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Gerald "Jerry"
Koverman
Gerald "Jerry" Koverman, 77, of Ansonia, passed away peacefully on June
23, 2018 at State of the Heart Care Center in Greenville.
He was born on October 20, 1940 in Dayton, Ohio to the late Cletus and
Angeline (Weis) Koverman.
In addition to his parents, Jerry was preceded in death by his sister,
Marjorie Monnin; and his nephew, Dwight Wenning; in-laws, Victor
Hoelscher and Deb Koverman.
Jerry is survived by his wife of 54 years, Ruth (Kuether) Koverman of
Ansonia, whom he married June 27, 1964; his children, Kimberly (John)
Hershey of Greenville, Christine (Daren) Brubaker of Tallahassee,
Florida, Kelly (Curt) Otte of Maria Stein, Ohio, and Michael (Amanda)
Koverman of Minford, Ohio; his grandchildren, Jessica (Misti)
McEldowney, Ashley McEldowney, Olivia (Scott) MacNutt; Abby (Michael)
Hempel, Austin Brubaker; Nicole, Sarah, Rachel, Emily, Nathan, and
Kaitlyn Otte; Matthew, Mackenzie, and Garrett Koverman; his
great-grandchildren, Michael and Charlotte Hempel; his siblings, Dan
Koverman, Kathy (Nick) Wenning of Mauldin, South Carolina, and Steve
(Becky) Koverman of New Bremen, Ohio; his brother-in-law, Russ Monnin
of Greenville; his in-laws, Ann (Mel) Kremer of St. Henry, Ohio, Kathy
Hoelscher of Yorkshire, Ohio, Martha (Lanny) Brenner of Greenville, and
Mike (Linda) Kuether of Yorkshire, Ohio; numerous nieces and nephews.
Jerry was a 1958 graduate of Minster High School, and 1962 graduate of
The Ohio State University with a Bachelor's of Science in Agriculture
and was a member of the Darke County Ohio State Alumni. He taught
Vocational Agriculture at Ansonia High School for 34 years and was the
voice of the Tigers for over 50 years. He was a member of the Ansonia
Village Council for 10 years and The Mayor of Ansonia for 17 years. In
1985, Jerry was honored as Outstanding Agriculture Teacher in the state
of Ohio. He served as treasurer of the Ohio Vo-Ag Teachers Association.
Jerry was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, the Knights Of
Columbus #1796 in Greenville, Ansonia Parks Committee, Ansonia FFA
Alumni, Ohio and Darke County Mayor's Association, and the Darke County
Community Improvement Corporation. He was the clerk for the Ansonia
Area Joint Ambulance District and was a courier for Greenville National
Bank. Jerry enjoyed The Darke County Fair, where he was actively
involved.
Jerry loved fishing, golfing, softball, bowling, playing cards, and
most of all, spending time with his family. He was an avid Ohio State
Buckeyes and Cleveland Browns fan.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 AM, Friday, June 29,
2018 at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Greenville with Father Peter
Logsdon officiating. Burial will follow at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery.
Family and friends may visit from 3 PM until 8 PM on Thursday, June 28,
2018 at Tribute Funeral Homes, Greenville Campus, and from 9 AM until
10 AM on Friday also at the funeral home.
Memorial Contributions may be made to State of the Heart Care Center,
1350 N. Broadway, Greenville, Ohio 45331 or to The Jerry Koverman
Memorial Scholarship Fund.
Online condolences may be left for the family at www.Tributefuneralhomes.com
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