Obituaries

Jul 6, 2022

Jane Marie Novinger, née Dronick, went home to God on July 6, 2022 at the age of 75, 18 months after her diagnosis of Lou Gerig’s disease (ALS).

 

Jane was born on April 2, 1947 in Pottsville, PA to George “Speedy” Dronick and Mary Plesnarski Dronick. She graduated from Nativity B.V.M. High School in 1965, attended Penn State University,...

Jul 4, 2022

Beverly Berlin (nee Bell) of Chardon, OH, formerly of Mayfield Village passed away on July 4, 2022 at the age of 91.

Beverly was proud of being part of the prominent Cleveland Townsend family, her mother was Edith Townsend Bell, with ties to the Athens, Ohio area and Virginia ancestors participating in the Revolutionary War. Her Aunt, Mary Townsend Springer...

Jul 1, 2022

Thomas Earl Alexander McNitt  The beloved husband of Margaret Marie McNitt (nee Ondo) of Shaker Hts., OH.  The dear father of Richard A, McNitt (Simone) of University Hts., OH and the Late Bryan McNitt.  He was the dear grandfather of Bryantomas and Mckenzie McNitt and the dear brother of the late Dick McNitt.  A Funeral Mass will be held Friday,...

Jun 29, 2022

 Jan N. Carr (née Nordstrom) The beloved wife of Charles M. Carr of Chagrin Falls, OH.  Jan was the dear mother of Emily C. Moore (James V.) of Minneapolis,MN and John N. Carr (Alison G.) of Norwell, MA; The dear grandmother of Nicholas and Ana Moore and Charlotte, Lillian and Susanna Carr and the dear sister of Julie Baker, Christine...

Jun 22, 2022

William Leland Jarrod Edward Cobbins was a 2010 graduate of Shaw High School and later attended Lakeland Community College.

He was the beloved son of Laura R. and Charlie E. Cobbins, Sr. of Cleveland Heights, Ohio.

William was the dear brother of Charlie E., Jr and Antwan; the dear uncle of Charlia, Kendell, MacKenzie, Charles E.,...

Jun 16, 2022

Midori F Fiocchi, M.D., age 82, of Shaker Heights, OH. Midori was born from Japanese parents in So Paulo, Brazil and grew up with traditional Japanese values intertwined with empathetic Brazilian principles. She received a M.D. degree from the Santa Casa School of Medicine in São Paulo, where she met and married her classmate and forever loving husband Claudio Fiocchi,...

Jun 16, 2022

Anne Winant Higerd, born June 2, 1947, passed away peacefully on June 16, 2022 after a courageous battle with multiple myeloma. Anne was born and raised in Shaker Heights, Ohio, and attended Hathaway Brown School and Bennett Junior College.

She had many hobbies and passions over the years. She loved to travel, particularly to cooking schools in...

Jun 9, 2022

Kermit was born in Columbus, Ohio at the end of 1940 to parents Orville William Wolford and Ida Fay Wolford.  He was a graduate of North High School and The Columbus State University, both in Columbus, Ohio.  After moving to Cleveland, Ohio as a young man, he worked as a night auditor at the Somerset Inn in Shaker Heights, Ohio. ...

Jun 8, 2022

William S. Armington, Jr., age 74 of Cleveland, OH.  Loving father of William S. Armington, III (Ingrid) of Newbury, OH and Christopher J. Armington of Cleveland Hts., OH;  dear grandfather of William S. Armington, IV and Heidi C. Armington; dear brother of Debbie White (Charlie), Judy Armington, Susie Sievers (Jim) and Gary Armington (Lee Ann); former spouse of Diane...

Jun 5, 2022

Rita Marie Bar, née Principe, was born August 21, 1948 in Cleveland, Ohio. Rita was the oldest of four children born to Michael and Margaret Principe.

Rita spent the first several years of her life in the neighborhood of Little Italy in Cleveland, Ohio. Rita loved the food and culture of her southern Italian roots, as well as...

Jun 5, 2022

James W.G. Watson (November 21, 1932 – June 5, 2022).  James (Jim) was born November 21, 1932 to Rachel Milligan and L. Gordon Watson, in Cleveland, Ohio. With his parents and sister, (Mary) Adelaide, he grew up in Hudson and then Wooster, Ohio.  He married Jane D.  Wyckoff, whom he had known since elementary school in Wooster, and their loving marriage...

Jun 2, 2022

Janet G. Smith, 89, of Cleveland, Ohio passed away peacefully on June 2, 2022.

She was born to the late Arthur Carl and Leona Meyfarth Groth, August 8, 1932, in Cleveland, OH, and is predeceased by her sister, Betty Diebold. Janet graduated from Cleveland Heights High School, attended Denison University and received a BA from Flora Stone...

May 30, 2022

Victoria Ganger (June 16, 1954 - May 30, 2022) was born and raised in Shaker Heights, Ohio. She attended Shaker Hts. High School and graduated from Ohio University in 1976.

Victoria spent her working life in communications, first as a proofreader and editor, and then for many years as an advertising and promotional copywriter, several times conceiving...

May 24, 2022

THE SERVICE HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO FAMILY ILLNESS.   A MEMORIAL SERVICE WILL BE SCHEDULED FOR LATER.

 

Robert Richard Cutler, III., was a loving father, grandfather, brother-in-law, uncle, devoted husband, and friend. He cared deeply about his friends, his family, and the communities within which he worked to make a positive difference in the world. Whether supporting arts organizations,...

May 20, 2022

Miguel Angel Evangelista was the beloved husband of Dora Aquilar Evangelista of Shaker Heights, Ohio.  He was the dear father of Gonzalo, Jefferson, Jennifer and Stephanie Evangelista.  He was the dear grandfather of eight and the dear brother of seven.  Miguel was the dear son of Marcelina Vasquez Evangelista.

A Funeral Mass will be held Tuesday, May...

May 18, 2022

Tung Pik Wan Phillis was born in 1926 in Shanghai. She was the youngest of three sisters. She was adored for her fearlessness and beautiful singing voice.

Phillis met our father, Albert, when she was 18 years old and they married when she was 22. She was strong and lived life with gusto. She loved to sing...

May 15, 2022

It is with profound grief and sorrow that we announce the passing of our beloved husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather, Richard “Dick” Felber, age 93.  He was a renaissance man, world-renowned textile and wallcovering designer, pianist, artist, and collector of art, photography, British antiques, and fine arts books.  An intrepid world traveler, he searched the world for inspiration for designs....

May 9, 2022

Ida Ruth Halsted was born on January 4, 1936 in Huntington, West Virginia to the late Joseph I. and Ruth (Wilson) Duffey.  She earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Marshall University and a PhD in Mass Communications from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She worked as a nonprofit development professional and as a professor of English...

May 6, 2022

Barbara (Bobbie) Hoyt passed away peacefully at her home on May 6th, 2022. Bobbie was fast approaching her 101st birthday as she was born July 13th, 1921. Bobbie spent her time between Cleveland, Ohio and Boca Grande, Florida and was the mother of 3 children, Jim, Peter and Terry. Bobbie graduated from Hathaway Brown School in Cleveland and attended...

May 5, 2022

Mary Elizabeth Perotti, known to friends and family as “Beth”, passed away unexpectedly on May 5th, 2022 in Cleveland, Ohio.  She was 55 years old.

Beth and her twin sister Priscilla were born on June 9, 1966 in Mt Laurel, NJ.  Beth grew up on Chadbourne Rd in Shaker Heights, Ohio, graduating from Shaker Heights High School...