Obituaries

Nov 3, 2022

Mass of Christian Burial for Jim, 88, of Willoughby, will be at 10 AM on Tuesday, November 8, 2022 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 37932 Euclid Avenue, Willoughby. Please meet directly at the Church.

The family will receive friends from 4-8 PM on Monday, November 7, 2022 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby....

Nov 3, 2022

My mom was Lydia Logan. What made her the best mom was the love that she showed me and my dad. She always put us first, which made her a fabulous wife and mother. She was my best friend and was always there to encourage and guide me in my life. I know in my heart that she will...

Nov 3, 2022

Memorial service for Arthur T. Sutt, 73, of Mentor, will be at 7 PM Friday, November 11, 2022 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Ave., Willoughby.

Family will receive friends 5-7 PM Friday, prior to the service at the funeral home.

Arthur passed away November 3, 2022 in Mentor. Born May 22, 1949 in Cleveland,...

Nov 2, 2022

Laurel R. “Laurie” (Carmany) Fircak of Willoughby went to rest with the Lord Wednesday, November 2, 2022.

She was born January 6, 1952.

Laurie was a retired healthcare worker at Breckenridge Village.

She will be remembered for her love, generosity, and caring for family and friends. She...

Oct 31, 2022

James Richard Haines passed away peacefully on October 31, 2022, at home with his love, Mary Lou, at his side. He was just five weeks shy of his 88th birthday. Jim put his family first with every move he made, from his career, to his projects, vacations, and his life as a loving husband, father, uncle, brother, and grandfather....

Oct 29, 2022

A service to celebrate the life of Jayden A. Dietrich, 22, of Willoughby, will be at 12 noon on Tuesday, November 8, 2022 at Grace Church of Mentor, 6883 Reynolds Road, Mentor.

Jayden passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, October 29, 2022.

Born July 4, 2000 in Ithaca, NY, he lived in...

Oct 26, 2022

Services for Janet H. (Wheeler) Helmick, 82, of Mentor, will be at 1 PM on Wednesday, November 2, 2022 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby.

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

Mrs. Helmick passed...

Oct 23, 2022

Oct 20, 2022

Services for Robert C. Seeders, Sr., 81, of Willoughby Hills, will be at 11 AM on Thursday, October 27, 2022 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby.

The family will receive friends from 6-8 PM on Wednesday, October 26, 2022 at the funeral home.

Robert entered into Heaven on October...

Oct 16, 2022

Judith L. (Schuerger) Bozell, 79, of Painesville and throughout the Cleveland area. Mother of Debra (Robert) Claypool, Laura Bozell, and Catherine Bozell-Kudlaty and step-mother of Bonnie (Viktor) Rzeteljski. Yiayia to Nicholas and Ava Kudlaty and Miranda, Gabriel, and Laura Claypool. She also leaves behind many siblings, nieces and nephews and their families. Mass of Christian Burial will be at...

Oct 13, 2022

Hazel B. Perkins, 95, was called home to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, October 13, 2022.

Beloved daughter of George and Ella (nee: Heritcsko) Perkins, dear friend of Michael Colarik, many cousins and friends.

Hazel was born in Cleveland on August 3, 1927. She attended Oliver Wendall Holmes...

Oct 13, 2022

Private Family Services

Oct 12, 2022

Services for Alynn Jean Mahle, 67, of Cleveland, will be at 11 AM on Tuesday, October 18, 2022 at The Old Stone Church, 91 Public Square, Cleveland.

The family will receive friends from 4-7 PM on Monday, October 17, 2022 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby.

Alynn passed away...

Oct 11, 2022

Alvina passed the morning of October 11th, 2022 peacefully in her sleep at Brookdale assisted living in Mentor, Ohio.

Born in Cleveland, Ohio on 11/11/1937, she moved to Eastlake, Ohio where she lived for fifty years before moving to Austinburg, Ohio in 1992 until 2018.

Mom met her future husband as...

Oct 11, 2022

Funeral services for Dennis N. Friedman, 74, of Mentor, will be at 8 PM Friday, October 14, 2022 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Ave., Willoughby.

Family will receive friends 5-8 PM Friday, prior to the service at the funeral home.

Dennis passed away peacefully at home on October 11, 2022...

Oct 6, 2022

Celebration of Life for James G. “Jim” Claycomb, 81, of Willoughby, will be at 4 PM Sunday, October 16, 2022 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Ave., Willoughby.

Family will receive friends 1-4 PM Sunday, prior to the service at the funeral home.

Jim passed away peacefully on October 6, 2022 at Kirtland Rehabilitation and...

Oct 4, 2022

A celebration of the life of Edward Thomas Weaver, 57, of Mentor-on-the-Lake, will be at 3 PM on Saturday, October 22. 2022 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby.

The family will receive friends from 1-3 PM on Saturday. Prior to the service.

Edward passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, October...

Oct 4, 2022

Funeral services for Karie S. Bair, 43, of Mentor, will be at 7 PM Friday, October 7, 2022 at Grace Church of Mentor, 6883 Reynolds Rd., Mentor.

Karie passed away peacefully October 4, 2022 with her loving family by her side. Born December 2, 1978 in Painesville, she lived in Lake County her entire life....

Sep 30, 2022

Born to William and Inez (Neimeyer) Laubach on October 30, 1925 in Little Rock, AR

Upon graduating from high school, Gene was inducted into the United States Army in January 1944, at the height of World War II. While in the army, he certified as a Marksman and served in the Asia Pacific campaign in...

Sep 28, 2022

Larry V. Howie, 85, of Eastlake, was received by his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on September 28, 2022.

He was born June 18, 1937 in East Conemaugh, PA to the late Fred and Elizabeth (Thomas) Howie.

He moved his family to Lake County in 1959. A devoted born-again Christian, he...