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Frank Erdman Obituary

Frank William Erdman III was born on February 10, 1960 in Cleveland, Ohio and passed away on June 6, 2025. Beloved son of Joyce Balliet and the late Frank W. Erdman II; loving father of Erik (Sarah); dear grandfather of Adeline; brother of Carolyn Erdman Duncan, Joyce Crum, and Bradley (Erin); uncle of Justin (Leslee), Zachariah (Mercedes), Rakeem, Apollo, Grant, and Evelyn; former spouse of Judith Landis-Erdman, and later Brian Mangan.
The family asks that in lieu of flowers, gifts may be made to the Cleveland Museum of Art in memory of Frank W. Erdman III. (www.cma.org/donate)
A memorial service in celebration of Frank's life will be held at 2:00 pm on Saturday, June 21, 2025 at Brown-Forward, 17022 Chagrin Blvd., Shaker Hts., OH 44120. Interment, Lake View Cemetery. For further information, directions, and to sign the guestbook, please log online to:

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Published by Cleveland.com from Jun. 11 to Jun. 15, 2025.

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Jane Sardelle

June 19, 2025

My heartfelt and deepest sympathies to Frankie's family & friends.
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