Obituaries
Leann Rayburn
Oct 12, 2016
Leann Donahue Rayburn was born in 1920 in Chicago, Illinois and moved to Shaker Heights, Ohio with her parents James and Eleanor Donahue. She attended Woodbury Elementary School and then graduated from Laurel School in 1938. She then entered Connecticut College. She met her future husband, James G. Rayburn, during college in Washington, DC. She was married to James in...
Marjorie Stafford
Oct 11, 2016
Marjorie D. Stafford, age 94 of Gates Mills, OH. Earned her BA from the College of Wooster and her Masters in Physical Education from Case Western Reserve University. She was a Phys. Ed. teacher for over 40+ years and also sold residential real estate for over 25 years. Marjorie had over 40 years as a volunteer for the American Red...
Janice Heminger
Oct 11, 2016
Janice A. Heminger (nee Penland), 1925-2016. Beloved wife of the late Charles W. Heminger and the late Robert Manion. Dear mother of Patricia Davies (John deceased) of Alberton, Montana, Kathleen Carbonari (Helmut) of Altach, Austria and Colleen Goss (Gregory) of Cleveland Heights, Ohio. Dear grandmother of 10, great grandmother of 15. The family prefers that those who wish may make...
Elana Hanna
Oct 6, 2016
Elana Noreen Hanna was born on January 13, 1980 to Carol and John Hanna at Mt. Sinai Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio. Elana was a healthy baby until medical issues began to plague her. Throughout her life Elana was loving and giving. All who met her were touched as only Elana could touch them. She graduated from Beachwood High School. Following...
William Osborne
Sep 30, 2016
William McKinley Osborne, Jr., 87, died September 30, 2016 at home in Pepper Pike following a brief illness. Born June 4, 1929, Bill was the youngest child and only son of William and Jessie Osborne of Cleveland Heights. Following graduation from University School, Yale and Harvard Business School, he married the former Amelia Scull of Dover, Delaware, who he met...
Mabel Watts
Sep 30, 2016
Mabel Rose "Skip" (Crowther) Watts, age 86 of Cleveland Heights, Ohio, died at home on September 30, 2016 after a brief illness. Beloved wife of the late Ridley Watts Jr., and dear mother of Barbara Watts Siss Oney of Cleveland, OH; Ridley Watts (Cheryl) of Shaker Heights, OH; Mary Stuart McIntire (Tom) of Austin, TX; Kathryn Watts-Martinez (Felix) of Buda,...
Robert Larson
Sep 29, 2016
Robert L. Larson (Bob to all) passed away on September 29th at Judson Park, of complications associated with a stroke. Born May 4, 1929 in Rockford, Illinois, he graduated from the University of Illinois (Phi Beta Kappa), served as a Captain in the US Marine Corps in combat in Korea, and graduated from Harvard Law School in 1956. He was...
Dorothy Rhodes
Sep 28, 2016
Dorothy Ann Marshall Hellmuth Rhodes, born March 27, 1928 in Cleveland, Ohio. Daughter of Dorothy Koerner and Wentworth John Marshall of Shaker Heights, Ohio. She graduated from Hathaway Brown School and Skidmore College. Dottie married Theodore Noel Hellmuth of St. Louis, Missouri. After his death in 1963, she married Clarence Joseph Rhodes of Vicksburg, Mississippi (Chat). She was widowed in...
John Benish
Sep 26, 2016
John L. "Jack" Benish passed away peacefully at age 92 on September 26, 2016 in Cleveland Heights, Ohio surrounded by his wife Betty and children Bill, Lisa, and Nancy. Born December 12, 1923 to Arthur F. and Amy (Stephens) Benish in Detroit, Michigan, he attended Pattengill School and then Mackenzie High School. At MacKenzie, Jack was active in the Radio...
Shirley Gandy
Sep 23, 2016
Shirley A. Gandy, beloved mother of Ron Gandy (Regina), Mandel Gandy and Vashon Gandy (Phillip Riley). Dear grandmother of Ron, LaTasha (Kentrell), DoMonique and Joshua; India and Isaac; Kiana (Rickey) and Ta'Shona Jakari and Vashon II. Great grandmother of Rickey, Jr. Shirley is also survived by her mother Minnie Gandy and her aunt Daisy Gandy and her brothers Curtis, Larry,...
Leonard Ullman
Sep 23, 2016
Rudolph Waldemar Ullman of Germany and Helga Ingeborg Pettersson of Sweden immigrated to the United States through Ellis Island in 1923 and 1924, respectively. They married in July of 1924 and on July 28, 1925, had their first child, Lennart (Leonard) Waldemar Ullman. They lived in Cleveland and in 1928, Lennart gained a little sister, Ingrid. Rudolph worked as a...
John Guerra
Sep 23, 2016
John B. Guerra, age 89 of Cleveland Heights, OH, formerly of Wilkes-Barre, PA. Son of the late John and Victoria Guerra; father of Michelle Guerra of Urbana, IL and Colette Gelin (Joseph) of Fayetteville, NC; brother of the late Dorothy G. Moran (deceased), and the late Marie L. Kennedy; uncle of Lawrence D. Kennedy (Maryann) and the late Robert J....
Marjorie Turk
Sep 22, 2016
MARJORIE HULTON TURK age 82 of Lyndhurst, passed away peacefully on September 22, 2016. Beloved mother of Mary (Brad) Bunkers, dear grandmother of Ignatius Hulton Bunkers. Aunt and friend to many. Memorial service 3:00 p.m. October 22, 2016 at Church of the Saviour, 2537 Lee Road, Cleveland Heights, Ohio. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to the Church...
Donald Huettner
Sep 18, 2016
DONALD EVAN HUETTNER, 77, a longtime resident of Fort Wayne, Indiana passed away Sunday, September 18, 2016. Born in Gary, Indiana to the late Analie and Donald W. Huettner. Don graduated from Shaker Heights High School in 1956 and went on to graduate from John Carroll University in 1960 with a degree in History. Don worked for General Motors for...
Richard Haky
Sep 15, 2016
RICHARD F. HAKY The beloved husband of the late Nila J. Haky (nee Leventry) and dear father of Jennifer Haky of Chagrin Falls, OH and Richard J. Haky (Johanna Ahlman) of Painesville Twp., OH; dear grandfather of Nora Ann Ahlman and Colin Haky; dear brother of Dolores Marcsik (Joseph) and Jerome Haky. The family prefers that those who wish may...
Norma Shirk
Sep 13, 2016
NORMA F. SHIRK (nee Fisher), 91, passed away on 13 September, 2016, at Cleveland Clinic's Hillcrest Hospital in Mayfield Heights, Ohio. She was born March 29, 1925 in Buffalo, NY to Norman and Marie (Gourlay) Fisher. The beloved wife of the late Charles A. Shirk; dear mother of Peter J. Shirk (JoAnne) of Tidy Island, FL and Grand Beach, MI;...
Tessie Eppich
Sep 11, 2016
TESSIE W. EPPICH (nee Warren) age 98, was the beloved wife of the late Herman L. Eppich and the dear mother of Marilyn (Merrie Frost). Tessie was the step-mother of the late Marie Smith and Edith Tokarcik the grandmother of seven , great grandmother of eleven and also survived by several great great grandchildren. The family prefers that those who...
Carl Withers
Sep 10, 2016
Carl Raymond Withers January 26, 1924 - September 10, 2016 Carl Withers passed away peacefully on Saturday September 10 at the age of 92. He was born on January 26, 1924 to Edith DuGuay and Stuart Withers in Reading, Pennsylvania. As a true representative of the "Greatest Generation", directly after high-school graduation Carl enlisted in the Army Air Corps as...
John Junior
Sep 6, 2016
John W. Junior, age 73, died September 6, 2016. John is survived by his beloved wife, Ann (nee Russell). Dear father of Vanessa Junior Jones of Cleveland, OH and Anthony R. Junior of Euclid, OH. Dear grandfather of Joseph Jones, Jr., Brian Jones, Candice Wiggins and Anicia Junior. Great grandfather of five. The family prefers that those who wish may...
Jean Gillooly
Sep 6, 2016
Jean Gillooly (nee Aubrey) age 83 of Cleveland Hts., formerly of Jackson, MI and Salisbury, NC, passed peacefully on September 6, 2016. Beloved wife of the late George Rice Gillooly; loving mother of Gregory B. Gillooly (Katherine) of Cleveland Hts. and Bryan C. Gillooly (Karen) of Shaker Hts.; dear grandmother of Benjamin, Christopher, Alexander, Kevin and Marcel; dear sister of...
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