Howie Chizek's Burial at Crown Hill Cemetery

The memorial service and burial of the beloved radio personality will take place Thursday

Posted Tue, Jun 19, 2012 at 4:06 pm ET|Updated Tue, Jun 19, 2012 at 10:28 pm ET

WNIR talk show host Howie Chizek will be laid to rest Thursday.

There will be a memorial service at 10 a.m. in Cleveland Heights and then a small, private burial at Twinsburg's after, Channel 5 reports.

Chizek, 65, while taking 10 underpriveleged children to Disney World over the weekend.

as a caring man who loved children.

According to Channel 5, the memorial service will be broadcast on WNIR (100.1 FM) at 7 p.m. on Thursday.

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