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David Barberic Obituary
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T Banks
March 12, 2024
Great teacher, great guy. Still remember things he said and specific classes, coaching football and wrestling. Life impact on me
Nazareth Academy Class of 1970
July 8, 2021
Dear Carol and Family, Thoughts and prayers to you. So sorry for your loss
March 31, 2021
RIP Mr. Barberic! Thank you for senior year English class at OFHS. Mrs. Chubb's junior year course was a tough act to follow, especially in a classroom with no window, but you managed. I still play my Nancy Griffith CD.
Amy Church, '96
Greg Meczka
March 29, 2021
So sorry to hear his news.....Although our paths haven't crossed much recently, "Bird" was one of the great guys in our neighborhood and schools. He brought smiles to any group he came upon. I also was impressed with his dedication to coaching defensive football. Bird had a positive influence on so many people! Condolences to the Barberic family.
Greg Meczka
March 29, 2021
RIP, Bird
Dan Mariotti
March 21, 2021
March 20,2021
Our condolences to the Barberic Family.
Dave was a great guy and he will be missed. He had left a lasting memory to all the students and players and friends Who had the opportunity to know him. He touched the future and will always be a part of them.
Dan and Mary Mariotti
Jenny Cleary
March 21, 2021
May the love of friends and family carry you through your grief.
Margaret Flanagan
March 20, 2021
So sorry for your loss. I enjoyed working and becoming friends with him when I was one of the ATs at Falls. Hugs and prayers. Maggie Flanagan
Karin Stroessler and family
March 20, 2021
Dear Aunt Carol, Kyle, Kerri and Ali,
Our hearts are heavy. We will miss Uncle Dave so much. I will miss trading sarcasm and wit with him. His kindness was extraordinary, and we're fortunate to have been on the receiving end of it.
May your hearts be held steady,
Karin, Mark and Shua
Tony DiBiasio
March 19, 2021
To Carol and the Barberic Family, Our deepest condolences on Dave's untimely passing. I was a colleague of Carol's in the Fairview Park Schools, Dave and Carol were exceptional educators. Like Carol, Dave genuinely cared about his students with respect and a friendly sense of humor. He was the same with his players, and those he supervised in their student teaching through BW. He will be missed by many. Carol, you and your family are blessed with so many memories shared with Dave. It was Cicero who said, "The lives of the dead are placed in the memories of the living." For you and all those he touched, those memories will keep his life and legacy active in our hearts and minds. You are in our thoughts and prayers.
Bonnie and Tony DiBiasio
Julio Aponte
March 19, 2021
A sad surprise. I knew him from swimming, Ohio Masters and Lake Erie Nadadores; We swam in Lake Erie up to las year.
Deepest condolences to the Family.
Sue Kozloski
March 19, 2021
Dave was my neighbor and friend. I will miss you running out on your front porch or back deck to tell me a joke, always a beep and wave when you saw me walking Riley, helping me snow-blow but most of all I will just miss the wonderful man I've had the honor of knowing for 15 years
Robert McIntyre
March 19, 2021
Rest on peace, Davey. We all love you. My deepest condolences to your family, friends, former colleagues and students. I knew Dave from the neighborhood in Parma where we grew up. And, yes, his brothers called him Davey, and that’s how I remember him too. Reading through all of the comments from others, I’m not at all surprised that he is so fondly remembered as someone who made a difference in people’s live.
Jim Emigh
March 19, 2021
What a terrible loss for family, friends, and community! Dave was at his best when he was helping others. Whether he was supporting his family with their dreams, coaching young players in various sports or training young teachers at BWU, he always left the people he worked with better for his being there.
Dave was not afraid of challenges. I think that is what endeared him to me during his first year at OFHS. Throughout his life he tackled several new adventures, all very successfully. He was a model for all of us to follow.
There will always be a special place in my heart for Dave and fond memories of our times together.
Susie Foxx
March 19, 2021
Dave was an awesome neighbor! He made our block one of the best in Bay! From snow-blowing our walks in the winter, to tossing back a few in the summer, everyone looked forward to spending time with him, and his commentaries on life, always peppered with humor. The intersection of Bruce Rd. and Fordham Pkwy glows a little dimmer now...............
Tom Banks
March 19, 2021
Oh my - I think about him quite a bit! My favorite teacher of all time. Super guy. Great football coach too! A lot of memories. I am so sorry for the loss of “Mr Barberic” - he won’t be forgotten!
Holly Curran
March 19, 2021
Our deepest condolences to your family. We have so many fond and fun memories of Dave we have been sharing with each other. From Coach to Colleague he inspired us and put a smile on our face.
Always in our hearts!
The Curran Family
Denise Smith (Day)
March 19, 2021
This is so sad. He was one of those teachers that made learning fun. He encouraged everyone. Prayers to the family. Class of '85'
Gregory Ludwig
March 18, 2021
A great teacher, coach, and human being. David had a wonderful way with kids, and very quick wit. Sometimes students had a delayed reaction to his humor as they had to figure out what he was saying. Then once they figured it out,,,a huge belly laugh by the class. A master cynic. A grinder,,,seldom missed school for any reason. A friend to all. Lover of March Madness and “professional” wrestling. A humorist for sure. An intellectual. A lover of his family and life itself. We love you David, you will be missed by all who knew you !!! Thoughts and prayers to Carol, children, and all of your extended family.
Garry
March 18, 2021
Mr. Barberic had a big impact on my life as a teacher and coach in the 80’s. He made a comment that made a huge difference in my life at that time. I hope and pray to be able to do the same thing for others at the right moment in their lives. God bless Mr Barberic and family.
Angela Bailes
March 18, 2021
Mr. Barberic was one of the best teachers I have ever had! In fact, I was just telling my husband a story about him the other day; how he pushed me to be a better writer and how thankful I am to have been a student of his. My deepest condolences to his family and friends. Please try to find some comfort knowing how many young lives he enriched in his years as a teacher and a coach.
Kyle
March 18, 2021
Rest in Peace, Coach. Lots of love to the whole family!
Gene Moore
March 18, 2021
Am at a loss for words! Mr. Luteran pretty much nailed it all, so well said. Such a shocking loss to all who knew him. May he rest in peace after a job so very well done!
Melanie Carr
March 18, 2021
Mr. Barberic was a great teacher and I learned a lot of life lessons from him during class that I didn’t fully understand until later in life. He truly helped shape me and us into formidable characters. I think of him fondly and send my kind regards to all those multitudes whose life he touched.
Jerry Masisak
March 18, 2021
My Deepest Sympathies to: Carol, Kyle, Alison and the entire Barberic family. Dave an I both graduated from Parma Senior, I in 1968 and David later, in a school of over 3,000 students our paths never knowingly crossed, but God has a way of "lining up" those that our paths are supposed to cross and years later our path would indeed cross, many times. The place we chose to raise our family was absolutely influenced by the quality of the school system our children would attend and Olmsted Falls high standards of education excellence, enhanced by the quality of their educational staff made the "path crossing" happen for the first time when our oldest attended OFHS in the fall of 1985. Our four children either had "Mr" Barberic as their Senior English teacher or as an advisor or as a football coach. There were several occasions over the next nine years when we would have communication with Dave, and we always appreciated his tremendous work ethic and dedication to his job-preparing young adults for their future endeavors. Some years passed, he and his family frequented my business and our paths continued to cross. A few years later I was blessed to have his son, Kyle as a valued employee at my business. Years after Kyle's graduation, and employment into his life's work, we still "crossed paths", sharing stories about our pending retirements, and grand-parenting, he often asked about his former students, my kids and it was always a pleasant occasion when we chatted. As everyone, I was saddened to learn of his passing, like all of you, I do not, and never will understand moments like this, but my faith dictates that we accept this and it also reminds us that our life on Earth is but a stepping stone in our being, we must be thankful for the time granted us and, while on Earth, we must do whatever it takes to leave a positive influence on everyone and everything whose paths we cross, and Dave Barberic did that and those of us lucky enough to know him benefited immensely. God Bless You.
Jill Chernosky (Pratt)
March 18, 2021
Oh my goodness.
Mr. Barberic was the teacher who showed us that we were all writers— all interpreters of poetry— all intellectual.
I have been a teacher for almost 30 years now— We read the poem “The Sun Goes Down on Summer” at the beginning of the year. I tell the students that Mr. Barberic, my senior English teacher, read this poem to US the first day of school.
Jill Chernosky OFHS Class of ‘85.
Jim Luteran
March 18, 2021
I was shocked when I heard about the death of David. He was a master teacher who was loved by his students. Dave made his classes come alive with his use of humor during his lessons. He was highly respected among his peers and was an excellent football coach. Teachers like Dave helped Olmsted Fall HS to establish a reputation as an outstanding academic high school. The entire Olmsted community will miss this fine man .
Jim Luteran
Jim Luteran
March 18, 2021
I was shocked when I heard about the death of David. He was a master teacher who was loved by his students. Dave made his classes come alive with his use of humor during his lessons. He was highly respected among his peers and was an excellent football coach. Teachers like Dave helped Olmsted Fall HS to establish a reputation as an outstanding academic high school. The entire Olmsted community will miss this fine man .
Jim Luteran
Jim Luteran
March 18, 2021
I was shocked when I heard about the death of David. He was a master teacher who was loved by his students. Dave made his classes come alive with his use of humor during his lessons. He was highly respected among his peers and was an excellent football coach. Teachers like Dave helped Olmsted Fall HS to establish a reputation as an outstanding academic high school. The entire Olmsted community will miss this fine man .
Jim Luteran
Tom
March 18, 2021
RIP Coach!
Andy Clawson
March 18, 2021
I was his student for Senior English. He actually made me like Shakespeare. I will always remember the Monday after Prom. Anyone in that class will always remember the fun we had that day. RIP!
Anne Cole
March 18, 2021
I first heard about Dave from my son, Dan Largent, who admired him so very much. As a BW University Supervisor with Dave, I, along with everyone else, found him to be kind, helpful, funny, supportive and dedicated teacher. All the things my son saw in him as a colleague and coach. Dave will be greatly missed by many and I am so sorry for your loss.
Judith Minear, CSJ
March 18, 2021
Alison, my heartfelt condolences to you as you grieve your father's passing. Please know I am holding you and all your beloveds in my prayer.
Brian Asher
March 18, 2021
Mr. Barberic was a great man and I was lucky enough to have him as my field advisor for the education program at BW. He will be missed and may he rest in peace.
Rich Evans
March 18, 2021
I met Dave as supervisors at BWU. He was always sincere, thoughtful, helpful, and enjoyable company. He will be missed by many. Prayers for all.
Carrie Losneck
March 18, 2021
I'm very sorry to hear this, and lots of love to family and friends. It's been a long time, but Mr. Barberic was my high school teacher at OF, and I count him as one of my all time favorites. He cared about his students, took a real interest in our ideas and lives, and was funny and kind. He took me and other to hear a women news reporter speak in downtown Cleveland– I'll never forget that, it had a big impact on me and my career. I'm lucky to have known him.
Laura Jones
March 18, 2021
Dave and I worked together at Baldwin Wallace. I always enjoyed his quick sense of humor and wise insights on helping our students. Laura Jones
Bob West
March 18, 2021
I was one of many Olmsted Falls students who so appreciated the opportunity to learn from Mr. Barberic. I often thought he would have enjoyed himself more in a college lecture hall than in a high school classroom because I don't know that we were ready for his intelligence, his wit, and his approach. But I do know that we benefitted from it every day. He challenged us unlike other teachers and he prepared us for our future.
My prayers and condolences go out to his family.
Bob West, OFHS '91
Pete Scriven
March 18, 2021
Sincere sympathy. When I started as a tour manager with Nowak Tours, Dave was so generous with his wisdom and wit. I became better in that work because I had the privilege of knowing Dave.
Kim Osinkosky
March 17, 2021
Dear Aunt Carol, Kyle, Alison,
My heart is just so heavy and saddened hearing this about Uncle Dave. I am praying for you all. I can’t tell you how much you have each been on my mind and in my prayers over the last week. Hugs to each one of you. Love, Kim and Tom and the Virginia crew
Phalynda
March 17, 2021
Our hearts go out to the Barberic family - we are keeping you in our thoughts and prayers -God Bless you all at this time .
❤ Love always, Keith and Phalynda and family
Jeff Chase
March 17, 2021
Dave was a fellow coach who was in part the reason that the Olmsted Falls Bulldog football team experienced much success. More importantly Dave shared his love of learning by teaching countless students. I personally mourn the loss of my brother coach and my empty martini glass says it all. I miss you Dave. “What ugly sights of death within my eyes.” (King Richard III)
Rich and Peggy Hnath
March 17, 2021
Our hearts are broken as we will be so empty without the love and presence of Dave! We only hope we can live to his level of life and love. We love you Dave!!! ❤ Love always, Rich and Peggy
Tommye Chase
March 17, 2021
David was a co-worker of mine at Olmsted Falls High School. He was a favorite teacher of both of my children and one of my son’s football coaches. We were lucky to have known him. Godspeed Dave.
Bob Lambert
March 17, 2021
Wonderful man and father of a wonderful family. He'll be missed.
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