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Kathryn Cunion

Kathryn Cunion

May 22, 2013

Kathryn Anne Cunion (nee Wright), age 38 of Shaker Hts., OH. Loving wife of William E. Cunion; devoted mother of William and Jessica; beloved daughter of Paul and Susan Wright of Shaker Hts.; dear sister of Margie (Jim) Wright-McGowan, Paul (Katie) Wright and John Wright; loving daughter-in-law of William and Karen Cunion of Massillon, OH; dear aunt to Megan, Emma,...

Alton Whitehouse

Alton Whitehouse

May 18, 2013

Alton W. Whitehouse, 85, passed away on May 18, 2013 after a brief illness. He was born in Albany, New York, grew up in Charleston, South Carolina, and had lived in Cleveland, a city he loved deeply, all of his adult life. A graduate of the University of Virginia, he earned a law degree from the UVA Law School in...

Marjorie Russell

Marjorie Russell

May 12, 2013

Marjorie was born in Mt. Vernon, Ohio. She was the daughter of Leona D. and Philip Wilkins. She was raised in Mt. Vernon, Ohio and entered Ohio Wesleyan University where she met her future husband Keith C. Russell. She graduated in 1941 and that same year married Keith Russell. Marjorie traveled with Keith during his Navy years and eventually settled...

Gerald Allen

Gerald Allen

May 12, 2013

GERALD OTIS ALLEN, 94, was the beloved husband of the late Elizabeth C. Allen (nee Carlson). Dear father of Barbara A. (Ralph) Syring. Dear grandfather of Allen L. Syring. Jerry died on Sunday, May 12, 2013 in Sandy Spring, MD. Jerry was born in Monroe, Michigan in 1918. The family moved to Cleveland in 1925. He graduated from Cleveland Heights...

Cornelia Biggar

Cornelia Biggar

May 11, 2013

Cornelia Ruth Biggar, age 59, died May 11, 2013 after a long journey with cancer and a longer journey through an amazing life. She was the loving partner of Jon Roehrdanz, stepmother to Dan Martinson (Lynelle), sister to Hamilton Fisk Biggar III (Terry) and Jeffrey McCrea Biggar (Margie), sister-in-law to Brian and Karen Roehrdanz, Scott and Renee Roehrdanz, Susan Prewitt...

Cornelia Biggar

Cornelia Biggar

May 11, 2013

Cornelia Ruth Biggar, age 59, died May 11, 2013 after a long journey with cancer and a longer journey through an amazing life. She was the loving partner of Jon Roehrdanz, stepmother to Dan Martinson (Lynelle), sister to Hamilton Fisk Biggar III (Terry) and Jeffrey McCrea Biggar (Margie), sister-in-law to Brian and Karen Roehrdanz, Scott and Renee Roehrdanz, Susan Prewitt...

Gilbert Hellwig

Gilbert Hellwig

May 10, 2013

Gilbert Franklin Hellwig was born on July 21, 1933, the youngest of four sons, to Anna and Gustav Hellwig of Stratford, Connecticut. He attended the Stratford Schools, graduating in 1951. He then attended The University of Bridgeport and Eastern Baptist Seminary. He served Harrisena Community Church in Glens Falls, New York, from 1958-1964. He pastored the Emmanuel Baptist Church in...

Gladys Shell

Gladys Shell

May 8, 2013

Gladys E. Shell beloved mother of Jardene Shell (Maxine) of Shaker Hts., OH. Dear grandmother of Janeen Shell-Boyd (Tyrone) and Tamberlyn Reid (Kenneth, Sr.). Great grandmother of Brooklyn, Juliana, Kenneth, Jr., Khalid, Elise, Kennedy and McKenzie. Loving aunt of William Morris, Jr. The family prefers that those who wish make contributions to the American Cancer Society, 20470 Lorain Rd., Cleveland,...

Kevin Carr

Kevin Carr

May 8, 2013

Kevin McBrier Carr passed away suddenly on May 8th. Kevin will be remembered for his passion to learn and his eagerness to teach. His affection for watching the birds and his devotion to tending his bees brought him much happiness. He was a husband, father and friend and he will be truly missed. Kevin is survived by his wife, Karen,...

Donald Pensiero

Donald Pensiero

May 4, 2013

Donald Allen Pensiero, M.D., died peacefully at his home in Moreland Hills on May 4th, 2013. Donald was born October 7, 1931, on the West side of Cleveland, Ohio. He was the son of the late Mamie and Daniel Pensiero, Sr. Married 58 years to his loving wife, Marcine (nee Elarton). Father of three devoted daughters: Susan (mother of his...

Robert Maver

Robert Maver

Apr 27, 2013

Robert Joseph Maver, age 87 years. Beloved husband of Virginia (Marks); Cherished and treasured father of Judith Anne, Mary Virginia Robertson, and Maureen Joan Rock (Edward); devoted grandfather of Joseph Robertson, Kathryn Mervine (Scott) and Heather Janor; great-grandfather of Dylan Rhoad and Daniel Janor; dear brother of Joseph (deceased) and Donald (deceased) (Jane) and brother-in-law of Dr. Charles Marks (Marge),...

Richard Hahn

Richard Hahn

Apr 26, 2013

Richard Hughes Hahn of Cleveland, OH, age 76, passed away on April 26th, 2013. He was the beloved husband of Mary Louise Hahn, (nee Woody) for forty-six years. Born outside Covington, Virginia, he grew up in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. He attended Harvard College on a Navy ROTC scholarship and, after graduating with honors in 1958, served in the United States...

Gorman Duffett

Gorman Duffett

Apr 26, 2013

Gorman Louis Duffett was born on December 10, 1938 in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of John G. Duffett and Ruth Smith Duffett. His father was the captain of a Great Lakes ore freighter; his mother was a registered nurse. He was formerly married to Anneliese Duffett (Gruenzweig). Together they had three children, Michael (Pamela), Stephen (Liz), and Lisa Sutton (Keith)....

Elinor Dunlop

Elinor Dunlop

Apr 20, 2013

ELINOR T. DUNLOP (nee Toll) passed away April 20th at age 93. The beloved wife of the late R. Craig Dunlop; the dear mother of Beth Ellen Dunlop (Bill Farkas) of Miami Beach, FL, Scott Dunlop (Carol) of University Hts., OH, Robin White (Toby) of Okemos, MI, Heather Williams (Mike) of Roswell, GA and Alison Pignolet (Jerry) of Novelty, OH;...

Ulysses Grant

Ulysses Grant

Apr 19, 2013

Ulysses Samuel Grant, age 80 of Shaker Hts., OH. Loving husband of the late Dolores V. Grant (nee Fuller); dear father of Dawn R. Grant of Columbus, OH, Tracy A. Grant of Columbus and Robin L. Grant-Hughes (William) of Shaker Hts; dear brother of Mary Jean Gray of Silver Springs, MD; also survived by a host of nieces, nephews other...

Mary Salamy

Mary Salamy

Apr 18, 2013

MARY THERESE SALAMY (nee Nazzal) The beloved wife of the late Abraham Salamy; dear mother of Caren Tucktuck (Khaled) of Jerusalem; Tony M. Salameh (Maria) of Monterey, CA and Irene Farah (Michel) of Pepper Pike, OH; dear grandmother of nine and dear great grandmother of nine. The family prefers that those who wish may make contributions in her name to...

Seth Taft

Seth Taft

Apr 14, 2013

Seth Chase Taft, a former Cuyahoga County Commissioner and grandson of a U.S. president, died Sunday at his home in Pepper Pike after a recent fall. He was 90. Taft, who is survived by his wife Frances, four children and 10 grandchildren, might best be remembered locally for his narrow loss to Carl Stokes in the 1967 Cleveland mayor's race....

Blocker Blocker

Blocker Blocker

Apr 12, 2013

After an eighteen-month battle with renal cancer, Gene Blocker died on April 12, 2013. Born Harry Eugene Blocker III in Dallas, TX on November 29, 1937 to Margaret Sue (Hines) and Harry Eugene Blocker II, Gene was beloved husband of Jennifer M. Jeffers, and father to Samuel Reid Jeffers Blocker and Beckett Rhiannon Jeffers Blocker of Cleveland Heights, Ohio. After...

Alice Snyder

Alice Snyder

Apr 10, 2013

Alice Walling Snyder was a beautiful, cultured, intelligent woman who loved journalism, literature, poetry, theatre, travel, classical music and opera. She had a lovely singing voice and sang in numerous church choirs throughout her life. Her stereo was always tuned in to the classical music station, and later in her life, she would listen to the opera every Saturday afternoon....

Christopher Marec

Christopher Marec

Apr 5, 2013

Christopher E. Marec age 50, of Shaker Heights, OH. Dear son of Ronald and Judith Marec; dear brother of Lisa DiPaolo (John), Andrew Marec and Holly Mack (Curtis); uncle of Thomas, Melissa and Brian DiPaolo, Brittany and Brooke Mack; nephew of Elaine Marec. The family prefers that those who wish may make contributions in his name to a charity of...

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