JANET M. BURAGAS

JANET M. BURAGAS obituary, Mayfield Hts., OH

JANET M. BURAGAS

JANET BURAGAS Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Brickman Bros. Funeral Home - Willoughby on Aug. 4, 2025.

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Janet Marie Buragas (née Martin), age 89, passed away on July 30, 2025 in Akron, Ohio after a long illness. She was born in September of 1935 in Cleveland, Ohio. She was a very loving and devoted wife, mother and grandmother and will be greatly missed by all who knew her.

Janet is survived by her daughter Linda (Greg) of South Carolina, her sons Daniel and Edward, grandson Jonathan, and brother James Martin (Susan) all of Ohio, in addition to many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death in 2016 by her husband Joseph E. Buragas, parents Frank and Martha (née Westermann) Martin, siblings Frank Martin (Ruth), Mary Smith (Bob), Martha Chalupa, Christopher Martin, Donald Martini and Richard Martin.

There will be no visitation. A private graveside family service will be held at Acacia Park Cemetery in Mayfield Heights, Ohio on Thursday, August 7th at 1 PM. In lieu of flowers, the family kindly requests donations to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (stjude.org) in Janet's memory.

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