Louis Fredrick Grund, Jr.

Louis Fredrick “Skip” Grund, Jr., 79, Painesville, passed away Friday, April 26, 2024, at Grand River Health & Rehabilitation Center in Painesville. He was born August 28, 1944, in Newark, N.J. Louis worked at Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company and Fisher Fazio’s before retiring. He was also a landlord. Once he retired, Louis also worked as a courier and a security guard. He was the loving father of Shelli (nee Grund) Kocis and Missi (nee Grund) Chapman; cherished grandfather of Steven Doremus, Dale Verbic and Jamie (nee Carpenter) (Logan) Foster; great-grandfather of Savannah Foster; grandfather to his special granddog, Tigger; brother of Louise (Clifton) Stanley; uncle of many nieces and nephews; and many friends. Louis was preceded in death by his parents, Louis F. Grund, Sr. and Olga (nee Erjavec) Grund; and siblings, Henry Grund and June Delong. Family will receive friends 2 to 6 p.m. Friday, May 10, at McMahon-Coyne-Vitantonio Funeral Home, 38001 Euclid Ave., Willoughby, with a service to follow at 5:30 p.m. Pastor Aaron Taylor officiating. Family and friends to meet at the funeral home 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 11, for a procession to Mentor Cemetery. Burial will be at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to Hospice of the Western Reserve, P.O. Box 72101, Cleveland, OH, 44197; Ashtabula County Animal Shelter, 5970 Green Rd., Ashtabula, OH, 44004, or Villalobos Rescue Center, P.O.Box 39, Napoleonville, LA, 70390. To send condolences for the family, visit www.MCVfuneralhomes.com.