obituaries

Feb 3, 2024

Michael "Spike" Patrick Corrigan, age 82, of Jefferson, Ohio passed away on February 3, 2024. Michael was born on May 6, 1941, to RV and Frances Corrigan in Painesville, Ohio. He attended Painesville Harvey High School and then went on to spend most of his life in the car sales business making wonderful friends with customers and colleagues. He...

Feb 2, 2024

Marcia Ellen Balash, age 77, passed away February 2, 2024, at her home in Willoughby, Ohio, wrapped in the loving arms of her daughter and her grandson, her soul finally reunited in Heaven with her son Mark. She was born March 23, 1946, in Painesville to Thomas J. and Elsie (Masek) McGrath. Marcia proudly retired from a position she...

Feb 1, 2024

Gloria G. Kolovich, age 77, passed away February 1, 2024, at U. H. Geauga Medical Center in Chardon.  She was born May 28, 1946, in Cleveland to Louis Geitz and Susan (Kovach) Geitz.

Gloria was a dedicated high school chemistry and physics teacher at Harvey, Kirtland, Berkshire, and Warrensville High Schools over her forty-year career.  Her wholehearted...

Jan 27, 2024

Oscar T.  Manns, age 81, passed away January 27, 2024, at Tri Point Medical Center in Concord Township.  He was born November 19, 1942, in Omar, West Virginia to Lonnie and Clara Lee (Lette) Manns.

Oscar was also a fork-lift operator at Joseph Dysons & Sons for over 30 years. He was also a truck driver and...

Jan 26, 2024

Burton Howard Jones, age 77, passed away January 26, 2024, at his residence in Painesville Township.  He was born January 13, 1947, in Cleveland to Victor C. and Sophia Jones.

Burton was an Ohio Board Certified and Licensed medical massotherapist and owned and operated his own successful business (Burt's Remedies) for over 40 years.

Burt...

Jan 26, 2024

James David Carter, age 58, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by his family on January 26, 2024. He was born August 24, 1965, in Euclid, Ohio to James Albert Carter and Alice Catherine (Fletcher) Carter.

Jimi was such a hard-working man, he was a talented Chef at numerous restaurants such as Quail Hollow, Redhawk Grille, and...

Jan 25, 2024

Lois J. Seibold, age 90, passed away January 25, 2024, at her residence in Painesville.  She was born December 30, 1933, in Painesville to George D. and Irene (Zuber) Beck.

Lois worked for Lake Hospital Systems in the housekeeping department for over 16 years.

She enjoyed playing bingo and especially loved spending time with her...

Jan 24, 2024

Betty L. Truman, age 88, passed away January 24, 2024, in Huntsburg Township, Ohio.  She was born November 11, 1935, in Rhodell, West Virginia to Farney and Alta (Thomas) Gillin.

Betty was a homemaker most of her adult life.  She loved spending time with her family.  Her favorite past-times included shopping, snacking on Malley's chocolates, and watching...

Jan 19, 2024

Margaret E. Brainard, age 84, passed away January 19, 2024, in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.  She was born January 29, 1939, in Barberton, Ohio to Harold and Margaret (Abel) Wilson.

Margaret was a bookkeeper and worked for various doctors' offices, churches and retired from a dental office in Sandusky Ohio. She was an organizer of Campus Crusade in...

Jan 15, 2024

Betty M. Richards, age 93, passed away January 15, 2024, at Homestead II Nursing Home in Painesville.  She was born January 2, 1931, in Cleveland to Edward Andrew Marie and Elfreida (Krause) Marie.

Betty was a homemaker who raised 5 children with her husband, George.  She enjoyed crocheting, cooking and baking, and doll making.  She liked catching...

Jan 15, 2024

Jeanette passed away on January 15th, one day after her 95th birthday.  Jeanette was born to Salvatore and Josephina (Russo) Parisse in Bedford, Ohio on January 14, 1929. Jeanette married Jack D Crislip on June 4th, 1949, and they settled in Perry, Ohio.  Jeanette met Jack while they were at Rock Creek High School.  After graduating from high school,...

Jan 14, 2024

Donald L. Ames II, age 65, of Fairport Harbor, passed away January 14, 2024, surrounded by his family at Cleveland Clinic Hospital.  He was born July 12, 1958, in Painesville to Donald Ames and Betty Lou Bukky (Palmer).

He graduated in 1976 from Harvey High school and went on to complete his apprenticeship with Iron Workers Local...

Jan 14, 2024

Louis J. Pachete Jr, age 78, passed away January 14, 2024, at Tri-Point Medical Center in Concord Township.  He was born November 8, 1945, in Painesville to Louis J. Pachete Sr. and Elsie (Mortland) Pachete.

Lou was a 1965 graduate of Harvey High School.  He worked for the Lake County Commissioners in the Central Purchasing Department for...

Jan 13, 2024

David M. Franko, age 67, passed away January 13, 2024, at Tri-Point Medical Center in Concord Township.  He was born March 23, 1956, in Painesville to David A. and Gertrude (Stromme) Franko.

David worked for the City of Mentor for many years.   He enjoyed vacationing in Florida.

David is survived by his sisters, Donna (George)...

Jan 11, 2024

James Crocket Hunsucker was born April 24, 1949, in Whitesburg, Kentucky, to the late Benjamin and Elsie Hunsucker.  In 1952 they moved to Painesville, Ohio

He served in the United States Army from 1969 to 1971 and was a truck driver for many years.

James is survived by his wife of 47 years, Joyce (Sweeney)...

Jan 4, 2024

On January 4, 2024, Bryant D. Fasula died of a drug overdose after an arduous battle with addiction. Bryant was born on May 24, 1988. He was living in Fort Myers, Florida and was 35 years old at the time of his death.

On that final night, Bryant was unable to escape his demons. When you looked...

Jan 3, 2024

Born in Willoughby Ohio, on July 16th, 1929 Maggie passed away at home peacefully in Painesville Township January 3rd, 2024.

Maggie enjoyed having yard sales, talking to and meeting new people, and classical country music. She also enjoyed the company of her daughters and their dogs, especially Roxie, whom she called "my girl".

She is...

Jan 2, 2024

Joseph E. Mucciarone, age 84, formerly of Painesville and Naples, Florida, died Tuesday, January 2, 2024, in Mentor, Ohio.  He was born September 18, 1939, in Painesville to John A. and Armeda Donna (Bertone) Mucciarone.

Joseph is survived by his wife of 30 years, Beverly B. (Maraney) Mucciarone; daughter, Amanda (Scott) Smith; sons, Joseph (Sharon) Mucciarone and...

Jan 1, 2024

Betty Marie Mlckovsky, age 95, passed away on January 1, 2024 at Tri-Point Medical Center in Concord Township.  She was born on July 5, 1928, in Beaver, Oklahoma and moved to Spreckles, California in 1941.  There she met the love of her life, private first class, James Mlckovsky who was stationed at Fort Ord, California during WW II.  They...

Dec 31, 2023

Lula Bell Nessar, age 86, passed away December 31, 2023, at David Simpson Hospice House in Cleveland.  She was born September 18, 1937, in Flemington, West Virginia to Virgil and Hallie (Phillips) Hauser.

Lula Bell was a bookkeeper and worked for the Cleveland Trust Company for many years.  She was also the former owner of Puritan Bakery...