Obituaries

Nov 15, 2016

A gathering of family and friends to celebrate the life of Frank Heidinger, 87, of Eastlake, will be from 2-4 PM on Sunday, November 20, 2016 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby. Mr. Heidinger passed away Tuesday, November 15, 2016 at Heartland of Mentor. Born March 27, 1929 in Cleveland, he was a lifelong Eastlake resident. He...

Nov 13, 2016

Services for Edith Irene Scharsu, 93, of Mentor, will be at 11:30 AM on Saturday, November 19, 2016 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby. Pastor Brian Landrum of Mentor Baptist Church will officiate at the service. The family will receive friends from 10-11:30 AM on Saturday, prior to the service, at the funeral home. She resided at...

Nov 12, 2016

Services for Mary Lee (Martin) Cornelius, 67, of Mentor, will be at 10 AM on Thursday, November 17, 2016 at Mentor United Methodist Church, 8600 Mentor Avenue, Mentor. The family will receive friends from 6-8 PM Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at Mentor United Methodist Church. Mrs. Cornelius passed away November 12, 2016 at Hospice House. Born December 25, 1948...

Nov 10, 2016

Memorial services for Mathilda “Tillie” K. (Roluffs) Aumann, 95, of Mentor, will be at 11:30 AM on Monday, November 14, 2016 at Bethel Lutheran Church, 32410 Willowick Drive, Willowick. The Rev. Donald P. Beaumont and Rev. Eric Tritten will officiate at the service. The family will receive friends from 10 AM until the time of the service on Monday...

Nov 3, 2016

Lois Jean Daly, of Eastlake, passed away on November 3, 2016, at Highland Pointe Nursing Home after a brief illness. Born on May 29, 1930 to the late Russell and Donna Hallford, Lois was a graduate of Collinwood High School, and as a teenager she enjoyed singing with the Nottingham United Methodist Church Choir. In the 1950’s, Lois worked...

Nov 1, 2016

Memorial services for Nancy Margret (Spraggon) Sherwood, 88, of Willoughby, will be at 11 AM on Friday, November 4, 2016 at The Lyons Chapel in The Nason Center of Ohio Living Breckenridge Village, 36859 Ridge Road, Willoughby. Mrs. Sherwood was born on December 8, 1927 to Walter and Hazel (Pinney) Spraggon in Erie, Pennsylvania and passed away Tuesday, November...

Oct 31, 2016

Memorial services for Esther (Dobra) Cziraky, 92, of Wickliffe, will be at 1 PM on Saturday, November 5, 2016 at Bible Community Church, 8600 Lakeshore Boulevard, Mentor. Pastor Denny Hoynes will officiate at the service. Mrs. Cziraky passed away Monday, October 31, 2016 at Symphony at Mentor. Born September 12, 1924 in Ashtabula, she was a longtime resident of...

Oct 29, 2016

Services for Wilda L. “Dolly” Walker, 93, of Mentor, will be at 7 PM on Tuesday, November 1, 2016 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby. The family will receive friends from 4-7 PM, prior to the service, at the funeral home. Dolly passed away, peacefully, on Saturday, October 29, 2016 reuniting with her loving husband, Gerald Walker....

Oct 27, 2016

Nancy Lee Graham, 49, of Euclid; formerly of Eastlake, Ohio; passed away October 27, 2016. She was born March 14, 1967 in Willoughby. Nancy was a graduate of North High School in Eastlake. She was passionate about photography (which she studied at Lakeland Community College,) animals of all kinds (which she rescued on a regular basis,) and children (which is...

Oct 27, 2016

Visitation for Melissa D. Billy, age 44, of Mentor, will be held from 2:00 – 4:00 PM on Saturday, October 29th, 2016 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby, Ohio 44094. Melissa was born on July 25, 1972 in Cleveland. She passed away on Thursday, October 27th, 2016 at her home with her family. Melissa will be remembered...

Oct 21, 2016

Memorial services for Audrey M. Spence, 87, of Willowick, will be at 1:00 PM on Friday, November 4th, 2016 at Shoregate United Methodist Church, 30500 Bayridge Blvd, Willowick, OH 44095 with Pastor Jill Lea Scott officiating. Audrey went to be with the Lord on October 21, 2016 at Grand Oaks in Oakwood Village, Ohio. She was born on March...

Oct 20, 2016

Services for Pamela Lynn Hancock, 43, of Mentor, will be at 4:00 PM on Monday, October 24th, at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby. Pam passed away on Thursday, October 20, 2016 at her home. She was born May 23, 1973 in Cleveland. She will always be remembered for her kind and hard-working spirit. Through the years, Pam...

Oct 16, 2016

Services for Glenn A. Keeney, 91, of Willoughby Hills, will be at 10:30 AM on Saturday, October 22, 2016 in the Chapel at Western Reserve Memorial Gardens, 11521 Chillicothe Road, Chester Township. Mr. Keeney passed away on Sunday, October 16, 2016 at his home. Born September 22, 1925 in Chagrin Falls, he has lived in Willoughby Hills since 1952....

Oct 15, 2016

A celebration of the life of Richard M. Black, 89, of Willoughby, will be held at 8 PM on Thursday, October 20, 2016 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby. The family will receive friends from 6-8 PM on Thursday, prior to the celebration. Mr. Black passed away Saturday, October 15, 2016. Born August 28, 1927 in Cleveland,...

Oct 13, 2016

Oct 12, 2016

Private family services have been held for John G. Bertleff, 76, of Kirtland. Mr. Bertleff passed away Wednesday, October 12, 2016. Born August 19, 1940 in Painesville, he was a lifelong Kirtland resident. Mr. Bertleff worked at the former Roger’s Supermarkets in Chesterland and Kirtland. Survivors are his loving wife of 15 years, Barb; children, John (Stacey) Bertleff, Monica...

Oct 8, 2016

Services for Jean Alice (Daus) Krauss, 80, of Kirtland, will be at 10 AM on Wednesday, October 12, 2016 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby, followed by interment at South Kirtland Cemetery. The Rev. R. Dale Diggs of New Promise Church will officiate at the service. The family will receive friends from 2-4, 6-8 PM on Tuesday,...

Oct 6, 2016

Funeral service for Buster G. McClendon, 86 of Mentor will be 10 AM Friday, October 14, 2016 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Ave., Willoughby. Family will receive friends 5-8 PM Thursday at the funeral home. Mr. McClendon passed away October 6, 2016 at Altercare of Mentor in Concord Twp. Born November 18, 1929 in Cullman, Alabama, he lived...

Oct 5, 2016

Mass of Christian Burial for Walter J. Jablonski, Jr., 84, of Euclid, will be at 10:30 AM on Tuesday, October 11, 2016 at Saints Robert and William Catholic Church, 367 East 260th Street, Euclid. The Rev. John D. Betters will officiate at the Mass. Please meet directly at the Church on Tuesday morning. Mr. Jablonski passed away Wednesday, October...

Oct 2, 2016

Funeral services for David A. Janda, 73, of Concord Twp., will be at 7 PM on Thursday, October 6, 2016 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby. The family will receive friends from 4-7 PM on Thursday prior to the service at the funeral home. Mr. Janda passed away Sunday, October 2, 2016 in Middlefield. He was born...