Obituaries

Barbara Sherwood

Barbara Sherwood

Jun 25, 2017

Barbara Lange Sherwood, beloved mother of Rob H. Sherwood of Richmond Hts., OH, Thomas M. Sherwood (Laura) of West Bloomfield, MI and Barbara Sherwood Currey (Donald) of Chagrin Falls, OH. Dear grandmother of Daniel, David and Hope Sherwood and dear grandmother of Danielle and Christopher Currey. Dear sister of Dena Lange Stegmann (Richard) of St. Louis, MO. The family prefers...

Dolores Minter

Dolores Minter

Jun 21, 2017

Dolores ("Dolly") Kreicher Minter died peacefully at home at Judson Manor in Cleveland, Ohio on June 21, 2017 at the age of 77. The cause was Alzheimer's disease. During her commencement address at Hiram College in 1992, Dolly declared, "One person can make a difference." She was living proof. Born on August 4, 1939, Dolly was raised by loving parents...

Robert Smith

Robert Smith

Jun 12, 2017

Robert Charles Smith, age 94, of Sheffield Village, Ohio, was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on May 30, 1923 to Henry C. and Marion L. Smith. There he attended Langley High School. He graduated from The Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University) with a BFA in music, majoring in violin and viola, in 1949, and then in 1950 with...

Robert Neary

Robert Neary

Jun 11, 2017

Robert Donald (Bob) Neary, age 83, former Co-Chairman of the international accounting firm Ernst & Young, died peacefully on June 11, 2017 after a 3 ½ month bout with cancer. He leaves his wife of 63 years, Janet, as well as four children, their spouses, and 12 grandchildren: Bruce and Jayme Neary of Minnetonka, MN, (Michelle, and her wife Leslie,...

Clifford Shields

Clifford Shields

Jun 6, 2017

Clifford "Cliff" Shields was a financial executive with the Standard Oil Company of Ohio (Sohio). Following retirement in 1982, Cliff served as interim president of University of Mount Union and as interim dean of Kent State University's College of Business and Graduate School of Management. He was chairman emeritus of Mount Union's board of trustees and a member of its...

Sally Menges

Sally Menges

Jun 3, 2017

MENGES, Sally West, died peacefully on Saturday, June 3, 2017, at the age of 85. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Dr. Hermann "Bud" Menges, Jr., and son Fritz L. Menges. She is survived by her children, Katherine, William, Peter (Elizabeth Finegan), David (Kimberly O'Gorman), and John; and her grandchildren, Andrew, Emily, Kyle, Jake, Erin, Carly, Bobby,...

Judith Murch

Judith Murch

May 31, 2017

JUDITH C. MURCH (nee Crawford) was the beloved wife of the late Maynard H. Murch, IV; the dear mother of Maynard H. Murch, V of Kirtland, OH and Kelley M. Corrigan (Cory) of Lexington, KY; dear grandmother of A.J. Corrigan and dear sister of James D. Crawford (Francine). She was the beloved daughter of the late Helen K. and Dwight...

Sabra Qua

Sabra Qua

May 31, 2017

Sabra Qua (nee Hansen), age 83, died on May 31, 2017, at her home, after a prolonged illness. Sabra was born on October 4, 1933 in Columbia Hospital for Women in Washington, D.C. Her husband, George Franklin Qua II, was also born there. Her parents were Paul William and Ruth Williams Hansen. Paul was the oldest of nine children and...

Caryn Foltz

Caryn Foltz

May 25, 2017

Caryn Foltz died peacefully on May 25th, 2017 at the age of 78. Daughter of the late R. Franklin Outcalt and Virginia Harris Outcalt. She is survived by her husband of 57 years, Henry Foltz; her son and daughter, W. Price Foltz (Kristi) of Chagrin Falls and Allison Foltz Milmoe (Andrew) Oakland, CA.; and four grand children, Alexandra Foltz, Benjamin...

Steven Sords

Steven Sords

May 22, 2017

Steven Robert Sords died suddenly at his home in Kirtland Hills on May 22, 2017. Steve was the son of Robert and Virginia Sords and grew up in Shaker Heights, along with his brother, Paul Andrew (Sharon) and sister Katy Mercer (Guy). Home and family was always important to Steve. Living on Manchester Road, he graduated from John Carroll University...

James Nesper

James Nesper

May 22, 2017

James Richard Nesper, 86, died on May 22, 2017, in Cleveland, Ohio. He was born on February 10, 1931, in Woodville, Ohio, beloved son of Erwin Ludwig Jacob Nesper and Alma Carolyn (Kruse) Nesper. His brother, Thomas E. Nesper, proceeded him in death. Jim grew up in Marion, Ohio, spending one year of school at Mt Hermon High School in...

Patricia Richards

Patricia Richards

May 21, 2017

Patricia L. Richards (nee Lynch), age 77 of Shaker Hts., OH. Longtime educator for the Shaker Heights school system. Beloved wife of the late Frank G. "Buzzy" Richards, Jr.; loving mother of Frank G. "Rick" Richards, III of Shaker Hts. and Timothy L. Richards (Catherine) of Shaker Hts.; adoring grandmother of Patrick and Evan Richards; dear sister of the late...

Elizabeth Hollister

Elizabeth Hollister

May 19, 2017

Betty Hollister, devoted wife of Jack, loving mother of John (Cindy), Tom (Diane), Ellen Whelan (Bill) and David (Dana), loving "grandmumz" of Will, Ben, Steve, Samantha, Allison and Andrew died Friday May 19 at the age of 90. Besides her immediate family, she is survived by a sister, six nephews, one niece, and two twin great grandsons. Born February 2,...

Richard Clark

Richard Clark

May 18, 2017

Richard Wellman Clark, born October 17, 1924, in Woodbury, Connecticut. He was one of three sons of Dorris and Leland Clark. Dick spent his early years in Connecticut and attended Avon Old Farms School. Then, during World War II he was an Air Force Navigator. After graduating from The College of Wooster in Ohio he settled in northern Ohio working...

Dylan Wilkins

Dylan Wilkins

May 16, 2017

DYLAN C. WILKINS beloved son of Adrienne and Robin Wilkins and dear brother of Andrew C. and Max C; dear grandson of Nedra and Sylvester Angel. The family prefers that those who wish may make contributions in his name to Recovery Resources, 3950 Chester Ave., Cleveland, OH 44114 or Stella Maris,1320 Washington Ave., Cleveland, OH 44113. Funeral Mass will be...

Dudley Hawley,

Dudley Hawley,

May 16, 2017

Dudley A. Hawley, Jr., beloved son of the late Agnes (nee Washburn) Hawley and Dudley Allen Hawley. Beloved husband of Marias S. Hawley (nee Spencer). Dear father of Dudley A. Hawley, III (Elizabeth nee Mott) of Fox Chapel, Pennsylvania and Elizabeth S. Hawley (David A. Kennedy) of Novato, California. Dear grandfather of Alexander W. Hawley (Chelsea nee Henderson) and raham...

Frances Taft

Frances Taft

May 14, 2017

FRANCES "FRANNY" TAFT, 95, long-time professor of art history and an avid tennis player (as pictured here), died peacefully at home on Mother's Day, May 14. Wife of the late Seth Chase Taft and matriarch of a close-knit family, Franny also had a knack for making and keeping friends, beginning back in Connecticut where she grew up and extending through...

Joseph Fadukovich

Joseph Fadukovich

May 14, 2017

Joseph Fadukovich, age 89 of Rockdale, IL. Loving son of the late Joseph and Barbara Fadukovich; dear brother of Mary Hart of Murfreesboro, TN; dear uncle of David K. Hart (Anna Marie) of Murfreesboro, TN and Melody Hart (Gary Benjamin) of Cleveland Hts., OH; grand-uncle of David and Joseph Petit and Sarah, Asa, Josiah, Jared and Rachel Hart. The family...

Elizabeth Akers

Elizabeth Akers

May 13, 2017

Elizabeth "Bee" Akers, beloved wife to Bob Akers, mother to Beth, Jeannette (David D'Alessandro) and Scott (Erica Dun) and grandmother to Robert D'Alessandro passed away peacefully in her sleep at home on May 13, 2017. Sister Dorothy Hart predeceased her. Born in Cleveland to Walter and Mabel Hart, she attended Shaker Heights High School and then Ohio Wesleyan University where...

Min Bamfield

Min Bamfield

May 13, 2017

Min Sun Bamfield was the beloved wife of Milton M. Bamfield of Shaker Heights, OH and the dear mother of Angela Sun Bamfield. She was the dear sister of Ping, Qin and Wen. Funeral Services will be held Wednesday, May 24th at 6 PM in BROWN-FORWARD, 17022 Chagrin Blvd., Shaker Hts., OH where FRIENDS MAY CALL ONE HOUR PRIOR TO...