MICHAEL J. KOZLOWSKI age 70, loving father of Nicole (Shawn) Gray; cherished son of the late Joseph and Florence (nee Szlembarski); dearest brother of Joe (Kip), Toni, Jim (Debbie), and the late Marie (Bob); dear uncle of Kate, Liz, Ben, Molly, Mark, Jackie, Nick, and Matt, and great-uncle of many.

Mike, a man of many words, began causing havoc on...

MARTHA K. SCHABERL(nee Minut) age 94, beloved wife of the late Ernest C.; loving mother of the late Barbara Abate (husband Donald) and James (wife Karen); devoted grandmother of Alison Alfieri (husband Daniel), David Abate (wife Tina), Matthew Abate (wife Esther),  Michael Abate (wife Kacie), Thomas Schaberl (wife Marissa), and great-grandmother of ten (10); cherished daughter of the late Milton...

ANGELA R. TUCCI age 87, cherished daughter of Dominic and Josephine (nee Martino) Tucci; dearest sister of the late Jennie T. Russell (husband Richard R.) and Rita Harper (husband Clement); dear aunt of Jeffrey Russell, Rita Hauer, Kathleen Merydeth, Michael Harper, Edward Harper, Mary Beth Beattie, Laura Beattie, Kenneth Harper, and Susan Biltz and great-aunt of many.

Angela was born...

Connie Lou Clark (nee Pettet), age 71, beloved wife of the late Rich, loving mother of Jenny Fortino (husband John) and Chris Hendricks (girlfriend Michelle DeSantis), devoted grandmother of Sydney, Matthew, Jenna, Hanna, and Nathan, fond sister of Marilyn Tyhulski, Sherry Cerniglia, Ray Tyhulski and the late Rachel Anthony, dear aunt of Ashley Godfrey (Blake), Jessica Anthony, Tricia Lehr (Dan),...

Richard A Richard age 89, beloved son of the late Albert and Pearl (nee Zehnder); loving brother of the late Gloria Nelson and Lynn Richard; dear uncle of Donald Greg Nelson and Lynn “Lee” Richard; cherished friend of Rick and Su Morad and Jidu, “Grandfather” of Kara and Sean Morad.

Richard was born and lived in Twinsburg until moving to...

JOSEPH G. DiFIORI age 86, beloved husband for 66 years of Frances (nee Johnson); loving father of Vicki Croshier (husband Van, III), Toni Forte (husband Michael), and JoAnn Fischer (husband Frederick); devoted “grandpa Giuseppe” of Joseph Kocsis, Erin Kocsis, Jacob Bialosky (fiancé Courtney Sams) Michael Forte (wife Dana), Andrea Minello (Thomas Conklin), Elaine Forte (Ricky Frate), Van Croshier IV, Matthew...

BARBARA C. GIALLOMBARDO (nee Amato), aged 101 years, beloved wife of the late Philip J., dearest mother of Patricia Black (Richard) and Bernadette Capriato, loving grandmother of Nicole and Samantha Capriato, Rachel Lautzenheiser (Adam), and Zachary, Daniel and Dillon Giorgis, cherished sister of Charlotte Colman and the late Mariano Amato and twins Josephine Sassano and Clare Calderone, treasured aunt, grand-aunt,...

Jelena Cindric, age 84, of Willoughby Hills, passed away peacefully at her home on Monday, January 4, 2021. She was born Feb. 22, 1936 in Croatia. Everyone who knew Jelena would understand how very devout she was in her Catholic faith.

She is survived by her husband, Joso; her daughter, Angela Ortenzi (David); her grandchildren: Daniela and Nicole Ortenzi and...

ANTHONY P. COMPOLA age 85, beloved husband of the late Constance Marie “Connie” (nee Sabetta); loving father of Cynthia Ann Schwarz (husband Robert), Renee Marie Laurello (husband Michael), Tonimarie Angela Jares (husband Scott), and Crystal Fulton; devoted grandfather of Stefanie, Robert (wife Jennifer) and Krista Schwartz, Michael and Angela Laurello, Nicole and Nicholas Jares, Riley and Ethan Fulton,  great-grandfather of...

REGINA HELENE YERAK

Longtime Willoughby Hills, Ohio, resident Regina, 90, died on December 29, 2020, due to complications from the novel coronavirus.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 66 years, Raymond Anton Yerak, her mother, Jane, her sole sibling, William, who died in the Battle of the Bulge, and her infant daughter Nina.

Survivors include her five...