Richard "Randy" Whitman

Randy Whitman, devoted husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, October 19th 2025.  He will be missed by many family members and countless friends.

Randy was a 1970 graduate of St. Francis De Sales High School and attended The University of Toledo’s School of Business and Lourde’s College. His business career took him from Branch Manager in banking to Mortgage Loan Officer at Charter One Bank for many years.

His deep love for Our Lord, Jesus Christ, led him to form and lead the contemporary Christian music group, ‘Jubilation.’ His creative work in music and Evangelism helped him guide many others to a relationship with the Lord.  

Randy also had a passion for politics. He ran for the office of the 9th Congressional District in 1994 and in 1996.

He is survived by his wife, Sharon, of 34 devoted years, son’s Dusty Whitman and Dylan Whitman, son-in-law Raouf Abrighach, granddaughters Harmony Whitman, Hailo Whitman (Dustin Owens,) Teelilly Abrighach, Saoirse Abrighach and great-grandchildren, Eveangeline Rose and Malekai Randolph Owens, brothers Fred Whitman (Sandy), David Whitman (Michelle) and Bill Whitman (Heather), sister-in-law Debbie Schumacher and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Carolyn Whitman, father Dick Whitman and stepmother Carol (Byrne) Whitman. His passing was also preceded by the deaths of his daughter, Heather (Whitman) Abrighach, and his sister-in-law, Gloria “Jeanne” Horoszewski.

Visitation will take place on Friday October 24th at the Thos. I. Wisniewski Funeral Home 2426 North Reynolds Rd. Toledo, OH. 43615 from 2:00 until 7:00 p.m.

Funeral Services will take place on Saturday October 25th at the Thos. I. Wisniewski Funeral Home at 10:30 a.m and burial to follow at Resurrection Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Hospice of Northwest Ohio or National Kidney Foundation.

The family would like to thank the nurses and aides of Hospice of Northwest Ohio for their kindness, dedication, and good care of Randy.

A livestream of the service will be available at: https://youtube.com/live/ELRMn9qVVvk?feature=share

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