Obituaries
Constance Manuel
Jun 24, 2015
Constance Curtiss Manuel died Wednesday, June 24, 2015, at the age of 96. She was born in Cleveland Heights in 1918, the middle daughter of Henry Stiles Curtiss and Constance Stager Calkins. She was a sixth generation Clevelander descended from early settlers of North America and of Lorain, Cuyahoga, and Summit Counties. Her father was the founder and president of...
Bram Wijnhoven
Jun 24, 2015
Bram J.G.W. Wijnhoven, age 44 of Ravenna, OH, formerly of Horst, Netherlands. Dear husband of Ann Hanna; wonderful father of Coco Wijnhoven; beloved son of Johannes "Leo" Wijnhoven (Mia Vullings) of Horst, Netherlands; brother of Ilze Wijnhoven (Roderick Vershut) of Germany; uncle of Grace Vershut. In lieu of flowers, the family prefers that those who wish make contributions to the...
Edward Brown
Jun 23, 2015
Edward Randolph Brown, known as Ted, was a highly respected lawyer, classical music lover and dedicated public servant from Cleveland, Ohio. Born in Cleveland Heights in 1933, he attended Roxboro Elementary School, before matriculating at Phillips Exeter Academy and then going onto Harvard College, where he graduated in 1955. After Harvard he spent three years in the US army before...
Marie Geier
Jun 21, 2015
MARIE GEIER (née Goetz) of Lyndhurst, Ohio, retired director of development at Notre Dame College of Ohio in South Euclid; former member of Board of Advisers of the Sisters of Notre Dame; Notre Dame College Woman of the Year in 1993; longtime member of the board of directors of Koinonia, a charity supporting adults with developmental disabilities; former treasurer of...
Josephine Hopkins
Jun 15, 2015
Josephine "Jo" Louise Ryan Hopkins, age 92 of North Palm Beach, FL, formerly of Shaker Hts., OH, passed away on June 15, 2015. Lifelong Philanthropist - most recently Chairman of the Board of Trustees for People to People International. Louise attended Palm Beach High School, Rollins College as an art major in the 1940's, was a member of Pi Beta...
The Lassiter
Jun 12, 2015
Reverend Dr. Valentino Lassiter, 63, of Shaker Heights died Friday June 12, 2015 at Sentara Complex Hospital in Hampton, Virginia. He was born on May 27, 1952 to the late Addie and Johnnie Lassiter. He was a graduate of John F. Kennedy High in Suffolk, VA, Fisk University, Boston University, and Eden Theological Seminary. He was currently the pastor of...
Molly Lindblad
Jun 10, 2015
Molly Osborne Lindblad passed June 10, 2015 after an extended illness, waiting to pass until the birth of her first great grandchild, Kinsley Harper Trefney. Molly was born Molly Morris Osborne, youngest of 8 children of Francis M. Jr. and Florence Osborne. Molly was always proud of growing up on her father's farm on Lost nation Road during the depression....
Michel Hayek
Jun 2, 2015
Michel Salim Hayek, of Cleveland Heights, Ohio, was the beloved husband of Salwa (nee Maftoum) and the dear father of Salim Hayek (Addie) of Cleveland Heights, Ohio, Zeina Elias (Elias) and Ghada El-Hindi (Chadi), both of Beruit, Lebanon. He was the dear grandfather of Elena, Zoe, Michael, Peter, Nicholas, Stephanie and Richard. Mr. Hayek was also survived by many nieces...
Ralph Ketchum
Jun 2, 2015
Ralph D. Ketchum, loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather passed away on June 2, 2015. He was the former Senior Vice-President and Group Executive of the General Electric Lighting Business Group in Cleveland, Ohio. He was born in Binghamton, NY on May 6, 1926 and served as an officer in the US Navy in World War II. He attended...
Beth Gunton
Jun 1, 2015
Born and raised in Boise, Idaho, Beth loved the west and developed a passion for horses and animals. As a young lady, she became an accomplished equestrian. While at a dance in Boise, she met Bob Gunton, a US Air Force pilot who had just returned from the European theatre. So began a life-long journey that eventually took them back...
Michael McCord
May 20, 2015
MICHAEL B. McCORD Husband of Claudia (nee Band) of Shaker Hts., OH; dear father of Kelly B. of NY,NY and Lindsay A. of Pittsburgh, PA; Beloved son of Marcella (nee Zeedick) and the late Richard D.; dear brother of Richard D. of Wilmington, NC; Catherine A. of Chicago, Il; James K., MD (Kimberly, MD) of Plymouth, MI; Mary E. Flynn...
Samuel Hankins
May 16, 2015
Samuel Richard Hankins, age 89 of Twinsburg, OH. Beloved husband of Nathalia "Kitty" Hankins; former husband of the late Johanne Hankins (nee Wilker); father of Scott R. Hankins (Melinda) of Euclid and Nancy A. Hankins of Moreland Hills, OH; also survived by dear friends, including the Hibler family. The family prefers that those who wish may make contributions in his...
Johanna Baillie
Apr 28, 2015
The Reverend Dr. Johanna Marie Baillie, "Hannemarie" Pastor Emerita of North Presbyterian Church of Cleveland, age 91 of Cleveland Hts., OH. and Mayfield Village, OH. She was the beloved wife of the late Wallace Eugene Baillie and the loving mother of William R. (Pat) of Maumee, OH, Linda J. of Cleveland, OH and the late Wallace Evert. She was the...
Edward Barkwill
Apr 24, 2015
Edward Greene Barkwill "Ted" died April 24th at the age of 81. Born on January 4, 1934 in Cleveland to the late Mary Hine and Charles D. Barkwill. Dear father of Betsy Barkwill Lewis (Chris) and the late Dean Barkwill. Loving grandfather of Daisy Lewis and Rosie Lewis. Also survived by his brother Chuck Barkwill and sister Barbara Barkwill Larson....
E. Haffke
Apr 17, 2015
A respected member of the business and legal community, Bill will be best remembered as a wonderful and beloved husband, father, and grandfather. His kind heart, cheerful disposition and complete devotion to his family defined him. Bill's generosity and love of people encompassed friends and extended family all over the world. He was preceded in death by his parents, Earl...
Dolores Corfias
Apr 13, 2015
DOLORES JEAN CORFIAS "Dee" (nee Burden) Beloved mother of Bobbie Lynch of Willoughby, OH, Linda Bladek of Wickliffe, OH, Michael Corfias (Moya Donnelly) of Aurora, OH and Stephen Corfias, MD of Shaker Hts., OH; dear grandmother of Michael Lynch (Stacy), Laura Koch (Thomas), Jennifer Halstead (Stephen) and Jessica Bladek; great grandmother of Alicia Bladek-Koch and Tommy Koch; Caden and Logan...
Marilyn Welty
Apr 12, 2015
Marilyn (Mills) Welty, age 91, of Willoughby, peacefully passed into eternal life on April 12, 2015 at Maltz Hospice in Beachwood. She was born to Herald and Florence Mills on December 17, 1923. Marilyn graduated from Shaker High School and attended Ohio University where she was a Pi Beta Phi and homecoming queen. Married to Cleveland attorney William A. Welty...
Elisabeth Middough
Apr 9, 2015
ELISABETH J. MIDDOUGH "Betty" (nee Heick), was the beloved wife of the late William Vance Middough and the dear mother of Beverly J. Riehl (John P.) of Strongsville, OH, Timothy V. Middough (Carol Olsen) of Maple Grove, MN and the late Daniel M. Middough. Betty was the loving grandmother of Sarah K. Riehl (Michael von Glahn), Gretchen E. Daniel (Will)...
Michael Gathercole
Apr 9, 2015
Michael Charles Gathercole, OBE, January 17, 1939 - April 9, 2015. Beloved husband of Gayle Gathercole; loving father of Fiona Gathercole and Colina Greenway (Guy); dear grandfather of Cicely, Barclay and Montague. Former British Consul to Cleveland. He served in the British Diplomatic Service from 1962 to 1999, serving in Trinidad, Nigeria, Kenya, Finland, Saudi Arabia, Cleveland, India and New...
William Sebelin
Apr 8, 2015
William F. Sebelin died on April 8th, at the age of 77. He was born in Cleveland and attended Shaker Heights High School (where he was known as Issu) and John Carroll University. He began his insurance career with the W.F. Ryan Corporation in 1961. He was Vice President of Ryan. His career was interrupted in 1974 when he suffered...
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