Obituaries

Sep 28, 2021

Kitty Makley left a legacy of deep love and compassion for her family, friends, and the Cleveland and Greater Cleveland communities. In addition to raising a family of four children, Kitty pursued a rich volunteer and professional career in private and non-profit business management, marketing, consulting and fundraising. Kitty's workacross her career addressed a variety of issues, from gun...

Sep 28, 2021

Betty Jane Weimer, a lifelong resident of Cleveland, passed away peacefully at her home in Gulfstream, Florida on September 28 at the age of 95. Mrs. Weimer was the only child of Agnes B. and William E. Caldwell, a prominent Cleveland industrialist. She attended the Hathaway Brown School and Ogontz Jr. College in Philadelphia. She was on her way to attend...

Sep 26, 2021

Jo Anne French (nee Saveland) was born September 5, 1943, in Richmond, VA, to Virginia and Malcolm Saveland, while her father was in the army stationed at Fort Lee. The family eventually moved back to the Cleveland area where Jo Anne, along with her brother John, grew up on Glencairn Road in Shaker Heights, OH. She attended all the...

Sep 19, 2021

Marion Douglas “Doug” Ward, age 77 of Wickliffe, OH.  Dear husband of Vicky J. Byers-Ward (nee Byers); loving father of Doug Wasman, Tina Woodyard, Damien Barranco and Samantha Ward; step-father of Rebecca Ornella and Lawrence Brown; dear grandfather of 13; great-grandfather of 7; dear brother of Bennie, Gary Ward and Linda Ward-King.  The family prefers that those who wish...

Sep 18, 2021

Charles Matthew “Chuck” Long, 76, of Elm Grove, WI, found peace on September 18, 2021. Loving husband to Sandi for 55 years, proud father of Matt (Kathy) of Missoula, MT, Chris (Carrie) of St. Louis Park, MN, Corey (Pam) of Dousman, WI and Jenni of Brookfield, WI. Awesome and beloved Grandpop to Reggie (Aaron), Clayton, Anna, Lizzi, Chloe, Charlie,...

Sep 16, 2021

Harry W. Lum, Jr. “Chip” The beloved father of Warren and Garrett Lum, son of the late Harry W. Lum and Candace J. Lum, brother of Megan Lum Mehalko of Cleveland, OH and David A. Lum (Julie) of Shaker Hts., OH and the former husband of Karen McNally Lum.

Chip was a 1981 graduate of University School and, like his father, he was a...

Sep 14, 2021

Mary Ann Richardson (nee Kelly) age 84, a caring wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, passed away on September 14, 2021 at her home in Shaker Heights, Ohio.  She was the first of four daughters born to Donald and Mary Kathryn Kelly in Buffalo, NY.

While attending Rosary Hill College, she met and later married the...

Sep 14, 2021

Thomas “Tom” Worthington Offutt III of Mentor, Ohio passed on Tuesday, Sept 14.

Born on January 17, 1933, to Thomas W. Offutt, Jr. and Josephine Bentley Offutt of Owings Mills, Maryland.  Tom grew up outside of Baltimore and earned a degree in English from The Johns Hopkins University in 1955.

Tom loved people and to...

Sep 11, 2021

Carl was born in Wheeling, West Virginia to Dr. Carl W. and Mary Alice Groppe. He attended Triadelphia High School, where he met Mary Jo. They remained close while he attended Bethany College, where he graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science. He went on to the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and graduated in 1960.  He...

Sep 7, 2021

Roberta Brown Jennings of Palm Beach - (1927-2021), age 94, passed away peacefully before dawn on Tuesday, September 7, 2021, at her home in Palm Beach. She was predeceased by her husband, John "Jack" Lamson Jennings, who departed in 2017.

Roberta was born and raised in Suffern, New York, daughter to James Van Winkel Brown and Dorothy Louise...

Sep 5, 2021

Sally Eckert Kinney (nee Eckert) The beloved wife of Sam Emerson Kinney of Moreland Hills, OH; the dear mother of Sam E. Kinney, Jr., (Winifred) of Lyme, NH and William C. Kinney Sr  (Bridgid) of Columbia, MO ;  dear grandmother of Sam Emerson Kinney, III, Matthew Neville Kinney, John Berry Kinney, William Charles Kinney, Jr.,  and Sarah Ruth Kinney; dear...

Sep 3, 2021

Gordon Leigh Petitt passed away in Cleveland, Ohio on September 3, 2021. Gordon is survived by his family, sister-in-law Janet Boulis, brother-in-law Roger Boulis, niece Jennifer Boulis (Christopher Bokash) children Lilli and Brady, nephew Jason Boulis and wife Dani (Lopatta) and children Dominic and Francesca. He was a kind and much-loved man. Peace and love surrounded him in his...

Sep 3, 2021

Richard B. (Dick) Ainsworth, Jr., of Bratenahl, OH, an experienced private investor; active and committed Philanthropist; amateur “political junkie,” Republican Party activist, long-time friend of former Vice President Dick Cheney (Yale class of 1963); Fine Art collector; and active on many fronts in spite of a long battle with kidney disease, a severe blood clotting disorder, and four major...

Sep 1, 2021

Thomas H. Simcox, 99, husband of the late Mable, brother of the late Harry and Betty Lou.  Father of  Larry, (Lori) and Scott, (Jennifer).  Proud W.W.II Marine Corps Veteran.  Contributions in his memory can be made to the Thomas and Mable Simcox Memorial Fund, c/o Church of  the Saviour, 2537 Lee Rd., Cleveland Hts., Ohio 44118.  Services were held...

Sep 1, 2021

John Shattuck Mueller (“Jack” or “Joda”),  37 years old, passed away in Cleveland, Ohio on September 1.  Jack is survived by his father, John M. Mueller (Ann Zoller) of Gates Mills; his mother, Emily H. Taylor (John) of Cleveland Heights; his brother Hartwell (“Wells”) Mueller (Jill), and their son Evans (“Ozzy”) of Cleveland Heights; and his sister Felice D....

Aug 30, 2021

Kurt Berner Rusch, age 84 of Mayfield Heights, Ohio passed away on August 30, 2021.  He was the loving father of Douglas B. Rusch (Joyce) of Bloomington, IN, William B. Rusch of Lancaster, NH and Karen E. Caldwell (Edwin) of Franklin, TN.  He was the dear grandfather of Anna Sophia Caldwell, Langston Cooper Caldwell, Leo Rusch and Audrey Rusch. ...

Aug 28, 2021

Kathy M. Skerritt  (nee Mead), age 64, passed away Saturday, August 28 after an 8-year struggle with breast cancer with G. Michael Skerritt her beloved husband of 36 years by her side.

The daughter of the late Lewis W. Mead and Margaret Kathleen "Kay" Mead (Blakeny), she was the sibling to sister Sheree Gaughan (Frank) and brother Gregory Lewis Mead (Connie). Kathy was the dear stepmother...

Aug 27, 2021

Rachel Mills Gherlein, 96, of Pepper Pike passed away on August 27, 2021. Rachel was married for 64 years to the late John H. “Jack” Gherlein, who passed away in 2016. She was a loving mother and mother-in-law to daughter Ann and her husband Eric and her son John and his wife Claudia. Her beloved son Thomas died in...

Aug 27, 2021

Bruce Kendrick, 93, of Pepper Pike, OH, Naples, FL, and Andrews Island, MI, passed away on August 27th surrounded by his family after a brief illness.

He was born on September 7,1927 to George S. Kendrick and Winifred B. Kendrick in Cleveland, Ohio.  Bruce graduated from Thatcher School in Ojai, California and joined the Merchant Marines during WWII. ...

Aug 25, 2021

Frank I. Ewing of Sebring, OH passed away at the age of 82 on August 25, 2021.

Frank was the beloved husband of the late Colleen S. Ewing (nee Shannon); loving father of Michael S. Ewing of Austin, TX, and Anne E. Cole (Chris) of Shaker Heights, OH; and dear grandfather of Indie L. Cole and Mary...