Joan Marie Koloze

Joan Marie Koloze obituary

Joan Marie Koloze

Joan Koloze Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Latek & Rybicki Family Funeral Homes - Garfield Heights on Jul. 30, 2025.

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JOAN MARIE KOLOZE, (nee Morris), age 73. Beloved wife of Dr. Jeff ; loving mother of Gregory, Mary Nolan (Scott), Ann Buckingham (Brian), Anthony (Barbara), Michael or Elizabeth (deceased), and Patrick (deceased); cherished grandmother of Luke, Dominic, Claire, Rose, Lucy, and Margaret Nolan (deceased); Hannah, John, Mary Grace, and Gianna or Nicholas (unborn baby, deceased); and Aurea and Aidan Koloze; dear sister of Thomas (deceased), Terence (Carolyn), Mary Rose (Robert, deceased), Joseph, James (deceased), and Patricia Mathews (Laurence). Friends may call at LATEK & RYBICKI, A GOLDEN RULE FUNERAL HOME, 4640 TURNEY RD., where services will be held Tuesday, May 13, at 9:30 AM and at Holy Name Church, Broadway Ave., Cleveland, at 10:00 AM. Interment Calvary Cemetery. VISITING HOURS: MONDAY 2-4 and 6-8 PM. Flowers may be purchased through Monica's Flowers 216-441-5683. The family recommends donations to Womankind Prenatal and Maternal Care Center.

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