All Obituaries

Ada Granchelli left to be with her Lord on April 26, 2021. Ada was born on January 31, 1935 in Collecorvino, Italy. In 1966, at the age of 31, she moved to the United States from Italy with her husband, Giacinto Granchelli and their two small children, Attilio and Patti. Together they raised their family in Wickliffe, OH. Ada worked at Dalton Industries in Willoughby for 19 years. She also was employed at Taffy’s Costumes in Mayfield Village as a seamstress in the cutting...

Karen R. Tew (nee Klink), age 66, of Wickliffe, passed away April 26, 2021. She was born on January 6, 1955 in Beaver Falls, PA to the late John and Hazel (nee Jones) Klink. Karen was a member of Kirtland Christian Fellowship Church and very active for 40 years with the Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts. Karen was the dearest mother of Heather (Lester) Berry and Christopher Tew; devoted grandmother of Victorya Grace Berry, Shawna (Richard) Bates, Tonya (Sam) White and great grandmother of seven;...

  Julian Tyler Fattori, went to his heavenly home April 23, 2021 surrounded by his family. Julian was born in Cleveland, OH on November 23, 2003 at Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital. He was a Wickliffe Blue Devil from Preschool to 4th grade and a Mentor Cardinal from 5th grade onto 11th grade at Mentor High School. Julian was an avid gamer and loved spending time with his younger brothers. He had a love for animals and always planned on being a Veterinarian or Vet Tech....

Phillip L. Simon, age 60, a lifelong resident of Wickliffe, passed away April 22, 2021. He was born March 11, 1961, the son of Rita (nee Ciasullo) and the late Phillip Simon. Phil was a 1979 graduate of Lake Catholic High School and a member of the school’s inaugural baseball team. He played softball for many years, was a member of the Wickliffe Italian-American Club and very active with the bocce ball teams at the club. He enjoyed reading sports biographies, watching every Cleveland...

Ruth F. Wood (nee Petsche), age 73, of Wickliffe, passed away April 11, 2021. She was born on July 24, 1947 in Cleveland, OH to the late Harold and Anna (nee Wauben) Petsche. Ruth was a graduate of Mentor High School. She was an avid reader who also enjoyed bowling, crossword puzzles, playing cards and board games. But most of all, Ruth enjoyed spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren. Ruth was the beloved wife of the late Dorsey; loving companion of Bob Peterson;...

TONI R. MYERS (nee Repice), age 66, passed away April 3, 2021. Beloved wife of the late Allan; dearest mother of Vincent, Scott, Allan, Joy (Jeremy) Lardell and Anthony (Gabrielle); devoted grandmother of 18 and great grandmother of 10; loving daughter of the late Anthony and Faith (nee Thomas) Repice. Toni was a homemaker who loved to knit, cross stitching, watch wrestling, Tweety Bird, unicorns and butterflies. Funeral Services 10:00 a.m. Thursday, April 8th at the funeral home. Entombment...

CAROLE J. ENGEMAN (nee Koprivec), age 83, passed away April 2, 2021. Former wife and dear friend of the late Donald; dearest mother of Kathie Urban Murray, Lynda, Jon and Dave (Susan); devoted grandmother of Chris Urban, Brandon Morlock (deceased), Kelsey, Edison and Macy Geul; dear sister of Maryann (Greg, deceased) Horter; dear aunt to many nieces and nephews; dear cousin to many. Private Services to be held. 

Louise E. Silvestro Retter (nee Ellis), better known as “Mom”, “Lou” or “Grandma” passed away April 1, 2021. She was born on September 4, 1945 in Cleveland, OH. Louise leaves behind her loving family members, many friends and lots of stuff her husband, daughters, and granddaughter have no idea what to do with it. Louise was a very independent, feisty, inquisitive and an adventurous woman. She was never afraid of experiencing something new, whether it was...

Michael P. Smith, age 78, a lifelong resident of Wickliffe, passed away March 28, 2021. He was born on November 7, 1942 in Cleveland, OH to the late Paul and Margaret (nee Burns). Michael was a retired cabinet maker and factory worker at STP. He was also a lifelong parishioner of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church in Wickliffe. Michael loved tinkering and restoring old cars to their former beauty. Michael was the dearest brother of Patricia Walsh and Maryann Evans. Private Inurnment will be...

GWENDOLYN D. REAZE (nee Daniel), age 75, passed away March 24, 2021. Beloved wife of the late Pastor David; dearest mother of Gwenette (Ronald) James, Gwenell Reaze, Gwenay (Thomas) Coniglio and Gwenice (Randy) Johnson; devoted grandmother of five and great grandmother of one; dear sister of Savelle, Michael, Carl, Cardell, Bridget, Tommy, Harold, Lawrence and Ernest Daniel and of the late Darol, Alphonso and Doris Daniel; dear aunt to many nieces and nephews. Private Funeral Service to...