Obituaries

Aug 2, 2015

A Memorial Mass for Francis B. Farley, 87, of Willoughby, will be at 10 AM on Tuesday, August 11, 2015 at St. Justin Martyr Catholic Church, Eastlake, Ohio. The Rev. Fr. Kevin M. Liebhardt will officiate at the Mass. Following the Mass, Military honors will be at 1:30 PM on Tuesday, at Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery, Rittman, Ohio....

Aug 1, 2015

Services for Dorothy Ann Bell, 67, of Mentor, will be at 10 AM on Thursday, August 6, 2015 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby. The family will receive friends from 8-10 AM on Thursday, at the funeral home, prior to the service. Dot passed away Saturday, August 1, 2015 at Tri-Point Medical Center in Concord Township. Born...

Aug 1, 2015

Memorial services for Clifford T. Conomy, 88, of Willoughby, will be at 1:30 PM on Saturday, August 22, 2015 at Willoughby United Methodist Church, 15 Public Square, Willoughby. The Rev. Donald R. Perks will officiate at the service. Mr. Conomy passed away Saturday, August 1, 2015 at Manor Care Health Services. Born November 5, 1926 in Cleveland, he has...

Jul 31, 2015

Services for Pastor Robert I. Potter, 77, of Mentor-on-the-Lake, will be at 6:30 PM on Tuesday, August 4, 2015 at Grace Church of Mentor, 6883 Reynolds Road, Mentor. The family will receive friends from 3-5, 7-10 PM on Monday, August 3, and from 5-6:30 PM on Tuesday, August 4, 2015, before the service at the Church. Graveside services will...

Jul 30, 2015

Memorial services for Marilyn W. (nee: Walker) (Moore) Romagni, 76, of Hudson, will be at 10:30 AM on Saturday, September 26, 2015 in the Chapel at Laurel Lake Retirement Center, 200 Laurel Lake Drive, Hudson. Mrs. Romagni passed away July 30, 2015 in Louisiana after a brief illness. Born October 9, 1938 in Meadville, PA, she was a longtime...

Jul 29, 2015

Graveside services and interment for Harold Boone Ledford, 84, of Mentor, will be at noon on Friday, July 31, 2015 at Western Reserve Memorial Gardens, 11521 Chillicothe Road, Chester Township. The family will receive friends from 9-11 AM on Friday at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby. Mr. Ledford passed away Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at his home....

Jul 28, 2015

JUNE ELIZABETH BENNETT, 93, of Charlotte, NC, beloved wife of the late Alan G. Bennett; loving mother of Thomas “Tom” Bennett and wife, Carolyn of Rosemont, PA; Sebra Maines and husband, David of Mooresville, NC and Lori Ruzicka and husband, James of Cincinnati; dear grandmother of two and great-grandmother of three; loving sister of Audrey Goodenow of Munroe Falls;...

Jul 22, 2015

Services for Janet E. O’Ryan, 75, of Willoughby, will be at 10 AM on Saturday, at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby. Mrs. O'Ryan passed away Wednesday, July 22, 2015, at Blossom Hill Care Center in Huntsburg Township. Born November 28, 1939, in Cleveland, she had lived in Wickliffe for 17 years and Windsor for 17 years, with...

Jul 22, 2015

Memorial services for Donna L. (Keiter) Allchin, 77, of Eastlake, will be at 7 PM on Monday, July 27, 2015 at Willoughby Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 4095 Kirtland Road, Willoughby. Elder John Evatz will conduct the service. Mrs. Allchin passed away Wednesday, July 22, 2015 at her home. Born February 3, 1938 in Cleveland, she was a lifelong Lake...

Jul 21, 2015

Services for Robert E. Parsons, 92, of Mentor, will be at 11 AM on Friday, July 24, 2015 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby. The Rev. Robert D. Schuler of Trinity Lutheran Church will officiate at the service. The family will receive friends from 10-11 AM on Friday, prior to the service, at the funeral home. Mr....

Jul 19, 2015

Services for Christine E. (Wright) Ratajczak, 66, of Eastlake, will be at 7:30 PM on Thursday, July 23, 2015 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby. The Rev. David Durkit of Fellowship United Church of Christ will officiate at the service. Ms. Ratajczak passed away Sunday, July 19, 2015 at Heather Hill Care Community in Munson Township. Born...

Jul 15, 2015

Mass of Christian Burial for Mildred C. (Zoldak) Cekada, 84, of Willoughby, will be at 10 AM on Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 37932 Euclid Avenue, Willoughby. The Rev. Fr. Timothy D. Kalista will officiate at the Mass. Mrs. Cekada passed away Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at her home. Born September 16, 1930 in Cleveland,...

Jul 11, 2015

Funeral services for James H. “Jim” Mathews, age 71, of Mentor will be at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, July 16, 2015 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home 4154 Clark Ave., Willoughby. Mr. Mathews passed away Saturday, July 11, 2015 at the Cleveland Clinic. He was born July 18, 1943 in Charleston, West Virginia. He was a member of multiple professional organizations...

Jul 9, 2015

Funeral services for Edna Silsby, 93, a longtime resident of Cuyahoga Falls, will be Monday at 11:30 AM at the Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Ave., Willoughby. Mrs. Silsby passed away Thursday, July 9, 2015 in Summit County. She was born in Willoughby May 13, 1922 to Edward and Neva (Peck) Clayman. Survivors are her son Dennis (Patricia) Silsby...

Jul 8, 2015

Jul 7, 2015

Graveside service for Carl R. Van Gorder age 87 of Mentor will be 11:00 A.M. Thursday, July 9, 2015 at Acacia Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, 1880 Som Center Road, Mayfield Heights. (Please meet at the gate). Mr. Van Gorder passed away Tuesday, July 7, 2015 in Willoughby. He was born May 2, 1928 in Cleveland. He was an U.S....

Jul 7, 2015

A memorial service for Joan D. Tomasik age 77 of Kirtland will be held in September at the Community of Christ Church in Kirtland. Elder Steven Davidson will conduct the service on a date yet to be announced. Mrs. Tomasik passed away Tuesday, July 7, 2015 at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Born March 30, 1938 in Cleveland, she was...

Jul 3, 2015

Funeral services for John D. Thomas, 84, of Eastlake, will be at 10:30 AM on Wednesday, July 8, 2015 at the Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Ave, Willoughby. Pastor Donald Perks will officiate at the service. The family will receive friends from 6-8 PM on Tuesday, July 7, 2015 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, Willoughby. Mr. Thomas passed away Friday,...

Jul 3, 2015

Memorial services for Anthony S. Ocepek, 76, of Waite Hill Village will be 2:00 P.M. Saturday, July 11, 2015 at the First Presbyterian Church of Willoughby, 4785 Shankland Rd., Willoughby. Mr. Ocepek died July 3, 2015 at Hillcrest Hospital. Born August 3, 1938 in Barberton, he was a resident of Waite Hill for 30 years. He was a 1956...

Jul 2, 2015

Private family services will be held for John W. “Jack” Reinhardt, 96, of Willoughby. Mr. Reinhardt passed away Thursday, July 2, 2015, at Salida Woods Assisted Living in Mentor. Born June 4, 1919, in Cleveland, he had lived in Willoughby since 1955. He was a United States Navy veteran serving on the USS Lexington in World War II, a...