Pauline Agnes Mollenkopf
Pauline Agnes Mollenkopf (nee Rankin), age 96, of Willoughby, formerly of Chester Township, passed away June 20, 2025.
Pauline was born Feb. 1, 1929, in Leetonia, Ohio, the daughter of the late William and Bessie Hallatt Rankin.
She was a graduate of Leetonia High School, Mount Union College and Western Reserve University School of Medical Technology.
Pauline married James Harry Mollenkopf on Dec. 28, 1954, in Leetonia.
She was a violinist, performing at church and Ohio Living Breckenridge Village, where she lived.
Pauline was a longtime member of the Mayfield Methodist Church in Chester Township.
Beloved wife of the late James Harry Mollenkopf; loving mother of David James (Kimberly Dawn), of Pigram, Tenn., Diane Agnes (Graham John) Mollenkopf-Hickling, of Christchurch, New Zealand, and Kay Anne (Kenneth Jay) Valentine, of Valley City, Ohio; devoted grandmother of Mika Kathryn and James Hunter Mollenkopf, of Pigram, Tenn., James Arthur Hickling, of Christchurch, New Zealand, Mackenzie Elizabeth (Bradley Tyler) Likens, of Medina, Ohio, Jourdan Isabelle (Kyle Benito) Defuentes, of North Pole, Alaska, and Peyton Lucille Valentine, of Valley City; dear sister of the late Margaret Ann Rittenhouse (Rankin).
Private memorial services will be held.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.GattozziandSon.com for the Mollenkopf family.
