Posted on: Sep 15, 2022 at 4:33 AM

MAX KRAVITZ OBITUARY

KRAVITZ Max Kravitz, 60, passed away Sunday, August 12, 2007. Born November 2, 1946 in Cleveland, Ohio. Max is survived by his wife of 30 years, Janet Kravitz; and his two sons, Bret and Zachary; his mother, Sylvia Kravitz; his brothers, Jack (Rosa) Kravitz, Larry (Laura) Kravitz, and Philip Kravitz. Max was preceded in death by his father A. Edward Kravitz. Max graduated from Cleveland Heights High School, received his bachelors degree from Ohio State University and his law degree from Capital University Law School. He was a tenured professor at Capital Law School for 30 years and a founding member of the law firm Kravitz, Brown & Dortch, LLC. Max was a member of the American Board of Criminal Lawyers, where he served on the Board of Governors. Max was a Life Member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and member and past President of the Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Max was active in improving the conditions of Ohio prisons, and he made positive changes to Ohio's sentencing laws by serving on the Ohio Criminal Sentencing Commission. He was also actively involved in the federal courts system as a member of the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Advisory Committee on Rules. Max was an inspiring professor of law and a skilled advocate for his clients, for whom he worked tirelessly and relentlessly. He fought for the less fortunate and devoted endless hours to those in need. He remained particularly troubled by the lack of funds for indigent defense, and he fought to level the playing field and demanded that the system be fair. He was caring and compassionate and he treated all with dignity and respect. He loved what he did. In addition to the law, his passions included his family, his many, many close friends both locally and across the country, and golf. Anyone who had the opportunity to have Max as their friend was a better person because of his friendship, and to have Max as a friend was to have a friend for life. His lust for life was boundless. He will be sadly missed. Funeral service 11 a.m. Wednesday, August 15, 2007 at THE EPSTEIN MEMORIAL CHAPEL, 3232 E. Main Street, with Rabbi Sharon Mars officiating. Burial to follow at Forest Lawn Cemetery Temple Isreal Section. Shiva will be observed at the Kravitz residence. Memorials preferred to Max Kravitz Memorial Endowment Fund, Capital University Law School, 303 E. Broad St, Columbus, Ohio 43215. Arrangements by THE EPSTEIN MEMORIAL CHAPEL, 614- 235-3232. Online guestbook at www.epsteinmemorialchapel.com "Sign the online guestbook at www.dispatch.com/obituaries"

RAYMOND EARL ADAMIC age 75, beloved husband for 56 years of Catherine (nee Zanghi); loving father of Raymond, Patrick, and Caterina Petty (husband Dennis); devoted grandfather of Laura Guendert (husband Stephen) and Sarah Adamic, Abigail and Julia Petty.
Ray lived in Willoughby Hills since 1968. Most recently he and Catherine split time between Florida and Ohio, prior to that they lived in Euclid. Ray was born and raised in Cleveland. He graduated from Cleveland Heights High School in 1964 and went on to attend Cleveland State University. Ray was a life-long entrepreneur. He enjoyed golfing, traveling and playing the slot machines. He was a member of golf clubs in Florida and St. Noel Catholic Church, where he was a member of the parish. He was an avid reader. Ray was a fan of both the Cleveland Browns and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He also enjoyed the music of the 1970s.
Ray was hardworking and ambitious. He was also generous and giving. He was a caring man who was devoted to his faith and his family and will be dearly missed.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in memory of Ray to the St. Noel Endowment Fund, 35200 Chardon Rd, Willoughby Hills, OH 44094.
Friends and relatives are invited to the Mass of Christian Burial Friday, February 25, 2022 at St. Noel Catholic Church at 2 PM. Entombment following at All Souls Cemetery Mausoleum. Arrangements by THE ZEVNIK-COSIC FUNERAL HOME OF WILLOUGHBY HILLS, 28890 CHARDON ROAD (between Bishop Rd. and Rt. 91). Offer Condolence for the family of Raymond Earl Adamic
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Richard S. Cooper, 75, of Duluth, Ga., was surrounded by family as he passed away peacefully on April 16, 2022. He was born to the late Jacob Cooper and Selma (nee Ballen) on May 11, 1946, in Cleveland.

Richard graduated from Cleveland Heights High School in 1964. He earned an undergraduate degree in elementary education from Kent State University in 1974 and a master’s degree in middle grades in social studies and language arts from Georgia State University in 1978.

Richard dedicated his life to service and love of his family. He proudly served as an U.S. Navy corpsman on the USS Cochrane during the Vietnam War. Richard was a passionate social studies teacher for 30+ years at E.J. Swint Elementary School and Conyers Middle School. After retiring from teaching, he served for eight years as a student teacher instructor at Georgia State University. Richard was a loving husband to his soulmate, Judy, for 51 years. He was a supportive father and grandfather and was sure to never miss a sports game or band concert. Richard loved his country. One of his proudest achievements, second only to his military service, was being a Georgia delegate to the 1984 Democratic National Convention.

Richard is survived by his wife Judy Cooper of Duluth, Ga.; daughter, Jessica Harris (Michael) of Kennesaw, Ga.; daughter, Kati Keebaugh (Regan) of Decatur, Ga.; six grandchildren; and sister, Linda (Vicente) Berdayes of Miami, Fla. He was predeceased by his sister, Joanne (Kenneth) Park of Los Angeles.

Funeral arrangements will be held at 3 p.m. June 14 at Georgia National Cemetery, 1080 Scott Hudgens Drive in Canton, GA 30114. Attendees are encouraged to arrive no later than 2:30 p.m.

A celebration of life will be held immediately following the funeral.

Arrangements under the direction of Neptune Society - Atlanta.

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MADISON - Roz Simon, 74, passed away on Oct. 16, 2021. Roz came to Madison as an undergraduate, then worked in Madison as a social worker, group home director and as a family law attorney. Roz moved to Denver for her Ph.D. in psychology and practiced psychology in Denver. Roz returned to Madison after retirement.

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Carol Purdy Groninger, 75, of Franklin, Tennessee, died December 3, 2021. She was the wife of Donald L. Groninger. She trusted in God and believed in His lovingkindness. Born in Akron, Ohio, on April 1, 1946, to Richard and Esther Purdy, she grew up in Cleveland Heights where her father was a mechanical engineer. After graduating from the University of Michigan, she worked as a nurse at University Hospitals in Cleveland. In 1969, she married Don and they settled in Hudson where they raised three kids and attended The Chapel (Akron campus). She was active in P.E.O., loved horses, and was a Cleveland Indians fan. In 1992, she became a resident of Nashville, Tennessee, when she moved to the area for Don’s job at Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc. She earned her Master’s degree from Vanderbilt University School of Nursing in 1997 and worked in Nashville as a psychiatric nurse practitioner. Her brother, Rick Purdy, preceded her in death. In addition to her husband, Don, she’s survived by her daughter, Jenny Groninger Rough, and son-in-law, Ron, of Alexandria Virginia; son Adam Groninger of Franklin, Tennessee; son Greg Groninger, daughter-in-law, Emily, and three grandchildren, Noah Groninger, Hudson Groninger, and Elena Groninger, of Thompson’s Station, Tennessee; and her sister, Ellen Purdy Heindel, and brother-in-law, David Heindel, of Hudson. A family memorial service was held on Sunday, December 5, 2021, followed by a celebration of life on December 14. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial gifts be sent to the Peterson Foundation for Parkinson’s, https://petersonforparkinsons.org/

Pat was a quiet and friendly guy. We reconnected over the deat of David Denk CHHS 65 some time back. Used to play football with both of them on Saturdays in the vacant land west of Oakwood CC. He was veteran of courage. May his eternity be a joy.

Jane Ann (Blattberg) Rush 

Camarillo - Jane Ann (Blattberg) Rush passed away at home in the presence of her family and her closest friend on August 16, 2020 after enduring the impacts of Lewy Body Dementia for several years. Jane was born in Brooklyn, New York on October 7, 1946 to Ben and Bernice Blattberg and was raised in New York principally and later in Cleveland, Ohio. She matriculated at the University of Michigan, graduating with a bachelor's degree in English and subsequently attended the City University of New York, achieving a Master's Degree in Education. 

Jane's career was varied and rich, typical of her character and interests, beginning with some years teaching elementary school in the Bronx, New York. Afterwards, a family opportunity caused her to spend two years in the Marshall Islands where she gave birth to her daughter, Jessica. Upon returning to the mainland, she established residence in Denver and found that she loved Colorado, the mountains, hiking, camping, all of the outdoors activities found there. For many years while in Colorado, she worked for the District Attorney's Office in Jefferson County, running a diversion program for offenders. 

Leaving Denver after 18 years, she moved to San Diego and began a new career path as a major gifts fund raiser at California State University San Marcos. This work came naturally to Jane because she loved being with people and, as she often commented, she could talk with anyone. Her family marveled at her innate capacity to have people tell her their whole life stories, often upon first meeting her. As she said on many occasions, she had a Ph.D. in "schmoozing"! Jane served the University for eight years until she was recruited to become the major gifts fund raiser for the international schools of the Gemological Institute of America (GIA). In this capacity, she travelled widely internationally as she developed resources for GIA's students, frequently interacting with individuals who are household names throughout the world. 

In 2003, Jane married Richard Rush, the Founding President of California State University Channel Islands and took on additional responsibilities as the first lady of the campus. She was widely loved by students, faculty, and staff and thoroughly enjoyed welcoming them to her home and entertaining them with her stories and her particular interest in each of them. 

Yet, with all of her varied accomplishments, the title most precious to Jane was her grandchildren's reference to her as "GJ," Grandma Jane! She loved the hours she spent with them down on the floor playing hot wheels (she had her own set!), cooking with their help, and cuddling with them as they confided their tall tales to her. As they have grown, she had enormous delight in their lives and burst with pride at the burgeoning adults they are becoming. 

The pride of Jane's life, unquestionably, was her daughter, Jessica. She treasured the adventures they shared as she raised her as a single parent in Denver and she glowed with unending pleasure as she observed the woman and mother Jessica has become, frequently extolling to her friends her daughter's professional achievements in health care as well. 

Jane is survived by her husband, Richard Rush, her daughter and son-in-law, Peter Barker, her step daughters Angela Goodwin and Melissa McCormick and their husbands Brian Goodwin and Douglas McCormick and her seven grandchildren. A private celebration of her life will occur when Covid restrictions are lifted.

75, of Cleveland Ohio, passed away on Saturday, May 16, 2020, at the Grande Pointe Healthcare Community. She was born on February 3, 1945 to the late Carl and Edith Latini. Joan was a loving sister, aunt, and friend to many. She will be greatly missed. Beloved Sister of Eleanor Janson and the late Angela Bealowski, Louise Readance and Diane Latini. Dear Aunt of Joseph Janson, Jeffrey Janson, Janet Bex, Jennifer Rizzo, Donna Brooks, Denise Winrod, Donald Readance, Gregory Bealowski and the late Stanley Bealowski and many great nieces and nephews. Memorial Service Thursday, June 11th at the Corrigan Craciun Funeral Home 14768 Lorain Avenue, Cleveland Ohio at 7:00 pm. Family will receive friends 5 PM until time of service.

Marc can be found here: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/148112115/marc-bernard-schmittke

Sandra Jacob Bruck, 69, of Tampa, Fla., passed away Oct. 14, 2015. She will be remembered for her loving and fierce devotion to family and friends. She relished having them close by and spent many holidays hosting memorable dinner parties for them. Even as her health diminished, she maintained these traditions with the help of her husband, family and friends.

Sandra grew up in Cleveland Heights and was the daughter of Charles and Ruth Jacob (both deceased). The eldest of three children, she was courageous and confident, taking time during her college years to explore life in the Big Apple. Upon her return to Cleveland, she met her husband, David, originally from New York when he was attending dental school at Case Western. They moved to Tampa in 1974, where they raised four children, all Berkeley Preparatory School graduates, and built a thriving dental practice.  

Along with her loving husband of 43 years, Sandra is survived by four devoted children: daughter, Carly Bruck Qureshi (Bilal) of Chicago and three sons, Jonathan (Cristel) of San Francisco, Kyle of Chicago, Chas (Taryn) of Tampa; younger sister, Karen Jacob of Cleveland; and brother, Gary Jacob of Cleveland. She will be forever missed by her caring nieces and nephews, many cousins, dearest Cleveland and Tampa friends, and her “pride and joy” her six grandchildren Harold, 8, Madeleine, 5, Sydney, 2, Ysee, 1, Colton, 1, and Alexander, 10 months. Remember “Grandma loves you.”

Services honoring the love and life of Sandra were held in Tampa.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Sandra Bruck Child Care Center at the JCC, 13009 Community Campus Drive, Tampa, FL 33625.

George Stephenson:

Age 70, of Cleveland Heights, OH passed away on March 16, 2017. Beloved husband of Patricia Stephenson (nee Ganster). Dear father of Lisa Stephenson Hinton (Alan), Michael Stephenson and the late Gavin Stephenson. Grandfather of Zachary George Hinton and Wesley Gavin Hinton. Dear brother of Anne S. Hunter (David). George had a long career in the auto aftermarket industry culminating in seventeen years with GCADA. The family prefers that those who wish may make contributions in his name to The Gavin Stephenson Scholarship Fund, Gates Mills Horticulture, 390 County Line Rd., Gates Mills, OH 44040. A Funeral Mass will be held at Communion of Saints Parish, St. Ann Church, 2175 Coventry Rd., Cleveland Hts., OH 44118 on Thursday, March 23 at 10:00 AM. Interment Lake View Cemetery. FRIENDS MAY CALL AT BROWN-FORWARD, 17022 CHAGRIN BLVD., SHAKER HTS., OH 44120 ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22 FROM 4-8 PM. For further information, directions and to sign the guestbook, please go online to: