Denyse Marie Julien Joncas, 78, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Saturday, May 16, 2009. She was originally from Canada and was of the Catholic faith. She was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Marie-Alice Morisette Julien and two brothers, Roger and Claude Julien. She is survived by her children, Michel Joncas of Portland, ME, Lucie J. Solomon and husband, Mark of Tolland, CT and Elaine M. Avratin and husband, Paul of Cleveland; five grandchildren, Amanda, Jacob and Alyssa Avratin and Adam and Jason Solomon; two sisters, Marcy Baker and husband, Alan of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada and Hughette Quesnel and husband, Jean of Trois-Riviere, Quebec, Canada; one brother, Gilles Julien of Chateauguay, Quebec, Canada; and several nieces and nephews. Memorials may be made to the National Alliance for Mental Illness at NAMI, P.O. Box 759155, Baltimore, MD 21275-9155. Ralph Buckner Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. We invite you to send a message of condolence and view the Joncas family guestbook at www.ralphbuckner.com.