MARGARET D. YAPEL (nee Ercul) age 97, beloved wife of the late John; loving mother of Virginia and Peggy; cherished daughter of the late Vincent and Mary (nee Pihner) Ercul; dearest sister of the late Mary Meyers; dear aunt.

Margaret was born on November 1, 1917 in Cleveland and attended Euclid High School. She has been a resident of Euclid...

William M. “Bill” Merino, 98, of Highland Heights, passed away on Friday, August 14, 2015 at his home after a short illness.  Born November 17, 1916 in Hudson, OH to the late Gaetano and Grace (nee Carano) Merino. Bill lived in Cleveland Heights before moving to Highland Heights 15 years ago.  Bill was a WW II U.S. Navy Veteran. He...

CARYN CHERPAS (nee Lakios), 61. Beloved wife of Ted. Most loving mother of Teddy, James, and George. Dear daughter of Angeline (deceased) and George Lakios. Sister of Gus Lakios.

In lieu of flowers contributions are suggested to the Cathedral. ALL FUNERAL SERVICES MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 2015 at 11 AM at Sts. Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 3352 Mayfield Rd.,...

ERNEST J. ADAMS, age 88, of Fountain Valley, CA; beloved husband of the late Pauline (nee Prioletti) and Patricia (nee Ryder O’Brien); loving father of Ken (Jackie), Dr. Paul (Mary Ann), William (Loly), Richard, James (Sheri) Adams and stepfather of Edward (Jeanne), Dennis (Nancy), Patricia, Terry, Joseph, Michael, and Lori O’Brien; cherished grandfather of Natalie, Gregory, Sarah, Michael, Robert, Ryan,...

Robert Anthony Ward passed away peacefully on July 17, 2015 in Royal Oak, Michigan. He was born on December 20, 1945 in Cleveland, Ohio, to Robert E. and Theresa A. Ward. He was the oldest sibling to Richard, Judy Contolini, and Ken who affectionately knew him as “Friendly Bob.” It was a tight family with many, many gatherings with his...

ROSEMARY GEDEON (nee Novak), aged 70 years, beloved wife for 49 years to the late Carl J., dearest mother of Carl (wife Melissa), Richard (wife Bernadette) and the late John David, loving grandmother of Sara, Grant and Luke, devoted daughter of the late Joseph and Sophie (nee Niemojewski) Novak, cherished sister of Beverly Samarin and Joan Ptacnik, fond sister-in-law to...

SALVATORE “SAM” A. LUCA, age 80, of Highland Hts died at Hillcrest Hospital on August 7, 2015. Sam was born June 30, 1935 in Cleveland. He has been a resident of Highland Hts since 1968. Sam was the beloved husband for 58 years of Mary L. (nee Simone-Davis); loving father of Salvatore “Sal”, John (wife Mary) and the late Anthony;...