Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Western Lake County

Kenneth B. Sanford

Kenneth B. Sanford

Sep 24, 2020

Funeral Services for Kenneth B. Sanford, 90, of Willoughby, will be 12 PM Thursday, October 1, 2020 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Ave., Willoughby. Family will receive friends 10 AM- 12 PM Thursday, prior to the service at the funeral home. Social distancing protocols will be enforced and masks are required. Kenneth passed away September 24, 2020 in...

Anna M. Corwin

Anna M. Corwin

Sep 24, 2020

Services for Anna Marie (Conner) Corwin, 91, of Mentor, will be at 3 PM on Thursday, October 1, 2020 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby. Pastor Stoney Drain of Painesville Baptist Church will officiate at the service. The family will receive friends from 2-3 PM on Thursday, prior to the service at the funeral home. Mrs. Corwin...

Ruth D. Vanderground

Ruth D. Vanderground

Sep 22, 2020

Ruth (Damaris) Dunn Vanderground, 76, went home to be with her heavenly Father on September 22, 2020. She was born on April 29, 1944 in Cleveland, Ohio, the daughter of George Byron and Mildred (Anderson) Dunn. Damaris realized the importance of a personal relationship with Jesus Christ at a young age and decided in high school to dedicate her...

Janet Lee Maki

Janet Lee Maki

Sep 21, 2020

Janet L. (Johnson-Kawiecki) Maki, 85, of Eastlake, passed away peacefully September 21, 2020 at her home. She was born October 17, 1934 in Cleveland. Janet was a homemaker until her children were teenagers. Where she found her voice was in writing her opinions to the editor of The News-Herald which led to a love of community involvement. Janet was...

Nick Alexander

Nick Alexander

Sep 19, 2020

Nick Alexander, 48, of Willoughby, passed away unexpectedly on September 19, 2020 at West Medical Center in Willoughby. Nick was born on September 18, 1972 at the former Booth Memorial Hospital in Cleveland. He graduated from Willoughby South High School in 1991 and also received a business marketing education certificate from the Willoughby-Eastlake Technical Center. Nick was an avid...

Leo Clark Mckeown

Leo Clark Mckeown

Sep 15, 2020

Leo Clark McKeown, 66, of Wickliffe, passed away Tuesday, September 15, 2020. Born July 24, 1954 in Pittsburgh, PA and was a lifelong Northeast Ohio resident, having lived in Wickliffe for the past 44 years. He was a graduate of Willoughby South High School and Lakeland Community College. He was a member of Shoregate United Methodist Church in Willowick,...

Lillie M. Farmer

Lillie M. Farmer

Sep 14, 2020

Graveside services for Lillie M. Farmer, 99, formerly of Mentor, will be held at 12 Noon on Monday, September 21, 2020 at Mentor Municipal Cemetery, 6681 Hopkins Road, Mentor. Please meet at Section 23. Lillie is survived by her son, Gary Edwin Holt and wife, Barbara Lee Holt; daughter, Deborah Dawn Holmes; stepdaughter, Jeanette Barr; grandchildren, Donald Holt, Gregory...

Virginia Crow

Virginia Crow

Sep 14, 2020

Services for Virginia G. (Jobes) Crow, 95, of Concord Township, will be at 8:30 PM on Wednesday, September 16, 2020 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby. Elder Marc Addison of The Church of Christ in Mentor will officiate at the service. The family will receive friends from 6-8:30 PM on Wednesday, prior to the service. Mrs. Crow...

Jerry L. Meyers

Jerry L. Meyers

Sep 14, 2020

Funeral services for Jerry L. Meyers, 73, of Mentor-on-the-Lake, will be 7 PM Wednesday, September 16, 2020 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Ave., Willoughby. Family will receive friends 3-7 PM Wednesday at the funeral home. Social distancing protocols will be enforced and masks are required. Jerry passed away September 14, 2020. He was born June 20, 1947 in...

Betty Jane Jenei

Betty Jane Jenei

Sep 14, 2020

Services for Betty Jane (nee: Baker) (Catlett) Jenei, 96, of Willoughby, will be at 3 PM on Saturday, September 19, 2020 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby. The family will receive friends from 1-3 PM on Saturday, prior to the service. Mrs. Jenei passed away Monday, September 14, 2020 at Heartland of Willoughby. She loved gardening and...

Therman Kenneth Lester

Therman Kenneth Lester

Sep 11, 2020

Private family services will be held for Therman Kenneth Lester, 84, of Eastlake. Mr. Lester passed away Friday, September 11, 2020 at MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland. Born October 22, 1935 in Jeffrey, WV, he has lived in Eastlake for the past 47 years. He attended Mentor East Heisley Church of God and was an avid fisherman. Mr. Lester...

Maryann Kolek

Maryann Kolek

Sep 10, 2020

Mass of Christian Burial for MaryAnn (Kolesar) Kolek, 93, of Willoughby, will be 11 AM Wednesday, September 16, 2020 at Immaculate Conception Church, 37940 Euclid Ave., Willoughby. Social distancing protocols will be in place and masks are required. MaryAnn passed away September 10, 2020 in Willoughby. She was born February 6, 1927 in Uniontown, Pennsylvania. Mrs. Kolek was a...

Samuel H. Kunsman

Samuel H. Kunsman

Sep 8, 2020

Services for Samuel H. Kunsman, 62, of Wickliffe, will be at 2 PM on Saturday, September 12, 2020 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby. The family will receive friends from 12 -2 PM on Saturday, prior to the service. Sam passed away Tuesday, September 8, 2020 at his home. Born February 10, 1958 in Cleveland, he was...

Jean C. Lewis

Jean C. Lewis

Sep 8, 2020

Memorial services for Jean C. Lewis, 93, of Mentor, will be at 2 PM on Friday, September 11,2020 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby. The Rev. Sondra D. Snode of Mentor United Methodist Church will officiate at the service. Mrs. Lewis passed away on Tuesday, September 8, 2020 at Vista Springs Quail Highlands in Concord Township. Born...

Donald Raymond Austin

Donald Raymond Austin

Sep 4, 2020

Private family services have been held for Donald Raymond Austin, 74, of Eastlake. Mr. Austin passed away Friday, September 4, 2020 at Hospice House in Cleveland. Born February 11, 1946 in Ashtabula, he has lived in Eastlake for the past 40 years. He was a United States Army veteran, stationed in Germany during the Vietnam era. He attended Erieside...

Michele M. Francis

Michele M. Francis

Aug 30, 2020

Memorial services for Michele M. Francis, 60, of Willoughby, will be at 3 PM on Saturday, September 5, 2020 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby. The family will receive friends from 1-3 PM on Saturday, prior to the service. Michele passed away peacefully on August 30, 2020, at Kirtland Rehabilitation and Care Center, after a long illness...

Carolyn W. Allen

Carolyn W. Allen

Aug 28, 2020

Private family services will be held for Carolyn W. (Wirstrom) Allen, 94, of Kirtland. Mrs. Allen passed away peacefully at her home, surrounded by her children, on Friday, August 28, 2020. Born March 23, 1926 in Cleveland, she has lived in Kirtland since 1947. Carolyn nurtured family and friends through her beliefs in artistic expression and experiencing the beauty...

Cheryl L. Carr

Cheryl L. Carr

Aug 23, 2020

Graveside service for Cheryl L. (Alford) Carr, 70, of Eastlake, will be 11 AM Wednesday August 26, 2020 at Willoughby Memorial Gardens, 38660 Lakeshore Blvd., Willoughby. (Section 32). Cheryl passed away August 23, 2020. She was born January 25, 1950. Cheryl was a homemaker. She was an avid collector of kitchenware. She loved being with family, especially her grandchildren....

Janet Lee Daly

Janet Lee Daly

Aug 22, 2020

Janet L. (Clifton) Daly, 64, of Eastlake, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 22, 2020. She was born October 14, 1955 in Painesville. Janet enjoyed fishing, gardening, and being with her grandchildren. Survivors include her love of 37 years, Bob Rupar; children, Shawn (Steve) Little, Michael (Melissa) Daly, Steve (Heather) Rupar, Tom Rupar, and Tina Rupar-Hayes; grandchildren, Kaden West,...

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