Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Cleveland, Ohio

Kevin Clyde York

Kevin Clyde York

Jun 10, 2026

Kevin Clyde York, age 64, passed away on June 10, 2026.

Beloved husband of Vicki (nee Finch) for 37 years; loving father of Patrick York and Tara Gale (Richard); cherished brother of Sheryl (deceased) Thompson (Freddie), Thomas York, Timothy York (Rosa), Deborah Bryson, Patricia Michalski (John) and Cindy Soos; adoring Papa of Aiden, Bonnie, Calvin and Delilah; devoted son of Thomas...

Isabel Cruz Crispin

Isabel Cruz Crispin

Jun 9, 2026

Isabel Cruz Crispin, age 74, passed away peacefully on June 9, 2026. She was born on April 25, 1952, in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, to her loving parents, Timoteo Cruz Lopez and Aurora Crispin Reyes.

Isabel was the beloved wife of the late Luis M. Estrella Martinez. She was a devoted mother to Yahaira Matos Cruz (Edgar Santos) and Jessica M....

Nakkia S. Godfrey

Nakkia S. Godfrey

Jun 8, 2026

Private Services.

Life is a glorious gift that should be cherished by the living and remembered for those who have transitioned onward. It is truly a journey through space and time that invariably leaves a ripple, no matter how faint. While some of those who journey with us may do so with great expectation, others do so with selfless love and...

Taria Renee Traylor

Taria Renee Traylor

Jun 7, 2026

Private Services.

Life is a glorious gift that should be cherished by the living and remembered for those who have transitioned onward. It is truly a journey through space and time that invariably leaves a ripple, no matter how faint. While some of those who journey with us may do so with great expectation, others do so with selfless love and...

Fardowsa Omar Koosar

Fardowsa Omar Koosar

Jun 7, 2026

Fardowsa Omar Koosar passed away on June 7, 2026. Janazah Prayers will be held on June 9, 2026. Interment Islamic Cemetery of Columbus. 

Viola Belle Gamble

Viola Belle Gamble

Jun 6, 2026

Viola (Vicky) B. Gamble, 77, passed away peacefully on Saturday June 6, 2026 surrounded by family at Cleveland Clinic.

She was born on August 8, 1948 to the late Bill and Vi Mindel along with Barb Wagner, Ernie Mindel, Betty Jackson and the late Bill Mindel.

Vicky was a preschool teacher's aide for several years at Country Lane Preschool. She was Proven...

Mark Humphrie Rolfes

Mark Humphrie Rolfes

Jun 5, 2026

Private Services.

Life is a glorious gift that should be cherished by the living and remembered for those who have transitioned onward. It is truly a journey through space and time that invariably leaves a ripple, no matter how faint. While some of those who journey with us may do so with great expectation, others do so with selfless love and...

Hasan Mohmad Damra

Hasan Mohmad Damra

Jun 4, 2026

Hasan Mohmad Damra passed away on June 4, 2026. Janazah Prayers were held on June 5, 2026. Interment West Park Cemetery.

Siham T. Bahhur

Siham T. Bahhur

Jun 4, 2026

Siham T. Bahhur passed away on June 4, 2026. Janazah Prayers were held on June 5, 2026. Interment West Park Cemetery. 

Gary Anderson

Gary Anderson

Jun 3, 2026

Private Services.

Life is a glorious gift that should be cherished by the living and remembered for those who have transitioned onward. It is truly a journey through space and time that invariably leaves a ripple, no matter how faint. While some of those who journey with us may do so with great expectation, others do so with selfless love and...

Darrick D. Stewart

Darrick D. Stewart

Jun 3, 2026

Private Services.

Life is a glorious gift that should be cherished by the living and remembered for those who have transitioned onward. It is truly a journey through space and time that invariably leaves a ripple, no matter how faint. While some of those who journey with us may do so with great expectation, others do so with selfless love and...

Gary Anderson

Gary Anderson

Jun 3, 2026

Private Services.

Life is a glorious gift that should be cherished by the living and remembered for those who have transitioned onward. It is truly a journey through space and time that invariably leaves a ripple, no matter how faint. While some of those who journey with us may do so with great expectation, others do so with selfless love and...

Josephine Charlotte Cook

Josephine Charlotte Cook

Jun 3, 2026

Josephine “Josie” Charlotte Cook of Mentor, Ohio, peacefully passed away in the arms of her loving parents on June 3, 2026. Born on August 12, 2025 to Brian Cook and Theresa Gersin, she brought immeasurable joy and light into our lives during her short time here. 

Though her life was brief, she fought so bravely and left a permanent mark on...

Rola El Saadi

Rola El Saadi

Jun 2, 2026

Rola El Saadi passed away on June 2, 2026. Janazah Prayers were held on June 2, 2026. Interment Resthaven Memory Gardens.

Jeanne R. McFarland

Jeanne R. McFarland

Jun 1, 2026

Jeanne R. McFarland, age 73, passed away on June 1, 2026. She was born on November 9, 1952, in Cleveland, Ohio, and was raised in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, by her loving parents, the late James and Constance Kinnaird.

Jeanne was the beloved wife of the late Raymond McFarland. Devoted mother of Heather McFarland (deceased) and Tamara (Richard) Battista. Cherished grandmother of...

Betty Lou Buchanan-Cyrus

Betty Lou Buchanan-Cyrus

Jun 1, 2026

Betty Lou Buchanan-Cyrus, age 97, passed away peacefully on June 1, 2026. She was born on April 17, 1929, in Pricedale, Pennsylvania, to her loving parents, the late Villa Duvuvuei and Phoebe Scanlon.

Betty was the beloved wife of her first husband, the late Robert R. Buchanan, and her second husband, the late Edward Cyrus. She was a devoted mother to...

Deryk Scott Jackson

Deryk Scott Jackson

May 31, 2026

Private Services.

Life is a glorious gift that should be cherished by the living and remembered for those who have transitioned onward. It is truly a journey through space and time that invariably leaves a ripple, no matter how faint. While some of those who journey with us may do so with great expectation, others do so with selfless love and...

Julius Ceasar Kafel

Julius Ceasar Kafel

May 31, 2026

Julius Ceaser Kafel, age 23, passed away on May 31, 2026. He was born on December 26, 2002, in Cleveland, Ohio, to his loving parents, John Kafel and Sandra Carte.

Julius was the beloved father of his unborn baby, Malayah Avelana Marie Kafel. He was the dear brother of Angelika Kafel, Xavier Kafel, Szoe Lewis, Jerry Farmer-Carte, Juliana Kafel, Erika Rasnick,...

Carole Ann Cassady

Carole Ann Cassady

May 30, 2026

When, through one woman, a little more love and goodness, a little more light and truth come into the world, then that woman's life has had meaning. 

A dignified cremation has been entrusted to Slone & Company.

Judith Ann Heading

Judith Ann Heading

May 30, 2026

Judith Ann Heading, age 65, passed away on May 30, 2026. She was born on October 18, 1960, in Parkersburg, West Virginia, to her loving parents, the late Robert Sprouse and Mabel Caplinger-Sprouse.

Judith was the beloved wife of the late Michael Heading. Devoted mother of Robin Lugo (Marc), Robert Dennis, Brandy Sprouse, Ashley Heading, Luther Sams (deceased), and Maria Ramos....