Obituaries

RICHARD TROJANSKI Veteran, Maple Heights resident Services were July 14 for Richard Trojanski. Mr. Trojanski, 77, of Maple Heights, died July 9, 2008, at Sunrise Pointe in Maple Heights. Mr. Trojanski was born Feb. 14, 1931, in Cleveland. He...  Read Story.

DARL REED Veteran, Bedford resident Services were July 17 for Darl Reed. Mr. Reed, 56, of Bedford, died July 13, 2008, at MetroHealth Medical Center. He was cremated. Mr. Reed was born Feb. 22, 1952. He was employed as a glazer for the Glass...  Read Story.

HELEN ONDI Bedford resident Services were June 14 at St. Mary Church in Bedford for Helen Ondi, nee Kulfan. Mrs. Ondi, 87, of Bedford, formerly of Maple Heights, died June 10, 2008, at Hospice of the Western Reserve in Cleveland. Mrs. Ondi was...  Read Story.

DANE J. NOVAK Bedford resident Services were May 21 for Dane J. Novak. Mr. Novak, 83, of Bedford, died May 17, 2008, at Walton Manor Health Care Center in Walton Hills. He was cremated. Mr. Novak was born in Cleveland. He served in the Merchant...  Read Story.

STEPHEN J. MINARIK Bedford resident Services were June 17 at St. Mary Church of Bedford for Stephen J. Minarik. Mr. Minarik, 78, of Bedford, died June 12, 2008, at Stratford Commons Nursing Home in Glenwillow. Mr. Minarik was born in Cleveland....  Read Story.

Bernard T. Kvart Veteran, Maple Heights resident Services were July 19 at St. Pius X Church in Bedford for Bernard T. Kvart. Mr. Kvart, 86, of Maple Heights, died July 15, 2008. Mr. Kvart was born Jan. 20, 1922, in Cleveland. He served in the...  Read Story.

William 'Bruce' Hunter Veteran, Oakwood resident Services were May 29 for William "Bruce" Hunter. Mr. Hunter, 88, of Oakwood, died May 25, 2008, at Anna Maria of Aurora. Mr. Hunter was born June 3, 1919, in Rockygrove, Pa. He served in the U.S....  Read Story.

STEPHEN E. HAYES Maple Heights resident Services were July 10 for Stephen E. Hayes. Mr. Hayes, 54, of Maple Heights, died July 8, 2008, at UHHS Bedford Medical Center. Mr. Hayes was born April 30, 1954. He worked in road construction. He was the...  Read Story.

DOMINIC 'TOM' BRANCAZIO Veteran, Bedford Heights resident Services were May 13 at Holy Trinity Church in Bedford Heights for Dominic "Tom" Brancazio. Mr. Brancazio, 80, of Bedford Heights, died May 7, 2008, at Seasons of Life Hospice in Parma. ...  Read Story.

SHIRLAND R. MULLINS Veteran, Bedford Heights resident Services were June 28 for Shirland R. Mullins. Mr. Mullins, 85, a resident of Bedford Heights for nearly 50 years, died June 23, 2008, at his residence. He was born in Hackervalley, W.Va., on Aug. 20, 1922. He worked as an engineer for the Empire Plow Co. in Cleveland. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II on the USS Stingray. He was the husband of Santina J. Mullins, nee Chimenti, his wife for 64 years; father of Bruce of Florence, S.C., Michael (Mary A.) of Houston, Robert (Marge) of Columbus and the late Brian; grandfather of Andrea Mullins, Lucille Mullins, Emily (Philip) Estrada, John Mullins, Brian Mullins, Randall (Vickie) Mullins and Susanna Mullins; brother of the late Stella Mullins; and son of Earl C. and Sophia L. Mullins, nee Bragg. Arrangements were handled by Johnson Romito Funeral Home of...  Read Story.

ANNA SASS Bedford resident Private services were conducted for Anna Sass, nee Kulynych. Mrs. Sass, 91, of Bedford, died April 29, 2008, at her residence. Mrs. Sass was born in Smithmill, Pa. She was a homemaker. She was the wife of the late George;...  Read Story.

Eileen A. Purdy Maple Heights resident Services were June 19 at St. Monica Church for Eileen A. Purdy, nee Moran. Mrs. Purdy, 80, of Maple Heights, died June 17, 2008, at Marymount Hospital. Mrs. Purdy was born Nov. 4, 1927, in Castle Shannon, Pa. She...  Read Story.

John J. Lasik Bedford resident Services were June 23 at St. Martin of Tours Church in Maple Heights for John J. Lasik. Mr. Lasik, 91, a resident of Bedford since 1969, died June 20, 2008, at Marymount Hospital in Garfield Heights. He was the...  Read Story.

Lois J. Gridley Former Maple Heights resident Services were June 5 for Lois J. Gridley, nee Adkins. Mrs. Gridley, 80, a resident of Streetsboro since 1997 and a former resident of Maple Heights, died May 31, 2008, at Regency Hospital of...  Read Story.

Hazel E. Green Congalton Bedford resident Services were May 23 at Bedford Church of Nazarene for Hazel E. Green Congalton, nee Wetzel. Mrs. Congalton died May 19, 2008, at Forest Hills Care Center in St. Clairsville, Ohio. She was a retired licensed...  Read Story.

HELEN TOTH Former Bedford resident Helen Toth, 95, a former Bedford resident, died June 23, 2008, at Eagle Cliff Manor in Billings, Mont. Mrs. Toth was born Feb. 28, 1913, in Cleveland. She lived in Bedford for 52 years before moving to Billings...  Read Story.

Eleanor A. Borlie Bedford resident Services were May 15 at St. Mary Church in Bedford for Eleanor A. Borlie, nee Miecznikowski, of Bedford, who died May 10, 2008, at her residence at the age of 75. Mrs. Borlie was born in Cleveland. She was a...  Read Story.

Paul G. Tirpak Golf pro, owned bed and breakfast Services were June 19 at Saint Barnabas Catholic Church for Paul G. Tirpak, owner of Shady Oaks Farm Bed and Breakfast in Northfield Center. Mr. Tirpak, 58, died June 14, 2008, following 21 months...  Read Story.

Tatjana E. Polus Maple Heights resident Services were June 14 for Tatjana E. Polus. Mrs. Tatjana, 82, died June 10, 2008, at Marymount Hospital. Mrs. Tatjana was born in Hasenpoth, Germany, Dec. 13, 1925. After attending four years of college,...  Read Story.

Mable H. Gamble Bedford resident Services were May 23 at Bedford First United Methodist Church for Mable H. Gamble, nee George, of Bedford who died May 19, 2008, at UHHS Bedford Medical Center at the age of 92. Mrs. Gamble was born in Indiana,...  Read Story.