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DR. JOSEPH PARADISE, age 101, of Brecksville. Passed away Thursday, November 13, 2025. Beloved husband of the late Mary Ann (nee Pimsner); loving father of Rebecca Lim (Walter), Catherine Doremus, Patricia Wade (Clyde) and David Paradise (Jill); dearest grandfather of Maggie Doremus, D.J. Doremus, Ryan Wade (Mandy), Kevin Paradise (Alyssa), Ashton Raiber (Jordan), Brandon Lim, Megan Paradise, Joshua Lim and Emily Paradise; great-grandfather of Jackson and Harper; son of the late Sebastiano and Caterina (nee Giordano); brother of the late Mary Grillo (Tony), Michael (Juliette), Rose, Jean and Leonard. Dr. Paradise was a U.S. Army Veteran. He was devoted to his family, faith, and the practice of medicine. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Basil the Great Church, 8700 Brecksville Rd., Brecksville, Monday, November 17, 2025 at 10 a.m. Interment All Saints Cemetery. Family and friends received at THE RIPEPI FUNERAL HOME, 5762 PEARL RD. (AT SNOW RD.) SUNDAY 2-4 P.M.
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