Angus Fordham Bond (Angus F. Bond III)

Angus Fordham Bond, 95, of Cleveland, Ohio passed on to our Heavenly Father on Sunday, March 3, 2019. Angus was born on July 20, 1923 in Cleveland. As a youngster Angus lived in various locations, eventually returning to Cleveland where he graduated from Shaw High School. He enlisted in the U.S. Army and served a short time before the war’s end as a switchboard operator in the Hawaiian Islands. He attended Case Western Reserve University, graduating with a Master’s Degree in Physics. Angus worked as a computer software analyst for TRW, Harris Corporation, then as a consultant until his retirement. Angus lived the majority of his adult life in Cleveland, where he met and married his wife, Anna, of 60 years, then settled into their family home situated near the shore of Lake Erie where he joined and remained a lifelong member of the neighborhood Beachland Park Association. He resided there for 59 years until his death.

He was a lifelong member of the Church of the Epiphany in Euclid, Ohio where he sang in the choir and helped with church computer doing bulletins and graphics. Angus loved music and ministry and all things related to science and nature. A lifelong learner, Angus played the piano, enjoyed puzzles of all sorts, checkers (draughts), the game of Go, and most of all Chess. He taught himself Lithuanian so he could more effectively compete at the neighborhood Lithuanian chess club, and in his later years studied Chinese. He was a member of the Cleveland Astronomical Society and Cleveland Go Club. He collected maps, enjoyed nature, and was a frequent visitor to Cleveland’s Metroparks. Angus will be remembered for his devotion to his family.

He is survived his children Elizabeth Eleanor Bond, Peter Wilkes Bond, David Cameron Bond, Jane Ann Reinoso, Matthew Hayes Bond, Anna Margaret Vanderhoff and their spouses, and thirteen grandchildren and one great-granddaughter, sister, MaryEllen (Bond) Clark, as well as nieces, nephews and dear friends. He is preceded in death by his wife, Anna Ruth (Tucker) Bond, parents, Angus Fair Bond and Josselyn (Hayes) Bond, his brother, Allan Bond, and his son, Angus Frederick Bond.

Friends may call Saturday, March 9 between 11am-1pm at Burr Funeral Home, 116 South Street, Chardon, Ohio. Service at 1pm with interment immediately following at Overlook Cemetery in Parkman, Ohio.