Obituaries
Gilbert P. Schafer, Jr.
Oct 8, 2023
Gilbert P. Schafer Jr. passed away October 8, 2023, in Charleston, South Carolina, at the age of 88. He is survived by his two sons, Gilbert P. Schafer III of New York, NY, and Julian B. Schafer of Las Vegas, NV, and daughter-in-law Courtnay D. Schafer. He is also survived by his brother Robert K. Schafer and sister-in-law, Elizabeth W....
Marie-Louise Nyborg
Sep 30, 2023
Marie-Louise Nyborg, age 87 of Pepper Pike, OH.
Marie-Louise was born in Norrköping, Sweden on May 20, 1936. She was the beloved wife of the late Ake Nyborg. She was a Loving mother to Caroline Creutzer (Lars) of Berlin, Germany, Charlotte Durand (Pierre-Etienne) of Long Grove, IL and Fredrik Nyborg (Rie) of Moreland Hills, OH.
She was the...
Daniel R. "Danny" Canter
Sep 28, 2023
Daniel Ray “Danny” Canter was born in Bristol, VA on August 12, 1958 and passed away at Bristol Regional Medical Center on September 28, 2023 at the age of 65.
A 1976 graduate of Virginia High School, Danny was an outstanding athlete. He starred on the football and baseball teams and is remembered as one of the best quarterbacks...
Roger Anthony Welchans
Sep 19, 2023
Roger A. Welchans, 94, longtime resident of Cleveland Heights, passed away peacefully on September 19, 2023. Born in Chicago to Richard Welchans and Margaret (Kelly) Welchans, Roger studied Fine Arts at University of Illinois (BFA), University of Colorado (MFA) and Case Western Reserve University (Ph.D.) on his path to a career as Professor of Art History at John Carroll University....
Robert Emmet
Sep 19, 2023
Robert Emmet, beloved husband of Gail Putnam Emmet, passed away on Tuesday, September 19, 2023 at the age of 78. Bob was born in New York, NY on April 19, 1945, son of the late Jessie Keena Emmet and Richard Stockton Emmet, brother of Katie Emmet Peterson, Harry Schroeder and David Schroeder, and the late William T. Emmet, Jane...
Mary Jane Farr
Sep 15, 2023
Mary, please call me Jane, Farr was born January 20, 1925 in Beaver Township, Ohio, to John Calvin and Eva Ioda. Jane was the youngest daughter of six children. She is preceded in death by her siblings Calvin, Ioda, Thelma, May, and younger brother, Wayne.A child of the Great Depression and from a working farm, Jane learned the lessons of...
Mara Venus Price
Sep 12, 2023
Mara Venus Price (it/they/she) died on September 12, 2023. They were born June 11, 2000 in Bremerton Naval Hospital in Washington State.
As a military child she spent her formative years in many places: Iwakuni Japan, Port Hueneme California, Arlington Virginia, Pensacola Florida, Gulfport Mississippi, Naples Italy, back to Port Hueneme where she attended Rio Mesa High School,...
Charles H. Cleminshaw
Sep 12, 2023
Charles H. “Hobie” Cleminshaw, age 94 of Chagrin Falls, OH.
"Hobie" was the beloved husband of Cynthia S. Cleminshaw (nee Sterling). He was a loving father to Andrew D. Cleminshaw (Kendalle) of Shaker Hts., OH, and the dear grandfather of Catherine Cleminshaw. He is also survived by his sister, Ann Limbach (George) of Los Altos, CA.
Hobie was...
Lisa Caroline DeMarco Calamita
Sep 11, 2023
Lisa Caroline DeMarco Calamita passed away Sept. 11, 2023. She was born November 29, 1969 in John Andrews Hospital in Tuskegee Institute, famous for its history. Lisa moved to Shaker Heights in 1972 where she lived most of her life. She graduated from Shaker Heights High School in 1988 and earned a fine arts degree from Bowling Green University in 1992....
Gary Asher Mitchener
Sep 3, 2023
The Reverend Gary Asher Mitchener was born February 21, 1939, in St. Louis, MO. He died on September 3, 2023, at Kemper House, a memory care facility in suburban Cleveland. He was 84 years old, and in the late stages of Alzheimer’s disease.
Gary was the domestic partner of William H. Jones; father of Robert A. Mitchener and...
Carol S. Lindow
Aug 31, 2023
Carol S. Lindow (nee Storms), age 83 of Shaker Hts., OH, passed away August 31, 2023. The beloved wife of William O. Lindow, Sr. for 59 years; the loving mother of William O. Lindow, Jr. (Mary) of Hudson, OH; Cheryl L. Lindow of Sagamore Hills; and dear grandmother of Katelyn and Morgan Lindow. Carol is preceded in death by her...
Charlotte A. McGregor
Aug 24, 2023
Charlotte A. McGregor (nee Aupperle) Passed away August 24th, 2023. The beloved wife of Douglas for 53 years. Cherished mother of Erica and Craig (Jennifer). Her passion was her two granddaughters, Shannon and Molly, who gave her joy that cannot be measured.
Charlotte was born and raised in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the daughter of German immigrants, Max and Hedwig...
Marilyn Prettyman Demeter
Aug 23, 2023
Marilyn P. Demeter (nee Prettyman) Passed away August 23rd, 2023. She was the beloved wife of the late Thomas P. Demeter. Marilyn was preceded in death by her parents, Isabel (nee Kilby) and Irven Prettyman as well as her brother Clint Prettyman and sister Carol Christie. Marilyn was the dear aunt of Kimberly (Tom) Christie, John (Priscilla) Christie,...
Donald M. Boehm
Aug 22, 2023
Donald M. Boehm, age 81 of Cleveland Hts., OH.
Donald Martin Boehm went to Cleveland Heights High School and lettered in swimming. He attended Heidelberg University and graduated with a degree in accounting. Upon graduation, he immediately furthered his studies as a graduate student at the Wharton School of Business. In the “what you can do for your...
Robert Louis Oldenburg
Aug 18, 2023
Robert Louis Oldenburg, 97, died peacefully on August 18 at Judson Park in Cleveland, OH, after a full and vibrant life. A life-long Clevelander and one of four accomplished brothers, Bob was born to Dr. and Mrs. Frederick Christian Oldenburg on November 13, 1925. Bob graduated from University School in 1943, then matriculated to Case Western Reserve University, where he...
George B. Shook
Aug 18, 2023
George Shook, beloved husband to Ellen G. Shook, father to Jeffrey G. Shook, Angel Ortega-Martinez, Amy Lynn Shook, Philip B. Shook (deceased) and grandfather to Faith Lynne Shook and Angel Ortega-Gonzales, passed away after a sudden illness August 18, 2023. George’s Brother Robert Shook predeceased him. Born in Cleveland, Ohio to Robert Leonard and Helen Urban Shook, he attended...
Frederika Merriman Naylor
Aug 14, 2023
Frederika Merriman Naylor, of Newbury, OH, passed away August 14, 2023, three weeks before her 90th birthday. Frederika, known as Fritz, was born September 7, 1933, in Cleveland to Mayhew and Arthur Merriman (both deceased), and was the cherished “little baby sister” of Elizabeth and Art (both deceased). She grew up on Chatfield Rd. in Cleveland Hts., graduated from Hathaway...
Katherine A. McWilliams
Aug 14, 2023
KATHERINE (“KATHIE”) MCWILLIAMS (1928-2023)
Katherine Arden Ryan McWilliams was born in Cleveland, Ohio. She was the second daughter of Norman Ryan (a lawyer) and Mary Hoffman Ryan (a minister). While her brothers Irving (“Bud”) and John followed their father’s path into the law, and her older sister Francis (“Frannie”) ministered to youth like her mother, Kathie took the best attributes...
The Rev. James G. Greer, Jr.
Aug 12, 2023
The Reverend James G. Greer, Jr., age 90 of Cleveland, OH. Beloved husband of Karen A. Greer (nee Anderson); dear father of James G. Greer, III (Coralis) of Taneytown, MD, Elizabeth Phelps of Kansas City, KS and Nicholas Greer (Terry Lynn) of Springfield, MO; dear brother of Kathrine Greer Clark of Greeley, CO; grandfather of 6; great-grandfather of 2.
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Michael Takong Wu
Aug 10, 2023
Michael T. Wu passed away on August 10, 2023 in his home. He was born Ta Kang Wu (吳大康) in Hangzhou, China in 1929, the second son of Tao Yi Wu (吳道頤) and Tse Su Ni (倪則淑). He grew up in Shanghai and Weihai, ShanDong Province, before moving with his family to Taiwan in 1949. He entered National Taiwan University...
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