Obituaries
Frank Jude Vallo
Jun 29, 2025
Frank Jude Vallo passed away on June 29, at age 84. He was born in Cleveland to Margaret (nee Bishut) and Frank Vallo. After graduation from Cathedral Latin High School he joined the Navy, proudly serving aboard the USS Observation Island during the first at-sea launch of the Polaris missile. He then attended Ohio State University until, gripped by wanderlust...
Mary Jane Stark
Jun 22, 2025
Mary Jane Stark, a beloved matriarch known for her kindness and welcoming spirit, passed away peacefully on June 22, 2025, in Chardon, Ohio. She was born on March 28, 1932, in Cleveland. Mary Jane lived a life rich with love, laughter, and family, devoting herself to the nurturing of her seven children whom she raised with unwavering strength and boundless...
Joan E. Spangler
Jun 13, 2025
Joan E. Spangler, age 84 of Chardon, passed away, peacefully, surrounded by her family, June 13, 2025 at Ohman Family Living at Holly. Born June 29, 1940, in Canton, OH to Thomas and Christine (nee: Lann) Snyder, she had been a longtime area resident. Joan was an active member of St. Mary Catholic Church in Chardon. She also appreciated her...
Noma (Nee: Williams) Cleavenger Horner Spanzy
Jun 13, 2025
Noma Williams Cleavenger Horner Spanzy passed away peacefully, leaving behind a legacy of love, strength, and service that touched all who knew her. Noma was born on October 23, 1927, at her grandparents’ farm along Anthony’s Creek in Neola, West Virginia. It was there, amid the gentle hills and quiet streams, that she spent her childhood years. After the early...
Carol M. Stibich
May 9, 2025
Carol M. Stibich, age 94 of Chardon, passed away May 9, 2025, at Maplewood at Chardon. Born May 6, 1931, in Cleveland, OH to Earl and Cornelia (nee: Burns) Sage, she had been a longtime Chardon resident. Carol was a Beauty Salon Owner and later a Production Inspector at Baily Controls. She and her husband were founding members of Shoregate...
Thadius W. Greer Jr
May 6, 2025
Thadius W. Greer, Jr. age 73, of Madison passed away following an illness on May 6, 2025, at Tripoint Medical Center in Concord. Born August 25, 1951, in St. John, AZ to Thadius W. and Nelma (nee: Larsen) Greer, he had been a resident of NE Ohio for the last 30 years. Thad worked as a Consulting Engineer in Nuclear...
Sally Marie Durochik
May 4, 2025
Sally M. Durochik (Saari), 94, of Fairport Harbor passed away peacefully at her home on May 4, 2025 with family by her side. Sally was born on April 2, 1931 in Painesville, Ohio, the daughter of the late Pearl (Holson) and Mauno Saari of Fairport Harbor, Ohio. Throughout Sally’s life she worked in various positions but not limited to a...
Beverly S. Maki
Apr 25, 2025
Beverly S. Maki, age 87, of Mentor passed away April 25, 2025, at David Simp-son Hospice House following a brief illness. Born Oct. 26, 1937, in Stambaugh, MI to Eino and Stella (nee: Lahti) Maki, she had been a longtime area resident. She worked for over 43 years for Avery Dennison in the customer/technical ser-vice department and managed their Export...
Frederic M. Samardge
Apr 22, 2025
Frederic “Fred” Michael Samardge was born on December 14, 1942, in Cleveland, Ohio, to Nicholas and Rose (née Zotlar) Samardge. On April 22, 2025, surrounded by his loving family, he passed away peacefully in his home in Chardon, Ohio. He was preceded in death by his parents and brothers Nicholas, Ronald, and James Samardge. Fred devoted his career to Reliance...
Betty J. Johnson
Apr 13, 2025
Betty J. Johnson, age 96, of Mentor, passed away April 13, 2025, at Salida Woods in Mentor. Born Jan. 31, 1929, in Pittsburgh, PA; daughter of Herman and Alice (nee: Jackson) Tuttle, she had been a longtime area resident. She worked with the Replenishment Team at Sears and had been a member of the North Mentor Centenary United Methodist Church....
Olga Kosch
Apr 12, 2025
Olga (nee: Stefanchik) Kosch, age 97, of Madison, passed away April 12, 2025, at Rae-Ann in Geneva. Born October 4, 1927, in Cleveland to Peter and Veronica (nee: Orohofsky) Stefanchik, she had been a longtime area resident. She worked at White Motors in Cleveland and when she moved to Madison in 1967 she worked as a meat wrapper at North...
Beverly Anne King
Apr 3, 2025
Beverly A. King, born on February 7, 1937, in Painesville to Carl M. Wainio and Mary E. Barber, passed away on April 3, 2025. She was a member of St. Cyprian Church in Perry. Beverly will always be remembered for her love and devotion to her grandchildren, great grandchildren and great-great grandchild. She is survived by her sons Mark (Sharyl)...
Violet Bica Ross
Mar 24, 2025
Violet Bica Ross died peacefully on March 24, 2025, at the Laurel Lake Retirement Community in Hudson, Ohio, less than six weeks before her 102nd birthday. She was previously a long-time resident of Aurora, Ohio, and before that shared a waterfront home in Madison, Ohio, with her beloved late husband, L. Clayton Ross. She was also predeceased by her parents,...
Nancy E. Ondrejka
Mar 20, 2025
Nancy Elaine Ondrejka, aged 83, was born on December 9, 1941, in East Orwell, Ohio. She passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, on March 20, 2025, at the Fairmount Health Center at Ohio Living Breckenridge Village in Willoughby. In her early years, Nancy worked as a beautician and later a homemaker following her marriage to Donald Ondrejka on May...
Vernon Stage Burr
Mar 17, 2025
Vernon Burr, born on August 17, 1936, in North Manchester, Indiana, passed away on March 17, 2025, in Madison. He was the beloved son of Kenneth and Grace Pauline (nee: Stage) Burr. Vernon dedicated his professional life to the automotive industry, working at Diamond-Reo Trucks, White Trucks and General Motors as an Automotive Designer. His contributions to the field were...
Janice Dianne Kondik
Mar 4, 2025
Janice D. (née Ticel) Kondik, age 86, of Fairport Harbor, passed away on March 4, 2025, at Tripoint Medical Center after an illness. She was born on August 23, 1938, in Painesville to Peter and Elizabeth (née Chader) Ticel and was a lifelong resident of the area. She was a member of the Hungarian Reformed Church, Red Hat Society and...
Mary Elizabeth Weaver
Feb 11, 2025
Mary E. Weaver, age 100, of Florida, passed away Feb. 11, 2025, at Sanctuary in Geneva. Born April 28, 1924, in Brownsville, PA, to James and Dorothy (nee: Katko) Rudai, she had been a lifelong resident of Michigan and Florida before moving to Madison two years ago. Survivors include her daughter Linda (H. W. Pete) Richmond of Madison; 5 grandchildren;...
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