Obituaries

Nov 16, 2019

Celebration of Life for Mary Kay (Libengood) Anderson, 83, of Painesville, will be 7 PM Thursday, November 21, 2019 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Ave., Willoughby. Family will receive friends 5-7 PM Thursday, prior to the service at the funeral home. Mary Kay passed away November 16, 2019 at Altercare of Mentor. Born August 6, 1936 in Lima,...

Nov 14, 2019

Funeral service for Frank J. Bolek Jr., 61, of Willoughby Hills, will be 10 AM Saturday, November 23, 2019 at Willoughby Hills Friends Church, 2846 SOM Center Rd., Willoughby Hills. Family will receive friends 3-7 PM Friday at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Ave., Willoughby. Frank passed away November 14, 2019 in Cleveland. Born October 16, 1958 in Cleveland,...

Nov 13, 2019

Alan Rudy Kog, Sr., 69, a lifelong resident of Kirtland, passed away on Wednesday, November 13, 2019. The family will receive friends to celebrate his life from 3-7 PM on Sunday, November 24, 2019 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby. Alan was born April 4, 1950 to the late Rudy and Leona Kog. Before retiring, he worked...

Nov 11, 2019

Services for Donald Freeman, Sr. 70, of Willowick, will be at 10 AM on Friday, November 15, 2019 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby. The family will receive friends from 6-8 PM on Thursday, November 14, 2019 at the funeral home. Born August 25, 1949 in Oakland, MD, he passed away Monday, November 11, 2019. Mr. Freeman...

Nov 11, 2019

Funeral services for Nellie J. (Pridemore) Brown, of Mentor, will be at 10 AM on Saturday, November 16, 2019 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Ave., Willoughby. The family will receive friends from 5-8 PM on Friday at the funeral home. Nellie passed away November 11, 2019 in Mayfield Heights. She retired from Wiseco Piston Co. after 22 years....

Nov 8, 2019

Services for Laurene (Collins) Lillback, 93, formerly of Willoughby, will be at 1:30 PM on Friday, November 15, 2019 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby. The Rev. Dr. Hazel E. Partington will officiate at the service. The family will receive friends from 11:30 AM until 1:30 PM on Friday, prior to the service at the funeral home. Mrs....

Nov 7, 2019

Nov 5, 2019

Paul Samuel Jenkins, age 81 years, died at his home in Mentor, on All Souls Day, November 1, 2019. Paul grew up in North Olmsted, Ohio. He became an Eagle Scout and graduated from North Olmsted High School, class of 1956. Paul then received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Architecture from Cornell University, where he participated in the...

Nov 5, 2019

Carol J. (Weisert) Pollock, 84, of Euclid, passed away peacefully November 5, 2019 at home, surrounded by her loving family. Born July 19, 1935 in Cleveland, Carol has lived a majority of her life in Euclid. Survivors include her children, Linda Janda, Louise Corti, Leila (Jason) Kornfeld, and Robert G. (Marie) Pollock III; 7 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. She...

Nov 2, 2019

Graveside services for Gary L. Breeden, 70, of Mentor, will be at 11 AM on Friday, November 8, 2019 at Mentor Cemetery, 6881 Hopkins Road, Mentor. Please meet at Section 21. Mr. Breeden passed away Saturday, November 2, 2019. Born September 1, 1949 in Putney, WV, he lived in Euclid before moving to Mentor more than 20 years ago....

Nov 1, 2019

Services for Robert A. Day II, 68, of Mentor, will be at 10 AM on Thursday, November 7, 2019 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby. The family will receive friends from 3-8 PM on Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at the funeral home. Born October 25, 1951 in Washington, PA., Mr. Day passed away suddenly on Friday, November...

Oct 30, 2019

Funeral service for Ethel May “Mazie” Gaines, 91, of Mentor, will be 4 PM Sunday, November 3, 2019 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. Ethel passed from this life on Wednesday, October 30, 2019 after a brief illness. Born October 13, 1928...

Oct 27, 2019

Ronald Joseph Taddeo, M.D., age 85, of Willoughby Hills, died Sunday, October 27, 2019, at Lake Health West Medical Center, where he practiced medicine for 29 years. He was born February 10, 1934, in the Collinwood neighborhood of Cleveland to Mary (Germano) Taddeo Bodanza and Alphonso Taddeo, who preceded him in death. After graduating from Collinwood High School in...

Oct 25, 2019

Services for Richard W. Bell, Sr., 86, of Eastlake, will be at 7 PM on Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby. The Rev. Michael J. Currier of the Body of Christ Community Church will officiate at the service. The family will receive friends from 4-7 PM on Tuesday, prior to the service at...

Oct 23, 2019

Memorial services for James E. “Jim” Hall, 83, of Willoughby, will be at 2 PM on Sunday, November 17, 2019 at The Lyons Chapel at The Nason Center of Breckenridge Village, 36859 Ridge Road, Willoughby. Jim passed away October 23, 2019 at his home in Willoughby. Born October 3, 1936 in Berwyn, IL, Jim lived much of his life...

Oct 22, 2019

JUANITA MAY SAMMON PASSED AWAY AT MAPLEWOOD ASSISTED LIVING CENTER ON OCTOBER 22, 2019. JUANITA WAS BORN APRIL 1, 1935, AND RAISED IN WILLOUGHBY, OHIO. SHE WAS A 1953 GRADUATE OF WILLOUGHBY UNION HIGH SCHOOL AND EARNED A BACHELOR’S DEGREE FROM LAKE ERIE COLLEGE. SHE MARRIED HER HIGH SCHOOL SWEETHEART, DANIEL J. SAMMON IN 7/26/1958. SHE PROVIDED SUPPORT AND...

Oct 13, 2019

Funeral service for Sally L. (Woods) Weber, 84, of Willowick, will be 12 PM Friday, October 18, 2019 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Ave., Willoughby. Family will receive friends 10 AM- 12 PM Friday, prior to the service at the funeral home. Mrs. Weber passed away October 13, 2019. Born June 15, 1935 in Martins Ferry, Ohio, she lived...

Oct 12, 2019

Carl R. Short, age 84, of Willoughby, passed away on October 12, 2019. He was born in Tad, West Virginia on March 18, 1935 to the late Bud and Ruth Short. Carl was a proud U.S. Army Veteran. He was a lifelong avid golfer, bowler, and softball player. He was quite the athlete, even golfing a hole-in-one at Powderhorn...

Oct 10, 2019

Funeral services for Frances A. Sevier, 88, of Mentor, a homemaker, will be at 10 AM on Tuesday, October 15, 2019 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby. The family will receive friends from 6-8 PM on Monday at the funeral home. Frances passed away October 10, 2019 in Kirtland. Born March 31, 1931 in Cherry Tree Twp.,...

Oct 7, 2019

Services for Nancy R. (Casher) Jahnke, 81, formerly of Willoughby Hills, will be at 7 PM on Thursday, October 10, 2019 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby. Rev. Max R.T. Beery of Willoughby Hills United Methodist Church will officiate at the service. The family will receive friends from 4-7 PM on Thursday, prior to the service, at...