Dolores M. Davis

On December 19, 2021, DOLORES M. DAVIS of Lyndhurst, Ohio, born Dolores Mary Iacobelli in Little Italy (1935) left this earth, surrounded by 3 generations of family and the compassionate and loving care providers who supported her in her final journey from both the Cleveland Clinic and Maltz Hospice teams.

Dolores lived her life to the fullest, finding new joys in every decade. She loved a good laugh, a great story, an excellent sauce (though none were as good as hers), a new dance step, and her family. She worked in a variety of roles in both the retail and hospitality industries including Higbee's, Mayfield Country Club, and the A’Bella Gallery. She was politically active and served as a Board of Elections poll worker for many years. She remained curious and dedicated to learning into her final days and spent many of her last days trying to understand the “why” behind peoples’ behaviors and actions from political views to how they were handling the “pandemic”. She often said she had lived long enough to have the right to have an honest conversation and people shared with her their beliefs, thoughts, and ideas, because in Dolores there was no judgement…just genuine curiosity. She taught us at 80 that it is never too late to find true love as she squeezed every minute of joy out of life with her boyfriend, until his passing in December 2020. She will be remembered by her famous wit, her infectious laughter, and her infamous borrowed and original sayings, like: “Holly Hanna”, “Only the Shadow Knows”, “This is A Pistole Packing Mama”, and “You Got Me Hanging”.

A tenacious fighter to the very end, she was proceeded in death by her parents Anthony Iacobelli, Mary (Iezza) Iacobelli, siblings, Elsie (Iacobelli) Janowicz, Mike and Jerry, Mike, and her husband James W. Davis, and her dear friend of Don Malone. She is survived by her daughters, Linda K. DeMarco (Dr. Denise Reading), Shari Evans, (Bill Liotta), son, Jim Davis, Robin (Surrett) Davis; grandchildren, Shari DeMarco (Justin Brooks), Tyler Evans (Ashley Henning), Austin Evans, Chad Davis, Kendal Davis (Joey); great grandchildren James (DeMarco) Pace, and AJ (DeMarco) Brooks.

The family wants to thank Katie, Alice, Cara, Nick, Inga, Laura, Murlene, Leeann, Joanne, Shay, Carmon, Danielle, Jan and all the nurses, aids, physical therapist, and doctors who did their best to provide support and care in these most challenging times. The family ask that donations be made to InMotion, https://www.beinmotion.org Beachwood or to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, https://www.michaeljfox.org .

Friends and family are invited to remember her life on Thursday December 23, 2021 from 10:00-11:00 am at DiCICCO & SONS FUNERAL HOME, 5975 MAYFIELD RD. MAYFIELD HTS. OH. 44124, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial 11:30 am at St. Francis of Assisi Church, 6850 Mayfield Rd. Gates Mills, OH 44040. Entombment will follow at Knollwood Cemetery in Mayfield Heights, OH. Online condolences www.diciccoandsonsfh.com