Rev. William R. Wolfgang

Services for Reverend William Ralph Wolfgang, 88, of Concord Township and formerly of Youngstown, will be at 11:00 AM on Friday, August 8, 2025 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby.

The family will receive friends from 4-8 PM on Thursday, August 7, 2025, and on Friday, from 10-11 AM, prior to the service, at the funeral home.

Rev. Wolfgang passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 29, 2025.

Born May 3, 1937, in Youngstown, OH, he was the son of Ralph and Carrie (Alexander) Wolfgang.

He was a graduate of the Youngstown South High School class of 1955, then served for three years in the United States Army as a chaplain’s assistant.

In June 1964, he married Judy Williams, enjoying 54 years of marriage before her passing in 2018. He graduated from Covenant College in 1967 and Covenant Seminary in 1970.

Rev. Wolfgang served as pastor of Fairview Church in Industry, PA, and then was the pastor for 33 years at Cornerstone P.C.A. Church in Youngstown.

He served as the President of the Hammond Organ Society in Youngstown, Board Chairman of Meals on Wheels in Mahoning County and as a hospital chaplain for the Organization of Protestant Men.

Since moving to Lake County in 2016, he has been attending Mentor United Methodist Church, where he sang in the Chancel Choir. He was also a Journey Club member and Caring Servant at the church.

Survivors are his daughters, Linda (Andrew) Davis of Dayton and Dr. Amy (Randy) Bender of Concord Township and grandsons, Ethan, Anderson and Evan Davis, all of Dayton, and Aidan Bender of Concord Township. His parents, and sister, Eileen Tradler, are also deceased.

Final resting place will be in Concord Township Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, the family encourages contributions to Rescue Mission of the Mahoning Valley, 1300 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Youngstown, OH 44510, or Lake Humane Society, 7564 Tyler Blvd., Bldg E, Mentor, OH, 44060.