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Kenneth Klosterman, longtime president and CEO of Klosterman Baking Company, passes away at age 87

October 26, 2020

Kenneth Fuller Klosterman, owner and former CEO of one of Cincinnati’s oldest family-held bakeries, Klosterman Baking Company Inc., and renowned magic collector, died October 21, at the age of 87.

PLMA president Brian Sharoff dead at 77

May 26, 2020

Brian Sharoff, president of the Private Label Manufacturers Association, died May 23 after a brief illness, at the age of 77.

Timothy P. Oberg, Spraying Systems Co., passes away

January 31, 2020

Spraying System Company's director of the food and pharmaceutical team, Timothy P. Oberg, passed away on November 15, 2019, after a battle with cancer.

Howard Wirth, cofounder of Wirth-Daniels candy brokerage firm, passes away at 91

Wirth was inducted into the Candy Hall of Fame in 1992.

January 30, 2020

Howard W. Wirth, cofounder of the Wirth-Daniels candy brokerage firm, passed away Dec. 1, 2019. He was 91.

In Memoriam: Dr. Peter J. Calabretta, Comax Flavors founder

Comax Flavors founder Dr. Peter J. Calabretta passes away

January 21, 2020

Comax Flavors chairman and founder Dr. Peter J. Calabretta passed away on Sunday, January 19, 2020 at the age of 85.

Edward Dee, founder of Smarties, passes away at 95

Dee founded Smarties Candy Co. in 1949.

Alyse Thompson-Richards

November 26, 2019

Dee, a third-generation candy maker, founded Ce De Candy Inc. and began making Smarties candy rolls in 1949.

Harry Mains passes away at age 83

April 17, 2019

Harry B. Mains, Sr., 83, passed away on April 10, 2019 at Jupiter Medical Center. Raised in Buffalo, NY.

Donald Moline, former president/owner of Moline Machinery LLC, passes away

March 11, 2019

Donald Moline, former president/owner of Moline Machinery LLC, died March 9, 2019 at the age of 88, from Alzheimer’s complications.

Topos Mondial founder, Michael A. Morabito, Jr., passes away

January 2, 2019

Topos Mondial's founder, Michael A. Morabito, Jr., passed away peacefully at home of Parkinson’s disease on Monday, December 24.

Industry legend Thomas Lugar passes

August 20, 2018

Thomas (Tom) Riley Lugar, former president of Thomas L. Green & Co., Inc., a manufacturer of biscuit and cracker baking equipment, passed away on August 9 at his home in Indianapolis.