Obituaries
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...
Karel Slitz
Oct 23, 2014
KAREL KAY SLITZ (nee Phillips), age 49, beloved wife of Aaron Slitz, dear mother of Alex, Adam, and Amelia Slitz. Beloved daughter of Dorothy Kay Phillips and Wendell "Bil" Phillips, dear sister of Karen Ireland-Phillips, Kelly Small, Korbi Roberts, Kathi Johnson, Vicki Smithingale and Darren Nelson. Karel is also survived by many nieces and nephews. She was a caring, loving,...
Charles Bingham
Oct 19, 2014
Charles T. "Chuck" Bingham, Jr. age 84, beloved husband of Marilyn (nee Jerome). Dear father of Charles T. Bingham, III and R. James Bingham. Loving grandfather of Heather and Jimmy. Chuck was president of the Sons of the American Revolution and Cheshire Cheese Club, a member of Acacia Lodge 651 and longtime member of Cleveland Sport Car Club. He worked...
Carolyn Horsburgh
Oct 9, 2014
Carolyn Horsburgh, aged 63, of DeLand, FL passed away peacefully from a brief illness on October 9, 2014. She grew up in Shaker Heights and was the beloved special needs daughter of the late Donald F. and Elaine N. Horsburgh of Shaker Heights and Naples FL, sister of Joan H. Ainsworth (Dick) of Bratenahl, Diane Elaine Thompson of Naples FL,...
Patrick Keefe
Oct 5, 2014
Patrick B. Keefe, age 84 of Shaker Hts. Beloved husband of Patricia B. Keefe (nee Breen) for 54 years; loving father of Sean F. Keefe (Kathleen) of Mahtomedi, MN, Erin M. Keefe (Michael Gilliam) of Cleveland Hts., Michael P. Keefe of North Ridgeville, Tracy A. Dureiko (Dan) of Cleveland Hts. and Brendan B. Keefe of Richmond Hts., OH; dear grandfather...
Robert Spurney
Oct 1, 2014
Dr. Spurney graduated from CWRU (then Case Institute of Technology) as an Electrical Engineer (1945), then served on active duty in the U.S. Navy (1945 - 46). After discharge, he worked for Reliance Electric and Engineering Company designing electric motors and controls. In 1951, he returned to school (CWRU) and received his M.D. degree in 1955. This was followed by...
Maximilian Wojtylak
Sep 30, 2014
MAXIMILIAN S. WOJTYLAK "Max" The beloved husband of Mary Kay (nee Straub) of Cleveland Heights, OH; dear father of Maximilian S., Wojtylak, Jr. (Kristie) of Parma, OH; Michael P. Wojtylak (Lisa) of S. Euclid, OH and Patrick F. Wojtylak (Angela) of Hinckley, OH; and dear grandfather of Stephanie, KayLeigh, Scarlett, Eva, Grace and Alexander. Max was a graduate of St....
G. Lezius
Sep 21, 2014
G. Richard "Dick" Lezius, a lifetime resident of Shaker Heights, passed away on September 21, 2014 at the age of 88. Dick was Chairman of the Board of the Lezius-Hiles Company, one of Cleveland's oldest and most successful printing firms founded in 1883 by the Lezius family. The firm was owned and operated by brothers Bud and Dick Lezius, who...
Harrison Rychener
Sep 17, 2014
My husband preferred to go by H.C. Rychener, no fuss just a ionbasic person. He was born in Harrisburg, PA on February 5, 1929 to Una Kepler Rychener and Raymond Raber Rychener. His paternal grandparents were Amish (Raber) and Mennonite (Rychener) from Fulton County, Ohio. On the maternal side he had the German Keplers and the British (Carters and Withers...
William Garvey
Sep 12, 2014
An only child, Bill cared deeply about his family. He said he had "two good wives" and he was very fond of his children, step-children, and grandchildren. Born in Fall River, Mass. in 1935, Bill lived in the same house until he graduated from LaSalle Academy in Providence, RI. He achieved the rank of Eagle Scout and spent his summers...
Regina Sweeney
Sep 3, 2014
REGINA MILLIGAN SWEENEY age 87, of Shaker Hts., OH. Dear wife for 65 years of John G. Sweeney; loving mother of Mary Foy (John) of Bryn Mawr, PA; Cecile Muehrcke (Mike Bell) of Willoughby Hills, OH; Rosemary Hsu (Albert) of Catonsville, MD; Frank Sweeney (Marjie Kaplan) of Pennington, NJ; Regina Sweeney (Gerry Murphy) of Carlisle, PA; Margaret Muldoon (Larry) of...
Titus Munyasya
Sep 2, 2014
Titus Muema Munyasya was born in Kitui, Kenya, June 24, 1937. Titus was an ambitious and intelligent man whose parents put an emphasis on education and spirituality from an early age. He excelled in school, attended the Teacher's College of Machakos and became a schoolteacher in Kitui, where he enjoyed passing on his love of learning to others. He later...
John Ginal
Sep 2, 2014
JOHN V. GINAL, Sr. age 88 was the beloved husband of the late Irene A. (nee Karwowski) and the dear father of Cynthia G. Maurer (Joseph C.) and John V. Ginal, Jr. (Sharon L.) of Sagamore Hills, OH. John was the dear uncle of Steve Ginal, III (Cheryl) and favorite uncle of many nieces, nephews and cousins and he was...
Barbara Kaiser
Aug 28, 2014
Kaiser, Barbara Wrigley (Lance), 93, passed away on Thursday, August 28, 2014, in her home in Needham, Massachusetts. She is survived by her husband of 70 years, Donald H. Kaiser, and two sons, William S. Kaiser of Wellesley, and Donald L. Kaiser of Coffs Harbour, Australia, and his wife, Denise, and two daughters, Leslie A. Price of Cleveland, Ohio, and...
Howard Tedick
Aug 27, 2014
Howard Tedick, age 86, died peacefully on August 27, 2014. He was fun-loving and life-loving, a devoted husband and father, and loyal friend. For over 60 years he worked and led successful companies in heating and air conditioning in the Cleveland/Akron area. Preceded in death by parents, Molly and Constantine Tedick, and brother Daniel. Survived by loving wife of 61...
Margaret Chapman
Aug 21, 2014
MARGARET JEAN CHAPMAN of Baltimore MD, the beloved sister of the late James E. Chapman and sister-in-law of Anita (nee Esbenshade). Aunt of Thomas M. Chapman of Worthington, OH, David A. Chapman (Erica) of Twinsburg, OH and the late Ann. Graveside services will be held Thursday September 25th at 2 PM in The Old Westerville Center Cemetery, Westerville Center, OH....
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