Obituaries
Carol Frerichs
Nov 18, 2014
Carol Ann Frerichs was born in Brewster, Ohio in 1941 and passed away on November 18, 2014. She was the daughter of Edgar and Corenne Peters. Carol was a beacon of light. She would light up any room with her outgoing personality and with the engaging quality she had with people. Carol was very compassionate and caring of others. It...
Virginia Krumholz
Nov 18, 2014
Virginia Elizabeth Krumholz (nee Martin), age 84 of Cleveland, OH. She received her Masters of Archival Administration from CWRU (1978) and served as an Archivist for the Roman Catholic Diocese, the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Cleveland Museum of Natural History and the Episcopal Diocese. She was the beloved wife of Prof. Norman Krumholz. She was the loving mother of...
John McGuinness
Nov 14, 2014
JOHN N. McGUINNESS died suddenly November 14th, 2014. John was loved and cherished by his family. He was kind and full of grace. He was compassionate, giving and strong and we loved him so very much. John was adopted as an infant from Vietnam to become one of eight children to be raised by the loving McGuinness family of Wickliffe,...
Jerome Berkeley
Nov 11, 2014
JEROME S. BERKELEY "Jerry" of Cleveland Hts, Ohio, a US Marine Corps veteran, died on Veteran's day, November 11th, 2014. Jerry was born in Glendale, California and was named Jerome Edward Sharpe. After Jerry's father passed away when Jerry was only one year old. Jerry crossed the country between Cleveland Heights and California three times before he was six. Several...
John Lombardi
Nov 11, 2014
John Anthony Lombardi was the eldest of three children born in Yonkers, New York to his proud parents, Rocco and Virginia Lombardi on February 6, 1937. He proudly served in the United States Marines Corps during the Korean War. After being honorably discharged from the Marines, he moved to Naples, Florida and married. Out of that union a son, Rocco,...
Dr. D. Kline
Nov 6, 2014
Larry Kline was a lifelong United Methodist Minister. He served Kimbolton, Guernsey, Bird Run, Belmont and Jacobsville Methodist Churches early in his ministry. He then served Martins Ferry, Montrose Zion and Garfield Memorial. His last church was Trinity United Methodist in Youngstown during his 47 years as a United Methodist Minister. He was active in many organizations including Rotary, Kiwanis,...
Mary Neiswander
Nov 6, 2014
Mary Jean Loucks Neiswander was born on May 8, 1926 in Omaha, Nebraska. She grew up in a loving family which included her parents, her older brother John and younger sisters, Barbara and Patty. She attended Brownell Hall School and graduated from Central High School. She graduated as a math major from Vassar College in the Class of 1946. Following...
Donald Strachan
Nov 2, 2014
DONALD MAFFETT STRACHAN, age 91. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, on June 24, 1923, and passed away in the presence of family on Sunday, November 2, 2014. Loving husband for 50 years of the late Suzanne (nee Merion). Donald is survived by his dear brother Harry M. Strachan. He is also survived by his adoring children William M. Strachan and Paul...
Mildred Foster
Nov 1, 2014
Mildred S. Foster (nee Stone), of Shaker Hts., OH formerly of Bratenahl, died at home on November 1, 2014. Beloved wife of the late Herbert Foster, Jr. Dear mother of Douglas Foster of Albuquerque, NM, Charles Foster (deceased), Herbert Foster III (deceased), and David Foster (deceased). Dear Grandmother of Laura Dellinger, Tina Foster of Georgia, Julia Foster of Colorado, David...
R. Beale
Oct 31, 2014
Born on January 21st, 1926 in Clifton Forge VA, third of six children of Frances and Frank Dunnington Beale. In 1940 his family moved from Norfolk Virginia to Shaker Heights. Bruce graduated from Shaker Heights High School in January of 1944. Upon graduation Bruce enlisted in the merchant Marines. He served on a liberty ship named S.S. Alcoa Patriot which...
Lynn Ruffner
Oct 28, 2014
LYNN M. RUFFNER Former Vice Mayor of The City of Shaker Heights, Ohio. Lynn was the dear mother of Michael Bowen of Shaker Hts., OH and the beloved daughter of Evy Smith and the late James Ruffner and dear sister of Sharon Ruffner Bell (Sylvester) of Shaker Hts.., OH. She was the beloved aunt of Sanya Bell-Henley (Raymond). The family...
Tom Bayless
Oct 25, 2014
Tom Alfred Bayless passed away on Saturday, October 25th. He was born in Cleveland, OH on November 30, 1926. Tom is survived by his loving wife of 63 years, Frances Baker Bayless. He is also survived by his adoring children Margaret Louise Bayless (William Schwing) and Nancy B. Cross (Jeffery), and his adoring grandchildren John and Alexander Cross. Tom graduated...
Virginia Horner
Oct 23, 2014
Virginia J. Horner beloved daughter of the late Virginia H. and Sidney D. L. Jackson, died after a brief illness on Thursday, October 23, 2014, at Laurel Lake Community in Hudson, Ohio. Born July 23, 1932, in Toledo, Ohio. Her parents moved to Shaker Heights, Ohio, shortly after her birth where she graduated from Hathaway Brown School. She then attended...
Karel Slitz
Oct 23, 2014
KAREL KAY SLITZ (nee Phillips), age 49, beloved wife of Aaron Slitz, dear mother of Alex, Adam, and Amelia Slitz. Beloved daughter of Dorothy Kay Phillips and Wendell "Bil" Phillips, dear sister of Karen Ireland-Phillips, Kelly Small, Korbi Roberts, Kathi Johnson, Vicki Smithingale and Darren Nelson. Karel is also survived by many nieces and nephews. She was a caring, loving,...
Charles Bingham
Oct 19, 2014
Charles T. "Chuck" Bingham, Jr. age 84, beloved husband of Marilyn (nee Jerome). Dear father of Charles T. Bingham, III and R. James Bingham. Loving grandfather of Heather and Jimmy. Chuck was president of the Sons of the American Revolution and Cheshire Cheese Club, a member of Acacia Lodge 651 and longtime member of Cleveland Sport Car Club. He worked...
Carolyn Horsburgh
Oct 9, 2014
Carolyn Horsburgh, aged 63, of DeLand, FL passed away peacefully from a brief illness on October 9, 2014. She grew up in Shaker Heights and was the beloved special needs daughter of the late Donald F. and Elaine N. Horsburgh of Shaker Heights and Naples FL, sister of Joan H. Ainsworth (Dick) of Bratenahl, Diane Elaine Thompson of Naples FL,...
Patrick Keefe
Oct 5, 2014
Patrick B. Keefe, age 84 of Shaker Hts. Beloved husband of Patricia B. Keefe (nee Breen) for 54 years; loving father of Sean F. Keefe (Kathleen) of Mahtomedi, MN, Erin M. Keefe (Michael Gilliam) of Cleveland Hts., Michael P. Keefe of North Ridgeville, Tracy A. Dureiko (Dan) of Cleveland Hts. and Brendan B. Keefe of Richmond Hts., OH; dear grandfather...
Robert Spurney
Oct 1, 2014
Dr. Spurney graduated from CWRU (then Case Institute of Technology) as an Electrical Engineer (1945), then served on active duty in the U.S. Navy (1945 - 46). After discharge, he worked for Reliance Electric and Engineering Company designing electric motors and controls. In 1951, he returned to school (CWRU) and received his M.D. degree in 1955. This was followed by...
Maximilian Wojtylak
Sep 30, 2014
MAXIMILIAN S. WOJTYLAK "Max" The beloved husband of Mary Kay (nee Straub) of Cleveland Heights, OH; dear father of Maximilian S., Wojtylak, Jr. (Kristie) of Parma, OH; Michael P. Wojtylak (Lisa) of S. Euclid, OH and Patrick F. Wojtylak (Angela) of Hinckley, OH; and dear grandfather of Stephanie, KayLeigh, Scarlett, Eva, Grace and Alexander. Max was a graduate of St....
G. Lezius
Sep 21, 2014
G. Richard "Dick" Lezius, a lifetime resident of Shaker Heights, passed away on September 21, 2014 at the age of 88. Dick was Chairman of the Board of the Lezius-Hiles Company, one of Cleveland's oldest and most successful printing firms founded in 1883 by the Lezius family. The firm was owned and operated by brothers Bud and Dick Lezius, who...
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