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Margaret McCandless

Margaret McCandless

Female 1920 - 2019  (98 years)


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  • Name Margaret McCandless  [1, 2] 
    Birth 2 Nov 1920  Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Gender Female 
    Death 15 Jul 2019  Richmond Heights, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I5652  Branches and Roots
    Last Modified 13 Feb 2026 

    Family Henry Weidner Zeber,   b. 13 Jan 1924, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Nov 2008, Mentor, Lake, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Family ID F1682  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 13 Feb 2026 

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    1. [S1] Plain Dealer, The, Cleveland, Ohio (print edition), Zeber, H.W. "Bud".
      H.W. "BUD'' ZEBER, age 84, of Mentor, formerly of Rocky River. Beloved husband of Margaret McCandless-Zeber and the late Lauretta M. (Smith) Zeber. Dearest father of David A. (Anne) Zeber, Phil Zeber, Laura (Robert N.) Maloney, Ray Zeber, Nancy (Joe) Spicuzza, Susan (Enaiat) Kohansall, Judy (Tom) George and Rick (Bonnie) Zeber. Stepfather of Thomas McCandless, Peggy McCandless, Daniel (Ren) McCandless and Kathy (Gary) Remer. Dear grandfather of 15. Brother of the late Eileen H. Zeber. Brother-in-law of Father Wilfred Smith. Funeral Mass 10 a.m. Monday at St. Mary of the Assumption, 8560 Mentor Ave., Mentor. Family will receive friends 3-7 P.M. SUNDAY AT THE BRUNNER FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION SERVICE, 8466 MENTOR AVE., MENTOR, OH 44060. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery, Brook Park. Contributions may be made to the charity of one's choice. In lieu of flowers, please donate blood. www.brunners.com

      Plain Dealer, The: 29NOV2008
      HFA: 29NOV2008

    2. [S1] Plain Dealer, The, Cleveland, Ohio (print edition), Zeber, Margaret E (Rodenbucher) McCandless.
      Margaret E. (Rodenbucher) McCandless Zeber, age 98, of Mentor, passed away July 15, 2019 at Brookdale of Richmond Heights.

      She was born November 2, 1920, in Cleveland, OH.

      Mrs. McCandless had taught kindergarten at St. Mary of the Assumption School, as well as having taught in the Mentor School system.

      She was a longtime member of St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church, where she was a member of the Women’s Guild. She enjoyed gardening, needlepoint, crocheting, playing pinochle, cooking and baking. When her children were growing up, she had been a Girl Scout troop leader and a Cub Scout den mother. Mrs. McCandless had also been a member of the Mentor Senior Center, where she assisted in coordinating day trips, one of her favorites being the casino trips.

      She is survived by her daughter, Peggy (Ellen Greenberger) McCandless; son, Daniel (Ren Draya) McCandless; daughter, Kathy (Gary) Remer; grandchildren, Kendrick (Cassandra) McCandless, Max (Nina) Remer, and Austin Remer; great-grandchildren, Gracie Karpovitch, Hunter McCandless, and Massimo Remer; sister, Frances Rose; step-children, David A. (Anne) Zeber, Phil Zeber, Laura (Robert N.) Maloney, Ray Zeber, Nancy (Joe) Spicuzza, Susan (Enaiat) Kohansall, Judy (Tom) George, and Rick (Bonnie) Zeber; 15 step-grandchildren; nieces, Jennifer (Brian) Markham and Melissa Rose; great-nieces and nephews, Tessa Markham, Trevor and Addie Cook.

      She was preceded in death by her husbands, Thomas L. McCandless Jr., and Captain “Bud” Zeber; son, Thomas McCandless; and brother-in-law, Neil Rose.

      The family will receive friends from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, July 21, 2019 at the Brunner Sanden Deitrick Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 8466 Mentor Ave., Mentor, OH 44060. A funeral mass will be held 11 a.m. Monday, July 22, 2019 at St. Mary of the Assumption Church, 8560 Mentor Ave., Mentor, OH 44060. Please meet at church. Interment will be in Western Reserve Memorial Gardens, Chesterland, OH.

      In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, online at www.alz.org/cleveland.

      Offer condolences at www.brunners.com.

      Plain Dealer, The: 19JUL2019
      HFA: 19JUL2019