Raymond Leslie
Dec 20, 2020
Graveside services and interment for Raymond Leslie, 70, of Mentor-on-the-Lake, will be at 12 Noon on Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at Crown Hill Cemetery, 8592 Darrow Road (State Route 91; 1/2 mile South of Interstate 480), Twinsburg. The Rev. Larry A. Pozza of ShadeTree Community Church will officiate at the service. Mr. Leslie passed away at his home on...
William J. Walton
Dec 17, 2020
Funeral services for William J. “BILL THE YMCA GREETER” Walton, 77, of Mentor, formerly of Eastlake, will be 12 PM Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Ave., Willoughby. Family will receive friends 10 AM- 12 PM Tuesday, prior to the service at the funeral home. Social distancing protocols will be enforced and masks are required....
Christiana Lynn Swires-Maine
Dec 16, 2020
Christiana L. Swires-Maine of Willoughby, Ohio passed away peacefully on December 16, 2020, after a courageous battle with Lou Gehrig’s Disease (ALS). She was born February 23, 1969 in State College, Pennsylvania. She grew up in Aurora, Ohio and later made her home in Willoughby. Chris graduated from The University of Akron and worked at Progressive Insurance Co. for...
Donald R. Hantak
Dec 16, 2020
Donald R. Hantak passed away on December 16, 2020 after a courageous battle with vascular dementia. He was born in Cleveland on February 27, 1936. As a child he moved to Willoughby Hills, with his parents Howard and Louise Hantak and his grandfather John Ebert (of blessed memory). After his graduation from Hiram College in 1958 he enlisted in...
Richard J. Buckley
Dec 12, 2020
Richard “Rick” J. Buckley, Sr., 76, of Painesville, OH., passed away Saturday December 12, 2020 at UH Geauga Medical Center. Born August 30, 1944 in Conneaut, OH. He was a resident of Lake County, OH. For 46 years and a “snow bird” in Fort Myers, FL. for 10 years. Mr. Buckley was a veteran of the United States Air...
Nicole F. Cuffman
Dec 12, 2020
Nicole Fiore Cuffman, 30, of Willoughby passed away on Saturday December 12, 2020. Born on July 26, 1990 in Mayfield Heights, Ohio, to Gary and Pattie Cuffman. Nicole was a 2008 graduate of Willoughby South High School. She was so full of life and had a heart of gold. She had the biggest smile that would light up the...
Dennis L. Adams
Dec 12, 2020
Graveside services for Dennis L. Adams, 71, of Mentor-on-the-Lake, will be 12:30 PM Friday, December 18, 2020 at Willoughby Memorial Gardens (Section A), 38660 Lakeshore Blvd., Willoughby. Please meet at the cemetery. Current pandemic guidelines, including social distancing and the wearing of masks will be followed while visiting the cemetery. Denny passed away December 12, 2020 in Mentor-on-the-Lake. Born...
Hugh Charles Araps
Dec 11, 2020
Hugh Araps, 35, of Mentor, passed away December 11, 2020 after a courageous fight against Ewing’s Sarcoma, a form of Cancer.
Born March 21, 1985, he was a 2003 graduate of Riverside High School. He married Jessica, the love of his life in June of 2016. Hugh was a devoted and loving husband and nothing...
Mazie Dale Sandison
Dec 10, 2020
Mazie D. (Connolly) Sandison, 98, of Willowick, passed away peacefully at home December 10, 2020, surrounded by her loving family. Born July 28, 1922 in Savannah, Georgia, she lived in Willowick the past 64 years. Prior to marriage and moving to the Cleveland area in 1947, Mazie worked for The Medical Depot during WWII and The Savannah Gas Company....
Robert E. Hollister
Dec 9, 2020
Services for Robert Edward (Bob) Hollister, 76, of Madison Township, will be at 10 AM on Saturday, December 19, 2020 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby. Father Andrew Clements of St. Nicholas Orthodox Church will officiate at the service. The family will receive friends from 4-7 PM on Friday, December 18, 2020 at the funeral home. Current...
Barbara L. Schmidt
Dec 5, 2020
Services for Barbara L. (Maiolo) Schmidt, 80, of Mentor, will be at 8 PM on Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby. The family will receive friends from 5-8 PM on Wednesday, prior to the service at the funeral home. Social distancing protocols will be followed and masks will be required when visiting the...
Donna Marie Pacholke
Dec 4, 2020
Donna Marie (Lucas) Pacholke, 74, of Concord Township, passed away Friday, December 4, 2020. Born March 3, 1946 in Cleveland, she was a lifelong Lake County resident. She will be remembered as a loving sister, wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, who was a master of puzzles, crossword puzzles and loved playing with her granddaughters and great-granddaughter. Mom was passionate...
Kathleen M. Hantak
Nov 28, 2020
Kathleen M. Hantak (nee Campbell) passed away on November 28, 2020 after a courageous battle with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. She was born in Cleveland on March 23, 1943. As the second of four sisters, the “Campbell girls”, Eleanor Brower, Kathleen, Sheila Finnerty and Colleen (John) Mugnano maintained a close and supportive bond through the years thanks to the love...
Priscilla Ann Waldren
Nov 28, 2020
Private family services have been held for Priscilla Ann (Haven) Waldren, 90, of Wickliffe. Mrs. Waldren passed away Saturday, November 28, 2020. Born June 28, 1930 in Dover Township, Cuyahoga County, she has lived in Lake County for more than 60 years. She was an active member of Erieside Church on the Boulevard in Willowick, where she taught Sunday...
Glenn W. Denham
Nov 26, 2020
Glenn William Denham, 79, of Willoughby died Thanksgiving evening, Thursday, November 26, 2020, after several months of declining health, and not Covid-19. Glenn was born in Kent, Ohio. After attending Collinwood High School, he enlisted in the US Army and was stationed in Germany. An Expert (Rifle M-14) Sharpshooter, he proudly served his country, willing to defend the very...
William A. Behnke
Nov 24, 2020
A memorial service for William A. Behnke, 96, of Willoughby, will be held at 10:30 AM Saturday, January 23, for family members, at Willoughby United Methodist Church, 15 Public Square, Willoughby. Due to Covid-19 restrictions, the service will be live streamed for others wishing to join the family in remembering Bill. (Live Stream Access: dtwchurch.org)
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Marie V. Gates
Nov 20, 2020
Private family services for Marie V. (Vallone) Gates, 97, of Willoughby, will be held on Saturday, November 28, 2020. Mrs. Gates passed away Friday, November 20, 2020. Born August 27, 1923 in New York City, she has lived in Willoughby for more than 70 years. She loved quilting, crocheting and watching birds, especially her hummingbirds. She loved to do...
Virginia Darnell-Gottke
Nov 17, 2020
Services for Virginia D. (Snider) Darnell-Gottke, 96, of Chardon Township, will be at 6 PM on Friday, November 20, 2020 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby. The family will receive friends from 2-6 PM on Friday, prior to the service at the funeral home. Guests are required to follow current pandemic guidelines, wear masks and practice social...