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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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Timothy ZZ Robertson
1944-11-30 2011-04-21ROBERTSON TIMOTHY WILLIAM ROBERTSON passed away at the Cleveland Clinic on Thursday, April 21, 2011 surrounded by his loving family. Beloved husband of 42 years to Georganne (nee Amon); loving father of Jeffrey Michael, Timothy William Jr., Melanie Ann and Kevin Charles; and proud grandfather to Timmy and Madeline. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ken and Virginia. Tim was born Nov. 30, 1944 in Cleveland, OH. He attended St. Aloysius and St. William's grade schools before graduating from St. Joseph High School in 1962. He received his degree in Mathematics from John Carroll University in 1966 followed by his Masters of Science degree in 1969. Tim began his 44 years of dedicated servi...
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Rev Lee ZZ Sciarrotta
1936-08-10 2010-09-23SCIARROTTA REV. LEE SCIARROTTA, S.M., age 74, of Dayton, died Sept. 23, 2010 at Mercy Siena Gardens. Born Aug. 10, 1936 in Cleveland, son of the late Charles and Jennie (nee Indelicato) Sciarrotta. He is survived by his brother Joseph (Janet) of Avon-on-the-Lake and his twin brother, Fr. Paul of the Cleveland Diocese as well as nephews, John-Charles (Jeanette) and Joseph (Karen); grandnephews, Jason, Jacob and Jared and grandniece Katherine. Fr. Lee entered the society of Mary and professed first vows on Sept. 8, 1955 at Marcy, NY and perpetual vows on Aug. 15, 1959 at the University of Dayton. He was ordained to the priesthood on July 22, 1967 at Holy Cross Church in Cleveland. He graduated...
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James ZZ Simonis
0937-01-23 1994-03-05
James E. Simonis, guidance director for St. Peter Chanel High School in Bedford, was the first principal of Lake Catholic High School in Mentor.
When he was appointed principal of Lake County's first Catholic high school in 1970, Mr. Simonis became the second layman to serve as a high school principal in the Cleveland Catholic Diocese.
He held the post until becoming principal of St. Joseph High School in Cleveland in 1976. He joined the staff at St. Peter Chanel in 1988.
"He was principal at St. Joseph when it was one of the largest high schools for boys," said Roger R. Abood, principal of St. Peter Chanel. "He got Lake Catholic up and running. He bec...
Fr. Ken ZZ Sommer
2019-12-17SOMMER, SM, Father Kenneth J. Born Dayton, Ohio, professed first vows in the Society of Mary (Marianists) in 1947, perpetual vows in 1952, ordained in 1959. He entered into eternal rest December 17, 2019, in Dayton, OH. He was son of the late Charles and Verona (Hoying) Sommer; and proceeded in death by his brother Eugene and wife Patricia, and first cousin Father John Bensman. Father Ken taught and served as chaplain at Marianist schools: Cathedral Latin School in Cleveland, Ohio, North Catholic High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and St. Joseph High School in Cleveland, Ohio. He was also a campus minister at Cleveland State University and The University of Dayton. In addition, he was a...
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