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John Ivan Prcela

Cleveland Hts., Ohio

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November 21, 2025
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Cleveland Hts., Ohio

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JOHN IVAN PRCELA, age 103, of Cleveland Heights, OH passed away on November 21, 2025. Beloved husband of 40 years to the late Amelia Consuelo Prcela (nee Mir); dearest father of Maria Prcela-Jackson (Michael), Joseph Prcela (Laura), Anita Giusto (Chris) and Teresita Shepherd (Kevin); loving...

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I was a student of Mr. Prcela, from Brush High (Class of '73) -- I remember him so well! One of the few teachers I really remember, and learned so much from. He had a big influence on me, and on generations of Brush High students -- no one else was teaching us about Eastern Europe, communism, etc. When the USSR fell, I thought of him first and wondered what he was thinking! Only recently though did I learn Mr. Prcela made it well past 100 (!!) and also that he lived all this time around the...

Prcela Family- I am so sorry to hear about your dad´s passing. He was an incredible man! You were so blessed Perhaps they are not stars in the sky, but rather openings where our loved ones shine down to let us know they are happy (Inuit Proverb). May your dad´s memory be forever a blessing shining bright.

Postovana obitelji Prcela, ovim putem izrazavam iskrenu su´cut gubitkom vasega oca, djeda Ivana. Nadam se da ´ce vam uspomene donijeti utjehu i ponos, jer Ivan je bio izuzetan covjek, povjesnicar i istrazivac. Postovani Ivane pocivaj u miru Bozjem! Jadranka Luci´c, Hrvatsko zrtvoslovno drustvo - Zagreb - Hrvatska

Cijenjenoj obitelji Prcela, iskrena su´cut povodom gubitka vasega oca i djeda Ivana... Neka vas ljubav i sje´canja na voljenog oca prati i daju vam snagu da ova teska vremena prebrodite. Neka pociva u miru Bozjem... Jadranka Luci´c