obituaries

Jul 26, 2022

Cindy Susanna Puanani Fievet, age 79, passed away July 26, 2022, at her residence in Painesville Township.  She was born November 12, 1942, in Honolulu, Hawaii. Daughter to Daisy Brehm and Arthur Sevigny.

Cindy was a caregiver and worked for Rescare.

She enjoyed spending time with family, friends, going fishing on her boat and traveling...

Jul 26, 2022

Paul Panich, age 65, passed away July 26, 2022, at Tri Point Medical Center in Concord Township.  He was born July 1, 1957, in Ironwood, Michigan to Peter J. and Rose (Cisewski) Panich.

Paul was a 1975 graduate of Luther L. Wright High School in Ironwood, Michigan and he served in the United States Army.  He was...

Jul 24, 2022

Mary T. "Mitzi" Mihalic (nee Makse) passed away July 24, 2022, in Mentor, Ohio.  She was born September 9, 1926, to Joseph and Julia Makse.

Mitzi was a wonderful wife, mother, and grandmother.  She was an excellent homemaker, a gifted seamstress (a talent she acquired at Jane Adams High School) and an efficient and popular waitress at...

Jul 19, 2022

Agnes "Sally" Rebenock passed away at Tri-Point Medical Center July 19, 2022, after a brief illness at the age of 96. She is survived by her son, Michael, grandson Michael R. Rebenock (Michelle), granddaughter Stephanie Rebenock (Derek), and great grandchildren Natalie and Christian. She was preceded in death by her husband of 46 years Mike and son Richard.

Jul 14, 2022

Adam J. Shinabery, age 39, passed away July 14, 2022. He was born November 21, 1982, in Indianapolis, Indiana.

He graduated from Riverside High School in 2001 and The Ohio State University in 2005. He was employed as a Manager, Client Delivery at AML RightSource. His quick wit and ability to recall and recite humorous lines from...

Jul 13, 2022

Elizabeth A. Lawrence (née Galovich), age 89, passed away July 13, 2022, at her residence in Painesville Township. She was born March 3, 1933, in Hastings, PA.

The daughter and granddaughter of Slovak immigrants, she kept her family's traditions and deep Catholic faith close to her heart throughout her life. She moved to Lake County with her...

Jul 13, 2022

Nancy J. Rendek, age 72, passed away July 13, 2022, at Promedica of Mentor.  She was born November 23, 1949, in Painesville to Edward and Irene (Scheibelhoffer) Horvath.

Nancy was a member of St. Justin Martyr Church in Eastlake and a former member of St. Mary Church in Painesville.  Nancy married her high school sweetheart, graduating class...

Jul 11, 2022

Inez C. "Dixie" Leber, age 80, passed away July 11, 2022, at Tri Point Medical Center in Concord Township.  She was born October 7, 1941, in Washington, DC to Richard and Blanche (Testa) Culp.

Inez was an Administrative Assistant and worked for Avery Dennison for over 16 years.  She also worked for Figgie International in various positions....

Jul 10, 2022

Larry A. Hites, age 83, passed away July 10, 2022 at Tripoint Medical Center in Concord, Ohio.  He was born February 4, 1939 to William and Fannie (White) Hites.

Larry worked for many years at Perfection Corporation in Madison, Ohio retiring in 2006. He was a master craftsman and thoroughly enjoyed working with wood.  He built furniture,...

Jul 9, 2022

Donald G. Hensley, age 73, passed away July 9, 2022, at University Hospitals in Cleveland.  He was born October 26, 1948, in Blaine, Kentucky.

Donald worked in the chemistry lab at Lubrizol Corporation for many years.  He enjoyed country music, old and new, classic cars and working with computers.  Don also enjoyed socializing with people, he never...

Jul 8, 2022

Margaret K. Stewart, age 84, went home to be with the Lord July 8, 2022.  She was born July 20, 1937, in Kingston, Ohio to Robert and Helen Stewart.

In 1943 the family moved to Leroy Township.  Margaret was home schooled and received her high school diploma from Riverside High School.  She was a client for Mentor...

Jul 7, 2022

Geraldine Reed, age 84, passed away July 7, 2022, at Geneva Center for Rehab and Nursing.  She was born March 1, 1938, in Cleveland to Eugene and Arlien Fox.

Geraldine was a 1956 graduate of Riverside High School, and she was a member of the Beta Sigma Phi Sorority.  She and her husband, Tom were married for...

Jul 6, 2022

James Harris Lawson, age 75, passed away July 6, 2022, at Tri Point Medical Center in Concord Township.  He was born April 7, 1947, in McMinnville, Tennessee to Santford and Ollie (Boyd) Lawson.

James served in the United States Marine Corps in Vietnam 1968 – 1970.  He was employed by the Eltech Corporation as a plant technician. ...

Jul 3, 2022

John E. Janota, age 85, of Fairport Harbor, OH passed away July 3, 2022, at Lake West Hospital in Willoughby, OH. He was born July 21, 1936, in Cleveland, OH to John and Anna (Vondrasek) Janota.

He was a graduate of East Technical High School, Class of 1955. John enjoyed bowling, watching hockey, and baseball.

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Jul 3, 2022

Bruce Kephart, age 70, of Concord, OH passed away at his daughter's home on July 3, 2022, with his loving family at his side. Bruce fought a courageous 7-month battle with stomach cancer. Bruce was born in Painesville, OH July 9, 1951, and was the son of the late Murray C. and Anna Marie Kephart.

He graduated...

Jul 1, 2022

Kyle R. Flaa, age 40, passed away July 1, 2022, due to natural causes in the comfort of his home. He was born, December 16, 1981, in Kenosha, Wisconsin to Christine Gastaldi and Kevin Flaa.

Kyle had a passion for both playing and watching football, especially the Green Bay Packers. He loved music. Kyle was a brother...

Jun 29, 2022

Etta Mae LaRue, age 91, passed away June 29, 2022, at her residence in Painesville.  She was born March 3, 1931, in Paintsville, Kentucky to Milton H. and Mary (Hall) Arthur.

Etta worked for I R C Fibers for many years and Lake East Hospital.

She enjoyed crocheting.

Etta is survived by her...

Jun 27, 2022

Phyllis Jean Gombos, age 84, passed away June 27, 2022, in Painesville Township.  She was born September 21, 1937, in Pemberton, West Virginia to Rudolph and Virginia (Meadows) Belcher.

Phyllis worked for the Ohio Rubber Company for over 26 years.  She also worked for Lake East Hospital Systems in the Housekeeping Department for over 8 years.

Jun 25, 2022

Danny Begay, age 63, of Painesville Ohio, passed away Saturday June 25th, 2022, at West Medical Center. He was born on April 14th, 1959, in Tuba City Arizona, son of Bennie Begay and Etta (Yazzie) Begay.

Left to cherish his memory is his wife, Glenda; son, Daniel; daughters, Deseriee Begay, Danielle (Daniel) Rodriquez, and Dannette Begay; Father,...

Jun 22, 2022

Joan Edith Polakowski, age 91, passed away June 22, 2022, at her residence.  She was born May 18, 1931, in Cleveland to Gilbert and Edith Blanche (Bennett) Sindledecker.

Joan was a member of St. John Vianney Church in Mentor.   She worked for South High School in Willoughby as a secretary for many years and she enjoyed gardening...