Glenn E. Schurch
Glenn E. Schurch, age 86, formerly of Richwood, died Monday, August 1, 2011 at his residence at Primrose Retirement Community in Marion. He was born October 23, 1924 in Richwood, to the late Jacob and Josephine (Matteson) Schurch. He lived in that house for 84 years.
On April 24, 1948 he married the former Dorothy J. Ehret in Greenup, Kentucky and she survives in Marion.
He had worked as a maintenance engineer at Whirlpool for 30 years. He managed the family farm until they moved to Primrose in 2009. A 1942 graduate of Richwood High School, he was a member of the Cornerstone Alliance Church in Marion.
Besides his wife, he is survived by two sons, Michael (Linda) Schurch, Marion; Terry (Linda) Schurch, Mt. Sterling; a daughter, Cindy (Eddie) Rasey, Richwood; eleven grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two nephews who were raised with him as brothers, Gerald and Carl Flesher, and a half-sister, Edith Bowles.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, August 6, 2011 at 11:00 AM in the Stofcheck-Ballinger Funeral Home, Richwood with Pastor Tim Miller officiating. Burial will follow in Price Cemetery. Friends may call on Friday from 5 to 7 PM.
Memorial gifts may be made to Cornerstone Alliance Church, 2010 Marion-Marysville Road, Marion, OH 43302 and Marion General Hospice, 1000 McKinley Park Drive, Marion, OH 43302.
Condolences and remembrances may be expressed at www.stofcheck-ballinger.com
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