Thursday, May 28th, 2026
Danny Handley
Danny D. "Frog" Handley, age 77, of Mayfield Heights, Ohio, formerly of Celina, passed away May 15, 2026, at the Cleveland Clinic - Hillcrest Hospital in Mayfield Heights.
Born February 27, 1949, in Celina, he was the son of Lewis W. & Opal B. (Chaney) Handley, who are both deceased.
Danny is survived by his foster brothers & sisters: Connie Chaney Liming of Oneida, Tennessee, and Steve (Renee), Rick, Ronnie, Jim, Dennis, and Lori Studer, as well as many extended family members.
He was preceded in death by his foster brother & sister: Richard Chaney and Allis Walter Real; grandparents: John Handley & Ida Louise (Fackler) Handley Harter and Charles & Luella (Cowell) Chaney; and aunts & uncles: Ted Handley, Naomi Handley Dauber, Frances Fackler Booher, and Carolyn Handley Snider; and Harrold, Norman, Orby, and Willard Chaney, Dorothy Chaney Koeppell, Betty Jane Chaney, Freda Chaney Regedanz, and Madonna "Rosie" Chaney Percy; along with a number of other close relatives.
Danny was employed as a Horse Groom at Northfield Park Racetrack in Northfield, Ohio, near Cleveland. He had worked with horses his whole life. Danny enjoyed BINGO, and loved playing cards.
Family and Friends may call on Friday, May 29th, at W.H. Dick & Sons-Hellwarth Funeral Home in Celina, from 2:00 to 3:00 PM, with the Funeral Service to begin at 3:00.
Burial will follow at Mercer Memory Gardens.
Condolences can be expressed to Danny's family at dickandsonshellwarthfh.com.
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