JOHN A. LAVELLE, age 82, (native of Knockbreague, Newport, Co. Mayo, Ireland), beloved husband of Maureen (nee Cooney); son of the late Mary (nee Molloy) and Patrick "Sonny"; brother of the late Patricia Kearns (James) of Ireland; uncle of Marie Zupanc (John) of Cleveland and Jacinta Walsh (Dermot) of Ireland; great uncle of John and Aidan Zupanc and Sarah and Ciaran Walsh; cousin and dear friend of many. John was a proud Irishman. He was vice president of the Pioneers Total Abstinence Association and was a longtime member, board member and volunteer at the West Side Irish American Club. He was active at his church, St. Vincent DePaul, where he was a member of the St. Vincent DePaul Society, Holy Name Society, and served as an usher for many years, he was a founding member of the Jefferson Park Concerned Citizen's Block Watch. Passed away December 23, 2021. Funeral Mass Monday, January 3, 2022, St. Vincent DePaul Church (13400 Lorain Ave. Cleveland) at 10 A.M. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. Friends may call at CHAMBERS FUNERAL HOME of CLEVELAND, 4420 ROCKY RIVER DRIVE AT PURITAS, SUNDAY 2-5 P.M. (at the request of the family, face masks will be required).  Memorial contributions are suggested to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or Hospice of the Western Reserve, P.O. Box 72101, Cleveland, OH 44192.

The Funeral Mass will be livestreamed on the Chambers Funeral Homes Facebook page (link to our Facebook page below):

https://www.facebook.com/Chambers-Funeral-Homes-1560347080741913