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Local Obituaries for Families in Brunswick, Garrettsville, & Medina in Ohio.
DORSEL LEE EAGLE
Oct 21, 2017
Dorsel Lee Eagle, age 76, of Valley City, passed away October 21, 2017. He was born August 30, 1941 in Ivydale, West Virginia to the late Nathan and Sadie (nee Barber) Eagle. Dorsel proudly served his country in the U.S. Marine Corps as an expert rifleman. He was a loving husband of 52 years to Wanda, and cherished spending time...
BRUCE FUNAI
Oct 21, 2017
Bruce W. Funai, of Brunswick, passed away peacefully October 21, 2017 at the age of 66. He was born April 17, 1951 in Cleveland, Ohio to Walter and Bernice (nee Sicz) Funai. Bruce proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War from 1969 - 1972. He retired after 41 years as a system manager at Diebold...
DEAN ALLAN KRISKA
Oct 19, 2017
DEAN ALLAN KRISKA, age 60, lost his courageous battle with cancer on October 19, 2017. Loving husband of Cindy (Seskes), treasured father of Scott, pal of Molly, brother of Dennis (Elaine). Brother-in-law of Larry (Margaret), Darlene, and Gary (Barb) Seskes. Cherished uncle and great uncle and friend of many. Dean was a longtime employee of Parma City Schools and later...
FRANK MARTINSKI
Oct 19, 2017
Frank Martinski, age 82, of Brunswick, passed away October 19, 2017. He was born May 9, 1935 in Cleveland, Ohio to the late Fred and Clara (nee Machnicki) Martinski. Frank proudly served his country in the U. S. Navy and retired as a Chief Boatswain’s Mate. Frank had a keen sense of wit. He enjoyed puzzles and polka music. He...
LAWRENCE E. WILLIAMS
Oct 18, 2017
Larry “Butch” Williams, 69, passed away peacefully on October 18, 2017. He was born in Warren, Ohio on May 8, 1948 to Lawrence and Anna Williams. He was an ordained minister and sang with the gospel singers that traveled around with him in Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and other states around in the area doing tent revivals and music. Through...
STEFAN KELLNER
Oct 15, 2017
Stefan Kellner, age 70, of Brunswick, passed away October 15, 2017. Visitation Friday, October 20, 2017 from 2 to 5 pm at Carlson Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, 1642 Pearl Rd, Brunswick, OH 44212. Funeral Service will follow at 5:00 pm. Inurnment will take place on a later date.
RALPH I. MOATS
Oct 14, 2017
Ralph Irwin Moats, 87, of Hiram, passed away peacefully on October 14, 2017. He was born on February 18, 1930 in Warren, Ohio to Luther and Mary Louise (Stiegell) Moats. Ralph married the love of his life, Helen, on October 16, 1953. He retired from Chrysler Stamping Plant in Twinsburg, Ohio after 30 + years of employment. Ralph was a...
JOSEPH MARK SAMBERG
Oct 11, 2017
Joseph Mark Samberg, 56, of Garrettsville, passed away on October 11, 2017 surrounded by his loving family. He was born on August 9, 1961 in New Jersey to Al and Patricia (Cook) Samberg. He greatly enjoyed fishing, deer hunting and was a Cleveland Indians fan. He loved spending time with people and telling jokes to his friends. Joseph was a...
ROBERT D. WHITFORD
Oct 2, 2017
Robert D. Whitford, age 92, of Brunswick, passed away on October 2, 2017. He was born on September 6, 1925, in Cleveland, OH, to the late Paul A. and Dorothy (nee Luckhaupt) Whitford. He was married to Bette (nee Fischer) Whitford for over 50 years. Robert was a Veteran of the United States Navy, served in World War II and...
EVELYN R. WANEK
Oct 2, 2017
Evelyn Wanek, (nee Semones) of Medina, passed away peacefully on October 2, 2017. Dear wife of Nate Wanek (deceased). Dear mother of Kathleen, Helen Cary (Dale), MaryAnn Helmerci (John) of Chicago, and John (Kimberly) of Columbus. Grandmother of Dale, Jr. (Lisa), Michael (Susan), Matthew, David, and Suzanne (Thomas). Great grandmother of Ryan, Kevin, Nicholas, Joseph, Jake, Adrian, and Roland. Evelyn...
MARILYN M. O'BRIEN
Oct 2, 2017
Marilyn M. O’Brien, 74, of Wadsworth, passed away October 2, 2017. She was born January 1, 1943 in Cleveland to Joseph and Jean (nee Kapela) Makowski. Marilyn was a member of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church. She loved spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren. She also enjoyed cooking and baking. Marilyn will be greatly missed by her beloved...
ELIZABETH C. PETRAK
Oct 2, 2017
Elizabeth Cecilia Petrak (nee Noss), age 98, of Brunswick, passed away on October 2, 2017. She was born on February 27, 1919 in Cleveland. She will be dearly missed by her children, Elizabeth (Colman -deceased) Papp and William (Carol); and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph; son, Jim; and her parents. Visitation...
HERBERT C. JAMISON
Sep 23, 2017
Herbert C. Jamison, passed away on Saturday, September 23, 2017 at the age of 88 in his home in Medina Township. He was born in Greensboro, Pennsylvania on July 8, 1929 to Charles Vernon and Josephine (Smith) Jamison. He served as a United States Marine during the Korean War as a Mechanic. In 1952 he married the lovely Martha S....
PATRICIA ANN BROWN
Sep 20, 2017
Patricia Ann Brown (nee O'Brien), age 52, of Chippewa Lake, passed away on September 20, 2017. She was born on January 21, 1965 in Tecumseh, MI to Patrick O'Brien and Irene (nee Melnick) Wenckovsky. Patty enjoyed being with friends, the love of music and planning vacations. One of her greatest joys was cooking for others. Her meals were off the...
BERNADINE THERESA SUNAGEL
Sep 19, 2017
We remember and celebrate Bernadine (Lampert) Sunagel. She passed away in the early hours of September 19, 2017 with her family surrounding her. We take comfort that she will be with those who have gone before her that she loved and missed so dearly. Bernie's wish was to not have a funeral or wake but rather a Celebration of Life...
BARBARA A. PARKER
Sep 17, 2017
Barbara A. Parker of Medina passed away on September 17, 2017. She was born on June 3, 1933 in Geneva, Ohio to Lynn and Eleanor (nee Schwab) Gleason. She is survived by her son Bill Jr. (Deborah), daughter, Kathleen Dietrich and brother Pete Gleason. She is also survived by her granddaughter, Rose. Barbara was preceded in death by her parents;...
MAUREEN CELIA PLOUCHA
Sep 17, 2017
Maureen Celia Ploucha, 82, of Westfield Center, passed away on Sunday, September 17, 2017 following a period of declining health. She was born on July 31, 1935 in Cleveland, Ohio to Cleveland Police Officer Patrick F. Lavelle and Celia (McNulty) Lavelle, a beautiful Irish immigrant from Dooega-County Mayo, Ireland. Maureen will be greatly missed by George Ploucha, her husband of...
DOLLY M. NELSON
Sep 16, 2017
Dolly M. Nelson, 75, of Windham, passed away peacefully on September 16,2017 surrounded by her loving family. She was born on June 5, 1942 to Dayton and Eva (Hendrick) Mallow in Alpena, West Virginia. Dolly was one of eighteen children. She enjoyed cooking, sewing and crocheting. Dolly was a devoted member of the Windham Church of Christ. She faithfully read...
BONITA LYNN LIKLEY
Sep 16, 2017
Bonita Lynn Likley (nee Ventura), age 65, of Kentucky, passed away September 16, 2017. She was born April 3, 1952 in Berea, Ohio to the late Alexander and Marion (nee Schurdell) Ventura. Bonnie’s family meant the world to her. She was an active member of her church and was well known as the family historian. She loved shopping. She will...
WILLIAM L. ZURKEY
Sep 16, 2017
William L. Zurkey passed away on Saturday, Sept 16, 2017 at age 93. William was a WWII Veteran, most notably serving in the Army of Occupation under General MacArthur's General Headquarters in Tokyo. Born in Youngstown Ohio on June 10, 1924, he graduated early from Wilson High School, becoming a Fireman on the Great Lakes Ore Boat (Steamer Thomas Walters)...
