Obituaries

Dolores Corfias

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

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

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

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

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...

F. Campbell

F. Campbell

Apr 7, 2015

F. Margaret "Peggy" Campbell (nee Dakin), age 98 of Cleveland, OH. Beloved wife of the late Lt. Col. Donald A. Campbell; dear mother of Allen F. (Lynn) of Fairhope, AL and the late Frederick M. (Jessie Garcia) of Seattle, WA; grandmother of Ava Havel (Nick), Heather Wallace (Doug), Melissa McGee (Casey) and Manuela Hernandez; great-grandmother of Kingsley, Karli, Connor and...

Mary Heerlein

Mary Heerlein

Apr 3, 2015

Mary Jane Heerlein, born April 6, 1932 in Adrian, Michigan. Beloved wife of John G. Heerlein and former wife of the late Calvin DeVand, who was the father of their children, the late Deborah Dawn DeVand and the late Michael Stephen DeVand. Beloved mother of Heidi D'Angelo of Chagrin Falls, OH, David Tod Heerlein of Concord, OH and Becky Lynn...

Michael Ward

Michael Ward

Apr 2, 2015

Michael Buss Ward 63, of University Heights, Ohio, died peacefully at Hospice of the Western Reserve on Thursday, April 2, following a long battle with peripheral vascular disease. Michael was born in Ridgewood, NJ, where he and his sisters Barbara and Mary were the first triplets born at Valley Hospital. Barbara predeceased him, as did his parents, Elizabeth Nickerson Ward...

William Steffee

William Steffee

Mar 31, 2015

William Pierce Steffee was born in 1936 in Oil City, Pennsylvania. He has a B.S. degree from Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania, an M.D. degree from the University of Pennsylvania, and a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He did his internship at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio. After six years as a private practitioner in North Muskegon,...

Matthew Dicke

Matthew Dicke

Mar 26, 2015

Matthew Harold Dicke of Cleveland Heights, OH passed into eternal rest March 26, 2015, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Matt was born in Glen Ellyn, IL August 5, 1962, the beloved son of the late Harold and Ellen Dicke. He moved with the family to Cleveland Heights in 1972 and graduated from Cleveland Heights High School in...

Annabelle Larson

Annabelle Larson

Mar 22, 2015

Annabelle J. Larson (nee Swanson) beloved wife of the late Paul E. Larson. Dear mother of Amy E. Johnson, James E. Larson and the late Kurt A. Larson. Dear grandmother of Christopher P. Johnson, Andrew R. Johnson and Benjamin P. Johnson; Sophia M. Larson and John Paul Larson. The family prefers that those who wish make contributions in her name...

Leona Deun

Leona Deun

Mar 21, 2015

Leona Elveda (Van der Poorten)Van Deun passed suddenly but peacefully on March 21, 2015 surrounded by her family. She was a devoted wife, loving mother and cherished grandmother. She was an accomplished artist and avid gardener. No one will miss her more than "Van", her husband of 66 years, and daughters Juliann, Janine and Suzanne. Leona was born in Chelsea,...

Janet Henry

Janet Henry

Mar 19, 2015

Janet Hawkes Henry born Janet Mae Lodge of Chagrin Falls, passed away on March 19, 2015. She was 86. Janet was loved and admired by many who benefited from her wisdom and kind heart for over 86 years. She lived a long and memorable life and enjoyed many friendships, acquired and nurtured from her years in Robinson, Illinois, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh,...

Arlene Bartlow

Arlene Bartlow

Mar 17, 2015

Arlene Alexia Bartlow March 31, 1926 - March 17, 2015 My Life - A Benediction My Promise: I will try. I did the best I could. My Hope: The world will ever be a better place because I was here. A lifelong Girl Scout and a passionate advocate of global understanding and international friendship, Arlene found multiple ways to "use...

Bernice Montgomery

Bernice Montgomery

Mar 12, 2015

Bernice Lorenia Johnson Montgomery was born on February 17, 1925 to Edward LeVert Johnson and Carrie Elnora Elliott Johnson. Although she was actually born in Huntsville, Alabama, she came to Cleveland, Ohio with her parents when she was just seven weeks old. She always considered herself a Clevelander. Bernice was one of two children. Her brother, Edward LeVert Johnson, preceded...

Irene Pekoc

Irene Pekoc

Mar 9, 2015

Irene Lucille Kennel, born on April 22, 1918, was the youngest of three daughters born to Archie and Elma Kennel of Cleveland, Ohio. She grew up with her two sisters, Marjorie and Elma, at 1184 East 125th St., in Cleveland. Irene's family frequently spent their summers at their cottage at Chippewa Lake, where Irene was an avid swimmer, tennis player,...

Fletcher Andrews

Fletcher Andrews

Mar 9, 2015

FLETCHER REED ANDREWS, JR., age 86, died March 9, son of the late Marguerite Jeavons and Fletcher Reed Andrews and brother of the late Jeanne Perkins (the late Tim). Beloved husband of Barbara (nee Cotesworth), for 63 years, they set an example for their children, Elizabeth "Beth" Haidet (Bud) of Ft. Myers, FL; Tracy Verma (Roop) of Oneonta, NY; Fletcher...

Mary Blazey

Mary Blazey

Mar 9, 2015

Mary J. (Kennedy) Blazey; wife of Leon W. (Lee) Blazey for 52 years. Mother of Nancy Wilkinson, Pamela Newell, and Peter. Grandmother of Ryan, Samantha, and Alex Wilkinson; Riley and Ben Newell; and Tyler and Michael Blazey. Mary was the middle daughter of John and Wilma Kennedy (deceased). Her sisters, Suzanne Thompson (Memphis, TN) and Beth Wasserbauer (Hudson, OH) survive...

Daniel Feldman

Daniel Feldman

Mar 9, 2015

DANIEL JASON FELDMAN Age 42, Dan was the beloved husband of Erin M. Feldman (nee Kenny) of Shaker Heights, Ohio and the dear father of Ronan, Shannon and Rory. Dan was the dear son of June and Kenneth Feldman of Setauket, NY and dear brother of Elena Clouser (Tom) of Boston, MA and dear uncle of Tobin. The family prefers...

Marguerite Julin

Marguerite Julin

Mar 8, 2015

Marguerite Julin was born on October 6, 1928 in Pittsburgh, PA to Virginia and Alberto Casabona,both professional classical musicians. Marguerite's father played with the Cleveland Orchestra under George Szell and the Pittsburgh Symphony. Marguerite grew up in the apartment above her grandfather's drugstore on Fifth Avenue in McKeesport, PA, with her brother, Albert, and her extended family, including her maternal...