Obituaries
Edgar Bowerfind
Feb 24, 2011
Dr. Edgar S. Bowerfind, Jr. known as Pete, died suddenly blessedly of a heart attack Thursday, February 24, 2011 at his home at Judson Park in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. He was 86. Dr. Bowerfind was the son of Edgar S. Bowerfind, a pioneer in the field of public relations with Republic Steel, and Edna Strong Bowerfind a soloist at the...
John Farley
Feb 22, 2011
JOHN M. FARLEY, 80 of Cleveland Heights, OH died peacefully with family at his side on Tuesday, February 22, 2011. John was the beloved husband for 51 years to Dorothy Farley nee Stacy and the dear father of Anne Sherwin Tom of Pittsburg, PA; Joan Christie Mel of Bethesda, MD; and John O. Dorothy of Pittsburgh, PA and granddad to...
Pearl Hill
Feb 15, 2011
Pearline Albertha Hill nee Taylor of Cleveland, Ohio. Born 1917 in Jamaica and retired RN with The American Red Cross. Loving wife of the late William E. Hill; dear mother of Delano H.A. Clare of Cleveland, Ohio; grandmother of Delano Lambert-Clare of Orlando, Florida and Maddeson L. Garcia of Mandeville, Louisiana; great-grandmother of Danny and Isabella Garcia; cherished friend of...
Joseph Ayers
Feb 15, 2011
JOSEPH BURTON AYERS, III "Trip" of Ft. Lauderdale FL and a seasonal resident of Lyndhurst, OH; and the devoted life partner for 30 years of Paul David Dobrea, died peacefully in Lyndhurst, OH, Tuesday, February 15th, 2011, with Paul and Minou at his side. Trip was born January 3rd, l943 to Aileen Bruch Ayers and Joseph Burton Ayers, Jr.. He...
Horace Thompson
Feb 7, 2011
Horace S. "Tommy" Thompson, 89, beloved and devoted husband of 41 years to Marjorie nee Demeter, passed away on February 7, 2011 in Breckinridge Village, Willoughby Ohio. Tommy was the son of Grace and Porter Thompson of Illinois. Tommy was a proud graduate of the University of Wisconsin and the University of Michigan Law School, where he earned his Jurist...
Thomas Fraier
Jan 30, 2011
Thomas Charles Fraier, resident of Hamlet Village, Chagrin Falls, OH, was the beloved husband of the late Joy Coleman Fraier, father of Thomas C. Fraier and Whitney F. Bohan, and grandfather of Brian C. Bohan. Dearest brother of Colette O'Neill the late Kenneth and the late Charlotte Hartman the late Jack. Friend and brother-in-law of Joan M. Rice. Adored uncle...
Ralph Dise
Jan 25, 2011
Ralph Allen Dise was born September 1, 1921 in Yonkers, New York. He was the son of Homer Allen Dise and Jane Jennie Liza Wyckoff Dise; and the brother of the late Preston Wyckoff. He moved to Cleveland Heights, Ohio as a ten-year-old boy when his father, a structural engineer later chief structural engineer for the Erie Railroad, was transferred...
Martha Rand
Jan 25, 2011
MARTHA OSBORNE RAND, age 86, passed away peacefully on January 25, 2011 at Lake West. Born September 19, 1924 in Willoughby and a graduate of Mentor High School. She was employed by Bonwit Teller and Rand Development Company. She is survived by her sister, Molly William Lindblad of Moreland Hills, her brother Jerome T. Osborne, of Mentor; brother-in-law Robert E....
Margaret McGrath
Jan 23, 2011
MARGARET M. McGRATH nee Michel Formerly of Pittsburgh, PA, died January 23rd in Mayfield Hts., OH. Margaret was the beloved wife of the late J. Edward McGrath, the dear mother of Jack McGrath Brigitte of Sanibel, FL, Karen McGrath Lewarn Jim Shirk of Mayfield Hts., OH, W. Patrick McGrath Anne of Chappaqua, NY and Michael E. McGrath Pam of Frederick,...
John Hall
Jan 19, 2011
John Clifford Hall, who died at age 93, considered himself a lover, not a fighter even though he was a marine who served in the South Pacific and China in the latter stages of World War II. His few stories bore him out. He recalled being on KP duty all day and, expecting the next day off, played poker all...
Jane Stauffer
Jan 11, 2011
Jane Pope Stauffer, age 80, died January 11, 2011 at the home of her daughter, due to complications of Alzheimer's disease. Jane was the loving mother of Barbara Michael of Canton, Ohio, Joan Walter of North Benton, Ohio, and Carol Gregory of Solon, Ohio. Jane was the grandmother "Nana" of Peter Laura, Lucas, Cameron and Christian and the sister of...
Marjorie Beck
Jan 10, 2011
Marjorie L. Beck died January 10, 2010 at her home after an extended illness. She was born in Cleveland on July 10, 1920 to Rudolph and MinnieGrundmann Ganschow. She attended Cleveland Heights schools and graduated in 1938 from High School. She graduated in 1942 from Heidelberg College in Tiffin, Ohio with a Bachelors in Home Economics. She taught at Erie...
Suzanne Harrison
Jan 5, 2011
Suzanne Brookhart Harrison was born on Fairfax Road in Cleveland Heights, Ohio in 1918. She put on a wedding dress in the same room she was born. Sue attended Fairfax and Roxboro Schools and went to Laurel School from 7th grade through 12th grade. She graduated from Vassar College in 1941. Her major was child development. Her mother graduated from...
Carlton Schnell
Jan 4, 2011
Carlton Bryce Schnell died at age 79 at the Hospice of the Western Reserve on January 4, 2011. Carlton was the husband of Dorothy "Dottie" Apple Schnell, who died in April 2010. He is survived by his three daughters, Laura Schnell of Brooklyn, New York, Margaret Healey, of Orange Village, Heidi Schnell of Upper St. Clair, Pennsylvania, his sister Nancy...
Robert Christiansen
Jan 1, 2011
Robert H. Christiansen, SR., age 84 of Cleveland Heights, Ohio. "Bob" was the dear father of Robert H. Christiansen, Jr. Maureen of Redondo Beach, California and Andrew C. Christiansen Nikki of Atlanta, Georgia. He was the grandfather of Lauren and Robert Christiansen, III and Drew, Cole and Mati Christiansen. He was the dear brother of Nancy Carpenter William of Pepper...
John Doxsey
Dec 31, 2010
John E. Doxsey Jack, Age 88, passed away on December 31, 2010. Jack was the beloved husband of the late Dorothea Dottie Doxsey, who died in 1999. He was the proud father of Martha of Edmonton Alberta, Canada, Douglas of Ironwood, MI, Virginia Bruce Wilson of Boston, MA, Mary Louise Shane John of Duxbury, VT and the late Rodger and...
Shirley Walsh
Dec 28, 2010
SHIRLEY ROSE WALSH, age 91, of Shaker Heights, Ohio, passed away December 28th, 2010. She was the beloved daughter of the late Edward F. and Florence Gerver Walsh and the dear sister of Mary Grace Walsh Henry of Beachwood, OH and the late Edward Walsh. A Funeral Mass will be held Wednesday, December 29th at 9 am, in The Church...
Christopher Brown
Dec 28, 2010
Christopher Robertson Brown, age 35 of Malvern, Pennsylvania. Loving son of Diane Brown of Newtown Square, Pennsylvania and Edward Brown Teresa of Harleysville, Pennsylvania; dear brother of Lorrie Brown of Deptford, New Jersey and Jennifer Brown of Audubon, Pennsylvania; grandson of Ruth Brown, the late Dr. Henry Brown, and the late Raymond and Lorrie Robertson all of Cleveland, Ohio. The...
Dorie Eisele
Dec 23, 2010
DORIE SUE EISELE nee Williams, age 89, of Shaker Heights, Ohio, died December 23rd, 2010. Dorie was the beloved wife of the late Edward A. Eisele, who passed away in 2003. She was the dear mother of William A. Eisele Stephanie of Shaker Hts., OH and the late Susan E. Toohig. She was the dear grandmother of six and great...
Eleanor Locher
Dec 20, 2010
Eleanor H. Locher nee Worthington who passed away December 20th, 2010, was the beloved wife of the late Honorable Ralph S. Locher and the dear mother of Virginia Wells of Alexandria, Virginia. She was the grandmother of Andrew Wells Heather and the great grandmother of Caroline Wells. Those who wish may make contributions in her name to The Old Stone...

