Obituaries

George Loomis

George Loomis

Feb 26, 2018

George Perkins Loomis, Jr., age 93, passed away on Monday, February 26, 2018. Beloved husband of 64 years to the late Kathryn "Bunny" Loomis (nee Mayo); loving father of Kathryn ("Muffy") Kaesberg (Jim) and David Loomis (Dori). Cherished grandfather to Julia and Eric Kaesberg, and Emily and Hannah Loomis. Son of the late George and Helen Loomis (nee Wood) and...

Margaret Huffman

Margaret Huffman

Feb 25, 2018

MARGARET HUFFMAN (PEGGY) of Lakewood, Ohio; Peggy passed away peacefully on Feb 25, 2018. She was born Nov 5, 1932 in Lansing, MI. Peg was a graduate of Michigan State University and the University of Iowa's Social Workers Masters program. She served a long career as a social worker and a determined champion for social justice. Surviving her are her...

Beverly Moffet

Beverly Moffet

Feb 24, 2018

A LIFE STORY: IN LOVING MEMORY OF BEVERLY LOU MOFFET September 4, 1937 - February 24, 2018 Bev, a late entry to her family, joined her parents, Berdie Lucile Ephraim Moffet and Ernest Beveridge Moffet, and two brothers, William Ephraim and Ernest Beveridge, Jr., on September 4, 1937, in St. Paul, Minnesota. In her early life she developed deep love...

John Lauer

John Lauer

Feb 23, 2018

It is with deep sadness that the family of John N. Lauer announces his passing on February 23, 2018. He had just turned 79, and by anyone's measure, lived a full, adventurous, impactful, incredible life. During the last eight months of his life he waged a heroic battle against cancer. He died at home, surrounded by his loving family. John...

James Hewlett

James Hewlett

Feb 15, 2018

It is with great sadness that the loving family of Dr. James Spencer Hewlett announces his passing on February 15, 2018, at the age of 99. Dr. Hewlett was born in Winchester, Kentucky on November 30, 1918. At an early age, he moved with his family to Danville, Kentucky, where he was raised. He attended Danville High School and graduated...

Ella Quintrell

Ella Quintrell

Feb 14, 2018

Ella H. Quintrell passed away peacefully on February 14, 2018. Born on October 3, 1927, she was the daughter of Frank and Dorothy Hornickel. A graduate of Hathaway Brown School and Smith College, she was a life trustee of Hathaway Brown School, served in leadership capacities for Smith College, the Benjamin Rose Institute, and the Garden Club of Cleveland among...

William Fotheringham

William Fotheringham

Feb 13, 2018

William A. Fotheringham, age 89 of Moreland Hills, OH. Loving husband of Marilyn J. Fotheringham (nee Savely); beloved father of Cynthia Lynn Fotheringham of Bronxville, NY and Chris Anne Corryn (Phillip) of New York, NY; dear grandfather of Samantha Chandler Corryn; brother of Charles Fotheringham of Buffalo, NY. Longtime owner of a Manufacturing Agency, avid boater and tennis player. Private...

Virginia Curro

Virginia Curro

Feb 10, 2018

VIRGINIA R. CURRO, age 100, was the beloved sister of Laura Marie Lipari and the late Thomas A. Curro the dear aunt of John Lipari, Charles Lipari and Tom Lipari (Gail) of Corona Ca., Vivian Lipari of Cincinnati, OH and Myriam Mayshark of Bemus Point, NY and she is also survived by her beloved grand-great nieces and nephews. Funeral Mass...

Madge Wollaeger

Madge Wollaeger

Feb 9, 2018

MADGE WOLLAEGER KASTNER, 91, passed away on Friday, February 9, 2018 after a brief illness. Born on April 23, 1926, she was the daughter of Mary Ann and Howard Hopwood of Latrobe, Pennsylvania. She had two brothers, Howard Harbison Hopwood II and David Jackson Hopwood, who preceded her in death. Madge graduated from Cleveland Heights High School in 1944 prior...

John Pistone

John Pistone

Feb 8, 2018

John Louis Pistone passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by his loving children and devoted caregivers, on February 8, 2018. Born April 16, 1922, the only son of Luigi and Josephine (Colavita) Pistone, immigrants from Sicily. Beloved husband of the late Julie (Verna), who passed away on January 29, 2016. Deeply loved father of Laura (Dale Kiikka), Karyn, Joan (Gene...

Lillian Titmas

Lillian Titmas

Feb 1, 2018

Lillian Titmas was born in Paterson, NJ, May 2, 1928. She grew up in NJ, went to East Side High School in Paterson, lived in Fairlawn and Bloomingdale, NJ. Lillian put herself through college at William Paterson College and Rockland Community College later in life, once being turned down by a bank because she didn't have her husband's permission. She...

Diane Brown

Diane Brown

Jan 26, 2018

DIANE R. BROWN (nee Robertson) Was the beloved mother of Lorrie B. Brown (Mark) of Deptford, NJ; Jennifer H. Brown of Pepper Pike, OH and the late Christopher R. Brown. Diane was the dear grandmother of Finnegan Brown. The family prefers that those who wish may make contributions in her name to The Melmark Home, 2600 Wayland Rd., Berwyn, PA...

Patrick Gallagher,

Patrick Gallagher,

Jan 25, 2018

Beloved husband of Suzanne Ring Gallagher; dear father of Kerry Gallagher of Cleveland Heights, OH and Catherine Remick (Jimi) of Cleveland Heights, OH; dear step father of Katie Ring of Rutland, VT and Joseph Ring (Heather) of Portland, OR; dear grandfather of Cira Ring, Mia Ring, Reilly Duggan, Liam Duggan and Quinn Duggan; beloved brother of Michael Gallagher, MD (Rose)...

James Smeed

James Smeed

Jan 24, 2018

James Hawken Smeed died January 24, 2018. He was the loving and devoted husband of Beverly Moore Smeed. He was predeceased by his father H. Mortimer Smeed and his mother Helen McKenna Smeed, as well as most of his contemporary relatives and closest friends. Jim served in the United States Army from 1946 - 1948. Following military service he received...

Lynn Shaltunuk

Lynn Shaltunuk

Jan 21, 2018

LYNN J. SHALTUNUK (nee Schwerin) The beloved wife of William S. Shaltunuk of Auburn Twp., OH and dear mother of Scott G. Shaltunuk of Parma, OH and Robin L. Marlar of Akron, OH. Lynn was the dear grandmother of Ernest and Julia Ganz and Matthew and Kyle Williams. She was the dear sister of Robert W. Schwerin and Gene Schwerin...

Pearl Crain

Pearl Crain

Jan 19, 2018

Pearl Talbitha Crain (nee Qualls) of Shaker Hts., OH. Beloved wife of the late Lawrence" Lonnie" Crain; loving mother of the late Lawrence "Chris" Crain, MD (Lillian Crain); dear grandmother of Jose Crain; loving god-mother of Senator Emanuel Jones; dear sister of Fred Qualls (Cheryl) along with a host of nieces and nephews. The family prefers that those who wish...

John Douglas

John Douglas

Jan 18, 2018

Dr. John Douglas, age 88, died at Kemper House in Highland Heights, OH on January 18, 2018. He is survived by his daughter Sara Douglas (Eric Corty) of Beachwood, OH, grandchildren Matthew Douglas (Katie Ernst Douglas), Willa Rose Douglas, David Douglas Corty and Paul Thomas Corty, daughter-in-law Melissa Douglas, along with his brother (Robert Douglas), sister (Jean Douglas Teufel), nieces...

Joseph Balazs

Joseph Balazs

Jan 18, 2018

Joseph B. Balazs, age 83, passed away January 18th, 2018. He was the beloved husband of 57 years to Joyce C. Balazs and the dear father of one daughter and two sons: Anne E. Gold (Alan) of Rye, NY; David J. Balazs (Anya) of Shaker Heights, OH; and James A. Balazs (fiancée Melissa Garrett) of Mayfield Village, OH. Joe was...

John Toll

John Toll

Jan 17, 2018

JOHN J. TOLL the beloved husband of the late Dorothy J. Toll (nee Hemple) dear father of Linda A. Toll of Montville, OH and of the late Lee J. Toll; Grandfather of two and also a great grandfather. The family prefers that those who wish may make contributions, marked in his memory, to Fieldstone Farm Therapeutic Riding Center, 16497 Snyder...

Edith Nickoson

Edith Nickoson

Jan 15, 2018

Edith Nickoson (nickname Babucy) was born in Germany on November 24, 1947. She immigrated to Cleveland on February 23, 1953 and became a US citizen on June 12, 1961. Edith was the middle child along with her older sister Friederika (Goldie) and younger brother Herbert. She graduated from John Adams High School in 1966 and married her husband Carl on...