obituaries

Dec 21, 2015

Funeral services for Rose Marie Grech, age 94, will be 11:00 am Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2015 at Spear-Mulqueeny Funeral Home 667 Mentor Ave. Painesville, where friends and family will be received from 5-8 pm Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2015. A Leroy Twp. resident, Rose was born on April 1, 1921 in Cleveland and passed away on Dec. 21,...

Dec 21, 2015

Memorial services for Gertrude "Trudy" Schupp age 92 of Grand River will be Monday at 10:30 am at Zion Lutheran Church 508 Mentor Ave. Painesville. Family and friends may call from 1-4 pm Sunday at the Spear-Mulqueeny Funeral Home 667 Mentor Ave. Painesville. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery Born October 27, 1923 in Passaic NJ Passed...

Dec 20, 2015

Timothy E. Hyatt age 61 of Richmond Heights the son of David and Martha (Sindelar) Hyatt was born on December 22, 1953 in Cleveland Ohio and passed away December 20, 2015 in Madison Ohio.

He is survived by

Wife Beth (Johnston) Hyatt

Children, Chris (Holly Nortunen) Hyatt and Anna (John) Bjornholm...

Dec 18, 2015

Graveside Services for Edith Marie Cahill, age 88, will be 11:00 am Tuesday at Riverside Cemetery in Painesville. Friends will be received from 5:00 to 7:00 pm Monday at Spear-Mulqueeny Funeral Home 667 Mentor Avenue Painesville.

The daughter of David and Christine (Alhstrom) Bixler was born on October 16, 1927 in Painesville. Edith passed away...

Dec 17, 2015

Robert E. Gibbs, age 86, a Concord Twp. resident, passed away on Dec. 17, 2015 at Altercare of Mentor Nursing Home. The son of E. Guy and Hazel (Marqyuart) Gibbs was born on September 4, 1929 in Cleveland. Bob was a 1948 graduate of Thomas W. Harvey High School. He served in the US Navy aboard the...

Dec 14, 2015

Graveside Services for Betty Franko, age 80, will be 10:00 am Wednesday at Perry Cemetery (corner of Middle Ridge Rd. and Center Street) Perry, OH. A lifetime resident of Painesville, Betty was born on February 4, 1935. She passed away on Dec. 14, 2015 at TriPoint Medical Center in Concord Twp.

She was a 1953...

Dec 13, 2015

Services for Harold D. White age76 of Concord Township will be Wednesday at 1:00 pm at the Spear-Mulqueeny Funeral Home 667 Mentor Ave. Painesville. Family and friends may call from 10:00 until 1:00 Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery Painesville.

He was the son of Gerald and Mary (Judy) White...

Dec 12, 2015

Memorial services for David H. Burris, 82, of Concord will be held Friday, December 18, at 11:00 AM at the First Church Congregational, 22 Liberty St., Painesville. Rev. Thomas J. Cofer will officiate. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service.

Dave was born January 6, 1933, in Greenville, Ohio and passed...

Dec 9, 2015

Benjamin (Ben) Edward Eugene Strobel was born January 21, 1917 and passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of December 9, 2015. Ben was born in Mount Vernon, Ohio and even though he lived most of his life in Northeast Ohio, by far his favorite place to spend time and find peace was at his family...

Dec 9, 2015

Funeral services for Donald Galm age 91 of Concord Township will be Monday 11:00 am at the Mulqueeny Funeral Home 312 Eagle St. Fairport Harbor. Family and friends may call from 2-5 pm Sunday at the funeral home . Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery Painesville.

He was the son of George and Helen (Bower)...

Dec 9, 2015

Mass of Christian Burial for Jane F. Waite, age 65, will be Saturday at 10:00 am at St. Cyprian Catholic Church 4223 Middle Ridge Road Perry. Family and friends may call from 1-3pm and 5-8 pm Friday at the Spear-Mulqueeny Funeral Home 667 Mentor Ave. Painesville. Burial will be in Perry Cemetery.

The daughter of...

Dec 8, 2015

Memorial services for Sandra M. Refe, age 68, will be at 10:00 am Monday, Dec. 14, 2015, at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, 521 Plum Street, Fairport Harbor, OH. A lifetime resident of Painesville, Sandra died on Dec. 8, 2015, at Kindred LakeMed in Painesville. Born in 1947, she was the daughter of Anthony and Carla...

Dec 7, 2015

A gathering for the friends and family of James Robert "Chief" Turner, age 78, will be from 5-8pm Thursday at Spear-Mulqueeny Funeral Home 667 Mentor Ave. Painesville.

A resident of Eastlake, James was born on May 9, 1937 in Pennsylvania and passed away on Dec. 7, 2015 at David Simpson Hospice House in Cleveland

Nov 28, 2015

George A. Rasmussen, age 88, of Fairport Harbor, passed away Saturday November 28, 2015, in Fairport Harbor.

George was born June 7, 1927, in Painesville, OH to Edward and Irene Rasmussen. Mr. Rasmussen was a 1945 graduate from Fairport Harding High School. He was a veteran of the United States Navy, where he served aboard...

Nov 26, 2015

A gathering for the friends and relatives of Brian M. Fela, age 25, will be 6-8 pm Friday, Dec. 4, 2015 at Spear-Mulqueeny Funeral Home 667 Mentor Ave. Painesville A Painesville resident, Brian was born on March 14, 1990 in Euclid and passed away on November 26, 2015 at his residence He attended Harvey High School and...

Nov 25, 2015

RICHARD STEPHEN GERDEL May 11, 1945 – November 25, 2015

Richard Stephen Gerdel passed away at Kindred-Lake Med Nursing Home on the evening of November 25, 2015 just after family members' last visit to him where he courageously fought his last battle with Multiple Sclerosis. He had the tenacity and spirit of a Marine, a...

Nov 24, 2015

Leonard A. Breedlove age 74 of Painesville was born to the late James and Emma (Chandler) Breedlove on April 7, 1941 in Bone Cave Tennessee and Passed away at his home in Painesville on November 24, 2015.

Leonard was a manager for the A & P Supermarket chain from 1959 until 1982, he was then...

Nov 23, 2015

Lawrence " Skip" Hylas Brewster, of Concord Twp., died Nov. 23, 2015, passing peacefully at his home, which he built in 1957, surrounded by his family. Skip was born May 23,1926, the son of the late Alvin "Blake" and Marion (Vesi) of Perry. Skip graduated from Perry High School and received his degree in teaching from Ohio...

Nov 23, 2015

Marianne "Mimi" Youhas (nee Prekler), a life-long resident of Painesville, passed away on November 23 2015. She was born to John Prekler and Elda Rogers (nee McManus) on July 12 1937. Marianne worked at Ohio Bell for thirty years before retiring. Mimi was known for her generosity and compassion toward others. She was a long-time member of...

Nov 22, 2015

Funeral services for Mabel Etta "Toodle" (Seese) Davis, age 81, will be 11:00 am Wednesday at Spear-Mulqueeny Funeral Home 667 Mentor Ave. Painesville, where friends will be received from 6-8 pm Tuesday. A Madison Twp. resident, Mabel was born on July 14, 1934 in Ohio Pyle, Pennsylvania.

Mabel was a beloved "Lunch Lady" at Hale...