Obituaries

Constance "Connie" L. Fox (nee Bonar). Age 81. Beloved wife of Donald. Dear mother of Leslie Baran (Edward), Randall (Susan), Alisa Medlik, Laura, Ryan, and Russell (Melissa). Beloved grandmother of 8. Great grandmother of 2. Services are private. Arrangements by Zabor Funeral Home .

SZEREMET, Walter S., age 97.  Beloved son of the late John and Catherine (nee Gorzko).  Dearest brother of Edward (Catherine) (both deceased), and Frank (Lenore).  Dear uncle, great-uncle and great-great uncle to many.  Proud Marine Corps WWII Veteran.

Mass of Christian Burial, Monday, February 16 at 9:30 a.m. at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church.  Interment, Calvary Cemetery.  VISITATION...

Charles R. LAURIE Jr. age 65. Beloved husband of 43 years to Carole (nee Diamond). Loving son of LaVerne (nee Roller) and the late Charles R. Sr. Dearest father of Jennifer Carlucci (Michael), Meghan Dillow (Tom) and Charles R. III (Adriane). Dear Papa of Dominic, Joey, Johnny, Rocco, Kierra, Miles and Adara. Chuck was a long time attorney and...

Inga M. STEINBRECHER, (nee Boehme) age 89. Beloved wife of the late Kurt. Dearest mother of Will, Trudy Lewis (Chuck), Christine, Heidi Smith (Bob) and the late Linda. Loving grandmother of Brian, Matthew, Jennifer, Dawn, Rebecca and Rachel, great grandmother of Rocco, Franco, Gino and Riley. Dear sister of the late William and Frederick Boehme.

Private services...

COLE, Kenneth W., age 89.  Beloved husband for 65 years to Frances (nee Swearengen).  Dearest father of Dan, Mike (Kathy), Bob (Debbie), Mary Beth and Chris (CeCe).  Dear grandfather of Greg, Ryan, Drew, Angela and Thomas, and great-grandfather of Ailany and Jaeden.  Loving brother of Lorene Swearengen, Roger and the late Arlene and Jim.  Beloved uncle, cousin and friend...

Frances M. VOELKEL (nee Huhn) age 65. Beloved wife of 42 years to Werner K. Dearest mother of Erick (Cynette) and Kurt. Loving sister of Frank Huhn.

Memorial Cremation Service: Mon. Feb. 2, 7:30 PM at The Zabor Funeral Home, 5680 Pearl Rd. Parma (betw. Snow & Ridge). Visitation: Prior to service Mon. from 2-4 & 6-8...

WILLIAM E. PLATTEN. Age 85. Beloved husband of Arlene M. (nee Lang). Wonderful father of Mary Therese Fallon (Denny), Peggy Dolan (Michael), Ellen Matty (Dave), William Jr. (Jackie), Rolly, Patrick (Cheryl), Timothy (Lisa), and Jane "Putsy". Fun and Proud grandfather of 24. Great grandfather of 14. Brother of Tom, Lois, Patty and the following deceased; Mary Ellen, Agnes, James,...

ARTHUR H. O'CONNOR. Age 94. Beloved husband of Laverne. Dear son of Arthur and Zella. Art was a WWII veteran serving in England. He was an avid Indians fan, and enjoyed gardening and bowling. He was a former Knight of Columbus, and he leaves many friends behind at Royalton Woods Assisted Living.

Funeral Mass Monday, February 2nd...

Carol A. McMANUS, (nee Dixon), age 68. Beloved wife of Robert E. Dearest mother of Dale "Tex" Keeton, Theresa White, Dawn Quintana, Tommy (deceased) and Tim Flavin. Loving stepmother of Bobby. Dear Granny of Michael, Melissa, T. J., Brittani and Katelyn. Great grandmother of 11. Dear sister, aunt, granny and friend to many.

Funeral Service: Fri. Jan....

Maureen A. KING (nee Fitzgerald) age 82. Beloved wife of the late Ralph. Dearest mother of 6 daughters; Laurie Nedrich (David), Sharleen Smetanka (Paul), Leeann Kuhel (Michael), Kelly Kaczmarek (James), Sharon LaBuda (Stan), Kerri Wolverton; and 7 sons; Wayne (Doris), Terry (Vicky), Bryan (Mary), Kevin (Karen), Keith, Ryan (Lynn) and Timothy (Lisa). Loving grandmother of 25, great grandmother of...

SMOLKA, Ellen, age 86.  Beloved daughter of the late Charles and Christine Smolka.  Dear sister of the late Chuck Smolka.  Loving soul mate of David Guzak.  Former Executive Assistant to the President of the Bank of Chicago before retiring.  Ellen was born in Cleveland and spent her retirement in Vero Beach, FL.  She will be missed by many.

Esther BAIOCCO, age 97 (nee Salvaggio). Beloved wife of the late Giulio. Loving sister of the late Anna Gigante and Angie Nasrallah. Loving aunt of Joe Gigante (deceased)(Carol), Esther Gigante Shipe, Mary Jo Blake (decased), Anita Abraham (Ralph), Frank Gigante (Holly), Mike Gigante (Therese), George Nasrallah (Kathy, deceased), Fred Nasrallah, Theresa Masters, Christine Maneer (Mark) and Michael Nasrallah (deceased)....

SKARZYNSKI, Thomas G., age 54.  Beloved son of Rose (nee Sesock) and the late James A.  Dear partner of Joseph Davis.  Loving brother of the late James G.  Dear nephew, cousin and friend to many.

Partner of Rose-N-Sons Antiques on Detroit Avenue in Lakewood.

Mass of Christian Burial, Monday, January 19 at 9:30 a.m. at...

Lillian S. BERGENSTEIN, age 89 (nee Sacco). Beloved wife of the late Herman. Dearest mother of the late David A. Schaef. Loving sister of Alice Gorby (George, deceased).

Funeral Service: Thurs. Jan. 15, 10:30 AM at Brooklyn Heights Cemetery Mausoleum, 4700 Broadview Rd. Cleve. 44109. Arrangements by The Zabor Funeral Home, Parma.

To offer condolences...

Gertrude A. STROUP, age 88 (nee Gommel). Beloved wife of 51 years to Elmer. Dearest mother of Patricia Svitak (Daryl), Cindy Hannah, Gustav Churchill (deceased) and step mother of Patricia Ann Kara (Mike) and Lori Stroup. Loving grandmother of 7, great grandmother of 3. Dear sister, aunt and friend to many.

Funeral Service: Fri. Jan. 16, 10:30...

EUGENE P. LICURSI. Age 85. Beloved husband of the late Marie D. Loving father of Jim (Pat), Lisa Cirino (Al, deceased), Gary (Laura), Rocky, and Renee Quinn (Joe). Beloved grandfather of Matthew, Nicole, Alicia, Santina, Lexi, Jessie, Deena, Gina, and Tessa. Great grandfather of 7. Endearingly known as "Poppy".  Korean War Army Veteran.

Funeral Mass Wednesday,  January...

Kathleen MUCK, age 91 (nee Lykins). Dearest wife of the late Burley. Loving mother of Delores Simons (Edwin) and Barbara Lanza (Vince, deceased). Loving grandmother of Suzanne Simons-Cannell (Kevin), Holly Simons, Danny Liptak (Julie), Terrie Rice and Eddie Liptak. Beloved great grandmother of 4, and great great grandmother of 1. Dear sister of Joyce Leyden and Betty VanWhy (deceased)....

Francis P. "Perry" ZIMMER, age 89. Beloved husband of 69 years to Jeannette (nee Kummerlen). Dearest father of Sharon Tokar and Francis K. (Cynthia). Loving grandfather of Michele Thurman (Adam), Scott Zimmer (Carrie) and Shawn Zimmer (Kelly). Loving great grandfather of Taylor, Paige, Colin, Grey and Graham.

Memorial Cremation Mass: Fri. Jan. 9, 11:00 AM, St. Vincent...

Alice FALACIENSKI, age 87 (nee Pacholski). Beloved wife of the late Frank. Dearest mother of Susan Mason (Stan). Loving grandmother of John Stankiewicz. Dear sister of Carol LeHotan and the late Danny Pacholski. Dear aunt and friend to many.

Funeral Mass: Wed. Jan. 7, 11:00 AM at St. Charles Church. Visitation prior to Mass from 9:00-10:30 AM...

Patricia J. GRABSKI, age 84 (nee Szacik). Beloved wife of the late Erwin. Devoted mother of Beverly Massey (Jerry), Donna Manning, Charles (Richelle), Brian (Diana) and Michael (Barbara). Loving grandmother of Shawn, John, Michael, Cody, Ashley, Heather and Krisma. Dear great grandmother of 16, great great grandmother of 4. Dear friend of Bernice Fleck and the Starling Family.