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Marcia Handke

Marcia Handke

Apr 15, 2010

MARCIA KINZIG HARVEY HANDKE nee GILLIAM. Beloved wife of the late Quay Hoyt Kinzig, the late Mylan Harvey and the late David P. Handke. Beloved mother of Gail B. Heath Byron of Austin, Texas, Karen Lee Kinzig of Chagrin Falls, OH and Gwen A. Kanastab Rob of Auburn Twp, OH. Dear stepmother of John M. Harvey, MD Debra and the...

Mundalea Worrell

Mundalea Worrell

Apr 13, 2010

Mundalea Worrell was a multi-talented woman! Whether she was painting, drawing, wood carving, quilting, knitting, clay sculpturing, making hand made paper, designing and building theatrical sets, doing freelance art, scenic designing or one of the many other interests she had, you can be sure she did it very well! Lee, as most of her friends called her was a 1961...

William Colquhoun

William Colquhoun

Apr 13, 2010

William Douglas Colquhoun William Douglas Colquhoun, 63, of Lyndhurst, Ohio died suddenly on April 13, 2010 while working in Cleveland. Bill was born in Cleveland on October 13, 1946, the son of Robert Seaman Colquhoun and Mary Ellen Andrus Colquhoun. He spent his early years in Conneaut, Ohio and then moved with the family to Shaker Heights where he graduated...

Marjorie Johnson

Marjorie Johnson

Apr 11, 2010

Marjorie Johnson loved to tell the story of her premature birth Ñ she was born at home on the kitchen floor Ñ and how she survived because her engineer father built an incubator for the three-pound baby that the doctor said would never live. That sheer determination that marked her precipitous entrance into the world remained one of her most...

Jean Lynch

Jean Lynch

Apr 1, 2010

JEAN LYNCH nee Sramek age 93. Beloved wife of the late Hugh R. Lynch. Beloved mother of Patricia Lynch Richards and the late Terrence Lynch. Dear Nana of grandsons Rick and Tim, and great grandsons Patrick and Evan. The family prefers that those who wish may make contributions in her name to Church of St. Dominic, 19000 Van Aken Blvd.,...

Josefa Josefa

Josefa Josefa

Mar 30, 2010

Josefa Sofie Rom was born in Hinterberg, Austria in 1914. This became Yugoslavia after the First World War and is now Slovenia. She lived on a small farm with her family. She was the oldest and brother Frank was born about a year later. When she was eight years old, her brother Peter was born. Unfortunately, something went wrong and...

Margaret Gannon

Margaret Gannon

Mar 28, 2010

MARGARET VRETTOS GANNON nee Steenson, formerly of Walnut Creek, California, died March 28th at the age of 96. She was the beloved wife of the late Spyros Vrettos who passed away in 1963. She was the dear mother of Athena Vrettos Christopher Flint of Shaker Hts., Ohio and grandmother of Gray Flint-Vrettos. Margaret is also survived by many devoted nieces...

Ruby Zuppert

Ruby Zuppert

Mar 26, 2010

Ruby Carol Zuppert nee Garrison of University Hts., OH. She was the loving mother of David F. Zuppert Genny of Medina, OH, Lisa M. Zuppert of Shaker Hts., OH and the late Thomas J. Zuppert. She was a dear grandmother to Thomas J. Zuppert, Jr., Spencer Zuppert and Sarah Zuppert. FRIENDS MAY CALL AT BROWN-FORWARD, 17022 CHAGRIN BLVD, SHAKER HTS,...

Barbara Plummer

Barbara Plummer

Mar 20, 2010

Barbara Plummer nee Bowen, 80, passed away peacefully on March 20th after a lengthy struggle with pneumonia and cancer-related complications. It was the first day of Spring. She was a mother, a wife, an active supporter of charitable organizations and, for a time, she was a local television personality. And that is the order of importance she would have placed...

Edward Kilroy

Edward Kilroy

Mar 13, 2010

Mr.Edward A. Kilroy Jr.Ted, died Saturday March 13, from complications from pneumonia. He was 84 years old. He was the son of the late Edward A. Kilroy Sr. and Linna Boyd Kilroy. Mr. Kilroy, born in Cleveland, attended University School graduating in 1943. He played Varsity Football, Baseball, and Basketball receiving many distinguishing athletic awards. A lifelong devotee to the...

Alberta Allendorf

Alberta Allendorf

Mar 11, 2010

ALBERTA ROSE ALLENDORF nee Brchon "Birdie" of Shaker Hts., OH, Born September 4th, 1914 in Cleveland, ohio, died March 11th, 2010. She was the beloved wife of the late Carl H. Allendorf, who died in 1996, and the dear mother of Carl H. Allendorf of Shaker Hts., OH. She was the daughter of the late John and Rose Brchon and...

Ada Harrison

Ada Harrison

Mar 8, 2010

Ada Kline Harrison of Tucson, Arizona, formerly of Cleveland Ohio, died March 8, 2010 at the age of 104. She was born in Estherville, Iowa, and spent most of her life in the Cleveland area. She has resided in Tucson since 1986. A 1929 graduate of St. Luke's Hospital School of Nursing, her career included serving as an industrial nurse...

Paul Olynyk

Paul Olynyk

Mar 5, 2010

Peace and justice advocate Dr. Olynyk was born in Ymir, B.C. the son of John and Anastasia Olynyk nee Zibulak. He was a graduate of McGill University, and received a Ph. D. in Physical Chemistry from the University of Toronto. In the 1940Õs, Dr. Olynyk led the first racially integrated Cub Scout pack in Ohio. Dr. Olynyk taught chemistry and...

Kathleen Case

Kathleen Case

Mar 3, 2010

KATHLEEN ELIZABETH CASE The beloved aunt of Annie L. Case of Lyndhurst, OH, died March 3rd, 2010. Those who wish may make contributions in her name to The Muscular Dystrophy Association, 7050 Engle Rd., Suite 106, Cleveland, OH, 44130. There will be a "Celebration of Life" at the home of Annie and Jane Case, Sunday, March 7th from 2-5 PM....

Anahid Aghajanian

Anahid Aghajanian

Mar 2, 2010

ANAHID AGHAJANIAN, age 96, beloved wife of the late Sooren M. Aghajanian. Dear mother of Armand Aghajanian of Rocky River, OH and Margaret Semarjian Charles of Lyndhurst, OH. Dear grandmother of Karla Aghajanian-Brooks Jeffrey of Baltimore, MD, Christopher Semarjian Christine of Gates Mills, OH and Victoria Semarjian Wilkins Charlie of Framingham, MA. Great grandmother of Violet Brooks; Austin Semarjian, Madison...

James Hilton

James Hilton

Feb 28, 2010

JAMES ROBERTSON HILTON, age 27. Beloved son of Dale Kocen Hilton and R. Robertson Hilton, PhD, of Euclid, OH. Dear grandson of Betty Fertel of Richmond, VA and Dr. Thomas L. Hilton of Boothbay Harbor, ME. Nephew of Joshua F. Fertel, William Hilton II and Thomas L. Hilton, Jr. The faJames Robertson Hilton served as Sales Manager of the Museum...

Donald Mitchell

Donald Mitchell

Feb 27, 2010

Donald Lincoln Mitchell, 85, died peacefully at Hospice of the Western Reserve, February 27th, 2010. Dearest husband of 58 years of Dorothy ?À?Dottie?À? Mitchell nee Taylor, father of Jim Mitchell of Jackson, Wyoming, and Ann Mitchell Chris Belting of Lafayette, Colorado. Grandfather of Taylor Gallegos, Cameron Gallegos, Mia Belting, Jameson Mitchell, and Cora Mitchell. Brother of William Mitchell, and Dorothy...

Col Campbell

Col Campbell

Feb 22, 2010

Lt. Col Donald A. Campbell, US Army Retired, was born in Cleveland, OH in the morning of the 30th day of January, 1920. He was the son of Dr. Freeman Campbell, DDS and Pearl E. Egert Campbell. Don was raised and resided in the Campbell home from birth, until 2007. In that year, he moved to Judson Park Retirement Community...

Ann Ritchie

Ann Ritchie

Feb 16, 2010

Ann M. Ritchie, 87, passed away peacefully on February 16, 2010. Beloved daughter of the late Charles & Alma nee Fasnacht. Dearest sister of the late Charles Marjorie Ritchie; Eileen Demarest Harold, deceased and Martha Blenner Howard, deceased. Cherished aunt of Elizabeth Adler Bill; Caroline Bick Mike; Charles Ritchie Natalie; Amy Ritchie; Bob Blenner Carolyn; Richard Blenner Diana; John Blenner...

Julia Cortese

Julia Cortese

Feb 15, 2010

Julia Judy Fitzsimmons Cortese, who was born on March 2, 1922 in Reading, Pennsylvania, the second of three daughters of Fredrick H. and L. Elizabeth Dechant, died on February 15, 2010. She was well known in the Greater Cleveland community as a creative, inspirational, popular, and honored science teacher at Hathaway Brown School, where she was head of the science...

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