Obituaries

Jul 17, 2021

Brian “BJ” Knotts, 25, of Willoughby, passed away suddenly on July 17, 2021. BJ loved cooking new things, listening to podcasts, hanging with friends and was secretly an avid reader. He is survived by Brian and Kristine (Judson) Knotts, Elyssa (Nick) and Elliott Hendershot and Erik Knotts; grandparents, and extended family. A Service of Remembrance will be held at...

Jul 12, 2021

Services for Virginia L. (Judkins) Burke, 60, of Chester Township, will be at 11 AM on Saturday, July 17, 2021 at St. Mark Lutheran Church, 11900 Chillicothe Road, Chester Township. The Rev. Mark Matzke will officiate at the service. The family will receive friends from 4-8 PM on Friday, July 16, 2021 and from 10-11 AM on Saturday, prior...

Jul 11, 2021

Services for David M. Dome, 59, of Mentor, will be at 11 AM on Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby. The family will receive friends from 5-8 PM on Monday, July 19, 2021 at the funeral home. Mr. Dome passed away Sunday, July 11, 2021. Born September 11, 1961 in Cleveland, he was...

Jul 6, 2021

Funeral services for Sylvia L. (Colledge) Bernstein, 77, of Chester Twp. will be 7 PM Monday, July 12, 2021 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Ave., Willoughby. Family will receive friends 4-7 PM Monday, prior to the service at the funeral home. Sylvia passed away July 6, 2021 in Willoughby. Born January 8, 1944 in Tyrone, Pennsylvania, Sylvia lived...

Jul 3, 2021

Rita A. Good, age 83, of Euclid, died July 3, 2021. Rita was the devoted mother of Paula (Isaac) Richards and Margaret (Paul) Kuck; loving grandmother of Lauren, David, Gwen, Audrey, Annie, Claudia, and Evelyn; dear sister of Fred Gier and John (Marge) Gier; and dear aunt of many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her...

Jun 29, 2021

Daniel Howard Pfeifle, age 63, of Mentor, Ohio went home to heaven on June 29, 2021. He was born on March 2, 1958 in Jackson, Michigan to Jack Quinton and Dorothy (Peckens) Pfeifle. Experiencing God’s provision throughout his life, Dan was ever mindful that this world was not his true home. When Dan received his pancreatic cancer diagnosis on...

Jun 25, 2021

Services for Patricia J. (Hayward) Groskopf, 86, of Willoughby, will be at 11 AM on Wednesday, June 30, 2021 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby. The family will receive friends from 2-4, 6-8 PM on Tuesday, June 29, 2021 at the funeral home. Mrs. Groskopf passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at her home on Friday,...

Jun 22, 2021

Services for Maryann Perdue, 81, of Willoughby, will be at 10 AM on Tuesday, June 29, 2021 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby. The family will receive friends from 4-7 PM on Monday, June 28, 2021 at the funeral home. Mrs. Perdue passed away Tuesday, June 22, 2021 at Euclid Hospital. Born November 13, 1939 in Garfield...

Jun 22, 2021

Memorial services for Lu Ann Key, 59, of Willoughby, will be at 3 PM on Sunday, June 27, 2021 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby. The family will receive friends from 1-3 PM on Sunday, prior to the service. Lu Ann passed away Tuesday, June 22, 2021. Born March 13, 1962 in Willoughby, she was a longtime...

Jun 21, 2021

Louis G. Barko, 65, of Eastlake, passed away June 21, 2021 with his family by his side. He was born January 13, 1956 in Cleveland. Louis worked as a machinist for Ohio Moulding in Wickliffe and as a mover for North American Van Lines Moving Co. He enjoyed playing cards and spending time with his family. Survivors include his...

Jun 21, 2021

A celebration of the life of John E. Fick, III, 64, of Mentor, will be from 6-8 PM on Thursday, June 24, 2021 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby. Mr. Fick passed away Monday, June 21, 2021. Born October 27, 1956 in Lima, he was a longtime Chardon resident before retiring to Navarre, FL, where he lived...

Jun 19, 2021

Graveside services for James C. Carpenter Jr., 81, of Willoughby, will be 10 AM Saturday, June 26, 2021 at Evergreen Cemetery, 350 Eastwood St., Geneva. (Section 9) Family will receive friends 5-8 PM Friday at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Ave., Willoughby. James passed away June 19, 2021 in Mentor. He was born May 18, 1940 in Ashtabula. In...

Jun 18, 2021

Duane L. “Doc” Duncan, 72, of Micco, FL passed away on Friday, June 18, 2021 surrounded by his family. Mr. Duncan was born on December 7, 1948 in Cleveland, he was the son of the late George Jr. and Almyra (Dion) Duncan. Duane lived in Willoughby until moving to Florida 17 years ago. Mr. Duncan retired as a police...

Jun 15, 2021

John Neil Nelson, devoted and beloved husband, father and grandfather, passed away peacefully at home on June 15, 2021. Born to John R. and Evelyn A. Nelson on March 18, 1929, John graduated from Cleveland Heights High School, received his degree in mechanical engineering from the Case Institute of Technology, and then served in the United States Navy.

Jun 13, 2021

Services for Carl D. Burkholder, 68, of Eastlake, will be at 8 PM on Friday, June 18, 2021 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby. The family will receive friends from 6-8 PM on Friday, prior to the service at the funeral home. Mr. Burkholder passed away Sunday, June 13, 2021 at his home. Born June 10, 1953...

Jun 11, 2021

Jun 10, 2021

Services for Russell C. Brink, 99, of Mentor, will be at 11 AM on Monday, June 21, 2021 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby. The family will receive friends from 2-6 PM on Sunday, June 20, 2021 at the funeral home. Mr. Brink passed away Thursday, June 10, 2021 at Mapleview Country Villa in Chardon. Born April...

Jun 9, 2021

Emil Frederick Bush, 89, of Lake County, passed away on June 9, 2021 of a painful battle with kidney failure and COPD. He was born on July 31, 1922 to his parents, Julius and Olga Bush. He is now with his loving wife, Coreen, who passed away in 2016 as well as his daughter, Darlene, who passed away in...

Jun 7, 2021

Services for John W. Bunnell, 86, will be at 10 A.M. on Friday June 11, 2021, at Davis -Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby. John passed away at the David Simpson Hospice House. The family will receive friends from 4-8 P.M. on Thursday, June 10, 2021 at the funeral home. The family requests you wear golf attire rather...

Jun 6, 2021

Thomas Andrew Schaefer passed away on Sunday, June 6, 2021 in Cleveland, Ohio after battling cancer. Tom was born in Cleveland on December 14, 1941. He attended Immaculate Conception Catholic School and then Kirtland High School, playing football and basketball. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Business from Cleveland State University. After graduation, Tom worked at Addressograph-Multigraph in Accounting....