Obituaries
Mundalea Worrell
Apr 13, 2010
Mundalea Worrell was a multi-talented woman! Whether she was painting, drawing, wood carving, quilting, knitting, clay sculpturing, making hand made paper, designing and building theatrical sets, doing freelance art, scenic designing or one of the many other interests she had, you can be sure she did it very well! Lee, as most of her friends called her was a 1961...
Marjorie Johnson
Apr 11, 2010
Marjorie Johnson loved to tell the story of her premature birth Ñ she was born at home on the kitchen floor Ñ and how she survived because her engineer father built an incubator for the three-pound baby that the doctor said would never live. That sheer determination that marked her precipitous entrance into the world remained one of her most...
Jean Lynch
Apr 1, 2010
JEAN LYNCH nee Sramek age 93. Beloved wife of the late Hugh R. Lynch. Beloved mother of Patricia Lynch Richards and the late Terrence Lynch. Dear Nana of grandsons Rick and Tim, and great grandsons Patrick and Evan. The family prefers that those who wish may make contributions in her name to Church of St. Dominic, 19000 Van Aken Blvd.,...
Josefa Josefa
Mar 30, 2010
Josefa Sofie Rom was born in Hinterberg, Austria in 1914. This became Yugoslavia after the First World War and is now Slovenia. She lived on a small farm with her family. She was the oldest and brother Frank was born about a year later. When she was eight years old, her brother Peter was born. Unfortunately, something went wrong and...
Margaret Gannon
Mar 28, 2010
MARGARET VRETTOS GANNON nee Steenson, formerly of Walnut Creek, California, died March 28th at the age of 96. She was the beloved wife of the late Spyros Vrettos who passed away in 1963. She was the dear mother of Athena Vrettos Christopher Flint of Shaker Hts., Ohio and grandmother of Gray Flint-Vrettos. Margaret is also survived by many devoted nieces...
Ruby Zuppert
Mar 26, 2010
Ruby Carol Zuppert nee Garrison of University Hts., OH. She was the loving mother of David F. Zuppert Genny of Medina, OH, Lisa M. Zuppert of Shaker Hts., OH and the late Thomas J. Zuppert. She was a dear grandmother to Thomas J. Zuppert, Jr., Spencer Zuppert and Sarah Zuppert. FRIENDS MAY CALL AT BROWN-FORWARD, 17022 CHAGRIN BLVD, SHAKER HTS,...
Barbara Plummer
Mar 20, 2010
Barbara Plummer nee Bowen, 80, passed away peacefully on March 20th after a lengthy struggle with pneumonia and cancer-related complications. It was the first day of Spring. She was a mother, a wife, an active supporter of charitable organizations and, for a time, she was a local television personality. And that is the order of importance she would have placed...
Edward Kilroy
Mar 13, 2010
Mr.Edward A. Kilroy Jr.Ted, died Saturday March 13, from complications from pneumonia. He was 84 years old. He was the son of the late Edward A. Kilroy Sr. and Linna Boyd Kilroy. Mr. Kilroy, born in Cleveland, attended University School graduating in 1943. He played Varsity Football, Baseball, and Basketball receiving many distinguishing athletic awards. A lifelong devotee to the...
Alberta Allendorf
Mar 11, 2010
ALBERTA ROSE ALLENDORF nee Brchon "Birdie" of Shaker Hts., OH, Born September 4th, 1914 in Cleveland, ohio, died March 11th, 2010. She was the beloved wife of the late Carl H. Allendorf, who died in 1996, and the dear mother of Carl H. Allendorf of Shaker Hts., OH. She was the daughter of the late John and Rose Brchon and...

Ada Harrison
Mar 8, 2010
Ada Kline Harrison of Tucson, Arizona, formerly of Cleveland Ohio, died March 8, 2010 at the age of 104. She was born in Estherville, Iowa, and spent most of her life in the Cleveland area. She has resided in Tucson since 1986. A 1929 graduate of St. Luke's Hospital School of Nursing, her career included serving as an industrial nurse...
Paul Olynyk
Mar 5, 2010
Peace and justice advocate Dr. Olynyk was born in Ymir, B.C. the son of John and Anastasia Olynyk nee Zibulak. He was a graduate of McGill University, and received a Ph. D. in Physical Chemistry from the University of Toronto. In the 1940Õs, Dr. Olynyk led the first racially integrated Cub Scout pack in Ohio. Dr. Olynyk taught chemistry and...
Kathleen Case
Mar 3, 2010
KATHLEEN ELIZABETH CASE The beloved aunt of Annie L. Case of Lyndhurst, OH, died March 3rd, 2010. Those who wish may make contributions in her name to The Muscular Dystrophy Association, 7050 Engle Rd., Suite 106, Cleveland, OH, 44130. There will be a "Celebration of Life" at the home of Annie and Jane Case, Sunday, March 7th from 2-5 PM....
Anahid Aghajanian
Mar 2, 2010
ANAHID AGHAJANIAN, age 96, beloved wife of the late Sooren M. Aghajanian. Dear mother of Armand Aghajanian of Rocky River, OH and Margaret Semarjian Charles of Lyndhurst, OH. Dear grandmother of Karla Aghajanian-Brooks Jeffrey of Baltimore, MD, Christopher Semarjian Christine of Gates Mills, OH and Victoria Semarjian Wilkins Charlie of Framingham, MA. Great grandmother of Violet Brooks; Austin Semarjian, Madison...

James Hilton
Feb 28, 2010
JAMES ROBERTSON HILTON, age 27. Beloved son of Dale Kocen Hilton and R. Robertson Hilton, PhD, of Euclid, OH. Dear grandson of Betty Fertel of Richmond, VA and Dr. Thomas L. Hilton of Boothbay Harbor, ME. Nephew of Joshua F. Fertel, William Hilton II and Thomas L. Hilton, Jr. The faJames Robertson Hilton served as Sales Manager of the Museum...
Donald Mitchell
Feb 27, 2010
Donald Lincoln Mitchell, 85, died peacefully at Hospice of the Western Reserve, February 27th, 2010. Dearest husband of 58 years of Dorothy ?À?Dottie?À? Mitchell nee Taylor, father of Jim Mitchell of Jackson, Wyoming, and Ann Mitchell Chris Belting of Lafayette, Colorado. Grandfather of Taylor Gallegos, Cameron Gallegos, Mia Belting, Jameson Mitchell, and Cora Mitchell. Brother of William Mitchell, and Dorothy...
Col Campbell
Feb 22, 2010
Lt. Col Donald A. Campbell, US Army Retired, was born in Cleveland, OH in the morning of the 30th day of January, 1920. He was the son of Dr. Freeman Campbell, DDS and Pearl E. Egert Campbell. Don was raised and resided in the Campbell home from birth, until 2007. In that year, he moved to Judson Park Retirement Community...
Ann Ritchie
Feb 16, 2010
Ann M. Ritchie, 87, passed away peacefully on February 16, 2010. Beloved daughter of the late Charles & Alma nee Fasnacht. Dearest sister of the late Charles Marjorie Ritchie; Eileen Demarest Harold, deceased and Martha Blenner Howard, deceased. Cherished aunt of Elizabeth Adler Bill; Caroline Bick Mike; Charles Ritchie Natalie; Amy Ritchie; Bob Blenner Carolyn; Richard Blenner Diana; John Blenner...
Julia Cortese
Feb 15, 2010
Julia Judy Fitzsimmons Cortese, who was born on March 2, 1922 in Reading, Pennsylvania, the second of three daughters of Fredrick H. and L. Elizabeth Dechant, died on February 15, 2010. She was well known in the Greater Cleveland community as a creative, inspirational, popular, and honored science teacher at Hathaway Brown School, where she was head of the science...
J. Hamilton
Feb 14, 2010
J. Richard ÒRichÓ Hamilton was a retired lawyer and former managing partner for the Cleveland firm Baker Hostetler. He also served on the board of directors of many current and former Cleveland corporations, including; Preformed Line Products, The Standard Products Co., and Cloyes Gear and Products, Inc. Mr. Hamilton, most recently a resident of Cleveland Heights, was a long time...
Carl Lezius
Feb 11, 2010
CARL R. LEZIUS "BUD" Dear brother of G. Richard Lezius of Shaker Hts., OH . Bud is also survived by four cousins. Bud, a resident of Bratenahl, OH, was born September 6, 1928 and passed away February 11th, 2010. Mr. Lezius was President of The Lezius-Hiles Company, one of Cleveland's oldest and most successful printing firms, founded in 1883 by...