As a young boy, Janku worked on his family's small farm. He married his wife, Anuska (Ana) in 1961. Janku and his family moved to France for a better life and later immigrated to Brooklyn, New York for a greater life, where his sister (Katica Okolisan), brother (Todor Sucu) and their families were waiting for their arrival. Janku worked as a butcher for many years while establishing a new life in America. Some years later, he moved his family to Lakewood, Ohio where he continued to sharpen his butcher skills working at Brookside Better Meats. Lakewood was a familiar place, consisting of a Romanian community many of which were from his childhood town in former Yugoslavia. In the late 70's, he moved his family to Middleburg Heights where he spent a majority of his life tending to his garden and yard and socializing with the neighbors. After Brookside Better Meats closed it doors, he started his own, one-man landscaping business with the help of his best friend, Vince Agresta. He continued landscaping for many years doing the work of 3 men. Janku loved meeting new people and making friends with anyone he encountered. His family considered him the unofficial "Mayor of Middleburg Heights" and official mayor of "Indian Creek". He had an infectious smile that would light up a room and a light-hearted personality that was filled with laughter, jokes, mispronounced English words, story-telling, Romanian and Serbian music, cured meats, and love for wrestling shows, Bonanza and above all, lottery scratch-off tickets. Janku will be missed by all who knew and loved him.
Janku is survived by his wife, Ana Suciu, his son Zoli Suciu (Pam), daughter Gini Magat (Brian); grandchildren Jimmy Sucu and Damon & Brooklynn Magat; and great-grandson, Jimmy Sucu Jr.; brother, Todor Sucu (wife, Maria & daughter, Jackie), brother, Maksin Sucu (wife, Katica & daughter, Marika), and sister, Katica Okolisan (husband, Todor (deceased) and sons, Ginel & Jonel)
The family will receive relatives and friends Wednesday, September 15, 2021 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM and 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at CRACIUN FUNERAL HOME 14925 E. Bagley Road, Middleburg Heights, Ohio 44130. A saracusta prayer service will occur Wednesday, September 15, 2021 from 7:00 PM to 7:30 PM, at the Funeral Home. Funeral Service will occur Thursday, September 16, 2021 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM at Buna Vestire Romanian Orthodox Cathedral, 7140 Fitch Road, Olmsted Falls, OH 44138. (Please meet at Church). Interment will follow at Woodvale Cemetery at 7535 Engle Rd, Middleburg Heights, OH 44130.
Everyone attending Visitation and Funeral Services are requested to wear a mask and social distance themselves from others.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.craciunfuneralhome.com for the Suciu family.
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