Obituaries

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. ...

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. ...

Jun 24, 2021

Mr. David Hall Smeltz "Papa Dave," 66, passed away too soon on June 24, 2021 following a long battle from the COVID 19 virus surrounded by family at Select Health Fairhill. Dave was born May 28, 1955 in Cleveland, Ohio. Dave attended Shaker Heights High School and went on to pursue his first love, reggae music. Dave was a music...

Jun 24, 2021

Mr. David Hall Smeltz "Papa Dave," 66, passed away too soon on June 24, 2021 following a long battle from the COVID 19 virus surrounded by family at Select Health Fairhill. Dave was born May 28, 1955 in Cleveland, Ohio. Dave attended Shaker Heights High School and went on to pursue his first love, reggae music. Dave was a music...

Jun 22, 2021

Jun 22, 2021

On Tuesday, June 22, 2021, Blanche A. Vanis of Shaker Heights, devoted daughter, loving sister, adventurous aunt, and kind caretaker passed away peacefully in Cleveland at age 87.

Blanche was born on September 29, 1933 in Cleveland, Ohio.  She received her liberal arts degree from Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania in 1954.  As an acclaimed award-winning silversmith jewelry...

Jun 21, 2021

George N. Miller, age 86 of Shaker Hts., OH.  Step-father of Robert Lockard and Margaret Morgan; also survived by his sister, Marguerite Allard and a cherished soul mate Jane.  Private family services.

Jun 21, 2021

George N. Miller, age 86 of Shaker Hts., OH.  Step-father of Robert Lockard and Margaret Morgan; also survived by his sister, Marguerite Allard and a cherished soul mate Jane.  Private family services.

Jun 19, 2021

Sylvia Ann “Sammy” Morris-Dyer, age 90 of Shaker Heights, OH.  Born and raised in Birmingham, MI, Albion College Alumnus, devoted mother, passionate advocate for women suffering from domestic violence and women in prison. Beloved wife of the late John James Dyer Jr.; loving mother of Margaret E. Dyer-Chamberlain (Page) of San Francisco, CA, Elizabeth B. Dyer of Tampa, FL,...

Jun 19, 2021

Sylvia Ann “Sammy” Morris-Dyer, age 90 of Shaker Heights, OH.  Born and raised in Birmingham, MI, Albion College Alumnus, devoted mother, passionate advocate for women suffering from domestic violence and women in prison. Beloved wife of the late John James Dyer Jr.; loving mother of Margaret E. Dyer-Chamberlain (Page) of San Francisco, CA, Elizabeth B. Dyer of Tampa, FL,...