Jerry William Babarcik
Jerry William Babarcik, 71, of Mineral City, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Monday, September 20, 2021.
A son of the late Lawrence and Alverda (Mutti) Babarcik, Jerry was born January 18, 1950 at Dover, Ohio.
Jerry graduated from Tuscarawas Valley High School in 1968. He then enlisted with the United States Army and was stationed in Korea. Jerry worked as an electrician and retired after a long career with IBEW Local #540.
He is survived by his wife, Patricia (Cowgar) Babarcik; his son, Joseph Babarcik; a sister, Linda (Jim) Nalley; a sister-in-law, Cathy Cowgar and a brother-in-law, Billy (Joyce) Cowgar; his nieces and nephews and his beloved dog, Mary Jane.
Jerry was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Paul Babarcik.
Visitation will be held on Friday, September 24, 2021 from 4 to 7 p.m. in the Linn-Hert-Geib Funeral Home & Crematory at New Philadelphia. A funeral service celebrating Jerry’s life will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, September 25, 2021 in the funeral home with Pastor Ted Knapp officiating. Burial will follow in New Cumberland Cemetery.
Those wishing to do so may send the family a personal condolence and light a candle in remembrance of Jerry by visiting the funeral home website, www.geibcares.com.
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In the sixties my family would stop at Jerry’s family home just off St Rt 212 next to the Atwood Dairy Bar to purchase bait and firewood on the way to our cottage on North Shore.
Eventually my family relocated permanently to Atwood Lake and I transferred to Tusky Valley High School where Jerry previously graduated and I met Jerry’s younger brother Paul who was in my graduating class.
In the seventies while hauling coal for Empire Coal Company in Gnadenhutten, Jerry made it possible for me to park my dump truck on his land close to my home on North Shore. In exchange I would occasionally pickup bundles of hardwood slabs at a sawmill in Sugarcreek which Jerry would cut and sell to his Atwood customers.
I did meet Jerry’s first wife who he met while serving in the US Army in Vietnam. They eventually divorced and I moved away from the Atwood Lake Region never to see or talk to Jerry again.
Over the years I learned that Jerry worked as a electrical subcontractor through Hilscher Clarke and frequently worked at the Marathon Refinery in Canton.
On 11-17-20, on a whim, I reached out to Jerry’s 2nd wife Pat via Facebook Messenger and passed on a message to Jerry about the good memories I have of Atwood Lake including Jerry and the Babarcik family. Jerry’s wife responded (Jerry says Hello! He is doing well and was glad to hear from you.). I am so glad that I reached out to Jerry while I could and my sincere sympathies to all of Jerry’s remaining family members.
Mark Eames