Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Cleveland, Ohio

Luis Manuel Barreto

Luis Manuel Barreto

Oct 4, 2025

Luis Manuel Barreto, age 60, passed away on October 4, 2025. He was born on November 27, 1964, in Sabana Hoyos PO Pobre, Vega Alta, Puerto Rico, to his loving parents, the late Jose A. Barreto and Esther Villarin. Beloved husband of Marilyn Barreto. Devoted father of Darien, Tiana, and Dahlia. Cherished grandfather of Dariel, DeManny, and DeAnthony. Dear brother...

Lexie Vea Butler

Lexie Vea Butler

Oct 4, 2025

Lexie Vea Butler, age 58, passed away on October 4, 2025. She was born on January 10, 1967, in Hammond, Indiana, to her loving parents, Lexie (née Strickland) Rose and the late Thomas Rose.

Beloved mother of Thomas Smiley, Lexie (née Blankenship) Watts (Eric), Samuel Butler, and the late Jessica Butler. Dear sister of Sally (Anton) Jura, Shirley (Fred) Wood, Dreama...

Stephen B. Kinosh

Stephen B. Kinosh

Oct 3, 2025

Stephen B. Kinosh, age 71, passed away on October 3, 2025. He was born on August 20, 1954, in Cleveland, Ohio, to his loving parents, the late Steve J. Kinosh, Jr., and Irene Zielinski. Beloved husband of Marilyn (nee Simko) Kinosh. Devoted father of Jacob (Jennifer) Kinosh and Joshua Kinosh. Cherished grandfather of Matthew. Dear brother of Patricia, Joseph (Mary),...

Lawrence J. Webster

Lawrence J. Webster

Oct 2, 2025

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...

Lorenzo White

Lorenzo White

Oct 2, 2025

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...

Alex Z. Blake

Alex Z. Blake

Oct 2, 2025

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...

Ardellis Parker

Ardellis Parker

Oct 2, 2025

Ardellis Parker, born on August 25, 1940, in Washington, D.C., to the late Douglas Freeman and Livonia Parker, passed away surrounded by her loving family. She was the second of seven children. She was preceded in death by her sisters Leary Bell Parker and Livonia “Jean” Bass; her brother Jerry M. Parker; her son Douglas Parker; and her daughter Norma...

Ray Lightner

Ray Lightner

Oct 1, 2025

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...

Shannon Marie Williams

Shannon Marie Williams

Oct 1, 2025

Shannon Marie Williams, age 56 of Cleveland, passed away on Tuesday, October 1, 2025,  Cherished daughter of Ruby Molnar and the late George Williams; dear mother of Michelangelo Grillo, Justin Williams (deceased), Shantyna Williams, and Samira Williams; grandmother of four;  loving sister of Gail Williams (deceased) and Sheila Williams; aunt of Joshua Williams, Jazalynn Murray, Shanalesa Murray, Zion Murray and...

Margaret C. Brooks

Margaret C. Brooks

Sep 29, 2025

Margaret C. Brooks, age 97, passed away on September 29, 2025. She was born on December 15, 1927, in Zanesville, Ohio, to her loving parents, the late Wes and Ellen Schrack.

Beloved mother of George Fred Brooks, Jr. (Deceased), and David Edward Brooks (Donna). She was preceded in death by the father of her children, the late George Frederick Brooks. Cherished...

Robert Finney

Robert Finney

Sep 28, 2025

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...

Aniaz Anthony Paradiso

Aniaz Anthony Paradiso

Sep 28, 2025

Aniaz Paradiso, age 16, passed away suddenly on September 28, 2025.

He was the beloved son of Eric Paradiso (Mariah Roop) and the late Toni Valenti. He was a devoted and loving brother to Alayah Paradiso, Harlow Paradiso, Nina Ferrante, and Amire Valenti, and a treasured cousin to many who adored him.

Aniaz was a bright, energetic, and kind-hearted young man whose...

Karen Mulloy

Karen Mulloy

Sep 27, 2025

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...

Patrick Michael Schneider

Patrick Michael Schneider

Sep 27, 2025

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...

Rosemarie Cottingham

Rosemarie Cottingham

Sep 27, 2025

Rosemarie Cottingham passed away on September 27, 2025. Janazah Prayers will be held on September 30, 2025. Interment West Park Cemetery.

Bibi Aisha Yousufzai

Bibi Aisha Yousufzai

Sep 27, 2025

Bibi Aisha Yousufzai passed away on September 27, 2025. Janazah Prayers will be held on September 25, 2025. Interment Resthaven Memory Gardens.

Betty Ann Reed Peart

Betty Ann Reed Peart

Sep 26, 2025

Betty Ann Reed Peart, age 72, passed away peacefully on September 26, 2025. She was born on December 3, 1952, in Baltimore, Maryland, to her loving parents, the late George and Zelma Reed.

Beloved wife of Robert Delmont Peart. Devoted mother of Larry (Ashley) Sutherland. Cherished grandmother of Morgan Taylor Sutherland, Emma McWhorter, Noah McWhorter, and Madison McWhorter. Dear sister of...

James Richard Kelly

James Richard Kelly

Sep 25, 2025

James Richard Kelly, age 74, passed away on September 25, 2025. He was born on August 17, 1951, in Eastlake, Ohio, to his loving father, James Kelly, Sr. Devoted father of James D. (Tracy) Kelly, and former husband of Susan L. Kelly, mother of his child.

James proudly served his country as a Marine and later enjoyed a well-earned retirement. He...

Adom Nimfour Osei-Bese

Adom Nimfour Osei-Bese

Sep 24, 2025

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...

Willie Orr

Willie Orr

Sep 24, 2025

Willie Orr, age 60, passed away on September 24, 2025. He was born on October 12, 1964, in Cleveland, Ohio, to his loving parents, the late Willie Scott and Airgine Orr. Beloved husband of the late Cheryl Ann Badley Orr. Devoted father of Jamar Orr (deceased), Tiffany Walker, Jermaine Orr, Jewuan Orr, Tia Orr, and Taleah Orr. Cherished grandfather and...