Obituaries

Eleanor Kutina

Apr 14, 2021

Eleanor F. Kutina (nee Ferenczy), age 89 of Orange Village, OH.  Beloved wife of the late Franklin J. Kutina, Jr; loving mother of Bruce Kutina, Kimberly Nelson (Robert) and Diane Adams; dear grandmother of Lindsey, Christopher, Alex and Ben Nelson, Kyle and Tyler Adams;  The family prefers that those who wish may make contributions in her name to your...

John Hardin, Jr.

Apr 10, 2021

John Hardin:

A Round of Applause for A Life Well-Lived

Not a snowflake fell in Cleveland, Ohio, on the day John Robert Hardin was born during the winter of 1930. He was the third child and only boy gifted to John and Luevada Hardin, formerly of Greenville, Georgia. Everything suggests that his older sisters Barbara...

Michael Clegg

Apr 6, 2021

Michael “Mike” Ahrens Clegg passed away on April 6th due to complications from a planned surgery. He passed in peace at University Hospitals in Cleveland, Ohio.

Mike was a force to be reckoned with in all of the best ways. He was famous for being unapologetic about his beliefs and the fact that with him you would...

Mary Anne McGinness

Apr 2, 2021

McGINNESS, Mary Anne (Rohr) passed away peacefully at home on April 2nd, 2021, Good Friday.

She was preceded in death by her devoted husband Neil McGinness and survived by her three loving children Neil, Margot, and Henry (Mac); two daughters-in-law Ellen Burns McGinness, Macy Allatt McGinness and her eight beloved grandchildren— who were the light of her...

Cecilia Distad

Apr 1, 2021

CECILIA BARTLETT DISTAD 1931 - 2021

Cecilia Bartlett Distad of Chagrin Falls, Ohio passed away on April 1, 2021 at the age of 89.  Cecilia is survived by her loving husband of 63 years Richard C.; sons Richard N. (fiancée, Brenda O’Reilly) and William E. (wife Hilde); grandchildren Jonathan M.; Henry C. (wife Jordon) and Christopher P....

Jay Starkoff

Mar 29, 2021

A service will be live streamed Tuesday, April 13th at 2 PM

John Howland Gardner, III, MD

Mar 26, 2021

GARDNER, JOHN HOWLAND, III, M.D. 89, died at Ahuja Hospital on March 25th with his loving daughters present.

Born New Haven, CT. Oct. 1, 1931 to John Howland Jr.  & Ruth (Huntley) Gardner (both deceased).

Married Anne Kates Larkin, R.N. April 23, 1960 (deceased April 2006).

Children:  Elizabeth Milgram (Tom), Helen & Sarah (deceased)....

Cheryl Reynolds

Mar 26, 2021

Cheryl Ann Reynolds, age 73 of South Burlington, Vermont, passed away on Friday, March 26, 2021.  She was born to the late Betty Byrd Reynolds and Donald Reynolds on May 25, 1947 in Elmira, New York.  She is predeceased by her brother, Robert Miller.  Cheryl is survived by her sister, Terri Miller, her brother, Donald (Cheryl) Reynolds, her daughter, Rachel (Rory) Malone,...

John R. "Jack" Thalman

Mar 20, 2021

John (Jack) Redfield Thalman of Shaker Heights, Ohio passed away at the Weils of Chagrin Falls on March 20, 2021 at age 75 after a long illness. Jack is survived by his brother James Charles Thalman and sister-in-law Heather J. Richey Thalman of Bainbridge Township, Ohio; his sister Anne Elizabeth Thalman of Shaker Heights, Ohio; and his nephew James...

Jean Sheetz Greiner

Mar 10, 2021

Jean Sterner Sheetz Greiner, 92, of Chagrin Falls, Ohio, died Wednesday, March 10, 2021. Born in 1928 in Culver City California, Jean was raised by her mother, Rebecca Adams Nelson and stepfather Paul Nelson along with her brother, Tom, and sister Margaret in Menomonie, Wisconsin.

Jean graduated from Stout University with a degree in Home Economics. Upon...

Ann Roulet, PhD

Mar 7, 2021

Dr. Ann E. Roulet devoted her life to her beloved family and to a distinguished career in the arts. After earning her B.A. from Toledo University and M.A./Ph.D. from Case Western Reserve University, Ann was a literature professor for 35 years and Dean of Students for 10 years at the Cleveland Institute of Art. Students, colleagues, friends and family...

James Marion Mills

Mar 4, 2021

James Marion Mills, beloved brother and uncle, passed away on Thursday, March 4.  He was 65 years of age.

A math and science ‘whiz,’ Jim was a Strnad Fellow at University School, an engineering major at Dartmouth College, and a valued 30-year employee of the Micro Center store in Mayfield Heights, Ohio.

Jim also served...

George McGaughey

Feb 28, 2021

George L. McGaughey, of Shaker Heights, Ohio, died peacefully at home with his beloved wife Sarah Ott-Hansen at his side on February 28, 2021, after a long illness.

Born to George and Margaret (Gibbons) McGaughey, he was raised in Easton, Pennsylvania along with his late twin sister Margaret known as “Sisty” and his younger brother James, all...

Martha Dent

Feb 24, 2021

The Story of Martha J. Dent

(as told to my daughter, Mary)

My name is Martha Dent. Even though I am in my 80’s, I still feel like a woman in my prime on a good day. I was born in Pittsburgh and moved to Ohio when I was five years old. I did not...

Josephine Newcomer Inkley

Feb 22, 2021

Josephine Newcomer Inkley, a native Clevelander, died at home Monday, February 22, 2021. Born August 5, 1921 to Ruth Chisholm Newcomer and Frank Christian Newcomer, Josephine graduated from Laurel School and attended Bennett College. She made her debut in 1939 at The Assembly Ball.

Josephine was an avid lover of the arts, gardening, traveling, and spending summers...

Charles Wilson

Feb 22, 2021

Charles J. Wilson, Devoted Son to Esther Mae Junke and William H. Wilson, Loving Husband to Mary Ann Wilson (Nee Kozma) of 61 years, Devoted Father to Suzanne M. Wilson (Tony Al-Beshrawi) and Carolyn E. Wilson (Bart P. Terburg) and Devoted Grandfather to Daniel A. Terburg. Dear brother of the late Daniel H. Wilson.  Charlie was a Professional Mechanical...

Elizabeth Sauerland

Feb 21, 2021

Elizabeth Ellen Sauerland (Ivins) passed away peacefully February 21st, 2021. Aged 85 years. Loving wife of Franz L. Sauerland (Chagrin Falls, Ohio); beloved mother of Paul and John  Sauerland (Shaker Heights), and Robert Sauerland (Cincinnati); loving grandmother of Megan (Bryan) Flaherty, Adam, Alena, Charles, Joseph, Theodore, William, Mark and Jeffery Sauerland and Lucas and Aaron Carrion; great-grandmother of William...

Judith Arter

Feb 21, 2021

Judith L. Arter (nee Vrabel) wife of George L. Arter (deceased). Mother of Kimberly Arter and Margaret Arter. Grandmother of Mellissa Smith.  Daughter of Michael Vrabel (deceased) and Sophie Vrabel (deceased). Sister of Bernadette Rankin (deceased), Marlene Vrabel,  and Cindy Keener (Don).

Passed away February 21, 2021 in Shaker Heights, OH. Born October 7, 1945 in Uniontown,...

Gwendolyn Gardner

Feb 20, 2021

Gwendolyn C. (nee Morris)  She was the beloved wife of over 70 years to the late Herbert A. Gardner; she was the dear mother of Herbert A. (Lee) Gardner (Patsy) of Aurora, IL and Leslie G. Crossman (Kim) of Durham, NC; she was the dear grandmother of Colin Crossman (Deanna), Ashley Schrank (Steven) and Kelly Schlarb (Rory), she was...

John Haring

Feb 18, 2021

John Haring (age 74) of Cleveland Heights passed away on February 18, 2021.  He is survived by his cousins Gail Wagner (John), Holly Cole (Norm) and Lauri Hageman (Charles).  In 1964 John graduated from Warrensville Heights High School where he ran track and played trombone in the band.  He then graduated from Cleveland State University with a math major. ...