Obituaries
Cara Stirn
Dec 13, 2017
Cara Smith Stirn passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 13th at the age of 90. She was born on February 23, 1927 in Cleveland, Ohio to Eleanor and Kelvin Smith. Cara attended Hathaway Brown School followed by Bennett Junior College in Millbrook, NY and Parsons School of Design in New York City. Her time at Parsons was very special as...
Robert Gregory
Dec 13, 2017
Robert Erb Gregory, M.D.,97, passed away peacefully in his sleep on the evening of December 13th, 2017 in Cleveland, OH. He was born on December 31, 1919 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Floyd and Nellie Gregory. On August 30,1945, he married Jean Shirley Lindberg (died June 29, 2004), and together they raised three children, Kristine G. Hawkins, Robert E. Gregory Jr.,...
Carole Phipps
Dec 11, 2017
Carole Phipps (nee Gardner) died peacefully on December 11, 2017, age 78. Beloved wife of the late Theodore Phipps; Dear mother of Elizabeth Owen (Christopher), Catherine Mercer (Thomas) and Warren Phipps; Devoted grandmother of Eloise, Emmet, Cabell and Jane; Cherished sister of Joseph Gardner (Ruth Ann), Edward Gardner (Donna, deceased), Warren Gardner (Susan) and the late Robert Gardner. In lieu...
William Troutman
Dec 9, 2017
William M. Troutman, age 77, passed away December 9th, 2017. Born in McKeesport, PA, he moved to Cleveland, Ohio at age 10. Bill graduated from Brush High School, Cornell University, and University of Michigan Law School. In 1961 Bill started his professional career in the mail room of Medusa Corporation in Cleveland. He became President of Medusa in 1979. In...
Joseph Cortese
Dec 7, 2017
JOSEPH ROBERT CORTESE (Cleveland, Ohio) Joseph Robert Cortese died peacefully on Thursday December 7th 2017 at Maplewood Assisted Living Community. He was 90 years old and, until recently, was living independently in Chagrin Falls, Ohio. He was born on May 30th 1927 in Youngstown, Ohio to parents Clara Dorko and Dominic Cortese. He attended the local public schools in Youngstown,...
Patricia Horn
Nov 30, 2017
PATRICIA MARY HORN (nee Hogan) beloved wife of the late Richard O. Horn, dear Mother of Maria P. Horn (Thomas S. Quinn) of Salisbury, CT; dear grandmother of Margaret Maude Quinn, Abigail Resh Quinn and Henry Maxwell Quinn; dear sister of Sally Hogan Horchler, the late Margaret Hogan Scheuring and Thomas Hogan. The family prefers that those who wish may...
Frederick Bellamy
Nov 30, 2017
Frederick Stark Bellamy, born November 24, 1947 to John Stark and Molly Doan Bellamy, died November 30, six days after his 70th birthday. A lifelong resident of Cleveland Fred attended Shaker Heights schools and graduated from Howe Military Academy in Howe, Indiana. In spite of being stricken with mental illness in his late teens Fred lived a full life. He...
Elizabeth Lord
Nov 28, 2017
Elizabeth Gordon Lord (nee Topp), beloved wife of the late Robert I. Lord and mother of Gordon Lord (Laurie) of Goshen, IN, Mimi Lord (Jim Wilson) of Shaker Hts. OH and the late William Lord. Grandmother of Mary, Geoffrey and Sarah Lord, and Heather and Nathan Wilson. Libby was loved by so many and she loved everyone she knew as...
James Brown,
Nov 20, 2017
JAMES W. BROWN, Jr. passed on November 20, 2017 at the age of 84. Brown was a husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, avid pilot, successful businessman and all-weather, carrier night landing qualified fighter pilot. Brown was born on February 11, 1933 in New Jersey. He graduated from Shaker Heights High School, attended Princeton University and graduated from M.I.T., a transfer...
Dolores Acree
Nov 19, 2017
DOLORES T. ACREE The dear sister of Shirley A. Thompson, Carolyn C. Thompson Williams and the late Marjorie Thompson; beloved mother of Robert Lee Acree, III; German Thompson Acree (Carole); Deborrah L. Dobrzeniecki (Leonard); Cheryl J. Acree; Dawn Acree-Billups; Elizabeth C. Acree-Smith (Richard) and Nancy C. Acree. Grandmother of 20 and great grandmother of 19. The family prefers that those...
Dennis Kelly
Nov 18, 2017
DENNIS H. KELLY, age 79 of Cleveland, OH. Beloved husband of the late Nancy S. Kelly(nee Swearingen); loving father of Stephen D. Kelly (Julie) of Natick, MA, and Katy K. Ptacek (Jim) of Lakewood, OH; dear grandfather of Aurora and Nina Kelly, Erin Ptacek and Julie Fanara. Contributions in his name may be made to The Cleveland Messiah Chorus, c/o...
Elisabeth Alexander
Nov 16, 2017
ELISABETH HADDEN ALEXANDER Beloved wife of the late Quentin Alexander; dear mother of Mary Alexander Smith (Nathaniel T.) of Gates Mills, OH; Emily Alexander Hamilton (Frank T.) of Gates Mills, OH and Pamela Alexander of Rocky River, OH; grandmother of 8 and great grandmother of one. The family prefers that those who wish make contributions in her name to Rainbow...
Betty Jarmusch
Nov 15, 2017
Betty Jarmusch, beloved mother, grandmother and lifelong writer, died peacefully at home in Shaker Heights on November 15. She was 96 and the widow of Robert T. Jarmusch, her husband of 57 years. She was born Ruth Elizabeth French, in Andover, Ohio on January 3, 1921, and had lived in Silver Lake until the 1970s. Before meeting her future husband...
Elizabeth Jastremsky
Nov 11, 2017
Elizabeth C. Jastremsky (nee Reistetter), born October 7, 1943, passed away peacefully on November 11, 2017. Sister of seven, Mother of two, Grandmother of five, Great-grandmother of one, the dearly departed was loved by many. Liz was a nurse, a poet, and a lover of Pepsi and Cheez-its. She welcomed a good conversation. Hers was a quick wit, with many...
Patricia Michael
Nov 11, 2017
Patricia Elizabeth Michael passed away on November 11, 2017. She was born on October 3, 1938 to William and Elizabeth Michael. She proudly attended Hathaway Brown School in Shaker Heights and graduated in 1956. Patricia graduated from Wharton School of Business in Philadelphia in 1960. She was a member of Chi Omega Sorority. She owned the Carlin House that specialized...
Nancy Murphy
Nov 9, 2017
Nancy M. Murphy, 87 of Shaker Heights, Ohio, passed away on November 9, 2017. Nancy was born in Cleveland on May 15, 1930. She attended Cleveland Public Schools during her elementary years and received her high school diploma from Beaumont School for Girls in Cleveland Heights. She continued her education at St. John's College where she received her undergraduate degree...
Donna Zorge
Nov 8, 2017
Donna W. Zorge (nee Watkins), beloved sister of Fred A. Watkins (Wilma) of Kirtland Hills, OH. Beloved aunt of Christopher Watkins (Catherine), Timothy Watkins, Anna Schlieman (John). Dear great aunt of Peter, Beatrice, and Phoebe Watkins; Madeline, Sophia, and Jack Schlieman. Donna was a graduate of Hathaway Brown School, Colby-Sawyer College, and Case Western Reserve University. She received a Masters...
Kuen Lee
Nov 8, 2017
Kuen Lee, Ph.D, age 98 of Shaker Hts., OH. Beloved husband of the late Hun Ti Chow; loving father of Bernard Lee (Rose Wong) of Shaker Hts., Pui Yin (Qui Win) of Taiwan, Siu Wai (Michael Kwok) of Toronto, Canada, Ming Lee of Hong Kong, China, Felix Lee (Yoko Kato) of Sunnyvale, CA; dear grandfather of Theresa and Catherine, Jasse...
Lucille Burkett
Nov 3, 2017
Lucille M. Burkett, 94, peacefully passed away on November 3, 2017. Lucy, a native of Columbus, Ohio, graduated from West High School in 1941. Her Bachelor's of Science degree from The Ohio State University was awarded in 1945, followed by a Masters' from the same institution in 1946. She served as an instructor at Ohio State from 1946 to 1952....
Mary Adams
Nov 3, 2017
Mary Anna Adams (nee Vanca) was featured in the 1932 edition of the Youngstown Vindicator when she celebrated her 4th birthday as her first birthday, having been born Leap Year, February 29, 1928. Her parents were Helen Mary Vanca (nee Nalepa) and John Leroy Vanca of Pennsylvania. Mary Anna was born at home on McGuffy Road in Youngstown, Ohio. At...
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