Kemal Y Gursal, M.D.

March 1, 1928 - September 11, 2021

Kemal Y. Gursal, M.D., 93, of Fairview Park, Ohio passed away peacefully on September 11, 2021. He was born on March 1, 1928 in Paphos, Cyprus. He attended medical school at the University of Ankara, Turkey in 1954 and completed his internship at Jewish Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1955. Kemal continued his medical training in the Cleveland, Ohio area where he concluded his residency at Lakewood Hospital and fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic. For the next 40 years, he operated his own private practice focusing on internal medicine and caring for his patients with compassion. Coincidingly, he was a staff physician at Lakewood and Deaconess Hospitals. Upon retirement, he continued to serve in the medical field as a Locum Tenens Physician; enjoying the time spent traveling the United States and filling in for numerous medical professionals and their own practices. Kemal was a life-long learner and a voracious reader of medical books and journals. He was always focused on learning new trends within the medical field and broadening his knowledge. Kemal will be remembered fondly as an avid outdoorsman and gardener. It was his love of nature and the natural beauty he sought in the world that drew him to the beautifully untouched landscape of Sanibel Island, Florida. It is here, he bought his second home and spent many years building memories with his wife and family. Kemal loved the moments spent with his cherished family. He will be missed by those who loved him best. Beloved husband of Judith (nee Prucha) of 62 joyous years; loving father of Leyla (Charles) Moore, Jihan (Scott Brochhagen) Peters, and Alan Gursal; and treasured grandfather of Hillary and Hayley Moore, Andrew Peters, and Rachel and Cate Gursal. He will be privately laid to rest at the Westwood Abbey Mausoleum, Sunset Memorial Park, North Olmsted, Ohio. Online memories and condolences may be left on Kemal’s memorial page at sunsetfuneralandcemetery.com