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William B. Sharff

1956 - 2016

BORN

1956

DIED

2016

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Columbus, Ohio

William Sharff Obituary

Sharff William B. Sharff, 60, of Westerville, formerly of Circleville, passed away peacefully on February 17, 2016 surrounded by his family in Florida. He was born on February 16, 1956 to Earl and the late Marjorie Sharff in Newark, OH. He was preceded in death by grandparents Meyer and Belle Silverman, Sam and Pearl Sharff; best friend Steve Powers and dear family friends Ed and Babe Levin. He is survived by his son, Daniel Sharff of Estero, FL; daughter, Dana (fiancé Andrew Somen) Sharff of Avon, CT; former wife and friend, Eileen Sharff of Circleville, OH; twin brother, Robert (Nancy) Sharff of Deland, FL; brothers, Mark (Maggie) Sharff of Sarasota, FL and Raymond (Cheryl) Waldman of Indianapolis, IN; honorary brother, Andy (Kay) Levin of Westerville; numerous nieces, nephews, great nieces, great nephews and friends. Bill was a graduate of Florida State Univ. where he received a degree in business. He was previously employed at Sharff's Fashion in Logan, Athens and Circleville and Jos. A. Banks at Easton. Bill was a "walking encyclopedia" of pop music, politics and the stock market. He enjoyed golf, movies, travel and Ohio State and Florida State sports. He possessed a "heart of gold" and loved laughing to the point of tears while sharing funny stories with family and friends. His wit, sense of "doing the right thing" and kindness will be greatly missed by all those who were fortunate enough to have known him. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. on Sunday, February 21 at GREEN LAWN CEMETERY BETH TIKVAH, 1000 Green Lawn Ave. Columbus, OH. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Bill's memory to Beth Israel of Deland, 1001 E. New York Ave., Deland, FL 32724, Congregation Beth Tikvah, 6121 Olentangy River Rd., Worthington, OH 43085 or Congregation Beth Jacob, 1223 College Ave., Columbus, OH 43209. Online guestbook at www.epsteinmemorial.com

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Published by The Columbus Dispatch from Feb. 18 to Feb. 20, 2016.

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Cliff Schall

February 12, 2023

I still miss him. We shared a lot of meals and had great fun from our mutual love of music.

Babu Nagappan

February 21, 2016

I am deeply saddened by the news. My deepest condolences to Dana and the family

Norma@ David Weinstein

February 21, 2016

Our hearts are with you always, our sincerest condolences to all who knew and loved Bill

Michael Myers

February 20, 2016

Was saddened to hear of Bill's passing. He stopped by the jewelry store to share retail stories and memories of Woodside school. Will be missed.

February 20, 2016

BARUCH DAYAN EMET
I am so very sorry to hear the news about Bill. My condolences to the family and especially Eileen and the children. I am glad I was able to see Bill last summer in Toledo and we had a nice talk.
May his memory be a blessing.
Robert and Audree Schall

Renea Ajibade

February 20, 2016

Dear sweet Daniel, Dana and Eileen. Bill's magnetic sense of humor, kindness and compassion will be missed. I will always remember how willing he was to stand up for me.

Cliff Schall

February 20, 2016

Bill and I were close friends. He will be missed. He was a great friend and we spent a lot to time together in the lats twelve years. We knew each other a lot longer but I found out later what a nice person he was. We had great talks on music and politics plus a lot of other topics.

barbara panzer

February 19, 2016

My heartfelt condolences to the whole family on Bill's passing. He was one of the kindest people I knew and the best nephew to my mother. He will be missed.

Steve & Laura Brodsky

February 19, 2016

Although Laura and I only met Bill a few times, we could see the positive impact he played in our dear friend Elaine Rockwell's life. Our deepest sympathy to his family and our friend Elaine for their loss.

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