Obituaries

Nov 28, 2019

Peter N. Calvert, age 83.  Dear son of the late Robert Calvert and Miriam Calvert Jenkins.  Dear husband of Connie (nee Garrett).  Dear father of Geoffrey A. Calvert of Shaker Hts., OH and Cynthia A. Calvert of Richmond Hts., OH.  Peter's only grandchild is Bryson.  Dear brother of Carol C. Bates (Benham) of Shaker Hts., OH.  Dear uncle of...

Nov 28, 2019

ALLEN D. GRIGSBY Beloved husband of Joanne K. Grigsby (nee Sciascia); dear uncle of Joseph Illig of Cleveland Hts., OH; Mary Pat Illig of Cincinnati, OH; Mary Beth Mantkowski (Thomas E.) of Cincinnati, OH; Kimberly Sheppard (Gary) of Fallbrook, CA and Kelly Parriott (Robert) of Santa Cruz, CA; dear brother -in-law of Jacque Gagin (Tim) of Lafayette, CA.

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Nov 27, 2019

John J. Dyer, Jr., age 90 of Shaker Hts., OH.  Born and raised in Flint, MI, University of Michigan Alumnus and avid U of M football fan. Beloved husband of Sylvia Ann "Sammy" Morris-Dyer (nee Morris); loving father of Margaret E. Dyer-Chamberlain (Page) of San Francisco, CA, Elizabeth B. Dyer of Tampa, FL, Deb Dyer of Middlefield, OH, John...

Nov 21, 2019

Mary Ellen Peter (nee Weir) 94 passed away peacefully.  She was predeceased by her beloved husband of 54 years Thomas Armistead.  Mary Ellen was a devoted wife, mother, sister, grandmother, and a friend loved by many.  She is survived by her children Martha Peter, Thomas Peter III (Rebecca Nelson), Nancy Peter (Tony Smith) and Sallie Musser (Robert), 13 grandchildren...

Nov 17, 2019

Lloyd Harris Ellis, Jr. was born in Denver where his father was an advertising executive.  Initially educated in the south where his father was stationed during the Second World War, he subsequently graduated from Graland Country Day School in Denver and Hastings High School in Hastings, Nebraska where his mother's family had farming interests.  He won a Ford Foundation...

Nov 12, 2019

James Erwin Dinkel Pearce, age 84, of Bratenahl, OH. Survived by his wife of 33 years, Janet Dinkel Pearce, and their daughter Brittany Counts (Jonathan) and grandsons Connor & Colton of St. Marys, GA.

Mr. Pearce, originally from Toledo, OH, graduated from Wittenberg University ('58) and received a Masters degree in Social Work from The Ohio State...

Nov 12, 2019

Charles Winslow Davis (Chuck) passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 12, 2019, age 87.  Beloved husband for 63 years to Mary Ann; cherished father to Elizabeth (Mark Bayles); Laura (Michael Monroe) and Alice (David Tornquist); dearest Granddad to Matthew Tornquist, Caroline Tornquist, and Elizabeth Monroe; devoted brother to James Davis (Marcia); uncle to three nieces and a nephew and...

Nov 8, 2019

Nancy Christiansen Carpenter passed away November 8th.  She was a member of the Junior League of Cleveland since 1958 and worked for years helping children.  She spent fifteen years working as a volunteer at the Cerebral Palsy School in Cleveland Heights and with the deaf at The Chambers School.  She worked with the Girl Scouts during her two daughters’...

Nov 5, 2019

Edward Patrick Markey, age 90, of South Burlington, VT and Beachwood, OH.  Predeceased by his beloved wife of 60 years, Carol Markey (nee Stengle). Survived by his son Edward W. Markey (Mary Neagoy) of Shaker Hts., OH his daughter Kathryn L. Markey (Emmett Smith) of New York, NY; grandchildren Alice and Russell Markey of Shaker Hts., OH, Xavier and Jude...

Oct 30, 2019

Everett John Lee, age 4, passed from this world on October 30, 2019 in the presence of his loving mother and father. Everett faced multiple disabilities in his short life with a surprising strength and resilience, but, sadly, he could not endure a sudden onset of severe seizures. He is survived by his parents, Sara and Scott Lee of...

Oct 30, 2019

Jane was born October 9, 1940 to the late Dean L. and Margaret M. (Rathbun) Robb in Galesburg, IL.  She attended local schools in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Indiana and New Jersey while her father worked for Western Electric.  She graduated from Monmouth College, Monmouth, IL where she met her husband Thomas S. Davis.  She was preceded in death by a...

Oct 17, 2019

Mary Alice (Mickey) Horner (nee Miller) loving wife, mother, grandmother and life-long dedicated volunteer passed away on October 17th, 2019, at the age of 90.  She is survived by her daughter Marilyn Knox and son-in-law John Knox, her son John Horner III, her grandchildren Peter and Jason Knox and their respective spouses, Andrea and Sarah, and her great grandchildren...

Oct 12, 2019

ROSE L. HILL (nee Watkins)  Beloved mother of Tracie Hill and Melvin Hill, Jr., both of Cleveland, OH; Terry Cobb (John) of Warrensville Hts., OH and Marvin Hill of Cleveland, OH, grandmother of four and great grandmother of five; dear sister of Hadley Watkins (JoAnn), Ivan Watkins (Nita), Maurice Murray (Nicole) and the late Sabretta Watkins.

Funeral...

Oct 7, 2019

Thomas C. Taber, age 76 of Norwalk, OH.  Beloved husband of Margaret "Peg" Taber (nee Mutch); loving father of Brittain Taber of Hudson, OH and Tom Taber, Jr. (Jennifer) of Worthington, OH; grandfather of William Wedeking and Avalee, Thomas and Jonathan Taber; dear brother of Electa Horth of Gates Mills, OH.

The family prefers that those who...

Oct 7, 2019

GEORGE N. HAVENS, loving husband, father, great adventurer, and long-time Cleveland business leader, passed away on October 7th, 2019 at the age of 95. He is survived by his wife, Virginia Councell, with whom he shared all of life’s greatest moments for 71 years. Together they explored the great cities and cathedrals of Europe, hiked in the Alps, the...

Oct 5, 2019

Ernest Roger Hanson, age 90 of Shaker Hts., OH.  Ernest was an Air Force Veteran (Staff Sergeant), member of the Air Force Band of the West, as a clarinetist first, and vocalist as well as a pianist.  He was a church and synagogue musician in Cleveland.  Longtime choir member of Trinity Cathedral in Cleveland for 50 years.  Lifetime member of YMCA and swimmer....

Oct 1, 2019

Liz Hasse, 65, was pronounced dead in her residence on Tuesday, October 1, 2019 in Kirtland. Liz was born on July 20, 1954 in Cleveland. Her parents were Rachel Protheroe Hasse and Adrian Homer Hasse. She grew up in Euclid, graduated from Vermont College and Wilmington College, then became a unit secretary on the adolescent psychiatric ward at the...

Oct 1, 2019

PATRICIA ANNETTE MCAFEE  loving daughter of Edward, Sr. and Rosemary Alice McAfee; Dear sister of Edward McAfee, Jr. of Mayfield Heights, OH and Marva McAfee Jones of Palm Coast, FL.  First cousin of Brian McAfee and the late Virgil McAfee.

She gave very loving and dedicated service to Shaker Heights Class of 1970 and was a dedicated...

Sep 29, 2019

MARTHA JULIA ANDERSON (nee Lockett )  Beloved wife of the late Toyce M. Anderson; dear Mother of Harriet Long-Ware (Carl), Loretta Anderson-Slaughter (Darryl) and the late Toyce; dear grand mother of three and great grandmother of three; dear sister of Lucius Lockett and Bettie Walker (Landon).

Funeral Services will be held, Saturday, October 26th at 10 am...

Sep 25, 2019

Alvah Chisholm “Chis” Halle was born on March 13, 1957, in Aberdeen, Maryland, to Ann King Halle and the late Chisholm Halle. He died peacefully on September 25, 2019, in Los Angeles, California. He attended Hawken School in Cleveland, Ohio, Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, Connecticut, and Menlo College, in Menlo Park, California.

Chis was a well-respected entertainment...