Obituaries
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...
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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