obituaries

Mar 16, 2018

Funeral services for Kim Robert Welch, 63, will be 11:00 AM, Friday, March 23rd at Zion Lutheran Church, 508 Mentor Avenue in Painesville.  Family and friends will be received 2:00-4:00 PM and 6:00-8:00 PM, Thursday, March 22nd at Spear Mulqueeny Funeral Home, 667 Mentor Avenue, Painesville, Ohio.

Mr. Welch was born September 24, 1954 in Melrose Park,...

Mar 16, 2018

Charles Lee Rudney, 79, passed away March 16, 2018 at Homestead II Nursing and Rehab in Painesville.  He was born December 2, 1938 in Cleveland.  Private funeral services will be held at a later date.

Charles served in the U. S. Army and was a resident of Lake County for the past 30 years.  He worked as...

Mar 15, 2018

Funeral Services for Dennis Michael Schneider, 46, will be 12 Noon Thursday, March 22nd at Spear Mulqueeny Funeral Home, 667 Mentor Avenue, Painesville, Ohio.  Visitation will be 10 AM-12:00 PM.

Mr. Schneider was a lifelong Painesville resident.  He enjoyed fishing, boating, and working on cars.  He especially loved spending time with his grandkids.

Dennis is...

Mar 15, 2018

Mass of Christian Burial for Edward Francis "Duke" Ignat will be 10:00 AM. Tuesday, March 20th at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, 521 Plum Street, Fairport Harbor, Ohio.  Family and friends may call 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM, Monday, March 19th at Mulqueeny Spear Funeral Home, 312 Eagle Street in Fairport Harbor.

Mr. Ignat was born...

Mar 13, 2018

Funeral Services for Norman Edward Brewster, 55, will be 10:00 AM., Wednesday, March 21st at Spear Mulqueeny Funeral Home, 667 Mentor Avenue, Painesville, Ohio.  Family and friends may call 2:00-4:00 PM and 6:00-8:00 PM, Tuesday, March 20th at the funeral home.

Mr. Brewster was born June 15, 1961 in Madison to Frank and Dorothy (Somnitz) Brewster and...

Mar 13, 2018

A Memorial service for Robert W. Boehnke, 90, will be 12:00 PM Friday, March 16th at Perry Christian Church, 3270 Call Road, Perry, Ohio.

Mr. Boehnke was born January 16, 1928 in Fairport Harbor and passed away March 13, 2018 at David Simpson Hospice House.

Robert proudly served as a jet mechanic in the United...

Mar 10, 2018

Funeral Services for Kathleen M. Yates, 68, will be 12:00 PM, Wednesday, March 14th at Faith Baptist Church, 3003 Narrows Road, Perry, Ohio.  Family and friends may call 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM at the church.  Burial will be in Perry Cemetery.

Kathleen was born May 2, 1949 in Painesville and passed away March 10, 2018 at...

Mar 10, 2018

Private services for Sara L. Cook, 77, of Willowick, will be held at Western Reserve Memorial Gardens in Chesterland.  Sara was born January 14, 1941 in Kirtland to Nelson and Coila (Patterson) Grover.  She passed away March 10, 2018 at David Simpson Hospice House.

She is survived by her daughters, Julie (Jerry) Bencar and Cindy (Sakhone) Vathananonh;...

Mar 9, 2018

Michael Anthony Maggiano II, 92 of Madison, Ohio, died on Friday, March 9 from a brain aneurysm. Michael, Mike, or 'Papa Mike' was an inventor, author, aerospace engineer, and composer - but his two biggest loves were fishing and making music with his friends, relatives, strangers or really anyone he ran into. It was not unusual for him, even...

Mar 9, 2018

Private services for Michael R. Kolish, 86, of Painesville, were held at Spear Mulqueeny Funeral Home.

Michael was born March 15, 1931 in Luciusboro, Pennsylvania to Walter and Mary (Bar) Kolish and passed away March 9, 2018 in Mentor.

Michael served in the U. S. Army during the Korean War and was a lifetime member...

Mar 9, 2018

Mass of Christian Burial for Lois (Oliver) Murphy, 89, will be 10:00 AM Tuesday, March 20th at St Mary's Church Painesville.  Family and friends may call from 4:00-8:00 PM Monday, March 19th at Spear Mulqueeny Funeral Home, 667 Mentor Avenue, Painesville.  Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery.

Lois was born March 31, 1928 in Gallup, New Mexico...

Mar 9, 2018

Funeral Services for Ethel M. Simunich will be 10:00AM, Wednesday, March 14th at Spear Mulqueeny Funeral Home, 667 Mentor Avenue, Painesville, Ohio.  Family and friends may call 4:00 – 6:00 PM, Tuesday, March 13th at the funeral home.

Ethel was born January 3, 1920 in Minerva, Ohio to Austen and Bertha (Krider) Marks.  She passed away March...

Mar 8, 2018

Funeral services for Cynthia Lou "Cindy" Offill will be 8:00 PM, Wednesday, March 14th at Spear Mulqueeny Funeral Home, 667 Mentor Avenue, Painesville, Ohio. Family and friends will be received Wednesday, from 5:00-8:00 PM at the funeral home.  Graveside Services will be Thursday at 11:00 AM in Riverside Cemetery Painesville.

Cindy was born April 13, 1956 in...

Mar 2, 2018

Lois " Willie" Wilfong, 84, of Willoughby, formerly of Eastlake, went peacefully to be with her Lord and Savior on March 2nd..

Funeral services will be held 10 AM Tuesday, March 6, 2018, at Lakeside Baptist Church 306 Fairport Nursery Road, Painesville.  Family and friends will be received 2-4 PM and 6-8 PM Monday, March 5th at...

Feb 25, 2018

Funeral Services for Jackson "Paul" Leonard Sr. will be 1:00 PM, Friday, March 2nd at Spear Mulqueeny Funeral Home, 667 Mentor Avenue, Painesville, Ohio.  Family and friends may call 4:00-8:00 PM, Thursday, March 1st at the funeral home.

Paul was born December 7, 1928 in Wheeling, West Virginia and passed away February 25, 2018 at Tri-Point Medical...

Feb 20, 2018

Funeral Services for Wilbert Lee Hale, will be1:00 PM Monday, February 26, 2018 at Spear Mulqueeny Funeral Home, 667 Mentor Avenue, Painesville, Ohio. Family and friends may call from 9:00 AM until 1:00 PM Monday, at the funeral home.  Burial will be in Western Reserve Memorial Gardens in Chesterland.

McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native,...

Feb 19, 2018

Funeral Services for Robert D. Sistek, 62, of Painesville, will be 7:00 PM Wednesday, February 21, at Spear-Mulqueeny Funeral Home 667 Mentor Avenue, Painesville. Family and friends will be received 4:00 PM until 7:00 PM Wednesday.

Robert was born on July 7, 1955 in Pittsburgh, PA and passed away February 19, 2018 at his residence in Painesville...

Feb 15, 2018

A Celebration of Life for John L. "Jack" Morris, 68, will be Thursday February 22,2018 at Spear Mulqueeny Funeral Home, 667 Mentor Avenue, Painesville, Ohio.  Family and friends may call 5-8 at the funeral home.

Jack was born March 7, 1949 in Painesville and passed away February 15, 2018 at his residence in Kirtland surrounded by family....

Feb 14, 2018

John L. Sampson age 87 a resident of Painesville since 1951 formerly of West Virginia was born on December 27, 1930 in Sutton West Virginia and passed away February 14, 2018 at Tri Point Medical Center in Concord Twp.

He retired from Oster Tyler Manufacturing after many years of service. He served in the U.S. Army in...

Feb 12, 2018

Funeral services for Marian Ardath Swinehart, 92, will be 12:30 PM, Thursday, February 15th at Spear Mulqueeny Funeral Home, 667 Mentor Avenue, Painesville, OH.   Family and friends may call 11:30 AM– 12:30 PM, prior to the service at the funeral home.  Burial will be in Western Reserve Memorial Gardens in Chesterland.

Marian was born August 20, 1925...