Richard A. Krantz's Obituary
Richard Allyn Krantz (76), devoted husband of Barbara Siegel Krantz, loving father of David Krantz (wife, Malinda Krantz and daughter, Kendall Krantz), Amanda Krantz (husband, James Jarrett and sons Jude and Kai Jarrett), Victoria Nassif (Husband, Chris Nassif and son, Grant Nassif and daughter, Lauren Nassif), and Matthew Rhodes (wife, Kendall Rhodes and daughter Arielle Rhodes). Richard, known to all the family as “Big Poppa”, attended Miami University and the graduate school at Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine. Richard began his dental career serving in the U.S. Navy during Vietnam, and ran his private dental practice in Cleveland for nearly 50 years. He loved his profession and was equally loved by his patients. Richard’s passion was spending time with his family and he loved playing golf, tennis and racquetball. He loved building models and model train sets with his children and grandchildren. He also loved all the latest high tech gadgets. He died unexpectedly on August 6, 2020 at the age of 76. The funeral services will be private (due to COVID-19) on Friday, August 7th, 2020 at 3:00pm at Temple Emanu El Synagogue in Orange, Ohio. The celebration of Richard’s life will be held sometime in the near future. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to the Hattie Larlham Foundation (www.hattielarlham.org) in memory of Richard Allyn Krantz.
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