Obituaries
James Brown,
Nov 20, 2017
JAMES W. BROWN, Jr. passed on November 20, 2017 at the age of 84. Brown was a husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, avid pilot, successful businessman and all-weather, carrier night landing qualified fighter pilot. Brown was born on February 11, 1933 in New Jersey. He graduated from Shaker Heights High School, attended Princeton University and graduated from M.I.T., a transfer...
Dolores Acree
Nov 19, 2017
DOLORES T. ACREE The dear sister of Shirley A. Thompson, Carolyn C. Thompson Williams and the late Marjorie Thompson; beloved mother of Robert Lee Acree, III; German Thompson Acree (Carole); Deborrah L. Dobrzeniecki (Leonard); Cheryl J. Acree; Dawn Acree-Billups; Elizabeth C. Acree-Smith (Richard) and Nancy C. Acree. Grandmother of 20 and great grandmother of 19. The family prefers that those...
Dennis Kelly
Nov 18, 2017
DENNIS H. KELLY, age 79 of Cleveland, OH. Beloved husband of the late Nancy S. Kelly(nee Swearingen); loving father of Stephen D. Kelly (Julie) of Natick, MA, and Katy K. Ptacek (Jim) of Lakewood, OH; dear grandfather of Aurora and Nina Kelly, Erin Ptacek and Julie Fanara. Contributions in his name may be made to The Cleveland Messiah Chorus, c/o...
Elisabeth Alexander
Nov 16, 2017
ELISABETH HADDEN ALEXANDER Beloved wife of the late Quentin Alexander; dear mother of Mary Alexander Smith (Nathaniel T.) of Gates Mills, OH; Emily Alexander Hamilton (Frank T.) of Gates Mills, OH and Pamela Alexander of Rocky River, OH; grandmother of 8 and great grandmother of one. The family prefers that those who wish make contributions in her name to Rainbow...
Betty Jarmusch
Nov 15, 2017
Betty Jarmusch, beloved mother, grandmother and lifelong writer, died peacefully at home in Shaker Heights on November 15. She was 96 and the widow of Robert T. Jarmusch, her husband of 57 years. She was born Ruth Elizabeth French, in Andover, Ohio on January 3, 1921, and had lived in Silver Lake until the 1970s. Before meeting her future husband...
Elizabeth Jastremsky
Nov 11, 2017
Elizabeth C. Jastremsky (nee Reistetter), born October 7, 1943, passed away peacefully on November 11, 2017. Sister of seven, Mother of two, Grandmother of five, Great-grandmother of one, the dearly departed was loved by many. Liz was a nurse, a poet, and a lover of Pepsi and Cheez-its. She welcomed a good conversation. Hers was a quick wit, with many...
Patricia Michael
Nov 11, 2017
Patricia Elizabeth Michael passed away on November 11, 2017. She was born on October 3, 1938 to William and Elizabeth Michael. She proudly attended Hathaway Brown School in Shaker Heights and graduated in 1956. Patricia graduated from Wharton School of Business in Philadelphia in 1960. She was a member of Chi Omega Sorority. She owned the Carlin House that specialized...
Nancy Murphy
Nov 9, 2017
Nancy M. Murphy, 87 of Shaker Heights, Ohio, passed away on November 9, 2017. Nancy was born in Cleveland on May 15, 1930. She attended Cleveland Public Schools during her elementary years and received her high school diploma from Beaumont School for Girls in Cleveland Heights. She continued her education at St. John's College where she received her undergraduate degree...
Donna Zorge
Nov 8, 2017
Donna W. Zorge (nee Watkins), beloved sister of Fred A. Watkins (Wilma) of Kirtland Hills, OH. Beloved aunt of Christopher Watkins (Catherine), Timothy Watkins, Anna Schlieman (John). Dear great aunt of Peter, Beatrice, and Phoebe Watkins; Madeline, Sophia, and Jack Schlieman. Donna was a graduate of Hathaway Brown School, Colby-Sawyer College, and Case Western Reserve University. She received a Masters...
Kuen Lee
Nov 8, 2017
Kuen Lee, Ph.D, age 98 of Shaker Hts., OH. Beloved husband of the late Hun Ti Chow; loving father of Bernard Lee (Rose Wong) of Shaker Hts., Pui Yin (Qui Win) of Taiwan, Siu Wai (Michael Kwok) of Toronto, Canada, Ming Lee of Hong Kong, China, Felix Lee (Yoko Kato) of Sunnyvale, CA; dear grandfather of Theresa and Catherine, Jasse...
Lucille Burkett
Nov 3, 2017
Lucille M. Burkett, 94, peacefully passed away on November 3, 2017. Lucy, a native of Columbus, Ohio, graduated from West High School in 1941. Her Bachelor's of Science degree from The Ohio State University was awarded in 1945, followed by a Masters' from the same institution in 1946. She served as an instructor at Ohio State from 1946 to 1952....
Mary Adams
Nov 3, 2017
Mary Anna Adams (nee Vanca) was featured in the 1932 edition of the Youngstown Vindicator when she celebrated her 4th birthday as her first birthday, having been born Leap Year, February 29, 1928. Her parents were Helen Mary Vanca (nee Nalepa) and John Leroy Vanca of Pennsylvania. Mary Anna was born at home on McGuffy Road in Youngstown, Ohio. At...
Andrew Marec
Nov 3, 2017
Andrew Marec, age 52 of Shaker Hts., OH; dear son of Judith and the late Ronald Marec; dear brother of Lisa DiPaolo (John), Holly Mack (Curtis) and the late Christopher Marec; uncle of Thomas, Melissa and Brian DiPaolo, Brittany and Brooke Mack; nephew of Elaine Marec. The family prefers that those who wish may make contributions in his name to...
Robert Dunbar
Oct 31, 2017
Robert C. Dunbar, PhD., age 74 of Cleveland Heights, OH; Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, Case Western Reserve University (1970-2017). Passed away on October 31, 2017 in the Cleveland Clinic of heart failure. Beloved husband of Mary A. Dunbar (nee Asmundson); loving father of Geoffrey T. Dunbar (Nancy M.) of Hanover, NH; William A. Dunbar (Ari Sato) of Yokohama, Japan; dear...
Charles Skinner
Oct 31, 2017
Charles "Chuck" Scofield Skinner, age 77, of Rocky River, Ohio, passed away on October 31, 2017. Chuck was born in Rocky River on February 10, 1940 to loving parents Harry Harrison Skinner & Margaret (Scofield) Skinner. Chuck was a graduate of the Culver Military Academy and from there graduated from Cornell University's School of Engineering with a B.S. and M.Eng....
Arthur Baldwin
Oct 27, 2017
Arthur Douglas Baldwin, II, age 85, passed away Oct.27th after a valiant battle against prostate cancer. The world has lost a dedicated public servant, committed civic leader, and loving husband and father. Many will miss his steady, quiet guiding hand. Arthur (Art) is survived by his wife of 60 years Margot (nee Farr), four daughters, Laura Baldwin-Wortman (Charles Wortman) of...
Alice McKinley
Oct 23, 2017
Alice Roberts McKinley, age 93 of Cleveland Heights, OH, passed away peacefully in her sleep with her daughter by her side on October 23, 2017. The dear daughter of Alice Waring Roberts and Louis C. Kuhn, she was preceded in death by her beloved husband Rowland Paull McKinley, JR, daughter Lissa McKinley, brothers Louis and Bowie Kuhn, and son-in-law Richard...
David Findlay
Oct 22, 2017
LtC (Ret.) David Brian Findlay was born and raised in Shaker Heights, Ohio. He was a 1975 graduate of Shaker Heights High School. David's family was a member of Shaker Heights Country Club where he was on the swim team, participated in the junior golf program, and bowled in the bowling leagues. He also played little league baseball under the...
John PhD
Oct 20, 2017
JOHN HOWARD TRIPP, PhD Beloved husband of Kathleen T. Tripp (nee Tillson) of Cleveland Hts., OH; dear father of Jonathan Clive Tripp of San Mateo, CA and dear grandfather of Aya Elissa Tripp, and brother of Clavell Tripp (Brenda) of Exeter, UK. The family prefers that those who wish may make contributions in his name to The American Diabetes Association,...
Mary Mercer
Oct 17, 2017
Mary Lou Mercer, age 90 of South Franklin Circle in Chagrin Falls, OH. Beloved wife (51 years) of the late Vincent G. Mercer; loving mother of Guy V. Mercer (Kathryn) of Shaker Hts., David S. Mercer (Jackie) of Frederick, MD and the late Linda M. Hung (Patrick) formerly of Gurnee, IL; dear grandmother of 6; great-grandmother of 1. The family...
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