Obituaries

Dec 21, 2021

Edward Bermetz Brandon sailed away peacefully under a beautiful, moonlit sky on Tuesday, December 21, 2021, at his home in Hunting Valley, Ohio.  He was the son of William McKinley Brandon and Mary Elizabeth Brandon (née Bermetz).  He is predeceased by his wife of 62 years, Phyllis Probeck Brandon, and is survived by his sister, Elizabeth (Betty) Breaw (Richard,...

Dec 18, 2021

Janet Marie Kappus (nee Maurer), age 77, died peacefully on December 18, 2021, after a long journey through dementia, surrounded by loved ones and supported by Hospice of the Western Reserve. She was born November 1, 1944, in Alexandria, Virginia, to the late Roy A. Maurer and Jeanne (Landis) Maurer. Janet is survived by her children Sarah K. Peck (Edward)...

Dec 18, 2021

Norma E. Rodgers (nee Eaton), 96, the beloved wife of 71 years of David A. Rodgers of Shaker Hts., OH and dear mother of Kathryn A. Rodgers and the late Linda Hurst.  Norma was the dear sister of Lois Gebing and the late Howard Eaton.  A graduate of the Collinwood Schools, Hiram College, and the Univ. of Chicago Divinity School, Norma was a Student Counselor...

Dec 17, 2021

Edmond, age 90 of Mayfield Heights, OH passed away peacefully in his sleep on December 17, 2021.

Edmond was born August 28, 1931 in Jackson, Michigan. He graduated from Jackson High School, Class of 1948, Williams College, Class of 1952, where he was member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity and received his LL.B. degree from Harvard...

Dec 17, 2021

Charlotte Grace Meaney, 7, born February 5, 2014, of Shaker Heights,  passed away on December 17, 2021 at Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital. She will be deeply missed by her parents, Tim and Jessica Meaney, her sister Molly Meaney, brother Ryan Meaney, grandparents Michael and Eva Meaney, and James and Marsha Ackermann, great grandparents Mary Meaney, Charles Chontos, David and Jane Foy, and many...

Dec 12, 2021

Clarence C. Rogers, age 89 of Shaker Hts., OH, formerly of Selma, AL.  Former Deputy Superintendent of Warrensville Heights City Schools. Beloved husband of the late Ernestyne (nee Shelton); devoted son of the late Willie Mae Rogers Mixon; loving father of Audwin Rogers (Loretta), Robyn Rogers and the late Dawn Maria Rogers; dear grandfather of Antuane, Taurin and Bridget...

Dec 8, 2021

Susan Ann Telecky  (nee McClelland)  The dear mother of Rob Telecky of Parma Hts., OH, Sharon Telecky of Streetsboro, OH and the late Kimberly O’Neill (Patrick) of Concord Twp., OH; she was the dear grandmother of Kevin, Telecky, Mary and Collin O’Neill, Brian Telecky, Zackery and Nicholas Blaguer and the beloved daughter of the Late Ruby McClelland.

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Dec 8, 2021

Mary deConingh Emerson died on December 8, 2021, after a period of declining health, at the Hospice of the Western Reserve in Cleveland, Ohio.

She was born on December 23, 1928 in Cleveland to Virginia Mueller deConingh and Edward Hurlbut deConingh, a few minutes ahead of her twin brother, Edward H. (Ted) DeConingh, Jr. Mary, Ted and...

Dec 7, 2021

James Joseph Rorimer, 37, a native Clevelander and a New Yorker at heart, passed away peacefully on December 7, 2021, after a courageous battle with esophageal cancer, waged on two continents for nearly two years. At his last moments, he was surrounded by loved ones, who will continue to honor his legacy by living their lives to the fullest....

Dec 5, 2021

Constance Louise Waples Sallee, age 93 of Shaker Hts., OH was born July 23, 1928 to the late Clarence and Florence (Hathaway) Waples in New York City. She passed away on December 5, 2021, surrounded by her loved ones, after a brief illness.

Connie attended Philadelphia High School for Girls, where she cultivated several life-long friendships. She was...

Dec 4, 2021

William Allen Shapard, III, affectionately known as “Bill,” passed away at the age of 87 the morning of Saturday, December 4th in his sleep at his residence at Judson Park in Cleveland, Ohio.

Born March 19, 1934 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Bill was the first son of William Allen Shapard, Jr. and Harriett Bolton Smithson. He was raised with his younger brother,...

Dec 4, 2021

Giuseppe “Joe” Antonio Musso, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, age 65, passed away on December 4th, 2021. Joe was born in Cleveland, Ohio, to Antonio and Angelina Musso. He graduated from John Carroll University in 1979 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology. Joe married Deborah L. (Keller) in 1978. They met when he tried to sell...

Dec 2, 2021

Thomas Jay Shellhammer, Musical Director and Conductor, age 91, passed away December 2nd, 2021.  Thomas was born in Tiffin, Ohio, to to Paul A. and Mary Pontius Shellhammer.  He graduated from Heidelberg College in 1951 with a Bachelor of Music degree.  Tom served his country in the US Army from 1952 to 1954.  He did his graduate studies during...

Nov 30, 2021

Charles W. Forsberg, age 87: devoted husband of Patricia (Hallett) for 57 years; loving father of Jennifer (Phillip) Lewis, Kimberly (David) Baker, and Douglas (Amy); proud and loving grandfather of Andrew and Kaleb Lewis, Amelia and Noah Baker, and Cara and Peter Forsberg; brother of Margaret (Mills) and Robert, and brother-in-law of Barbara Kauper and Arthur and Deborah Hallett....

Nov 26, 2021

Vera Beatrice Ketchum, of Hunting Valley Ohio, passed away at the age of 96 on November 26, 2021 following a recent illness.

She was born Vera Beatrice Tajchman on November 11, 1925, in rural Kansas. Vera grew up on a small family farm in Durham, Kansas, sharing the hard work with her brother and three sisters. Following...

Nov 26, 2021

Franz Ludwig Sauerland passed away peacefully on November 26th, 2021, at the age of 92. Devoted husband of Beth Ivins Sauerland (d. 2/21/21); beloved father of Paul E. and John P. Sauerland (Shaker Heights, OH), and Robert M. Sauerland (Milford, OH); grandfather of Megan Sauerland Flaherty, Adam, Alena, Charles, Joseph, Theodore, William, Mark and Jeffrey Sauerland and Lucas and...

Nov 24, 2021

James Lanier Knott, Ph.D, Industrial and Organizational Psychologist, passed away on November 24, 2021. Jim was born in Birmingham, Alabama to J. Caldwell and Evelyn Blount Knott. Jim earned his bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University, where he also played trombone in the Michigan State University Marching Band. He went on to earn a masters degree from DePaul University...

Nov 21, 2021

Agnes Sims (nee Leaks), age 79 of Cleveland, OH.  Beloved wife of the late Fred D. Sims; loving mother of Darryl Sims (Janice), Michelle Black (David) and Brian L. Sims; dear step-mother of Fred Sims, III (Andrea) and Pamela Templeman; grandmother of 6; great-grandmother of 5; dear sister of Leroy Leaks (Michelle) and the late George, Jr., Patrick and...

Nov 9, 2021

Steven Park Reynolds Powell, 40 years old (born in Seoul, Korea), passed away in Cleveland, Ohio on November 9th. Steve is survived by his parents, Mary and Doug, as well as his sisters Jessica and Cathy, and brother-in-law Jim. He leaves behind his partner Katie, and most importantly his three daughters, Mia, Zara, and Reena. He is also survived...

Oct 30, 2021

Anne Duncan Cook (nee Johnson) was born 2 August 1928 in New York City to Stanley Todd Johnson and Dorothy Elizabeth Duncan Johnson and grew up in Queens.  She graduated from Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio where she met her future husband, William Riley Cook, Jr.

Anne and Bill settled in the Cleveland suburbs where they were blessed with four children:  William Riley Cook III of Littleton, Colorado,...