Michael John Szpatura

MICHAEL JOHN SZPATURA, age 63, passed away in Parma, Ohio. Beloved son of Stephen and Olga (Hawryluk) Szpatura, deceased. Loving brother of Neal Szpatura (Peggy). Friend to many. Mike was a news reporter at WERE radio and WEWS television and is also remembered as part of the Red Baron traffic report team. He only rode Harley-Davidson. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, Mike requested donations to the Greater Cleveland Food Bank, 15500 South Waterloo Road, Cleveland, Ohio 44110; or the West Creek Conservancy, 7381 Camelot Drive, Parma, Ohio 44134. Special thanks to Mike’s AA and NA friends, and the Northeast Ohio recovery community.