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NEIL GRAHAM “POLO” CAWSEY, age 73, of Bainbridge. Beloved husband of 50 years to Patricia Cawsey (nee Winterich); dearest brother of Geoffrey Cawsey (Jan); cherished brother-in-law of Lynne Knuth, Judy Gilfeather, Sarah Kane and Molly Winterich (Tom Morgan); dear uncle of many nieces and nep…

Patricia Crain was born July 14, 1927 to Barton Phillips Crain, an electrician, and Elsie Gifford, a surgical nurse at Saint Luke’s Hospital. Pat’s father died of typhoid when she was five months old, and her mother moved back in with her family. A true Chagrin native, Pat lived in her grand…

Natalie Bracken (nee Roberti), of Chagrin Falls, OH, passed away May 9, 2023, after years of fighting long-term illness. She is the beloved wife of James Bracken, who she was together with for nearly 49 years. She is the cherished mother of Christina (Joe Knighton), Jimmy, and Kaitlyn (Claud…

On Friday, May 19th our loving Mum, Granny, and friend, Linda Christine Small, passed away at the age of 70. Linda was a longtime Chagrin Falls resident after moving there from Scotland in 1988. Linda passed peacefully in her sleep surrounded by pictures of her family. She is survived by her…

John Alan Woodburn, AKA Woody, 80 of Stow, Ohio passed away peacefully on May 15, 2023. He was born in Washington, D.C. on December 24, 1942, to the late Jack and Ruth Woodburn (nee Porter). John will be missed by his daughter Annette (Dan) Hintz and brother Bill Woodburn (Peggy) and Uncle D…

Dorothy Lee Ussery Leary was born May 11, 1925, in Cleveland, the daughter of Bessie Ussery and Ernest Ussery. Lee died in Chagrin Falls on May 7, four days short of her 98th birthday. A John Hay High School graduate, she attended Ohio University before returning to Cleveland to work at Case…

Born Dec. 26, 1947, to Florence and Hyman Chesler, Barry graduated from Cleveland Heights High School in 1966, and went on to graduate from Ohio University cum laude in 1969 with a bachelor’s degree in accounting. He also received his MBA from Case Western Reserve University’s Weatherhead Sc…

JEANNE MARIE COST (nee Smingler), of Moreland Hills. March 9, 1929 – April 27, 2023. Beloved wife of the late Alex A. Cost; loving mother of Curtis (Gail) Cost, Lexie Musgrave, and Kevin Cost; cherished grandmother of Trevor (Morgen) Cost, Margaret (Todd) Boyland, Ryan (Melissa) Musgrave, an…

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