Obituaries

BARBRA LEE LEONARDI

Apr 6, 1945 - Jan 19, 2016

Barbra Lee Leonardi (nee Briedwell).Loving wife of Charles Anthony Leonardi. Devoted mother of Lisa (Chuck), Laura (Mike), Charles Jr., (Susan), Steven (Tiffany), and Candace (John). Cherished grandmother of Teala (Joe), Tasha, Michael, Charlie and Lorenzo. Dearest daughter of Rodney & Eileen Briedwell (both deceased). Loving sister of Sharon DePasquale and wonderful aunt to many.Barbra passed…

JAMES VALENTI

Jul 23, 1931 - Jan 15, 2016

JAMES VALENTI, age 84 of Euclid, passed away January 15 following a two month illness. James was born and raised in Cleveland. He served the Korean War and was awarded the Bronze Star for engaging the enemy during combat. He operated a hair salon for many years in Mayfield, then Eastlake. He also worked as…

PHILOMENA LIBERATORE

Jun 25, 1928 - Jan 13, 2016

PHILOMENA LIBERATORE (nee Alonzo), age 87, devoted, loving Mother of Susan Liberatore-Raynes, Diane Liberatore (David Hanson), Joanne Mickshaw (Mick) and Zip Liberatore (Robyn), cherished Nonni of Michael and Christina Mickshaw and Leslie Carle, Nicholas, Riki and Ashley Liberatore and Danielle Hanson, Great- Nonni of 6. Family and Friends are invited to gather for Mass of…

CECELIA "CEIL" KOTULIK VASCEK

Jul 8, 1927 - Jan 7, 2016

CECELIA "CEIL" VASCEK (nee Kotulik) age 88 Beloved wife of Joseph "Bill" (deceased). Loving mother of Judy Miller (David) and Joyce Vascek. Devoted grandmother of Christopher and Catherine Miller. Dearest daughter of John and Bertha Kotulik (both deceased). Loving aunt of Carol, Lou, Dave, Kathy and Bill. Interment All Souls Cemetery. Mass of Christian Burial…

JOSEPH F. KOVATCH

Jul 26, 1942 - Jan 5, 2016

JOSEPH F. KOVATCH, SR., age 73, beloved husband of Christa (Balint), loving father of Joseph, Jr. (Michelle), David, Robert (Tiffany), Michelle Znidarsic (Phil) and Jon (Lori) Kovatch, dear step-father of Dora (deceased), Geza (Marion), Peter (Tina), and Laura Balint, Jennifer Kasprisin (Lubo), Stephanie MacKinlay (Robert), devoted grandfather of 18, dear brother of Arthur (deceased) and…

MARGUERITE "MARGE" TIPPETT

Nov 24, 1940 - Jan 1, 2016

MARGUERITE "MARGE" TIPPETT (nee Dressler), age 75, beloved wife of the late Robert G., devoted mother of Tiffany (deceased), Michelle and Tracy, loving grandmother of Robert J. Tippett and "Cooper and Pumpkin", dear sister of Linn Dressler (deceased), Mark Dressler and Gail Kaplan, dearest friend of Sam Cunningham, Marge was a friend to everyone and…

CHRISTI J. WYLIE

Jan 28, 1975 - Dec 31, 2015

CHRISTI J. WYLIE, age 40, passed away suddenly on December 31, 2015. Beloved daughter of Maryann Shelatz and the late Stephen Wylie, loving sister of Anthony, Joseph, Stephen, Stephanie and Michelle, cherished aunt of 4, loving niece and friend of many. Christi received her undergraduate degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) and her PhD…

ANTHONY L. "WHITEY" SASSANO

May 5, 1930 - Dec 23, 2015

ANTHONY L. SASSANO "WHITEY", age 85, loving husband for 52 years of Mary (nee Croce), cherished father of James L. (Melanie), Karen E. Sassano-Kellams (Jon), Kathryn Sassano and Deborah Buckley (Craig), devoted grandfather of Justin, Jason, Jeremy, Jessica, Aidan, Emma and Grace, loving son of Louis and Carmella (both deceased), dear brother of William (Pat)…

JOSEPH W VASCEK

Dec 16, 1926 - Dec 19, 2015

JOSEPH "BILL" VASCEK, age 89. Beloved husband of Cecelia "Ceil" (nee Kotulik). Loving father of Judy Miller (David) and Joyce Vascek. Devoted grandfather of Christopher and Catherine Miller. Brother of Lou Vascek (Ellen, both deceased). Dearest son of Louis and Mary Vascek (both deceased). Loving uncle of Carol, Lou, Dave, Kathy and Bill. Interment All…

WESLEY E DUNLAP

Mar 29, 1928 - Dec 17, 2015

WESLEY E. DUNLAP, age 87, beloved husband for 31 years of Florence (Riccardi) (nee Bevilacqua) and the late Ruth Dunlap, loving father of James (deceased), Linda Stroemple, Wesley, Jr. and step-father of Susan De Stefano (Michael) and John Riccardi (Doreen), devoted grandfather of Michael (Amber), Kelly, Raymond, Allen and Kevin, great grandfather of Lexie, Reece,…