HELEN VRETTAS of Cleveland Hts., Ohio died on Friday, November 28, 2014 at her home of 54 years. She was 101 years old. Helen was a restaurateur for over 30 years and active in her church community for many years well into retirement. Helen was born on March 1, 1913 in Muskogee, Oklahoma. She was the third of 8 children...

LAWRENCE JAMES CROTTY died November 30, 2014 at his home in Mayfield Village after a long and valiant battle with Multiple Myeloma. He was born June 5, 1938 to the late Laurence A and Stephania (nee Oker) Crotty. Larry was the beloved husband for 49 years of Mary (nee Harrington); loving and proud father of Laura, James (wife Michelle) and...

IRENE L. FORGAN (nee Katona) age 91; beloved wife of the late William G.; loving mother of Carol J. Salupo (husband Adrian); cherished daughter of the late Steve and Anna (nee Beranek) Katona; dearest sister of Anne Kolke (husband Ken), Evelyn Ruvolo (husband Sam, deceased) and the late Alex Katona, (wife Malvine, deceased), Eugene Katona (wife Melana, deceased), and Priscilla...

JOHN P. STAWICKI, age 68. Beloved husband for 32 years of Elayne S. (formerly Zelman) (nee Nole). Loving step-father of Dina Dembicki (nee Zelman) (husband David). Cherished son of the late Carl H. and Pauline (nee Stuber) Stawicki. Dear brother of Carl H., Jr. (wife Jackie), Suzanne Damsel (husband Ron Knazek) and Karen J. Martin (husband Jim). Fond uncle of...

ANTON NEMETH, age 83, beloved husband for 58 years of Anna (nee Graff); loving father of Mary Schwind (husband James) and Stephan (wife Susan); devoted grandfather of Melissa Seifried (husband Michael), Amanda Singrey (husband Derek), Kathryn, Kristen Schwind and Stephan and great-grandfather of Maximilian and the late Kaspar Seifried; cherished son of the late Stefan and Aloisia (nee Kiebel); dearest...

CATHERINE “KATY” O’GRADY, age 52; beloved mother of Dillon Delgado; cherished daughter of Noreen Sweeney (nee Keegan); loving sister of Kevin and Mary O’Grady, Michael, Daniel and Tom Sweeney, Peggy O’Grady, Peter Sweeney and Martha Brighenti; dear niece, aunt and cousin of many. Also survived by her K-9 companions Tokyo and Gizmo.

Katy lived in California for the past...

Roger Antonick, age 65, of Eastlake passed away suddenly November 25, 2014. Roger was Born February 5, 1949, in Bellaire, Ohio. Roger is survived by his wife, Pamela (nee Richards); son, Mark Chaunce(Cindy); daughter, Natalie Destino (Paul); grandchildren Erika, Abe, Dominic and Anthony; sisters, Judy, and Val. He was preceded in death by his brothers, Dennis and Ronald.

A Mass...

JANEZ “JOHN” SVIGELJ

Mass of Christian Burial for Janez “John” Svigelj, 75, of Kirtland will be held 10 a.m. Monday December 1, 2014 at St. Mary’s Church 15519 Holmes Ave. Cleveland, OH followed by burial in All Souls Cemetery.

Mr. Svigelj, a self employed finish carpenter, died Friday morning at his residence. Born in Ljubljana, Slovenia, he was a resident...

CLAIRE J. WILSON (nee Minadeo), age 76; beloved wife for 42 years of Thomas H.; loving mother of Rachel M. Chase (husband Stephen) and the late David O.; devoted grandmother of Maria and Lydia; cherished daughter of the late Dr John and Marie (nee Iammarino) Minadeo; dearest sister of the late Carmen Minadeo (wife Cynthia, deceased); dear aunt and great-aunt...