Cleveland High School Alumni Obituaries

Luke Shapiro was pure energybright bold and completely himself. He filled every room with his voice his laughter and his unmistakable presence. Quickwitted bighearted and wonderfully honest Luke was the person you went to for the truth no sugarcoating required. He showed everyone around him how to l...

Harold Gregory Thaxton Jr. "Howie" was born in Pottstown Pennsylvania. He was the third child of five born to Betty Reddick Thaxton and Harold Thaxton Sr. He received his formal education in the public schools of Harrisburg Pennsylvania and graduated from Harrisburg High School. Howie adored his fam...

A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered for Herman Paul Marshall on Tuesday November 25 2025 at 1130 a.m. at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church with Rev. Kenneth Michiels officiating. Entombment will follow in the St. Alphonsus Catholic Cemetery in St. Marys Walk Mausoleum under the direction of Melan...

Paul Angelo Carl Macri M.D. 91 of South Bend died of natural causes on January 11 2026. He was born December 4 1934 in Mishawaka to Paul and Rose Macri. He was proud of his Italian heritage speaking often of his many kind relatives. He graduated from Mishawaka High School before attending Wabash Col...

Dave was born on November 28 1947 at his family home in Glencoe Kentucky to Jack andEsther Elliott. He attended St. Henry High School alongside Kathy where their story began.After graduating in 1965 Dave and Kathys bond grew and on a hot July dayJuly 51969they married and went on to share more than ...

She was born December 29 1936 to Francis "Jake" Gilbert Walter and Julie Ann HirstBostaph. During high school at Farmington she worked in the meat section at the family owned Leeper Red and White Market. Later she married James Arthur Smith who is deceased of Marienville PA. While he was in the Air ...

On January 15 2026 the world lost one of the best. John Peter Ligos 95 of Long Valley NJ passed away peacefully at home. JohnJPPoppy was born on August 5 1930 in South Orange NJ and so began an incredible journey filled with adventure love and happiness. Poppy as he was affectionately known was the ...

Kathy was born in Erie on October 19 1972 the daughter of the late David Dymski and the surviving Elizabeth Delany Dymski. She graduated from Girard High School in 1991. During her time in high school she was a twosport athlete who played soccer and basketball. Following high school she spent a brie...

Phillip was a graduate of Academy High School. Throughout his life he worked faithfully at Seaway Manufacturing Corporation where he provided for his family and remained a loyal employee until his retirement. Family was the most important part of Phillips life. He remained close with his brothers in...

Gilda Vaughn Whitaker Pruitt 82 of Shelby passed away peacefully at Wendover Hospice House of Cleveland County on January 3 2026 following an extensive illness. Born on November 3 1943 in Cleveland County she was the daughter of the late Elmer Vaughn Whitaker and Kathryn Hardin Whitaker. Gilda grew ...

Joetta Marie Eastman a longtime employee of GardnerWebb University and a resident of Boiling Springs NC died unexpectedly on January 10 2026 at the age of 88. Joetta is survived by her husband Anthony her children Scott Eastman and his wife Jane and Sean Eastman and his wife Sarah. Joetta was born i...

Roger Ray Grayson of Shelby North Carolina born August 26 1936 peacefully went to be with his Lord and Savior on January 13 2026. He was the beloved son of the late Forrest and Mary Camp Grayson. Roger was a faithful and active member of Bethel Baptist Church where he served as a deacon usher and me...

Lanier Lenny Waters passed away Aug. 22 2025 at Union County Nursing Home in Blairsville. He was born Sept. 30 1948 in Cleveland OH to Loys and Mazie Hunter Waters. He attended school in Ohio and graduated in 1966 from Willoughby South High. He immediately joined the Navy and was later transferred t...

Jimmie Gillis "Rainbow" Burrus age 92 Nicholasville widower of Della Rose Lyons Burrus passed away on Thursday December 4 2025 at his home. Born March 31 1933 in Mayo KY he was the son of the late Raymond Mark and Hallie Mae Jones Burrus. He was a graduate of West Side High School in Harrodsburg and...

Wellknown Butler businessman James Campbell Jim Chiprean Sr. 92 of Butler passed away surrounded by his loving family on Tuesday Dec. 9 2025 at the Sergeant Joseph George Kusick VA Community Living Center. Born in Butler on July 20 1933 he was a son of the late John J. Chiprean and Anna Elizabeth De...

She was born on May 8 1937 in Middletown Va to Sadie and Mitchell Burks. She was the twelfth of thirteen siblings. Her one surviving sibling is Maggie Grimes of Cleveland Oh. Betty spent her early years in Middletown Va where she attended Rosenwald School in Stephens City Va and Douglass School in W...

Notre Dame IN Brother Carlos Luis Parrilla C.S.C. 82 died at Memorial Hospital South Bend IN on December 31 2025. He had been ill for several days. Brother Carlos was born in Rio Grande Puerto Rico to Timoteo ParrillaFuentes and Mercedes Quiones Parrilla and was the oldest of four children. After g...

Thomas Cleveland StewartAugust 25, 1938 - December 1, 2025Thomas Cleveland Stewart, 87, of Catlettsburg, Kentucky, passed away peacefully onDecember 1, 2025. Born on August 25,1938, he was the son of the late William A. Stewart and Catherine Sperry Stewart of Catlettsburg. He was also preceded in de...

Carol Ann Vida Wallen died December 29 2025 in Mt. Lebanon PA. Carol was born on May 4 1949 to Joe and Inge Vida at St. Francis Hospital in Macomb IL. She graduated from Macomb Senior High School in 1967 and attended the University of Illinois before graduating from Fairview Hospital School of Nursi...

Ava DupreeLaye age 67 of Homewood Pittsburgh Pennsylvania formerly of Pittsburgh peacefully departed this life December 24 2025.Ava was the beloved wife of Frank Laye. Ava was born on September 30 1958 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania to the late Robert Johnson and Walter Lee Dupree. She was educated in t...

Bruce M. Kestner of Shadyside formerly of Portersville PA passed away on January 7 2026 after a yearlong battle with cancer. He was the son of the late Garnette and Elmer Kestner. He was preceded in death by his brother Wayne. He is remembered as a dearly beloved friend by many and as a chosen famil...

Patricia Fuller McMurray 88 of Ozawkie KS died Saturday January 10 2026 at StormontVail Hospital in Topeka. Patricia was born February 11 1937 in Cleveland OH the daughter of Thomas Gordon and Margaret Elaine Fuller Shirreffs. She was a 1954 graduate of Hathaway Brown High School and a 1958 graduate...

Amie Laurie Wrenn 53 of Louisburg passed away peacefully at her home on January 6 2026. She fought a long and courageous battle with ALS and was surrounded by close family and friends at the time of her passing. A 1991 graduate of Bunn High School Amie went on to earn her nursing degree from East Ca...

LouJean Benjamin 81 was born to Albert Wildcat and Nora Frances Pinchie Henry on June 28 1944 in Lewiston. She is an enrolled member of the Umatilla Tribe. LouJean entered into rest on Saturday Nov. 29 2025 surrounded by family. LouJean attended school at Lapwai High School. She then adventured to S...

Quick to smile and sparkling eyes Robert John DeAngelis was born on December 20 1934 into a sprawling Italian American family in Cleveland Ohio to Jennie DiNunzio and Rudolph DeAngelis. He scored the enviable spot as one of the youngest of dozens of cousins and as a result got extra love showered up...

William Edward Carll of Tionesta born February 26 1938 died at home on December 23 2025 surrounded by family and always by his side his chocolate lab Chica girl. Bill was the son of the late Ellsworth and Ethel Carll of Tionesta. He graduated from West Forest School in 1958 joining the United States...

Your loved one will never leave our care from the moment we are called upon it is our family personally caring for your family. Our family will be by your side for the entire process. Mary was born in Elizabeth New Jersey on November 13 1931. She left the town of Manasquan New Jersey and moved to Ve...

Edna Vee Coleman was born on July 18, 1939, in Shaw, Mississippi, the third child of Albert and Mertis Walker.On Monday, November 24, 2025, she peacefully transitioned and received her wings at home, with her loving daughter Cheryl by her side.She was raised on a strong foundation of faith and famil...

John J Turba Sr. age 85 of New Holstein passed away on December 31 2025 at 9 am peacefully in his sleep. He was born on May 24 1940 to the late Henry and Seraphine Perl Turba. He attended St. Anna Catholic School and Graduated in 1958 from St. Gregory High School St. Nazianz. On May 28 1960 he marri...

.Lorene Wise Bailey was born to George C. and Cora Floyd Wise along with her twin sister Irene on January 11 1921 in Kansas City KS. She departed this life on December 12 2025 at Madison Hospital surrounded by her nieces. At a young age she accepted Christ and was baptized at Lesley Temple CME Churc...