Carol G. Carran (nee Goldsword), age 88, passed away on June 28, 2020 of natural causes.  Carol was a lifelong Cleveland resident.  She was born on May 22, 1932 to Charles L. and Ruth (nee Jenkins) Goldsword.  She grew up in Cleveland Hts. and graduated from Heights High School.  She attended Ohio Wesleyan University and graduated from Michigan State University.  Carol was an elementary school teacher in the South Euclid/Lyndhurst school district.  She was...

Sunrise May 23rd, 1924; Sunset June 22nd, 2020 On June 22nd, 2020 William Amos McLaughlin, nicknamed Bill, passed away from Alzheimer's. He was born in Atlanta, Georgia. He came to Cleveland, Ohio as a young man where he worked as a bellman at The Sheraton Hotel, which is now the Ritz-Carlton Hotel. There he met his lovely wife Minnie, and their relationship was lightning in a bottle. They got married and had two children, Jeanette and Leon McLaughlin. He started going to night school...

James (Jim) J. Roop, age 70, passed away on June 21, 2020, in Cleveland. He is survived by his wife Constance Elizabeth West Roop, mother-in-law Marjorie West of Canton, OH, and brothers-in-law Ron West of Los Angeles and Jonathan West and his family of Sandy, UT, and pets Rocky, Roxanne and Rosie.  Jim was born October 29, 1949, in Parkersburg, WV, to J. Vaun and Mary Louise (McGinnis) Roop and grew up in Fairmont, WV, where he attended East Fairmont High School. He graduated cum...

Scout Heidi Scaravilli February 20, 2006 - June 14, 2020 Chasey Honor Scaravilli  December 8, 2007 - June 15, 2020 When Scout and Chasey walked into a room, they filled it with life and light. Heidi describes her daughters as being as close as any sisters could be. Their personalities may have been different—Scout the selfless, nurturing “second mother” and Chasey the quick-witted “firecracker”—but they loved each other with their whole...

Bobby E. Johnson, age 85, of Cleveland Hts./Shaker Hts., passed away suddenly on Tuesday, June 16, 2020. He was born in Camden, TN to Chester and Carmel (Smothers) Johnson. He is preceded in death by his wife, Susan (Mallula) of 61 years, and is survived by daughter, Juliette Regnier (Michael) of Cleveland Hts., son, Jeffrey (Kathleen) of Orem, Utah, granddaughter, Meredith Webb of Cleveland Hts., step-granddaughters, Tausha Martin (Cleveland), Rachael Steiner (Scott) of Orem, Utah and his...

Frank meant a lot of things to a lot of people. It is believed you’d have to live his life as he did, to truly understand the positive impact he had on people. And what inspired him daily to be a constant blessing to so many people. He had unyielding loyalty. He cherished all of life — meeting people, learning about them, listening to what they have to say, show, or even sing. He absorbed experiences and was diligent about showing up. Frank worked so hard. Every single day of his...

Elizabeth C. Newman (nee Carter) was born in 1921 near Dothan, Alabama. She moved to exciting New York City at age 17. As a young adult, she studied clothing design and became a seamstress in upscale women’s clothing stores. World War II played a significant part of her early adulthood. Elizabeth was a Rosie the Riveter, sewing soldier’s uniforms in a factory during a time of rations and black outs for air raid precautions. She married Judge Newman, a sergeant in the army. In...

Jeffrey Hall Smythe died unexpectedly at his home in Chagrin Falls, Ohio on May 27, 2020. Born in 1934, he was the youngest child of Charles L. Smythe and Madeline Nellis Smythe. He was predeceased by his brothers David Smythe and Charles L. “Pete” Smythe. He spent most of his life in Shaker Heights, Ohio, graduating from University School in 1952. He was captain of the football team, ran track and was Cum Laude.  After graduating from Williams College in 1956 he served in...

Shirley Reading, 91, died Friday May 22, 2020 peacefully at home.  After almost 22 years, she is reunited with her husband, Thomas G. Reading.   Shirley was born in Cleveland twenty minutes earlier than her twin sister, Carol, a fact she proudly boasted about. Shirley graduated from Shaker Heights High School in 1947 and attended Denison University where she was a cheerleader while Tom played football.   She was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority and remained active...

Betty King Olson passed away on May 21, 2020 while in hospice care at Breckenridge Village in Willoughby, OH.  Born in Cleveland on Dec. 2, 1930 she was the only child of H.C. (Cliff) King and Ruth Waugh King, both of whom preceded her in death.  Betty is survived by her husband of 55 years, Robert Paul Olson; daughter, Kristen Lee Olson of Sewickley, PA; and son, Robert King Olson (Jenny Gordon) of Russell Township, OH.   A 1949 graduate of Shaker Heights High School, Betty...