Obituaries
George Thoburn
Dec 3, 2014
George Hinds Thoburn of Lakewood, OH died December 3, 2014. Beloved son of the late Mary Hinds Thoburn Bopp and the late Crawford Bennett Thoburn. Beloved brother of Crawford Randall Thoburn (Karen) of Aurora, NY, Mary Thoburn Tame of Detroit, MI and Isabella "Bitty" Thoburn Dorr of South Euclid, OH. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Music and theatre...
Alan Rubin
Dec 3, 2014
Alan Russell Rubin was a well-known professional ballroom dancer in the 1950's. Alan passed away December 3rd after a brief illness. Winifred, his beloved wife of 54 years, passed away in 2009. Alan was born in 1930 in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, and graduated from Cleveland Heights High School in 1948. After attending Ohio State University and Case Western Reserve University,...
Winne Lind
Dec 1, 2014
Winne H. Lind (nee Heffner) age 91 of Cleveland, OH (formerly of Columbus, OH). Beloved wife of the late Stanley W. Lind; dear mother of The Very Rev. Tracey (Emily Ingalls) of Cleveland, OH and Thomas J. Lind (Kathi) of Dallas, TX; dear grandmother of Jesse Lind of Austin, TX. The family prefers that those who wish may make contributions...
James Crisp
Nov 26, 2014
JAMES CORDEVANT CRISP James CordeVant Crisp, 67, formerly of Berea, died Wednesday, November 26, 2014 at his home in Cleveland Heights, OH. Born May 20, 1947 in Cleveland, OH, he was the son of the late Virgil P. Crisp and Elizabeth W. Ball. He is survived by his brother John Crisp (wife, June),step-sisters Judith Yesso and Sunny Michels, nephews Jeff...
James Douglass
Nov 26, 2014
James Robert Douglass, age 60 of Shaker Hts., OH. Loving father of Robert J. and Francisca K. Douglass of Shaker Hts.; dear brother of Susan Douglass Quirk (William E.) of Colorado Springs, CO and Anne Douglass Brant (Anthony M.) of Chagrin Falls. A Funeral Service will be held at 10am on Saturday, November 29 in the Sanctuary of Fairmount Presbyterian...

Molly Burry
Nov 25, 2014
Mary Edith "Molly" Burry (nee Morgan), age 88 of Cleveland, OH. Beloved wife of the late William B. Burry; loving mother of Mary B. Halloran of Pepper Pike, OH and Betsy B. Cunneen (the late William E.) of Chagrin Falls, OH; dear grandmother of Mary M. Culbertson (William J.) of Orange Village, OH and William E. Cunneen (Marizza) of Chicago,...
Willem Boom
Nov 20, 2014
Willem Boudewijn Karel Boom July 21, 1921-November 20, 2014 Willem B. K. Boom was born in Hengelo, a mid-sized industrial town in Twente part of the province of Overijssel in the eastern part of the Netherlands in 1921. He was the eldest son of Willem H. Boom, an engineer from Den Helder, and Louise M. de Hoop Scheffer from Amsterdam....
Carol Frerichs
Nov 18, 2014
Carol Ann Frerichs was born in Brewster, Ohio in 1941 and passed away on November 18, 2014. She was the daughter of Edgar and Corenne Peters. Carol was a beacon of light. She would light up any room with her outgoing personality and with the engaging quality she had with people. Carol was very compassionate and caring of others. It...
Virginia Krumholz
Nov 18, 2014
Virginia Elizabeth Krumholz (nee Martin), age 84 of Cleveland, OH. She received her Masters of Archival Administration from CWRU (1978) and served as an Archivist for the Roman Catholic Diocese, the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Cleveland Museum of Natural History and the Episcopal Diocese. She was the beloved wife of Prof. Norman Krumholz. She was the loving mother of...
John McGuinness
Nov 14, 2014
JOHN N. McGUINNESS died suddenly November 14th, 2014. John was loved and cherished by his family. He was kind and full of grace. He was compassionate, giving and strong and we loved him so very much. John was adopted as an infant from Vietnam to become one of eight children to be raised by the loving McGuinness family of Wickliffe,...
Jerome Berkeley
Nov 11, 2014
JEROME S. BERKELEY "Jerry" of Cleveland Hts, Ohio, a US Marine Corps veteran, died on Veteran's day, November 11th, 2014. Jerry was born in Glendale, California and was named Jerome Edward Sharpe. After Jerry's father passed away when Jerry was only one year old. Jerry crossed the country between Cleveland Heights and California three times before he was six. Several...
John Lombardi
Nov 11, 2014
John Anthony Lombardi was the eldest of three children born in Yonkers, New York to his proud parents, Rocco and Virginia Lombardi on February 6, 1937. He proudly served in the United States Marines Corps during the Korean War. After being honorably discharged from the Marines, he moved to Naples, Florida and married. Out of that union a son, Rocco,...
Dr. D. Kline
Nov 6, 2014
Larry Kline was a lifelong United Methodist Minister. He served Kimbolton, Guernsey, Bird Run, Belmont and Jacobsville Methodist Churches early in his ministry. He then served Martins Ferry, Montrose Zion and Garfield Memorial. His last church was Trinity United Methodist in Youngstown during his 47 years as a United Methodist Minister. He was active in many organizations including Rotary, Kiwanis,...
Mary Neiswander
Nov 6, 2014
Mary Jean Loucks Neiswander was born on May 8, 1926 in Omaha, Nebraska. She grew up in a loving family which included her parents, her older brother John and younger sisters, Barbara and Patty. She attended Brownell Hall School and graduated from Central High School. She graduated as a math major from Vassar College in the Class of 1946. Following...
Donald Strachan
Nov 2, 2014
DONALD MAFFETT STRACHAN, age 91. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, on June 24, 1923, and passed away in the presence of family on Sunday, November 2, 2014. Loving husband for 50 years of the late Suzanne (nee Merion). Donald is survived by his dear brother Harry M. Strachan. He is also survived by his adoring children William M. Strachan and Paul...
Mildred Foster
Nov 1, 2014
Mildred S. Foster (nee Stone), of Shaker Hts., OH formerly of Bratenahl, died at home on November 1, 2014. Beloved wife of the late Herbert Foster, Jr. Dear mother of Douglas Foster of Albuquerque, NM, Charles Foster (deceased), Herbert Foster III (deceased), and David Foster (deceased). Dear Grandmother of Laura Dellinger, Tina Foster of Georgia, Julia Foster of Colorado, David...
R. Beale
Oct 31, 2014
Born on January 21st, 1926 in Clifton Forge VA, third of six children of Frances and Frank Dunnington Beale. In 1940 his family moved from Norfolk Virginia to Shaker Heights. Bruce graduated from Shaker Heights High School in January of 1944. Upon graduation Bruce enlisted in the merchant Marines. He served on a liberty ship named S.S. Alcoa Patriot which...
Lynn Ruffner
Oct 28, 2014
LYNN M. RUFFNER Former Vice Mayor of The City of Shaker Heights, Ohio. Lynn was the dear mother of Michael Bowen of Shaker Hts., OH and the beloved daughter of Evy Smith and the late James Ruffner and dear sister of Sharon Ruffner Bell (Sylvester) of Shaker Hts.., OH. She was the beloved aunt of Sanya Bell-Henley (Raymond). The family...
Tom Bayless
Oct 25, 2014
Tom Alfred Bayless passed away on Saturday, October 25th. He was born in Cleveland, OH on November 30, 1926. Tom is survived by his loving wife of 63 years, Frances Baker Bayless. He is also survived by his adoring children Margaret Louise Bayless (William Schwing) and Nancy B. Cross (Jeffery), and his adoring grandchildren John and Alexander Cross. Tom graduated...
Virginia Horner
Oct 23, 2014
Virginia J. Horner beloved daughter of the late Virginia H. and Sidney D. L. Jackson, died after a brief illness on Thursday, October 23, 2014, at Laurel Lake Community in Hudson, Ohio. Born July 23, 1932, in Toledo, Ohio. Her parents moved to Shaker Heights, Ohio, shortly after her birth where she graduated from Hathaway Brown School. She then attended...