Valentin F. Mersol, M.D., Local ENT Led Storied Life   Valentin F. Mersol, who arrived as a refugee from Yugoslavia 1949 and practiced medicine here for 50 years, has died. He was 84. Mersol was born on March 28, 1934 in Ljubljana, Slovenia in what was then Yugoslavia. During World War II, following invasion by Italy and Germany, he delighted in playing pranks on the occupying Axis troops.  In February, 1945, Mersol survived the accidental aerial bombing...

        Barbara Taggart age 99 of Chagrin Falls passed away peacefully on May 16, 2018. Affably known as “Mrs. T,” Barbara and her husband founded the renown Taggart’s Toys & Hob- bies store in 1960—first in Solon and two years later in Chagrin Falls—until it was sold in 2001. Sadly, it folded five years later.         Learning from every mistake in the book, they slowly created a considerable customer base as...

NELSON,             Ray Nelson born November 17, 1924. Beloved husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather Passed Away Peacefully on May 1, 2018. A person who helped others and a WWII veteran will be greatly missed. The Family will receive friends from 3-6 P.M. Wednesday May 9, 2018 at St. Joan of Arc Church 496 E. Washington St. Chagrin Falls,...

FRATTARE,             Claire Frattare of Bainbridge was born in York, Pa. in 1944. Claire died peacefully at home on April 26th after a courageous battle against cancer. She is survived by her two Oriental cats, Mia and Zak. The daughter of Clair and Wilhelmina Emig. She graduated from Case Western Reserve University in Architecture and...

Dr. Franklin Amos Coy, 95 Franklin Amos Coy DVM, 95, formerly of Moreland Hills, Ohio, passed away on Monday, April 23, 2018. Franklin, preceded in death by his loving wife Helen (Jenkins), son John Emerson Coy, and brother Merle (Margaret) Coy, is survived by his sister Norma Jean Bechtel, sons David Edward (Daiva) Coy, Alan Eugene Coy, Roger Gregory Coy, grandchildren Maria Lucille Coy and David Anthony Coy, and many loving nieces and...

  Carol Ann Wise December 4, 1937 – April 2, 2018     ...

LANCIOTTI,             Lynn Marie Lanciotti age 63 of Chagrin Falls passed away peacefully March 27, 2018. Loving wife of Rich Pardee. Dear Mother of Robert (Heather). Cherished Grandmother of Franco and Rocco. Daughter of Lillian and the late Carl Bultrowicz. Lynn will be missed greatly by the Pardee family, the Bultrowicz family, the Ward family, and the Fiore family. THE FAMILY WILL RECEIVE FRIENDS FROM 10-11 A.M....

Betty Mattie died of natural causes on March 22, 2018 in Chagrin Falls, Ohio.  She was born in Rock Island, Illinois, the first of two children born to Kathrine and Bartol Rollis.  While attending Augustana College, she met her first husband, the late Lewis Schilling.  They married during WWII and had one son, the late Dick Schilling. In 1972, she married the late William A. Mattie, former president of the Eaton Corporation. As a...

RAYMOND BRUCE HENDERSON Raymond, 85, long time resident of Chagrin Falls, Ohio, passed away on March 6, 2018. Ray was born and raised in Chagrin Falls. He attended the “little red school house” on Philomethian Street and was proud to be a Chagrin Falls High School alumni. Ray married his sweetheart, Julianne (Takacs) on April 27, 1963; they were married for 51 years. Ray proudly served his country as a member of the United States Air Force....

Lynne Halter Monzel, 60, of Salisbury, passed away on Monday, February 26, 2018 peacefully at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury, Maryland.  Born on August 27, 1957 in Cleveland, Ohio, she was the daughter of David and the late Joan Halter. She enjoyed horseback riding, gardening, the beach and loved to home decorate.  Most of all, Lynne loved her children and enjoyed spending time with them. Lynne is survived by her former husband, Steve Monzel and a daughter, Derek E....