Obituaries

Jun 28, 2020

Carol G. Carran (nee Goldsword), age 88, passed away on June 28, 2020 of natural causes.  Carol was a lifelong Cleveland resident.  She was born on May 22, 1932 to Charles L. and Ruth (nee Jenkins) Goldsword.  She grew up in Cleveland Hts. and graduated from Heights High School.  She attended Ohio Wesleyan University and graduated from Michigan State...

Jun 22, 2020

Sunrise May 23rd, 1924; Sunset June 22nd, 2020

On June 22nd, 2020 William Amos McLaughlin, nicknamed Bill, passed away from Alzheimer's. He was born in Atlanta, Georgia. He came to Cleveland, Ohio as a young man where he worked as a bellman at The Sheraton Hotel, which is now the Ritz-Carlton Hotel. There he met his lovely...

Jun 21, 2020

James (Jim) J. Roop, age 70, passed away on June 21, 2020, in Cleveland. He is survived by his wife Constance Elizabeth West Roop, mother-in-law Marjorie West of Canton, OH, and brothers-in-law Ron West of Los Angeles and Jonathan West and his family of Sandy, UT, and pets Rocky, Roxanne and Rosie.

Jim was born October 29,...

Jun 17, 2020

Bobby E. Johnson, age 85, of Cleveland Hts./Shaker Hts., passed away suddenly on Tuesday, June 16, 2020. He was born in Camden, TN to Chester and Carmel (Smothers) Johnson. He is preceded in death by his wife, Susan (Mallula) of 61 years, and is survived by daughter, Juliette Regnier (Michael) of Cleveland Hts., son, Jeffrey (Kathleen) of Orem, Utah,...

Jun 17, 2020

Scout Heidi Scaravilli

February 20, 2006 - June 14, 2020

Chasey Honor Scaravilli

December 8, 2007 - June 15, 2020 When Scout and Chasey walked into a room, they filled it with life and light.

Heidi describes her daughters as being as close...

Jun 9, 2020

Frank meant a lot of things to a lot of people. It is believed you’d have to live his life as he did, to truly understand the positive impact he had on people. And what inspired him daily to be a constant blessing to so many people. He had unyielding loyalty. He cherished all of life — meeting people,...

Jun 4, 2020

Elizabeth C. Newman (nee Carter) was born in 1921 near Dothan, Alabama. She moved to exciting New York City at age 17. As a young adult, she studied clothing design and became a seamstress in upscale women’s clothing stores.

World War II played a significant part of her early adulthood. Elizabeth was a Rosie the Riveter, sewing...

May 27, 2020

Jeffrey Hall Smythe died unexpectedly at his home in Chagrin Falls, Ohio on May 27, 2020. Born in 1934, he was the youngest child of Charles L. Smythe and Madeline Nellis Smythe. He was predeceased by his brothers David Smythe and Charles L. “Pete” Smythe. He spent most of his life in Shaker Heights, Ohio, graduating from University School...

May 22, 2020

Shirley Reading, 91, died Friday May 22, 2020 peacefully at home.  After almost 22 years, she is reunited with her husband, Thomas G. Reading.

Shirley was born in Cleveland twenty minutes earlier than her twin sister, Carol, a fact she proudly boasted about. Shirley graduated from Shaker Heights High School in 1947 and attended Denison University where...

May 21, 2020

Betty King Olson passed away on May 21, 2020 while in hospice care at Breckenridge Village in Willoughby, OH.  Born in Cleveland on Dec. 2, 1930 she was the only child of H.C. (Cliff) King and Ruth Waugh King, both of whom preceded her in death.  Betty is survived by her husband of 55 years, Robert Paul Olson; daughter,...

May 19, 2020

John M. McIntosh, III, born February 1, 1956, passed away peacefully May 19, 2020 in Tampa, Florida. John was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the oldest son of John and Patricia McIntosh (dec’d). He attended Gesu School, Gilmore Academy and Kenyon College, graduating in 1977. John was an avid golfer, cyclist, and soft ball player. He moved to NYC in his 20s...

May 17, 2020

Walter Willis was born on June 2, 1928, his origins began in Tignall, Georgia.  He was born to Richard Willis and Lelia Willis.  From Richard and Leila’s union seven children were born: Dennis, Sr., Willie Albert, Bobby, Lueneal, Mabel, and Jerri L. Willis.  Walter Willis was the last surviving child of Richard and Lelia Willis.

Walter Willis was...

May 16, 2020

J. David Hunter passed away May 16th, 2020. David was the beloved husband of Anne S. Hunter (nee Stephenson) of Gates Mills, OH and the late Joyce C. Hunter (nee Crichley); he was the dear father of Elizabeth Hunter-Forsythe (William, IV); Laura Hunter and Megan H. Tzefronis (Peter); he was the loved grandfather of Taylor, Abby and Hunter Forsythe,...

May 14, 2020

Mary Gardner (nee  Malone) passed away on May 14, 2020, at the age of 93.  Mary was a leader in many civic and cultural institutions, including serving as president of the Women’s Committee for the Cleveland Museum of Art; director emeritus of the Cleveland Institute of Art and, member of the board of directors at the Cleveland Sight Center....

May 13, 2020

James Sims Reid, Jr. of Cleveland Heights, Ohio, died on May 13, 2020, at the age of 94, with Donna, his wife of 70 years, at his side.  James Sims Reid, Jr., known as Jim, was for many decades the Chairman and CEO of Standard Products Company, an international manufacturer of car parts headquartered in Cleveland and listed on...

May 10, 2020

Cecil Roy Mellin was born on July 10, 1936 to Cecil and Hannah Mellin, the second of six children they would have together.  Raised in Wyandotte, Michigan on the banks of the Detroit River, he developed a life long love of the water and met the love of his life there, his high school sweetheart and future wife, Gretchen...

May 10, 2020

Former Cleveland Heights, OH, Mayor, real estate industry standout, and esteemed community leader, Robert Henry “Bob” Arnold, passed away on May 10, at Judson Park in Cleveland, OH, only 5 days after the loss of his beloved wife of 78 years, Jean. The cause of death for both was complications from COVID-19. At the time of his death, Bob...

May 9, 2020

Lyndhurst, OHIO – Harriet Perkins Bagley, 70 went peacefully to her heavenly home surrounded by family on May 9, 2020,  after a 47 year long battle with rheumatoid arthritis. She was born in Skowhegan, Maine on March 6, 1950 to Harry and Ethelyn (Heald) Perkins. She was educated in Mercer and graduated from Skowhegan High School. She was the...

May 5, 2020

Jean Hackett Arnold, 98, a lifelong Clevelander and a resident of Judson Park since 2012, passed into Eternity on May 5, 2020 at Judson’s Health Center with her daughter, Judith F. Arnold of New Jersey, at her side. The cause of death was heart disease and complications of COVID-19.  Jean’s passing marked the end of a life lived vibrantly,...

May 2, 2020

Jonathan “Jon” E. Thackeray of Chagrin Falls, OH (formerly of Darien, CT and Captiva, FL) passed away peacefully in his home on May 2, 2020, surrounded by his loving family.  Born in Athens, OH on July 30, 1936, he was the son of Joseph and Betty.  He graduated from Harvard College in 1958 and from Harvard Law School in...