Obituaries
Robert G. Savin
May 1, 2024
It is with profound sadness that the family of Robert G. Savin, age 44, announce his passing. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio on May 3, 1979. Beloved son of Norma Savin (nee Goulder) and Samuel Savin; cherished brother of Lisa Savin (Leslie Marcuse); beloved uncle to Edie and Max; and companion to his loving, furry friend, Ulysses. In lieu...
Paul Douglas Medinger
May 1, 2024
It is with great sadness that the family of Paul Douglas Medinger, age 59, announce his passing. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio on October 7, 1964. Beloved son of Sandra Medinger (nee Sarber) and Gerald (Joanne) Medinger; cherished brother of Steven Anthony Medinger (Amy), Kristin Medinger Brown (William), Kimberly Koontz Haring, and Wesley Cary Koontz (Eva SanPedro); and dear...
Noble Olds Carpenter
Apr 27, 2024
Noble Olds Carpenter, age 94, of Canton, Ohio, died peacefully on April 27, 2024. Born in Cleveland on May 8, 1929, he was the son of John W. and Maribel O. Carpenter. He grew up in Shaker Heights and attended University School, where he played football and was elected a member of the Aurelian Society, and Princeton University, where he...
David E. Rainer
Apr 24, 2024
David E. Rainer, age 94 of Shaker Hts., OH. He was a proud, professional engineer (P.E.), employed by TRW for over 35 years. He graduated from high school as the class valedictorian and from Case Institute of Technology with a Master's Degree in Engineering Administration, top of his branch Tau Beta Pi. David was a veracious reader for his entire life....
Diane B. Commes
Apr 16, 2024
Diane Commes, (nee Bartlett), 81, a beloved wife, devoted mother and doting Mimi inhaled her last breath on earth and then exhaled mightily in her Savior’s arms on April 16, 2024. Born in Berwyn, Illinois on October 29, 1942, she was raised in Montgomery, IL where she lived above her parents’ grocery store until they moved across town to...
Beverly J. "Camel" Chalabian
Apr 15, 2024
Beverly J. “Camel” Chalabian (nee Melaragno), age 84 of Shaker Hts., OH.
She was the wife of the late Jack J. Chalabian. A loving mother of Cindy Chalabian (Tony Norton) of Cleveland, OH, Rebecca Botchway of Shaker Hts., Jack Chalabian, II (Ranjana) of Chicago, IL and Jennifer Chalabian of Shaker Heights. She was loving a grandmother to Jack “Tres” Chalabian,...
Sarah Lauren Grube
Apr 12, 2024
Sarah Lauren Grube, age 23, passed away unexpectedly April 12, 2024. A 2018 graduate of Shaker Heights High School and 2022 graduate of Yale University, Sarah is survived by her loving parents, Brian and Amy (Alden) Grube; sweet brothers Samuel and Luke Grube; doting grandparents, Ray and Mollie Grube and Erick and Nancy Alden; beloved aunts, uncles, and cousins; devoted...
Mary Louise Swift
Apr 12, 2024
Mary Louise Swift, née Bunnell, of Estero, Florida, passed away on April 12, 2024. Born November 15, 1956 in Dayton, Ohio to Gertrude and Walter Bunnell, she grew up in Sidney, Ohio before attending Lehman High School, Sinclair Community College and The Ohio State University, where she graduated with a B.A. in journalism in 1978. She married her high school sweetheart, Christopher...
Robert A. Wood, III
Apr 12, 2024
Robert A. Wood, III was born on September 4, 1939 at University Hospital in Cleveland, the eldest of three sons born to Robert A. Wood Jr. and Dorothy L. (Pete) Jewitt Wood. Bob's dad was in the Navy during the war and later worked as a salesman for "Snap-apart Forms". His mom graduated with her master's in social work from...
William H. Jones
Apr 6, 2024
William (Bill) H. Jones died on April 6 in Cleveland of complications from heart disease. He was 87. As one of three boys named Thomas (Tom), Richard (Dick), and William Harry, Jones came by his sense of humor and sunny outlook naturally. He was preceded in death by his wife, Susan (Dorfman) Jones; partner, Reverend Gary A. Mitchener; father, Vernon Jones;...
Martha "Martie" Black
Apr 4, 2024
Martie Black, a beloved wife, devoted mother, cherished friend, and enthusiast of life, passed away on April 4th, 2024. Martie's journey was one of boundless love, unwavering support, and a zest for all the joys life had to offer.
Beloved wife of William F. Black; loving mother of Kathleen V. Carvin of Cleveland, OH, Karen G. Rankin (Mark) of Atlanta, GA...
Edward R. Addicott
Apr 3, 2024
Edward R. Addicott, a man well traveled and well read; an accomplished civil engineer, patron of the arts, and philanthropist; a farm boy from Ohio whose interests, loves, and spirit led him on far-flung adventures of discovery and awe, passed away peacefully Wednesday, April 3, at his home in Bratenahl, in the company of family and friends. With courage, grace,...
Ernest Stanley Siwik
Mar 31, 2024
Dr. Ernest Stanley Siwik, of Cleveland, Ohio and New Orleans, Louisiana passed away on March 31, 2024.
Dearest father of Nicholas Connor Siwik, William Adam Siwik, Camden Robert Siwik, Caroline Danuta Siwik, step-father of Elliot and Evan Paradise. Beloved husband to Karen Paradise. Cherished brother of Jaroslaw Siwik. He was preceded in death by his youngest brother Mark Siwik, and by...
Stephen Paul Galbincea
Mar 27, 2024
Stephen Paul Galbincea "Steve", 66, passed away at his longtime home on Broxton Road in Shaker Heights, on March 27, 2024.
Born in Cleveland in 1957 to Margie, a nurse, and George, a Cleveland Policeman, and the eldest of their four children, Steve was raised in Brook Park and Middleburg Heights. After graduating from Byzantine Catholic High School and attending Cleveland...
Sharon Lynne Goodrum
Mar 27, 2024
Celebrating the Loving Memory of Sharon Lynne Goodrum
Sharon, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and sister, 73, passed away peacefully on March 27th, 2024, surrounded by her loving family. She leaves behind a legacy of kindness, compassion, and cherished memories that will forever live on in the hearts of those who knew her.
Born to William Alphonso Hobson and Geraldine Vivian Hobson (nee Moss) on March 24th,...
Barbara L. Pomeroy
Mar 22, 2024
Barbara Lesser Pomeroy, 90, of Hudson, passed away peacefully on March 22, 2024. Barbara was born on September 12, 1933 to Carrie and Max Lesser in Cleveland, Ohio. Her mother passed away when Barbara was an infant, and she grew up with her father and brother Victor, graduating from Cleveland Heights High School in 1951 and attending classes at Kent...
Thomas A. Piraino, Jr.
Mar 22, 2024
Thomas A. Piraino, Jr., 74, passed away at his home of over forty years in Cleveland Heights on March 22, 2024. He leaves behind a monumental legacy of kindness, compassion, intelligence, humor, and unending love for his many beloved family and friends.
He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Barbara McWilliams, and his daughters Meg (Nathan), Ann (Gerald), and...
Elizabeth F. McBride
Mar 21, 2024
Elizabeth “Betsy” McBride (nee Frolking) of Pepper Pike, OH passed away on March 21, 2024. Beloved wife of the late Herbert “Bert” McBride, dear mother of Heather McBride and Holly Smith, sister to the late Peter Frolking, loving grandmother of Christopher, Valerie (Chris), and Lauren (Andy), and great-grandmother to two. Also survived by her cherished cat, Lily.
Born in Cleveland and...
Robert E. Gregory
Mar 20, 2024
Robert E. Gregory, Jr., age 71, passed away on March 20, 2024. Bob was a loving husband to Susan McInnes of Lyndhurst, OH; father to Robert E. Gregory III (Lily) of Golden, CO, and Sarah E. Klein (Shane) of Woodland Park, CO; step-father to Joseph Abruzzo (Rachel) and Lauren Abruzzo; grandfather to Charles Courtney, Olivia Gregory, Finn Gregory, and Palmer Klein;...
B. Scott Isquick
Mar 20, 2024
Isquick, B. Scott, 98 years old, passed away on March 20, 2024 after a short illness. He is survived by his loving wife, Pamela, and devoted cat, Jack. Grandchildren, David Isquick (Debbie) and Sarah Isquick, M.D. (Connie). Great grandchildren, Jonah Isquick and Paxton Isquick-Wang. Niece Sarah Rich (Daniel). Grand nieces Dana Trau (Bill) and Jodi Marchewitz (Steven). Great friend, caregiver...