327 Cleveland Street, Elyria, Ohio 44035
E-mail: reichlinroberts@yahoo.com              Telephone: 440-365-1271

Leonard and Margaret (Peggy) Reichlin founded Reichlin Funeral Home on the old Winkles homestead in 1948.
Len was born and raised in Lorain and is a graduate of St. Joseph College in Indiana. He served with the US Army during WWII with the 102nd Evacuation Hospital in the European Theatre. Upon return he attended and graduated from the Cleveland Mortuary School in 1941. He has always been active in the Elyria area and served as 1st ward councilman for 6 years before being elected Mayor of Elyria in 1966. He spent several years as Director of CETA and JPTA in Lorain County before successfully running in 1980 for Lorain County Commissioner, a job he held for 6 years. He is a past member of the Elyria Eagles, Elyria Kiwanis, and both the Ohio Funeral Directors Association and the National Funeral Directors Association. He is a life member of the VFW and a member of the American Legion, AARP, and a 3rd and 4th Degree of the Knights of Columbus. He along with his wife are founding members of St. Jude Church.
Peggy was born and raised in Cleveland and graduated from Notre Dame High School. She also graduated from Cleveland Mortuary School and became one of the first women licensed as a funeral director in Lorain County. She was honored as “Mrs. Elyria” in 1980. Peg belongs to St. Jude, the Altar and Rosary Society, the American Legion Auxiliary, and worked with the EMH Regional Medical Center Auxiliary for many years.
Len passed away March 19, 2008. He is survived by his wife Peg and seven children, Paul, Bonnie Roberts, Mark, Mary Carol Britt, Jim, Dianne Reece, and Michael.

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Ronald A. (Ron) Roberts was born and raised in Elyria. He attended Jefferson Elementary School and graduated from Elyria High School in 1966. During his senior year he was the Buckeye Conference Tennis Champion. He attended the University of Maryland while serving with the United States Air Force in Washington, D.C. and Korea. It was during this time that he married Bonnie Reichlin and decided on a career in funeral service. He attended the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science and graduated in 1971 as a licensed funeral director and embalmer. He then became a co-owner of Reichlin Roberts Funeral Home.

Ron is a member of St. Mary Catholic Church and has served the parish in many capacities, including Treasurer of the Holy Name Society, and ushering. He belongs to the Fraternal Order of Police, the American Legion Post 12, the VFW Post 1079, the United Polish Club, and has served as the treasurer of Lorain County Funeral Directors for over 30 years.

He enjoys bowling, golf and all sports and participates in the St. Jude Bowling League and the American Legion Golf League.

He and Bonnie have two daughters; Melissa Parsons a pediatrician with Ohio State University Children’s Hospital in Columbus, and Megan Young, principal at Toni Morrison Elementary School in Lorain. They have three grandchildren, Jack and Owen Parsons and Myla Young.

Bonnie Roberts (nee Reichlin) was born and raised in Elyria. She attended St. Jude Elementary School and Elyria Catholic High School. She is a graduate of Ashland University with a degree in Elementary Education and has taught part time for Elyria City Schools at Windsor Elementary. Bonnie received her funeral directors license in 1980. She is a co-owner of the funeral home and serves in the capacity of Secretary-Treasurer.

Bonnie was active in St. Mary School PTU and served on the Elyria Catholic Education Commission when her children attended. She is currently a member of the Ohio Funeral Directors Association and the Lorain County Funeral Directors.

Mark U. Reichlin was born and raised in Elyria. He graduated from St. Jude Elementary School and is a graduate of Elyria Catholic High School graduating in 1970. He attended Ohio University in Athens before going on to Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science where he became a licensed funeral director and embalmer. He served his apprenticeship with Waite and Son Funeral Home in Medina. Mark joined Glaxo Smith Kline Pharmaceutical Company in 1972 and rose to the position of District Manager for Northern Ohio before retiring in 2007. Mark was always an active participant in the funeral home and now has more time to devote to Reichlin Roberts.

Mark is a member of St. Jude Church, the Holy Name Society, the Alumni Association. He is active as a parish usher. He also belongs to the Elyria Catholic Alumni Association and the Elyria Sunrise Rotary. Mark and his wife Dee have four children; Lisa Castle, Joel Reichlin, Kara Alvarez, and Katy Reichlin.