Gordon Wepfer
1933 - 2025
Gordon Wepfer
1933 - 2025
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Dr. Gordon G. Wepfer, 92, passed away June 10th, 2025, in Akron, Ohio.
Gordon is survived by his five children, Gretchen Sandridge (Steve), William (Fran), Robert, Mary Ann Watts (Allen Loew), and Brenda Pongracz (Andrew), and grandchildren Colleen and Beryl Sandridge, Alexander and Christopher Pongracz, Joshua Buchta, Elizabeth (Buchta) Russo, Grace Buchta, & Lily Wepfer.
Gordon was born in 1933 in Milwaukee,Wisconsin to parents William Oscar Wepfer and Edna Martha Leona Wepfer (Guhl). He is preceded in death by his wife of 67 years, Virginia, sister Bernice (Wepfer) Wittig, brother Russell Wepfer, and his grandson, Brandon Watts.
He married his college sweetheart, Virginia May Schwartz in 1956. Together they had 5 children.
A memorial service will take place 2 pm, July 19, 2025 at Rose Hill Funeral Home, Akron, Ohio 44313. Immediately following the service there will be a gathering for family and friends.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Air Force Assistance Fund or Scouting America.
Full obituary on Rose Hill Funeral Home website.
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