obituaries
Nancy M. (Jancin) Chick
Feb 27, 2022
Nancy M. Chick, age 87, passed away February 27, 2022, at University Hospitals in Cleveland. She was born April 13, 1934, in Cleveland to Julius and Mary (Braidic) Jancin.
Nancy worked for the News Herald in customer service for many years. She was very active and was a long-time member of the YMCA. She spent her retirement...
Dorothy (Morick) Warren
Feb 25, 2022
Dorothy Warren passed away on February 25, 2022. She was born in Fairport Harbor on January 13, 1927, to Michael and Barbara (Kosztics) Morick.
She was a custodian at the Fairport Board of Education for 13 years and she moved to Willoughby after her retirement.
Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, John,...
Mary Jane "Janie" (Amiott) Thompson
Feb 25, 2022
Mary Jane "Janie" Thompson, age 89, of Painesville Township, passed away on Friday, February 25, 2022, at Haven Home Assisted Living in Mentor. She was born on January 31, 1933, in Lakewood, Ohio to Edward and Adeline Amiott.
She was a life-long member of St. Mary Catholic Church in Painesville.
Janie was a graduate of...
Vernon Howard Miles
Feb 25, 2022
Vernon Howard Miles, 79 passed away February 25, 2022, at his residence in Mentor Ohio surrounded by his loving family. He was born June 14,1942 in Painesville, Ohio to Carl and Bernice (Blair) Miles.
He graduated from Harvey High School in Painesville Ohio Class of 1960. He attended Bowling Green University. Vern retired from Mentor Schools as...
George " Bob" Robert Davis
Feb 24, 2022
George Robert "Bob" Davis passed away February 24, 2022, at Tri-Point Medical Center in Concord Township. He was born December 10, 1933, in Flemington, West Virginia to Charles T. and Virginia (Moyers) Davis.
Bob was a foreman Syngenia Chemical Plant in Perry for many years.
He enjoyed fishing, hunting, golfing and yardwork..
Bob...
Richard Paul Smith
Feb 21, 2022
Richard Paul Smith, age 79, passed away February 21, 2022, at his residence in Hambden surrounded by his family. He was born December 7, 1942, in Dayton, Pennsylvania to James Robert and Gladys (Schrecengost) Smith.
He graduated from Dayton High School (Dayton, PA.) Class of 1960 and worked at General Motors for over 34 ½ years as...
Patricia (Haas) Cannon
Feb 19, 2022
Patricia Cannon, age 89, passed away, peacefully at home, February 19, 2022, in Painesville Township, Ohio. She was born April 13, 1932, in Cleveland to Charles and Essie Haas. They later moved to the family farm in Perry.
Patricia attended St. Mary School in Painesville. She was a 1950 graduate of Perry High School, and she received...
Jan Mussig
Feb 18, 2022
Merilyn "Jan" Mussig, age 79, passed away February 18, 2022, at Regency Hospital Cleveland East in Warrensville Heights, OH. She was born July 3, 1942, in Akron, OH to John L. Thomas of Barberton, OH and Enid Eisenberg Frost of Canton, OH.
Jan was the owner and manager of Avenue Food & Beverage in Wickliffe for many...
Maureen C. (Cotter) Quiggle
Feb 13, 2022
Maureen C. Quiggle, passed away February 13th, 2022, at her home in Concord, OH. She was born August 11, 1949, in Painesville to Gerald and Anne (O'Leary) Cotter.
Maureen worked as a deputy clerk in the Lake County Clerk of Courts Office for many years. She also worked for the Lake County Board of Elections, and she...
John "Buck" Leskovac
Feb 13, 2022
Funeral Services for John "Buck" Leskovac of Perry, Ohio will be held at 11 AM on Friday, February 18, 2022, at Spear Mulqueeny Funeral Home, 667 Mentor Avenue, Painesville, Ohio. Family will receive friends from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM on Thursday at the funeral home. Final resting place will be in Perry Cemetery.
He was born...
Dolores (Connoly) Adams
Feb 12, 2022
Dolores (Connoly) Adams, a long-time Perry resident, passed away February 12, 2022, in Willoughby, Ohio. She was born October 9, 1929, in Brownsville, Pennsylvania.
Dolores was a long-time member of Community Christian Church, where she loved starting the coffee pot on Sunday mornings. At the fund-raising dinners, she happily tried new recipes for the desserts. Playing cards...
Roberta Sue "Cris" Bull
Feb 11, 2022
Roberta Sue "Cris" Bull, age 84, passed away February 11, 2022, in Chardon, Ohio. She was born July 3, 1937, in Clarksburg, West Virginia to Robert H. and Edna (Myers) Criss.
Roberta received her bachelor's degree from Glenville State College and her master's degree in education from West Virginia University. She was an elementary and middle school...
Bernadine Carol (Vanderhoff) Reynolds
Feb 10, 2022
Bernadine Carol Reynolds passed away peacefully February 10, 2022. She was born April 7, 1933, to the late Thomas and Frieda (Eppich) Vanderhoff.
She worked for Lake Health Hospital for 40 years until her retirement in 2009.
She is survived by her children, Dennis (Connie) Molder, Gail (Ernie) Swank, Kathy (Michael) Adams, Patrick Molder, and...
Anthony J. Madda Iii
Feb 3, 2022
Anthony J. Madda III (Butch) passed away peacefully at home in Painesville on February 3rd. He was born October 30, 1948, in Cleveland, Ohio to Anthony J. Madda Jr. and Elizabeth (Mattucci) Madda.
Anthony proudly served in the United States Navy. He retired from Penton Publishing and worked part time for many years at AutoZone. He is...
Norma J. (Deans) Mutko
Feb 3, 2022
Norma J. Mutko, age 80, passed away February 3, 2022, at her residence in Painesville Township. She was born August 10, 1941, in Buchanon, West Virginia to James A. and Iris Mae (Phillips) Deans.
Norma was a bank teller and worked for Key Bank for many years, retiring in 1999.
She enjoyed watching all sports,...
William John Sopchak
Feb 1, 2022
William John Sopchak, age 91, passed away February 1, 2022, at Vista Springs in Concord Township, Ohio. He was born October 16, 1930, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to John and Barbara (Petrush) Sopchak.
William served in the United States Navy during the Korean War. He was a guidance counselor for the Willoughby Schools System. He was a member...
Denton M. Albright Jr., Phd
Jan 31, 2022
"A life well lived"
Denton M. Albright Jr., PhD., 92, passed peacefully surrounded by his loving family on January 31, 2022. He was born on June 26, 1929, in Rochester, PA, to his parents, Denton M. Albright, Sr. and Ethel Varner Albright. He is survived by his loving wife, Lois M. (Webster) Albright of 68 years, his...
Frank William Klucaric
Jan 30, 2022
Frank William Klucaric, age 88, passed peacefully from this life into the loving arms of our Lord on January 30, 2022, surrounded by his loving family. He was born July 15, 1933, in Cleveland to Blaz and Agnes (Horvath) Klucaric.
Frank served in the United States Army during the Korean War. He worked as a foreman for...
Judith Marie (Kephart) Ress
Jan 29, 2022
Judith Marie (Kephart) Ress, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 29, 2022. Judy was born July 9, 1938, in Painesville, Ohio to Murray and Anna Marie Kephart.
Judy graduated from Painesville Harvey High School in 1956. She attended Ohio University and then had a secretarial career at White Motors and Glidden Paint in Cleveland. Judy and Jerry...
Louis J. Musacchio
Jan 28, 2022
Louis J. Musacchio, age 49, passed away January 28, 2022, at Lake West Medical Center. He was born August 1, 1972, in Willoughby to James and Linda (Luciani) Musacchio.
Louis was electrical technician and worked for Harrington Electric for over 14 years. He was a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 38 and was...

