Obituaries

Jan 31, 2020

CARL EUGENE BRIGGS. Age 85. Born September 16, 1934 in Flint, Michigan and died January 31, 2020 in Parma, Ohio. Beloved husband of 64 years to Virginia (nee Blaha). Dear son of Walter A. and Alice M. Briggs (nee Gilbert). Loving father of Ronald (deceased), Pamela (deceased), and Regina Austin (Jerome). Beloved grandfather of Jessica Briggs, Durham N.C., Nathan...

Dec 17, 2019

Ann C. KELBLEY (nee Ferner).  Age 88.  Beloved wife of the late Thomas W.  Loving mother of Thomas J., Mary K. Gierhart (Greg), Bob (Sue), Beth Shannon, Patti Himmel, and Joe.  Dearest grandmother of Shane Himmel, Maggie and Matthew Gierhart, Ramsay and Rylan Shanon, Jason (April) and Joseph Fetterman (Kanyarat), and Eric Kelbley.  Dear great grandmother of Haley, Jason,...

Dec 16, 2019

George GETZ Jr., age 73, passed away suddenly on December 16, 2019.  Devoted husband of Joanne (nee Zebris) for 48 years; loving father of Matt (Mickie) and Kristen (Mark) Murphey; beloved Papa of Marian, Marcus, Jacob and Colton.  Preceded in death by his parents, George Sr. and Betty Getz, and brother Robert (Linda).

George enjoyed a successful...

Dec 7, 2019

HELEN A. BARTKIEWICZ (nee Kerka). Age 92. Born Nov. 11, 1927 to Vaclav and Marie Kerka. Passed away Dec. 7, 2019. Beloved wife of Edward T. Bartkiewicz for 72 years. Loving mother of Marjorie Juba (Mike deceased), Jeanne Minnello (Mark), Michael (Kathy), Rose Chuhay (Ray), Ann Baum (William), and Lynn McCoy (Mitchell). Dear grandmother of 14 and great grandmother...

Nov 27, 2019

Joan M. KMIECK (nee McManamon). Passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at the age of 94.  She was the beloved wife of 68 years to Dr. John Kmieck. Joan was a loving mother who raised six children; Pete (Marie), Connie Gleason (Mike), Jack (Terri), Ken, Denise and Matt (Carolyn).  Devoted grandmother to Chris, Pat, Kathleen, Jeff, Regan, Kevin,...

Nov 16, 2019

Theresa M. TEMAS, age 89, a longtime resident of Brooklyn, Ohio, formerly of Ellsworth, PA, passed away peacefully on Saturday November 16, 2019 at Parma Hospital. She was born February 7, 1930 in Washington County, PA, to Josephine and Joseph Swortchek.

Theresa married the love of her life, Peter Temas, September 10 of 1949. They eventually settled...

Oct 26, 2019

Daniel M. SIWINSKI, age 44, Beloved son of Mark, beloved son of Katherine.  Dear brother of Christine Sboukis (Steve), Rita Vasil, and Joe.  Dear uncle of Hailey and Hannah.  Beloved pet owner of Olive.

VISITATION ON SAT., OCT 26, 2019 FROM 3-7 P.M., FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY A FUNERAL SERVICE AT 7:00 P.M. AT THE ZABOR FUNERAL HOME,...

Oct 11, 2019

Catherine "Kathy" Brunner, nee Scheiman, born February 23, 1945, passed away on October 11, 2019. She was a lifelong resident of Parma, Ohio. Daughter of the late Albert and Betty Scheiman, loving mother of Mary Belfi (Jeff), James Jr. (Laura), John (deceased) and Susan Richards (Wayne).  Adoring grandmother to Faith, Jesse, Emily, Dan, Corey. Great grandmother of Jacob, Eric, Catherine,...

Sep 4, 2019

Michael Anthony Kontura remarkable and devoted spouse to Sandy (Dunyan). Zealous father to Adam, Michael Jr. & Nick. Loving son to Ron and Carol. Caring brother to Bobby (Sue) & Ron Jr (Erin). Awesome Brother in law, uncle and friend to so many.

Michael Anthony Kontura, age 57 was taken from us much, much too soon. On...

Sep 1, 2019

KAREN GREENWOOD. Age 76. Beloved wife of Gary. Loving mother of Kristen and Michael. Beloved grandmother of Zachary Henley. Dear sister of the late James Moose and daughter to the late Leona and Ewart Moose. Karen passed away September 1st, 2019 after an extended illness. She began her 56 years of marriage as a devoted wife and homemaker while...

Aug 17, 2019

Eugene C. METRO, age 85. Passed away on Saturday, August 17, 2019. Loving husband of 64 years to Shirley (nee Schidlowski). Cherished father of Eugene Jr. (Lori), Bob (Debbie), Cheryl (Mark), Larry (Danielle) and Donna (Brian). Dearest grandfather of April, Carrie, Kelly, Brian Jr., Bruce, Melissa, Ivan, Lori and Mark. Great grandfather of many. Dear brother of  Paul (deceased)...

Aug 13, 2019

DAVID H. SPECK. Age 76. Passed away August 13, 2019. Loving father to Brian, Christopher, Craig (Teri), and Jeffery (Brenda). Loving grandfather to Laura, Jonathan, Sierra, Grayson and Brayden. Dear brother of Thomas (Anne), the late Jerry (Peggy), Charles, the late Jayne, Catherine Lazar (Alex deceased) and Donna. Dear uncle of Tracy Sands, Brian J., Jennifer Roth, Lisa Ziegler,...

Jul 26, 2019

Thane J. LECHLITNER,  passed away, with his children by his side, on Friday, July 26, 2019, 93 years of age.

Loving husband for 70 years of Laura (nee Kluender)(deceased). Father of Sharon Messal and Thane Mark (Paula) Lechlitner.  Grandfather of Julie Gardner (RT), Heather Messal, Scarlett Messal (deceased), J. Landon Messal (Carrie), Eric...

Jul 5, 2019

Alfred Bruce Euerle (March 15, 1942- July 5th 2019) Born in Silvercreek, NY to Alfred and Mildred Euerle. Graduated from Canisius high school in Buffalo, NY and attended Canisius College. United States Air Force and Vietnam veteran. Began his career with General Motors in Tonawanda, NY which ultimately brought him to Parma, OH in 1984. Soon after  he married and...

Jun 25, 2019

ALMA VIRGINIA WALTER (nee Yuraitis), Age 96, passed away peacefully on June 25, 2019. Beloved wife of the late Earl W. Walter. Much loved mother of Peggy Streck (James), and Robert Walter (Nai Annie). Cherished grandmother of Jennifer Hansen (Ted), Kevin Streck (Lindsay), Jessica Walter (Jean Zoch), and Katrina Walter (Andrew Horwitz). Great-granny of Audrey Hansen, Nolan Streck, Kai...

Jun 12, 2019

LEONARD B. PEKAR. Age 92. Beloved husband of Ruth (nee Pierce) for 72 years. A warm, fun-loving father of Deb Hench, Susie Good (Bob), and Karen Marra (Nick). Absolutely amazing grandfather of Brian (Laura), Katie (Mark), and Jon Hench, and Adam (Shanna), and Ian (Crystal) Good, and Jessica Marra, Lisa Czech (Mike), Julie Kolasinski (Nate), and Lindsay Marra (Braden)....

Jun 6, 2019

RANDOLPH R. RUSNAK. Age 64. Randy entered his eternal home June 6, 2019 to be welcomed by his loving wife Karen (nee Lindrose), his father James who died 6/12/2018 plus many family and friends. Randy is survived by his mother Eleanor (nee Horn), and sister Sharon Rose Campbell (William), niece Michelle Such (Michael) and children Gavin and Camryn. Randy...

May 23, 2019

In loving memory of Michael Benjamin Hunt

Michael, age 34, passed away on Thursday May 23, 2019 in Brook Park, OH.  Michael will be missed.  He had a charming smile and an exuberant attitude.  He could always be counted on to help those in need.  He loved to cook, travel, and spend time with his family.

May 12, 2019

Michael "Mike" Alan SHIMKO, age 74 passed away after a short illness on May 12, 2019. He is preceded in death by his beloved wife, the late Michael H. (nee Slater), dearest father to Christina Raymond (Robert), loving brother to Deborah Zimmerman (George W.) and the late George F. Shimko (Darlene). A Visitation will be held for family & friends...

May 12, 2019

Margaret K. Bulan. Our beautiful mother, Margaret Bulan, went home to be with the Lord May 12th , 2019. She was surrounded by her loyal family, husband of forty-eight years, James Bulan, daughters, Kathy Semanco (Michael) and Peggy Edwards (Josh), and son, James Bulan. Dear grandmother of 3 and great grandmother of 1. Preceded in death by her parents,...