John Melluso
May 15, 1958 - September 25, 2021
John Melluso 63 years old, passed away on September 25th 2021 at his Bedford Hts. Home. He was preceded in death by his parents John Melluso and Josephine Melluso., also preceded in death, Brother Anthony, Brother Sam, Niece Rebecca. Survived by nieces Lisa, Kristi, Madison, and Jade. Sister in law Carol; and many cousins. No arrangements have been made at this time..Rest in peace dearest John..we love you..you will be missed
John S. Vasil
February 26, 1969 - September 25, 2021
John Stephan Vasil age 52. Beloved father of Sabrina Starr Vasil (Steven Pettis) and stepdad of Dominic Pauletta passed away unexpectedly on Sept 25, 2021. Loving son to the late Vivian D & William V Vasil; Dear brother of Victoria Jirousek (Edwin), William L. (Patricia), Vivian Monce (John-deceased), Deborah Buxton (Mark), Darlene Nagy (Charles) and Alfred (Jacalyn-deceased); Proud grandfather (Papa) to Alexzander Williams. He treasured his time with Zander & was so excited to know he was going to have another grandson. Dear uncle to many nieces & nephews. Former companion & cherished friend of Nancy Kalkowski. Fond friend of the Tretera family and many more dear friends.
He touched the lives of many with his big heart to help others.
The family will receive friends on Saturday, October 2, 2021 from 3-5 p.m. at Vito-Nero Funeral Home 6130 Turney Rd. Garfield Hts., OH 44125 (two blocks south of Rockside).
Maria Marschall
Maria Marschall
1934 - 2021
( Née Nemes ) age 86 passed away on September 23, 2021 at Jennings Nursing Home in Garfield Heights. Daughter of the Late Eugene Nemes Sr. and the late Maria Nemes. Cherished Sister of Eugene Nemes Jr. (deceased) and Ilona Nemes. Loving Wife of Andrew Marschall for 68 years. Beloved Mother of Eva Holt (Arthur) and Marilyn Marschall Rowley (Val). Grandmother of Jonathan Holt, Jeremy Holt (Sarah) and Josh Janecek.
Services will be held on Thursday, September 30, 2021 from
From 6 - 7 pm at VITO-NERO FUNERAL HOME, 6130 TURNEY ROAD, GARFIELD HEIGHTS, OH 44125.
Joseph John Mayak Sr.
February 26, 1929 – September 20, 2021
Joseph John Mayak Sr. age 92, died peacefully in his sleep. Beloved husband of Veronica; father of Joseph Jr. and Michael (Sharon); grandfather of Ashley Tuley (Ryan), Anthony, Andrea, Syndel, Spencer, Cole, Christopher, and Matthew; great grandfather of Melania, Eloise, and Sophia; son of Simon and Elizabeth (both deceased); brother of Margaret Pitlo (Bill, deceased), Joann Sarver (Don, Deceased), and Helen Mauger (Paul) and the following deceased: Ann Gavlak (John), Josephine Behrbom (Henry), John (Maryjane), Mary Sauer (Charles), Christine Polenik (John), Andy, Sam, and Frank; brother in law of Erma, Ferne and Shirley); Uncle of many nieces, nephews, other relative and friend of many. Joseph was a US Army Korean War Veteran. He was a devout Catholic. He worked at Alcoa for 30 plus years. He loved fishing, sports, Ohio Lottery, gardening and especially his family.
The family will receive friends on Tuesday, September 28, 2021 from 6-8 p.m. at Vito-Nero Funeral Home 6130 Turney Road Garfield Hts., OH 44125(2 blocks south of Rockside). (MASKS ARE REQUIRED). At 7:30 p.m. there will be an open forum where family and friends may share a brief story or memory about Joseph.
Funeral mass will be held on Wednesday, September 29, 2021 at 10:30a.m. at St. Monica Church 13523 Rockside Road Garfield Hts., OH 44125. (MEET AT CHURCH). Interment will follow at Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery at 12:30 p.m.
Francis M. Valko
September 17, 1940 - September 14, 2021
Francis M. Valko Beloved husband of Suzanne (nee Kieta); father of David M. Valko and
Elizabeth H. Phillips; grandfather of Mea Valko, Andrea Phillips, Audrey Phillips, Michael Phillips,
and Charles Phillips; son of John and Julia (nee Adamcin) Valko (both deceased); brother of Maryann Cohara, Geraldine Valko, Regina Cupedro, and Joseph Valko.
The family will receive friends on Sunday, September 26, 2021, from 2-5 p.m. at Vito-Nero Funeral Home 6130 Turney Road Garfield Hts., OH 44125 (2 blocks south of Rockside) Military honors will take place at 3:00 p.m.
Leonard M. Mora
July 16, 1958 - September 15, 2021
Leonard M. Mora born 7/16/1958, passed away 9/14/2021. Son of Leonard and Theresa, (nee McCarthy). Spouse of Mary; father of Lauren (Kevin Gomolka), Leonard A. (Kerry), Allison and Edward. Grandfather of Ashley, Alan (Deceased), Kayla and Jason Gomolka. Brother to Sharon Spring (Bob), Sue Moroney (Jim), Sandy Horvath (Jim), Sheila Palumbo (Mike), Theresa Koehler (Mike), Michael and Jeff (Annelise). Step brother to Kathleen (Richard), Brian McGraw (Mary), Danny McGraw, Sheila Mapes (Craig ), Mark McGraw and Mary Margaret Delaney (Pat). Uncle to many nieces and nephews.
Visitation: Vito-Nero Funeral Home 6130 Turney Rd. Garfield Heights, Ohio 44125 on Thursday September 23, 2021 6:00-8:00 p.m. Funeral Mass: Friday, September 24th 2021 10:30 a.m. at St. Francis of Assisi 6850 Mayfield Rd. Gates Mills, Ohio 44124. Interment: After funeral mass at Riverside Cemetery 385 Riverside Painesville, Ohio 44077.
Dale Robert Moore
January 18, 1953 - September 8, 2021
Dearly beloved husband of Kathy; dearest father of Ryan and Kevin; loving devoted grandfather of Jean, Brandon, James, Grace, Cameron and Corie; great-grandfather of Olivia; dear son of Antoinette and Merle Moore; dear brother of Dennis, Judy, Jimmy, Marylou, Donna, Gary, John, and Jack.
Services will be held on Friday, September 17, 2021, at Cuyahoga Valley Church 5055 East Wallings Rd. Broadview Heights, OH 44147. Visitation from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m., service from 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. Burial to follow at Mapleshade Cemetery in Independence.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Benevolence Fund of Cuyahoga Valley Church in memory of Dale.
Elaine M. Pulaski
Elaine M. Pulaski, 94, of Milan, OH, a spirited, fun-loving soul, a beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and aunt, and an outgoing and nurturing friend to everyone she met, peacefully passed into eternal life on Tuesday, September 7, 2021, in Norwalk, OH.
Born on April 19, 1927, in Cleveland, OH, to the late Clarence and Betty Berkowitz Gruenberg, Elaine was the younger of two daughters. She grew up in Cleveland, during the Great Depression, and recalled the family not being able to afford toys for her to play with. Instead, as a young girl, Elaine spent her summers with her grandmother and her dog, Patsy, at the family’s cottage on the Huron River near Huron, OH. She entertained herself with a wind-up record player, on which she would listen to Al Jolson records, and by fishing in the river. On weekends, the cottage was the site where family and friends would be entertained, perhaps giving rise to the social vivaciousness that Elaine later exhibited in her adult life. As a teen, Elaine attended John Hay High School in Cleveland, OH. She left school after the 9th grade to work for Richman Brothers Company, where she was employed for a decade as a suit presser in the firm’s manufacturing facility.
On June 29, 1946, in Cleveland, OH, Elaine married her childhood sweetheart, Elmer Robert Pulaski, a World War II Navy veteran who had just returned from serving in the Pacific. Elaine always proudly proclaimed that the girls in her neighborhood enviously stated that “She got Elmer”. The couple eventually settled in Garfield Heights, OH, where they lived for over 52 years, and were blessed with four children. Elaine served a number of years as a Brownie leader when her daughters were members of the local troop. Elaine also took her children to visit the family cottage in Huron and to Cedar Point to swim at the beach on Lake Erie, as well as farther afield for vacations in Cape Cod, Mammoth Caves, Niagara Falls, and New York City, Disney World & Cooperstown, NY.
To help make ends meet, Elaine took in boarders at the home in Garfield Heights, who became like family to her. One widowered border with two sons told her that she provided the “best home my boys have ever had”. Those boys wrote her well into their adult lives understanding & appreciating what she provided for them. In addition, Elaine would babysit several neighborhood kids during summer break while their parents worked. She never met a child she didn’t instantly love.
Later, Elaine co-owned and operated a number of bars in the Cleveland area, including Randy’s Bar & Grill in downtown Bedford, OH, The Playmates in Warrensville Heights, OH, and The Pewter Mug in Brecksville, OH. In 1975, she sold her interest in these establishments but had already become close friends with many of her employees and patrons who would visit her & Elmer at their house decades after the businesses sold. Eventually, she went to work at the Maple Grove Inn in Maple Heights followed by Adams Manufacturing in Garfield Heights, from which she retired in 1989, allowing her to spend more time visiting her out-of-state children and grandchildren. In 2001, Elaine relocated with Elmer to Milan, OH, to live with her youngest son and his family near the cottage where she spent so much time as a child. Her only request is that wherever they moved to, that it be near the cottage.
Throughout her life, Elaine was a devout Christian and a church member in local congregations wherever she lived, including Woodland Hills Union Church in Cleveland, OH, Hathaway United Methodist Church in Garfield Heights, OH, and Edison Memorial United Methodist Church in Milan, OH. She was a charitable soul, who didn’t always have much, but always had a few dollars to give to various causes, such as organizations that serve veterans, or the Salvation Army kettle at Christmas, or the Girl Scouts cookie table, or her church’s giving tree. She looked at those less fortunate and always stated “But for the grace of God, there go I”.
But it is the joy and spunk with which Elaine lived her life for which she will be most remembered. Elaine loved having a good time and making others laugh. And everyone laughed because she was hilarious. Always the “life of the party” a real “Good Time Charlie”. Elaine never felt or acted her age, often stating “She could have fun on an empty bus”, and she truly could. Adventurous by nature, she frequently entertained her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren by seeking out opportunities to visit amusement parks like Cedar Point (where she still ventured upon the Giant Swing ride at 86 years old) but she did not need to travel to have fun, she could bring the fun home as a trunk-load of fireworks for her kids and grandkids to shoot off, and the bigger, the better. Elaine would also always be up to a visit with family and friends to any nearby bar, where she would refresh herself with a beer, a glass of wine, or a CC and soda (with a lemon twist).
She loved playing cards with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, teaching them how to play penny Poker and Kings-in-the-Corner. And when that action wasn’t “live” enough for her, she loved to go to the casinos and play the slots. Elaine played the Lottery every day, without fail. Everyone at her favorite local store, where she’d go daily to buy her scratch-off tickets and her copy of that day’s Cleveland Plain Dealer, knew her intimately.
Elaine was also a tremendous cook. Her kitchen always smelled wonderful as there was always something good on the stove or in the oven like her homemade chicken and beef soups, chicken paprikash, pork cutlets, potato pancakes, German meatballs, or a pot of chili to name a few. She was a talented baker often preparing pineapple squares, cinnamon rolls, puff pastries, black raspberry tarts or her mahogany chiffon cake as part of the non-holiday selection, but when the Holidays came, she went above and beyond to treat everyone around her baking multiple batches of the many varieties of Christmas cookies for which she was famous. Her specialties included chocolate crinkle cookies, nut rolls, and bow tie cookies (Hungarian Csoreges). She also always had a candy bowl disguised to be for “the kids” but it was for herself and she just loved her junk food and hated anything healthy famously stating the only “beans” she would eat were jellybeans. In her final years, the staff at the nursing home grew to adore her as well. Elaine told them routinely that she was on a special diet consisting of the five “C’s”; Cookies, Candy, Cake and Canadian Club.
Elaine was full of life and full of love. She would bask in even the smallest of moments. She was a warm-hearted person, just naturally drawn to others, who were, in turn, drawn to her. She lived her irrepressible, happy-go-lucky life according to her own words often shared with others; “We’re not here for a short time. We’re here for a good time!”
Elaine spent 94 blessed years on this Earth, which is certainly not a short time, and she most assuredly had a good time. Those of us fortunate enough to be around her knew her primary mission in this life was simply to bring joy to others and we can now exclaim “Mission Accomplished”! She will be painfully missed by all who knew and loved her, and to know her, indeed, was to love her.
Elaine is preceded in death by her beloved husband of 62 years, Elmer Pulaski in 2008, daughter Cynthia Pulaski in 2013, and sister Betty Altomondo in 2008. Memories of Elaine’s vibrant zest for life will be forever cherished by her surviving children: Karen (Jim) Werner of Huron, OH, Norman Pulaski of Garfield Heights, OH, and David (Sarah) Pulaski of Milan, OH; and adopted son John Fiorentini of Willowick, Son-in-law David Chesler of Charlottesville, VA, 10 grandchildren: Sarah (Jay) Anderson of Norwalk, OH, Jennie (Emilio) Rabelo of Crozet, VA, Amanda (Lester) Chesler-Poole of Williamsburg, VA, Justin (Daphne) Pulaski of Lake Havasu City, AZ, Jessica (Marcus) Albright of Elmore, OH, Joseph (Kaila) Pulaski of Malta, NY, Matthew (Sydney) Pulaski of Parma, OH, Noah Pulaski of Milan, OH, Jason (Ashley) Fiorentini of Port Orchard, WA, and Julie Fiorentini of Willowick, OH;
14 great-grandchildren: Jamie Anderson, Aidan Anderson, Mary Virginia Anderson, Grace Anderson, Grayson Chesler-Poole, Warren Chesler-Poole, Felix Rabelo, Evan Pulaski, Justin David Pulaski, Grace Pulaski, Braiden Pulaski, Braelyn Pulaski, Layla Albright & Elodie Elaine Pulaski; Nieces Cheryl Teresi of Mayfield Heights, OH and Mary Jane Lightner of Anaheim, California; nephew Bobby Altomondo of Las Vegas, NV;grandnephew Adam Teresi of Chicago, IL and numerous other grandnieces and grandnephew(s).
A private, family service in celebration of Elaine’s life and spirit was held at Edison Memorial United Methodist Church in Milan, OH, on Tuesday, September 14, 2021.
LISA SCHILLERO
Lisa Schillero, age 59, went to be with the Lord August 25th, 2021. Lisa was a kind and compassionate person who faced many challenges in her life with grace and determination. She was a courageous woman who will be remembered for her love and steadfast faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. She was a remarkable human being whose life truly glorified God. She will be missed by many.
She is survived by her siblings Joe (Carol), Christine and Carla; her stepmother Jan and stepsister Patty: her nephews and nieces Joe, Danny (Emily), David (Lindsey), Stephen, Cassie, Allie (Zack) and Brianna.
A memorial service will take place on Friday, September 17th at 6:00PM at Parkside Church
7100 Pettibone Rd., Chagrin Falls. There will be a time of food and fellowship following the service.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Kidney foundation of Ohio (kfohio.org).
Joyce Hall
Mrs. Joyce Jaunita Hall, age 92, went to be with the Lord on August 27th, 2021. Joyce was born to James and Mary Howard on July 17, 1929 in Lancing, Tennessee but she lived the majority of her life in Painesville, Ohio.
Joyce was a member of the Concord Alliance Church in Concord, Ohio. She worked many jobs over the years. In her retirement she enjoyed working in the yard and it showed. She loved Jesus and served Him faithfully throughout her life. Her kind spirit and gentle ways touched many lives and she leaves a wonderful example for her family to follow. To God be the glory for a life well lived.
She is survived by her children, Linda Haselow, Vernon Hall, and Elaine (Joe) Cianfaglione, together with many grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Hall (2000), daughter, Sheila Allenbaugh (2010), and son, Larry Hall (2020).
A Graveside Service will be held Friday September 3, 20212, Riverside Cemetery in Painesville at NOON. Please meet at the front of the cemetery at 11:45AM.