Obituaries
W. Wentz
Jan 10, 2015
William Budd Wentz, M.D. died peacefully on January 10, 2015, at the age of 90. Budd was born on August 9, 1924, to Alonzo Budd Wentz and Bessie Mitchell Wentz. Growing up in Riverside, New Jersey, Budd had an adventurous and eventful childhood growing up in the Great Depression and experiencing the events leading up to World War II. Budd...
Alma Winslow
Jan 9, 2015
Alma H. Winslow (nee Hall). Dear mother of Michael Winslow of CA. Beloved sister of Lorna Hall Mierke (Harvey) of Cleveland Hts., OH and Bruce Albert Hall (Cora Lou) of Concord, MA. Dear aunt of Kathryn, Elizabeth and Sara Mierke (husband Matthew Young); Dear aunt of Stephen, David (Caroline) and Sandra (Richard). Also survived by several great nieces and nephews....
Howard Zucker
Dec 28, 2014
Howard L. Zucker, age 61 of Shaker Hts., OH. Beloved husband of Adrienne L. Zucker (nee Finney); loving father of Michael R. Zucker (Lizzy) of University Hts, Danniele E. Zucker of Cleveland and Richard J. Zucker of Atlanta, GA; dear grandfather of Edith M. Zucker; dear brother of Benita M. McElwee (the late Gregory) of South Euclid and Jerry M....
Ellen Collins
Dec 26, 2014
Ellen R. Collins (nee Rollins), beloved wife of the late Grady Collins. Dear mother of Marilyn Rox, Priscilla Lee, Grady Collins Jr., Cassie Tunstall, and the late Shirley Brown and Steve Collins. Funeral services will be held at Brown-Forward, 17022 Chagrin Blvd., Shaker Heights, OH 44120, on Friday, January 2, at 11 am where FRIENDS MAY CALL ONE HOUR PRIOR...
Mary Bowen
Dec 25, 2014
MARY M. BOWEN of Cleveland, OH -- Former Mansfield & Warrensville Hts., Ohio resident. Mary May Bowen, nee Smidley, died Thursday, December 25, 2014. She passed peacefully at her residence in the Solon Pointe at Emerald Ridge Senior Community. Daughter of the late Blanche Lape and Remma Moody. Mary was born in Washington Courthouse, Ohio, on April 30, 1927. A...
Rodney Finn
Dec 25, 2014
Rodney Huck Finn, DDS, age 81. Dear husband of Marilyn Dell Leiser for 59 years. Dear father of the late Mary Katherine Finn Gruettner and Wendy Joan Finn Stallings. Dear grandfather of Andrew Stallings. Huck graduated from Shaker Heights High School in 1951. He attended Duke University in '52 and '53 and graduated from Case Western Reserve School of Dentistry....
James Harris
Dec 24, 2014
James Harris was born to Velma Prince and George Harris Sr. on March 15, 1929 in Brighton, Alabama. He grew up in Bessemer and spent his earlier years there. He moved to Cleveland, Ohio in 1948. James met and married Kathleen (Harrington) Spencer in 1973. They joined together their children and created a beautiful blended family of six children. He...
Patty Frolking
Dec 19, 2014
Patty Lou Schoonover Frolking, 89, died December 19, 2014, at Arden Courts in Chagrin Falls, OH. Loving wife of James E. Frolking for 66 years, mother of Chris Frolking and Margie Nulsen (Kneeland, CA), Tod and Evelyn Frolking (Granville, OH) and Steve Frolking and Joanna Wicklein (Durham, NH). Grandmother of Erika and Simon Lee (Bloomington, IN), Jason and Lindsay Biga...
Mildred Nellis
Dec 12, 2014
Mildred Arnold Nellis born December 8, 1911 in Brooklyn, NY died December 12, 2014 at home in Bratenahl, OH. Predeceased by her husband Ralph H. Nellis, her daughter, Lynne Kilmurray and her grandson, Thomas Kilmurray. She is survived by her daughter, Wendy Cushman, seven grandchildren, and nineteen great-grandchildren. "Mimi" graduated from Hathaway Brown School in Cleveland and Finch College in...
Joan Reifman
Dec 11, 2014
Joan Mishler Reifman, born October 11, 1943 to Dr. and Mrs. William Mishler, passed away December 11, 2014. She is survived by her beloved husband, Dr. Seymour Reifman; daughter, Margaret (Meggin) Griffin Crawford; son and daughter-in-law, James (Jeb) and Dana Griffin; and granddaughter, Sopfia Griffin; sisters, Martha Reiss (Tom) and Ann Hutzel (Don); stepchildren, Joel Reifman and Anne Reifman Peterlin;...
Hazel Miller
Dec 10, 2014
Hazel Traster Miller was born in Cleveland, Ohio to William and Zella Traster. Hazel married Orville Edward Miller of North Canton, Ohio, on June 9, 1947, at Epworth Euclid Church, with the reception held at Wade Park Manor (now Judson Manor). They lived in Cleveland Heights where they attended the Church of the Saviour for many years. They had two...
Jane Harris
Dec 6, 2014
Jane King Boyer Harris, beloved mother of Holly Boyer Scott (Peter) of Chagrin Falls, OH, Susan Harris White (Tod) of Chagrin Falls, OH and the late Robert Jerome Boyer, Jr. Dear grandmother of Sarah Boyer Felson (David), Michael Jerome Scott and Jacob Gardinier Scott (Sarah); Hunter Talbot White and Tucker Adams White. Dear great grandmother of Maren Keen Scott and...
Elizabeth Shearer
Dec 5, 2014
Elizabeth Carroll Shearer, 89, of Chesterland, Ohio died at 7:30 am on Friday, December 5, 2014. She was born December 27, 1924 in Garrett, Indiana to George Charles Carroll and Margaret M Mountz Carroll. She was a graduate of Wiley High School in the class of 1942. She received her bachelor's degree in French from Swarthmore College in 1946. In...
George Thoburn
Dec 3, 2014
George Hinds Thoburn of Lakewood, OH died December 3, 2014. Beloved son of the late Mary Hinds Thoburn Bopp and the late Crawford Bennett Thoburn. Beloved brother of Crawford Randall Thoburn (Karen) of Aurora, NY, Mary Thoburn Tame of Detroit, MI and Isabella "Bitty" Thoburn Dorr of South Euclid, OH. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Music and theatre...
Alan Rubin
Dec 3, 2014
Alan Russell Rubin was a well-known professional ballroom dancer in the 1950's. Alan passed away December 3rd after a brief illness. Winifred, his beloved wife of 54 years, passed away in 2009. Alan was born in 1930 in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, and graduated from Cleveland Heights High School in 1948. After attending Ohio State University and Case Western Reserve University,...
Winne Lind
Dec 1, 2014
Winne H. Lind (nee Heffner) age 91 of Cleveland, OH (formerly of Columbus, OH). Beloved wife of the late Stanley W. Lind; dear mother of The Very Rev. Tracey (Emily Ingalls) of Cleveland, OH and Thomas J. Lind (Kathi) of Dallas, TX; dear grandmother of Jesse Lind of Austin, TX. The family prefers that those who wish may make contributions...
James Crisp
Nov 26, 2014
JAMES CORDEVANT CRISP James CordeVant Crisp, 67, formerly of Berea, died Wednesday, November 26, 2014 at his home in Cleveland Heights, OH. Born May 20, 1947 in Cleveland, OH, he was the son of the late Virgil P. Crisp and Elizabeth W. Ball. He is survived by his brother John Crisp (wife, June),step-sisters Judith Yesso and Sunny Michels, nephews Jeff...
James Douglass
Nov 26, 2014
James Robert Douglass, age 60 of Shaker Hts., OH. Loving father of Robert J. and Francisca K. Douglass of Shaker Hts.; dear brother of Susan Douglass Quirk (William E.) of Colorado Springs, CO and Anne Douglass Brant (Anthony M.) of Chagrin Falls. A Funeral Service will be held at 10am on Saturday, November 29 in the Sanctuary of Fairmount Presbyterian...

Molly Burry
Nov 25, 2014
Mary Edith "Molly" Burry (nee Morgan), age 88 of Cleveland, OH. Beloved wife of the late William B. Burry; loving mother of Mary B. Halloran of Pepper Pike, OH and Betsy B. Cunneen (the late William E.) of Chagrin Falls, OH; dear grandmother of Mary M. Culbertson (William J.) of Orange Village, OH and William E. Cunneen (Marizza) of Chicago,...
Willem Boom
Nov 20, 2014
Willem Boudewijn Karel Boom July 21, 1921-November 20, 2014 Willem B. K. Boom was born in Hengelo, a mid-sized industrial town in Twente part of the province of Overijssel in the eastern part of the Netherlands in 1921. He was the eldest son of Willem H. Boom, an engineer from Den Helder, and Louise M. de Hoop Scheffer from Amsterdam....