Obituaries
Patricia Watt Nagel
Mar 7, 2026
Patricia Ann Watt Nagel, born August 5th, 1936 to Katherine Anderson and William Watt in Albuquerque, New Mexico, died peacefully on March 7, 2026. She is survived by two children, Christopher Nagel (64) and Kellie Bean (62), and four grandchildren, Jordan Bean (36), Christopher Bean (33), Nicholas LaPointe (33) and Rachel LaPointe (28). They will miss her sweetness and affection...
Joseph B. Richey, III
Mar 6, 2026
Joseph B. Richey III (Joe), age 66, of Chagrin Falls, Ohio. Beloved husband of Wendy J. Richey (Karlin) and loving father of Lisa N. Richey. Cherished brother to Judy Schuster Richey of Brecksville, Laurel Richey-Abbey (Stephen) of Chagrin Falls, and Jonathan Richey (Danielle) of Shaker Heights. Dear uncle of Melanie Schuster, Mason Schuster, Kyle Abbey, Caroline Abbey, Elle Richey, Rocco...
William Howard Steinbrink
Mar 4, 2026
William Howard “Bill” Steinbrink, a devoted husband, father, attorney, and lifelong learner who believed deeply in family, integrity, and service, passed away peacefully on March 4, 2026, at the age of 83.
Bill was born on October 4, 1942, in Richmond, Indiana, to Helen and Harry Steinbrink. From an early age, he showed leadership and an eagerness to engage with the...
David Horn Bradford
Feb 23, 2026
Dave Bradford was born June 15, 1945, in Cleveland, OH to William and Martha Bradford. He spent his childhood in Shaker Heights and attended University School for one year before the family moved to Chicago in 1960. In 1963, he graduated from North Shore Country Day School in Winnetka, IL. He attended Kenyon College where he was a member of...
David H. Osburn
Feb 21, 2026
David H. Osburn, Jr died February 21, 2026 after a lengthy illness which never stopped him from being totally involved with his favorite activities.
David was born May 26, 1943 to Ruth Gamble Osburn and David H. Osburn, Jr. Raised in Gates Mills, Ohio, solely by his mother, David attended Hawken School, Orange High School and eventually the University of Michigan.
Early...
Sharon Gail Sternberger
Feb 20, 2026
Sharon Gail Sternberger (nee Perelman)
24 August 1938- 20 February 2026
Daughter of Leonard and Lillian (nee Eilberg) Perelman, Sharon grew up in Cleveland Heights and University Heights, Ohio, where she enjoyed spending time with her close-knit family, including her brother, parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. She cherished memories of spending time with them on the family farm near the North...
Kimberly Ann Guice
Feb 16, 2026
Our love for Kim
Our loving daughter, Kimberly Ann (Staveskie) Guice, 45 years old, of Shaker Heights, OH, passed away suddenly on February 16, 2026. She was born in Lorain, Ohio on March 24, 1980.
Kimberly attended school in Vermilion, Ohio, and went on to graduate from Case Western Reserve University. Kimberly started a love of playing soccer when she was in...
Robert Daniel West
Feb 12, 2026
Robert Daniel West, affectionately known as "Bob-A-Louie," passed away on February 12, 2026, at The Laurels of Chagrin Falls. Born on September 3, 1949, in Cleveland, Ohio, Bob was a beloved figure whose vibrant personality and heartfelt passions left a lasting impression on all who knew him.
Bob dedicated many years of his life to serving as a bus driver with...
Donald Lewis Koshla
Feb 6, 2026
Donald Lewis Koshla, age 93, passed away February 6, 2026. Beloved husband of nearly 70 years to Bernadette (nee Burik); loving father of Karen (Chuck) Rossiter, Jill Koshla (Mark Schaeffer), Beth (Robert) Rafter, and the late infant son Donald Jude. Devoted grandfather of Michael (Brianna) Schaeffer, Zachery (Taylor) Rafter, Jeffrey Schaeffer, Anna Rafter, Kevin Schaeffer and Nathaniel Rafter. Great-grandfather to...
Edward Beaumont Dudley, III
Feb 3, 2026
Edward B. Dudley III September 13, 1946 – February 3, 2026
Edward B. Dudley III, affectionately known as Ed, “Books,” “Easy Ed,” “Steady Eddie,” and “Rebel,” passed away on February 3 after a courageous seven-year battle with Parkinson’s disease, a devastating and incurable neurological condition.
Ed was the loving husband of Debbie for 41 years and the proud father of Will and...
Allen Huntington Ford
Feb 1, 2026
Ford, Allen Huntington – July 29, 1928 – February 1, 2026
The son of Elizabeth Brooks Ford and David Knight Ford, Allen Huntington Ford died on February 1, 2026 at the age of 97. Born on July 29, 1928, Allen grew up in Shaker Heights with his brothers Amasa (Daisy, both deceased), David (Ann, both deceased), and Oliver (Sally, both deceased)....
Marilyn Merts Prasse
Jan 31, 2026
Marilyn Merts Prasse died peacefully January 31, 2026, at age 90. Beloved wife of Paul Henry Prasse until his passing in 2024. Predeceased by her sister Eleanor Merts Clinger, their parents Grace Dyer and George Merts, and her niece Laura Anne Clinger.
Born August 4, 1935, Marilyn graduated from Laurel School and later served as a volunteer on many programs raising...
Bernice H. Goodwin
Jan 28, 2026
Bernice Grimmett was born June 6, 1934 in Tuskegee, Alabama to Jongelene Grimmett and Abraham Lincoln Allen.
Bernice moved to Cleveland, Ohio as a small child with her mother, she was baptized and attended Mount Herman Baptist Church.
While growing up, she obtained her early education through the Cleveland Public Schools, graduating from East Technical High School as a Salutatorian. From there,...
Clevis Tyl Svetlik
Jan 24, 2026
Clevis was born in Cleveland, Ohio and was a 1955 graduate of Shaker Heights High School. While a student there his love of electronics distinguished him when he built a color television camera that took him to the National Science Fair. He attended John Carroll University as a part time student and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Business...
Sara L. Price
Jan 23, 2026
Sara Louise Price
July 2, 1928 – January 23, 2026
Civil service was her calling, but being a wife and mother was her destiny—and her greatest joy. Born on July 2, 1928, in Elyria, Ohio, Sara Louise White began life in humble ways, standing on a box just to reach the sink and wash dishes. From those beginnings grew a woman of...
Robin Hitchcock Hatch
Jan 16, 2026
Robin Hitchcock Hatch died on January 16, 2026 peacefully at her home at Breckenridge Village, Willoughby Ohio.
The only child of Jean McBain Hyde and H. Robinson Hyde. The beloved wife of the late Meacham Hitchcock and Henry R. Hatch. Mother of Douglas R. Hitchcock (Gayle Fuhrer), Andrew M. Hitchcock (Deborah Gertz), and Eleanor Anderson (Glenn). Grandmother of Edith Anderson (Kelli...
Jamahl Croone
Jan 12, 2026
Jamahl Croone was born in Cleveland, Ohio on January 24, 1972 to William and Golden Croone. He was the third of four children and was preceded in death by his beloved father, William Croone.
Jamahl was a special-needs individual, who was surrounded by his loving family. He approached life with pure joy and a genuine warmth. He had an infectious smile...
Murad "Rod" M. Abid
Jan 12, 2026
Abid, Murad (Rod) Michael. Rod lost his 10+ year battle with Frontotemporal Dementia, a devastating incurable neurological disease, on January 12, 2026 at the age of 63. He was born on August 30, 1962, and grew up in Ferguson, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis, where he graduated from McCluer High School in 1980 and from the University of Missouri...
Kendall Allan Pim
Jan 8, 2026
Born Dec 11th, 1940, Ken passed away in his sleep January 8th, just a few weeks after his 85th birthday.
He was a husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and a friend to many.
Ken was born and raised in Alliance, OH. He graduated from Alliance High School in 1958, Case Institute of Technology (now, Case Western Reserve University) in 1963 with BS...
Jill DeLisle Hearey
Jan 7, 2026
Jill DeLisle Hearey passed away peacefully on January 7, 2026. She was 41 and a longtime resident of the Hattie Larlham Foundation in Mantua, Ohio.
Jill was born in Cleveland on August 23, 1984. Because of complications at her birth, she sustained severe brain injuries that left her with profound disabilities. At age two and a half, she moved to Hattie...
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