obituaries
Jim Mueller, former Cleveland sportscaster and radio voice of the Browns, dies at 79
Mueller was a sports anchor at Channels 8 and 3 in the 1970s and 1980s and spent two decades calling Cleveland Browns games on the radio during some of the team's most memorable years.
‘The Art of a Change Agent’: Bill Denihan honored Cleveland with a lifetime of public service -- and gallery-worthy art
Bill Denihan had prepared for months for his art gallery opening Thursday at the Levin College of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University. Unfortunately, he died just three days before his collection's public debut.
Utah’s Orrin Hatch, longest serving GOP senator in history, dies at 88
A conservative on most economic and social issues, he nonetheless teamed with Democrats several times during his long career on issues ranging from stem cell research to rights for people with disabilities to expanding children’s health insurance.
Stephen Sondheim, supreme wordsmith, dies at 91; musical theater loses ‘a giant’
Early in his career, Sondheim wrote the lyrics for two shows considered to be classics of the American stage, “West Side Story” (1957) and “Gypsy” (1959).
What the late Jim Sheeler taught me: Matt Hooke
Even though Jim Sheeler is gone, he will live on through the people immortalized through his words and the countless students he inspired to have bylines in a newspaper or simply look at a neighbor they’ve walked past thousands of times and wonder, just for a second, what their story is, writes Matt Hooke, a 2020 Case Western Reserve University alum and previous Executive Editor of The Observer, the CWRU student newspaper.
Rabbi Joel Chazin, former chaplain at Montefiore in Beachwood, dead at 84
Rabbi Joel Chazin, who retired in 2018 after 22 years as chaplain and director of religious services at Montefiore in Beachwood, died Saturday (July 11) at Hillcrest Hospital in Mayfield Heights due to complications from COVID-19. He was 84.
New Plain Dealer obituaries larger, in color and easier to read — Tim Warsinskey
Beginning today, The Plain Dealer's new paid obituary format features larger type, wider columns and bigger photos that now are in color. On average, the obituaries will double in size.
Gov. George Voinovich, U.S. Rep. Louis Stokes, comedian Tim Conway among notable Cleveland deaths from 2015-2019
As cleveland.com looks back on the decade, we’re looking back on some of the Northeast Ohio celebrities, politicians, business leaders and other luminaries who died over the past 10 years.
Indians ace Bob Feller, Progressive chairman Peter Lewis, author Harvey Pekar among notable Cleveland deaths from 2010-2014
As cleveland.com looks back on the past 10 years, we’re remembering some of the Northeast Ohio celebrities, politicians, business leaders and other luminaries who died over the past 10 years.
Cleveland’s ‘Polka Ambassador,’ Tony Petkovsec, dies at 77
He hosted the nation's longest-running polka radio show.
Lawyer Elliot Azoff represented Cleveland Metroparks, Plain Dealer and other newspapers
Elliot Azoff was a nationally honored lawyer who represented the Cleveland Metroparks, The Plain Dealer and other newspapers around the country.
Don Webster, one of Cleveland’s most popular TV personalities, has died at 79
Webster died at his home in Westlake. He retired 19 years ago after a long, varied career.
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