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MATILDA "Tillie" McMULLEN, age 78, passed away July 29, 2025. Treasured daughter of the late Stephen and Matilda (nee Mikovsky) Tomcko. Loving mother of Robert (Shelby) and Russell (Kimberly). Cherished grandmother of Reilly McMullen and Shane Kadar. Dear sister of Shirley Ann Caserta (Donald). Beloved aunt of Lana Zachlin (Paul), Laura Koppitch (John), and Donald Caserta (Abbey). Tillie was also a devoted great aunt of seven and friend of many, including her lifelong friend Lynda Sabat. Family and Friends will be received at NOSEK-McCREERY FUNERAL HOME, 8150 BRECKSVILLE RD., BRECKSVILLE, OH 44141 on Monday, August 4, 2025 from 6-8 p.m. A Prayer Service will be held at the FUNERAL HOME,...

Donald Paul Taylor passed away peacefully on July 2nd, surrounded by the love of his family. His life was a testament to adventure, generosity and unwavering dedication to those he cherished. Dons' younger years were filled with the thrill of open roads and breathtaking landscapes. He and his wife Kitti, embarked on unforgettable journeys across nearly all 50 states; in their beloved ford camper van, he crafted himself. Creating countless memories amidst the beauty of our national parks. His adventurous spirit continued, as captain of the "Foul Play"; a sailboat he expertly (and unexpertly), navigated across Lake Erie; even adventuring to Canada, in search of exquisite wines. These voyages...

WILLIAM "Bill" F. LONG of Brecksville, age 94, passed away Thursday, July 25, 2024. Beloved husband of the late Ruth J. Long (nee Walus). Dedicated father of Susan "Sue" Ellenberger (Bill, deceased), Kathy Baksa (Keith), Nancy Farkas (Bernie), Michael Long (deceased) (Debbie), and Jennifer LeBlanc (Doug). Loving grandfather of seven and great-grandfather of four. Brother of the late Charles D. Long (Paula, surviving). Please visit www.Nosek-McCreery.com for a more detailed obituary and updates on Bill's memorial service which will be announced at a later date.

Michael Nordhauss, 68 passed away Thursday, June 6, 2024, after a long illness. He was born on September 16, 1955 in Solingen, Germany. Michael leaves behind his devoted wife of 49 years, Eveline Nordhauss, his son, Christian Nordhauss and daughter-in-law, Sandra Nordhauss along with his three beloved grandchildren, Colin, Cameron and Charis Nordhauss. Michael and Eveline ventured from Germany in the early 1990's, risking their life's savings to pursue the American dream. Together with their son, they built MB Kit, a distributor and fabricator of aluminum industrial products. Through the family's hard work and dedication, the company enjoyed success for over twenty-five years until it...

William "Bill" Ellenberger, age 85, passed away Tuesday, January 16, 2024. Devoted husband of Susan "Sue" (nee Long); loving father of Karen Maxwell (David) and Allison Ellenberger; Gramps to Evelyn and Henry Maxwell. Bill was preceded in death by his parents, Ernest L. and Elsie E. Ellenberger; step-mother Janette Ellenberger; brother, Robert Ellenberger (Louise, surviving), and former spouse Arlene (nee Huerster). Friends will be received at Nosek-McCreery Funeral Home, 8150 Brecksville Rd., Brecksville, OH 44141 on Friday, February 2, 2024 from 3-7 pm. Bill's memorial service will be held at Redeemer Lutheran Church, 2141 5th St., Cuyahoga Falls, OH on Saturday, February 3, 2024 at 11:00...

Angela M. Walker (nee Bazen), passed away Tuesday, May 23, 2023. Beloved wife of Wallace "Bill" Walker for 57 years. Loving mother of Bill Walker (Ruth Nagle) and Kristin Boose (Eric). Cherished grandmother of Anna, Alexander, Walker, and Vivienne. Dear daughter of the late Stephen and Sophie (nee Pasek) Bazen. Angela had a passion for teaching, having taught business classes at the University of Akron for 29 years. Family and friends will be received at NOSEK-McCREERY FUNERAL HOME, 8150 BRECKSVILLE RD., BRECKSVILLE, OH 44141 on Tuesday, May 30, 2023 from 5-8 p.m. Angela's Funeral Service will be held at the Funeral Home, Wednesday, May 31, 2023 at 11 a.m. Interment will follow at...

HELEN MARIE SHERIDAN (nee Cernik), born January 17, 1943 in Akron, Ohio, passed away on October 5, 2022. Married to the late Robert P. Sheridan of Troy Michigan, she was the daughter of the late Justin and Anna Lou (nee Hartman) Cernik. Helen loved her dogs as well as gardening and decorating. She had a creative spirit, developing displays for dental conventions, decorating the annual office Christmas tree and designing flower arrangements. She decorated her home for every holiday to the delight of her neighbors. Helen was employed by Patterson Dental in Customer Service in the Detroit area for many years. A graduate of Old Trail School in Akron, some of her other activities included...

HELEN MARIE SHERIDAN (nee Cernik), born January 17, 1943 in Akron, Ohio, passed away on October 5, 2022. Helen was the daughter of the late Justin and Anna Lou (nee Hartman) Cernik. Helen loved gardening, especially at her lovely home in Troy, Michigan. She had a creative spirit, developing displays for dental conventions, decorating the annual office Christmas tree and designing flower arrangements. She decorated her home for every holiday to the delight of her neighbors. Married to the late Robert P. Sheridan, Helen was employed by Patterson Dental in Customer Service in the Detroit area for many years. As a young girl, Helen was the Worthy Advisor of the Rainbow Girls and sang in many...

AIJA RITA LOJEK, age 85, passed away Sunday, October 2, 2022. Beloved wife of the the late Chester V. Lojek. Loving mother of David (deceased) (Kathy) and Amy Hintze (Ralph). Cherished grandmother of Laurel (Jarret) and Erin. Great grandmother of Jasmin, Nick, and Zach. Sister of Gunda Lojek (Stanley). Friend of the family, George. Also survived by many family and friends. Family and Friends will be received at NOSEK-McCREERY FUNERAL HOME, 8150 BRECKSVILLE RD., BRECKSVILLE, OH 44141 on Tuesday, October 11, 2022 from 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. followed by Aija's Memorial Service at 1:00 p.m. Interment Fairview Cemetery, Richfield, OH.

DANIEL G. SOLTIS, age 93, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family Friday, March 18, 2022. Beloved husband of Barbara for 68 years. Loving father of Dale G. Soltis (Ann), Brian J. Soltis, and Jill A. Graydon (Peter). Devoted grandfather of Quinn Soltis, Andrew, Daniel, and Benjamin Soltis, Kyle Graydon (Lexie), and Emily Seme (Nicholas). Family and Friends will be received at NOSEK-McCREERY FUNERAL HOME, 8150 BRECKSVILLE RD., BRECKSVILLE, OH 44141 on Monday, March 28, 2022 from 4-6 p.m. followed by a service at 6 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations in Daniel's memory to The City Mission-Cleveland, 5310 Carnegie Ave., Cleveland, OH 44103 or The Nature Conservancy, Attn:...

DOUGLAS MARK ROMSTADT, age 53, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family Sunday, January 16, 2022 after a hard fought battle with cancer. Loving father of Mason, Madelyn and Nolan Romstadt. Son of Carol and the late Peter Romstadt. Brother of Michael Romstadt (Lori). A Celebration of Doug's life will be held at NOSEK-McCREERY FUNERAL HOME, 8150 BRECKSVILLE RD., BRECKSVILLE, OH 44141 on Friday, January 21, 2022 from 2-6 p.m. with a service at 6 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations to K-9 Lifeline Rescue, 237 Harvey Rd., Kingston, TN 37763 in Doug's memory would be appreciated. www.Nosek-McCreery.com

MELVIN J. PAY "Mel" age 93 passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family. Beloved husband of Marilyn Pay (nee Mitchell) for 70 years. Loving father of Lou Ann Lowry (Skip), Bonnie Holodnak (Mike), Bob Pay (deceased), David Pay, and Joni Androne (Tony). Devoted grandfather of Jessica Day (Brian), Michelle Dicini (Rocco), Jonathan Forman (Natalie), Matthew and Leah Androne, Michael and Edward Lowry, and Steve, Rob, Tara, and Tim Holodnak. Great grandfather of 21. Brother of the late Edith Gynn and Elton Pay. Brother-in-law of Mary Lou Mitchell (Wayne). Mel was also preceded in death by his great granddaughter, Gianna Dicini. Mel was a U.S. Army Veteran and served in Korea. He was a...

Valerie Kahoe, 51, of Brecksville, passed away on November 14th, after a 6-month valiant battle with Bile Duct cancer. She died surrounded by her life's vocation, her three children, and was without pain. Valerie is preceded in death by her grandparents John and Mae Stodnick, Joseph and Julie Lonzack, and her uncle Dale Stodnick. She is survived by her children Jacob (Jake), Michael (Mikey), and Kelsey Kahoe, her parents Marge and Greg Stodnick, and her two brothers Tim and Michael Stodnick. Born and raised in Brecksville, Valerie attended Assumption Catholic and Brecksville High School, before graduating from Baldwin Wallace University. Valerie's children were very dear to her. She...

Kathleen "Kiti" M. Taylor (Wiencek), age 82 passed away peacefully on October 9, 2021 at home surrounded by family. Kiti is survived by her husband of 62 years, Donald. She was born to Frank Wiencek and Victoria (Macuga) on May 22, 1939 in Cleveland, Ohio. Since an early age, Kiti was an amazing artist in the mediums of drawing, painting and photography. She spent many hours landscaping and gardening. Kiti enjoyed cooking for her family and friends creating dishes from scratch and always keeping her recipes to herself. Kiti and Don shared many adventures including a cross country trip by van visiting most of the lower forty-eight states. Kiti enjoyed sailing the Great Lakes on Foul Play,...

JAMES W. FLANAGAN, age 74, passed away Thursday, August 19, 2021. Beloved husband of Nora J. (nee Seiwert) for 51 years. Loving father of Kristen Flanagan (Andrew Shinkle) and Meghan Ghetti (Sante). Cherished grandfather of Emilia and Charlotte Ghetti and Joseph Shinkle. Dear brother of Dolores Dadik (Robert), the late Kathleen Seiwert (James), Joan (Eugene), Michael (Bill), Thomas (Tamara) and Maureen. Dear Uncle of many. Jim was an Army Veteran of the Vietnam Era and an avid boater. He co-owned a successful business, State Pattern Company, and worked at Babcock and Wilcox as Foundry Manager. He was proud of his work building nuclear reactors for Navy Submarines and boilers for...

THEODORE "Ted" W. BERKA, JR., age 88. Passed away on August 17, 2021. Beloved husband of 63 years to the late Marilyn L. Berka (nee Bujalski). Father of Susan (Jack) Novak, Joseph (Valerie), Sharon (Craig) Muzilla. Grandfather of T.J. Berka, Jennifer Kapral, Stephanie Novak, Jessica Novak, Bennett Muzilla, Joseph Berka and Megan Muzilla. Great Grandfather of Henry and Haleigh Kapral. Also, survived by many nieces and nephews. Family and friends will be received at NOSEK-McCREERY FUNERAL HOME, 8150 BRECKSVILLE RD., BRECKSVILLE, OH 44141 on Sunday, August 22, 2021 from 2-5 p.m. Ted's Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Basil the Great Catholic Church, 8700 Brecksville Rd.,...

Eleanor Ann Krew (nee Drotleff) passed away peacefully at the age of 95 on January 15, 2021. She once again joins her beloved husband of 57 years, Michael Krew. She is the daughter of the late Andrew and Anna Drotleff; loving mother of Michael (Judi) and David (Beth); dear grandmother of Travis (Anna), Andy (Jamie), Jack and Will. Eleanor was a lifetime resident of the Cleveland, Ohio area. Her career included working at TRW and then she earned a Bachelor and a Master's degree in education from Western Reserve University. She taught at Dunham Elementary in Cleveland before taking time off to raise her sons. She returned to teaching, working with students who had behavioral...

Jean B. Karpen (Karnosh) passed away Sunday, January 3, 2021 at the age of 96. Born Jean Betty Karnosh on August 13th, 1924, she was the oldest of three sisters. Jean began working at the age of 12 in her parents' bakery in Cleveland, Ohio. After graduating from West Technical High School, she worked as a receptionist for a group of doctors at an outpatient clinic. It was while working there that she met the love of her life, Walter C. Karpen, on a blind date. They were married on January 22, 1949. The couple moved to Richfield, Ohio in 1955 where they built their first home, a house built by her husband, father and brother in law. The three men worked on the house evenings and weekends...

Bob McDonough, 67, passed away on December 28th, 2020. Bob was preceded in death by his Father, Robert McDonough and twin sister, Becky McDonough. Bob is survived by his wife of 37 years, Jane McDonough; his mother, Dolores McDonough; his sister Sharon Harnak (Larry). Bob was a resident of Richfield for most of his life. Bob was an avid member of the Richfield Amvets (Post 176). Bob was a 1973 graduate of Brecksville High School. Bob retired from the city of Brecksville after 30+ years of service. Per Bob's request, no services will be held. www.Nosek-McCreery.com

Dixie L.Richardson age 82 of Richfield passed away December 26, 2020. She was a devoted wife of Lester (deceased) for 64 years. She is survived by her daughters, Jean Barker (Art, deceased), Leslie Austin (Matt); cherished grandchildren, Jim Barker (Krista), Dan Austin (Alexis), Nick Austin (Lindsey), Cory Austin; great grandchildren, Stella and Bobby Barker and many nieces and nephews. Dixie was the daughter of Hazel and Robert Guinsler (both deceased). She was the oldest of eight children and is survived by siblings, Robert Guinsler, Elaine Young and Keith Guinsler (Diana). Dixie loved taking her grandsons on camping trips, dancing and Polka, especially with her sister Bobbie. She loved...

DAVID A. KISH, age 74, passed away Thursday, December 17, 2020. Beloved husband of Barbara L. Kish (nee Butcher) for 46 years. Loving father of Trevor N. Kish (Laura). Devoted grandfather of Lindsay and Livia Kish. Dear brother of Janet Kish and brother-in-law of Tom Butcher and the late Patricia Janiak (Terry, surviving). Dave was an avid boater for over 30 years, and an accomplished woodworker. The family would like to thank the staff and caregivers at the Renaissance of Richfield/Bath for their tender loving care over the past year. In lieu of flowers, donations to AFTD, 2700 Horizon Dr., Suite 120, King of Prussia, PA 19406 in Dave's memory would be appreciated. Arrangements entrusted to...