Richard Valentine, 72, Avid Cleveland Sports Fan, Enjoyed Spending Time with Family and Friends
Richard Valentine, 72 of North Ridgeville passed away Saturday, January 1, 2011 at St. John Medical Center, Westlake following a brief illness.
He was born May 5, 1938 in Cleveland, OH and had been a resident of North Ridgeville for the past 40 years.
He had worked as a Tester for TRW, Cleveland, retiring in 1990.
Richard was an avid Cleveland Browns, Indians and Cavs fan. He enjoyed the outdoors, listening to music and spending time with family and friends, especially his grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Florence (nee Hartman), 6 sons, Richard (Lynda) and Steven (Charity) both of Westlake, Robert and Joseph (Debbie) both of North Ridgeville, Dennis of Sheffield Lake and Michael of Grafton, a daughter, Laura Quillin of Elyria Twp., 21 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Lillian (Durdowski) and Richard Valentine.
Friends will be received from 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. Tuesday, January 4, 2011 at the David Bogner Family Funeral Home, 36625 Center Ridge Rd., North Ridgeville, where funeral services will be held at Noon Wednesday, January 5, 2011.
Burial will follow at Resthaven Memory Gardens, Avon. For further information or to leave an online condolence, please visit www.davidbognerfamilyfuneralhome.com.