Obituaries

Jul 29, 2020

Sinisa Kovanovic, age 36, Dear son of Milorad and Marija Kovanovic. Cherished brother of Vinko. Loving uncle of Lazar. Precious Godchild of Stanislav (dec.) and Krista Markovic. Beloved nephew of Savo and Vinka Cancar. Compassionate Kum of the Cancar, Radesic and Borojevic families. Cousin of the Andonov, Stjepanovic and Troca families and many friends in the US and the Republic...

Jul 17, 2020

Karen R. Gregorio (nee Nelson), Beloved mother of Daniel Asmondy (deceased), Kimberly Brotherton and Kristin.  Grandmother.  Dear daughter of Nick and Patricia (Dailey) Chrisopulos.  Sister of Lori Milne (deceased), Michael Nelson and Christopher Chrisopulos.  SERVICES AND INTERMENT PRIVATE  ARRANGEMENTS BY DONALD A. FAULHABER FUNERAL HOME

Jul 13, 2020

Betty S. Kylin, born July 23, 1933, passed away peacefully on July 13, 2020 reuniting with her husband Donald. She was “The Mother” to Karen Needham, Dale Needham, Joan Myers (Stuart) and Beth Myers (Duncan) and she lovingly welcomed Donald’s children Liz Kylin, Jen Bevan and Roger Kylin into her heart. She was the cherished grandmother of 12, great...

Jul 9, 2020

Grozdana “Christine” Pavich, age 79, Dear sister of Zivka, Stella, Nick, Peter, Martha, Alice. George (deceased) and John (deceased). ALL SERVICES WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY, July 13 at 12 noon at St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Cathedral, 6306 Broadview Road. V. Rev. Dragoslav Kosic officiating. Interment St. Theodosius Cemetery.

Jul 7, 2020

James F. Zastudil, Loving husband of Elaine (deceased).  Dear father of Steve (dec), Gary (Stacey), Deborah (Shaan) Colyer and Bonnie Zastudil Lorz.  Cherished grandfather of Seth, Kaitlyn, Naomi, Kayla, Adam, Alex, Meghan and Macy. Dearest brother of Elaine (Larry) Thomas and John (Karen) Zastudil.  All services private.  Interment Brooklyn Heights Cemetery.

Jun 25, 2020

Alicia Karlyn (Olszewski), went to her happy place by the sea at sunrise on June 25, 2020. Cherished wife of Duane. Dear daughter of Warren and Rita (both deceased). Loving sister of Donna Berman (Jim-deceased), Ray, Biff (deceased) (Maxine), Keith (Patti) and Andrea Cistone (John). Dearest daughter-in-law of Joseph and Joan (dec) Olszewski. Sister-in-law of Jeffrey (deceased), Chris, Joel...

Jun 23, 2020

Ray Fircz, age 88, Cherished husband of Jean (nee Hanchik) for 40 years.  Dear son of Katherine and Joseph (both deceased).  Dear brother of Nancy Kobus (deceased).  Ray graduated from OSU where he was enrolled in ROTC.  He served in the United States Air Force, being stationed in Guam.  Ray went to work at Cardinal Health, retiring in 2010. ...

Jun 9, 2020

Frances Strancar, Beloved wife of Marijan.  Loving mother of Marni Strancar, Helen McRae (Bill), Joe Strancar (Julie), and Barb Szabo (Lou).  Cherished grandmother of Brien Strancar (Paige), Katie Laakso (Peter), Dan Strancar, and Erin Szabo (Basil).  Great grandmother of Jack Strancar, Evie Laakso, and Grace Laakso.

Frances was born on Dec. 11th 1922 in Litija Ljubljana and...

Jun 3, 2020

Richard Kmetz, 81, Dear husband of Amelia (Amy) (deceased) for over 62 years. Dear father of Vicki (Bill), Lori (Mike), Rich (Tammy), and John. Cherished grandfather of Kevin (Lei), Michael (Katie), David (Cathy), Richie, and Kristina (deceased). Great grandfather of Aiden, Sam, June, Aubrey, and Addison. Dear uncle and friend of many. He loved all outdoor activities from mowing...

May 30, 2020

Marie Czenkner, age 96,  born in Austria in 1923.  She was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Edward; parents, Frank and Josephine; sisters Pauline and Emma; and brother, Richard.  Dearest mother of Irene (Jeff), Edwin (Beth), and Marian (Gary).  Grandmother of Tommy (Natalie), Ryan (Kristen), Rayna (Ryan) and Holly (Brad).  Great grandmother of Jameson, Gavin, Liam,...

May 27, 2020

Desanka Mirkovic, age 77, Dear wife of Tomislav (dec).  Loving mother of Milan and Milos (Mira).  Cherished grandmother of Jovan, Sava, Nikola, and Eli.  Dear daughter of Ljubinka and Milovan Nesic (both dec).  Dearest sister of Milena Zoric and Jelena Filipovic (dec).  Dear aunt, cousin and friend of many in US, Serbia and Canada.  Past president of SS Petka...

May 23, 2020

Bozo Tomic, age 87, Beloved husband of Milomirka. Dear father of Tomislav and Dragoje (Zlata). Grandfather of Snezana Jurosevic (Zoran) and Nikola. Great grandfather of Goran Jurosevic and Luka Jurosevic. Brothers, sisters and many more relatives and Kumovi in Serbia and the U.S. SERVICES WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY, MAY 28 AT 12:30 PM AT ST. SAVA SERBIAN ORTHODOX...

May 22, 2020

Budimka Ivanovic, age 91, Beloved wife of Zivadin (dec). Dear mother of Milka (Zivota) Marjanovich and Marko (Margaret –nee Persa). Grandmother of Mirjana, Marina, Zivadin (Jela), Paul (Audrey) and Nikola (Jasmina). Great grandmother of Tatiana, Novak and Penelope. Other family and Kumovi in US and Serbia. SERVICES WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY, MAY 26 AT 12 NOON AT ST....

May 22, 2020

Strahinja (Steve) Ilic, age 82, loving husband of Radmila (deceased) for 52 years. He is survived by his dear daughter Jelena (Helen), son-in-law John Thomas, and grandsons, Philip and Adam.  After a long and difficult journey on dialysis, he gave up the good fight.  He endured the difficult treatments to live just one more day to see his grandsons,...

May 17, 2020

BARBARA L. KRAIG (nee Baio), Born on May 6, 1966 and re-united with her late husband, the love of her life and best friend, John Kraig on May 17, 2020. Also preceded in death by her father, Sam Baio (Sue), maternal grandparents Ed & Helen Marek, paternal grandparents Mario & MaryJo Pantalone. She is survived by her Mother, Elaine...

May 17, 2020

Karen Bumpus (nee Graus),  age 73, Loving wife of Arthur for 51 years.  Loving mother of Adam.  Sister of Fred Graus and Bernetta Rozum (dec).  Karen loved to garden, sew, and genealogy.  Family suggests donations to Alzheimer’s Assn., 225 N. Michigan Ave., FL 17, Chicago, IL 60601.  A memorial mass will be held on Saturday, June 6 at 10...

May 4, 2020

Elaine Zastudil (nee Klein), Loving wife of James.  Dear mother of Steve (dec), Gary (Stacey), Deborah (Shaan) Colyer and Bonnie Zastudil Lorz.  Cherished grandmother of Seth, Kaitlyn, Naomi, Kayla, Adam, Alex, Meghan and Macy.  Dear sister of Marge Causey.  All services private.  Interment Brooklyn Heights Cemetery.

Apr 29, 2020

Lois Papajcik (nee Benzin), age 86, passed away April 29, 2020.  She was born on May 27, 1933 in Cleveland, Ohio to Henry and Ruth Benzin (both deceased).  Loving wife of Edward (dec).  Dear mother of Dale (Jill) and Andrea (dec).  Cherished grandmother of Caitlin, Christopher and Chase.  Dear sister of Robert Benzin (dec) (Alice-dec).  Loving aunt of Beverly...

Apr 24, 2020

Arlene K. Hendricks (nee Kocar), Beloved wife of Raymond (dec).  Dear mother of Tim, Robert (Carolyn), Gary (Laurie), Rita Edgerton, and Randy (dec).   Loving grandmother of Dawn, Jessica, Nathan, Zachary, Michael and Megan. Great grandmother of Michael and Joshua.  Sister of Carol Cowgill and Laverne Zimlich (Dec).  Services will be private  Interment North Royalton Cemetery.  ARRANGEMENTS BY DONALD A....

Apr 23, 2020

Vujica Akovic (April 02, 1939 - April 23, 2020) Vujica Akovic, age 81, Loving husband of Zagorka (deceased) for 55 years.  Dear Father of Jelena Akovic, Rada Zivkovic, Sonja (Shaheen) Dakdduk and Natalija Akovic, and best friend to his cherished Cigo.  Cherished Grandfather of Nikola, Aleksandra, Adam, Aleks and Nina.  Dear Uncle of Tihomir Akovic and family, Tihomirka and Zarko...