All Obituaries

Barbara Ann VanDriest (nee Stephenson) was born to parents George and Josephine (Holda) Stephenson on Saturday, July 8, 1944, in East Cleveland.  She lived with her parents and brother Robert in their Willoughby Ohio home located on the Chagrin River.  Barbara met her husband Howard VanDriest Jr. while he was working near her house on the river and they were married on January 28, 1961. Barbara was the driving force behind her large family, helping her husband manage VanDriest...

Funeral Services for Ferne P. Gardner, 85, will be 1:00 PM, Wednesday, June 26, 2019 at Spear Mulqueeny Funeral Home, 667 Mentor Avenue, Painesville. Family and friends may call 6:00-8:00 PM Tuesday, June 25th at the funeral home. Ferne was born July 24, 1933 in Jonesville, Virginia to William Spencer and Lola Mae (Rigsby) Palmer.  She passed away June 21, 2019 at Hospice House in Cleveland. Ferne was a cosmetologist and owner/operator of Royal Beauty Lounge in Dover, Ohio for over 15...

Stanley G. LeBail, age 70, beloved husband of 50 years to Charon (nee Collins), father to daughter, Jennifer Dobrzeniecki (Michael) of Harpersfield, and grandfather to the number one light of his life, Megan Lee Dobrzeniecki, passed away Monday, June 17, 2019 after a long and valiant battle against cancer. He was preceded in death by his parents, sister, Victoria E. Leone (Barry) and brother Timothy. Stan was born on October 16, 1948 in Painesville, Ohio to Stanley R. and Dorothy (Pocza)...

Funeral Services for Ralph D. Murphy, 96, will be 22nd June 2019 at 11:00 AM at Church of the Nazarene, 6235 Chestnut Street, Painesville, Ohio.  Family and friends will be received on Friday the 21st of June from 4 – 7 PM at Spear Mulqueeny Funeral Home, 667 Mentor Avenue, Painesville.  Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery. Ralph was born September 6, 1922 in Thompson, Ohio to Alba and Lillian (Zander) Murphy.  He passed away June 12, 2019 in Akron. Ralph served...

Thomas E. Kelley, 69, of Painesville Twp. passed away on Saturday, May 11, 2019 at Heartland of Mentor.  Tom was born November 4,1949 in Syracuse, NY to Francis and Stella (Ostrosky) Kelley. He attended Christian Brothers Academy in Syracuse, NY and received his bachelor’s degree in forestry from the State University of New York in Syracuse.    Tom was the owner-operator of Kelley Landscaping & Construction in Painesville. He served clients across northeast Ohio...

Julia Charmane (JC) Rogers (Wolvin), 82, of Fairport Harbor, Ohio, passed away on June 9th, 2019. Funeral services will be 6:00 p.m. Wednesday June 12, 2019 at Zion Lutheran Church, 508 Eagle St., Fairport Harbor. Family and friends will be received from 5:00 pm until 6:00 pm at the church. Born June 12, 1936 in Painesville, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Charles Wolvin and Julia (Turri) Wolvin. JC was a 1955 graduate of Fairport Harding High School and a member of Zion Lutheran...

A Memorial Mass for Terence M. Sebian will be held 11:00 AM, Saturday, June 8, 2019 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 32 East Jefferson Street, Jefferson, Ohio 44047.  Terence was born October 14, 1954 in Painesville, Ohio to Paul and Judith (Scaglione) Sebian.  He passed away June 2, 2019 at Hospice House in Euclid. Terence is survived by his mother, Judith Sebian; John, his brother, and Anne, his sister; he was very blessed with many, many, dear and wonderful friends. He was...

Dorothy Jean Dilly of Painesville, Ohio passed away on May 16, 2019. She was born in Chauncy, Ohio to Glenola (Knight) and Michael Leonard. She moved to Fairport with her family in 1941, where she met and later married her husband Oley. She was a long standing member of the Zion Lutheran Church.  She was a mother and homemaker until her friend Jackie Williams introduced her to a newly formed company in her neighborhood called MagNif.  She remained a devoted employee from...

Funeral Services for Jeanette Underwood will be 11:00 AM  Thursday June 6, 2019  at Lakeside Baptist Church, 306 Fairport Nursery Road, Painesville, Ohio. Family and friends may call one hour before the service at the church.  Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery, in Painesville, Ohio Jeanette was the daughter of Clarence and Eulla (Martin) Childrey born March 9, 1936 in  Chase City Virginia, she passed away June 2, 2019 at her home. Jeanette was a homemaker who enjoyed...

Mass of Christian Burial for William Edward Giardini, age 92, will be 11 a.m., Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at St. Bede the Venerable Catholic Church, 9114 Lakeshore Blvd., Mentor, Ohio. (Family prayer service will be held at 9 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home prior to mass).  Family and friends may call 5:00 – 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 4th at Spear Mulqueeny Funeral Home, 667 Mentor Avenue, Painesville.  Interment will be on a later date at Perry Cemetery. William was born July...