; great-grandmother of Cal, Ty, Mac, Boe, Patrick, Lola and Remi; daughter of the late Carl and Minnie Egner; sister...
Michael S. Bakale
Jul 13, 2023
MICHAEL S. BAKALE, age 74; of Middleburg Heights. Passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 13, 2023. Beloved husband of Yvonne (nee Mitchell) for 44 years; loving father of Gabriel (Amy), Michael, Trista Allgood (Adam) and Alexander; dearest grandfather of Archie and Ernest Allgood; dearest son of Margaret (nee Opalich) and the late Stephen. Mike was a retired 38 year...
William Francis Bertoli
Jul 11, 2023
WILLIAM FRANCIS BERTOLI, age 80 of Brunswick, passed away Tuesday, July 11, 2023. Loving father of Frank Bertoli (Wendy) and Nicole Norton (William); dearest grandfather of Hannah, Gabriella and Grant Bertoli, Kyle and Schari Norton; great-grandfather of Salena Norton; son of the late Francis and Elizabeth (nee De Capite); U.S. Navy Vietnam Veteran. In lieu of flowers, contributions may...
Mildred Susan Havir
Jul 9, 2023
MILDRED SUSAN HAVIR (nee Hulec), age 92; beloved wife of the late Edward Havir; loving mother of Laura L. Havir (Donald T. Heegan) and Mark M. Havir (Lisa Martin-Havir); sister of Mary Piar, Julie Sir Louis (Oliver), Ann Logun (Alex) (both deceased) and John Hulec (Helen) (both deceased). Contributions may be made to Dr. Martin Luther Evangelical Lutheran Church,...
Mary Jane Bernazzoli
Jul 8, 2023
MARY JANE BERNAZZOLI (nee Cifani), age 97; Passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 8, 2023. Beloved wife of Joseph (deceased); loving mother of Chuck Bernazzoli (Pamela Gierosky); grandmother of Chrissy Bernazzoli (fiancé Kyle Paul); daughter of Umberto and Concetta (nee Cavasinni) Cifani (both deceased); sister of Vincent Cifani (Cecelia) (both deceased), Ernestine DeCaprio (deceased) (Michael), Remo Cifani (deceased) (Justine),...
Lois Arline Moston
Jul 8, 2023
LOIS ARLINE MOSTON (nee Matthews), age 98, passed away July 8, 2023. Beloved wife of the late Jack; loving mother of Melissa and Drew (Linda); loved honorary grandmother of five and great-grandmother of 11. She is also survived by nieces, nephews and treasured friends. She will be reunited with Jack at the Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery in Seville,...
Lucille Gadd
Jul 6, 2023
LUCILLE GADD (nee Riggle), age 81; Born July 4, 1942. Passed away July 6, 2023. Beloved wife of Gerald “Spank” Gadd (deceased). Loving mother of Tina Giese (Larry), Sherry Diamond (Tim), and Jerry Gadd (Scott); dearest grandmother of Heather, Michael (Molly) and Alex; great-grandmother of Scarlett, Grayson, Brantley and Tucker. Daughter of Roy and Vivian Riggle (both deceased). Sister...
Debra J. Bias
Jul 6, 2023
DEBRA J. BIAS (nee Adams), Loving Mother of Shelley Bias (Ray Brown), James Bias (Rachel) and many others; grandmother and great grandmother of many; sister of James Adams (Pam), and Brenda Stevens. Service at the funeral home, Thursday July 13, 2023 at 7 p.m. Interment private. Friends received at THE RIPEPI FUNERAL HOME, 5762 PEARL RD. (AT SNOW RD.)...
Elias J. Georgakopoulos
Jul 5, 2023
ELIAS J. GEORGAKOPOULOS, age 62; passed away Wednesday, July 5, 2023. Beloved husband of Sharon (nee Heraghty) for 23 years; loving father of Michael Georgakopoulos; dearest son of John (Toula) and the late Frances Georgakopoulos; dear brother of Beth Georgakopoulos. Trisagion Service at the funeral home, Tuesday, July 11, 2023 at 12 noon. Fr. Costas Keares, Presiding. Interment St....
Boutros Youssef "Pete" Barakat
Jul 4, 2023
BOUTROS YOUSSEF BARAKAT “PETE”, Age 65, of Cuyahoga Falls, born in Abdelly Lebanon, passed away Tuesday July 4, 2023. Beloved husband of Nidal (nee Tannous) for 31 years; loving father of Youssef and Tannous; son of the late Youssef and Marina; dearest brother of Zahia Abi-Nader (Camille), Tannous Barakat, Hanna Barakat (Aline) and Frangieh Wehbe (Ghassan); beloved cousin, uncle,...
Jeannette M. Aftoora
Jul 4, 2023
JEANNETTE M. AFTOORA (nee Sadd), Age 88, passed away on Tuesday July 4, 2023. Beloved wife of the late Patrick Edward Aftoora for 64 years; loving mother of Bonnie Ayat (Moh), Jacqueline Aftoora and Nancy Hill (Nicholas); dearest “Siti” of Nadia (Andrew), Keivan, Therese (Tyler), Patrick, Claire and Dixon; daughter of the late Thomas and Linda Sadd; dear sister...
Marinika Balnozan Beaver
Jul 3, 2023
MARINIKA BALNOZAN BEAVER, age 56. Most amazing mother of Samuel (Haily) and Gabriel; devoted daughter of Lazar and Livia Balnozan; Sora to Speranca Simic (Dragutin); Tetka to Marina, Magdalena (Kenneth), Aleksandar (Madeline) and Nikola (Renee); beloved cousin of Maja Sanic; best Tetka to Isabella, Anastasia, Emilia, Luka, Aleksandar, Gabriela, Lazar and Elena. What does it mean to live a...
Yolanda Capobianco-Cosner
Jul 3, 2023
YOLANDA CAPOBIANCO-COSNER, age 87; beloved mother of Bernard Cosner (Donna) and Anthony Cosner (Luba); loving grandmother of Drew Cosner, Jenevieve Purcell (Ryan) and Michael Anthony Carey; daughter of the late Anthony and Marie Capobianco (nee Guzzo); dear sister of the late Frank, Joseph, Serafina, Anne and Grace. Yolanda was a member of St. Anthony of Padua Women’s Society of...
Constance Swaney
Jul 3, 2023
CONSTANCE SWANEY (nee Thompson), age 66, born March 19, 1957, age 66 passed away July 3, 2023 at Parma Hospital after an extended illness. She was a loving mother and will be dearly missed. She was preceded in death by her father Robert Thompson and mother Lou Ellen Boddy. She is survived by former husband Michael, son Brian and...
Barbara A. Mayes
Jul 2, 2023
BARBARA A. MAYES (nee Welling), age 79, of Berea, passed away suddenly on Sunday, July 2, 2023. Beloved wife of Carl “Duke” Mayes for 58 years; loving mother of Terrie Kovacevic (Joe); dearest grandmother of Jen Alexander and Blake Paynther; daughter of the late Peter and Helen Welling; sister of the late Peter Welling; dear sister-in-law of Kay Garbas;...
Patricia L. Wancata
Jul 1, 2023
PATRICIA L. WANCATA, age 67; beloved daughter of the late Richard and Mildred Wancata (nee Kent); loving sister of Michael Wancata (JoAnne), Russell Wancata (Paula) and Paul Wancata (Terri); devoted aunt and great-aunt of many; special friend of Sally Borer (Gerard); devoted champion of animals and cat mom to many. Service at the funeral home Monday, July 3, 2023...
Frank Joseph Stanek, Jr.
Jun 30, 2023
FRANK JOSEPH STANEK, JR., age 55; beloved husband of Tina (nee Fritz); loving father of Kayla Baker (Blake) and Chase Stanek; dear grandfather of Scarlett Baker; son of Linda (nee Gold) and Frank Joseph Stanek, Sr.; brother of Tracy Krutel (David); beloved uncle and dear friend of many. Frank was a U.S. Navy Veteran, a Mason and a member...
Mary Frances Stolla
Jun 29, 2023
MARY STOLLA (nee Seidenwand), age 100, passed away Thursday, June 29, 2023. Beloved wife of the late Dr. Joseph Stolla for over 70 years; loving mother of Joanne Helfrich (Dr. Matt) and the late Bill Stolla; dearest grandmother of Dr. Nicole Helfrich (Joe Mess), Alex Pullella (Kevin) and Dr. Matt Helfrich (Nancy); dear great-grandmother of 10. Private family service. ...
