Obituaries

Gregory Alan Keck

Gregory Alan Keck

Mar 15, 2023

Gregory A. Keck, age 77, of LeRoy Twp. passed away March 15, 2023, surrounded by his family at his home. Born Feb. 16, 1946, in E. Cleveland to Arthur & Eloise (nee: King) Keck, he had been a longtime area resident. He served in the US Navy from 1968 to 1971 on various aircraft carriers. After returning from the military,...

John E. Miller Jr

John E. Miller Jr

Mar 11, 2023

John Edward Miller, Jr., age 78 of Hambden Twp. passed away March 11, 2023, at his home surrounded by family. Born April 10, 1944, in La Grange, IL to John E. & Helen (nee: Kurlyo) Miller Sr, he had been a longtime Cleveland area resident before moving to Hambden Twp. 7 years ago. John was a Senior Patent Attorney and...

Kenneth Heiskanen

Kenneth Heiskanen

Mar 5, 2023

Kenneth A. Heiskanen, age 82 of Fairport Harbor, OH, died March 5, 2023, at David Simpson Hospice House in Euclid. Born May 28, 1940, in Painesville to Uno and Aino Heiskanen, he was a lifelong resident of Fairport and a lifelong member of Zion Lutheran Church where he was active in various choirs and the youth group. He worked in...

Judy Hersman

Judy Hersman

Mar 5, 2023

Judy Hersman, age 61 of Madison, passed away March 5, 2023, in Geneva. Born May 1, 1961 in Painesville, OH to Roger E. and Jean (nee: Jones) Hersman, she had been a lifelong area resident. Survivors include her son Christopher (Song) Varga of Wadsworth; grandchildren Ji Yun Varga, Soon Yun Varga, Lee Jin Varga & Jin Ryu Varga; great-grandchildren Mercedes...

Cecelia P. Gregory

Cecelia P. Gregory

Mar 3, 2023

Cecelia (nee: Holliday) Gregory, age 89, of Geneva passed away March 3, 2023 surrounded by family at her home. Born Oct. 22, 1933, in Smoot, WV to Franklin & Celestine (nee: Murphy) Holliday, she had been a longtime area resident. Survivors include her children Roberta Mata of Geneva, Amelia (Lester) Dahlke of Geneva, Doris (Gary) Brown of Geneva, Anita Childers...

Robert W. Johnson

Robert W. Johnson

Feb 15, 2023

Robert W. Johnson, age 82 of Fairport Harbor passed away Feb. 15, 2023, at Tripoint Medical Center in Concord Twp. Born April 1, 1940, in Painesville to William and Bertha (nee: Kujala) Johnson, he had been a lifelong area resident. He was a veteran of the US Army. He enjoyed wood working, hunting, fishing and being outside. Survivors include his...

Bertha V. Monroe

Bertha V. Monroe

Feb 15, 2023

Private family services

Sandra Marie Elersic

Sandra Marie Elersic

Feb 14, 2023

Sandra M. Elersic (nee: Caranci), age 72, passed away Feb. 14, 2023. Born April 24, 1950, in Painesville to Joseph & Dorothy (nee: Mainello) Caranci. Sandy graduated from Harvey High School Class of 1968. She had an all-girls band in the late 1960’s called the “Exceptions”. She umpired for Painesville & Painesville Twp. baseball and worked as an EMT and...

Theresa Ann Bowman

Theresa Ann Bowman

Feb 12, 2023

Private family service.

Allen Eugene Dunlap Sr

Allen Eugene Dunlap Sr

Jan 28, 2023

Allen E. Dunlap Sr, age 68 of Perry passed away Jan 28, 2023, at Tripoint Medical Center. Born Dec. 12, 1954 in Manhattan, NY to Everett and Ruth (nee: Clark) Dunlap, he had been a longtime area resident. Allen married Karla Erzen at Mentor Methodist Church on June 1, 1974. He served in the US Air Force for 8 year...

James Wesley Wells

James Wesley Wells

Jan 28, 2023

James W. Wells, age 82, of Cleveland Heights, passed away January 28, 2023, at Montefiore Nursing Home. Born August 2, 1940, in Kalamazoo, Michigan, to Paul and Laura (nee: Washburn) Wells, Jim had been a resident of Northeast Ohio for most of his life. While raising three sons with his wife, Wilma, he was a career analyst for the computer...

Beverly Elaine Gellings

Beverly Elaine Gellings

Jan 24, 2023

Beverly Elaine (nee: Daley) Gellings, age 72 of Chardon passed away Jan. 24, 2023, at Ohman Family Living at Blossom in Huntsburg, OH. Born April 10, 1950, in Flint, MI to John “Bud” and Geraldine (nee: Wilsie) Daley. She was a longtime resident of Columbus before moving to Chardon six years ago. Bev married the love of her life Herman...

Donald Koren

Donald Koren

Jan 16, 2023

Service and obituary details are pending.

James John Mikina Jr

James John Mikina Jr

Jan 3, 2023

James J. Mikina Jr, age 66 of Chardon passed away January 3, 2023, at his home. Born Sept. 13, 1956, in Fairport Harbor to James J. & Pearl (nee: McCartney) Mikina Sr, he had been a longtime Fairport Harbor and surrounding area resident. Jim worked for DAI Ceramics as an injection mold machine operator. Survivors include his children Delena Mikina...

Wayne Thomas Stoltz

Wayne Thomas Stoltz

Jan 3, 2023

Wayne T. Stoltz, age 74 of Madison, OH passed away peacefully on January 3, 2023, at his home surrounded by his family. Born February 26, 1948, in Montville to Harlyn Sr and Freida (nee: Jefferson) Stoltz. Wayne and his family relocated to Madison in 1984 from Unionville, OH. Along with his wife Brenda, he was a member of Park Methodist...

Joseph Nigro

Joseph Nigro

Dec 24, 2022

Joseph Nigro, age 65 of Youngstown passed away Dec. 24, 2022 at Ahuja Medical Center. Born March 18, 1957 in Bagnoli Irpino, Italy to Antonio and Carmina (nee: Grieco) Nigro, he had been a longtime area resident. Survivors include his children Joseph J. Nigro and Phyllis L. Nigro as well as siblings and extended family. Services are pending.

Edward Michael Bulkoski

Edward Michael Bulkoski

Dec 18, 2022

On December 18, 2022 family and friends tragically lost Edward Michael Bulkoski at the young age of 43, after a hard-fought battle to recover from a sudden rare bilateral stroke. Known lovingly as Mike, or Bull by those close to him, he made a lasting impression to many that will carry on his memory. Mike was born on March 25,...

Jeffrey Adam Taylor

Jeffrey Adam Taylor

Dec 5, 2022

Jeffrey A. Taylor, age 39 of Akron, passed away Dec. 5, 2022 after a traffic accident. Born July 2, 1983 in Geneva, he had been a longtime Northeast Ohio resident before moving to the Akron area 5 years ago. He is survived by his mother Bonnie Taylor of Madison; siblings Timothy (Angel) Taylor of Madison, Bill Taylor of Madison, TJ...

Kenneth Wayne Mackey

Kenneth Wayne Mackey

Dec 3, 2022

Kenneth W. Mackey, age 87 of Concord passed away December 3, 2022 at Heather Hill in Munson Twp. Born June 20, 1934 in Painesville to Eric and Anna S. (nee: Kasarri) Macky, he had been a lifelong area resident. Survivors include his wife Jean (nee: Wymer) Mackey of Concord; daughter Sherry (Ronald) Kinkade of Painesville; grandchildren Jennifer (Daniel) Clayburg and...

Terry C. Profughi

Terry C. Profughi

Nov 20, 2022

Terence C. Profughi, age 76 of Chardon passed away Nov. 20, 2022, after a short illness. Born Feb. 11, 1946, in Cleveland to V. Albert and Viola (nee: Calandra) Profughi, he had been a longtime area resident. Terry was a businessman and entrepreneur, owning and operating many businesses over the years, most recently as CEO and Past-President of HI TecMetal...