Obituaries

May 10, 2020

Former Cleveland Heights, OH, Mayor, real estate industry standout, and esteemed community leader, Robert Henry “Bob” Arnold, passed away on May 10, at Judson Park in Cleveland, OH, only 5 days after the loss of his beloved wife of 78 years, Jean. The cause of death for both was complications from COVID-19. At the time of his death, Bob...

May 9, 2020

Lyndhurst, OHIO – Harriet Perkins Bagley, 70 went peacefully to her heavenly home surrounded by family on May 9, 2020,  after a 47 year long battle with rheumatoid arthritis. She was born in Skowhegan, Maine on March 6, 1950 to Harry and Ethelyn (Heald) Perkins. She was educated in Mercer and graduated from Skowhegan High School. She was the...

May 5, 2020

Jean Hackett Arnold, 98, a lifelong Clevelander and a resident of Judson Park since 2012, passed into Eternity on May 5, 2020 at Judson’s Health Center with her daughter, Judith F. Arnold of New Jersey, at her side. The cause of death was heart disease and complications of COVID-19.  Jean’s passing marked the end of a life lived vibrantly,...

May 2, 2020

Jonathan “Jon” E. Thackeray of Chagrin Falls, OH (formerly of Darien, CT and Captiva, FL) passed away peacefully in his home on May 2, 2020, surrounded by his loving family.  Born in Athens, OH on July 30, 1936, he was the son of Joseph and Betty.  He graduated from Harvard College in 1958 and from Harvard Law School in...

Apr 24, 2020

Lillian Rumrill Chapman, 88, formerly of Hudson, Ohio and Danielson, CT, passed away on April 24, 2020, in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s disease. She was preceded in death in 1993 by her husband of 37 years, Peter Paul Chapman and her daughter Audrey in 2008.

Born in Killingly, Connecticut, in 1932, she...

Apr 24, 2020

Marguerite (Peggy) Campbell (nee Brown) passed away on April 24, 2020 at the age of 87.  She was a longtime resident of Cleveland.

Beloved wife of the late Thomas F. Campbell.  Devoted mother to Thomas F. III (Linda) and the late Ellen .  Cherished grandmother to Thomas F. IV and Victoria Elizabeth.

Peggy received her...

Apr 20, 2020

Richard Durbin Schneider passed away April 20, 2020 at 83-years-old. He was a Professor Emeritus of Art at Cleveland State University for 43 years. His primary study of art interest was ceramics and sculpture. His work was exhibited nationally and internationally across more than 40 years worth of exhibitions. An official artist statement written by him states, “I am...

Apr 19, 2020

Nicholas Peay, a private investor and a leader of the performing arts in northeastern Ohio, died in Cleveland Heights on April 19th, 2020. He was 86 years old.

Nick is survived by his wife of nearly 60 years, Barbara Sue Peay; his three children and their spouses; Elizabeth (Peay) and David McCreery, Nicholas Peay and Vanessa Wong,...

Apr 16, 2020

Virginia C. Havens was successful in all the diverse aspects of her productive life - as a student, wife, mother, teacher, gourmet cook, quilter, bird watcher, bird bander, non­ profit volunteer, hostess, world traveler and a strong advocate for civic improvement.

She was the loving wife and life-long partner to George N. Havens and daughter of William...

Apr 13, 2020

Beloved wife, mother, aunt, grandmother, and friend died April 13, 2020, at the age of 89. Marilyn was predeceased by her loving husband, Milan (Mel), in January of 2020. Mel and Marilyn met in the first class of their first day of college at Ohio University in 1948. They became close friends, married in 1956, and shared 63 years...

Apr 11, 2020

On Saturday, April 11, 2020, Theodore Baird Wiehe, Jr., husband, father of two children, grandfather, brother, uncle, teacher and coach, passed away peacefully, at Judson Park in Cleveland Ohio, at the age of 78.

Baird was born on June 24, 1941, in Baltimore, Maryland to the parents of Mary House and Theodore Baird Wiehe. They moved to...

Apr 6, 2020

Anne Motch Barnes, 85 of Waite Hill and Chagrin Falls, Ohio died on April 6, 2020. Anne, daughter of Elton Franklin and Dorothy Stearns Motch was born in Cleveland, Ohio on October 27, 1934.  After graduating from Hathaway Brown School, Anne attended Briarcliff College. She married U.S. Air Force First Lieutenant Patterson Barnes in 1956 and they spent their...

Apr 5, 2020

Martin Sebastian Simon, aged 99, six weeks shy of his 100th birthday, passed away on April 5 under the care of hospice at Judson Park, Cleveland.  He is survived by his daughters, Cecily Bianca Simon Savick and Celeste Dessertenne, his five grandchildren, Bryan (Jody) Becker, Antoine Dessertenne, Alan Becker, Dania (Vivek) Sharma and Julien Dessertenne, and his three great-grandchildren,...

Apr 1, 2020

Virginia Osborne Charman, of Hunting Valley, OH and Boca Grande, FL, died April 1, 2020 in Cleveland, OH at age 96. Known to her family and friends as Bina, she and her three older sisters Annette, Dorothy and Marjorie, and her younger brother Bill, grew up in Cleveland Heights. Her parents William McKinley Osborne and Jessie Miller Osborne raised...

Mar 30, 2020

Christine Elizabeth Sumner (nee Morgan), aged 72, passed away on March 30, 2020. She was pre-deceased by her father, Hilber W. Morgan, and her mother, Helen C. Morgan (nee Cavanagh). She is survived by her husband, Thomas W. Sumner, her sister, Julia M. Lustic (Gary), five nieces, and a great niece and great nephew.

Chris had a...

Mar 28, 2020

Gretchen Hickox Satz died Saturday, March 28, at the Ernest P. Barka Assisted Living Community in Brentwood, New Hampshire, following months of declining health. She was 90.

A longtime resident of Shaker Heights, she moved to New Hampshire in 2011.

Gretchen was born on the cusp of the Great Depression in Burbank, California, in 1929....

Mar 27, 2020

Elizabeth Crawford Lovett Gaetjens, 106, died March 27, 2020.  Her longevity was surpassed by her devotion to both family and close friends and her commitment to education and life-long learning.

Betty was born on June 1, 1913 to William Curtis and Mary Crawford Rodenbaugh Lovett and was a lifetime resident of Cleveland.  She fondly recalled her nurturing...

Mar 27, 2020

James Franklin Petznick (April 17, 1939 - March 27, 2020) of Shaker Heights was the son of Dr. George W. Petznick and Julia Jeanella Baughman Petznick. He was born at University Hospital in Cleveland and raised in Shaker Heights, graduating in 1957 from Shaker Heights High School. He pledged Sigma Nu at Duke University but graduated from Denison University...

Mar 25, 2020

Mildred “Millie” Manetta Yoder, 92, died on Wednesday, March 25, 2020 in Cleveland, Ohio. Mildred was a long-time, energetic member of Fairmount Presbyterian Church in Cleveland Heights, where she served as an Elder, Deacon, Educator, member of the Woman’s Guild and Office Volunteer.

Mildred was born in 1928 to Millie (née Binns) Wright and Thomas Wright in Brownsville, PA, the heart of coal mining country. Her family moved to Coal Center, PA, where...

Mar 18, 2020

William A. Mitchell, age 95, passed away peacefully on March 18, 2020 in the company of family.  He was pre-deceased by his wife of 69 years, Margaret Newell Mitchell. He is survived by his five daughters, Ann (Richard Hunter), Jane (Art Ellison), Elizabeth, Margaret (Sam Weingart), and Catherine, as well as five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

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