William "P. Jack" Monhollen

William "P. Jack” Monhollen, 90, of Swanton, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, August 9, 2025, at Hospice of Northwest Ohio in Sylvania, Ohio. He was born on April 12, 1935, in Jellico, Tennessee, the son of Howard and Katherine Monhollen. P. Jack met Mary Jung in 1970, and they were married in 1973.

William was always called P. Jack. PJ was another nickname for his auction and jewelry business. He worked as a machine repairman at the American Shipbuilding Company in Toledo from 1954-1973, then at the City Auto Stamping from 1973-1992, and from 1993-1998 he worked at Acklin Stamping in Toledo.

P. Jack ran PJ’s auction and flea market on weekends in Wayne, Ohio, from 1969 to 1974. He also had PJ’s custom jewelry store on Galena Street in Toledo, Ohio, from the mid to late 70’s. He made most of his own jewelry.

After P. Jack retired and moved to Swanton, he had several horses. He enjoyed riding his horses and taking care of them. P. Jack grew up in Gatliff, Kentucky, where his parents came from. He moved to Toledo as a teenager with his parents and sisters.

P. Jack made all kinds of candy when he was in his teens until he was in his 40’s. His specialty was chocolate and peanut butter fudge. He liked to roller skate in his teens to his early twenties. P. Jack loved to dance, play his guitar, mandolin, and banjo. He loved playing Euchre and visiting his sisters and brother-in-law on weekends, sometimes playing music as well.

Surviving relatives: wife, Mary (Jung) Monhollen; sisters, Blanche Bocook & Carolyn Shope; children, Valerie Casper, Dain Monhollen, Lealand Monhollen, Clifton Monhollen, Gathern B. Monhollen, Joie Lynn Gorslene, Lianne Monhollen, and Joshua Monhollen; grandchildren, Angel and Kenny Jackson, William Monhollen, Juanita and Austin Monhollen, John Alcock, Sheila Monhollen, Lucas Monhollen, Katrin and Jessica Monhollen, Michaela Monhollen, Gathern Monhollen Jr., Alex Monhollen, Kristy Hineline, Travis Hoeffel, Mari Morgan Monhollen, Mathew Meter, Logan Monhollen, Amber Russell, Clifton Lamunyun, Angel Barrett, and Blanche Feltz; 38 great-grandchildren, as well as many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Howard & Katherine Monhollen; children, Gathern C. Monhollen, Sabrina Monhollen, Marshall Monhollen, and Howard (J.C.) Monhollen; and sister, Jaqualene Dunbar.

A visitation will be held at Walker Funeral Home, 5155 W. Sylvania Ave., on Thursday, August 14, 2025, from 4 pm to 8 pm, followed by a funeral service on Friday, August 15, 2025, beginning at 11 am. Interment will follow at Toledo Memorial Park.