Obituaries

Jul 23, 2021

Edwin R. Motch, III, age 93 of Orange Village, OH.  Beloved husband of the late Gloria Motch. Father to Edwin(Kristi), Michael (Kathleen) and Sandra Hood. Grandfather to Michael, Andrew, Annie, Robert, Christine, David and Mary Motch, Brandon, Chelsea, and Taylor Hood. Edwin was born in Cleveland Ohio to Edwin R. Motch Jr. and Mary M. Motch. He attended the...

Jul 21, 2021

We Remember the Life of Maria Luisa Acevedo Jones…

Maria Luisa Acevedo Jones was born to Ramon Acevedo and Felicita Lopez on June 24, 1930, in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. She was one of eight children born to that union.

Maria, or “Lulu,” “Lu,” ,”Mom,” or “Mamita”, as she was affectionately called by many, was raised...

Jul 21, 2021

We Remember the Life of Maria Luisa Acevedo Jones…

Maria Luisa Acevedo Jones was born to Ramon Acevedo and Felicita Lopez on June 24, 1930, in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. She was one of eight children born to that union.

Maria, or “Lulu,” “Lu,” ,”Mom,” or “Mamita”, as she was affectionately called by many, was raised...

Jul 18, 2021

Nathan D. Hurle, age 47 of Shaker Hts., OH.  Loving father of Skyler, Sierra and Kyran; beloved son of Robert and Joan Hurle; dear brother of Mark (Julia), Michael (John Ramelli), Melinda Hurle and Megan Floyd (Larry); loving life partner of Heather Bell and her daughter Samantha Dolin.

Nate was born in Wareham, MA in 1974.  Nate...

Jul 18, 2021

Nathan D. Hurle, age 47 of Shaker Hts., OH.  Loving father of Skyler, Sierra and Kyran; beloved son of Robert and Joan Hurle; dear brother of Mark (Julia), Michael (John Ramelli), Melinda Hurle and Megan Floyd (Larry); loving life partner of Heather Bell and her daughter Samantha Dolin.

Nate was born in Wareham, MA in 1974.  Nate...

Jul 15, 2021

GOLDIE R. MONTGOMERY, age 97, passed away July 15, 2021, in Cleveland, Ohio. Mother of K.J. Montgomery; Grandma G to Martin Schultz of Sheffield Village, Ohio, and Drew Schultz (Lindsay Cronin) of Royal Oak, Michigan; Mrs. Montgomery, the piano teacher to hundreds of students over decades in Mentor, Ohio.

Born "up north" in Chisholm, Minnesota in 1924,...

Jul 15, 2021

GOLDIE R. MONTGOMERY, age 97, passed away July 15, 2021, in Cleveland, Ohio. Mother of K.J. Montgomery; Grandma G to Martin Schultz of Sheffield Village, Ohio, and Drew Schultz (Lindsay Cronin) of Royal Oak, Michigan; Mrs. Montgomery, the piano teacher to hundreds of students over decades in Mentor, Ohio.

Born "up north" in Chisholm, Minnesota in 1924,...

Jul 12, 2021

Peter was born on August 17, 1933 in Cleveland, Ohio.  He was the son of the late Leward Cornelius Wykoff and Dorothy Young Wykoff. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 57 years, Carol Thompson Wykoff and his sister Mary Louise Sangdahl and his twin brother Dr. Thomas Wykoff. He is survived by his two sons...

Jul 12, 2021

Peter was born on August 17, 1933 in Cleveland, Ohio.  He was the son of the late Leward Cornelius Wykoff and Dorothy Young Wykoff. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 57 years, Carol Thompson Wykoff and his sister Mary Louise Sangdahl and his twin brother Dr. Thomas Wykoff. He is survived by his two sons...

Jul 11, 2021

Gerry Ann Draeger (nee Biggin), age 74, born in Cleveland, Ohio on July 5th, 1947, Born Again on February 7th, 1971, in the Kathryn Kuhlman Sunday morning service in Youngstown, Ohio,   She went home with her Lord and Savior, Jesus, on July 11, 2021, after an 8-year battle with uterine cancer.

Gerry was the daughter of Phyllis June...

Jul 11, 2021

Gerry Ann Draeger (nee Biggin), age 74, born in Cleveland, Ohio on July 5th, 1947, Born Again on February 7th, 1971, in the Kathryn Kuhlman Sunday morning service in Youngstown, Ohio,   She went home with her Lord and Savior, Jesus, on July 11, 2021, after an 8-year battle with uterine cancer.

Gerry was the daughter of Phyllis June...

Jul 9, 2021

Kurt R. Rose was born July 26, 1939 in Vienna, Austria, the only child of Otto and Caroline Rose.  The family moved to Cleveland, Ohio in 1948, and Kurt began his education in the Cleveland school system, graduating from Shaw High School and Case Western Reserve University as an industrial engineer.  He spent his career working at various Cleveland...

Jul 9, 2021

Kurt R. Rose was born July 26, 1939 in Vienna, Austria, the only child of Otto and Caroline Rose.  The family moved to Cleveland, Ohio in 1948, and Kurt began his education in the Cleveland school system, graduating from Shaw High School and Case Western Reserve University as an industrial engineer.  He spent his career working at various Cleveland...

Jul 6, 2021

Arthur VN Brooks, Lawyer, Legislator, Community Advocate, Tenor and Environmentalist, Dies at 85

Think where man's glory most begins and ends, And say my glory was I had such friends.

W.B. Yeats

Arthur VN Brooks, Retired Partner at Baker and Hostetler, died peacefully in his home in Cleveland Heights on Tuesday, surrounded by family...

Jul 6, 2021

Arthur VN Brooks, Lawyer, Legislator, Community Advocate, Tenor and Environmentalist, Dies at 85

Think where man's glory most begins and ends, And say my glory was I had such friends.

W.B. Yeats

Arthur VN Brooks, Retired Partner at Baker and Hostetler, died peacefully in his home in Cleveland Heights on Tuesday, surrounded by family...

Jul 4, 2021

Tony was a true people person. His personality plus attracted his many friends and for those that knew him, the words “my good buddy” will always ring a bell. He loved so many people with his big heart, but most importantly he loved his family.

From a young age, Tony was very close with his mother, Maria,...

Jul 4, 2021

Tony was a true people person. His personality plus attracted his many friends and for those that knew him, the words “my good buddy” will always ring a bell. He loved so many people with his big heart, but most importantly he loved his family.

From a young age, Tony was very close with his mother, Maria,...

Jun 27, 2021

Marjorie Louise Drollinger (nee Mitchel) of Shaker Heights Ohio, age 97, passed away on June 27th, 2021.  She was preceded in death by her husband of 46 years, John Drollinger, Jr.  She was further preceded in death by her parents William E. Mitchel and Naomi H. Mitchel of Cleveland Heights, her sister Elizabeth McLeod, and her brother William E....

Jun 27, 2021

Marjorie Louise Drollinger (nee Mitchel) of Shaker Heights Ohio, age 97, passed away on June 27th, 2021.  She was preceded in death by her husband of 46 years, John Drollinger, Jr.  She was further preceded in death by her parents William E. Mitchel and Naomi H. Mitchel of Cleveland Heights, her sister Elizabeth McLeod, and her brother William E....

Jun 26, 2021

Doreen P. Gentile (nee Neale), 93, of Pepper Pike, Ohio, beloved wife of John (deceased), loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother passed away at home in the arms of her family on June 26, 2021.

Doreen was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.  She was the only child of Thomas J. Neale and Marjorie P. Bright. ...