William E. Spengler

William Ernest Spengler, age 91, passed away peacefully on August 30, 2011 at Hospice of NW Ohio. Bill was born on July 27, 1920 in Toledo, Ohio to Ruth K. Zentmyer and Otto H. Spengler. He was a 1938 graduate of DeVilbiss High School and attended Denison University before graduating in 1942 from Purdue University with a Bachelors degree in Chemical Engineering. He served as a Lieutenant Commander on the U.S.S. Bang, a submarine that participated in numerous war patrols in the South China Sea during World War II. Bill and Ruth Virginia Sperry were married on September 13, 1947. He was the founder of Tolco Corporation, an international business involved with dispensing devices for the sanitary supply and specialty chemical industries. The company is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year and continues to be family run. A former resident of Ottawa Hills and Perrysburg, Bill was a board member of YMCA Storer Camps, a former Chairman of the Board of the Toledo Area Humane Society, a member of Sigma Chi Fraternity, the Scottish Rite, Maumee Valley Zenobia Shrine, and Royal Court of Jesters. Bill was a former member of Collingwood Presbyterian Church and a member of Epworth United Methodist Church. He belonged to the U.S. Submarine Veterans Association, The Toledo Club, Toledo Rotary, where he could count 35 years of perfect attendance, and both The Walloon Lake Association and Bay View Association in Petoskey, Michigan where the family has a summer home. In addition to his parents, William is predeceased by his wife, Ruth, and his sister, Marjorie Lumm. He is survived by his children, William J. Chris Spengler, Susan George Notarianni, Peggy John Lewis, and Amy William Wolff and grandchildren Molly Notarianni, John Notarianni, William Amy Lewis, Betsy Lewis, Caroline Lewis, Patrick Wolff, Michael Wolff, and Jack Wolff. He is also survived by his brother, Dr. John Robert Spengler of Hendersonville, N.C. The family will receive friends on Friday, September 2, from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Walker Funeral Home, 5155 West Sylvania Ave., Toledo, Ohio west of Corey Rd. Funeral services will be on Saturday, September 3 at 10 a.m. at Epworth United Methodist Church, 3077 Valley View Dr. Ottawa Hills, OH 43615. Private interment will follow in Toledo Memorial Park. Those planning an expression of sympathy are asked to consider the Little Traverse Conservancy, Harbor Springs, Michigan; The Bay View Association, Bay View, Michigan, The Toledo Area Humane Society, or YMCA Storer Camps. Online condolences may be shared with the family by visiting our website at www.walkerfuneralhomes.com.