Obituaries

Jun 26, 2013

Services for Sally Ann Loach, 53, of Sarasota, FL, will be at 10:30 AM on Saturday, July 6, 2013 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby. Sally passed away June 26, 2013. She has lived in Sarasota for the past nine years, moving from Willoughby. Survivors are her husband of 38 years, Jim; sons, Christopher (Jami) and Brian...

Jun 26, 2013

Memorial services for Joan “Candy” Kovacs, 77, of Willowick, will be at 6 PM on Sunday, July 7, 2013 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby. Mrs. Kovacs passed away Wednesday, June 26, 2013 at her home. Born October 27, 1935 in Cleveland, she has been a lifelong resident of Willowick. She was a member of St. Mary...

Jun 23, 2013

Services for Rosemarie “Rosie” Suchetka, 83, of Willoughby, will be at 6:30 PM on Tuesday, June 25, 2013) at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby. The family will receive friends from 3 PM until the time of the services at the funeral home. Mrs. Suchetka passed away on Sunday, June 23, 2013 at her home, surrounded in love...

Jun 22, 2013

Louis G. “Lou” Davis, 83, of Eastlake, passed away Saturday, June 22, 2013 at the Louis Stokes Veterans Hospital, in Cleveland. Mr. Davis was a Fresno, CA resident until moving to Lake County eight months ago. He was a veteran in the US Army from 1948 – 1951 and re-enlisted in the Air Force from 1951 – 1955. He...

Jun 20, 2013

ROBERT L. Harnden, Jr., 84, of Willoughby. Beloved husband for 54 years of Connie Padgett Harnden, passed Thursday, June 20, 2013. Bob was born in Fremont on September 11, 1928 to Robert, Sr. and Leota Little Harnden. He is survived by his wife Connie, daughters, Sarah (Michael) Knouse and Susan (Chris) Young, and four grandsons, Kenneth, Stephen, Ethan and...

Jun 19, 2013

Funeral services for Geraldine M. Schwartz, 93, of Kirtland, will be at 10 AM on Monday, June 24, 2013 at Trinity Lutheran Church, 37728 Euclid Ave., Willoughby Mrs. Schwartz passed away June 19, 2013 at her home. She was born March 30, 1920 in Berea, to William and Marie Eckert Klink. Geraldine was raised in Berea and was a...

Jun 12, 2013

Services for Josephine (Bosley) Mason, 85, of Mentor, will be at 10 AM on Friday, June 14, 2013 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby. Mrs. Mason passed away Thursday, June 12, 2013 at Lake West Medical Center in Willoughby, on her 85th birthday. Born in Keyser, WV, she has lived in Mentor for the past 61 years....

Jun 11, 2013

Funeral services for Marian L. Huber, 88, of Kirtland, will be at 12:30 PM on Friday, June 14, 2013 at the Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Ave., Willoughby. Mrs. Huber passed away June 11, 2013 at Emeritus at Mentor. She was born September 21, 1924 in Cleveland, to Arthur and Ruth (Hemerlin) Barber. Raised in Beachwood, she graduated from...

Jun 11, 2013

Services for Herbert H. Alexander, 86, of Wickliffe, will be at 7 PM on Friday, June 14, 2013 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Ave., Willoughby. The Rev. Don Grauer will officiate at the service. Mr. Alexander passed away on Tuesday, June 11, 2013 at the Ohio Veteran’s Home in Sandusky. Born August 23, 1926 in Blairsville, PA, he...

Jun 9, 2013

Funeral services for Kenneth A. Kutina, 80, of Kirtland, will be at 1 PM on Thursday, June 13, 2013 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Ave., Willoughby. Kenneth passed away June 9, 2013 at the Golden Living Center in Kirtland. He was born June 1, 1933 in Cleveland, to Edward and Lillian Brunst Kutina. He was Kirtland resident for...

Jun 6, 2013

Jun 6, 2013

Jun 5, 2013

James Fry, 96, of Euclid, passed away June 5, 2013 with family at his side. He was born January 14, 1917 in Latrobe, PA. He was an Army veteran of World War II. A long time railroad employee, Mr. Fry began his career with the Pennsylvania Railroad in Delmont, PA as a fireman on steam locomotives. He later moved...

Jun 4, 2013

Graveside services for David D. Matthews, 64, of Twinsburg and formerly of Willoughby, will be at 10 AM on Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at South Kirtland Cemetery. Mr. Matthews passed away on Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at Hospice House in Cleveland. Born February 2, 1949 in Painesville, he was raised in Willoughby and has lived in Twinsburg since 1982....

Jun 3, 2013

Services for Raymond L. Blakemore, 87, of Wickliffe, will be at 10 AM on Thursday, June 6, 2013 at Willoughby United Methodist Church, 15 Public Square, Willoughby. The Rev. Donald R. Perks will officiate at the service. Mr. Blakemore passed away Monday, June 3, 2013 at his home. Born November 17, 1925, he was a lifelong Lake County resident,...

Jun 2, 2013

MARY “TOMMIE” REIMER SCOTT, 93, of Willoughby, beloved wife of the late Ralph Reimer and Earl Scott; loving mother of Loraine (husband, Ronald) Baker and Darlene (Farrell) (husband, Frank) Zingale; grandmother of Ryan (Jill) Baker, Robin (Jeff) Baker-Parnell and step grandmother of Cynthia (Matt) Katcoff and Scott Zingale and great-grandmother of Juliet. Preceded in death by her parents, James...

May 30, 2013

Memorial services for Mary Pat (Pacula) Opatrny, 88, of Eastlake, will be at 8 PM on Friday, June 7, 2013 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby. The family will receive friends prior to the service on Friday, from 5-8 PM. Mrs. Opatrny passed away Thursday, May 30, 2013 at Hospice House in Cleveland. Born December 4, 1924...

May 30, 2013

Wilma L. Shaffer (nee Grooms) of Mentor, passed away on Thursday, May 30, 2013 at Lake West Medical Center in Willoughby. She was born October 28, 1926 in Washington County, PA. She lived in Willoughby for the past 44 years. She was the beloved wife for 69 years to Donald Ray Shaffer who died in March, 2012. Mrs. Shaffer...

May 27, 2013

May 27, 2013

Memorial services for Ruth L. “Jinx” Vest, 83, of Mentor, will be at 7 PM on Monday, June 3, 2013 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby. The family will receive friends from 5-7 PM on Monday at the funeral home. The Rev. William H. Alvey will officiate at the service. Mrs. Vest passed away Monday, May 27,...