Memorials
This page is dedicated to honoring the memories of our classmates who have passed away. We have also included teachers and administrators who have passed.
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Robert ZZ Turoczy
1939-06-24 2011-03-07
Funeral Mass for Robert J. Turoczy, age 71, will be 10 a.m. Friday at St. Gabriel Church, 9925 Johnnycake Ridge Road, Concord Township.
Mr. Turoczy died March 7, 2011.
Born June 24, 1939, in Cleveland, he lived in Willowick before moving to Painesville 20 years ago.
He was a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army.
After 42 years of service, Mr. Turoczy retired in 2005 as a teacher at Lake Catholic High School in Mentor and a former teacher at St. Joseph High School in Cleveland.
Survivors are his wife of 44 years, Alice K. Turoczy (Wesoloski); daughters, Kathryn (David) Galbraith and Kristen (Shawn) West; grandchildren, Aiden and Keara Galbraith, and Noah and Em...
Michael ZZ Voelker
1902-02-12 1990-10-12Bro. Mike Voelker, Society of Mary, age 88, died Friday, October 12, 1990 in Dayton, Ohio. Viewing is Tuesday, October 16, 6-7:30 p.m. Services are Tuesday, October 16 at 7:30 p.m. Burial Wednesday, October 17 at 10 a.
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Charles ZZ Walukas
1945-01-05 2025-08-07Charles Walukas Obituary beloved husband, father, grandfather, uncle, and dedicated educator, passed away peacefully on August 7, 2025, at the age of 80. Born on January 5, 1945, in Cleveland, Ohio, Chuck devoted more than 40 years of his life to education, inspiring generations of students with his patience, kindness, and unwavering commitment to learning. His true legacy lives on in the countless lives he touched-both in and beyond the classroom. In 1971, Chuck married Carole, and together they shared 54 wonderful years. They built a home filled with love, laughter, and shared dreams. A proud father of four and adoring grandfather to five, Chuck treasured every moment with his family-whet...
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Ralph ZZ Wroblewski
1935-08-12 2015-04-25RALPH H. WROBLEWSKI, age 79; beloved husband of Christine (nee Klonowski) for 52 years; loving father of Ralph (fiancé, Kelly), Mark, Jean (fiancé, Tim Keehn), and Eric (Janet); loving grandfather of Ian, Corinne, Benjamin, Genevieve, and Marissa; brother of Henry (Maryanne) and Mary Ann McClain; Ralph retired full colonel US Army reserves and was a teacher for the Diocese of Cleveland, St. Joseph High School, Holy Name High School, and past Principal of Cleveland Central Catholic High School, Mass of Christian Burial St. John Bosco Church Friday, May 1, 2015 at 10 AM, Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. Friends received at RIPEPI FUNERAL HOME 5762 PEARL RD (AT SNOW RD) THURSDAY 2-4 AND 6-8 PM
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Branko ZZ Yirka
1918-12-13 1977-08-13Dr, Branko A. Yirka Ph.D, a prominent member of the Croatian Academy of America and a former member of the Academy's Executive Council, died at his home in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, on Saturday, August 13, 1977 after suffering a heart attack. Yirka was born on December 13, 1918 in Sarajevo, Bosnia. He studied classical and Slavic languages and literature at the University of Zagreb. After the end of World War II, he lived as a political exile in Austria and studied at the University of Graz until 1950, when he immigrated to the United States. He settled in Cleveland and continued his studies at John Carroll University and at Western Reserve. He obtained his M.A. from Western Reserve and then...
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