Obituaries
Andrew Marec
Nov 3, 2017
Andrew Marec, age 52 of Shaker Hts., OH; dear son of Judith and the late Ronald Marec; dear brother of Lisa DiPaolo (John), Holly Mack (Curtis) and the late Christopher Marec; uncle of Thomas, Melissa and Brian DiPaolo, Brittany and Brooke Mack; nephew of Elaine Marec. The family prefers that those who wish may make contributions in his name to...
Robert Dunbar
Oct 31, 2017
Robert C. Dunbar, PhD., age 74 of Cleveland Heights, OH; Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, Case Western Reserve University (1970-2017). Passed away on October 31, 2017 in the Cleveland Clinic of heart failure. Beloved husband of Mary A. Dunbar (nee Asmundson); loving father of Geoffrey T. Dunbar (Nancy M.) of Hanover, NH; William A. Dunbar (Ari Sato) of Yokohama, Japan; dear...
Charles Skinner
Oct 31, 2017
Charles "Chuck" Scofield Skinner, age 77, of Rocky River, Ohio, passed away on October 31, 2017. Chuck was born in Rocky River on February 10, 1940 to loving parents Harry Harrison Skinner & Margaret (Scofield) Skinner. Chuck was a graduate of the Culver Military Academy and from there graduated from Cornell University's School of Engineering with a B.S. and M.Eng....
Arthur Baldwin
Oct 27, 2017
Arthur Douglas Baldwin, II, age 85, passed away Oct.27th after a valiant battle against prostate cancer. The world has lost a dedicated public servant, committed civic leader, and loving husband and father. Many will miss his steady, quiet guiding hand. Arthur (Art) is survived by his wife of 60 years Margot (nee Farr), four daughters, Laura Baldwin-Wortman (Charles Wortman) of...
Alice McKinley
Oct 23, 2017
Alice Roberts McKinley, age 93 of Cleveland Heights, OH, passed away peacefully in her sleep with her daughter by her side on October 23, 2017. The dear daughter of Alice Waring Roberts and Louis C. Kuhn, she was preceded in death by her beloved husband Rowland Paull McKinley, JR, daughter Lissa McKinley, brothers Louis and Bowie Kuhn, and son-in-law Richard...
David Findlay
Oct 22, 2017
LtC (Ret.) David Brian Findlay was born and raised in Shaker Heights, Ohio. He was a 1975 graduate of Shaker Heights High School. David's family was a member of Shaker Heights Country Club where he was on the swim team, participated in the junior golf program, and bowled in the bowling leagues. He also played little league baseball under the...
John PhD
Oct 20, 2017
JOHN HOWARD TRIPP, PhD Beloved husband of Kathleen T. Tripp (nee Tillson) of Cleveland Hts., OH; dear father of Jonathan Clive Tripp of San Mateo, CA and dear grandfather of Aya Elissa Tripp, and brother of Clavell Tripp (Brenda) of Exeter, UK. The family prefers that those who wish may make contributions in his name to The American Diabetes Association,...
Mary Mercer
Oct 17, 2017
Mary Lou Mercer, age 90 of South Franklin Circle in Chagrin Falls, OH. Beloved wife (51 years) of the late Vincent G. Mercer; loving mother of Guy V. Mercer (Kathryn) of Shaker Hts., David S. Mercer (Jackie) of Frederick, MD and the late Linda M. Hung (Patrick) formerly of Gurnee, IL; dear grandmother of 6; great-grandmother of 1. The family...
Jean Wiant
Oct 16, 2017
Jean A. Wiant, (nee Probeck) beloved wife of the late Richard A. Wiant, mother, grandmother, community volunteer and ardent supporter of music, died on October 16. She was 89 years old. She is survived by her children; Carolyn; James (Sharon); Marianne Shearer (John); Allen (Lisa) and her cherished grandchildren; James, Pence, Allison, Will, Lauren and Benjamin and her dear friend...
Joseph LaGuardia
Oct 14, 2017
Joe LaGuardia was a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, but for more than 40 years was an Indians fan in Cleveland. He was married to Bernadette LaGuardia (née Barrett) and they had two children: his son, Jonathan, lives in Tucson and is working on his doctoral dissertation in English Literature; his daughter, Jeannine, lives in Buffalo with her husband Dinesh, and...
Linda Williams
Oct 8, 2017
Linda A. Williams (nee Davis). Beloved mother of Vernon Williams. Dear grandmother of Dominique Williams. Also survived by cherished grandson Roderick Cooper. Dear sister of Joan Davis, all of Shaker Heights, Ohio. Linda is also survived by many loving cousins. No contributions please. Private Family Service. FRIENDS MAY CALL AT BROWN-FORWARD, 17022 CHAGRIN BLVD., SHAKER HTS., OH 44120 ON THURSDAY,...
Joel Makee
Oct 6, 2017
Joel A. Makee, beloved husband of wife Mary Ann Makee (nee Capuano) of Cleveland Heights, OH; daughter Katherine and spouse Jeffrey of San Rafael, CA, daughter Jacqueline and spouse Shannon of Berkeley, CA, son Andrew and spouse Aleah of Tryon, NC, son Scott and spouse Aisha of Denver, CO, daughter Elizabeth and spouse Michael of San Diego, CA, son John...
Cornelia Corrigan
Oct 5, 2017
Cornelia Stott Richter Corrigan, born Dec.8,1938 in St. Paul, Minnesota, daughter of Mary Elizabeth Stott and Harold Charles Richter and beloved wife for almost 60 years, of John Herbert Corrigan, peacefully passed away on October 5th after a several year battle with Alzheimer's. Nikki, as her father named her when entering school (Cornelia a bit too formal) had an older...
Irudayammal Poobalarayen
Oct 3, 2017
Irudayammal Kagoo Poobalarayen a�" wife, Aatha, mummy, maami, grandma, Pooty, akka, periyamma, ammai, aunt, aththai, chiththi, friend, crochet artist, cook par excellence, seamstress, avid reader of Tamil fiction and prayer warrior a�" passed away peacefully on October 3, after a brief illness. She was 97. Her name "Irudayammal," which in Tamil means 'heartful mother' could also have easily meant "mother...
Dante Biello
Sep 27, 2017
DANTE N. BIELLO was the beloved husband of Jeanne (nee Scott) of Chagrin Falls, Ohio. Dante was a long time resident of Shaker Heights, Ohio. Born in Cleveland's "Little Italy", Dante attended Shaw High, class of 1939. He graduated from Western Reserve University and had an MBA from Harvard University. Before those degrees, he served during World War II with...
Michael Dreyfuss
Sep 25, 2017
Michael "Doc" Dreyfuss, MD August 20, 1934 - September 25, 2017 Michael "Doc" Dreyfuss died at home on September 25th. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Elisabeth T. Dreyfuss; his children John Henry Dreyfuss and Kyle Dreyfuss-Wells (Kevin); and his grandchildren Lily and Lucian Dreyfuss, and Fenner Dreyfuss-Wells. Born in Cologne, Germany in 1934, Michael's family fled...
Geddie Hemphill
Sep 23, 2017
Geddie was born May 21,1916 in French Camp, Mississippi as the 8th child of Liza Sisson-Hemphill and Geet Hemphill who preceded him in death. In 1939, he married the love of his life Jessie Mae Childress, their marriage lasted sixty-five years until the Lord called Jessie home in January 2005. To this union one son Howard Hemphill and daughter Marjorie...
Anne Katherine
Sep 18, 2017
Having given so much of her heart to the world that there was simply no more to give, Anne Katherine, previously known as both Anne Tounge and Anne Kaszar, died surrounded by loved ones on September 18, 2017, in Portland, Maine. Anne was born in Cincinnati, OH, on March 11, 1956, the first daughter of Joy Ellen (Bulson) Tounge and...
Mary Stevenson
Sep 16, 2017
MARY CONSTANCE STEVENSON "Connie" was the beloved wife of the late William B. Stevenson, who passed away in 1974. Connie she was the dear mother of Thomas B. Stevenson (Susan), Ellen S. Williams and Susan S. Stevenson and the dear grandmother of Heather Leete Chapman (John) and Melissa Palmer St. Onge (Jason); and great grandmother of Zoe Brady Chapman and...
George Qua
Sep 15, 2017
George Franklin Qua died September 15, 2017, the loving husband for almost 58 years to the late Sabra Hansen Qua. George was an owner of Qua Buick-Pontiac for nearly 50 years, which was most recently located in Shaker Heights. He was very active in several organizations: The Boy Scouts of America, The Rotary Club of Cleveland, COSE, the American Red...
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