Obituaries

Jean Wiant

Jean Wiant

Oct 16, 2017

Jean A. Wiant, (nee Probeck) beloved wife of the late Richard A. Wiant, mother, grandmother, community volunteer and ardent supporter of music, died on October 16. She was 89 years old. She is survived by her children; Carolyn; James (Sharon); Marianne Shearer (John); Allen (Lisa) and her cherished grandchildren; James, Pence, Allison, Will, Lauren and Benjamin and her dear friend...

Joseph LaGuardia

Joseph LaGuardia

Oct 14, 2017

Joe LaGuardia was a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, but for more than 40 years was an Indians fan in Cleveland. He was married to Bernadette LaGuardia (née Barrett) and they had two children: his son, Jonathan, lives in Tucson and is working on his doctoral dissertation in English Literature; his daughter, Jeannine, lives in Buffalo with her husband Dinesh, and...

Linda Williams

Linda Williams

Oct 8, 2017

Linda A. Williams (nee Davis). Beloved mother of Vernon Williams. Dear grandmother of Dominique Williams. Also survived by cherished grandson Roderick Cooper. Dear sister of Joan Davis, all of Shaker Heights, Ohio. Linda is also survived by many loving cousins. No contributions please. Private Family Service. FRIENDS MAY CALL AT BROWN-FORWARD, 17022 CHAGRIN BLVD., SHAKER HTS., OH 44120 ON THURSDAY,...

Joel Makee

Joel Makee

Oct 6, 2017

Joel A. Makee, beloved husband of wife Mary Ann Makee (nee Capuano) of Cleveland Heights, OH; daughter Katherine and spouse Jeffrey of San Rafael, CA, daughter Jacqueline and spouse Shannon of Berkeley, CA, son Andrew and spouse Aleah of Tryon, NC, son Scott and spouse Aisha of Denver, CO, daughter Elizabeth and spouse Michael of San Diego, CA, son John...

Cornelia Corrigan

Cornelia Corrigan

Oct 5, 2017

Cornelia Stott Richter Corrigan, born Dec.8,1938 in St. Paul, Minnesota, daughter of Mary Elizabeth Stott and Harold Charles Richter and beloved wife for almost 60 years, of John Herbert Corrigan, peacefully passed away on October 5th after a several year battle with Alzheimer's. Nikki, as her father named her when entering school (Cornelia a bit too formal) had an older...

Irudayammal Poobalarayen

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.,...