Obituaries
Wanda Majorczyk
Jan 9, 2018
Wanda Menzel Majorczyk, age 95 formerly of University Hts., OH. Loving mother of Michael Majorczyk (Andrea) of Shaker Hts., and Miriam Begovic (Zeljko) of Farmington Hills, MI; dear grandmother of Nicole and Alexis, Michael and Michelle. Private family service.
Marilyn Opatrny
Jan 9, 2018
Marilyn B. Opatrny (nee Booth), June 23, 1927 - January 9, 2018. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Donald C. Opatrny and son, William J. Opatrny. Dear mother of Donald C. Opatrny, Jr. (Judith), Robert B. Opatrny (Susan Sutherland), David J. Opatrny (Janet) and Susan Opatrny Althans (Gregory). Grandmother of Donald (Alicia), Austin, Julia, David, Megan and...
Roy Schnarrenberger
Jan 9, 2018
Roy E. Schnarrenberger, age 69. Beloved father of Patrick S. Forscher (Emily C.) of Fayetteville, Arkansas. Dear brother of Alan Schnarrenberger of Arvada, Colorado. The family prefers that those who wish make contributions in his name to Montefiore, 1 David N. Myers Pkwy., Beachwood, OH 44122. Funeral Services will be held at Brown-Forward, 17022 Chagrin Blvd., Shaker Hts., OH 44120...
Georgia Garner
Jan 7, 2018
Georgia Garner (nee Trebilcock) was born in Madison, Wisconsin in 1923. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1944. After college she moved to Chicago where she worked in the art department of an advertising firm. She met and married her first husband, James, soon after World War II. They lived in Boston while he attended law school, and...
Clurie Bennis
Jan 7, 2018
Our beloved Clurie lived her life fully and completely right up to the moment she left us suddenly on a Sunday morning in the kitchen of her own home. She was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania to Katherine Biays Williams of Hancock, Maryland and Alfred Leslie Warwick Williams ("Wiggs") of Buckinghamshire, England. Kay was a playwright and Wiggs an inventor....
Nancy Stevenson
Jan 7, 2018
Nancy C. Stevenson, resident of Cleveland, Ohio and past president of the American Horticultural Therapy Association, passed away after a short illness on January 7, 2018 at Judson Park in Cleveland. She was 90. Mrs. Stevenson was born Nancy Gill Comey on October 1, 1927 and grew up in Shaker Heights, where she graduated from Hathaway Brown School in 1945....
Willard Disinger
Jan 7, 2018
Dr. Willard Roland Disinger, born January 20, 1923 in Cleveland, OH and passed away peacefully January 7, 2018 at 94 years old in Yardley, PA. He was preceded in death by parents Leon and Edna Disinger and his wife of 72 years, Sarah Lillian (Sally) Disinger whom passed away 10 days prior. Roland was a graduate of Ohio State University...
Carolyn Ritley
Jan 5, 2018
Carolyn Ann Ritley, 76, (nee Zamiska) beloved wife of Charles R. Ritley; mother of Charles W. Ritley, Richard A. Ritley and Meredith A. Ritley Foltarz; sister of Patricia McParland, grandmother to eight, Charles M. Ritley II, Kristin Ritley, Steven Ritley, Natasha Anderson, Audrey Ritley, Sarah Ritley, Matthew Ritley and Robin Ritley, passed away on January 5, 2018 while in hospice....
Ruby Jefferson
Jan 4, 2018
RUBY M. JEFFERSON (nee Maske) Beloved wife of the late William E. Jefferson; dear mother of Yvonne M. Jefferson of Garfield Hts., OH and Michael Lawrence Maske; dear sister of Paul Woodring (Sharee) of Carlsbad, CA and dear cousin of Edith Jones of Cleveland, OH. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, January 13th at 11 am in BROWN-FORWARD, 17022 CHAGRIN...
Evelyn Linson
Jan 1, 2018
EVELYN EUGENE LINSON (nee Moton) the beloved wife of the late Willie B. Linson, and dear mother of Valerie Linson of Belmont, MA, Jacqueline Linson of Chicago, IL and Willie B. Linson, II (Kimberly) of Twinsburg, OH; dear grandmother of Willie B. Linson, III, Kamiya Brielle Linson and Niles Bradford Linson. The family prefers that those who wish may make...
Margaret Mitchell
Dec 25, 2017
MARGARET NEWELL MITCHELL, age 92 of Cleveland, OH, passed away peacefully in her sleep on December 25th, 2017. She was the beloved wife of almost 69 years to William A. Mitchell and the dear mother of five daughters: Ann M. Hunter (Richard) of Gates Mills, OH; Jane D.M. Ellison (Arthur) of Shaker Heights, OH; Elizabeth K. Mitchell "Betty" of Cleveland...
Ellen Clark
Dec 25, 2017
Ellen Veronica Clark, 87, died December 25, 2017. Ellen was born May 2, 1930 to Viola and Erich Wollaeger in Cleveland. She and her brother Erich (Rick) Wollaeger grew up in Cleveland Heights. The family was active at Grace Lutheran Church where Ellen sang in the choir. Ellen graduated from Laurel School in 1948. After high school she attended Briarcliff...
Jo Black
Dec 25, 2017
Jo Ann Black was born in 1924 in Springfield Missouri, only child of Gertrude and Joe Young. Their next-door neighbors, Roy and Gladys Black also had only one child, Roy Black Jr., born in 1920. During their childhoods Roy, it's been told, often teased that pesky little girl next door, and she responded with alluring indifference coupled with impishness. Roy...
Florence Schauffler
Dec 24, 2017
Florence B. Schauffler (Florence Cornelia Brown) passed away peacefully early Christmas Eve Morning, 12/24/17. She had recently celebrated her 97 Birthday. Florence, known as "Flea", her nickname since her grade school days, was born on November 22nd, 1920 to Alexander Cushing Brown and Mary Bristol Dana Brown in Cleveland, Ohio. She was the first born of paternal twins. She completed...
Dorothy Hovorka
Dec 21, 2017
Dorothy Humel Hovorka was born January 4, 1921 in Cleveland, OH. She was the daughter of the late Sonia (nee Lanik) and James Humel. Dorothy was married to the late Dr. Frank Hovorka, who died in 1986. She was predeceased by her brothers James L. Humel in 1980 and Edward F. Humel in 2011. Dorothy is survived by James B....
Mary Bruner
Dec 20, 2017
Mary Ann Bruner beloved sister of Caroline B. Dean (Hank) of Cincinnati, OH, Henry B. Bruner (Norah) of Chagrin Falls, OH and the late William B. Bruner. Mary is survived by loving nieces and nephews. She will be interred with her parents in Gananoque, Ontario Canada where a Memorial Service will be held next summer.
Mary Chilcote
Dec 18, 2017
Mary Jones Chilcote died peacefully with family by her side on Monday, December 18, 2017 at the age of 91 years. Her desire was to pass at the bridge table of the Cleveland Whist Club, after bidding 7 NT with her partner having all the aces. Mary was the daughter of the late Federal Judge Paul Jones and of the...
Elisabeth Dreyfuss
Dec 17, 2017
Elisabeth Travis Dreyfuss, MA, JD, died at home on December 17, 2017. Elisabeth was born at Huron Road Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio, on April 17, 1935. She grew up a happy child on Lincoln Boulevard in a house her parents bought for 00 with a GI bill mortgage. Early on, her family gave her the nickname "Ducky," which she carried...
Judith Tobin
Dec 15, 2017
JUDITH SWEENEY TOBIN - passed away on December 15 in Aurora, OH, peacefully. Beloved wife of the late Hugh Tobin, she is survived by her brother Mark Sweeney (Ruthanne) of Toledo, and five children - Matthew (Elizabeth) of Houston, TX, Timothy (Mary) of Portland, OR, Jane Tobin (David Moore) of- San Francisco, CA, Hugh (Judy) of Shaker Heights and Ann...
Emily Garratt
Dec 14, 2017
Emily Brooke Garratt (nee Anthony) age 60, passed away peacefully on December 14, 2017 surrounded by her family. She leaves behind her husband of 36 years, David, daughters Macy Stein (Mitch), Emily and Katie, as well as her sister Kate Rogers, brothers Michael and Peter Anthony and 3 grandchildren Eleanor, Maggie and Charles Stein. Brooke was born in Long Island,...
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