Obituaries
Christine Hoppe
Sep 7, 2012
Christine Anne Hoppe nee Silliere age 61 of Shaker Hts., OH, passed away on September 7, 2012. Beloved wife of Walter for 39 years; loving mother of Lynne Edwards John;devoted grandmother of Adelaide; dearest sister of Sue Barry Robert, RaymondJudi and Edward Silliere Kathy; dear aunt of Michael, Thomas, Mallory and Paul. The family prefers that those who wish may...
Arthur Kohn
Sep 6, 2012
Arthur F. Kohn, Jr. was born to parents Arthur and Irma on the south side of Chicago on December 16, 1913. He received primary and secondary education in the Public School system of that city, and then was graduated from the University of Michigan in 1934. In the midst of the great depression, with degrees in Chemical Engineering and Mathematics,...
Francis Warnement
Sep 4, 2012
Francis J. Warnement January 9, 1934 - September 4, 2012 Francis Frank or Fran grew up in Plainwell, Michigan a farming community outside Kalamazoo. Predeceased by his parents, Albert H. and Yvonne Warnement, as well as his younger brother, Edward Warnement, Sebastian, FL. He is survived by siblings: Joan Boniface of Delton, MI; Bernard Vivian Warnement of Plainwell, MI; Louise...
Harry Bolwell
Sep 3, 2012
Harry James Bolwell grew up in Kearny, New Jersey. He was a decorated war veteran in World War II serving for the United States Army Air Corps in Italy. Harry attended the University of Vermont and graduated in 1949. He went on to work as a Nuclear Engineer and became General Manager of Combustion Engineering, Chattanooga plant, in Chattanooga, Tennessee....
Henry Andersen
Sep 3, 2012
Rev. Henry William Andersen, 87, Jan. 16, 1925 - Sept. 03, 2012 Henry William Andersen, a retired Presbyterian minister, died at Holladay Park Plaza in Portland on Sept. 3, surrounded by his beloved family. Hank was born on Jan. 16, 1925, in Omaha, Neb. to Henry and Mildred Andersen. His studies at the University of Nebraska were interrupted by WWII....
Charles Ault
Aug 31, 2012
Surrounded by family, Charles Rollin Ault passed away on August 31st. For over a half a century he was a lawyer first with the firm of Falsgraff, Reidy, Shoup, and Ault and then was a partner at Baker and Hostetler. Known as "Chuck" or "Charlie" to friends, family, and colleagues alike, he lived life with will and determination from his...
Johanna Wilcott
Aug 31, 2012
Dr. Johanna Henriette Wilhelmina Wilcott lived in the Mansion at Judson Park in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. Dr. Wilcott grew up in Germany during World War II, in a family of ten children. Her four older brothers were killed in the war. During the war, while still in high school, she was a Red Cross nurse. She obtained a Ph.D. in...
Antoinette Bernet
Aug 30, 2012
Antoinette "Toni" S. Bernet nee Spring passed away August 30, 2012. Beloved wife of John J. Bernet, II of Hunting Valley. Dear mother of Marguerite "Meg", Michele Cutting Mike, John J. Bernet, III "Josh" Beth, nee Walter and Walter A.S. Bernet "Chopper" Carrie, nee Rheinfrank. Dear daughter of the late Marguerite Tafel and Walter L. Spring. Dear grandmother of nine....
Herbert Campbell
Aug 25, 2012
Dr. Herbert L. Campbell, age 63, beloved husband of Kristin Kirkhoff and father of Jenny JP Shannon and Katie. Sibling of Malcolm David Campbell deceased, Christopher Campbell Darlene, Katherine Wolk Harry, and Amie Campbell Todd Besch. Also survived by Kristin's sisters: Nanne Olds, Jane Kirkhoff, and Amy Carlson. Dr. Campbell was a psychiatrist for the United States State Department for...
Edgar Ostendorf
Aug 21, 2012
Edgar L. Ostendorf, of Hunting Valley, Ohio, passed away suddenly August 21st, 2012. Mr. Ostendorf was the former owner of Ostendorf Associates real estate agency of Cleveland, Ohio. His father, Edgar, Sr., was also a renown realtor, founder of the Ostendorf-Morris Company, and was instrumental in the development of Shaker Heights with the Van Sweringen brothers. Ed was an industrial...
Robert Sords
Aug 21, 2012
ROBERT O. SORDS The beloved husband for 62 years of Virginia S. "Ginny" Sords nee Stief of Shaker Hts., OH, died August 21st, 2012. ROBERT O. SORDS The beloved husband for 62 years of Virginia A. "Ginny" Sords nee Stief of Shaker Hts., OH, died August 21st, 2012. "Bob" was the dear father of Kathryn L. "Katy" Mercer Guy V.,...
Patricia Mearns
Aug 12, 2012
Patricia Mearns former Mayor and Councilwoman of Shaker Heights passed away on August 12. She was born Patricia Louise Simonson in Brooklyn, New York in 1932. Her mother was a homemaker and her father was a textiles salesman who shared Pat's sociability. She married Ted Mearns when she was 19 years old. Both were only children and attributed that to...
James Barker
Aug 9, 2012
Jim Barker, the beloved husband of Virginia "Gini" Barker nee Crawford was born November 13, 1945. A lover of life and a man with bountiful energy, he died suddenly August 9, 2012 while pursing one of his many athletic pursuits. Jim was raised in Shaker Heights, Ohio while attending University School. He was a graduate of Colorado College and served...
Florence Goekjian
Aug 6, 2012
Florence K. Goekjian nee Kuntz, beloved wife of the late Dr. Kegham K. Goekjian, died August 6, 2012. She was born in 1912 in Cleveland to parents of Czech descent, Frank and Viola Kuntz. Florence Goekjian graduated from John Adams High School and earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Education in 1936 from Western Reserve University. She taught for...
Arnold Risen
Aug 4, 2012
Arnold Denny Risen, age 87 of Pepper Pike, OH. Loving father of Dennis A. Risen Candace of Pepper Pike and Barbara Reisenauer Dan of West Chester, OH; dear brother of Ruth Sterling of Silver Springs, MD; devoted grandfather of Amy Risen, Jennifer Risen Chris, Sarah Coffman Josh, Lisa and Laura Reisenauer; great-grandfather of Isabella and Maxine Goldberg. Member of the...
Helena McDaniel
Jul 30, 2012
Helena Nina Prescott McDaniel, a resident of Waite Hill for 22 years, died July 30 after bravely and gracefully facing Alzheimer's disease. She was predeceased by her husband, Augustus C. Gus McDaniel, with whom she shared her life for 58 years. Nina was born at home in Passaic, New Jersey, on January 18, 1923, to Amos Neal Prescott and Marion...
Susanne Pfaff
Jul 29, 2012
Susanne Pfaff nee Root, age 84 of Willoughby, OH. Loving wife of the late Robert W. Pfaff. Dearest mother of Susan Chrystal of Summit, NJ; loving grandmother of Elizabeth Chrystal. The family prefers that those who wish may make contributions in her name to the Breckenridge Village Life Care Fund, OPRS Foundation, 1001 Kingsmill Parkway, Columbus, Ohio 43229. A Memorial...
Dorothy Schoonmaker
Jul 29, 2012
Dorothy Holt Schoonmaker, 89, who in 2005 moved from New York to join her family in Shaker Heights, died at Judson Park after a brief battle with cancer. The daughter of Stanley and Katherine Holt, she graduated from Russell Sage College in Troy, NY. The widow of Robert L. Schoonmaker, Dorothy had two sons: Stanley Holt Schoonmaker deceased and The...
Janet Shierson
Jul 26, 2012
Janet Arend Shierson "Danny" passed away July 26 in Cleveland, Ohio at the age of 101. Born in New York City, Danny spent her youth in Cleveland and her married life in Adrian, Michigan. She graduated from Hathaway Brown School and Smith College. She enjoyed a life long interest in the arts, especially opera and literature and treasured the hours...
Robert Malaga
Jul 21, 2012
Robert S. "Bob" Malaga, age 85, of Bratenahl, passed away Saturday, July 21, 2012. He was the beloved son of the late Stephen and Marion and friend to many. For nearly two decades Cleveland was synonymous with the best in international tennis due to his tireless efforts. An athlete and graduate of Cathedral Latin, Michigan State University and Western Reserve...
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