William Smucker, MD, passed away at age 68 after a battle with cancer. He was an Ohio Academy of Family Physicians member since 1981 and a leader in family medicine education in Ohio.
Dr. Smucker graduated Otterbein College (1974), Case Western Reserve School of Medicine (1978), and completed his Family Medicine residency at Akron City Hospital (1981). A practicing family physician until retirement in 2020, he left private practice in Medina, OH, in 1987 and became a faculty physician at Summa’s Family Medicine residency. His practice included 30 years as a long-term care physician in addition to clinical care at the residency, and later program director.
Dr. Smucker was preceded in death by his parents Dale and Virginia Smucker.
He is survived by his wife Helen (Francis); his sons David Smucker (Jennifer Goldstein) and Darren Smucker (Jordan); his granddaughter Marlo Smucker; his siblings Tom Smucker (Sally), Dan Smucker, and Janet Palte (Robert); his nieces Lauren Jarvis and Meriden Smucker; and nephews Joseph Palte, Michael Palte, and Stephen Palte.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to Summa Health Foundation Family Medicine Residency Program Directors Endowment Fund at Summa Health Office of the Foundation,525 E. Market St., Akron, OH 44304; Faithful Servants Care Center, 65 Community Rd., Ste. F, Tallmadge, OH 44278; or Feeding Medina County .