Obituaries
Beverly Norwood
Sep 5, 2013
Mr. Norwood, 66, of Cleveland, OH died peacefully in his sleep on September 4, 2013 in the Horvitz Palliative Center of the Cleveland Clinic. His wife, Bernie, his sister-in-law Jane Norwood and Father Deogratis Ruwaainenyi were with him at the time of his death. Bev was born in Oxford, NC on August 22, 1947 as the third son of the...
Gretchen Hickok
Sep 2, 2013
Gretchen Hickok, a philanthropist whose family included a panoply of prominent Clevelanders, died peacefully September 2 at Judson Park. She was 96. A longtime supporter of the arts, education, and various social causes, Mrs. Hickok also frequently volunteered her time at various University Circle institutions, including Cleveland Institute of Music, Cleveland Institute of Art, and at Severance Hall. She was...
Helena Kyle
Aug 29, 2013
HELENA H. KYLE (nee Hankins) age 96, of Sebring, OH; the beloved wife of the late Howard Kyle and dear sister of Samuel R. Hankins (Nathalia "Kitty") of Twinsburg, OH; she was the aunt of Scott R. Hankins (Melinda) of Euclid, OH and Nancy Hankins of Moreland Hills, OH. Helena was a 1936 graduate of South High and Mt. Union...
Rebecca Elliott
Aug 28, 2013
REBECCA H. ELLIOTT age 88, passed away Wednesday, August 28, 2013. She was preceded in death by her husband, Samuel H. Elliott, her parents, George Brown Hill and Hannah Gaither Hill, and her brother, George Brown Hill, Jr. She is survived by a step-daughter, Jeanne Elliott Ruff, and two step-grandchildren, Carter Ruff and Jennifer Ruff Tamburro. Becky was born in...
Norman Frith
Aug 24, 2013
Norman L. H. Frith II, 81, died peacefully on August 24, 2013. He was born in 1932, son of the late Norman L. H. Frith and Edna Hackney, and grew up on the island of Bermuda, a home dear to his heart. He attended La Salle Military Academy in New York and Asheville School in North Carolina. In 1956 he...
William Martin
Aug 24, 2013
WILLIAM R. MARTIN Beloved husband of the late Norene L. Martin, (nee Lingruen), dear father of Christopher W. Martin of San Francisco, CA and Kathryn A. Weyher of Crozet, VA; dear grandfather of Hannah, Jack and Charlie. Bill was a musicologist and performer, was Head of the Divisions of Music History and Graduate Studies in the Department of Music at...
Marie Strawbridge
Aug 21, 2013
Marie Strawbridge, beloved mother of Holly, of Fort Lauderdale, FL, and Leigh, of University Heights, OH, died peacefully on August 21, 2013. She was predeceased by her husband, Herbert, the former CEO of Higbee's, who died on October 16, 2000, and by her brother Kent and sister Jean. Marie was a professional volunteer who served on the board of several...
Sara Jamieson
Aug 20, 2013
Sara Kay Jamieson, 74, of Mayfield Village, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, August 20, 2013. She was a devoted wife to Robert Reid Jamieson, loving mother to Robert, Bruce, and Julia, joyful grandmother to Hadley, Roger, Evelyn, and Juniper, and dear sister to Jonathan C. Smith. She is known and loved in the community for her many years of piano teaching....
Francis Beam
Aug 20, 2013
Francis H Beam Jr. retired partner with Ernst and Young Francis H Beam Jr. joined the international firm of Ernst and Young in 1959 as a certified public accountant. He was born in 1935,and raised in Cleveland Ohio. High school years were spent at University School and during his junior year he met his future wife, Virginia, who was then...
Joyce Marie
Aug 19, 2013
JOYCE MARIE DAS (nee Heimos) The beloved wife of the late Kshitish C. Das; the dear daughter of the late Ervin and Luella Schlecht Heimos ; dear mother of Leena Das Young (Richard) of Madison, CT, Sheela Rani Das of Shaker Hts., OH and Robindra Nath Das (Julie) of Wilson, NC; dear grandmother of Nicole and Cameron Young; Haley Kirby...
Lee Wagner
Aug 15, 2013
Lee Harold Wagner, 94, of Pepper Pike, Ohio, died Thursday, August 15, 2013 at his daughter's home in Winthrop, ME, where he has been residing for the last five years. Lee was born in Cleveland, OH on September 29, 1918, the son of Harold and Myrtle (Morgan) Wagner. Lee attended Case School of Applied Science before enlisting in the Army...
Rosemary McAfee
Aug 10, 2013
Rosemary A. McAfee of Shaker Hts., OH. Beloved wife of the late Edward McAfee, Sr. Dear mother of Patricia McAfee of Shaker Hts. and Edward McAfee, Jr. of Cleveland Hts., OH. Memorial Services will be private. PDF Printable Version
John Dampeer
Aug 9, 2013
John Lyell Dampeer, of Hudson, Ohio, died on August 9, 2013 at age 97. Mr. Dampeer, born in Cleveland, lived his entire life in the greater Cleveland area. He attended Cleveland Heights High School, from which he graduated in 1934, where he was Senior Class President, President of the Student Council, and the "top" scholar in each of his three...
Betty Newman
Aug 6, 2013
Nee Martha Elizabeth Deal, age 88, originally from Concord, N.C., passed away August 6th at her home in Shaker Heights. Betty was the daughter of the late Nancy and C. Pinckney Deal of Charlotte, N.C. and sister to the late Dr. C.P. Deal Jr. of New York City. Betty married Edward Beaumont Dudley II who died in 1950. Their children...
William Ziegler
Aug 4, 2013
ZIEGLER, William L., 86, passed away on Sunday, August 4, 2013 in Beachwood, Ohio. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Joan Huffman Ziegler. Bill lived a life devoted to Joan. They met in their college years and wed shortly after in Ravenna, Ohio on September 7, 1949. Several years later they settled in Cleveland Heights.He is survived...
Garnett Best
Jul 31, 2013
A Life of Service On October 27, 1927, Garnett Skeete Best began his life's journey on the beautiful Caribbean island nation of Barbados, British West Indies.He was the second born child of sugar cane factory manager Garnett Milton Best and stay-at- home mother, Edith Ursula (Skeete) Best. In the early years, Garnett shared an idyllic childhood in the tropics with...
Elizabeth Marshall
Jul 30, 2013
Elizabeth Rockwell Marshall died peacefully at home July 30 after a long illness. Born in 1928 to Horace and Elizabeth Rockwell of Hartford, Connecticut, she was predeceased by her brothers Horace, Henry, and Richard, and her sister Constance (Cross). She graduated from the Oxford School and attended Smith College. She married Dr. James S. Marshall of Bethlehem, PA in June...
Leonard Webb
Jul 27, 2013
LEONARD A. WEBB, Jr. the beloved husband of Alice H. Webb (nee Hohlfelder) of Cleveland Hts., OH; the father of Nancy Rochelle McNicholas of Contoocook, NH; Debra Jo Webb of Ivy, VA; Linda Rochelle Boyles (John) of Harvard, MA; Douglas R. Webb of Canton, GA; Barbara Webb Coyle (David) of Cincinnati, OH and Patricia Webb Pentecost (Edward) of Pepper Pike,...
John Liber
Jul 23, 2013
Jack passed away during post surgery at the Cleveland Clinic. He was the son of John Russell Liber and Fanchon Josephine DeVerna of Alliance, Ohio. After riding his horse to a one room schoolhouse for 8 years, he attended Alliance High School, where he has been inducted into the Hall of Fame, and was awarded a football scholarship to Purdue...
Diane Kasprowicz
Jul 21, 2013
Diane Elizabeth Kasprowicz On July 21st, her 55th birthday, Diane Kasprowicz of Shaker Heights, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family. Wife to her loving husband James Lyon and mother of son Otto 18, and daughter Greth 16. She is also survived by her parents Alfred and Meg Kasprowicz of Waukesha, WI, sister Heidi O'Connor (John) and brothers Al Jr....
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