Obituaries

Aug 9, 2025

Services for Gwendolyn J. (Long) Brown, 97, of Willowick, will be at 11 AM on Thursday, August 14, 2025 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby.

The family will receive friends from 4-7 PM on Wednesday, August 13, 2025 at the funeral home. In honor of mom’s love for the Cleveland Indians, please feel...

Aug 9, 2025

Mary Ellen “Mare” Manning Popa, (nee: Haney), aged 83, of Lake County, Ohio passed away peacefully on August 9, 2025. She was born to the late Glen Haney Sr. and Gertrude (Foltz) Haney in Canton, Ohio in 1942, the sixth of nine children.

Mare raised her family in Willowick, Ohio, where she worked as a bank teller. She had an affinity...

Aug 6, 2025

Funeral services for James “Jim” Keith Brown will be at 11 AM Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby.

The family will receive friends from 9-11 AM onTuesday, prior to the service at the funeral home.

Jim was born on September 21, 1934 in Harlan, Kentucky...

Aug 5, 2025

A Mass of Resurrection for William J. Somnitz, 86, of Kirtland, will be at 10:30 AM on Saturday, September 13, 2025 at Divine Word Catholic Church, 8100 Eagle Road, Kirtland, Ohio.

The family will receive friends, for visitation, from 9 AM until 10:30 AM on Saturday, prior to the Mass.

Mr....

Aug 2, 2025

Memorial services for Nancy Anne (Hauser) Zenobi, 63, of Willoughby, will be at 12 Noon on Friday, August 8, 2025 at Willoughby United Methodist Church, 15 Public Square, Willoughby. The service will also be livestreamed on YouTube. Please go to www.youtube.com and enter this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6wbNHRNv6I

Born February 28, 1962 in Painesville, she was raised...

Jul 29, 2025

Services for Reverend William Ralph Wolfgang, 88, of Concord Township and formerly of Youngstown, will be at 11:00 AM on Friday, August 8, 2025 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby.

The family will receive friends from 4-8 PM on Thursday, August 7, 2025, and on Friday, from 10-11 AM, prior to the service,...

Jul 28, 2025

Services for Ruth Ann “Annie” (nee: Roniger) Kaiser, 92, of Willoughby, will be at 7 PM on Thursday, July 31, 2025 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby.

The family will receive friends from 4-7 PM on Thursday, prior to the service.

Mrs. Kaiser passed away peacefully on Monday, July...

Jul 25, 2025

Joyce Margaret “Peggy” Ardner (née Willham) went to be with the Lord on July 25th, 2025 at the age of 83.

Cherished mother of Diane Bopp, Cindy Siracusa (Tony), and Jennifer Brush (Dan). Adored grandmother of Alexis (Mike), Keith (Kaitlyn), Brian (Jessica), Emily, Timothy, Mathew, Austin, Kaitlyn, Jewel, and Timmy. Great-grandmother to Harper and Noah....

Jul 20, 2025

Memorial services for Debra L. Zimmerman, of Willoughby, will be held on Saturday, August 9, 2025 at 11 AM at Grace Episcopal Church, 36200 Ridge Road, Willoughby, OH 44094.

The family will receive friends from 10-11 AM on Saturday, prior to the service at the Church.

Debra passed away Sunday, July...

Jul 12, 2025

Services for Florence Virginia Hubrath, 90, of Mentor, will be at 12 Noon on Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby.

The family will receive friends from 10 AM until 12 Noon on Tuesday, prior to the service at the funeral home.

Mrs. Hubrath passed away...

Jul 9, 2025

Services for Louise D. Mosgrave, 92, of Painesville Township, will be at 1 PM on Monday, July 14, 2025 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby.

The family will receive friends from 11 AM – 1 PM on Monday, prior to the service at the funeral home.

Mrs. Mosgrave passed...

Jul 8, 2025

Sandra L. (nee: Barbato) (Cardile) (Cartmell) Rukule, 66, of Euclid, passed away after a short illness on July 8, 2025.

She leaves behind her children, Christopher, Michael (Lauren), Dawn and Amber (Jacob). She was a loving grandmother of Allyssa, Anthony, Jacob and Joseph (Sandy Iskra) and sister of Patricia (Kris) Crease and Barbara (George “Dusty”)...

Jul 7, 2025

Memorial services for Martha J. “Marty” (Douglas) Ellsworth, 94, of Willoughby, will be at 11 AM on Thursday, July 24, 2025 at Mentor United Methodist Church, 8600 Mentor Avenue, Mentor.

The family will receive friends at a reception following the service at the Church.

Mrs. Ellsworth passed away peacefully on Monday,...

Jul 2, 2025

Services for Edward Bosko, 87, of Willowick, will be at 2 PM on Monday, July 7, 2025 at Western Reserve Memorial Gardens, in the chapel,11521 Chillicothe Road, Chesterland.

Mr. Bosko passed away Wednesday, July 2, 2025.

Born April 20, 1938 in Brookfield Township, MI, and has lived in Willowick for the...

Jul 1, 2025

Rose Clara Koryta Wolf passed away peacefully on July 1, 2025, after several years of care at the Mount Saint Joseph Rehab Center in Euclid, Ohio. She was born on February 22, 1932, the daughter of Clarence Koryta and Viola Kundmueller Koryta.

Rose attended public schools, graduating from South High School, and went on to...

Jun 23, 2025

Services for Ellie (Galanis) Tsironis, 82, of Highland Heights, will be at 11 AM on Friday, July 11, 2025 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby.

The family will receive friends from 5-8 PM on Thursday, July 10 and from 10-11 AM on Friday, July 11, at the funeral home.

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Jun 18, 2025

Funeral services for Rudolph V. Phillips, 93, of Newbury Twp., will be at 10 AM on Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby.

The family will receive friends 4-7 PM on Monday, June 23, 2025 at the funeral home.

Rudy passed away peacefully Wednesday, June 18,...

Jun 15, 2025

Nevada S. Choate, 29, of Madison Township, passed away tragically on Sunday, June 15, 2025.

The family will receive friends from 4-7:45 PM on Friday, June 20, 2025 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby. There will be a short service beginning at 7:45 PM.

Nevada was born August 31,...

Jun 14, 2025

Lynn Robin Dieter, age 78, went to be with the Lord on June 14, 2025, at the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio.

He was a devoted husband, loving father, grandfather and great-grandfather, and a dedicated provider for his family.

Lynn, a Vietnam veteran, served his country in...

Jun 11, 2025

Brian Lee Dickey, age 63, of Chesterland, Ohio, passed away on June 11, 2025, after a two-year battle with leukemia.

Born on August 17, 1961 in Mentor, Ohio, Brian was very proud of his ancestral roots there and enjoyed researching his family history.

Brian was a graduate of Cleveland State University,...