Obituaries
Martin Speirs
Apr 13, 2009
Evelyn Speirs "Evie" Martin, born April 4, 1907 in Lenox, MA., died peacefully in her home in Baltimore, MD., on April 13, 2009, at 102 years of age. She was the beloved wife of the late Dr. John W. Martin, who died in Cleveland, in 1985. She is survived by her three daughters; Bonnie M. Stein of Boulder, CO., Elizabeth...
Beatrice Richie
Apr 11, 2009
Beatrice Jourdain Richie passed away, surrounded by family, at her home in Lyndhurst, Ohio on Saturday, April 11, 2009. She is survived by her beloved husband of 55 years, Winston H. Richie, DDS, her dear children, Winston H., Jr. Charlotte, Beth Richie Cathy J. Cohen, Laurel J. Richie and Anne C. Richie. Also celebrating Bea's life and legacy are her...
Marie Howard
Apr 11, 2009
Marie Howard nee Gentry of Shaker Hts., OH. Dear mother of the late Susan Korpi and the late Rose Anne Howard. Loving grandmother of Marie and Zachary Korpi of Washington D.C. area; mother-in-law of John Korpi of Cleveland, OH; friend and relative to many in the Cleveland area. The family prefers that those who wish may make contributions in her...
Virginia Paterson
Apr 9, 2009
Virginia Ely Paterson Dindo died April 9, 2009 at University Hospitals, Cleveland. She was born in Cleveland, OH. on November 20, 1923. "Dindo" was the daughter of S. Prescott Ely and Mabel Collings Ely. She was preceeded in death by her husband of thirty-three years, Thomas Hugh Paterson. Virginia was previously married to Quentin Alexander and William R. Barney, Jr....
Charles Taylor
Apr 8, 2009
Charles and Nancy Rodger were married in August, 1943 in Colorado Springs during Charles' service in the Army Air Corps during World War II. Just a few months after their marriage, he was sent overseas to Africa, the Middle East and Europe with the 19th Photo mapping Squadron. He was an aircraft maintenance officer for the B-17s used for the...
Jack Wiegman
Apr 4, 2009
John "Jack" A. Wiegman died April 4, 2009 at the age of 90. He enjoyed careers with Standard Oil, British Petroleum and John Carroll University, where he was a Career Advisor. A graduate of Ohio University with a BA and an MA in English, where he was a member of Beta Theta Pi. He had a lifetime interest in theatre...
Glorain Browne
Apr 3, 2009
Glorain Curry Browne, age 71, died at home in Lyndhurst, Ohio on Friday April 3, 2009. Glorain Browne was a native of New Orleans, LA, daughter of the late Glorain Stoddard Curry and René Andrew Curry, Sr. She attended Fortier High School and Louise S. McGehee School. She graduated from Sophie Newcomb College, where she was a member of Kappa...
Eleanor Kuss
Apr 2, 2009
Eleanor V. Kuss - A Big Smile and a Helping Hand for Everyone Eleanor Vilas Kuss "Ellie" learned early that she was happiest in her own life when she was doing whatever she could to bring joy to other people. From the time she was a little girl accompanying her mother on visits to hospitalized children, Mrs. Kuss took great...
Eric Christopher
Mar 31, 2009
ERIC C. DIX, AGE 49, of Chagrin Falls, Ohio, died suddenly March 31st at the Solon Medical Campus of St. Vincent's Charity Hospital. Eric was the beloved husband of Prathuangthip "Thip" Dix, the dear father of Atinuch "Toon" Pantana of San Diego, CA, Christopher Boone of San Francisco, CA and Andrew J. Dix of Chagrin Falls, OH. He was the...
Rita Buchanan
Mar 31, 2009
Rita W. Buchanan nee Whearty passed away on March 31, 2009 at the age of 89. She was the beloved wife of Stuart Buchanan, who preceeded her in death in 1974. She was also the loving mother of Alexandra "Sandy" Buchanan William A. Whitney of Cleveland, OH and William Stuart Buchanan Maureen Ruder of Evanston, IL. Rita was a grandmother...
William Bewley
Mar 29, 2009
WILLIAM N. BEWLEY, age 19, of Shaker Heights, Ohio, was the beloved son of Joan and Douglas Bewley. Will was the dear brother of Jennifer M. Harrison husband, Tom of Chicago, Illinois, Elizabeth A. Bewley wife of Ethan Goldman of New York, NY and James D. Bewley of Indianapolis, Indiana. The family suggests that those who wish may make contributions...
Esther Larsen
Mar 27, 2009
Esther M. Larsen nee Ostrom Beloved wife of the late Harry Larsen; dear mother of Mary K.Holmes of Gates Mills, OH; dear grandmother of Molly of Gates Mills, OH and Sarah husband, Carlos Bayerri-Albesa of Brooklyn, NY. The family prefers that those who wish may make contributions in her name to St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 2747 Fairmount Blvd., Cleveland Heights,...
Jane Floyd
Mar 20, 2009
Jane Curtiss Floyd of Shaker Heights, OH. and Hyannis Port, MA., died on March 20, 2009 at the age of 85. She had recently moved to Thirwood Place in South Yarmouth, MA. She was married for 50 years to the late Buchanan Floyd of Cleveland. Born in Cleveland, she was the daughter of Constance Calkins Curtiss and Henry Stiles Curtiss....
Bruce Listerman
Mar 17, 2009
Bruce M. Listerman, age 71, passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2009 from complications of esophageal cancer. Bruce is survived by his wife of nearly 44 years, Elizabeth nee Carpenter. Father to daughters Kristin L. Indge Thomas Indge, Leominster, MA and Elizabeth H. Listerman Jonathan Giglio, Belmont, MA and grandfather to Katherine E. Giglio. Brother of Randall W. Listerman Layne and...
Salters McQueen
Mar 16, 2009
SALTERS DeWITT McQUEEN, Sr., Age 85, died March 16th, 2009. Salters was born in Marion, South Carolina, and as a young man went off to war in 1943, serving in the US Navy in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Salters was a pharmacist mate, a medic, during his service and was the only black medic serving in that hospital at that time....
Laurence Isard
Mar 15, 2009
A sculptor of animals, a taxidermist, an assistant director of the Cleveland Natural History Museum, a father and a husband, Laurence G. Isard died on March 15th, 2009 at the age of 76. "Larry" was born on June 29th, 1932 in Pittsburgh, PA to Reeves and Lois Isard. He was raised in Cleveland Heights, OH along with his brother, John....
David Webster
Mar 13, 2009
Founder of Clean Air Conservancy Dies David B. Webster earned friends through law, environmental protection and life Litigator, husband, environmentalist, father, entrepreneur, brother, sponsor, innovator, actor, son and friend. No matter how long the list of adjectives one compiled - and it could go on for pages - no such list could sum up the all-too-brief, but full and complete...
Jessie Esgar
Mar 13, 2009
Esgar, LaVelle Pelton. Beloved wife of the late H. Charles. Dear mother of Christopher C. of Maryland, Marla Robbins of Gates Mills and Ann Doan Conkle of Canal Fulton. Grandmother of four. Great-grandmother of one. Family suggests contributions in her name to the Hawken School, PO Box # 8002, Gates Mills, OH 44040. Memorial services will be held Firday, April...
Carlotte VanOrdstrand
Mar 9, 2009
CARLOTTE L. VanORDSTRAND nee BAKER, beloved wife of the late Howard Scott VanOrdstrand, MD, who was the former founder and Chairman of the Pulmonary Disease Dlivision of the Cleveland Clinic. Dear mother of John S. VanOrdstrand fiancee, Noelle Sipos, of Miami, FL and Mary Baker VanOrdstrand, of New Castle, CO. Dear grandmother of Melissa Ben Startzer and Carly Rodreick. Dear...
Dwight Crawford
Mar 8, 2009
DWIGHT E. CRAWFORD, Age 92, died March 8th in Hillcrest Hospital, Mayfield Heights, Ohio. Dwight was the beloved husband of Marjorie E. Crawford nee Treadwell of Pepper Pike, OH and the late Helen I. Crawford nee Kelley. He was the dear father of Judith C. Murch of Kirtland, OH and James D. Crawford Francine of Pepper Pike, OH and the...

