CLEVELAND — Cleveland legend Ron Sweed, better known as “The Ghoul” has died at the age of 70.
In a Facebook post, Sweed’s former wife Barbara King confirmed the news.
It’s with a broken heart I am telling all my family and friends and you wonderful Ghoul fans that Ron Sweed lost his courageous 5 month fight and died last night. I can not thank all of you enough for your outpouring of love and prayers when I first announced Ron’s heart attack 5 months ago. Many of you told me stories of meeting Ron or how watching his TV show cheered you up; that all meant a lot to me. I met Ron when I was 17, we got married when I was 18. We were married 14 years. Although we divorced we remained best friends. My heart goes out to Mary Therese, his wife, who was steadfastly at his side throughout all of this. I lost my best friend but she has lost her partner in life.
Sweed broke into Cleveland TV in 1971 on Channel 61. On March 5, 2016, Sweed was presented with a Certificate of Recognition by Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson to honor his 45th anniversary of his debut on Cleveland TV.
