Michael S. Bakale

MICHAEL S. BAKALE, age 74; of Middleburg Heights. Passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 13, 2023. Beloved husband of Yvonne (nee Mitchell) for 44 years; loving father of Gabriel (Amy), Michael, Trista Allgood (Adam) and Alexander; dearest grandfather of Archie and Ernest Allgood; dearest son of Margaret (nee Opalich) and the late Stephen. Mike was a retired 38 year Revenue Agent for the Internal Revenue Service. He enjoyed baking, cooking, gardening, photography and traveling with his wife Yvonne. Mike was a proud graduate of the University of Pittsburgh and parishioner at St. Bartholomew Parish. He was loved and will be greatly missed. A Requiem Funeral Mass will be held at St. Stephen Catholic Church, 1930 W. 54th St., Cleveland, Monday, July 17, 2023 at 10 a.m. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. Friends received at THE RIPEPI FUNERAL HOME, 5762 PEARL RD. (AT SNOW RD.) SUNDAY 2-5 P.M.