Obituaries
Robert Daniel West
Feb 12, 2026
Robert Daniel West, affectionately known as "Bob-A-Louie," passed away on February 12, 2026, at The Laurels of Chagrin Falls. Born on September 3, 1949, in Cleveland, Ohio, Bob was a beloved figure whose vibrant personality and heartfelt passions left a lasting impression on all who knew him.
Bob dedicated many years of his life to serving as a bus driver with...
Donald Lewis Koshla
Feb 6, 2026
Donald Lewis Koshla, age 93, passed away February 6, 2026. Beloved husband of nearly 70 years to Bernadette (nee Burik); loving father of Karen (Chuck) Rossiter, Jill Koshla (Mark Schaeffer), Beth (Robert) Rafter, and the late infant son Donald Jude. Devoted grandfather of Michael (Brianna) Schaeffer, Zachery (Taylor) Rafter, Jeffrey Schaeffer, Anna Rafter, Kevin Schaeffer and Nathaniel Rafter. Great-grandfather to...
Allen Huntington Ford
Feb 1, 2026
Ford, Allen Huntington – July 29, 1928 – February 1, 2026
The son of Elizabeth Brooks Ford and David Knight Ford, Allen Huntington Ford died on February 1, 2026 at the age of 97. Born on July 29, 1928, Allen grew up in Shaker Heights with his brothers Amasa (Daisy, both deceased), David (Ann, both deceased), and Oliver (Sally, both deceased)....
Marilyn Merts Prasse
Jan 31, 2026
Marilyn Merts Prasse died peacefully January 31, 2026, at age 90. Beloved wife of Paul Henry Prasse until his passing in 2024. Predeceased by her sister Eleanor Merts Clinger, their parents Grace Dyer and George Merts, and her niece Laura Anne Clinger.
Born August 4, 1935, Marilyn graduated from Laurel School and later served as a volunteer on many programs raising...
Bernice H. Goodwin
Jan 28, 2026
Bernice Grimmett was born June 6, 1934 in Tuskegee, Alabama to Jongelene Grimmett and Abraham Lincoln Allen.
Bernice moved to Cleveland, Ohio as a small child with her mother, she was baptized and attended Mount Herman Baptist Church.
While growing up, she obtained her early education through the Cleveland Public Schools, graduating from East Technical High School as a Salutatorian. From there,...
Clevis Tyl Svetlik
Jan 24, 2026
Clevis was born in Cleveland, Ohio and was a 1955 graduate of Shaker Heights High School. While a student there his love of electronics distinguished him when he built a color television camera that took him to the National Science Fair. He attended John Carroll University as a part time student and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Business...
Sara L. Price
Jan 23, 2026
Sara Louise Price
July 2, 1928 – January 23, 2026
Civil service was her calling, but being a wife and mother was her destiny—and her greatest joy. Born on July 2, 1928, in Elyria, Ohio, Sara Louise White began life in humble ways, standing on a box just to reach the sink and wash dishes. From those beginnings grew a woman of...
Robin Hitchcock Hatch
Jan 16, 2026
Robin Hitchcock Hatch died on January 16, 2026 peacefully at her home at Breckenridge Village, Willoughby Ohio.
The only child of Jean McBain Hyde and H. Robinson Hyde. The beloved wife of the late Meacham Hitchcock and Henry R. Hatch. Mother of Douglas R. Hitchcock (Gayle Fuhrer), Andrew M. Hitchcock (Deborah Gertz), and Eleanor Anderson (Glenn). Grandmother of Edith Anderson (Kelli...
Jamahl Croone
Jan 12, 2026
Jamahl Croone was born in Cleveland, Ohio on January 24, 1972 to William and Golden Croone. He was the third of four children and was preceded in death by his beloved father, William Croone.
Jamahl was a special-needs individual, who was surrounded by his loving family. He approached life with pure joy and a genuine warmth. He had an infectious smile...
Murad "Rod" M. Abid
Jan 12, 2026
Abid, Murad (Rod) Michael. Rod lost his 10+ year battle with Frontotemporal Dementia, a devastating incurable neurological disease, on January 12, 2026 at the age of 63. He was born on August 30, 1962, and grew up in Ferguson, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis, where he graduated from McCluer High School in 1980 and from the University of Missouri...
Kendall Allan Pim
Jan 8, 2026
Born Dec 11th, 1940, Ken passed away in his sleep January 8th, just a few weeks after his 85th birthday.
He was a husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and a friend to many.
Ken was born and raised in Alliance, OH. He graduated from Alliance High School in 1958, Case Institute of Technology (now, Case Western Reserve University) in 1963 with BS...
Jill DeLisle Hearey
Jan 7, 2026
Jill DeLisle Hearey passed away peacefully on January 7, 2026. She was 41 and a longtime resident of the Hattie Larlham Foundation in Mantua, Ohio.
Jill was born in Cleveland on August 23, 1984. Because of complications at her birth, she sustained severe brain injuries that left her with profound disabilities. At age two and a half, she moved to Hattie...
Kristin A. Vanni-Sallade
Jan 3, 2026
Kristin A. Sallade (nee Quintin) beloved wife of Robert C. Sallade of Cleveland Hts., dear daughter of Patricia V. (nee Vanni) and Edward Babcox III (deceased) of Mayfield Hts., and Philip D. Quintin and Barbara (nee Culwell) of Sugar Hill, GA, and Janice Girod-Law of Glendale, AZ. Dear mother of sons Robin Sallade (Jacquelyn Yarman) of Cincinnati, Griffin Sallade, and...
Barbara Ann Shindell
Dec 31, 2025
Barbara Ann Shindell was born on March 11, 1948, in Atlanta, Georgia. Her father, Sidney, and mother, Gloria, instilled in Barbara both intellectual curiosity and an openness to the world. As a young girl, the family moved to Paris, and then Geneva, where she became fluent in French. In France, Barbara spent time with a French chef and started to...
Byron R. Webster
Dec 24, 2025
Byron Richard Webster was born February 18,1947 in Cleveland, Ohio. He grew up in the Mercer neighborhood of Shaker Heights. His mother, Avonelle, was a piano teacher and his father, Richard, worked as a CPA. His younger brother, Greg, kept everyone busy, ordering alligators in the mail and attempting to ride his tricycle to New York City. Byron shouldered extra...
Pieter L. de Haseth
Dec 22, 2025
Pieter L. de Haseth died on December 22, 2025, at the age of 79. He is survived by his wife of 30 years, Josephine (Jo) de Haseth; his daughter, Catarina (Katie) Campbell; and his son, Stefan de Haseth, both from his prior marriage to the late Kristine Campbell. He was a loving stepfather to Jo’s son, Michael Coxon, and a...
Adrienne Spencer
Dec 20, 2025
Adrienne Spencer - July 2, 1944 - December 20, 2025
Adrienne Spencer (nee Brula), age 81, was the beloved mother of James D. DeYoung of Shaker Hts., OH and Lorne D. DeYoung (Stacey) of Beachwood, OH and dear grandmother of Lily and Samuel DeYoung.
Adrienne always loved the arts and creative endeavors. Her first passion, ballet, was discovered at an early age....
John R. Manning
Dec 19, 2025
John R. Manning, age 79 of Tallmadge, OH.
John was the beloved husband of Melinda “Mindy” Manning (nee Fischer) and dear father of Margaret “Peggy” Rossi (Jeff) of Munroe Falls, OH. He was preceeded in death by his parents, Edward and Edith Manning, and his dear brother, Edward T. Manning, Jr.
The family prefers that those who wish may make contributions in...
David W. Greene
Dec 16, 2025
David William Clay Greene, age 84 of Shaker Heights, OH, died peacefully at Hospice of the Western Reserve on December 16, 2025, surrounded by his family. Beloved husband of Evelyn for 42 years; devoted father of Byron (Delia), Anthony (Charlene), Michael, and Margaret (Mark Dalman); loving brother of Susann Matarese; proud grandfather of William, Tony, Sophie, and Harper; doting uncle...
Donald James Shimandle
Dec 13, 2025
Donald James Shimandle – March 12, 1937 – December 13, 2025
Donald Shimandle, age 88, passed away on December 13, 2025. Loving husband for 65 years of the late Carol Ruth Shimandle, devoted father of Donald Shimandle Jr., Lisa Curtis (Igor) and late David Shimandle. Beloved son of the late William and Lucille Shimandle, loving brother of Marjorie Arlene Bruening (Thomas),...
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