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DeJohn Sr., retired mayor of Mayfield Heights and deacon at the Church of St. Clare in Lyndhurst, died Nov. 19, according to a news release. He was 88.A resident of Mayfield Heights since 1953, DeJohn was appointed to City Council in 1960, and won the mayoral race in 1965. His tenure as mayor spanned 28 years.DeJohn presided over the 1968 groundbreaking of Hillcrest Hospital, serving as a member of its board. He was instrumental in developing the city’s corporate center, which provides valuable tax dollars to the city today, the news release stated.DeJohn served the Church of St. Clare and the Cleveland Catholic Diocese as a deacon since his ordination on June 4, 1983. His service to the community also included membership in the Knights of Columbus Gilmour Council No. 310; 4th Degree Moses Cleveland No. 800; and the Order of Alhambra Carmona Caravan No. 75.AdvertisementRoss Charles DeJohn was born on June 11, 1928, to the late Carl and Teresa (Piscitello) in Cleveland, and later attended South High School in Willoughby, graduating in 1946.DeJohn would later serve in the United States Marine Corps. Upon discharge, he entered the Marine Corps and Navy reserves while attending John Carroll University. DeJohn married his wife of 67 years, Carmella (Liuzzo) in 1949, who passed in July. The couple had five children.He graduated from the former Cleveland College of Mortuary Science, becoming a licensed embalmer and funeral director in 1952. He began his career at the McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home in Middletown, Ohio, before moving back to Cleveland and working for the Nosek Funeral Home and later the Flynn-Froelk Funeral Home.After a series of back surgeries in 1956, DeJohn left the funeral home and began employment with the General Electric Co. in the Lamp Division, working as a technician in the photo lamp department. He moved on to the human resources department, later retiring as a health care administrator in 1983.Three years later, with his son Ross Jr., DeJohn bought the Flynn Mylott Funeral Home, which became DeJohn-Flyn... (News-Herald.com)

Hancovsky, 90, of Euclid, enlisted in the Army during 1944 and was stationed in Germany during World War II. “He’s so proud of the time he served,” his daughter Karen Franks said. Hancovsky was honored during the June 10 flag retirement ceremony at the DeJohn Funeral Home and Celebration Center in Chester Township. AdvertisementHe was joined by his family at the ceremony, including his wife Eileen. Eileen was “the first and only date” he had after he returned home from service in 1946. A year later they were married and will be celebrating their 70th wedding anniversary in November. Hancovsky is the former commander of a VFW post in Wickliffe and was a long time participant in veterans’ parades, but is now limited in what he can participate in, Franks said. “To be honored, I think is good for his well-being,” she said. With the number of WWII veterans dwindling, Ross DeJohn Jr. said it’s important to honor those who served while they’re still here. “I always say, if it wasn’t for those who served in World War II, we’d probably be speaking German or Japanese,” he said. Ross DeJohn Jr. is the CEO of DeJohn Funeral Homes and is an Army veteran. Other participants in the flag retirement ceremony included Local Boy Scout Troop 91, West Geauga Service Unit 773, Chardon VFW Post 6519, Willoughby Hills VFW Post 4358, Burton-Middlefield American Legion Post 459 & Auxiliary, Munson Township Trustee Andy Bushman and the General Federation of Women’s Clubs. Hancovsky did the honors of placing the retired flag into the fire during ceremony. Other flags collected are cremated in the on-site crematory of the DeJohn-Flynn-Mylott Funeral Home in Willoughby Hills.“Retiring flags provides a service to our community and to our nation,” Ross DeJohn Jr. said. DON’T MISS>> Veteran rides wheel chair 422 miles to raise suicide awareness>> Veteran Jason Campbell recalls life during and after service... (News-Herald.com)