Obituaries
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Therma H. Blair
Therma H. Blair, 88, of Newbury Township, passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by family, on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. Therma was born on April 16, 1936, to the late Russell and Bessie (nee Higgins) Hamrick in Bergoo, W. Va., and she was one of seven siblings. She graduated from Webster Springs High School […]
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Scotty Noble
Scotty Noble, 90, of Huntsburg Township, passed away peacefully on Oct. 24, 2024, at home with family by his side. He was a dedicated husband, father, grandfather, uncle and friend. Scotty was preceded in death by his parents, Henry and Clara Noble; siblings, Otis Noble, Junior Noble, Barbra Koubeck; and son Gary Noble. He leaves […]
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Patrick William Wise
Patrick William Wise, age 88, peacefully passed away on Oct. 22, 2024. Born on Dec. 18, 1935, to Patrick W. and Elizabeth (nee Musci) Wise Sr. in Bellaire, Ohio, he was raised in Cleveland. It was there that he met his beloved wife, Phyllis M. Rizzo, after she moved onto the same street, and they […]
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Clint Childs
I am profoundly sad to share that my brother, Clint Childs, passed away on Oct. 19, 2024, at his home. If you grew up in Newbury Township in the late 1970s you probably remember Clint. He was a wild character. He talked too much, drove too fast, drank too much and got into some crazy […]
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Margarete Bohlsen Wachsmuth
Margarete Bohlsen Wachsmuth, affectionately known as Marge, passed away peacefully at the age of 92 on Oct. 18, 2024, in Cleveland. Born on April 11, 1932, to Gerhard and Frieda (nee Rank) Bohlsen, in Brooklyn, N.Y., Marge lived a life filled with love, laughter and a deep commitment to her family and community. On Dec. […]
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Twyla Miller
Twyla Miller, age 65, passed away peacefully on Oct. 9, 2024. She was loved by many. Twyla was born Jan. 5, 1959, to James E. and Betty Jane (nee Hinkle) Miller at the Huron Road Hospital in East Cleveland. She lived at Metzenbaum in Chester Township and considered it her home since 1977. She will […]
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Brandi
Brandi was a Rescue Village Ambassador. She was born Aug. 1, 2006, and passed away Oct. 8, 2024. Brandi visited elementary schools teaching children all about dogs. She spent two weeks at Rescue Village’s summer camp with children of families who were suffering from cancer. The children were “teaching” the dogs obedience and how to […]
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Eleanor Mandau
Eleanor Mandau (nee Gleske), age 97, of Russell Township, passed away Oct. 11, 2024, after a short illness. Eleanor was the beloved wife of the late Leslie Mandau. Devoted mother of Linda, Robert (Madelaine), and Richard (fiancé Carol). Loving grandmother of seven, great-grandmother of 16. Dear sister of Gus Gleske and Lillian Kochis and sister-in-law […]
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Mary I. Shamakian
Mary I. Shamakian, of Highland Heights, died on Friday, Oct. 11, 2024, at Kemper House. She was born in Lumber City, Ga., on Sept. 8, 1931, to Joseph and Rose (nee Novak) Zbasnik, moving to Cleveland with her three sisters and five brothers in 1936. Mary attended Jane Addams High School and worked in several […]
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John Leffel
Jack “Jack” Leffel, age 76, of Hilliard, Ohio, passed away on Oct. 5, 2024, in his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born the son of Erwin and Antoinette Leffel on June 1, 1948, in Cleveland. Jack is survived by his wife of 20 years, Elaine (nee Blankemeyer) Leffel; his two children, Benjamin […]



