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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....

Diane Davis Lardie

Diane Davis Lardie

Sep 12, 2022

Diane Davis Lardie, age 85, passed away peacefully on September 12, 2022. Beloved wife of 63 years to Jim Lardie. Loving mother of Maureen (Michael Glass), James Jr., Missy Maroun (Tony), Maria Hewitt (Joe), Mary Beth Allen, and Christopher (deceased). Cherished grandmother of 13 and great-grandmother of 5.

Diane was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and lived in Shaker Heights for...

Richard Welton Barrett

Richard Welton Barrett

Sep 1, 2022

Richard W. “Dick” Barrett passed away quietly in his sleep September 1 at South Franklin Circle in Chagrin Falls.    He was born in Steubenville, Ohio on December 20, 1937, and the family moved to Cleveland Heights shortly thereafter. Dick was an Eagle Scout and a graduate of Cleveland Heights High School. He earned his degree in mechanical engineering from...

Sam Emerson Kinney

Sam Emerson Kinney

Aug 29, 2022

 

Sam Emerson Kinney, Age 83, was born in Shaker Heights, OH March 27, 1939 and attended Hawken School and graduated from Shaker Heights High School. He attended Denison College where he met his wife, Sally Eckert Kinney (4/8/1940-9/5/2021).

He graduated with his medical degree from Case Western Reserve University and completed a residency in Otolaryngology Head Neck Surgery at...

David H. Cockley

David H. Cockley

Aug 26, 2022

David H. Cockley (Dave to all who knew him), came into the world on August 14, 1944. In his 78 years he was a kind, gentle, thoughtful, creative, funny, generous, and wonderful man.

As a child living on Templethurst Road in South Euclid, he spent his days attending the Rowland School and his evenings in the company of his parents...

Mary French Conway

Mary French Conway

Aug 25, 2022

Mary French Conway, born in Evanston, Illinois on September 11, 1928, passed away on August 25, 2022 surrounded by her adoring family. Mary was an extraordinary woman; elegant, graceful, the ultimate lady, unfailingly generous in every aspect of her well-lived life.  She will be greatly missed by her family, friends and community, but her legacy continues.

 

Mary was seven...

Sara Katherine Robechek

Sara Katherine Robechek

Aug 24, 2022

 

Sara Katherine Robechek passed away on Wednesday, August 24, 2022 at the David Simpson Hospice House. She was born on February 1, 1947 in Cleveland, OH to P. John Robechek, M.D. and Ruth Driggs Robechek.

 Sara’s work in financial planning grew over time culminating in the formation of the Robechek Company, a financial planning and investment advisory firm. She...

LaVerne Dorothy Roberts

LaVerne Dorothy Roberts

Aug 23, 2022

 

LaVerne D. Roberts (nee Formanek), age 103,  passed away peacefully, surrounded by the love of her family on Tuesday, August 23rd, 2022.  A kind-hearted, strong willed, and vibrant woman, she was a constant inspiration to the many lives she dearly touched.

 

Born in Cleveland, Ohio, on January 28th, 1919 to her loving parents, William and Ruth Formanek, she...

Alice-Mae Suits

Alice-Mae Suits

Aug 17, 2022

 

Alice-Mae Suits (née Buell), beloved wife for 61 years of the late Thomas Suits, passed away August 17, 2022 at the age of 89. She is survived by daughter Elizabeth Kaufman (Stephen), son William Suits (Amy), grandsons Michael and Evan Kaufman (Mike Walter), and sister-in-law Sandy Aaron (Dick). Born in Portland, Oregon on September 18, 1932, Alice-Maegrew up in...

Michele Schurgin Lachman

Michele Schurgin Lachman

Aug 14, 2022

 

            Michele Schurgin Lachman was born May 2, 1945 in Opa Laca, Florida, to Ruth and Ben Schurgin. Her older brother is Leon Schurgin, her younger sister, Miriam Silverstein, and her younger brother, Arthur Schurgin. The family grew up in suburban Detroit, and her parents supported it with a furniture store they owned.

 

            From her early years, ...

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