Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Western Lake County

Donald George Horvath

Donald George Horvath

Oct 27, 2015

Funeral service for Donald G. Horvath age 80 of Eastlake will be 10:00 A.M. Saturday, October 31, 2015 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Ave., Willoughby. Mr. Horvath passed away October 27, 2015 at Hospice House in Cleveland, surrounded by his family. He was born June 30, 1935 in Cleveland. Mr. Horvath was an electrical engineer, retiring from Gould...

Joe E. Kirk

Joe E. Kirk

Oct 25, 2015

Services for Joe E. Kirk, 91, of Willoughby, will be at 1 PM on Thursday, October 29, 2015 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby. Mr. Kirk passed away Sunday, October 25, 2015 at The Ohio Veterans Home near Sandusky. Born July 30, 1924 in Pocahontas, TN, he has lived in Willoughby for the past 65 years. He...

Richard E. Toole

Richard E. Toole

Oct 25, 2015

Services for Richard E. Toole, 93, of Mentor, will be at 10 AM on Thursday, October 29, 2015 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby. Richard passed away Sunday afternoon, October 25, 2015, surrounded by his loving family. Born April 28, 1922 in Cleveland to the late James and Barbara (Stimler) Toole, he was 20-year resident of Willowick...

Ronald Chapnick

Ronald Chapnick

Oct 18, 2015

A service to celebrate the life of Ronald Chapnick, M.D., 84, of Kirtland, will be held at 7:30 PM on Friday, October 23, 2015 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby. Dr. Chapnick passed away Sunday, October 18, 2015. Born January 1, 1931 in The Bronx, New York, he has lived in Kirtland for the past 54 years....

Elmer R. Noch

Elmer R. Noch

Oct 15, 2015

Funeral services for Elmer R. Noch, 96, of Mentor, will be at 10:00 A.M. on Thursday, October 22, 2015 at the Willoughby Hills Friends Church, 2846 SOM Center Rd., Willoughby Hills. Mr. Noch passed away Thursday, October 15, 2015 in Willoughby. He was born September 12, 1919 in Cleveland, to Frank and Martha Zalewski Noch. Mr. Noch was formerly...

Jessie M. Oaks

Jessie M. Oaks

Oct 14, 2015

Funeral services for Jessie M. Oaks, 82, of Mentor, will be at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, October 17, 2015 at the Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Ave., Willoughby. The Rev. David Chapman of Nottingham Baptist Church will officiate the service. Mrs. Oaks passed away Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at Hospice House in Cleveland. She was born March 10, 1933...

Gladys Catherine Sarli

Gladys Catherine Sarli

Oct 11, 2015

Funeral services for Gladys C. Sarli, 90, of Willoughby, will be at 11 AM on Friday, October 16, 2015 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby. Mrs. Sarli passed away Sunday, October 11, 2015 at her home . She was born November 9, 1942 in Galax, VA, to William Carrico and Anna Cox Carrico. Survivors are her children,...

Victor C. Ayres

Victor C. Ayres

Oct 10, 2015

Funeral services for Victor C. Ayres, 79, of Chester Township, will be at 10 AM on Thursday, October 15, 2015 at Western Reserve Memorial Gardens, 11521 Chillicothe Rd., Chester Township. Mr. Ayres passed away Saturday, October 10, 2015 in Beachwood. Born May 5, 1936 in Willoughby, he had been a longtime Chester Township resident. He had owned several businesses...

Eugene W. Rife

Eugene W. Rife

Oct 9, 2015

Gene W. Rife, 76, of Mentor, entered into rest Friday, October 9, 2015 at Hospice of the Western Reserve. He was born August 9, 1939 in Cleveland to the late Harvey E. and Lucille (Plunkett) Rife. He graduated from Wickliffe High School and joined the Marine Corps. He was a member of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elk, Cleveland-Willoughby...

Ronald I Thomas

Ronald I Thomas

Oct 8, 2015

Funeral services for Ronald I. Thomas, 73, of Eastlake, will be at 10 AM on Monday, October 12, 2015 at the chapel at Western Reserve Memorial Gardens, 11521 Chillicothe Road, Chester Township. Pastor Jim Dworning of Vineyard Community Church will oficiate at the service. Mr. Thomas passed away Thursday, October 8, 2015 in Munson Township, surrounded by his family....

James E. Naughton

James E. Naughton

Oct 7, 2015

A memorial service for James Edward Naughton (Nubby) 90, of Kirtland, will be held at Kirtland Elementary School, 9140 Chillicothe Rd., on November 7th at 2:00 PM. He passed on Oct. 7th, 2015. James started the 1st grade at Oliver Perry Elementary, later attending Nottingham in Cleveland, Euclid Central and Wickliffe Lincoln before coming to his beloved hometown of...

Mildred L. Swanger

Mildred L. Swanger

Oct 3, 2015

Memorial services for Mildred L. (Lehman) Swanger, 102, of Willoughby Hills, will be at 3:30 PM on Sunday, November 1, 2015 at Willoughby United Methodist Church, 15 Public Square, Willoughby. The Rev. Donald R. Perks will officiate at the service. Mrs. Swanger passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 3, 2015 after a brief illness. Born January 29, 1913 in...

John A. Payak

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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