Cleveland, OH
Theresa “Tess” Wrzesinski
Theresa �Tess� (nee Treboniak) Wrzesinski, 94, passed away on Friday, February 9, 2024 with her loving family by her side at her home in Avon Lake, OH. She was born to her loving parents, Anna and Joseph Treboniak, on October 23, 1929 in Lorain, OH where she resided until 2014.She attended Nativity School and was a graduate of Lorain High School, class of 1947. Tess met her husband, John T. Wrzesinski, thereafter at the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad office where they both worked. They were married for forty years. They both attended St. Stanislaus Parish in Lorain where Theresa was a devoted member of the parish, volunteering throughout her life � from leading Brownie and Girl Scout troops, PTA, and Bingo, to the Altar and Rosary Society, and volunteering in the Parish office.Tess had a long career as an Executive Secretary with General Motors in Cleveland and Elyria where she met many lifelong friends and helped administer the General Motors Institute, a training group for young college engineers.Tess loved cake decorating and made birthday cakes, wedding cakes, and all types of baked decorated goods for neighbors, friends, and family. Crossword puzzles were her passion. She was an avid reader of the Lorain Journal. She loved shopping with her daughters, and especially loved her two grandchildren, Vicky and Alex, taking an active part in their lives as they grew up. Tess loved to travel with her husband, family, and friends both domestically and internationally. Her favorite trip was one she took to Poland with her nephews, their wives, her brother, and daughter and she was finally able to see where her mother and father were born. Tess loved the Lorain International Festival, her Polish ancestry, and was devoted to her husband and family and church.Tess loved entertaining and she and her husband �Johnnie� were great dancers. She sewed many dresses for her daughters, loved keeping the new house she and her husband saved for and built, and loved decorating and raising her flowers. Theresa was known for fantastic family holiday dinners, cookouts, and organizing family reunions.She was a thoughtful, caring woman who loved her nieces and nephews especially her godchildren, Mary Ann Kretovics of Lorain and Mary Lou Di Luciano of Elyria. Many children of her friends called her �Aunt Tess.�Theresa was preceded in death by her husband, John T. Wrzesinski; son-in-law, Martin Mowrey; and her parents, Anna and Joseph Treboniak; nephews, Donald Jesko and Lawrence Wyszynski; and niece, Carolyn (Endrizal) Carek. She was the last surviving sibling and preceded in death by her brothers, Edward, Rudy, Anthony, Joseph, Aloysius �Ollie�, and Stanley �Butch�; and sisters Helen Treboniak, Rose Wyszynski, and Sophie Jesko.She is survived by daughters Nancy Mowery and Janice Wrzesinski of Avon Lake, and Connie Ippolito of Lakewood; grandchildren, Alex Ippolito of Lakewood and Victoria Ippolito of Cleveland; and many nieces and nephews.The family will receive family and friends at Reidy-Scanlan-Giovannazzo Funeral Home, 2150 Broadway, Lorain, OH 44052 on Wednesday, February 14, 2024 from 3:00 PM until the time of closing prayers at 7:00 PM. The Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, February 15, 2024 (meet at church) at 10:00 AM at St. Joseph Parish, 32929 Lake Road, Avon Lake, OH 44012. Christian burial services will immediately the Mass at Calvary Cemetery in Lorain, OH. Memorial donations can be made to the Carolyn L. Farrell Foundation, 26633 Detroit Road, Westlake, OH 44145. Theresa participated in many art and music projects there through its Center for Artful Living. Donations can also be made to any organization that promotes the education of Lorain, supports the history of Polish Americans, or the Cleveland Clinic Hospice at 6801 Brecksville Road, #10, Cleveland, OH 44131. The family thanks her private caregivers, Shelly, Beatrice, Joyce, Danica, and Debbie for their dedication. Online condolences may be sent to the family using www.rsgfuneralhome.com.
Cleveland, OH
Cavs rout Lakers to spoil LeBron’s homecoming
CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 25 points, Jaylon Tyson had 20 and the Cleveland Cavaliers used a big third quarter to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 129-99 and spoil LeBron James’ return to Northeast Ohio.
De’Andre Hunter added 19 points, and Jarrett Allen had 17 points and nine rebounds to help Cleveland to its season-best fifth straight victory.
James had only 11 points, the first time in 13 trips to Cleveland as an opposing player he has not had at least 20. The 41-year old Akron native was 3 of 10 from the field, including 0 of 3 on 3-pointers, and was 5 of 6 from the line in 27 minutes.
It also was James’ worst loss in Cleveland as a visiting player. He is 10-3, but has been on the losing end in his last two.
James teared up during a timeout with 7:46 remaining in the first quarter when the Cavaliers showed video highlights of him scoring 25 straight points during Game 5 of the 2007 Eastern Conference finals against the Detroit Pistons.
Luka Doncic led the Lakers with 29 points. Los Angeles fell to 3-2 on its seven-game road trip.
Doncic missed six minutes in the first quarter after having his left ankle looked at in the locker room. Doncic tweaked his ankle when he landed awkwardly near the Lakers’ bench after attempting a 3-pointer.
Cleveland led 57-55 at halftime, but took control in the third quarter, outscoring Los Angeles by 20 (42-22). It was the 12th time this season that the Cavaliers scored at least 40 points in a period.
It was tied at 57 when the Cavaliers went on a 25-8 run where Mitchell scored eight points and Tyson added seven.
Cleveland was 6 of 22 on 3-pointers in the first half, but went 7 of 11 in the third. It also was 17 of 25 from the field in the period.
Up next
Lakers: At Washington on Friday night.
Cavaliers: At Phoenix on Friday night.
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Cleveland, OH
Anti-ICE demonstrators gather downtown during snow squall
CLEVELAND — A snow squall didn’t stop anti-ICE protesters from taking to the streets in Cleveland this Tuesday.
“It’s just so in your face,” Mike Bellamy, one of the protest organizers, said. “It makes it hard not to come out here even in weather like this. You just have to speak out.”
Bellamy and others braved the cold to protest President Donald Trump’s mass deportation agenda. Tuesday’s demonstration was planned in response to the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis over the weekend, but it was just a few weeks ago that Bellamy helped plan another protest after an ICE agent shot and killed Renee Good in her car.
“They were murdered for serving the people, and everybody here sees that,” he said. “Of course, they’re not the only ones that got murdered. There are dozens others, who have been murdered off camera, in the detention facilities while being arrested.”
Top Trump officials called Pretti, an intensive care unit nurse for a Veterans Affairs hospital, a “domestic terrorist,” saying he brandished a gun and posed a threat to federal agents, but video of the shooting does not appear to show Pretti holding a firearm.
Faith leaders from across Cleveland are also expressing their support for the Minneapolis community. Representatives from the Fifth Christian Church, Christ Episcopal Church, the Cleveland chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, and more held a press conference calling on people to participate in a nationwide strike planned for Friday. They’re asking people to skip class or work and not spend any money.
“We cannot be the people who sit idly by and hope somebody else will do something someday,” Rev. Charles Graves of the Christ Episcopal Church in Shaker Heights said. “If not us, who? If not now, when? How long will you put up with the injustices of our neighbors being kidnapped in the dark of night and in broad daylight?”
President Trump is changing his immigration approach in Minneapolis, pulling Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino out of the city and replacing him with Border Czar Tom Homan, but it’s not enough for organizers, who say they won’t stop until ICE is out of their communities completely.
Cleveland, OH
Boys basketball postponements, cancellations for Tuesday
CLEVELAND, Ohio — The following boys basketball games for Tuesday evening are postponed or canceled, starting with ones involving teams in the cleveland.com Top 25:
No. 7 St. Vincent-St. Mary at Youngstown Ursuline
Avon Lake at No. 16 Berea-Midpark
No. 21 Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy at Lake Catholic
No. 24 Solon at Twinsburg (will be played Feb. 17)
Barberton at Revere (will be played Feb. 18)
Cuyahoga Falls at Copley (will be played Feb. 19)
Field at Mogadore (will be played Feb. 16)
Kenston vs. Mayfield (will now be played Jan. 28 at Mayfield and Feb. 17 at Kenston)
Maple Heights at North Ridgeville (will be played Feb. 18)
Norton at Orrville
Woodridge at Manchester
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