Obituaries
Marilyn A. McCullar
Jan 10, 2024
Marilyn A. (Hansen) McCullar passed from this life on January 10, 2024. Her beloved husband Joel was at her side every step of her long, difficult, final journey. Marilyn was born in Southern California. She grew into a tall, blonde, and dynamic woman. She attracted the attention of Joel McCullar, a successful jockey, who lived in the same apartment building...
Phillice K. Hess
Dec 27, 2023
Phillice K. Hess (nee Klir), age 97 of Shaker Hts., OH. Loving wife of the late Theodore S. Hess; loving mother of Eric T. of Shaker Hts., Kurt E. (Linda) of Solon, OH, Mathew F. of Brunswick, OH and the late Max K. Hess (Cheryl); dear grandmother of Andrew, Jennifer, Emily and Gregory Hess. The family prefers that those who...
Marion "Marilou" Abele
Dec 22, 2023
Marion "Marilou" C. Abele (nee Cook), was born on March 21, 1935 to her devoted parents, Ralph “Ted” Cook and Dorothea B. Cook (nee Bobb). Marilou passed away peacefully, on the afternoon of December 22, at age 88.
Marilou was an extraordinary person, loving mother, and humanitarian, who loved life. She possessed a great sense of community; sharing her...
Marjean Potter Ehlers
Dec 18, 2023
Rev. Dr. Marjean Potter Ehlers
Marjean Potter Ehlers (born Marjean Paula Potter) came into this world on February 13th, 1950, in Emmetsburg, Iowa to Paul and Irene Potter of Ruthven, Iowa. Greeting her at home was an older brother, Lynn, and later joined by a younger sister, DeeAnn. Her father, Paul, was an itinerant United Methodist Pastor so Marjean...
Charles Allen Bashour, MD
Dec 17, 2023
Charles Allen Bashour, MD, age 69 of Chagrin Falls, OH. Beloved husband of Janie Bashour (nee Burleson); loving father of Michael S. Bashour (Laura) of Austin, TX, Kathryn B. Thompson (Chase) of Dallas, TX and Caroline L. Bashour, MD of Columbus, OH; dear grandfather of Graham and Hannah; dear brother of Sally Klinke (Preston) of Memphis, TN and Mary Ann...
Beatrice B. Muller
Dec 12, 2023
Beatrice Birkbeck Muller was born on August 8, 1929 in Wadsworth, Ohio. Her mother, Velma Auble Birkbeck, was a school teacher in the town of Wadsworth, and her father, William George Birkbeck, was a farmer and woodworker. She spent much of her Depression-era childhood learning many skills and family values from her dad on the Birkbeck farm (including how to...
Glenn Alan Darling
Dec 11, 2023
Glenn A. Darling, age 93, builder and developer of homes and offices in Pepper Pike, Beachwood and other eastern suburbs, passed away on December 11, 2023. Born November 25, 1930 in Cleveland, Ohio. He was the loving son of the late Merle Kenneth "MK" and Margaret Darling (nee Ulmer).
Glenn was a graduate of Heights High School and...
Harry Armour Cotesworth
Dec 10, 2023
Harry Armour Cotesworth, Jr. passed away on December 10, 2023. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio November 26, 1928.
He was pre-deceased by his first wife, Martha Hellon Elmore Cotesworth, in 1970; his mother, Effie Sarah Day Cotesworth, in 1980; and his father, Harry Armour Cotesworth, Sr., in 1981.
He is survived by his loving wife of 46 years, Yolanta...
Sandra Lee Crumley
Dec 10, 2023
Sandra Lee Crumley (nee Heston) passed away peacefully on December 10, 2023 in Lyndhurst, OH, at the age of 93.
Sandra was born on August 16, 1930, to Wayman and Nila (Hinsey) Heston, in Lafayette, Indiana. She graduated from Speedway High School in Indianapolis in 1948. She received a bachelor’s degree in Home Economics from Indiana University and a master’s...
Merritt A Osborn
Dec 8, 2023
Merritt A. Osborn, age 95 of Chagrin Falls, OH. Beloved husband of the late Amity A. Osborn; loving father of Stephen Osborn (Faith) of Mantua, OH, Susan Osborn (the late Daniel Weingast) of Lafayette, CO, Sarah Osborn (David Eden) of West Linn, OR and Elizabeth Osborn (Gordon Holbein) of Bridgewater, NH; dear grandfather of Merritt Osborn, Elise Goldwater (Adam), B. Jacob...
Thomas Whitely Cullinan
Nov 30, 2023
Thomas Whitely Cullinan of Cleveland Heights.
May 30, 1970-November 30, 2023.
Survived by his wife Joanna May (Hunkins).
Preceded in death by his mother Helen B. Cullinan and father Thomas P. Cullinan.
Beloved son-in-law, brother-in-law, uncle, cousin, and dog dad. He was a friend and mentor to many.
Memorial Services will be held Monday, January 22nd, 2024 at 11am in...
Celia A Smith
Nov 25, 2023
Celia Adrienne Smith was born in Cleveland, OH on April 25, 1959, at University Hospital MacDonald Women’s Hospital to Iona Chunn Smith and Prince Jackson Smith. She lived a full and fruitful life as a very strong Christian and a genuine lover of mankind. She departed this life in the early morning of November 25, 2023.
Celia graduated from Lutheran...
Louise Woolfolk Grayson
Nov 19, 2023
Long time Cleveland/Shaker Heights resident, Louise Woolfolk Grayson, peacefully transitioned in her sleep at her home of 61 years, on November 19, 2023. She was just shy of her 98th birthday.
Born in Caroline County, Virginia, Louise was the seventh of eight children, born to the late Hallie and Nettie Wright Woolfolk.
Louise met and married her husband, Anderson, in...
Nora Pollock Castle
Nov 18, 2023
Longtime Cleveland Heights resident, Nora Castle died on November 18, 2023 at age 84 from Myelodysplastic Syndrome, a disease that neither she nor her family had ever heard of before her diagnosis 11 months ago.
She was predeceased by her daughter Kate, in 1980. She is survived by her husband William, son Peter, daughter Amy, grandson Aidan McAree and...
Pauline Degenfelder, PhD
Nov 16, 2023
E. Pauline Degenfelder, PhD, MBA, age 83, of Shaker Heights, OH, passed away on November 16, 2023. Pauline was born in New York City in 1940 to Joseph and Elise Sutta, who ran a diner in Queens, NY. She had a pleasant childhood, exploring New York City, going to summer camp and taking care of her sister Nancy. Pauline attended the...
Joan W Wilharm
Nov 12, 2023
A long-time resident of the Village of Chagrin Falls, Joan Weaver Wilharm was born in Canton, Ohio on March 24, 1934 and passed away on November 12, 2023. She was preceded in death by her parents, Kenneth Carter Weaver and Ursula Morgan Weaver, and her brother, Richard David Weaver.
After graduating from high school in Canton, she attended Ohio Wesleyan...
Jay Hoffer Sload
Nov 11, 2023
Jay Hoffer Sload of Shaker Heights, Ohio passed away on November 11, 2023. He was a son of Paul Hoffer Sload and Katharine Harrington Sload, born on November 6th, 1936 in Shaker Heights, where he lived 80 of his 87 years. Jay graduated from Shaker Heights High School in 1954 and from Denison University in 1958. At Denison, Jay majored...
Margaret Marie McNitt
Nov 10, 2023
The beloved wife of Thomas McNitt of Shaker Hts., OH. The dear mother of Richard A. McNitt (Simone) of University Hts., OH and the late Brian McNitt. She was the dear grandmother of Bryantomas and Mckenzie McNitt and the dear sister of the late Pauline Washtak of Springfield, NE, and Frances Iwanski of Lorain.
Marge was a teacher...
Henry Chisholm III
Nov 9, 2023
Henry Chisholm III passed away peacefully on November 9 at the age of 88.
Henry married his high school sweetheart, Sally Weaver, upon graduating from Yale University in 1957, and they spent 66 happy years together raising their three children, golfing, curling, traveling and being active grandparents.
Henry had a successful career as a metallurgical engineer in Oglebay Norton’s Iron...
Susan Hanrahan Turben
Nov 6, 2023
Dr. Susan Hanrahan Turben (11/06/1936 – 11/06/2023)
On November 6, 2023, her 87th birthday, Susan Hanrahan Turben passed away peacefully. She leaves her beloved husband of 47 years John F. Turben (Jack) of Kirtland Hills, OH, sister Mary H. Berlow of Buffalo, NY and children Newton S. Kimberly, Jr. (Elizabeth) of Chagrin Falls, OH, James H. Kimberly (Beth) of...
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