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Obituaries

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Gary Max Michal, 58, Professor, Father

Services will be held Wednesday and Thursday.

Gary Max Michal of Brecksville died Friday at the age of 58. Nosek-McCreery Funeral Home is overseeing the services and provided the following information. Michal was the husband of Maureen G. (nee Whitlock), the father of Matthew J., Stephanie A. and Brian T., the son of the late Max and Susan (nee Conrad), the brother of Carol A. Chappelle (Thomas), the nephew of Sophie Kope, and the uncle of Frank, Christina, Doug and Danielle. Michal was also a professor of materials science and engineering at Case Western Reserve University. Visitation will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. and again from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Nosek-McCreery Funeral Home, and from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday at Christ the Redeemer Lutheran Church. Funeral services will begin at …

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Nosek-McCreery Funeral Home and Christ the Redeemer Lutheran Church

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Arthur Gilbert Quade, 83, Veteran, Doctor, Father, Grandfather

Final services will be held Tuesday morning.

Arthur Gilbert “Gil” Quade of Brecksville died Wednesday at the age of 83. Nosek-McCreery Funeral Home is overseeing the services and provided the following information. Quade was the son of the late Arthur and Doris Quade, the husband of Joan (nee MacGregor), the father of Robbie Weber (David) and Jeanne Quade, the grandfather of Justin and Ryan Weber, and the brother of the late Carl F. (Nancy, surviving) and James L. (Thelma, surviving). Quade was also a U.S. Army Veteran, a retired podiatrist from the VA Medical Center in Brecksville, and 37-year member of Theodore Breck Lodge. Calling hours and services were held Monday, and funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Nosek-McCreery Funeral Home. Instead of flowers, the family…

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Nosek-McCreery Funeral Home, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, Brecksville Campus, and Theodore Breck Lodge No. 714

Cynthia M. Greene, 64, Wife, Sister

Services will be held Tuesday.

Cynthia M. Greene (nee Kern) of Brecksville died Wednesday at the age of 64. Nosek-McCreery Funeral Home is overseeing the services and provided the following information. Greene was the wife of Gordon J., the sister of Ronald Kern, the sister-in-law of Robert Greene (Tina), and the aunt of Barbara, Jack and Robert. Greene's final gift was that of eye donation. Friends may call at the funeral home from 3 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday. Services will begin at 7 p.m. Instead of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the Brecksville Stables. For more information, or to leave a message for the family, visit Nosek-McCreery Funeral Home’s website.

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Nosek-McCreery Funeral Home and Brecksville Stables Cleveland Metroparks

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Charles R. Marquardt, 55, Father, Athlete

Services will be held on May 19.

Charles R. “Chuck” Marquardt of Brecksville died Wednesday at the age of 55 after complications from a minor procedure. Nosek-McCreery Funeral Home is overseeing the services and provided the following information. Marquardt leaves behind his wife Barbara Bender, his son David, his sister Ellen Chay (Joe), his brother Keith Marquardt (Marsha), his sister and brothers-in-law Christa and Jim Krista, Karl Bender and his niece Lauren Kriska. Marquardt enjoyed swimming, biking and running and, in his memory, his family asks drivers to remember to share the road with runners and bicyclists. A memorial service will be held at 9 a.m. on May 19 at the Plateau picnic area in the Brecksville Reservation of the Cleveland Metroparks. Condolences and …

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Nosek-McCreery Funeral Home and Cleveland Metroparks - Brecksville Reservation

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Thomas Jon Harwood, 74, Dedicated Father, Grandfather

Services will be held Thursday morning.

Thomas Jon Harwood of Brecksville died Friday at the age of 74. Family was the most important part of Harwood’s life, said his son, councilman Michael Harwood. All of Harwood’s children and grandchildren still lived in the community that he had grown up in, and he recently celebrated his 50th wedding anniversary. “Family was his priority over everything else,” Michael Harwood said. Harwood was the husband of Carole (nee Williams), father of Michael (Debbie), Patricia, and Timothy (Erin), grandfather to Justin, Emily, Daniel, Matthew and Alexander, great grandfather to Adyson and brother to James. He was retired and a former member of the Army National Guard of Ohio. There will be a service at 10 a.m. on Thursday at St. Basil the Great …

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Saint Basil the Great

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Gary S. Kosco, Father, Husband

Services will be private.

Gary S. Kosco of Brecksville died on Monday at the age of 52. Nosek-McCreery Funeral Home, which is overseeing the services, provided the following information. Kosco was married to his wife Barbara (nee Madigan) for 25 years and leaves behind two daughters, Breanna and Jocelyn, of whom he was very proud. He was the son of Eleanore (nee Bolas) and the late Alfred Kosco. Private services are being held, and the family asks that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to Seasons of Life Hospice, 9511 W. Pleasant Valley Rd., Parma, OH 44130. Condolences to the family can be sent care of Nosek-McCreery Funeral Home. For more details on Kosco's life and for ways to leave a message for the family, visit the funeral home’s website.

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Nosek-McCreery Funeral Home

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Gerald J. Kaufman, Jr., Software Engineer, Glider Pilot

Services were held Wednesday.

Gerald J. Kaufman, Jr., of Brecksville, died last week at the age of 61. Faulhaber Funeral Home, which oversaw the services, provided the following information. Kaufman leaves behind his parents, Gerald J. Sr. and Elizabeth, his brother Michael (Pamela Findzel), his sister Deborah and his supportive friends. According to the funeral home’s website, Kaufman worked as a software engineer in Colorado and pursued many hobbies, including flying a glider. There was a memorial mass Wednesday morning and there will be a gathering for family and friends later this week. To learn more about Kaufman’s life and where to send memorial donations, visit Faulhaber Funeral Home’s website.

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Regina Mae Dennis, 95, Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother

Services were held Tuesday.

Regina Mae Dennis (nee Stone), formerly of Brecksville, died Thursday at the age of 95. Nosek-McCreery Funeral Home, which oversaw the services, provided the following information. Dennis was the wife of the late Harry W., the mother of John W. (Susan C.), the late Judy A. Lucas (Don), Linda M. Walter (Alan) and the late William C., the grandmother of Greg, Scott, Steve, Bill Jr., Michael and Deborah, the great grandmother of Cassie, Austin, Destine, Hunter, Grant, Adriana, Isabella, Lucia and the late Dallas and Cameron, and the sister of Paul, Edward, and the late Charles Stone, Harry “Jack” Stone and Martha Powell. Services were held at Nosek-McCreery Funeral Home on Tuesday. For information on where to send memorial donations or for …

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Nosek-McCreery Funeral Home

Saturday, March 10, 2012

Arthur E. Lindberg, Jr., 82, Father, Grandfather

Services will be held Sunday and Monday.

Arthur E. Lindberg, Jr., of Brecksville died Thursday at the age of 82. Nosek-McCreery Funeral Home, which is handling the services, provided the following information. Lindberg was preceded in death by his wife, Beverly (nee Anderson). He leaves behind his daughter, Linda, his son, Terry (Debbie), his granddaughter, Amanda, his fiancée, Norita Harris, his sisters, Viola “Bonnie” Wittlinger and Lucille Alker, and many nieces and nephews. He was a 50-year-member of Quarry Lodge and the Brecksville Chapter of the O.E.S. Calling hours will take place from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 6 to 9 p.m. on Sunday at Nosek-McCreery Funeral Home. Family and friends may also gather at the funeral home at 10 a.m. on Monday. A procession will follow to …

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Nosek-McCreery Funeral Home

Thursday, March 8, 2012

L. Margaret Anderson, 91, Mother, Grandmother

Services will be held Saturday.

Lela Margaret Anderson (nee Kintner), formerly of Brecksville, died last Saturday at the age of 91. Nosek-McCreery Funeral Home, which is handling the services, provided the following information. Anderson was the wife of the late James Robert, Sr., mother of Virginia “Gina” Brickman and James Robert Jr. “Jim” (Sue), “Nana” to Kelly and Kirsten Anderson, Jenny Brickman, and Mariel Franklin, sister of Paul Kintner, Sr. (Vivian), George Kintner (Carolyn), Frances Boozer (Howard, deceased), James Kintner (Doris), Robert Kintner (Sallie), and Dorothy Kintner (deceased), daughter of the late Pauline and Olis Kintner, aunt and great aunt of many, sister-in-law to Gordon Anderson (Bev), and friend of Carol Chamberlain and Kathy Krynak. A memorial…

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Nosek-McCreery Funeral Home

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