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Jerome ZZ Lennon
1935-12-27 2002-12-27JEROME FRANCIS LENNON, aged 70 years. Beloved son of the late Frank J. and Anna V. (nee Gannon). Jerry is survived by his many cousins in Cleveland and Ireland, his students from V.A.-St. Joseph High School and Cathedral Latin High School, his devoted friends and his acquaintances at Austin's Steak House. Jerry was a founding member of the East Side Irish- American Club. In lieu of flowers, contributions suggested to the Marianist Mission, 4435 E. Patterson Rd., Dayton, OH 45481-0001. Funeral Mass Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2002 at St. Paschal Baylon Church at 11 a.m. Interment Calvary Cemetery. Friends may call at THE SCHULTE & MAHON-MURPHY FUNERAL HOME, 5252 MAYFIELD RD., LYNDHURST (BETWEEN RICHMON...
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Joseph ZZ Meirdirks
1920-07-31 2007-03-03MEIERDIRKS Bro. Joseph, S.M.Age 86 of Dayton, OH died March 3, 2007 at Mercy-Siena Woods. Born July 31, 1920 in Covington, KY, son of the late Joseph and Camille Meierdirks. He is survived by his sisters, Virginia Willett, Catherine Willett and Jean Nevitt. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force during World War II in the Pacific. He received the Asiatic-Pacific Service Medal, the Air Medal, the Oak Leaf Cluster, the Battle Honor, as well as a Purple Heart. In 1946 he graduated from Carnegie Tech in Pittsburgh, PA. With a degree in metallurgy. After graduation, he worked as an engineer for General Electric, Crucible Steel Co., the Cannon-Muskegon Corp. and Austenal Laboratories. He entered the So...
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Gloria ZZ Melaragno
1923-01-20 2014-04-16
Mrs. Gloria Melaragno, affectionately known as "Mrs. M" by legions of St. Joseph High School students beginning in the 1960s, died on April 16, 2014 at the age of 91. Mrs. M was a little lady with a big heart, a beloved friend to all students as she greeted us with a warm smile and a happy and encouraging word every day from her perch at the Main Office desk
MELARAGNO GLORIA A. MELARAGNO (nee Lanzuisi) age 91; beloved wife for 67 years of Joseph; loving mother of Anthony (wife Kathy Immerman), Josephine Jones (husband Richard) and Laura Valencic (husband Terry); devoted grandmother of Jennifer Jones Donatelli (husband Joseph), Amanda Jones Bhalla (husband Ritam), Terence Valen...
Norman T. ZZ Novak
1937-06-25 1997-05-28
Norman T. Novak, 59, led St. Joseph marching band. During the 30 years that Norman T. Novak directed the St. Joseph High School marching band, it was known as one of the largest and best in the state. Its many honors including being invited to appear at halftime during Cleveland Browns football games several years in a row, a frequency that was almost unprecedented.
Mr. Novak also taught at Chanel High School for six years. He was the director of the United Slovenian Society band for 15 years.
Mr. Novak enjoyed boating as a hobby. He was founder of the West Channel Yacht Club on the banks of Eastlake’s Chagrin River and service as the club’s first commodore.
Mr. Novak di...
Frank ZZ Nurthern
1994-10-21
Brother Francis T. “Frank” Nurthern did not attend Cathedral Latin School, but he was named the Alumni Man of the Year in 1966. That was because of the high regard graduates had for the former teacher and administrator.
The honors came even higher in 1983, when alumni gave him the “Our Man of the Year Award; for All Years, Past and Present.”
“He was the essence of the Cathedral Latin Alumni Association,” said Jim Hyland of University Heights, the association’s treasurer.
Brother Frank lived in recent months at the Marianist Community’s St. Leonard Center in Centerville, Ohio He died Tuesday in Dayton. He was 86.
Brother Frank was born in Philadelphia. He graduated...
Eugene ZZ Oberst
1929-10-19 2002-06-02
E H. OBERST, beloved husband of Joanne M. (nee Cassidy); dear father of Eugene R. and Christine M. (Michael) Shaefer; grandfather of four; brother of Patricia TePas, Albert, Joan Clausing (deceased) and Robert. Funeral Mass Friday, June 7 at Holy Cross Church at 10 a.m. Interment Lake View Cemetery. The family will receive friends at THE JAKUBS & SON, A GOLDEN RULE FUNERAL HOME, 936 E. 185 ST., THURSDAY 2-4 AND 7-9 P.M. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the V.A.S.J. High School Endowment Fund. www.cleveland.com/obits
Published by The Plain Dealer on Jun. 6, 2002.
Louis ZZ Pelton
1945-10-15 2022-03-11Louis A. Pelton, 76, of Eastlake, died March 11, 2022. He was born October 15, 1945 in Findlay, Ohio. Mr. Pelton worked as an Industrial Arts teacher for 41 years – at Villa Angela-St. Joseph High School and Westlake City Schools. He enjoyed anything to do with plants and flowers especially Dahlias and Elephant Ears. (He disliked it when his kids threw tomatoes… it spreads seeds.) He was a proud and long-time member of the Gardeners of Greater Cleveland. Survivors include his wife, Jean Pelton; children, Mary Pelton and Steve (Stephanie) Pelton; grandchildren, Olivia and Sophia; and his sister, Ruthie Beck-Cassidy.He was preceded in death by his parents, Gilbert and Celesta Pelton; sisters,...
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Dan ZZ Pournaras
1919-05-05 2010-03-24POURNARAS DAN T. POURNARAS, age 90. Beloved son of Theodore and Georgia (both deceased). Dear brother of Angelo (deceased), Dean (deceased), and infant Helen (deceased). Dear uncle of James and David (Linda) Pournaras, Rebecca (Don) Baker and Roberta (Mark) Nehez. Great uncle of many. Godfather of Christopher Katsaris. Adopted godfather of James and Stephen Jackson. Former brother-in-law of Katherine Power (John). Devoted friend of Philomena, Connie, and Rita Ruscitto, Gary and Belle Clendening, and the Diana Nally family. Relatives in Greece. U.S. Army Veteran WWII. Funeral Services Monday, March 29, 2010 at 1:00 p.m. at St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, 22909 Center Ridge Road, Rocky Ri...
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Joseph ZZ Radican
1938-10-02 2011-05-31
JOSEPH Radican, 72, died May 31 at the Hospice of the Western Reserve from complications of melanoma.
Joseph Aloysius Radican was the first lay principal of St. Joseph High School, back when it was the biggest boys’ Catholic school in Ohio. He also led Lake Catholic High School and was named regional principal of the year by the National Catholic Education Association.
"His voice was very deep and commanding," said St. Joseph alumnus Tim Robertson, Jr., who studied history with Radican. "He was a very articulate man who knew his history."
Radican was raised in Cleveland and spent his final decades in Euclid. He studied at St. Joseph for a year, then graduated from Borro...
Rev Eldon ZZ Reichert
1922-08-27 2010-03-20REICHERT REV. ELDON G. REICHERT, S.M., age 87, of Dayton, OH, died March 20, 2010 at Mercy Siena Woods. Born August 27, 1922 in Dayton, OH, son of the late Joseph and Maude (Stull) Reichert. He is survived by numerous nieces and nephews. Father Eldon entered the Society of Mary and professed first vows on October 19, 1941 at Beacon, NY, and perpetual vows on August 26, 1945 in Dayton, OH. He was ordained to the priesthood on July 20, 1952 in Fribourg, Switzerland. He graduated from the University of Dayton with a BA in 1944 and from New York University in 1947 with an MA. He taught at Holy Trinity High School in Brooklyn, NY, Chaminade High School in Mineola, NY and for over twenty years at...
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