Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Western Lake County
John A. Payak
Oct 2, 2015
Memorial services for John A. Payak, Jr., 68, of Mentor, will be at 1 PM on Thursday, October 8, 2015 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby. The Rev. Donald R. Perks, of Willoughby United Methodist Church, will officiate at the service. The family will receive friends from 12 noon until 1 PM on Thursday, prior to the...
Ralph L. Slone
Oct 1, 2015
Memorial services for Ralph L. Slone, 76, of Willowick will be at 7:30 PM on Monday, October 5, 2015 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby. The Rev. Andrew Rusnacko of Bible Baptist Temple will officiate at the service. Family will receive friends 6:00-7:30 PM on Monday, prior to the service at the funeral home. Mr. Slone passed...
Paul Randolph Freeman
Oct 1, 2015
Services for Paul Randolph “Randy” Freeman, 58, of Mentor, will be at 4 PM on Sunday, October 4, 2015 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby. The Rev. Kurt E. Landerholm of Mentor United Methodist Church will officiate at the service. The family will receive friends from 2-4 PM on Sunday, prior to the service, at the funeral...

Marilyn H. Appeldorn
Sep 26, 2015
A memorial Mass of Christian Burial for Marilyn H. (Stimler) Appeldorn, 80, of Chardon, will be at 11 AM on Thursday, October 8, 2015 at Saint Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, 316 Fifth Street, Fairport Harbor. Mrs. Appeldorn passed away Saturday, September 26, 2015. Born November 11, 1934 in Akron, she was a longtime Painesville resident before moving to...
Kendra K. Whitfield
Sep 19, 2015
Services for Kendra Kathleen (Harvey) Whitfield, 54, of Mentor, will be at 7 PM on Wednesday, September 23, 2015 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby. Kendra passed away Saturday, September 19, 2015 at her home surrounded by her family. Born February 17, 1961 in Painesville, she was a lifetime Mentor resident. She loved spending time with her...

Pauline A. Gaughan
Sep 18, 2015
PAULINE A. (BAYUS), (WILLIAMS) GAUGHAN, 96, of Rocky River, formerly of Kirtland, beloved mother of Virginia (Hubert) Orick, John (Donna) Bayus, Barbara Soltis, David (Constance) Bayus and the late James Bayus; dear grandmother of 15; great-grandmother of 20 and great-great-grandmother of one. Memorial Mass, Thursday, September 24, 2015 at 10 AM at IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CATHOLIC CHURCH, 37932 Euclid Avenue,...
Robert M. Bullen
Sep 17, 2015
Memorial services for Robert M. Bullen, 80, of Eastlake, will be at 2 PM on Saturday, September 26, 2015 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby. The Rev. Michael J. Currier of the Body of Christ Community Church will officiate at service. Mr. Bullen passed away Thursday, September 17, 2015 at Governor’s Village in Mayfield Village. Born May...
Patricia P. Lutwen
Sep 17, 2015
Memorial services for Patricia P. Lutwen, 69, of Sylvania, will be at 3:30 PM on Saturday, October 3, 2015 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby. The family will receive friends from 2:30-3:30 PM on Saturday, prior to the service. Patt went Home to be with the Lord on September 17, 2015, at Hospice of Northwest Ohio in...
Margaret A. Bratek
Sep 17, 2015
Funeral services for Margaret A. Welsh Bratek, 98, of Willoughby, will be at 10 AM on Tuesday, September 22, 2015 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby. Mrs. Bratek passed away Thursday, September 17, 2015 in Willoughby. She was born July 21, 1917 in Cleveland. Mrs. Bratek worked at the Lake County Board of Elections for many years....
Wallace H. Drake
Sep 16, 2015
Wallace Henry Drake, 89, formerly of Wickliffe, passed away Wednesday, September 16, 2015 at Austinburg Nursing and Rehab Center. Born May 4, 1926 in Cleveland, he resided in Wickliffe most of his life. He served in the United States Army Air Corp in aircraft maintenance during World War II. After returning from the service, he completed his education at...
Wyvonna Lee Lester
Sep 13, 2015
Funeral service for Wyvonna L. “Voni” (Hall) Lester, 49,of Willoughby, will be at 10 AM on Friday, September 18, 2015 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Ave., Willoughby. Mrs. Lester passed away Sunday, September 13, 2015 in Willoughby. She was born August 11, 1966 in Cleveland. Mrs. Lester lived in Eastlake before moving to Willoughby. Mrs. Lester worked at...

Patricia J. Logan
Sep 12, 2015
A memorial service to honor the life and legacy of Patricia Jean (Klee) Logan, 87, of Mentor, will be at 11 AM on Saturday, September 19, 2015 at Mentor United Methodist Church, 8600 Mentor Avenue, Mentor. The Rev. Kurt E. Landerholm will officiate at the service. Mrs. Logan was called home to our Father on September 12, 2015. Patricia...
Thomas C. Cummings
Sep 11, 2015
Mass of Christian Burial for Thomas Clayton Cummings, 80, of Willoughby, will be 10 AM on Tuesday, September 15, 2015 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 37932 Euclid Avenue, Willoughby. Mr. Cummings passed away Friday, September 11, 2015 at his daughter’s home in Willoughby. Born March 8, 1935 in Altoona, Pennsylvania, he lived there and in Eastlake before moving to...
Barbara Jean Seiter
Sep 9, 2015
Services for Barbara Jean (Custer) Seiter, 85, of Willoughby, will be at 10 AM on Saturday, September 12, 2015 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby. The Rev. Byron R. Bufkin of Mentor Plains United Methodist Church will officiate at the service. The family will receive friends from 4-8 PM on Friday, September 11, 2015 at the funeral...

Dawn J. Mckenna
Sep 9, 2015
Dawn J. McKenna age 79 of Painesville passed away Wednesday, September 9, 2015 in Willoughby. She was born December 25, 1935 in Minerva, Ohio. Mrs. McKenna was an Equestrian Caregiver at Thistledown and enjoyed collecting horses. She loved spending time with her family. She was a loyal Cleveland Indians Fan. Survivors include her children Gerald Scott (Susan) Buchan and...
Russell M. Stevens
Sep 5, 2015
Services for Russell M. Stevens, Jr., 83, of Willoughby, will be at 11 AM on Thursday, September 10, 2015 at Shoregate United Methodist Church, 30500 Bayridge Boulevard, Willowick. The Rev. Jon D. Wilterdink will officiate at the service. Russ passed away Saturday, September 5, 2015 at Hospice House in Cleveland. Born October 13, 1931 in Ironwood, MI he has...
Thomas Yurkovich
Sep 2, 2015
Services for Thomas Yurkovich, 84, of Mentor, will be at 11 AM on Saturday, September 5, 2015 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby. The family will receive friends from 6-8 PM (today) Friday, September 4, and from 10-11 AM on Saturday, prior to the service, at the funeral home. Mr. Yurkovich passed away Wednesday, September 2, 2015...
Orson B. Richmond
Aug 21, 2015
Services for Orson B. Richmond, age 67, of Willoughby, will be 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at Western Reserve Memorial Gardens, 11521 Chillicothe Rd., Chesterland (Please meet at Chapel of Eternal Peace). Mr. Richmond passed away Friday, August 21, 2015 in Willoughby. He was born April 12, 1948 in Cleveland. Mr. Richmond worked at Meyer’s Snow Plow for...

Sally Marie Uritza
Aug 18, 2015
Memorial service for Sally M. (Smith) Uritza, age 80, of Mentor, will be 7:00 P.M. Thursday, August 20, 2015 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Ave. Willoughby, where family will receive friends 5:00-7:00 P.M. prior to the service. Mrs. Uritza passed away August 18, 2015 in Mentor. She was born March 4, 1935 in Cleveland, Ohio. She has lived...
William I. O'Brien
Aug 17, 2015
Services for William I. “Bill” O’Brien, 89, of Willoughby, will be at 9:30 AM on Saturday, August 22, 2015 at Reformation Evangelical Lutheran Church, 34730 Lake Shore Boulevard, Eastlake. The Rev. Barbara Holzhauser will officiate at the service. The family will receive friends from 4-8 PM on Friday, August 21, 2015 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby...
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