Frederick “Rick” Peter Petrie IV, 63, of Cleveland, OH sadly passed away on July 3rd, 2022 due to heart failure. Son of the late Frederick Petrie and Noreen (Clough) Zakrin. Rick was born August 2nd, 1958 in Pensacola, FL and grew up on the West side of Cleveland. He graduated from Berea High School in 1978, and proudly served three years in the United States Army. He trained in the Philippines and was stationed in Oahu, Hawaii doing target acquisition and received an honorable discharge. Rick was a tradesman in the window washing business for decades and strongly valued a job well done.
Rick was married for 22 years to Yardena ‘Becky’ Flor with two children, Kevin and Kyle. Rick is also survived by sisters Marguerite (David) Gadd, Daneen (Mano) Tsolakis, his 11 loving nieces and nephews, stepfather George Zakrin, many loving cousins, aunt, uncles, stepsisters, and lifelong best friend Vince Hutter. Rick was preceded in death by his sisters Mary Anagnostopolous, Sharon Klinko, and stepsister Janice Fitzer.
Family, friends, and others are invited to honor the life of Rick on July 18th from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Malloy Esposito Celebration Center, 6384 Pearl Rd, Parma Heights, OH 44130. Donations may be made to the family through Marguerite Gadd.