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Robert Henry Ehlert

Robert Henry Ehlert

Nov 20, 2022

Robert Henry Ehlert of Mayfield, Ohio, formerly of Lyndhurst, passed away November 20, 2022, aged 92, after a brief illness.  He was born to Frances Helen Symposium Kagy Ehlert and Carl HH Ehlert at Lakeside Hospital, Cleveland.  He was married for 46 years to the late Phyllis Ehlert, (Bell).  He is survived by daughters, Carol McIntyre (Steve) of Strongsville, and...

Janet Loren Whitney

Janet Loren Whitney

Nov 18, 2022

 

Janet Loren Whitney, PhD, 81, of Chagrin Falls, died on November 18, 2022, at Hospice of the Western Reserve, David Simpson House. Janet was a source of unconditional love and support to those who crossed her path, whether sitting at the bedsides of her patients who had no family on holidays or sharing endless giggles and joy with those...

Carlos Jesus Sivit

Carlos Jesus Sivit

Nov 17, 2022

 

Dr. Carlos Jesús Sivit was a beloved father, husband, stepfather, cousin, colleague and friend. He left the world on November 17, 2022 at age 68, following injuries sustained during a bicycle accident.

 

Carlos was born to Rosendo and Olga Sivit on May 20, 1954 in Moron, Cuba. He moved to the United States with his mother in 1961,...

John E. "Jack" Horner

John E. "Jack" Horner

Nov 13, 2022

John E. "Jack" Horner, age 95, born May 25, 1927, passed away November 13, 2022.  He was a longtime resident of Aurora, Ohio. 

Jack served in the Navy in WWII, attended Miami University and graduated from Case Institute of Technology.  He spent his entire career with the Sam W. Emerson Co., culminating in becoming owner and chairman in the last...

Waterloo Willa Clements Dobbs

Waterloo Willa Clements Dobbs

Nov 6, 2022

Willa Clements Dobbs was born on April 4, 1922 to John Willis and Johnnie Myrtice Moore Clements in Woodbury, Georgia.

As a child Waterloo loved to read, was interested in Civics, and had a talent for reading and oration.  She attended school in Woodbury and completed the 10th grade there.  Leaving her home and family, she attended Westinghouse High School...

Anna D. Smith, PhD

Anna D. Smith, PhD

Nov 5, 2022

Anna DuVal Smith passed away peacefully in her home due to complications from Alzheimer’s disease on November 5, 2022, surrounded by her loved ones. She was born in Riverdale, MD on November 4, 1944, the eldest child of Jane Carson Foster and William Conley Smith. Anna and siblings Hart and Margaret (Peigi) were raised in a home filled with music,...

David Alexander Rodgers, PhD

David Alexander Rodgers, PhD

Nov 3, 2022

David Alexander Rodgers, PhD, died on November 3, 2022, in Cleveland OH, at age 96.  David was the beloved husband of the late Norma Rodgers, and the loving father of the late Linda Hurst and Kathryn A. Rodgers of Shaker Heights, OH. David was born in Hugo, OK on January 12, 1926 to Wilma Mae Wickizer Rodgers and Joseph Lee...

Albert Mitchell Pennybacker, Jr.

Albert Mitchell Pennybacker, Jr.

Oct 27, 2022

REV. ALBERT MITCHELL PENNYBACKER, Jr. (1931-2022)

 

Pastor and ecumenical leader, the Rev. Albert Mitchell Pennybacker, Jr., 91, of Lexington Kentucky and Chagrin Falls Ohio, died on October 27th of pancreatic cancer and covid, in Chagrin Falls. Pennybacker was an associate general secretary of the National Council of Churches from 1993-99, directing its Washington office from 1996 as an ecumenical...

Joan Ruth Nelson

Joan Ruth Nelson

Oct 25, 2022

 

 

Joan Ruth Nelson, 89, of Shaker Heights, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, October 25, 2022.

Joan was born to Lawrence and Ruth Dietz of Cleveland, Ohio and was the eldest of their three children.  At age 14, Joan met the love of her life, William (Bill) Nelson after seeing him repeatedly ride by her home on...

John F. Herrick

John F. Herrick

Oct 25, 2022

John F. Herrick, 84, a retired Cleveland real estate executive, attorney, hall of fame athlete, and civic leader, passed away peacefully at his home in Shaker Heights, Ohio on October 25, 2022, surrounded by family.

Jack, as he insisted to be called by all who knew him, was born in Cleveland and raised in Shaker Heights.  He graduated from University...

Yolanda Grant Maynor

Yolanda Grant Maynor

Oct 24, 2022

 

Yolanda Maynor (nee Grant), age 59 of Akron, OH, went home to the Lord on October 24, 2022.  She was the beloved mother of Thomas Agee, Jr. of Shaker Hts.; dear sister of Edward Grant, Jr. and Doug Grant.  She is also survived by two nieces, Shalena Grant and Shamecca Johnson.  She was preceded in death by her parents,...

Elizabeth "Betsy" Maria Cornelia Severiens

Elizabeth "Betsy" Maria Cornelia Severiens

Oct 20, 2022

 

Elizabeth Maria Cornelia “Betsy” Severiens (née van Lutsenburg Maas), 91, died peacefully on October 20, 2022 surrounded by family. Betsy was born on September 1, 1931 in Beira, Mozambique and emigrated with her family to the United States in 1938, when her father went to work for the Holland-America Line in New York City. The family settled in Mountain...

Roger Henry Spencer Langston

Roger Henry Spencer Langston

Oct 20, 2022

Roger Henry Spencer Langston, MD of Bratenahl, age 83, passed away October 20th, 2022 after a brief illness. He is survived by his loving wife Jennifer and his two sons, Charles (Cathlyn) of Portland, ME and Spencer (Perrin) of Charlotte, NC. Dear grandfather to nine: Emily, Henry, Jack Langston of Charlotte;  Ryan, Wilson, Beck Langston of Portland; step grandfather to Lambeth,...

Robert F. Bendall

Robert F. Bendall

Oct 18, 2022

 

Robert F. Bendall, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, died on October 18th, 2022 at the age of 82, but he will be remembered by all who knew him as someone who knew how to live. Known for his big laugh, and love of family and friends, Bob embraced life every day.  Bob was a man of many avocations....

Margaret Steck Carpenter

Margaret Steck Carpenter

Oct 15, 2022

Margaret (Margy) Carpenter passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family on October 15, 2022. She was a resident of Cleveland Heights for over 50 years. She loved her life and fully appreciated how good it was.

Margy loved to learn. She graduated from Laurel School, where her lifelong love of reading, vocabulary, and proper grammar blossomed. She knew that both...

Jean White Moseley

Jean White Moseley

Oct 3, 2022

Jean White Moseley was born November 26, 1923, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The daughter of Charles M. and Helen B. White, she was the devoted wife of Thomas Wilder Moseley who died in 2017, mother of Ann Lynch (Daniel) of Chagrin Falls, Ohio; Bradley van Hoek (Cornelis Johannes) of Palm Beach, Florida, and Chagrin Falls, Ohio; and deceased son George Thomas;...

Marilyn Cook

Marilyn Cook

Sep 28, 2022

Marilyn Cook of Cleveland, Ohio, peacefully passed away on September 28th, 2022 after a difficult battle with Alzheimer’s disease complicated by Covid 19 in the last few weeks of her life.

Marilyn was born to Harry and Grace Bierschwal on March 2nd, 1931 in Cleveland Ohio. She received a BA from Case Western Reserve University in 1962, and a Masters...

Myron Saunders Stoll

Myron Saunders Stoll

Sep 21, 2022

Myron Stoll, born 1934 in Youngstown, Ohio, survived by his children: Vincent (Vinnie), Sarah (and David), Heather (and Tibi) and our adopted sister Satu; grandchildren Claudia, Patrick, Markus, Lily, Nicole and Natalie.  Also close to the family were Hennessy cousins, Michael, Lauren, Karen, and Kevin.  His father’s family was German, and his mother’s family was Canadian, but he grew up...

Mary Elizabeth Nook Huettner

Mary Elizabeth Nook Huettner

Sep 20, 2022

Mary Elizabeth Nook Huettner of Fort Wayne, Indiana passed away peacefully on September 20, 2022. Mary grew up in Shaker Heights, Ohio where she attended Gesu School, Hathaway Brown School, and Shaker Heights High School. She was an accomplished figure skater and skated in many Carnivals at the Cleveland Skating Club.

Mary went on to attend Marymount College (now Marymount...

Qihui Wu

Qihui Wu

Sep 19, 2022

Qihui Wu was born on February 18, 1930 in Shanghai, China. He passed away peacefully in the afternoon of September 19, 2022 at the age of 92 years old. Son of Wu Shaoxiang (father), loyal husband of Guan Zhonghua, loving father of Sue and Liqin, father-in-law of Dingchao He and John Mulvihill, and devoted grandfather of Linda, Lianne, and John....

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