William E. “Bill” McBride passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 14, 2026. He was 97.
He was born in Mansfield, Ohio on September 10, 1928 to William L and Katherine (Linser) McBride.
Bill grew up in Mansfield and graduated with the 1946 Mansfield Senior High School class that was known as the “Century Seniors”, the 100th graduating class in Mansfield. That fall he joined the US Marine Corps and proudly served for five years.
In 1955 he graduated from Case Institute of Technology (now Case Western Reserve University), in Cleveland with a Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering. Later he became a Registered Professional Engineer (thanks to the prodding of Bob Kalgren, Chief Engineer of Mansfield Tire & Rubber) and a few years later earned an MBA from Ashland University.
After college he went to work for North Electric in Galion, Ohio. They eventually sent the McBride family to Italy to work on a Nato Project for two years. Later he spent five years with AMF in Shelby, and left when the engineering department moved to Connecticut. After working as a field engineer with connector companies AMP and Molex, he started McBride Engineering, a manufacturers rep firm, and operated it for 15 years before retirement.
He is survived by his loving wife of 70 years Loretta, son Curt of Mansfield, daughter Christina (Paul Faupel) of Arnold, Maryland, five grandchildren Lauren (Ryan) Layton of Columbus, Ohio, Dr. Keith (Emmelie) McBride of Chicago, Illinois, Amanda McBride of Columbus, Ohio, Paul Faupel III of Portland, Oregon, Caitlin (Landon Gould) Faupel of New Jersey, eight great-grandchildren Cassie, Tao, and Francesca McBride, Emma Rose and Brynn Layton, Hanna and Emily Lehrfeld, and Henry Gould.
The McBride family will receive guests on Thursday, April 30, 2026 from 1 to 3 pm in the Snyder Funeral Homes, Lexington Avenue Chapel where a memorial service with military honors will begin immediately after.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made in Bill’s honor to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Snyder Funeral Homes is honored to serve Bill’s family and encourage you to share a fond memory or message of condolence on his obituary page at www.SnyderFuneralHomes.com.
Funeral Home: Snyder Funeral Homes, Lexington Avenue Chapel
Website: www.SnyderFuneralHomes.com