James F. Betley

JAMES F. BETLEY age 59, beloved husband for 22 years of Kristine (nee Yurkovich); loving father of James, Jr. “Jay”; cherished son of the late Theodore and JoAnne (nee Edelman); dearest brother of Richard (wife Barbara), Patricia, Lynne Mominey (husband Roger), Joan Weinbrandt, Lois, Donald “Duck” (wife Lisa), Jeanne and the late David and Robert “Buck” (wife Kathie); son-in-law of Lynda McIntyre and Roger Yurkovich (Patty Friedel); dear uncle and great-uncle of many.

Jim was born in Harrisburg, PA on April 14, 1958 and passed away on April 3, 2018, just shy of completing his 60th year of life. He graduated from Mayfield High School in 1977, and lived in Mentor the past 10 years, previously in Euclid. He was a hard worker, and for 20 years was a dedicated employee of Component Repair Technologies (CRT) in Mentor.

Jim loved music, especially Pink Floyd and The Allman Brothers. He was known for his Thanksgiving tradition of listening to the song “Alice’s Restaurant” by Arlo Guthrie. Jim enjoyed being around his family and friends, especially at July 4th parties. He was described as positive and an eternal optimist, which was important since he was an avid Cleveland Browns fan. Jim always spoke well of everyone and loved life. He will be dearly missed.

Contributions may be made in memory of James to Hospice of the Western Reserve, 17876 St. Clair Ave., Cleveland, OH 44110.

Mass of Christian Burial Saturday, April 7, 2018 at St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church, 8560 Mentor Ave., Mentor, OH 44060 at 10 AM. PLEASE MEET AT THE CHURCH. Cremation following by DeJohn Crematory. Family will receive friends to pay tribute to and celebrate the life of Jim at THE DeJOHN-FLYNN-MYLOTT FUNERAL HOME OF WILLOUGHBY HILLS, 28890 CHARDON ROAD (between Bishop Rd. and Rt. 91) FRIDAY 2-5 & 6-8 PM.