Donald Calvin Wilhelm
– January 5, 2013
</span><br />Donald Calvin Wilhelm, 88, passed away on January 5, 2013 in Sun City Center, Florida. He leaves behind his wife of 66 years, “Mari” Marion and four children: daughters Sheryl (Donald) Hall and Cynthia Ann (Tony) Morton; sons Donald Kevin Wilhelm and Joel David Wilhelm; 11 grandchildren;14 great-grandchildren; and six great- great-grandchildren. He also leaves brother and sister-in-law Norman and Suzanne Serle; sister and brother-in- law Carol and Henry Rusyn; sister-in-law Peggy Serle, along with many loving nieces and nephews.</p>
<p>Mr. Wilhelm was a Navy World War II veteran in the Pacific theater. His professional career in his hometown of Akron, Ohio, where he was affectionately called the “Mayor” by his close friends, was with Bellows-Valvair, where he worked for 42 years.</p>
<p>He excelled in sports and had many softball, golfing, fishing and pool buddies. Don loved reminiscing about his Navy years with his veteran buddies, traveling, and was a lifelong Cleveland Browns fan. In his later years in Florida, where he loved the warm climate, he enjoyed playing pinochle and bingo with his friends. </p>
<p>Services will be 11 a.m. on Friday, January 11, 2013 at Sun City Center Funeral Home, 1851 Rickenbacker Drive, Sun City Center, Fla. Interment with Military Honors at the Sarasota National Cemetery.</p>
<p>In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to: Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society
<p>Mr. Wilhelm was a Navy World War II veteran in the Pacific theater. His professional career in his hometown of Akron, Ohio, where he was affectionately called the “Mayor” by his close friends, was with Bellows-Valvair, where he worked for 42 years.</p>
<p>He excelled in sports and had many softball, golfing, fishing and pool buddies. Don loved reminiscing about his Navy years with his veteran buddies, traveling, and was a lifelong Cleveland Browns fan. In his later years in Florida, where he loved the warm climate, he enjoyed playing pinochle and bingo with his friends. </p>
<p>Services will be 11 a.m. on Friday, January 11, 2013 at Sun City Center Funeral Home, 1851 Rickenbacker Drive, Sun City Center, Fla. Interment with Military Honors at the Sarasota National Cemetery.</p>
<p>In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to: Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society