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Victor J Scaravilli

Victor J Scaravilli

Oct 14, 2024

Obituary pending

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11am on Friday, October 25, 2024 at The Church of Gesu, 2470 Miramar Blvd, University Hts., OH.  Private interment, All Souls Cemetery.

Debrah Marie Elliott

Debrah Marie Elliott

Oct 12, 2024

Debrah M. “Debby” Elliott, age 83 of Cleveland Hts., OH. Beloved daughter of the late Elizabeth S. and Daniel R. Elliott, Sr.; dear sister of Daniel R. Elliott, Jr.; beloved aunt of Daniel R. Elliott, III, Margaret Elliott, Peter Elliott and the late Timothy R. Elliott. 

The family prefers that those who wish may make contributions in her name to Laurel...

Gene Astrup Faubel

Gene Astrup Faubel

Oct 6, 2024

Gene Astrup Faubel of Gates Mills, Ohio passed away peacefully on October 6th, 2024 surrounded by his loving family. Born on October 5th, 1941 in Cleveland to Jean Astrup Faubel Blanche and Eugene L. Faubel, he lived a life filled with love, adventure, and generosity. As a young man, he found his lifelong partner, Marion (Justice), and married during their...

Layton M. Ives, III

Layton M. Ives, III

Oct 5, 2024

Layton M. Ives III of Shaker Heights, Ohio passed away on October 5, 2024, after a brave battle with cancer. He died peacefully, with his wife of 57 years Patti (nee McNair) by his side. He was the son of Layton and Katheryn (nee Cox), and is survived by his brother Edward, sister Betty Ann West (Lynn), and brother Martin....

Frank C. Manak, III

Frank C. Manak, III

Oct 4, 2024

Frank C. Manak III, born on June 18, 1937, passed away on October 4, 2024, at 87 years old in Hudson, Ohio. He is survived by his beloved wife, Patricia Manak, and their children: Charles Manak, Christine Edmonds, and Noel Petty (married to Christopher Petty). Frank grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, where he attended University School. He furthered his education...

William R. Harden

William R. Harden

Oct 3, 2024

William R. Harden, Jr., age 76 of Shaker Heights, OH.  Husband of Mary Anne Harden (nee Huth); father of Andrew T. of Twinsburg, OH and Matthew R. of Sacramento, CA; grandfather of Adrian; brother of Catherine Ann Sias (Ivan) of Bellaire, MI and the late Deborah Marie of CO.  The family prefers that those who wish may make contributions in...

Douglas Bruce Fabens

Douglas Bruce Fabens

2024

 Composed by Andy Fabens

My brother Doug was born July 23, 1945, in Mendota, Illinois, a small town about 80 miles west of Chicago. Our father served as an Army Ordnance officer during the whole of World War II. His job was to set up factories at several different places in the country for the manufacture of shell casings. The family...

Debra Jean Davis

Debra Jean Davis

Sep 23, 2024

Age 67, of Cleveland, Ohio. 

No public services or viewing.

Further obituary pending.

Constance Brown

Constance Brown

Sep 21, 2024

Constance (“Connie”) Wright Brown passed peacefully on September 21, 2024 at the age of 93. Connie was a wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, community leader and entrepreneurial volunteer. Connie was born on July 30, 1931 in Poland, Ohio. She graduated from Shaker Heights High School and Bradford Junior College. After graduating college, she lived in New York City and worked...

Paul Henry Prasse

Paul Henry Prasse

Sep 11, 2024

Paul Henry Prasse

Died peacefully September 11, 2024, at age 89. Beloved husband of Marilyn Merts Prasse for 59 years. Predeceased by his sister, Betty Stevenson, and their parents Ann Brown and Paul H. Prasse.

Paul grew up in South Euclid, graduating from Brush High School and John Carroll University. He served in the U.S. Army, rising to Captain in the Army...

Carol C. Bates

Carol C. Bates

Sep 11, 2024

Carol C. Bates

Born June 5, 1940. She passed away on Sep. 11, 2024, surrounded by those that loved her and have leaned on her for so much over the years. She is survived by husband Benham, two children Chris and Brad, three grandchildren Quinn, Elliot and Milo and was also the sister to the late Peter Calvert. 

Carol enjoyed a wealth...

James E. Frolking

James E. Frolking

Sep 5, 2024

World War II fighter pilot James Edward Frolking, who flew over the English Channel on his first mission on D-Day and was later shot down over the Dutch Islands, died Sept. 5, 2024, at Hospice of the Western Reserve. He was 100. 

On D-Day, he flew a P-38 above the English Channel patrolling the sea lanes.

“It was pretty spectacular,” he recalled...

Katherine P. Torgerson

Katherine P. Torgerson

Sep 3, 2024

Katherine Perris Torgerson, 76, of Cleveland Heights, Ohio, lost a recurring battle with cancer on September 3, 2024, at the Hospice of the Western Reserve, surrounded by her family. Having defeated colon cancer in 2006 and staved off breast cancer in 2018 and again in 2020-21, Kathy enjoyed many healthy and active years before a final, acute onset of cancer...

Christopher D. Stanley

Christopher D. Stanley

Sep 2, 2024

Christopher Danahy Stanley, 73, of Shaker Heights died peacefully on September 2, 2024.

Chris was born in Buffalo, NY on September 23, 1950 to John Gill Stanley and Mary Louise (Georger) Stanley. He was a graduate of the Nichols School, The University of Vermont, and Cleveland Marshall College of Law.

During his legal career, Chris worked for social justice while defending the...

Gracia Green

Gracia Green

Aug 31, 2024

Gracia A. Green was the beloved wife of the late Donald C. Green, the dear mother of Russell (Dianne), and David (Ginger) of Carrollton, GA; Laura Juilly (Brett) of Sarasota, FL; Wendy Pastor (Jim Richardson) of Louisville, KY; Megan Hensley (former, Sandeep Bhatia) of Shaker Hts., OH and James Green (Pamela) of Durham, NC; loving sister of Robert Geier (Mary)...

Robert "Bobby" Benjamin

Robert "Bobby" Benjamin

Aug 24, 2024

Robert Andrew Benjamin of Solon, Ohio passed away on August 24th, 2024 of pancreatic cancer at the Hospice of the Western Reserve in Euclid. He was 71 years of age. 

Bobby was born on November 12, 1952 in New York to Roger Eugene Benjamin (1925-2016), a commercial real estate developer, and Jill Segel Benjamin (1924-2017), a painter and engraver. 

The family relocated...

Craig Martin

Craig Martin

Aug 20, 2024

Craig Martin, the beloved son of Jessie L. Martin and the late John W. Martin, brother of Phillip Martin, and loving partner of Donna L. Batson peacefully passed away on Tuesday, August 20, 2024. Family services will be held. For those who wish, contributions in his name may be made to The Music School Settlement, 11125 Magnolia Drive, Cleveland, OH...

Polly McCarthy

Polly McCarthy

Aug 18, 2024

Polly McCarthy, a cherished mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away very peacefully on Sunday, August 18th at the age of 90. Born on April 30th, 1934, in Cleveland, OH, Polly McCarthy lived a life full of grace, kindness, and enduring love. She had a fighting spirit that saw her well through the challenges and adversity that life presents.

A devoted mother...

Harvey O. Mierke, Jr.

Harvey O. Mierke, Jr.

Aug 16, 2024

Harvey Oliver Mierke, Jr., a lifelong resident of Cleveland, Ohio, passed away on August 16, 2024, at the age of 88. Born on March 3, 1936, to Harvey Oliver Mierke, Sr. and Prudence Wardwell Mierke, Harvey lived a full and vibrant life, deeply rooted in his community and family. Harvey shared his many and varied interests with those around him:...

Charis Eng, MD PhD

Charis Eng, MD PhD

Aug 13, 2024

Charis Eng, MD, PhD

January 17, 1962 – August 13, 2024 

“Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened."

We remember and celebrate the life of Dr. Charis Eng, who died on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024 at the age of 62. She was the dear daughter of Dr. Soo Peck Eng...

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