Obituaries

Horace Thompson

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Adele Monnier

Adele Monnier

Dec 19, 2010

ADELE MARIHATT MONNIER, age 65, passed away at home on December 19, 2010, surrounded by her loving family, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She is survived by her husband, Vincent; her mother, Annie; her father, Robert Marlise and her sister, Violaine Jean-Michel in Switzerland; her daughters Gilliane Gilbert Monnier Tostevin Minneapolis, MN and Stephanie Thomas Andruskevich Dallas,...

R. VerMerris

R. VerMerris

Dec 18, 2010

The Radix Wire Company is saddened to announce the sudden passing of R. Charles Chuck VerMerris, their President and CEO. Chuck passed away on Saturday evening, December 18th, after cross country skiing with his wife, MaryLou, and friends. Chuck served Radix and the wire industry with great distinction for over 45 years. We have all lost a true friend. Chuck...

Sylvia Page

Sylvia Page

Dec 18, 2010

Sylvia Balslew Page nee Dates, beloved wife of the late Lewis Balslew and the late Dudley W. Page. The family prefers that those who wish may make contributions in her name to The Memorial Fund of Fairmount Presbyterian Church, 2757 Fairmount Boulevard, Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44118 where Memorial Services will be held Thursday, December 23 at 11 AM. PDF Printable...

Robert Feller

Robert Feller

Dec 15, 2010

Bob Dolgan / Special to The Plain Dealer CLEVELAND, Ohio: Bob Feller, the brilliant pitcher who is the only Cleveland pro athlete to be immortalized with a statue, died Wednesday night of complications from leukemia at age 92. Mr. Feller died Wednesday night, December 15th, 2010. The Hall of Famer hurled 266 victories, most in Indians history, from 1936 to...