Delle Elaine Rayner

CLEVELAND, OHIO – Delle Elaine Rayner, aged 75, passed away on July 3, 2025.

She was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio to Irv and Zerda Malikin. The Malkin family had three children, including Delle’s brothers Greg and Robert.

Delle is survived by her two children, Howard “Hal” (Heather) Lange of San Diego and Leah (Michael) Hadley of Parma. She was the proud grandmother of Harrison “Alex” and Hanna “Aurora” Lange as well as Jeremiah, Sonya, and Christopher Villalobos. Her legacy of kindness, quiet resilience, and love for her family will live on in the hearts of all who knew her.

Delle received a BA from Ohio State and an MBA from Xavier University. She spent most of her career working as an accountant and retired as the Director of Financial Aid for Sanford Brown College. Delle was a member of the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage, and the Cleveland Botanical Gardens. She was a strong believer in life-long learning and generously shared her time and expertise volunteering with the Cleveland Metropark, the Parma Animal Shelter, and the Institute for Learning in Retirement at Baldwin Wallace College.

A graveside funeral took place at Workmen’s Circle Cemetery in Parma, Ohio. Contributions in Ms. Rayner’s honor can be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital (www.stjude.org).