Obituaries

Annabelle Bakos

Annabelle Bakos

Sep 16, 2013

Annabelle Bakos (nee Minsterman) Beloved wife of Thomas A. (deceased). Dear mother of Alex. Loving grandmother of Nicholas, Jacqueline and Dominic. Sister of Bob (Janet). Family suggests contributions to Catholic Charities of Cleveland, 1404 E. Ninth Street, 8th Floor, Cleveland, OH 44114-1722. FRIENDS MAY CALL AT THE DONALD A. FAULHABER FUNERAL HOME, 7915 Broadview Road (at Sprague) where services...

Thom Bergkessel

Thom Bergkessel

Sep 15, 2013

Thom Bergkessel, our hero, went home to the Lord after a long, hard fought battle with cancer. Born March 27, 1954, he passed away September 15, 2013. Preceded in death by his mother Virginia Green and beloved father-in-law, Carl Warren. Survived by his #1 fan and soulmate, Carla (nee Warren). Dad to Sam, Nicole, and Robby Perozeni. Also survived...

Wasfy Daoud

Wasfy Daoud

Sep 5, 2013

Wasfy Daoud, Beloved husband of Venus (Girgis) (deceased). Dear father of Gehane Rizk (Maher Wahba), Emad Daoud, MD (Nancy), and Sherif Rizk (Soheir). Grandfather of Ashraf (Rania), Fady, Danielle, Christine, Alex, and John. Uncle of Randa Ghali (Fr. Marcos). ALL SERVICES WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 AT 12 NOON AT ST. MARK COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH, 2100 W....

Vaso Vukelic

Vaso Vukelic

Aug 29, 2013

Vaso Vukelic, 64, passed away on August 29, 2013. Born in the former Yugoslavia (Vukelici, Banija) in 1948, Vaso had been an Akron area resident since 1972. He attended St. Demetrius Serbian Orthodox Church. Vaso retired from Chrysler (Twinsburg Stamping Plant) in 2008 where he worked as a machine repairman for 28 years. He enjoyed his final days playing...

Nancy A Cunningham

Nancy A Cunningham

Aug 28, 2013

Nancy A. Cunningham (nee Downing), AGE 74, Wife of George (deceased). Beloved mother of Laurel (Michael) Patton and John Cunningham. Dear grandmother of Ryan and Madeline Magalski and Sean. Sister of Jim (Pat-deceased) and Paul (Diane) Downing. Aunt of Sharon, Jim and Jeff Downing and Bonnie May. FRIENDS MAY CALL AT THE DONALD A. FAULHABER FUNERAL HOME, 7915 Broadview...

William C Hamlin

William C Hamlin

Aug 26, 2013

William Hamlin, 86, Loving husband of Edna (deceased). Dear father of Donald (Donna), Larry (Peggy) and Randy (Teresa). Loving grandfather, great grandfather, uncle and friend of many. US Navy veteran. FRIENDS MAY CALL AT THE DONALD A. FAULHABER FUNERAL HOME, 7915 Broadview Road (at Sprague) where services will be held on Friday, August 30 at 10:00 AM Interment Brooklyn...

Ivon Gerges

Ivon Gerges

Aug 25, 2013

Ivon Gerges, 87, Wife of Hakeem Barsoum (deceased). Mother of Heshmat, Mark (Treiza), Nagi (Mervat). Grandmother of Dr Meena (Monica), Monica, Christina (Hany), Kyranous, and Caroline. Great grandmother of Benjamin. Sister of Dr. Kamal (Lilly), Kamiel (Aghaby-deceased), Angail, Samah (Saad-deceased). Kamelia (Morris-deceased), and Sanaa (Thabet). Dear aunt and friend of many. ALL SERVICES WILL BE HELD ON Wednesday, August...

Dorothy M Butcher

Dorothy M Butcher

Aug 24, 2013

Dorothy M. Butcher (nee Bigos), Beloved wife of Howard. Dear mother of Caren (Walt) Kaminski, Tom (Traci), and Arlene (Allen) Coffey. Grandmother of 7, great-grandmother of 17. FRIENDS MAY CALL AT THE DONALD A. FAULHABER FUNERAL HOME, 7915 Broadview Road (at Sprague) where services will be held on Thursday, August 29 at 9:15 AM and from St. Victor Church,...

Christopher D Brindza

Christopher D Brindza

Aug 13, 2013

BRINDZA CHRISTOPHER BRINDZA SR., age 54. Loving husband of Veronica. Dear father of Chris (Michele), DJ (Lori) and Kristin. Dear grandfather of Christopher and Julia. Dear nephew of Theresa. Uncle of Scott and friend of many. FRIENDS MAY CALL AT THE DONALD A. FAULHABER FUNERAL HOME, 7915 BROADVIEW RD. (AT SPRAGUE) ON TUESDAY FROM 6-8 P.M., where a memorial...

Edward T Strzala, Sr.

Edward T Strzala, Sr.

Aug 7, 2013

Edward T. Strzala, Sr., age 77, passed away August 7, 2013. Beloved husband of Carol (nee Gerdes) for 60 years. Dear father of Edward Jr. (deceased), Mitchell, and Sheri (Greg) Peters. Loving grandfather of Michael, Eddie, Dawn, Jason, Amanda and Caroline. Great grandfather of Mikayla and Hailey. Family suggests contributions to National Kidney Foundation, 1373 Grandview Ave., Suite 200,...

Agnes Luciano

Agnes Luciano

Aug 7, 2013

Agnes (Goebel) Luciano, born April 19, 1935, Heldenburgen, Germany. Died August 7, 2013. Wife of Anthony (deceased). Daughter of George and Angelika Goebel (both deceased). Survived by children Tish (John) O’Dell and Michael (Linda), grandchildren Alexander O’Dell and Jessica Luciano. Sister of Erich Goebel, Hedy Schellhorn, Helga Lisken and Lotte Meissner, all of Germany. Family suggests contributions to Doctors...

Donald B Perry, Jr.

Donald B Perry, Jr.

Aug 5, 2013

Donald Perry, Jr., age 49, beloved son of Donald, Sr. and Alice (both deceased). Dear brother of David (Benjama). Uncle of Elizabeth and Nemesis. Resident of Haven Hill and Blossom House for the past 30 years. Special thanks to all the staff who took care of Donald all those years and to Joel. SERVICES WILL BE HELD ON Thursday,...

Milan Samec

Milan Samec

Aug 1, 2013

Milan Samec, age 83, Loving husband of LaVerne for 61 years. Dear father of Diane (Jeffrey) Richey, and David (Vivian “Beth”). Cherished grandfather of Heather (William), Kristen, Nicole, and Jade. Dear uncle and friend of many. US Army veteran. Worked 35 years at Ford where he retired as an electrical maintenance general foreman. Family suggests contributions to St. Paul...

John B Deberry

John B Deberry

Jul 31, 2013

John B. DeBerry, 80, Loving husband of Patti. Dear father of Mark, Gregg (Ellen), Chris (Carol) and Angela (Jeff) Jaeger. Cherished grandfather of Andy, Kevin, and Alexa. John loved golf and volunteered as a starter at Seneca and Washington Park Golf Courses. US Air Force veteran. Family suggests contributions to Holy Family Hospice, 6707 State Road, Parma, 44134. FRIENDS...

Chris Merrick

Chris Merrick

Jul 27, 2013

Christel G. “Chris” Merrick, age 87, peacefully joined her beloved Carl on July 27, 2013. Devoted mother of Connie Zamiska and Carrie Holland (Danny). Loving grandma of Jennifer Dorton (Steve), Mike Zamiska and Ryan and Nick Holland. Cherished Oma of Katie and Elizabeth Dorton. Sister of Elsie Bognar and Ellie Huggins. Chris opened her heart and home to all-whether...

Milica Svilar

Milica Svilar

Jul 25, 2013

Milica Svilar, beloved wife of Djuro (deceased). Dear mother of Djordje, Dusan of Serbia, and Mihajlo. Grandmother of 6. Great grandmother of 6. Sister of Jula Zegarac and the following deceased: Mican, Anka and Bozo. Dear aunt of many. FRIENDS MAY CALL AT THE DONALD A. FAULHABER FUNERAL HOME, 7915 Broadview Road (at Sprague) where services will be held...

Thomas W Dodge

Thomas W Dodge

Jul 22, 2013

Thomas W. Dodge, after a courageous battle with throat cancer, Tom passed away at the age of 69 surrounded by his loved ones. He accepted his illness graciously and honorably, forging on, challenge after challenge, until his strength ran out. Tom will be mourned and missed greatly by his wife, Kathleen Longley; children: Timothy, Kathleen (Bill Mayo) and Karen...

Ilija Cvijetinovic

Ilija Cvijetinovic

Jul 17, 2013

Ilija Cvijetinovic, age 74, Loving husband of Milica. Dear father of Danijel and Mladen (Verca). Cherished grandfather of Lana and Lukijan. Brother of Dragoslav. Dear uncle and friend of many in US and Bosnia. FRIENDS MAY CALL AT THE DONALD A. FAULHABER FUNERAL HOME, 7915 Broadview Road (at Sprague) where services will be held on Monday, July 22 at...

Calvin B. "Bart" Pendley, Jr.

Calvin B. "Bart" Pendley, Jr.

Jul 8, 2013

Calvin B. Pendley, Jr. “Bart”, Beloved husband of Marie (nee DelGiudice) for 50 years. Dear father of Bart A. (Donna), Dean, Tina, and Gina (Steve) Hovancsek. Papa to Melissa, Tony, Kristen, Tanya, Bella and Lia. Great grandfather of soon to be Bronson. Son of Calvin, Sr. (Olive) and Lucille Lingler (deceased). Brother of Sarah (Steve) Anderson. Brother-in-law of Carol...

Jeanette Krivacic

Jeanette Krivacic

Jul 4, 2013

Jeannette Krivacic (nee Keyse), age 69, Beloved wife of Louis for 44 years. Dear mother of Louis, David, and Katherine. Sister of Jacqueline Keyse. FRIENDS MAY CALL AT THE DONALD A. FAULHABER FUNERAL HOME, 7915 Broadview Road (at Sprague) on Sunday from 4-8 PM. All services will be held on Monday, July 8 at the funeral home at 9:30...