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MARTIN ANDREWS

MARTIN ANDREWS

Aug 2, 2017

MARTIN BRADLEY ANDREWS was the beloved husband of Willow Kenyatta Andrews (nee Pastard) of Cleveland Hts., OH and dear father of Cooper Turner Andrews (USMC) and Cameron Bradley Andrews. He was the beloved son of Joseph (Joe) and Lisbeth (Betsy) Andrews (nee Cooper); dear brother of Allison Andrews, brother in law of Kris Andrews (nee Perkins); uncle of Alexia (Lexi)...

Jerome Gratry

Jerome Gratry

Jul 30, 2017

Jérôme René Alexandre Marie Gratry died July 30th surrounded by close family members. He was 74. Born in October 1942 in Mâcon, France to Charles and Agnes Gratry, Jérôme was educated in England, Switzerland and France before moving to the United States to attend Lake Forest College in Lake Forest, Illinois. He then earned an MBA at Thunderbird School of...

Jean Taber

Jean Taber

Jul 21, 2017

JEAN ELOUISE HOWER TABER, age 94, beloved wife of the late Benjamin Charles Taber, predeceased by her parents Gladys Elouise (nee Farnsworth) Ginther and John Bruot Hower, stepmother of the late Benjamin C. Taber. Also survived by Otis Ayers Hower (Kathy), James Hamilton Hower (Claudia), and the late John Otis Hower. Also survived by other loving relatives from the Taber,...

Emily Hodgman

Emily Hodgman

Jul 21, 2017

Emily J. Hodgman (nee Jewell) of Pepper Pike, beloved wife of Dr. James R. Hodgman of 59 years died July 21, 2017. Loving Mother of Catherine Schramm (Bart), Kenneth Hodgman, and the late Herbert Hodgman. Dear Grandmother of Julie Isaacs (Justin), Heather Schramm and Scott Schramm. Great-grandmother of Emily Isaacs. Graduate of the University of Michigan. Worked at Orange Schools...

Salvatore Volpe

Salvatore Volpe

Jul 21, 2017

Salvatore L. Volpe, 88, Gates Mills, Ohio, passed away on July 21, 2017. Longtime Shaker Heights resident, where he and wife Geraldine raised their family and were active parishioners at St. Dominic Parish. Born in Garfield Heights, OH and raised in Detroit, MI, Sal attended Kenyon College and graduated from Wayne University. Sal loved music and enjoyed entertaining family and...

Kathleen Meredith

Kathleen Meredith

Jul 17, 2017

Kathleen Meredith, much-loved mother, sister, and friend, died on July 17, aged 69. Kathleen was a determined perfectionist who possessed a keen eye for design and aesthetics, had a penchant for detail, and held herself to the highest standards in everything she did. Most importantly, though, she will be remembered by those who knew her for her thoughtfulness, compassion, and...

Louis Adams,

Louis Adams,

Jul 17, 2017

Louis was a long-time employee of Ohio Bell, Lou started out his career at age seventeen climbing poles to wire phones into homes in Youngstown, Ohio. During his career his job assignments took him to Paris, Hawaii, Nigeria, Panama and more, in collaboration with Western Electric; and, he moved the family from Ohio to New Jersey, Virginia, and Illinois, and...

Samuel Hughes

Samuel Hughes

Jul 10, 2017

Samuel Whittome Hughes, age 84 of Gates Mills, OH, died peacefully surrounded by family on July 10, 2017. He was born on July 27, 1932 to Earl W. and Marian C. Hughes as their only child. Sam attended University School, Williams College and got his MBA from Case Western Reserve University. He passed his CPA exam shortly thereafter. He was...

William Avery

William Avery

Jun 28, 2017

William Avery "Avery", age 82 of South Euclid, OH; beloved husband of Molly Holland (Cairnes) and the late Jeanette (Ellison); loving father of Blanche Avery; dear stepfather of Mary Jo Gary (James), Joseph Francis and Molly Cairnes; dear grandfather of Nigel, Cyrus, Desmond, Jay, Xavier, Zenzele, and Whittaker Pelligree and Edward and Grace Gary. Avery was born in his parents,...

Joan Caminati

Joan Caminati

Jun 27, 2017

Joan "JoJo" W. Caminati, age 95 of Shaker Heights, OH, passed away peacefully on June 27, 2017, having recently shared warm memories with a significant portion of her extended family. Everybody loved "JoJo", who brought an abundance of joy and enrichment to all those she touched. Her diminutive stature concealed her hidden strengths and endearing character. She was the loving...

Barbara Sherwood

Barbara Sherwood

Jun 25, 2017

Barbara Lange Sherwood, beloved mother of Rob H. Sherwood of Richmond Hts., OH, Thomas M. Sherwood (Laura) of West Bloomfield, MI and Barbara Sherwood Currey (Donald) of Chagrin Falls, OH. Dear grandmother of Daniel, David and Hope Sherwood and dear grandmother of Danielle and Christopher Currey. Dear sister of Dena Lange Stegmann (Richard) of St. Louis, MO. The family prefers...

Dolores Minter

Dolores Minter

Jun 21, 2017

Dolores ("Dolly") Kreicher Minter died peacefully at home at Judson Manor in Cleveland, Ohio on June 21, 2017 at the age of 77. The cause was Alzheimer's disease. During her commencement address at Hiram College in 1992, Dolly declared, "One person can make a difference." She was living proof. Born on August 4, 1939, Dolly was raised by loving parents...

Robert Smith

Robert Smith

Jun 12, 2017

Robert C. Smith, age 94, of Elyria, Ohio, was originally from Pittsburgh, PA. There he attended Langley High School and graduated from Carnegie Tech (Carnegie Mellon University) with a BFA in Music in 1949, as well as a BFA in Music Education and an MFA in Musicology in 1950. He served in WWII as a pilot and flying instructor, training...

Robert Neary

Robert Neary

Jun 11, 2017

Robert Donald (Bob) Neary, age 83, former Co-Chairman of the international accounting firm Ernst & Young, died peacefully on June 11, 2017 after a 3 ½ month bout with cancer. He leaves his wife of 63 years, Janet, as well as four children, their spouses, and 12 grandchildren: Bruce and Jayme Neary of Minnetonka, MN, (Michelle, and her wife Leslie,...

Clifford Shields

Clifford Shields

Jun 6, 2017

Clifford "Cliff" Shields was a financial executive with the Standard Oil Company of Ohio (Sohio). Following retirement in 1982, Cliff served as interim president of University of Mount Union and as interim dean of Kent State University's College of Business and Graduate School of Management. He was chairman emeritus of Mount Union's board of trustees and a member of its...

Sally Menges

Sally Menges

Jun 3, 2017

MENGES, Sally West, died peacefully on Saturday, June 3, 2017, at the age of 85. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Dr. Hermann "Bud" Menges, Jr., and son Fritz L. Menges. She is survived by her children, Katherine, William, Peter (Elizabeth Finegan), David (Kimberly O'Gorman), and John; and her grandchildren, Andrew, Emily, Kyle, Jake, Erin, Carly, Bobby,...

Sabra Qua

Sabra Qua

May 31, 2017

Sabra Qua (nee Hansen), age 83, died on May 31, 2017, at her home, after a prolonged illness. Sabra was born on October 4, 1933 in Columbia Hospital for Women in Washington, D.C. Her husband, George Franklin Qua II, was also born there. Her parents were Paul William and Ruth Williams Hansen. Paul was the oldest of nine children and...

Judith Murch

Judith Murch

May 31, 2017

JUDITH C. MURCH (nee Crawford) was the beloved wife of the late Maynard H. Murch, IV; the dear mother of Maynard H. Murch, V of Kirtland, OH and Kelley M. Corrigan (Cory) of Lexington, KY; dear grandmother of A.J. Corrigan and dear sister of James D. Crawford (Francine). She was the beloved daughter of the late Helen K. and Dwight...

Caryn Foltz

Caryn Foltz

May 25, 2017

Caryn Foltz died peacefully on May 25th, 2017 at the age of 78. Daughter of the late R. Franklin Outcalt and Virginia Harris Outcalt. She is survived by her husband of 57 years, Henry Foltz; her son and daughter, W. Price Foltz (Kristi) of Chagrin Falls and Allison Foltz Milmoe (Andrew) Oakland, CA.; and four grand children, Alexandra Foltz, Benjamin...

Steven Sords

Steven Sords

May 22, 2017

Steven Robert Sords died suddenly at his home in Kirtland Hills on May 22, 2017. Steve was the son of Robert and Virginia Sords and grew up in Shaker Heights, along with his brother, Paul Andrew (Sharon) and sister Katy Mercer (Guy). Home and family was always important to Steve. Living on Manchester Road, he graduated from John Carroll University...

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