Boyd Edward Warner

BOYD EDWARD WARNER, age 79, of Cleveland, passed away Sunday, June 20, 2021, at University Hospitals Parma Medical Center with his wife and family by his side. He suffered a massive stroke a few days earlier. He was born March 20, 1942, in Carrollton, Ohio, to the late Stephen and Bertha (nee Arbogast) Warner. He graduated from Springfield Local High School in Bergholz, Ohio, and then joined the U.S. Army. After the service, Boyd moved to Cleveland where he joined the UAW and retired from General Motors. Boyd was a car guy. He owned several classics over the years. A great weekend was going to a car show or taking his family on a road trip. He also had a great love of animals. He spoiled his canine companions and enjoyed feeding the critters that visited his yard. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by seven brothers and sisters: Forrest Warner, Dorothy Ford, Bennie Warner, who was killed in the Korean War, Leona Hood, Lee Warner and two brothers who died in infancy. Boyd leaves his wife of 27 years, Mary Warner of Cleveland; sons Mark, Timothy and Matthew Warner from his first marriage to Shirley Warner and grandchildren Elizabeth, Sarah and Mark Warner, all of Cleveland; sisters Shirley  Ziklo (John), of Amsterdam and Carol Peters of Columbus; and many other family members, including stepchildren, step-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Services at the funeral home, Monday, June 28, 2021 at 10 a.m. with Pastor Chuck Behrens officiating.  Interment Riverside Cemetery.  Friends received at RIPEPI FUNERAL HOME, 5762 PEARL RD. (AT SNOW RD.), SUNDAY 2-5 P.M.