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Thelma Carol Dennison
Dec. 17, 2020
Thelma Carol Dennison (nee Bender), age 86, passed away on December 17, 2020 due to complications of COVID-19. Beloved wife of the late Anthony Dennison, she is also preceded in death by Vivean A. Wood (mother), Walter Bender (father), Maxia Baer (aunt), and Peggy Fezell (cousin). She will be...
Earl E. Platell Jr.
Dec. 17, 2020
Earl E. Platell, Jr., originally from Aurora, Ohio passed away in Westlake, Ohio after a long and fulfilling life. A World War II veteran of the US Army, he served in combat operations in Italy immediately after high school from 1944-1946. One of the highlights of his later years was being a...
Joan L. Camarda
Dec. 17, 2020
Joan L. Camarda, 85, of Middleburg Heights, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 17, 2020. Born in Cleveland, Ohio to the late Charles and Ester Zacharias in December of 1935. Besides her parents, Joan is preceded in death by her husband, Joseph, who passed away in 2000 and her son,...
Jean C. Dorin
Dec. 17, 2020
Jean C. Dorin, 64, of Fairview Park, passed away peacefully on December 17, 2020. Born in Bay Village, Ohio to Jack and Joyce Aston in January of 1956. Jean is survived by her husband of 42 years, Daniel Dorin; son David (Mary) Aston and daughter Karina Kolesar; grandchildren Kara Johnson, Jaden...
Sarah Ann "Sally" Sills Wright
Dec. 16, 2020
Sarah Ann “Sally” Sills Wright, 88, of Westlake, passed away December 16, 2020. Preceded in death by her parents Earl and Mary Quade Sills, and Dorothy Perry Sills; dear sister of the late Mary Margaret; devoted mother of Mark (Karin) Wright, Scott (Lila) Wright, Elisabeth (Jim) Sobczak, and the...
Judith A. Dales
Dec. 16, 2020
Judith A. Dales, 75, of North Olmsted, passed away December 16, 2020. Beloved wife of the late Thomas; cherished mother of David (Silke) Dales, Brandt Dales, Michelle Dales, and Eric (Laura) Dales; devoted grandmother of ten and great-grandmother of three; dear sister of three brothers and two...
Betty L. Mitroka
Dec. 15, 2020
Betty L. Mitroka, 90, passed away on December 15, 2020. Born in Milford, Ohio to the late James ‘Jim’ and Daisy Curtis in January of 1930. Betty is preceded in death by her son Dennis who passed in 1968 and her husband of 53 years, John, who passed in 2003. Betty is survived by her daughters...
Douglas Ewan Cameron
Dec. 15, 2020
Douglas Ewan Cameron (79) died peacefully in his sleep on December 15, 2020. He was born in New Brunswick, NJ on April 5, 1941. He grew up in Oak Ridge TN where his father was a chemist with the Atomic Energy Commission (Manhattan Project). In 1954-55 he lived in Frankfurt, Germany where his...
Douglas Ewan Cameron
Dec. 15, 2020
Douglas Ewan Cameron (79) died peacefully in his sleep on December 15, 2020. He was born in New Brunswick, NJ on April 5, 1941. He grew up in Oak Ridge TN where his father was a chemist with the Atomic Energy Commission (Manhattan Project). In 1954-55 he lived in Frankfurt, Germany where his...
Martin Andrew Drespling
Dec. 15, 2020
Martin Andrew Drespling, 78, of Olmsted Township, passed away peacefully at home with his family on December 15, 2020. Born in Cleveland to the late Martin and Ethel Drespling on August 25, 1942. Martin is survived by his wife of 50 years, Lucille; children David (Carri) Drespling, Daniel...
Ruth A. Stern
Dec. 14, 2020
Ruth A. Stern, age 90 of Gallatin, TN, passed away on December 14, 2020. She was the beloved daughter of the late Rudolph and Anna Stern; the loving mother of Denise (Christopher) Vernon and the late Dennis; the cherished grandmother of Michelle Matejcik, Martin Zarefoss Jr. and Dennis Stern; the...
Kristine C. Coniglio
Dec. 14, 2020
Kristine C. Coniglio, age 74 of Brooklyn, passed away on December 14, 2020. She was the beloved daughter of the late Dorothy and John Coniglio; the dear sister of John (Theresa), Daniel (Bonnie) and Cheryl; the cousin of many. Kristine loved to rescue animals. Private family services were...