Obituaries
Ralph Ketchum
Jun 2, 2015
Ralph D. Ketchum, loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather passed away on June 2, 2015. He was the former Senior Vice-President and Group Executive of the General Electric Lighting Business Group in Cleveland, Ohio. He was born in Binghamton, NY on May 6, 1926 and served as an officer in the US Navy in World War II. He attended...
Beth Gunton
Jun 1, 2015
Born and raised in Boise, Idaho, Beth loved the west and developed a passion for horses and animals. As a young lady, she became an accomplished equestrian. While at a dance in Boise, she met Bob Gunton, a US Air Force pilot who had just returned from the European theatre. So began a life-long journey that eventually took them back...
Michael McCord
May 20, 2015
MICHAEL B. McCORD Husband of Claudia (nee Band) of Shaker Hts., OH; dear father of Kelly B. of NY,NY and Lindsay A. of Pittsburgh, PA; Beloved son of Marcella (nee Zeedick) and the late Richard D.; dear brother of Richard D. of Wilmington, NC; Catherine A. of Chicago, Il; James K., MD (Kimberly, MD) of Plymouth, MI; Mary E. Flynn...
Samuel Hankins
May 16, 2015
Samuel Richard Hankins, age 89 of Twinsburg, OH. Beloved husband of Nathalia "Kitty" Hankins; former husband of the late Johanne Hankins (nee Wilker); father of Scott R. Hankins (Melinda) of Euclid and Nancy A. Hankins of Moreland Hills, OH; also survived by dear friends, including the Hibler family. The family prefers that those who wish may make contributions in his...
Johanna Baillie
Apr 28, 2015
The Reverend Dr. Johanna Marie Baillie, "Hannemarie" Pastor Emerita of North Presbyterian Church of Cleveland, age 91 of Cleveland Hts., OH. and Mayfield Village, OH. She was the beloved wife of the late Wallace Eugene Baillie and the loving mother of William R. (Pat) of Maumee, OH, Linda J. of Cleveland, OH and the late Wallace Evert. She was the...
Edward Barkwill
Apr 24, 2015
Edward Greene Barkwill "Ted" died April 24th at the age of 81. Born on January 4, 1934 in Cleveland to the late Mary Hine and Charles D. Barkwill. Dear father of Betsy Barkwill Lewis (Chris) and the late Dean Barkwill. Loving grandfather of Daisy Lewis and Rosie Lewis. Also survived by his brother Chuck Barkwill and sister Barbara Barkwill Larson....
E. Haffke
Apr 17, 2015
A respected member of the business and legal community, Bill will be best remembered as a wonderful and beloved husband, father, and grandfather. His kind heart, cheerful disposition and complete devotion to his family defined him. Bill's generosity and love of people encompassed friends and extended family all over the world. He was preceded in death by his parents, Earl...
Dolores Corfias
Apr 13, 2015
DOLORES JEAN CORFIAS "Dee" (nee Burden) Beloved mother of Bobbie Lynch of Willoughby, OH, Linda Bladek of Wickliffe, OH, Michael Corfias (Moya Donnelly) of Aurora, OH and Stephen Corfias, MD of Shaker Hts., OH; dear grandmother of Michael Lynch (Stacy), Laura Koch (Thomas), Jennifer Halstead (Stephen) and Jessica Bladek; great grandmother of Alicia Bladek-Koch and Tommy Koch; Caden and Logan...
Marilyn Welty
Apr 12, 2015
Marilyn (Mills) Welty, age 91, of Willoughby, peacefully passed into eternal life on April 12, 2015 at Maltz Hospice in Beachwood. She was born to Herald and Florence Mills on December 17, 1923. Marilyn graduated from Shaker High School and attended Ohio University where she was a Pi Beta Phi and homecoming queen. Married to Cleveland attorney William A. Welty...
Elisabeth Middough
Apr 9, 2015
ELISABETH J. MIDDOUGH "Betty" (nee Heick), was the beloved wife of the late William Vance Middough and the dear mother of Beverly J. Riehl (John P.) of Strongsville, OH, Timothy V. Middough (Carol Olsen) of Maple Grove, MN and the late Daniel M. Middough. Betty was the loving grandmother of Sarah K. Riehl (Michael von Glahn), Gretchen E. Daniel (Will)...
Michael Gathercole
Apr 9, 2015
Michael Charles Gathercole, OBE, January 17, 1939 - April 9, 2015. Beloved husband of Gayle Gathercole; loving father of Fiona Gathercole and Colina Greenway (Guy); dear grandfather of Cicely, Barclay and Montague. Former British Consul to Cleveland. He served in the British Diplomatic Service from 1962 to 1999, serving in Trinidad, Nigeria, Kenya, Finland, Saudi Arabia, Cleveland, India and New...
William Sebelin
Apr 8, 2015
William F. Sebelin died on April 8th, at the age of 77. He was born in Cleveland and attended Shaker Heights High School (where he was known as Issu) and John Carroll University. He began his insurance career with the W.F. Ryan Corporation in 1961. He was Vice President of Ryan. His career was interrupted in 1974 when he suffered...
F. Campbell
Apr 7, 2015
F. Margaret "Peggy" Campbell (nee Dakin), age 98 of Cleveland, OH. Beloved wife of the late Lt. Col. Donald A. Campbell; dear mother of Allen F. (Lynn) of Fairhope, AL and the late Frederick M. (Jessie Garcia) of Seattle, WA; grandmother of Ava Havel (Nick), Heather Wallace (Doug), Melissa McGee (Casey) and Manuela Hernandez; great-grandmother of Kingsley, Karli, Connor and...
Mary Heerlein
Apr 3, 2015
Mary Jane Heerlein, born April 6, 1932 in Adrian, Michigan. Beloved wife of John G. Heerlein and former wife of the late Calvin DeVand, who was the father of their children, the late Deborah Dawn DeVand and the late Michael Stephen DeVand. Beloved mother of Heidi D'Angelo of Chagrin Falls, OH, David Tod Heerlein of Concord, OH and Becky Lynn...
Michael Ward
Apr 2, 2015
Michael Buss Ward 63, of University Heights, Ohio, died peacefully at Hospice of the Western Reserve on Thursday, April 2, following a long battle with peripheral vascular disease. Michael was born in Ridgewood, NJ, where he and his sisters Barbara and Mary were the first triplets born at Valley Hospital. Barbara predeceased him, as did his parents, Elizabeth Nickerson Ward...
William Steffee
Mar 31, 2015
William Pierce Steffee was born in 1936 in Oil City, Pennsylvania. He has a B.S. degree from Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania, an M.D. degree from the University of Pennsylvania, and a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He did his internship at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio. After six years as a private practitioner in North Muskegon,...
Matthew Dicke
Mar 26, 2015
Matthew Harold Dicke of Cleveland Heights, OH passed into eternal rest March 26, 2015, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Matt was born in Glen Ellyn, IL August 5, 1962, the beloved son of the late Harold and Ellen Dicke. He moved with the family to Cleveland Heights in 1972 and graduated from Cleveland Heights High School in...
Annabelle Larson
Mar 22, 2015
Annabelle J. Larson (nee Swanson) beloved wife of the late Paul E. Larson. Dear mother of Amy E. Johnson, James E. Larson and the late Kurt A. Larson. Dear grandmother of Christopher P. Johnson, Andrew R. Johnson and Benjamin P. Johnson; Sophia M. Larson and John Paul Larson. The family prefers that those who wish make contributions in her name...
Leona Deun
Mar 21, 2015
Leona Elveda (Van der Poorten)Van Deun passed suddenly but peacefully on March 21, 2015 surrounded by her family. She was a devoted wife, loving mother and cherished grandmother. She was an accomplished artist and avid gardener. No one will miss her more than "Van", her husband of 66 years, and daughters Juliann, Janine and Suzanne. Leona was born in Chelsea,...
Janet Henry
Mar 19, 2015
Janet Hawkes Henry born Janet Mae Lodge of Chagrin Falls, passed away on March 19, 2015. She was 86. Janet was loved and admired by many who benefited from her wisdom and kind heart for over 86 years. She lived a long and memorable life and enjoyed many friendships, acquired and nurtured from her years in Robinson, Illinois, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh,...
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