Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Cleveland, Ohio

Fatima Awadallah

Fatima Awadallah

Dec 18, 2025

Fatima Awadallah passed away on December 18, 2025. Janazah Prayers were held on December 19, 2025. Interment West Park Cemetery. 

Cynthia Henry

Cynthia Henry

Dec 18, 2025

Cynthia Henry, age 90, passed away on December 18, 2025. She was born on August 15, 1935, in Trinidad, to her loving parents, the late Buck and Maria Henry.

Cynthia was a devoted and loving mother to Yvonne Henry and Sherma Fields, both of whom preceded her in death, and to Steve Henry, Betty LeQuay, Robert Joseph, Val Joseph, Kay Holder,...

Brittany Lynn Blackwell

Brittany Lynn Blackwell

Dec 17, 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...

Fatimah Habib Alhamyan

Fatimah Habib Alhamyan

Dec 17, 2025

Fatimah Habib Alhamyan passed away on December 17, 2025. Interment to take place in Alahsaa Municipal Cemetery, Saudi Arabia. 

Kathryn Ellen McFadden

Kathryn Ellen McFadden

Dec 16, 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...

Danielle Tremayne Lawson

Danielle Tremayne Lawson

Dec 16, 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 C. Kellums, Sr

Patrick C. Kellums, Sr

Dec 16, 2025

Patrick C. Kellums, Sr., a beloved son, husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend of many, passed away at the age of 66, on December 16, 2025. He was born on August 19, 1959, in Cleveland, Ohio. 

He is the devoted son of the late Carl E. and Shirley A. (nee Houey) Kellums; beloved husband of the late Kathleen J. (nee...

Tyrone R. Cook

Tyrone R. Cook

Dec 16, 2025

Tyrone R. Cook, age 73, passed away on December 16, 2025. Loving father of Keith, Alan, Ty, Brian, and the late Samantha and Andrea Cook. Beloved grandfather and great-grandfather. Cherished son of Raymond Cook and Freda Collins. 

Private family services. 

Arthur Lee Kindrell, Jr.

Arthur Lee Kindrell, Jr.

Dec 15, 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...

Joshua Griffin

Joshua Griffin

Dec 15, 2025

Joshua Wade Griffin was born February 9, 1995 in Cleveland, Ohio to Jennifer Jeanine Griffin. Joshua resided with his grandmother (Mom), Deborah Yvonne Griffin, Woodie Dixon (Dad), and Adam Griffin, (brother) in Brook Park, Ohio, where despite having ongoing health issues, he lived a happy childhood filled with love and care until adulthood. Joshua attend and graduated from Midpark High...

James Baker

James Baker

Dec 15, 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...

Sharon Shaw

Sharon Shaw

Dec 14, 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...

Louis C. Merker, Jr.

Louis C. Merker, Jr.

Dec 14, 2025

Louis C. Merker, Jr. age 68 Passed away on December 14, 2025.

Louis was the beloved husband of Jennifer Merker (nee Roark). They were married for 14 years and shared 23 years together. He was a devoted son of the late Elsie and Louis C. Merker, Sr. He was a loving brother to Donna Miller and her husband Scott, a proud...

Fouad Saeed Abdulkadir

Fouad Saeed Abdulkadir

Dec 14, 2025

Fouad Saeed Abdulkadir passed away on December 14, 2025. Janazah Prayers were held on December 19, 2025. Interment West Park Cemetery. 

Milagros Beltran

Milagros Beltran

Dec 14, 2025

Milagros Beltran, age 57, passed away on December 14, 2025. She was born on September 1, 1968, in Cleveland, Ohio, to her loving parents, Hector Caraballo and the late Anna Lydia Caraballo. Beloved wife of Guillermo L. Beltran. Devoted mother of Andrew Guillermo Beltran, Joseph Anthony Beltran, Hector Manuel Beltran, and Mayra Angelic Beltran. Cherished grandmother of Andrew Beltran, Christina...

Adam Solomon, Jr.

Adam Solomon, Jr.

Dec 13, 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...

Nayda R. Lugo Matias

Nayda R. Lugo Matias

Dec 13, 2025

Nayda R. Lugo Matias entered into rest on December 13, 2025, at the age of 71. She was born on August 29, 1954 in Anasco, Puerto Rico, to her beloved parents, the late Carlos Lugo and Maria Rivera. The beloved wife of the late Luis Matias, Nayda was a loving mother and will be deeply missed by all whose lives...

James Edward Cornell

James Edward Cornell

Dec 13, 2025

James Edward Cornell died December 13, 2025, in Columbus, Ohio. He was 82 years old. He was born on September 24, 1943, in Wheeling, West Virginia. Son of the late Charles William Cornell and Minnie Mae Nixon. Uncle of Jennifer. 

Private Family Services. 

Arthur Valdez

Arthur Valdez

Dec 13, 2025

Arthur Valdez, age 63, passed away on December 13, 2025. He was born on May 10, 1962, in Fort Worth, Texas.

Arthur was a devoted husband, loving father and grandfather, caring brother-in-law, son-in-law, uncle, neighbor, and friend, and he will be deeply missed by all who knew him. Anyone who met Arthur will remember his light-hearted spirit, infectious laughter, and genuine...

Justin Edwin Poche

Justin Edwin Poche

Dec 12, 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...