Obituaries
Timothy Garon
Apr 5, 2016
Beloved son, brother and uncle, Timothy Prajon Garon, was relieved of his earthly struggles on April 5, 2016 and is resting now in eternal peace. Timothy was born in Thailand on July 14, 1973. He came to live in the United States with his adoptive parents Gail and Robert and joined older siblings Lynne, Steven, and David. The family moved...
Elvira Ashford
Apr 4, 2016
It is with the saddest regret that we announce the Death of Elvira Ashford, on April 4th, 2016, in Orlando, Florida. She shall forever be remembered and cherished by family members, relatives and friends. Friends may call at Brown-Forward Funeral Home, 17022 Chagrin Blvd., Shaker Hts., OH 44120 on Friday, April 15, 2016, until 7:00 pm. A Funeral Service will...
T. Taylor
Apr 3, 2016
Ryburn Taylor, age 54, died peacefully on Sunday, April 3, 2016, after a two-year battle with cancer. He arrived with great fanfare on July 7th, 1961, in Dayton, Ohio to the excitement of Alex Taylor and Sandy Taylor (nee Ryburn). He took great joy in playing gorilla with his siblings, Cordy Taylor and Taylor Estes (nee Taylor). He attended University...
Barbara Wayne
Mar 28, 2016
BARBARA L. WAYNE (nee Levitt) age 82 of Cleveland, Ohio was the beloved wife of the late Richard Wayne; the loving mother of Howard (Madelon) of Columbus, OH; Jonathan (Nancy) of Fairview park, OH and Laura Powell (Richard) of Mayfield Hts., OH and the beloved grandmother of Katie, Andrew and Elizabeth. She was the daughter of the late Nat and...
Catherine Connelly
Mar 28, 2016
Catherine S. Connelly, age 100 of Shaker Hts., OH. Beloved daughter of the late James and Florence Connelly; dear sister of the late Florence Connelly, the late Mary Rampe (Paul) and the late Thomas Connelly (Marguerite); dear Aunt of Paul, Peter (Leslie), James (Mary) and the late David Rampe. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Ursuline College,...
Martha Grabner
Mar 23, 2016
Martha ""Marty"" E. Grabner (nee Ebright), of Chagrin Falls, OH. Beloved wife of George J. Grabner; loving mother of Garwood M. Weatherhead (Ann) of Falls Church, VA, Martha ""Missy"" M. Shiverick (Asa ""Bo"") of Chagrin Falls, Olwen E. Modell of Owings Mills, MD and Mary Weatherhead Feldman (Steven) of Cleveland Heights; step-mother of Jan Casey, George Grabner, Jr. and John...
Mary Tipler
Mar 21, 2016
Mary Jean Tipler, age 87 of Cleveland Heights, Ohio, died peacefully on March 21. Born January 9, 1929 in Antigo, Wisconsin to Perry A. Tipler and Ella A. Tipler (Erlandson), she attended schools in Antigo and Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Married May 31, 1952 to Carl William Ubbelohde, Jr. She received a Bachelor degree from Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.A social...
Allan Hodges
Mar 19, 2016
ALLAN J. HODGES was the beloved brother of Heather M. Hodges of Bay Village, OH and dear son of the late Aiden F. "Jack" and Frances Ruppelt Hodges. Those who wish may make contributions in his name to The Western Reserve Historical Society, 10825 East Blvd., Cleveland, OH 44106. FRIENDS MAY CALL AT BROWN-FORWARD, 17022 CHAGRIN BLVD., SHAKER HTS., OH,...
Barbara Williams
Mar 16, 2016
Barbara Claire Love Hall Thatcher Williams was born October 16, 1914 to parents Edward and Claire Hall in Cleveland, Ohio. She was preceded in death by husband Harry Pemberton Thatcher, husband Harter Whiting Williams and son Randall Hall Thatcher. She is survived by dear daughter Carol Pemberton Thatcher, daughter-in-law Mary Hartman Thatcher, stepdaughter Carol Williams Gould, granddaughter Gayle (Russ Udelhofen)Thatcher,...
Robert Gunton
Mar 11, 2016
Robert (Bob) Gunton. A life-long Clevelander, Bob lived a long and full life. He loved aviation, Big Band music, dancing, and his native city. The son of Pat and Helen Gunton, Bob grew up on the East Side of Cleveland and graduated from Cleveland Heights High School and Dyke College. In 1941 he enlisted in the Army Air Corps. He...
Patricia Kilpatrick
Mar 3, 2016
Patricia Kilpatrick (nee Baldwin), was born May 19, 1927, to Leland Stanford Baldwin and Agnes Sweeney Baldwin, and died peacefully March 3, 2016 with her daughter by her side. She was a loving mother to three children, the late Timothy Leland Kilpatrick, The Reverend Catherine Louise Walsh (Mike) and Rufus Hall Kilpatrick III (Kellie). She was the proud grandmother of...
Betty Schaefer
Feb 29, 2016
BETTY JANE SCHAEFER (nee Dressel) The beloved wife of the late Joseph Schaefer. Betty was the dear sister of Edith D. Miller of Cleveland Heights, OH and she was the loving aunt of Steven D. Miller; Lester T. "Tim" Miller (Rae); Betty Jean "B J" Miller (Martin Katz; David Keenan (Deborah) and Andrew Keenan (Deborah). She will be remembered for her...
Mae Pless
Feb 29, 2016
Mae Patterson Von Pless (nee Harper), 89, passed away on February 29, 2016 at Devon Oaks in Westlake, Ohio. She was born on October 18, 1926 in New York, New York to George and Matilda Harper. Mae grew up in the Pelham Bay area of the Bronx, in New York City and spent many summers at a family farm in...
Barry Hermann
Feb 26, 2016
Barry Calvin Hermann, age 56, died of natural causes, an apparent heart attack, at his home, on Friday, February 26, 2016. Barry was born on October 26, 1959, in Shaker Heights, Ohio, to Dr. Robert E. Hermann and the late Barbara Bower Hermann. He attended Shaker Heights Schools throughout grade school and high school. He subsequently graduated from Cuyahoga Community...
Shirley Oberlin
Feb 22, 2016
Shirley S. Oberlin, (nee Cousins), age (85), of Bratenahl, Ohio, was preceded in death by her husband of twenty years, Richard P. Oberlin, actor, director and administrator of The Cleveland Play House for 31 years. Dear aunt of David (Allison), Marcy (Shawn), Mike, Chris (Tom) and Jeff (Chris). She is also survived by her sister-in-law, Jeanie Oberlin Buczek and husband...
Mary Powell
Feb 18, 2016
AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MARY CAROLYN POWERS POWELL Mary Carolyn Powell (nee Powers) was proud to have been born in Cleveland, Ohio, and to have lived all but a few years in Northeastern Ohio. She was born on October 28, 1926, the only surviving child of John C. Powers of Urbana, Ohio, and Carolyn Tobin Powers of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Her parents were...
Richard Saurwein
Feb 18, 2016
Richard Dale Saurwein was born in Cleveland, Ohio on February 23rd 1941 to Dorthy and Val Saurwein. He grew up in the town of Pepper Pike, Ohio with his parents, his brother Thomas and two sisters, Ann and Susan. Richard attended the St. John's Northwestern Military Academy, and subsequently enlisted into the United States Navy. While he was in the...
Carol Ullman
Feb 13, 2016
Carol May Ullman On November 22, 1935, Walter and Mabel Hamilton gave birth to a spunky strawberry blond baby and named her Carol May. They raised her and her 6 siblings in a modest home in North Andover, Massachusetts. Money was tight so Carol learned a strong work ethic at a young age. Her uneducated, but brilliant historian, father encouraged...
Winston Richie
Feb 12, 2016
Winston Henry Richie was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, and spent his entire life in the Cleveland area. The middle child of dentist and pharmacist William Frederick Richie of Waxahachie, Texas, and former teacher Celeste Strode Richie of Holly Springs, Mississippi. Winston Richie grew up in Cleveland, where his parents permanently settled on East 99th Street in the so-called...
Sonja Unger
Feb 9, 2016
Sonja Franz Unger, by profession was an architect and civic leader. Beloved wife of the late Paul A. Unger. Dear mother of Alan F. Unger (Ruby) of Mill Valley, CA, Gerald F. Unger (Diane Tracy) of Bratenahl, OH and Tamara Unger (Adrian Hyman) of Grass Valley, CA. The family prefers that those who wish make contributions in her name to...
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