Obituaries
Jean Shenk
Jul 7, 2011
Jean M. Shenk, resident of Bentley Village of Naples, Florida, passed away July 7, 2011 after a short illness at Avow Hospice House, with her family at her side. She was born January 30, 1921 in Cleveland, Ohio as Jean Treat Murtfeldt, the daughter of William S. and Barbara Treat Murtfeldt. She was a graduate of Hathaway Brown School and...
John Young
Jun 30, 2011
John Cremer Young passed away peacefully on June 30, 2011. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of fifty-four years, Nancy Cutting Young. John was the dear father to Elizabeth Y. Boles Edgar, MacKenzie C. Young Nicki, Alice Y. Klug Darrell, Heather Y. Wiehe Oliver and the late John Cremer Young, Jr. He was the oldest brother to...
Emma Morris
Jun 25, 2011
Emma "Jo" Robinson Morris, wife of the late R. Crawford Morris. Mother of the late Cynthia Yarmesch and the late Sylvia Morris, MD. Mother-in-law of Andrew Jay Hotaling, MD of Chicago, IL. Grandmother of Derek Aitken Yarmesch of Great Barrington, MA; James Morris Hotaling, MD of Seattle WA; and Jeffrey Morris Hotaling, MD of Chicago, IL. Jo is also survived...
Theresa Gass
Jun 24, 2011
Theresa K. Gass August 6, 1915 - June 24, 2011 Theresa Kayoko Gass was born on August 6, 1915 in Japan. Honoring her family's longtime commitment to education, she earned a degree in English from Seishin Sacred Heart College in Tokyo, Japan and eventually became a proud member of the American Association of University Women AAUW which advances equity for...
John Korpi
Jun 21, 2011
John L. Korpi, age 68. Beloved husband of the late Susan C. Korpi nee Howard. Dear father of Zachary E. Korpi of Herndon, VA and Marie E. Korpi of Washington, D.C. The family prefers that those who wish may make contributions in his name to American Cancer Society, 250 Williams Street N.W., Atlanta, GA 30303. Funeral services will be held...
Marilyn MacLeod
Jun 21, 2011
Marilyn Jean MacLeod nee Crosby, age 81 of Orange Village, OH. She was the loving wife of the late Sheldon MacLeod. She was a loving family member and cherished friend to many. Marilyn and her husband were involved in various civic and cultural organizations throughout her life, including the Cleveland Opera, Lyric Opera of Cleveland, Western Reserve Historical Society and...
Mary Kent
Jun 16, 2011
Mary Jean Kent nee Taylor. Beloved wife of the late Carson S. Kent. Dear mother of William Kim of Albuquerque, New Mexico, David Nanette of Pittsburgh, PA, Susan Rohleder Howard of Salem, OH and Thomas Karen of Columbus, Ohio. Dear grandmother of five. Dear sister of the late Howard Richard Taylor, Jr. and sister-in-law of Barbara Shenk Taylor. The family...
Joseph Cole
Jun 16, 2011
Celebrating 95 Years of Life Dr. Joseph W. Cole passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 16, at the age of 95, surrounded by his family. Joseph William Cole was born on May 2, 1916 in Castile, NY and lived on a farm with his parents, Mabel and William Cole, and his two siblings, Max and Laila. They...
Elizabeth Walker
Jun 15, 2011
Elizabeth Betsy Emlen Walker, age 98, a long-time Cleveland Heights resident, died at Judson Retirement Community where she had resided for the last 11 years. She was descended from a long-line of Quakers who settled in New Jersey in 1669, immigrating from England, and eventually settled in Germantown, Philadelphia. There she lived on an estate called "Awbury" with most of...
Sally Lacy
Jun 9, 2011
SALLY PRESCOTT WATERS HUKILL LACY Beloved wife of the late Irving "Bud" Lacy and the former wife of the Emory G. Hukill, Jr., passed away June 9th in her Melbourne, Florida residence. Sally was the dear mother of Robert L. Hukill Nancy of Shaker Hts., OH; James P. Hukill of Cleveland Hts., OH and John C. Hukill Janet of Avon...
Warner Adams
Jun 3, 2011
Warner Adams was born November 1, 1938 in Cleveland to Marion Warner Adams and Walter Croxton Adams. He attended Lomond Elementary School before enrolling in University School, class of 1957. Warner was the third generation of his family to attend University School. He enjoyed being a Boy Scout and attended a Boy Scout Jamboree in California. During high school, he...
Patricia Wilbert
Jun 2, 2011
PATRICIA A. WILBERT, Age 80, passed away June 2nd, 2011. Pat was the dear friend of Eleanor D. Ebner and friend of Gracely Orme. She was the daughter of the late Margaret M. and William Christian Wilbert. Pat was a 1952 graduate of Vassar College and Case Western Reserve University School of Law in 1957. Pat practiced law in Boston,...
CW CW
May 26, 2011
Christopher was born October 3, 1982 in Norwood, Massachusetts and raised in Marlborough, New Hampshire until moving to Chesterland, Ohio at the age of 15. As a child, Chris excelled playing baseball, soccer, participating in Boy Scouts and 4-H. His leadership skills were evident early as he served as a 4-H leader beginning at the age of 14, teaching children...
Jane Wilson
May 25, 2011
JANE R. WILSON nee Rule Age 57 of Shaker Hts., OH, passed away May 25th, 2011. Jane Ellen Rule was born on May 23rd, 1954 in Montgomery, West Virginia to Eugene and Bertha Rule. She and her older sister Genie grew up in the small but beautiful town of Gauley Bridge. Jane met her best friend Sandra Justice in Junior...
Laura Chisolm
May 21, 2011
Laura Brown Chisolm died peacefully at home in Cleveland Heights on Saturday afternoon, May 21, surrounded by family and friends, after a brave and inspiring fight against metastatic breast cancer; she was 63. Her family, colleagues, and many friends of all ages will greatly miss her brilliance, beauty, generosity, and sense of humor. A gathering to honor Laura's life will...
Jeanne Jarvis
May 18, 2011
Jeanne Goss Jarvis, beloved wife of the late Thomas H. Jarvis. Dear mother of Walter J. B. McWilliams, Jr., the late Marion J. McWilliams and the late Thomas S. McWilliams, II. Dear grandmother of Jarvie and George B. McWilliams; and Thomas R. and Matthew S. Wilkinson. Jeanne graduated from Bennett College in the 1950's. She worked and volunteered at University...
Robert Landgraf
May 15, 2011
Robert J. R.J. Landgraf died on Sunday, May 15, 2011. R.J. joined Fairmount Presbyterian Church on February 15, 1959. He served as a Deacon in the 60's and a Trustee in the 1970's. He was President of the Board of Trustees his third year. He was recently inducted into the Elders Association in 2008 after a few years on Session,...
Earl Stilson
May 13, 2011
Earl B. Stilson of Twinsburg, Ohio, formerly of Shaker Heights., Ohio, died May 12th, 2011. Earl was the beloved husband of Ruth O. Oviatt and the late Betty nee Rearick. He was the dear father of David Stilson Sherrie Furey-Stilson of University Hts., Ohio and Robert Stilson Riko of Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina and the stepfather of Jerry Steel Anne...
Mary Fant
May 12, 2011
Mary Fant nee McCrea, age 87, beloved wife of John F. Fant, Jr., loving mother of John III Kathleen, Katherine Mitchell Martin, Emily Martin Robert and Molly Pierce Andy. Dearest grandmother of eight, sister of Charles H. McCrea deceased and Richard E. McCrea. Graduate of Laurel School class of 1942 and Wellesley College class of 1946. Teacher at Laurel School...
Sara Koschembahr
May 5, 2011
Sara L. von Koschembahr nee Quiring beloved wife of Clemens for 59 years, died May 5, 2011. Dear mother of Daniel of Seattle, WA; Cornelia Rendall David, deceased, Marion and Margaret all of Cleveland. Loving grandmother of Molly Rendall. Companion of Robson von Koschembahr and Austin Rendall. Sister of the late Anne Shure. The family prefers that those who wish...
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