Obituaries
Allan Hodges
Mar 19, 2016
ALLAN J. HODGES was the beloved brother of Heather M. Hodges of Bay Village, OH and dear son of the late Aiden F. "Jack" and Frances Ruppelt Hodges. Those who wish may make contributions in his name to The Western Reserve Historical Society, 10825 East Blvd., Cleveland, OH 44106. FRIENDS MAY CALL AT BROWN-FORWARD, 17022 CHAGRIN BLVD., SHAKER HTS., OH,...
Barbara Williams
Mar 16, 2016
Barbara Claire Love Hall Thatcher Williams was born October 16, 1914 to parents Edward and Claire Hall in Cleveland, Ohio. She was preceded in death by husband Harry Pemberton Thatcher, husband Harter Whiting Williams and son Randall Hall Thatcher. She is survived by dear daughter Carol Pemberton Thatcher, daughter-in-law Mary Hartman Thatcher, stepdaughter Carol Williams Gould, granddaughter Gayle (Russ Udelhofen)Thatcher,...
Robert Gunton
Mar 11, 2016
Robert (Bob) Gunton. A life-long Clevelander, Bob lived a long and full life. He loved aviation, Big Band music, dancing, and his native city. The son of Pat and Helen Gunton, Bob grew up on the East Side of Cleveland and graduated from Cleveland Heights High School and Dyke College. In 1941 he enlisted in the Army Air Corps. He...
Patricia Kilpatrick
Mar 3, 2016
Patricia Kilpatrick (nee Baldwin), was born May 19, 1927, to Leland Stanford Baldwin and Agnes Sweeney Baldwin, and died peacefully March 3, 2016 with her daughter by her side. She was a loving mother to three children, the late Timothy Leland Kilpatrick, The Reverend Catherine Louise Walsh (Mike) and Rufus Hall Kilpatrick III (Kellie). She was the proud grandmother of...
Betty Schaefer
Feb 29, 2016
BETTY JANE SCHAEFER (nee Dressel) The beloved wife of the late Joseph Schaefer. Betty was the dear sister of Edith D. Miller of Cleveland Heights, OH and she was the loving aunt of Steven D. Miller; Lester T. "Tim" Miller (Rae); Betty Jean "B J" Miller (Martin Katz; David Keenan (Deborah) and Andrew Keenan (Deborah). She will be remembered for her...
Mae Pless
Feb 29, 2016
Mae Patterson Von Pless (nee Harper), 89, passed away on February 29, 2016 at Devon Oaks in Westlake, Ohio. She was born on October 18, 1926 in New York, New York to George and Matilda Harper. Mae grew up in the Pelham Bay area of the Bronx, in New York City and spent many summers at a family farm in...
Barry Hermann
Feb 26, 2016
Barry Calvin Hermann, age 56, died of natural causes, an apparent heart attack, at his home, on Friday, February 26, 2016. Barry was born on October 26, 1959, in Shaker Heights, Ohio, to Dr. Robert E. Hermann and the late Barbara Bower Hermann. He attended Shaker Heights Schools throughout grade school and high school. He subsequently graduated from Cuyahoga Community...
Shirley Oberlin
Feb 22, 2016
Shirley S. Oberlin, (nee Cousins), age (85), of Bratenahl, Ohio, was preceded in death by her husband of twenty years, Richard P. Oberlin, actor, director and administrator of The Cleveland Play House for 31 years. Dear aunt of David (Allison), Marcy (Shawn), Mike, Chris (Tom) and Jeff (Chris). She is also survived by her sister-in-law, Jeanie Oberlin Buczek and husband...
Mary Powell
Feb 18, 2016
AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MARY CAROLYN POWERS POWELL Mary Carolyn Powell (nee Powers) was proud to have been born in Cleveland, Ohio, and to have lived all but a few years in Northeastern Ohio. She was born on October 28, 1926, the only surviving child of John C. Powers of Urbana, Ohio, and Carolyn Tobin Powers of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Her parents were...
Richard Saurwein
Feb 18, 2016
Richard Dale Saurwein was born in Cleveland, Ohio on February 23rd 1941 to Dorthy and Val Saurwein. He grew up in the town of Pepper Pike, Ohio with his parents, his brother Thomas and two sisters, Ann and Susan. Richard attended the St. John's Northwestern Military Academy, and subsequently enlisted into the United States Navy. While he was in the...
Carol Ullman
Feb 13, 2016
Carol May Ullman On November 22, 1935, Walter and Mabel Hamilton gave birth to a spunky strawberry blond baby and named her Carol May. They raised her and her 6 siblings in a modest home in North Andover, Massachusetts. Money was tight so Carol learned a strong work ethic at a young age. Her uneducated, but brilliant historian, father encouraged...
Winston Richie
Feb 12, 2016
Winston Henry Richie was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, and spent his entire life in the Cleveland area. The middle child of dentist and pharmacist William Frederick Richie of Waxahachie, Texas, and former teacher Celeste Strode Richie of Holly Springs, Mississippi. Winston Richie grew up in Cleveland, where his parents permanently settled on East 99th Street in the so-called...
Sonja Unger
Feb 9, 2016
Sonja Franz Unger, by profession was an architect and civic leader. Beloved wife of the late Paul A. Unger. Dear mother of Alan F. Unger (Ruby) of Mill Valley, CA, Gerald F. Unger (Diane Tracy) of Bratenahl, OH and Tamara Unger (Adrian Hyman) of Grass Valley, CA. The family prefers that those who wish make contributions in her name to...
Kai Wingo
Feb 6, 2016
Kai K. Wingo was the beloved mother of Gyasi A., Sarah K. and Seynabou Wingo. She was the dear daughter of Vickie H. and James B. Wingo and the dear sister of Kelly Dawson, Jada Wingo and Skye Wingo.A Tribute to her Life will be held on Saturday, February 27th between 3pm and 7pm in the Howard A. Mims African American Cultural...
Jordan Truthan
Feb 5, 2016
JORDAN A. TRUTHAN was the beloved husband of Karin Humel Truthan (nee Kehl) and the late Jean K. Truthan (nee Knoll) and the dear father of Jeffrey (Jinnie and the late Lynn) of Spokane, WA; Constance Hecker (The late David) of Lynchburg, VA and Charles (Joyce) of Ft. Myers, FL. He was the dear stepfather of James B. Humel (Maria C.) of...
Viola Justice
Feb 1, 2016
Viola was born on May 30, 1917, the oldest child of Gertrude and Edward Smith. At the time of her birth, her favorite aunt commented that she looked just like a little dolly, and the nickname stuck. Her father, Edward was raised on a farm in Ripley County, Indiana. He came to the city to pursue a career as a...
Francis Neville
Feb 1, 2016
Francis Wynne "Babe" Neville was born in Cleveland, Ohio on April 20, 1923. He married Sally Ann Nenner on October 9, 1954 in Cleveland, Ohio. Babe graduated from Shaker High School and went to Case School of Applied Science (now Case-Western University). He enlisted in the Air Force while at case and was sent to officer's training school in Goldsboro,...
John Finnegan
Jan 31, 2016
John Francis Patrick Finnegan was born April 18th, 1943 to Bridget Casey Finnegan and Thomas Finnegan. He was the dear brother of Thomas, Robert (Maryellen), Michael, and the late Mary Fitzpatrick. John was the husband of the late Christine Forward-Finnegan for 16 years and remained a friend until her passing in 2009. He was the beloved father of Sarah N. Finnegan (fiancée...
Erik Fridlund
Jan 29, 2016
Erik Gunnar Fridlund, age 54 of Shaker Heights, passed away Thursday, January 29. He was a fun-loving husband, proud and doting dad, loyal son and slightly mischievous brother. Erik cherished his family, upbringing and education. He shared his generous spirit, keen sense of humor, and quick smile with many throughout the years, from his classmates at Deerfield Academy and Denison...
Julie Pistone
Jan 29, 2016
VERNA L. PISTONE "Julie" (nee Giuliano) Born June 2, 1925, peacefully passed away Friday, January 29, 2016, at home in the company of her lifelong love, John, her husband of 66 years. Julie is also survived by her five children: Laura (Dale Kiikka), Karyn, Joan (Gene Hauck), Julianne Pertz (Paul), and John, II (Cindy) and her sister Josephine Judd, and...
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