Obituaries
Irudayammal Poobalarayen
Oct 3, 2017
Irudayammal Kagoo Poobalarayen a�" wife, Aatha, mummy, maami, grandma, Pooty, akka, periyamma, ammai, aunt, aththai, chiththi, friend, crochet artist, cook par excellence, seamstress, avid reader of Tamil fiction and prayer warrior a�" passed away peacefully on October 3, after a brief illness. She was 97. Her name "Irudayammal," which in Tamil means 'heartful mother' could also have easily meant "mother...
Dante Biello
Sep 27, 2017
DANTE N. BIELLO was the beloved husband of Jeanne (nee Scott) of Chagrin Falls, Ohio. Dante was a long time resident of Shaker Heights, Ohio. Born in Cleveland's "Little Italy", Dante attended Shaw High, class of 1939. He graduated from Western Reserve University and had an MBA from Harvard University. Before those degrees, he served during World War II with...
Michael Dreyfuss
Sep 25, 2017
Michael "Doc" Dreyfuss, MD August 20, 1934 - September 25, 2017 Michael "Doc" Dreyfuss died at home on September 25th. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Elisabeth T. Dreyfuss; his children John Henry Dreyfuss and Kyle Dreyfuss-Wells (Kevin); and his grandchildren Lily and Lucian Dreyfuss, and Fenner Dreyfuss-Wells. Born in Cologne, Germany in 1934, Michael's family fled...
Geddie Hemphill
Sep 23, 2017
Geddie was born May 21,1916 in French Camp, Mississippi as the 8th child of Liza Sisson-Hemphill and Geet Hemphill who preceded him in death. In 1939, he married the love of his life Jessie Mae Childress, their marriage lasted sixty-five years until the Lord called Jessie home in January 2005. To this union one son Howard Hemphill and daughter Marjorie...
Anne Katherine
Sep 18, 2017
Having given so much of her heart to the world that there was simply no more to give, Anne Katherine, previously known as both Anne Tounge and Anne Kaszar, died surrounded by loved ones on September 18, 2017, in Portland, Maine. Anne was born in Cincinnati, OH, on March 11, 1956, the first daughter of Joy Ellen (Bulson) Tounge and...
Mary Stevenson
Sep 16, 2017
MARY CONSTANCE STEVENSON "Connie" was the beloved wife of the late William B. Stevenson, who passed away in 1974. Connie she was the dear mother of Thomas B. Stevenson (Susan), Ellen S. Williams and Susan S. Stevenson and the dear grandmother of Heather Leete Chapman (John) and Melissa Palmer St. Onge (Jason); and great grandmother of Zoe Brady Chapman and...
George Qua
Sep 15, 2017
George Franklin Qua died September 15, 2017, the loving husband for almost 58 years to the late Sabra Hansen Qua. George was an owner of Qua Buick-Pontiac for nearly 50 years, which was most recently located in Shaker Heights. He was very active in several organizations: The Boy Scouts of America, The Rotary Club of Cleveland, COSE, the American Red...
Norman Mandell
Sep 12, 2017
Norman Holmes Mandell was born July 21,1935 and grew up in Shaker Heights, Ohio. He was five years older than his sister Carolyn, otherwise known as Toodie, and teased her unmercifully. She recalls her fear as he carried her "upside-down downstairs!" Cousin Liz Kendall remembers him as a wonderfully fun and cool older cousin who knew all the rock and...
Nancy Hamilton
Sep 5, 2017
Nancy B. Hamilton (nee Baker), age 94, passed away September 5, 2017 Preceded in death by dear parents, Katharine and Harold T. Baker. Beloved mother of Rex (Maureen Szpatura), Beth Selinsky (Michael, deceased), Woody (Perry III) (Lynette), Jill Apple (Scott), and Bruce (Holly Walquist.) Loving sister of the late William E. Baker (Jane Farmer, deceased) and the late John T....
Samuel Petry
Sep 5, 2017
Samuel Richard "Dick" Petry, II passed away on Tuesday, September 5, 2017, and is now at peace with the Lord. He was a long-time resident of Pepper Pike, Ohio. Born on November 18, 1942, in Dennison, Ohio, in Tuscarawas County, Dick was the son of the late Samuel Richard Petry and Theodora Arline Petry (Underwood). He is survived by his...
Glenn Moore
Aug 28, 2017
Glenn Howard Moore, 88, died August 28, 2017. He was born on February 12, 1929 in Pittsburgh, PA to the late Carl and Margaret (Spriggs) Moore. A graduate of South Hills High School in 1946, Glenn joined the Army at age 17 and proudly served his country for two years in Korea before the outbreak of the Korean War. In...
Russell Bean
Aug 25, 2017
Russell G. Bean, age 95, of Cleveland, OH, formerly of Saratoga, NC, passed away on Friday, August 25th, 2017. Born December 15, 1922 in Cochranton, PA, he was the son of John Bean and Maude McCracken Bean. Following High School he attended Grove City College and later Michigan State College at E. Lansing, MI. He enlisted in the US Army...
Yilmaz Belentepe
Aug 23, 2017
Yilmaz Cetin Belentepe, 85, passed away peacefully from acute myeloid leukemia in the Cleveland Clinic on August 23, 2017. Yilmaz was born in Antalya, Turkey to Yildirim and Seher Akyuz Belentepe. He was: a beloved father of Nilgun B. Trogdon (spouse Raymond D.) of Charlotte, North Carolina and Cengiz Y. Belentepe (spouse Tomoko T.) of London, England; dear grandfather of...
Helmut Alpers
Aug 18, 2017
Helmut A. Alpers, age 87 of Orange Village, OH, peacefully passed away on August 18, 2017 following a lengthy illness. Beloved husband of Marcia A. Alpers (nee Nord); Dear father of Stuart N., Scott C., Erica S. Allen (James R.); grandfather of Sydney N. and Quinn L. Alpers and Grant A. Allen; brother of Hugo A. Alpers and the late...
Katherine Leihgeber
Aug 17, 2017
Katherine "Kit" Leihgeber, dear sister of Martha J. Becker (Mrs. Philip M.) of Memphis, TN. Aunt of Mary Jeanne Masters. Also survived by cousin Mariann Ford (Mrs. Harry) of Youngstown, OH and other cousins. The family prefers that those who wish may make contributions in her name to The Memorial Fund of Fairmount Presbyterian Church, 2757 Fairmount Blvd., Cleveland Hts.,...
Christopher Bruch
Aug 15, 2017
Christopher Chiles Bruch, Jr., age 38. Beloved father of Mason and Kaylynn Corrigan. Cherished son of Karen (nee McKenna) and Christopher Chiles Bruch. Adored brother of Danette Bruch Bush (Christopher), Megan Bruch Zabell (Bryan) and Haleigh Bruch Babcox (Eddie). Uncle to Mackenzie, Maranda and Madison Bush; Ryleigh and Jaycob Zabell and Eddie Babcox. Cousin and nephew of many. The family...
Jeera Hayden
Aug 13, 2017
Dr. Jeera Hayden (nee Clubwala), age 74, of Shaker Heights, Ohio, died on Sunday, August 13, 2017 after a short illness. Beloved wife of 46 years to Stephen Hayden; loving mother of William Hayden and Louise Hayden (John Leber); adoring grandmother to Isabelle and Emily. She was an accomplished physician much loved by her patients. A 1967 graduate of the...
Creola Alexander
Aug 10, 2017
Creola Alexander passed away August 10, 2017. She was the loving wife of the late Mack Alexander. Beloved mother of Delores Minter and Juanita Brown. Loving grandmother of Sharon L. Minter, Kimberly S. Brown, and Victoria M. Brown; great grandmother of Gregory Mitchell, Jr., and Charline D. Minter; great-great grandmother of Raven Sharae and Raquel Monica Cloud-Mitchell, Jason Leonard Charles...
Patrick Rose
Aug 6, 2017
PATRICK BRITT ROSE, Born March 19, 1975, in Warren, Ohio, and died August 6, 2017, in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. Patrick is survived by his parents, Mary Britt Rose of Fairfax, CA, and C.L. (Laurie) Rose of Cleveland Heights; and his two stepsisters, Meg Hiestand of Chicago, IL, and Ashley Hiestand of Los Angeles, CA. He is a beloved grandson of...
Robert Jamieson
Aug 3, 2017
Robert Reid Jamieson, 74, of Mayfield Heights, Ohio, passed away Thursday, August 3, 2017. He was a devoted husband of the late Sara Kay Jamieson (Smith), awesome father to Robert, Bruce (Amanda), and Julia Jamieson, joyful grandparent to Hadley, Roger, Evelyn, Juniper and Indigo, and dear brother to the late Gerard Jamieson. Robert served over 40 years in the steel...
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