Obituaries
George Hiran Seneviratne
Jan 19, 2023
George H. Seneviratne was called home by the Lord on January 19th, 2023. He was the beloved husband of Yolanda and the dear father of Christina. Loving brother of Rohan, Ranjan, Priyani, and Nirmalee. George was the second oldest son of the late William and Philomina Seneviratne.
He was a caring person who loved spending time with his family and friends. He was...
K.J. Montgomery
Jan 17, 2023
K.J. MONTGOMERY, Age 69, passed away peacefully on Jan. 17, 2023, in Cleveland, Ohio. She is survived by sons Martin Schultz of Sheffield Village, Ohio, and Drew Schultz (Lindsay Cronin) of Clawson, Michigan; their father, Lawrence Schultz of Naples, Florida; her loving partner Andy Haas of Avon Lake, Ohio; half-siblings Barb, Lynn, Mary, Michele, and Hal; cherished friends Loretta “Tweetie”...
Stephen A. Mahoney, lll, MD
Jan 16, 2023
Stephen A. Mahoney, lll, M.D. born in Holyoke, MA April 1st 1932 died January 16, 2023. Survived by his wife Mary Ann, daughter, Lora Mahoney and son Stephen Mahoney IV, grand daughters Raphaelle Miller, Ella Kunkel, Alidar Edmond and great grandson Nolen Miller.
Educated at Eagle Brook School and Deerfield Academy, Harvard College and Tufts Medical School. He practiced...
Juliane Irene Lynch
Jan 16, 2023
Juliane I. Lynch (née Lange), age 82 of Shaker Heights, OH. Youngest daughter of the late Dr. Joachim and Dr. Irene Lange of Frankfurt, Germany; beloved wife of the late Philip M. Lynch; loving mother of Sara I. Lynch of Obersorg, Germany, G. Patrick Lynch (Konomi) of Lino Lakes, MN and Jennifer S. Lynch-Mack (Daniel) of Berlin, Germany; dear grandmother...
Marguerite M. Bergen
Jan 12, 2023
Marguerite M. Bergen, age 94 of Shaker Hts., OH. Beloved daughter of the late William J. Bergen, Jr. and Rose Bergen (nee Crawley); dear sister of the late Virginia R. Bergen, William J. Bergen, III and Patricia B. Cunningham (George); dear aunt of six; loyal friend to many.
In Lieu of flowers, please find peace in your friendship that...
Harry Edward Shaw
Jan 12, 2023
Harry E. Shaw The beloved husband of the late Patricia H. Shaw (nee Hussey); the dear father of Nancy Shaw Goldsmith (James A.) of Shaker Hts., OH and Harry E. Shaw of Lutrell, TN; dear grandfather of David S. Goldsmith (Abigail), Elizabeth S. Goldsmith and Brien Shaw.
Harry received his undergraduate degree from the University of Pittsburgh. He received his...
Jerry Adams Harpst, Ph.D
Jan 2, 2023
Early Life:
Jerry Adams Harpst was born 9/27/1938 in Glasgow, KY. He was the eldest of two sons of Harold Elroy Harpst and Lena Brown (Adams) Harpst. His father worked in the oil fields in southern Illinois, southern Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. The family lived in several locations for his father’s work, and his mother taught elementary school in...
Mary Ellen Bobear
Dec 30, 2022
Mary Ellen Bobear (nee Huser) died peacefully at home in Chagrin Falls, Ohio on Friday, December 30, 2022, after a long illness. Born in Topeka, Indiana on October 10, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Verena Huser, and the last of seven children. Mary graduated from Lagrange High School and started out as an X-Ray Technologist...
Eunice Leotta Gaskin
Dec 24, 2022
Eunice L. Gaskin, age 80 of Cleveland, Ohio, went home to be with the Lord on December 24, 2022. Eunice was born on November 15, 1942, in St. Patrick's, Christ Church, Barbados where she grew up with her parents, 6 sisters and 3 brothers. After high school Eunice enrolled at Tercentenary Nursing School and graduated in 1968. During this time,...
Jacqueline Ann Acho
Dec 22, 2022
Jacqueline Ann Acho, 54, of Shaker Heights, Ohio, died peacefully at home on December 22, 2022, after a courageous battle with ovarian cancer. She was born on July 29, 1968, to Barb and Peter Acho of Farmington Hills, MI. Jackie is survived by her loving husband, John LeMay, her two children, Sophie and Grant, her Mother Barbara Acho and brother...
Joan Marie Donahue Ostendorf
Dec 20, 2022
Civic Leader, Volunteer and Fundraiser.
Joan Marie Donahue Ostendorf
Joan Marie Donahue Ostendorf was born December 9,1933 in her beloved Boston, MA to Genevieve Morrissey Donahue and John Stanley Donahue. She grew up between Duxbury and Beacon Street until moving to Chestnut Hill. She was a student at the Newton Country Day School of the Sacred Heart (1952) and...
Jean Middleton James
Dec 20, 2022
Jean Middleton James died of complications of Covid and the flu on December 20. A longtime resident of Iowa City, Iowa, for the past 12 years she resided with her daughter Catherine James LaCroix in Shaker Heights, Ohio, and subsequently in assisted living nearby in Beachwood Ohio.
Jean was born January 4, 1930, in Chicago, Illinois, where she grew up...
Nancy W. Sharp
Dec 16, 2022
Nancy W. Sharp (nee Wykoff), age 97 of Shaker Hts., OH. She was the beloved wife of the late John G. Sharp; loving mother of Susan W. Sharp, Bonnie Sharp of Shaker Hts. and the late Gordon T. Sharp; dear grandmother of Jackie and Peter Greiner.
The family prefers that those who wish may make contributions in her name...
Molly Holland-Avery
Dec 14, 2022
Molly Holland-Avery (nee O’Connor) Beloved wife of the late William Avery “Avery”; dear mother of Mary Jo Gary (James), Joseph Francis and Molly Cairnes; stepmother of Blanche Avery; dear Grandmother of Nigel, Cyrus, Desmond, Jay, Xavier, Zenzele, and Whittaker Pelligree and Edward and Grace Gary; Great-grandmother of Marco Pelligree.
Those who wish to do so may make contributions in...
William G. Scheele
Dec 12, 2022
Bill is survived by his beloved wife and best friend Elisabeth “Liz” (Prouty), stepchildren Carin Woolley (Christian), and Christopher Truden, grandchildren Elisabeth, Mason, Grant and Caroline Woolley, son Matthew Squire (Elissa), grandchildren Gunnar, Paisley and Finley, brothers John (Wendy Cutler) and Paul (Tere) along with dear nieces Georgia, Tara, and Amanda, and other extended family.
His parents Joann S. and...
Marilyn "Lynn" Young
Dec 6, 2022
Marilyn S. Young passed away December 6, 2022. She is survived by her husband of 48 years, Lawrence "L.T", her daughter Deborah Coakley (Chip) and three step sons, Peter, Bill and the late Tom, Grandson Mac McLaughlin, IV, 5 step Grandchildren Angela, Ryan, Tanner, Clara, Matthew and 2 Great Granddaughters. During her lifetime, she and her husband camped in every...
Frank Howland Carpenter
Dec 3, 2022
Frank Carpenter passed away peacefully on December 3, 2022, just 11 days after the funeral of his beloved wife of 56 years, Margy.
A successful businessman, Frank started out his career as a salesman for Stouffer’s frozen foods and ended up as an executive at its parent company, Nestle. Margy used to laugh and tell stories that in the early...
John Carrington Morley
Nov 30, 2022
John Carrington Morley, age 91, of Cleveland Heights, Ohio, passed away peacefully at home on November 30, 2022 in the company of loving members of his family. John was born in Saginaw, Michigan on August 22, 1931, graduated from Middlesex School in 1950, earned a Bachelor of Arts in History from Yale University in 1954, and a Master of Business...
Thomas George Tucker
Nov 30, 2022
Thomas G. Tucker The beloved husband of Janis Martinez-Baylog-Tucker (nee Prince); the dear father of William Tucker (Kelly) of Austin, TX; dear stepfather of Donald (Gail) Martinez of Wickcliff, Oh; dear brother of Diana L. Lenson (Robert S.) of Chagrin Falls, OH and the late Donna Grenier (Richard); dear uncle of Michelle Lenson-Ruggie and Deborah A. Turcio (John); dear...
Sarita Burton Frith
Nov 27, 2022
Sarita B. Frith (Nee Burton) of Gates Mills, Ohio died on November 27th, 2022. Sarita, the daughter of Courtney and Marguerite Burton was born in Cleveland, Ohio on August 18th, 1934. After attending Hathaway Brown School, she graduated from The Madeira School and Bennett College.
Sarita loved animals. She spent most of her life riding and showing horses, field trialing...
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