Veronica Shutway

On Apr 10, 1927 Veronica Spiga Shutway began her wonderful journey on a farm in Flushing Oh, in a house full of love, a pot-bellied stove, no indoor plumbing and no electricity. Poor but never knew it, as she said. Daughter of Margaret (Suty) & Joseph Spiga, sister to John, Joe, Andy, Stephan and Rudolf, Margaret and Virginia (Triplett). Her mother and father instilled a love of God; Church on Sundays, not work, and rosaries on long car trips. From a 1-room school house she became valedictorian of her high school class and went on to become the indisputable leader in her family in spelling, waste not, want not, she was a collector of everything important to her. Married a good Slovak boy (Frank) who lived a stone's throw away, after he went to Europe & back in WWII. Settled in Cleveland, met lifelong friends at East Ohio Gas then moved to Broadview Hts to raise a family of 4. she is survived by her children; Dennis, Cathy (Dave Sabo), Jerry, Karen (Vance Caudill), grandchildren; Melanie, Jenny, Morgan, Aaron and Adrianne. Blessed with wonderful neighbors she car-pooled to church and events with many a friend after her husband died July 6, 1981. Proud of her many grandchildren, veronica treasured their visits and delighted in their accomplishments. Visitation will be at Faulhaber Funeral Home on Broadview Rd from 4-6pm Friday, March 18. Services will be on Sat at 10am followed by mass at Assumption Church and interment at All Saints Cemetery in Northfield, Ohio.