Obituaries

Apr 6, 2022

Jeremy Lee Simovic, age 44, Cherished father of Jeremy Lee Sords.  Beloved son of Zoran (Nadia-AKA Mom) Simovic and Terri Niemann.  Loving brother of Stephany Simovic.  Dear uncle of Monica Simovic.  Nephew of Colleen Simovic, Mary Lee Cunningham, Sue Townsend, Faye and Timothy Hastings, and John and Jen Niemann.  Dear cousin to Alexsandar Simovic, Adriane Simovic, Alyson Simovic, Ronald...

Apr 4, 2022

Ljubica Lapcevic (nee Bozovic) passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family on Monday, April 4, 2022.  Born in Madjer, Serbia she was the loving daughter of Stanimir and Desanka Bozovic, dear wife of Bozimir (deceased), loving mother of Gordana Stevanovic, Snezana (Rajko) Nikolic, Aleksandar Lapcevic and Ana (Vlade) Civovic; dear grandmother of Jasmina (Ryan) Schorr, Mica, Zoran, Milan,...

Apr 3, 2022

Ljubisa Zivkovic, age 82, Beloved husband of Vitomirka.  Dear father of Dragan (Patty) and Mirko.  Cherished grandfather of Aleks, Zak, Nina, and Trisha (Jason Geiger).  Great-grandfather of Lilly and Olivia.  FRIENDS MAY CALL AT THE DONALD A. FAULHABER FUNERAL HOME, 7915 Broadview Road (at Sprague) where services will be held on Friday, April 8 at 12 noon and from...

Apr 3, 2022

Zivota “Ziggy” Marjanovic, age 86, Beloved husband of Milka for 54 years.  Dear father of Mirjana, Marina, and Zivadin (Jela).  Cherished grandfather of Tatiana and Novak.  Brother of Zdravka (Svetisalva-dec). Uncle of Dragutin (Carla) and Svetlana (dec).  Great-uncle of DaVena and Steven.  Brother-in-law of Marko (Margaret) Ivanovic.  Uncle of Nikola (Jasmina).  Great uncle of Anastasija.  Dear  Kumovi and friend...

Mar 30, 2022

Gale Easton, age 78, passed away March 30, 2022.  Beloved son of John Crawford and Evelyn Faith (both dec).  Dear brother of Bonnie and Holly.  Dear nephew and cousin of many.  US Army veteran. ALL SERVICES AND INTERMENT PRIVATE.   ARRANGEMENTS BY DONALD A. FAULHABER FUNERAL HOME.

Mar 29, 2022

Theresa Lucas, age 61, cherished mother of Lucas.  Dear daughter of Shirley and Vincent (deceased).  Dearest sister of Sharon (Howard), Cindi (Tom), Babs (Al), Pamela (deceased), Michelle (Keith), and Lisa (Bart).  Dear aunt and friend of many.  Beautiful and cherished mother and sister.  All services private.

Mar 27, 2022

Helen B. Lingler (nee Blasko), age 90, Beloved mother of Jim (Betty), Jack (Linda), and Faith (Larry) Kuschmeider.  Loving grandmother of Jacqui (Scott) Middleton and Monica Sorrell.  Dear sister of Cheryl (David) Rothstein and Rosemarie (dec) (Mark-dec) Steigerwald.  Dear daughter of Stephen and Helen Blasko (both deceased).  Former wife of Jack E. (dec).  Family suggests contributions to the charity...

Mar 27, 2022

FREDERICK JOHN COFFEE PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY MARCH 27 TH AT HOME.

BELOVED HUSBAND OF THE LATE ELIZABETH COFFEE (BARISH).

DEAR FATHER TO KAREN (ROBERT HOOVEN), MICHAEL, FREDRIC AND BRIAN  (NANCY).

BROTHER OF GEORGE (DOROTHY) SMITHRO AND DANIEL SMITHRO.

CHERISHED GREAT GRANDFATHER TO RYAN , JULIA, JACOB, AND UNBORN BABY HOOVEN (DUE SEPT); GRANDFATHER...

Mar 25, 2022

Edith Bushi, age 86, Loving wife of Paul (deceased). Loving mother of Paul L., Janice, and David (Angie). Cherished grandmother of Joshua and Daniel. Dear relative and friend to many. The center of her life was her personal relationship with Jesus.  Her purpose was to glorify the Lord Jesus Christ in everything she did.  Edith loved her family truly. ...

Mar 18, 2022

Michael Grzywaczewski, son of Robert Grzywaczewski, Sr. and Louise Fiszer.  Loving brother of Robert Grzywaczewski, Jr. (dec), Michelle Morgan (twin), and Denise Denner (David). Beloved uncle of 17 nieces and nephews.  A favorite cousin to many.  A mass of Christian burial will be held on Wednesday, March 23 at 11 am at St. Anthony of Padua Church, 6750 State...

Mar 17, 2022

Slavka Batkovic, age 62, Loving wife of Bogoljub (deceased).  Dear mother of Milan (Tatjana)  and  Zeljko (Helen).  Cherished grandmother of Anja, Petar, Bogoljub, Vasilije and Luka.  Dear sister of Branka (Zeljko) Raznatovic and Dragan (Radmila) Nikolic.  Dear aunt and friend of many in US and Serbia.  Slavka was a nurse at Mt. Alverna Nursing Home for over 20 years. ...

Mar 16, 2022

Raymond Smiley, age 82, of Brecksville, Ohio passed away March 16, 2022, after battling various illnesses.

Ray was born in September 1939 in Cleveland, Ohio. Ray graduated from Brecksville-Broadview Hts High School and attended Fenn College. He then met the love of his life, Linda, who he has been married to for 59 year this year.

Mar 12, 2022

George F. Stanowicki, age 86, Beloved husband of Jean (nee Ryan).  Korean War Veteran (US Navy); Loving father of Richard (Sheila), Marie Hushea (Charles), Margaret Siers (Jeff), Theresa Alai (Samuel), and Kathy Parsson (Robert).  Cherished grandfather of Alicia (Jason), Jason (Claire), Erin (Dean), Amanda, Samuel, Jr., Celeste, Richard, Oliva, Jessica (dec), Christopher, Kathryn, Sarah, Bryan, Angela (Andy), Brandon, and...

Mar 11, 2022

Djuro Bradas, age 87, passed away March 11, 2022.  Beloved husband of Ivanka (nee Bradas).  Dear father of Zoran (Cheryl) and Maryana (Thomas) O’Malley.  Cherished grandfather “Deda” of Zachary, Liam and Colin.  Dear son of Jovo and Marija (both deceased).  Dearest brother of the following deceased:  Mile (Rosa), Glisa (Ika), Manda (Nikola), and Djuka (Niko).  Dear uncle and friend...

Mar 7, 2022

Denis J. Niklas, age 69, passed away March 7, 2022.  Beloved son of Frank and Dorothea (both deceased) and step-son of Evelyn (deceased).  Dear brother of Richard Niklas (deceased), Melvin Niklas (Jeanne Ann), Frank Niklas (deceased), and Neal Niklas (Barbara).  Step-brother of Bob Marik.  Beloved uncle of many.  Family suggests contributions to Stewart Lodge, 7774 Warner Road, Madison, OH...

Mar 5, 2022

Roy Merritt, age 76, dear father of Michael Merritt (Christine), Erica Merritt and Jessica Pratt.  Cherished grandfather of Devon and Micah.  Very special friend of Nancy.  Dear brother, uncle and friend of many.  US Air Force veteran.  Roy was a former teamster and truck driver and was an avid lottery player.  A celebration of life gathering will be held...

Feb 23, 2022

Smiljanka Erak, age 82, passed away February 23, 2022.  Beloved wife of Petar (deceased).  Dear mother of Milojka (Zivko) Stanic and Tihomir (Zerljka).  Cherished grandmother of Vedran (Tijana), Nina (Igor), Petar, and Milan (Brittany).  Great-grandmother of Luka, Marko, Adrijana, Tara, and EvA.  SERVICES WILL BE HELD  at St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church, 2151 W. Wallings Road on FRIDAY, FEBRUARY...

Feb 13, 2022

Dorothy A. Liptak, age 88, Dear wife of Stephen (dec).  Loving mother of Gary (dec), Jeffry (Amanda), Gregory and Stephen.  Cherished Bubba of Jeffry, Jr., Stephanie, Sara, Catherine, Claire, Luke, Jordyn, Landon, and Aiden. Dear aunt and friend of many.  Dorothy was an active member of Assumption Church for over 55 years where she was a member of the...

Feb 12, 2022

Jelka Jovanovic (nee Rodic), age 88, Dear mother of Ilija (Slavica) Jovanovic. Cherished grandmother of Maja. Dear sister of Mirko (deceased), Mira (deceased), Milka (deceased), Nevenka (deceased), Ilija (deceased), Bosa, and Milorad. Loving grandmother, aunt, cousin, and kuma of many in the U.S., Serbia and Australia. Jelka was dedicated to her family and a devoted member at St. Sava...

Feb 11, 2022

Mirjana Adamov (nee Beljin), Beloved wife of Zivojin (deceased).  Dear mother of Ivan, Ratomir and Ruzica (Martin) Banaszak; Cherished grandmother of Christine and Maria.  Friends may call at The Donald A. Faulhaber Funeral Home, 7915 Broadview Rd. (At Sprague), where services will be held on Wednesday, February 16 at 12 noon and from St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church, 2151...