Obituaries

Mar 4, 2018

Services for Pyong Kun (John) Chong, 89, will be at 11 AM on Friday, March 16, 2018 at Mentor Baptist Church, 7500 Johnnycake Ridge Road, Mentor. The Rev. Brian Landrum will officiate at the service. The family will receive friends from 5-7 PM on Thursday, March 15, 2018 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby and also on...

Feb 24, 2018

Sandy (Deans) Prekel Services for Sandy (Deans) Prekel, 89, of Willowick, will be at 4 PM on Saturday, March 3, 2018 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby. The family will receive friends from 1-4 PM on Saturday, prior to the service at the funeral home. Mrs. Prekel passed away Saturday, February 24, 2018 at Maltz Hospice in...

Feb 22, 2018

Memorial services for William Michael Rogers, 88, of Willoughby, will be held at 1:30 PM on Saturday, April 7, 2018 at Old South Church, 9802 Chillicothe Road, Kirtland. The Rev. Ian R. Lynch will officiate at the service; Mr. Rogers passed away suddenly on Thursday, February 22, 2018 at Symphony of Mentor. Born November 30, 1929 in East Liverpool, he...

Feb 21, 2018

A Christian memorial service for Patricia Ann (Scott) Meyer, 95, of Willoughby, will be held at 2 PM on Tuesday, February 27, 2018 at Willoughby United Methodist Church, 15 Public Square, Willoughby. The Rev. Donald R. Perks will officiate at the service. Mrs. Meyer passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 21, 2018 at Fairmount Health Center in Willoughby with...

Feb 19, 2018

Services for Alene Hurst Baratucci, 86, of Willoughby, will be at 12 Noon on Friday, February 23, 2018 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby. Dr. Dennis Michelson will officiate at the service. The family will receive friends from 11 AM until noon on Friday prior to the service at the funeral home. Mrs. Baratucci passed away peacefully...

Feb 18, 2018

Services for Donald V. Baker, 62, of Mentor, will be at 8 PM on Thursday, February 22, 2018 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby. The Rev. Stoney Drain of Painesville Baptist Church will officiate at the service. The family will receive friends from 4-8 PM on Thursday, prior to the service at the funeral home. Don passed...

Feb 17, 2018

Feb 17, 2018

Services for Aquilla (Wadkins) Yagoda, 76, of Mentor, will be at 2 PM on Tuesday, February 20, 2018 at Mentor United Methodist Church, 8600 Mentor Avenue, Mentor. The Rev. Kurt D. Landerholm will officiate at the service. The family will receive friends from 1-2 PM on Tuesday, prior to the service at the Church. Mrs. Yagoda passed away Saturday,...

Feb 15, 2018

William J. Bauer, age 90, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 15, 2018 at his home, surrounded by his family. Born February 4, 1928 in Cleveland, he has lived in Willoughby Hills for the past 48 years. He was a World War II United States Marine Corps veteran. He enjoyed playing the organ and a variety of instruments, electronics,...

Feb 15, 2018

Services for Richard F. Melocik, 89, of Willowick, will be at 10 AM on Wednesday, February 21, 2018 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby. The Rev. Mr. Paul J. Hlabse, Sr. will officiate at the service. The family will receive friends from 4-8 PM on Tuesday, February 20, 2018 at the funeral home. Mr. Melocik passed away...

Feb 15, 2018

Memorial services for Peggy M. Dodrill, 69, of Willoughby Hills will be 11 AM Friday, February 23, 2018 at Trinity Lutheran Church, 37728 Euclid Ave., Willoughby. Peggy passed away February 15, 2018 in Cleveland, with her family by her side. She was born March 20, 1948 in Cleveland. She retired from Breckenridge as a resident assistant. She was a...

Feb 6, 2018

Services for Paulina I. (Rostocil) DeCola, 89, of Mentor, will be at 11 AM on Friday, February 9, 2018 at Faith Lutheran Church, 8215 Mentor Avenue, Mentor. The Rev. Dr. Kevin L. Guynn will officiate at the service. The family will receive friends from 4-7 PM on Thursday, February 8, 2018 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby....

Feb 5, 2018

A celebration of the life of Vincent James Elia, Jr., 82, of Mentor, formerly of Cumberland, will be from 1-5 PM on Saturday, February 10, 2018 at Vince and Barb’s home in Mentor. Mr. Elia passed away Monday, February 5, 2018 at his home. Born April 13, 1935 in Albany, NY, he was a longtime Cleveland Heights resident before...

Feb 3, 2018

Memorial services for Lynne Marie Sneddon, 61, of Mentor-on-the-Lake, will be at 2 PM on Saturday, February 10, 2018 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby. The Rev. Larry A. Pozza of ShadeTree Community Church will officiate at the service. The family will receive friends from 1-2 PM on Saturday, prior to the service at the funeral home....

Feb 2, 2018

Private family services have been held for Richard A. “Rich” Greer, 63, of Concord Twp. Rich passed away February 2, 2018 in Willoughby. He was born June 5, 1954 in Painesville. He was a retired meat cutter for Giant Eagle in Chesterland. He loved to watch Nascar and spend time with his grandkids. Survivors include his wife of 32...

Jan 30, 2018

Private family services have been held for Imogene “Jean” Wyse, 87, of Kirtland. Mrs. Wyse passed away Tuesday, January 30, 2018 at The Greens Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Lyndhurst, after bravely facing several years of declining health. Jean was born September 1, 1930 in Falls Creek, PA, to the late William Irvin and Frances (Oven) Wilson. She was...

Jan 28, 2018

Services for Joanne E. (Freeland) Moore, 92, of Mentor, will be at 11 AM on Friday, February 2, 2018 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby. The family will receive friends from 10-11 AM on Friday prior to the service at the funeral home. There will also be a memorial service at 1:30 PM on Friday at Grace...

Jan 25, 2018

Funeral services for Rosa M. Mix, 81, of Painesville, formerly of Willoughby, will be at 7 PM Wednesday, January 31, 2018 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby. The family will receive friends from 4-7 PM Wednesday, prior to the service at the funeral home. Mrs. Mix passed away Thursday, January 25, 2018 at Heartland of Mentor. Born...

Jan 22, 2018

Jan 20, 2018

Mass of Christian Burial for Eileen A. (Hanratty) Bachnicki, 88, of Wickliffe, will be at 10 AM on Friday, January 26, 2018 at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church, 29840 Euclid Avenue, Wickliffe. The Rev. Greg Olszewski will officiate at the Mass. The family will receive friends from 5-8 PM on Thursday, January 25, 2018 at Davis-Babcock Funeral...