Obituaries

Mar 11, 2022

Ann McConnell (nee Hitchcock), beloved mother, grandmother and friend, died peacefully on March 11, 2022.

She was born in Cleveland, Ohio on February 17, 1927 to Lawrence Hitchcock and Helen C. Hitchcock.

She was educated at Laurel School, Madeira School and Smith College.

She married Frederick McConnell, Jr. in 1954, and raised four...

Mar 10, 2022

James Parks Hutcheson IV, age 51, of Cleveland, Ohio, passed away on March 10, 2022. A good guy with a great laugh and sense of humor, Jim (or Jimmy as he was known to his family) was a long-time employee of both the City of Cleveland and Giant Eagle Company. He was a very hard worker who truly enjoyed...

Mar 2, 2022

James David Blaser of Bratenahl, Ohio, passed away in Cleveland on March 2, 2022. Jim was born February 20, 1941, in Fostoria, Ohio. He graduated from Miami University with a BS in Business Administration in 1963 and held an MBA in Finance from Michigan State University.

Jim started his career at Ford Motor Company on the Finance...

Mar 2, 2022

Kathleen M. Owens, Ph.D., age 73 of Shaker Hts., OH.  Loving daughter of the late Dr. Francis J. Owens, Sr., M.D. and Lois Parrish Owens; dear sister of F. Joseph Owens (Christie) of Ridgewood, NJ, Stephen Owens of Los Angeles, CA and Gregory M. Owens (Jillann) of Essex, NY; beloved aunt of Charlotte Owens, Elizabeth Packard (Ryan) and Mitchell...

Mar 2, 2022

Thomas C. Westropp, WWII Veteran (Marines) formerly of Cleveland, died March 2, 2022, in South Burlington, VT.  Mr. Westropp presided over a nationally pioneering Cleveland financial institution even as he simultaneously pursued a uniquely far-flung parallel career as a volunteer in professional, religious and civic affairs.

As president and later chairman of the board of Women's Federal...

Feb 28, 2022

Alice Hohlfelder Webb, January 24, 1925-February 28, 2022,  Cleveland Heights, Ohio; loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother passed away Monday, February 28, holding hands with two of her daughters.

She was predeceased by her beloved husband, Leonard A. Webb, Jr. her parents,  Harvey F. and Ruth G. Hohlfelder, her brother, Harvey F. Hohlfelder, Jr,. (Skip) and her granddaughter,...

Feb 27, 2022

John (Jack) Francis McClatchey died peacefully on February 27, 2022, at the age of 92 in Cleveland, Ohio. He is survived by his wife Susie Saunders McClatchey, son John Francis McClatchey, Jr., daughter Mary Spotswood McClatchey, Mary’s husband Stephen Masciocchi, and grandson Julian Masciocchi.

Born in Buffalo, New York, Jack had a uniquely colorful childhood. His father,...

Feb 20, 2022

Having lived life to its fullest, Hal LaPine died peacefully on February 20 at the age of 94.

The only son of David and Naomi LaPine, Hal grew up in Cleveland Heights, attending Fairfax Elementary and Roxboro Junior High before graduating from Greenbrier Military School. He shipped out to the Philippines in 1945, and returned to spend...

Feb 18, 2022

Friends may call at BROWN-FORWARD, 17022 Chagrin Blvd., Shaker Heights, Ohio 44120, Thursday March 3rd, 2022 from 11AM - 12:30PM, which will be followed by a Funeral Service and then interment in Cleveland Memorial Gardens.

The service and the interment will be live streamed via a link at the bottom of this page.   The live stream will...

Feb 14, 2022

Geneva Rutledge-Willis was including, but certainly not limited to, a wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. She was a valued community member, and a true citizen of the world. She was without question, a Renaissance Woman.

Geneva Rutledge, born February 28, 1933, was the thirteenth of fourteen children born to James and Zula (Melton) Rutledge of Sprott,...

Feb 12, 2022

Steven E. Armington of Novelty, Ohio died peacefully - though, characteristically, not without a fight - on Feb. 12, 2022 at the age of 70.

Son of Raymond Q. and Elizabeth (nee Rieley) Armington, he was born on May 5, 1951 in Mount Vernon, Ohio. Steve was the loving husband of Barbara Armington (nee Burry); adoring father of Meagan...

Feb 12, 2022

William A. "Bill" Simon, age 73 of Shaker Hts., OH passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on February 12.

Bill was born May 21, 1948 in Syracuse, NY, the son of William Anthony Simon and Alberta Pishko Simon. The family moved to New Haven, CT when his father accepted a job coaching football and lacrosse at...

Feb 11, 2022

Marsha Corlett Sarakaitis passed away peacefully on February 11, 2022, surrounded by her loving family and wonderful caregiver Linda, at Rose Senior Living at age 82.  She was the devoted wife of US Army Colonel (Ret.) Joseph Sarakaitis for 60 years, beloved daughter to the late Allen N. Corlett, Sr. and Dorothy (Wilhelmy) Corlett.  Cherished sister of Mary Anne...

Feb 4, 2022

Barbara P. Payne (nee Pitkin) Beloved wife of the late Richard C. Payne, Jr., died peacefully February 4, 2022.

Barbara is survived by her sons, Steven (Sabrina) of Scottsdale , VA and John (Anne) of Cleveland Hts., OH and granddaughters, Amelia, Tori and Cecilia.

Barbara was born in Cleveland in 1929 to Dr. York Pitkin...

Feb 2, 2022

“Honor thy Father and thy Mother that thy days may be long upon the land, which the Lord thy God giveth thee.”     Exodus 20:12

James E. Tell, Sr. was born on November 7, 1942 to Sallie Mae Tell and Jessie Tell in Montgomery, AL. At the age of 17, he moved to Cleveland, OH. His first...

Jan 31, 2022

John Yearsley Crighton October 2, 1938 – January 31, 2022 John Yearsley Crighton, pastor, teacher, author, gardener, lover of children, stray animals, early music, stilton cheese and ice cream, passed away peacefully while listening to his favorite hymns after a long journey with Alzheimer’s.

John was born and raised in Romford, England, to George Wallace and Freda...

Jan 31, 2022

Kent, age 70, passed away peacefully at home on January 31st 2022.

Born in 1951. He is a graduate of Shaker Heights High School (1970), former pool lifeguard, swim coach and Zamboni driver. He studied, occasionally, in between partying at Denison University (1974), and Case Western Reserve University School of Law (1978).

Early on, he...

Jan 29, 2022

Elizabeth H. Salomon (nee Lowenstein), age 97 of Cleveland, OH.  Beloved wife of the late Roger B. Salomon, Ph.D; dear mother of Pam S. Zuban (Joseph E.) of Cleveland Hts., OH and Wendy Salomon of Arlington, VA; dear grandmother of Peter J. Zuban (Alexandra B.) of Cleveland Hts., Saul Zimmerman (Rachel) and Sophia Zimmerman, both of Arlington, VA; dear...

Jan 25, 2022

Mary Josephine McKee Groppe, 86, of Cleveland, Ohio, passed away on 25 January 2022. She was born to Louis Alan McKee and Mary Alice Graham McKee, on May 1, 1935 in Wheeling, West Virginia.

Mary Jo grew up in Wheeling, West Virginia, where she met the love of her life, Carl William Groppe, Jr. She and Carl graduated from Triadelphia High School in 1952. She went on to study English at Chatham College and graduated with a Bachelor of...

Jan 22, 2022

JANE MASSON JACKSON, beloved wife of Roger S. Jackson (deceased) of Shaker Hts., OH; dear mother of Susan J. Harding (Peter) of Rock Creek, OH, Peter M. Jackson (Jennifer) of Shaker Hts., OH, Stephen R. Jackson of Chagrin Falls, OH, and Elizabeth J. Poe (Steven) of Bainbridge Twp., OH. She was preceded in death by her brother, Robert H....