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Oct. 7, 1968 - Nov. 21, 1994 He was a good friend to me as well as to others. We used to make tapes of us pretending to be disc jockeys when we were 13/14 years old. We'd call up "Dancin" Danny Wright & he'd put us on the radio. We both wanted to be disc jockeys someday & it sucks that only one of us was able to reach that goal. There were times over the years when I was working at a radio station & found myself wishing that he was there working with me. We would have been a great radio team. Rest in peace, my friend. - Ron Higgins
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Lisa Karlovich
I went to grade school with him and he always made me laugh.I'll never forget all his Mad Magazines.He was truley a funny Man.Scott Bricker
Yeah I remember him ... Oh crap.. what happend? This suxs!scott bricker
Beverly Aey (Huntington)
Hey Ya-all who are interested. A good friend of mine and Mike Ditchmans father Bill passed recently. He was a Great man and I will sorely miss him! I unfortunatly don't remember Mike but I adored his father as I had looked up to him. I recall when he lost Mike and cried to me that day. Now he is with his son, finally and I hope he is happy.Funeral service for William “Bill” Joseph Ditchman, 72, a lifelong resident of Mentor-on-the-Lake, will be 11 a.m. Friday November 28, 2008 at Brunner Funeral Home and Cremation Service, 8466 Mentor Ave., Mentor.
Mr. Ditchman died Sunday, Nov. 23, 2008, at his residence. He was born May 8, 1936, in Cleveland.
Mr. Ditchman was an ironworker with Local 17, in Cleveland for many years. He was also a U.S. Marine Corps veteran.
Survivors are his daughter, Laura A. Bowens; two sons, William M. (Rena) Ditchman and Marcus A. (Jennifer) Ditchman; and grandchildren, Thomas N. (Mindy) Bowens, Shawntiel C., Mark A., M. Cole, Tasha M., and Aidan M. Ditchman and Nicholas S. Bowens.
He was preceded in death by his son, Michael T. Ditchman; and parents, John and Wilhelmina Ditchman.
Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Interment will be in Mentor Cemetery.
Bev
Ron Higgins
I'm coming back in town sometime in October to visit his brother & Mike's gravesite. His brother, Mark, put a new gravestone up with Mike's picture on it. He is buried at the Mentor Cemetary for those wanting to visit. I found an old tape that Mike & I made when we were 13 or 14 years old. We were aspiring disc jockeys that made tapes of us acting like DJs complete with music. I sure am glad that I kept that stuff. I am hoping to turn it into a video with pics of Mike thanks to his brother. I'll keep everyone posted.- Ron Higgins