obituaries

Nov 25, 2024

Mark W. Mitchell, of Madison, passed away on November 25, 2024 at the age of 64.  Mark was born on October 23, 1960, in Ashland, WI to Clarence & Donna (Dillon) Mitchell.  Being born into a construction family, Mark lived in many different states during his lifetime.  Following graduation from Bedford High School, Temperance, Michigan in 1979, Mark moved...

Nov 25, 2024

Thelma M. Decker, age 94, passed away November 25, 2024, in Madison, Ohio.  She was born November 13, 1930, in Ambridge, Pennsylvania to Robert Davidson and Elsie (Hapsel) Davidson.

Thelma was a librarian and worked for the Perry School District for many years.  She was a member of Faith Baptist Church in Perry.  She enjoyed playing golf...

Nov 18, 2024

Margaret A. Scheibelhoffer, age 82, passed away November 18th, 2024, at her residence in Painesville Twp. She was with her hospice nurse and three daughters.  She was born June 30th, 1942, in Selbyville West Virginia, to Doyle and Helen (Hardman) Demastes.

Margaret was a secretary for a photography store and did other jobs such as working at...

Nov 14, 2024

Louise Mowery, age 77, passed away November 14, 2024, at Lake West Medical Center in Willoughby.  She was born December 6, 1946, in Perry Ohio, to Tony and Ruth (Schaffer) Seitz.

Louise worked as a storeroom manager for Morton Salt.

She enjoyed crafting and making cards as well as going to craft shows with her...

Nov 13, 2024

JoAnn M. Lindsco, age 87, passed away peacefully November 13, 2024, in Painesville, surrounded by her loving family.  She was the daughter of Theodore L. Neave Sr. and Dorothy Mae (Stone) Neave.

JoAnn was a 1955 graduate of Riverside High School. JoAnn was crowned homecoming Queen and was Miss. Riverside at the Fairport Harbor Mardi Gras.  She...

Nov 10, 2024

Glenda Faye Bullerdick, aged 89, passed away on November 10, 2024, in Cleveland, Ohio. Born on May 29, 1935, in Weir, Mississippi, she was a beloved member of the community and a cherished figure in her family.

Glenda grew up on a homestead in Choctaw County, where her early years were filled with the rural pleasures of...

Nov 8, 2024

Joyce Anne Chorman, age 92 1/2, passed away November 8, 2024, in Mentor, Ohio.  She was born April 11, 1932, in Painesville to Claude and Almira (Babcock) Jolliffe.

Joyce was a 1950 graduate of Harvey High School where she was active in many clubs and was on the National Honor Society for four years.  She was a...

Nov 1, 2024

Marilyn E. Simko, 91, of Fairport Harbor, passed away at her home on November 1, 2024.  Marilyn was born on June 30, 1933, in Union City, PA, the daughter of the late Ralph and Marian (Smith) Fisk. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son, William "Billy", her grandson Nathaniel, and her siblings Robert,...

Oct 31, 2024

Marion Ivy (Coates) Schomburg passed away on October 31, 2024 in Painesville, Ohio. She was born July 22, 1940, in Main Brook, Newfoundland, Canada to Clarence and Gertrude (Ollerhead) Coates. She had 3 brothers, Dorman (Mary), Leonard (Audry), and Edward (Jean) Coates and 4 sisters, Jeanette Couture, Eileen (Kevin) Gunn, Christine (Ken) Stevens, and Patsy (Dave) Hanrahan.

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Oct 31, 2024

Kenneth R. Cruz, age 62, of Painesville passed away October 31, 2024, surrounded by many loved ones, at UH West Medical Center in Willoughby.   He was born January 4, 1962, in Cleveland to Hermes Cruz and Rosemarie (Damm) Cruz.

Kenneth was a graduate of North High School class of 1980. He worked at Avery Dennison in Painesville...

Oct 30, 2024

Daniel Quinones Sr., age 54, passed away at U.H. West Medical Center in Willoughby on October 29, 2024.

He was born June 2,1970 to Ramon Quinones and Mary Elaine (Nelson) Quinones in Painesville, Ohio.

Daniel worked as an Auto Parts associate for many years.

Daniel enjoyed fishing, outings with family, and most recently...

Oct 25, 2024

Sarah J. Yenc, age 72, passed away October 25, 2024, at Cleveland Clinic Hospital in Mentor.  She was born February 25, 1952, in Painesville to Nick and Josephine (Mancino) Minniti

Sarah enjoyed making cards, knitting, going out to dinner and especially enjoyed going to car shows with her husband, Ed.

Sarah is survived by her...

Oct 25, 2024

John H. Crawford Jr., age 82, passed away October 25, 2024, at University Hospital in Cleveland.  He was born January 19, 1942, in Painesville to John H. Crawford Sr. and Mary (Skrabec) Crawford.

John worked for Uniroyal for over 35 years, retiring in 1999.  He was an avid hunter and fisherman.  John's pride was in his family. ...

Oct 18, 2024

Susan Marie Enstrom age 57 of Painesville. Passed away October 18, 2024 at Tri Point Medical Center in Concord Township, She was born July 21, 1967 in Euclid Ohio.

She is survived by her parents Richard and Beverly (Hubbard) Honkala, brother Richard Honkala and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her...

Oct 16, 2024

Michael E. Slocombe, age 73, passed away October 16, 2024, at the Louis Stokes VA Medical Center in Cleveland.   He was born May 7, 1951, in Cleveland to Edward and Ruth (Ellis) Slocombe.

Michael served in the United States Army.  He received his bachelor's degree from Lake Erie College (1983).

Michael worked in quality control...

Oct 13, 2024

Charles J. Land, age 65, passed away October 13, 2024, in Willoughby Ohio. He was born November 14, 1958, in Euclid to Cyrl and Shirley Land.

Chuck was an avid hunter and fisherman, belonging to two Muskie clubs for 25+ years.   He loved being first on the lake with his hot thermos of coffee in hand. He...

Oct 6, 2024

Carol Marie Klaus age 68 of Fairport Harbor was the daughter of Ralph J. & Dorothy J. (Hardwick) Switzer born on October 27, 1955 in Cleveland Ohio and passed away at her home on October 6, 2024.

Carol was a social worker for lake County Job and Family Services for 28 years and after retiring, worked at...

Oct 2, 2024

Amelia Toreki, born on October 13, 1943 to George and Sadie Ameen passed away just shy of her 81st birthday at Seidman's Cancer Center on October 2  2024.

Amelia retired from a long career as a customer service representative at Fasson Avery Dennison.

She graduated from Harvey High School where she was active in the...

Oct 1, 2024

Joan H. Sherman, age 89, died peacefully October 1, 2024, at O'Neill Healthcare North Ridgeville.  She was the beloved daughter of Gerald and Ruth Herbison, born in Cleveland, Ohio, and lived her entire life in the area.

Joan was well-known for her artistic talents as an amazing painter, decorator, gardener, and seamstress. She owned and operated Ceramic...

Sep 28, 2024

John F. "Jack" Karako, 94, passed away peacefully at home on September 28, 2024 surrounded by his loving wife and family after a long and courageous battle with cancer.  He was born on November 28, 1929 in Fairport Harbor to parents Alex and Julia Karako.

Jack was born at home and lived in Fairport Harbor his entire...