Chardon, OH Tributes
The fourth child of William and Mary Ellen (Duddy) Gilmore, Julie Theresa was born in the family home on East 93rd Street in Cleveland, in the shadow of Notre Dame on Ansel Road. From their parents, emigrants from County Mayo, the children learned the importance of education and the value Read more…
Catherine Dorothy Romancik was born to Adam and Lottie Stanczyz Romancik in Cleveland, Ohio. Her father had come to America from Slovakia at age 17. He found work in the Pennsylvania coal mines, and then met and married Lottie. They worked hard to provide for their children, proud of their Read more…
Ruth Mary Perl was the youngest child of Leo and Mary Hohneck Perl, and twin sister to Sister Rita Mary Perl, born in Massillon, Ohio. The biblical blessing of “children like olive plants around your table,” from Psalm 138 was fulfilled in nine children—three boys and six girls. God called Read more…
Dolores Anna Stanko was the first of two daughters born to Charles and Anna Sotak Stanko. She and her sister Mary Jane spent their early years living in multi-generational, multi-family homes, characterized by faith, hard work, and care for others. Dolores attended St. Benedict School, Cleveland, where she first met Read more…
Sister Merita Strahler, SND (September 24, 1926-July 10, 2021) Loretta Mary Strahler was born in Suffield, Ohio, the fourth of seven children of Raymond and Stella Oakes Strahler. With three older brothers and later, three younger sisters, Loretta described her childhood as “very happy,” as she played, learned, and shared Read more…
Sister Hedy Marie Olesky owed her life to the flu pandemic of 1918. Her parents, Charles Olesky and Nellie Dominikowski Kowalski, lost their spouses during that epidemic. After the pandemic ended, they met and married, blending their five children into a family. Over the years, eight more children were born; Read more…
Our dear Sister Mary Janet (formerly Sister Mary Anthon) went home to God, very peacefully and quietly, at 2:55 p.m. on Thursday, February 21. Sister ministered to her SND community in food service for 26 years and then as secretary and office manager at Metro Catholic School and St. Augustine Read more…
Alice was the third of four children born to Vincent and Stella (Jursinovic) Dugar in East Cleveland, Ohio. She attended Notre Dame Academy, Cleveland, as an aspirant, and entered the novitiate on February 2, 1962. She earned a B.S. degree from Notre Dame College, South Euclid, Ohio in 1967 and Read more…
Born to Roman and Christine (Boylan) Ress, Agnes and her three brothers grew up in a closely-knit family, centered in home, faith, and their beloved St. Mary Church in Massillon. In 1944, she entered the Sisters of Notre Dame as a postulant. At investment, she received the name Sister Mary Read more…