Obituaries
Robert Maver
Apr 27, 2013
Robert Joseph Maver, age 87 years. Beloved husband of Virginia (Marks); Cherished and treasured father of Judith Anne, Mary Virginia Robertson, and Maureen Joan Rock (Edward); devoted grandfather of Joseph Robertson, Kathryn Mervine (Scott) and Heather Janor; great-grandfather of Dylan Rhoad and Daniel Janor; dear brother of Joseph (deceased) and Donald (deceased) (Jane) and brother-in-law of Dr. Charles Marks (Marge),...
Richard Hahn
Apr 26, 2013
Richard Hughes Hahn of Cleveland, OH, age 76, passed away on April 26th, 2013. He was the beloved husband of Mary Louise Hahn, (nee Woody) for forty-six years. Born outside Covington, Virginia, he grew up in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. He attended Harvard College on a Navy ROTC scholarship and, after graduating with honors in 1958, served in the United States...
Gorman Duffett
Apr 26, 2013
Gorman Louis Duffett was born on December 10, 1938 in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of John G. Duffett and Ruth Smith Duffett. His father was the captain of a Great Lakes ore freighter; his mother was a registered nurse. He was formerly married to Anneliese Duffett (Gruenzweig). Together they had three children, Michael (Pamela), Stephen (Liz), and Lisa Sutton (Keith)....
Elinor Dunlop
Apr 20, 2013
ELINOR T. DUNLOP (nee Toll) passed away April 20th at age 93. The beloved wife of the late R. Craig Dunlop; the dear mother of Beth Ellen Dunlop (Bill Farkas) of Miami Beach, FL, Scott Dunlop (Carol) of University Hts., OH, Robin White (Toby) of Okemos, MI, Heather Williams (Mike) of Roswell, GA and Alison Pignolet (Jerry) of Novelty, OH;...
Ulysses Grant
Apr 19, 2013
Ulysses Samuel Grant, age 80 of Shaker Hts., OH. Loving husband of the late Dolores V. Grant (nee Fuller); dear father of Dawn R. Grant of Columbus, OH, Tracy A. Grant of Columbus and Robin L. Grant-Hughes (William) of Shaker Hts; dear brother of Mary Jean Gray of Silver Springs, MD; also survived by a host of nieces, nephews other...
Mary Salamy
Apr 18, 2013
MARY THERESE SALAMY (nee Nazzal) The beloved wife of the late Abraham Salamy; dear mother of Caren Tucktuck (Khaled) of Jerusalem; Tony M. Salameh (Maria) of Monterey, CA and Irene Farah (Michel) of Pepper Pike, OH; dear grandmother of nine and dear great grandmother of nine. The family prefers that those who wish may make contributions in her name to...
Seth Taft
Apr 14, 2013
Seth Chase Taft, a former Cuyahoga County Commissioner and grandson of a U.S. president, died Sunday at his home in Pepper Pike after a recent fall. He was 90. Taft, who is survived by his wife Frances, four children and 10 grandchildren, might best be remembered locally for his narrow loss to Carl Stokes in the 1967 Cleveland mayor's race....
Blocker Blocker
Apr 12, 2013
After an eighteen-month battle with renal cancer, Gene Blocker died on April 12, 2013. Born Harry Eugene Blocker III in Dallas, TX on November 29, 1937 to Margaret Sue (Hines) and Harry Eugene Blocker II, Gene was beloved husband of Jennifer M. Jeffers, and father to Samuel Reid Jeffers Blocker and Beckett Rhiannon Jeffers Blocker of Cleveland Heights, Ohio. After...
Alice Snyder
Apr 10, 2013
Alice Walling Snyder was a beautiful, cultured, intelligent woman who loved journalism, literature, poetry, theatre, travel, classical music and opera. She had a lovely singing voice and sang in numerous church choirs throughout her life. Her stereo was always tuned in to the classical music station, and later in her life, she would listen to the opera every Saturday afternoon....
Priscilla Cross
Apr 5, 2013
PRICILLA BAKER CROSS, Age 91, passed away April 5th, 2013. She was the beloved wife to her late, adored husband of 63 years, Frederick S. Cross, MD, PhD. She was the dear mother of Leslie Cross of Stony Brook, NY; Barbara Cross (Roy Call) of Bratenahl, OH; Laurie Cross (Gerald Knorr) of Seattle, WA; Steven Frederick Cross of Olympia, WA...
Christopher Marec
Apr 5, 2013
Christopher E. Marec age 50, of Shaker Heights, OH. Dear son of Ronald and Judith Marec; dear brother of Lisa DiPaolo (John), Andrew Marec and Holly Mack (Curtis); uncle of Thomas, Melissa and Brian DiPaolo, Brittany and Brooke Mack; nephew of Elaine Marec. The family prefers that those who wish may make contributions in his name to a charity of...
Thomas Kahn
Apr 4, 2013
Thomas F. Kahn age 80 of Shaker Heights, Ohio passed away peacefully after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Chicago, Illinois and raised in Indianapolis, Indiana. His loving parents, Isadore and Marjorie Kahn, preceded him in death. Tom graduated from Park Tudor School and received a B.S. degree in History from Butler University, where he was a...
Jane Stewart
Apr 4, 2013
JANE DIEHM STEWART Peacefully ended this earthly life on April 4th, 2013. She was the beloved wife of the late J. Harry Stewart; the dear mother of Lynn S. Brown (fiance Colby Hillman). She was the dear daughter of the late Ellis R. and Frances Diehm and the sister of the late Ruth Wood and Robert Diehm. Born in Cleveland,...
Howard Butler
Mar 29, 2013
Howard Edward Butler of Shaker Heights, Ohio, died March 29, 2013, seventeen days shy of his 90th birthday. He was preceded in death by his wife Barbara Jean Burroughs Butler and is survived by his daughter Susannah Marie Butler, his three sons, John Stillman, Howard James, and Richard Edward, his grandchildren Julia, Alexander, and Patrick Butler and Weston and Vivian...
Jane Blake
Mar 23, 2013
Jane (Janie) Blake was born Oct 13, 1931 to Agnes (Bernie) and Clarence Blake in Shaker Heights, Ohio. Janie was the third of six children with 2 sisters, Bernadette "Bunny" Hill (Robert) and Elizabeth "Betty" Blake, and 3 brothers, Clarence, Jr. "Jake" (Eileen), John (Kay)and Joseph (Jane Chaisson). She had 16 nieces and nephews. Janie's grandfather was a Great Lakes...
Daniel Schubert
Mar 20, 2013
Daniel S.P. Schubert, M.D. PhD died after a long illness. Beloved husband of Nancy L. Schubert (nee Lapham). Dear father of Alex W.L. Schubert (Kristine J.) of Palatine, IL. Dear grandfather of Maya and Clara. He received his MD from University of Buffalo and his PhD from the University of Chicago and his Residency Training from Yale School of Medicine....
John Knutsen
Mar 19, 2013
John Knutsen, Jr., Beloved son of the late John L. and Susanne (nee Smith) Knutsen. He is survived by his sister, Lois Powell of Northfield, OH. Private Memorial Services were held. PDF Printable Version
Edward Cunneen
Mar 18, 2013
EDWARD T. CUNNEEN passed away March 18th, 2013. Ed was the beloved husband of the late Mary Louise Cunneen (nee Ierg) and the dear father of Catherine A. Moore of Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Patrick J. Cunneen of Denver, CO and the late William Edward Cunneen, dear grandfather of Brendan Moore, Andrew Moore (Brianne), Ted Cunneen and Katelyn Cunneen and dear...
Stephen Wright
Mar 18, 2013
Stephen W. Wright, died suddenly on March 18th at the age of 45. Steve was the loving and dedicated husband to Jennifer Schwartz Wright and father of Allison. He was born on July 23, 1967 in San Diego, California and grew up in Shaker Heights, Ohio. After graduating from Shaker Heights High School (Class of 1985), Steve experienced America living...
Marilyn Christiansen
Mar 17, 2013
Marilyn Carr "Chally" Christiansen, age 82 of Cleveland, Ohio (and Torrance, California for the past seven years) died March 17, 2013 in Torrance, CA of natural causes. She was born June 11, 1930 in Cleveland, Ohio to Claude A. "Buck" Carr Sr. and Anita B. Carr, she had two brothers, Claude A. "Andy" Carr, Jr. and Frank B. "Buck" Carr....

