Gary R. Ludwig

East Palestine December 3, 2008 Gary R. Ludwig, 65, of 785 West Grant Street, died at 3:29 p.m. Wednesday at the Salem Community Hospital.

Mr. Ludwig was born November 16, 1943 in East Liverpool, a son of Charles R. and Elywena B. Russell Ludwig and had lived in this area all of his life. He had served in the U. S. Army and was a member of the Centenary United Methodist Church of East Palestine. Gary also served as a volunteer firefighter for the East Palestine Fire Department for 25 years.

He had been employed as a car salesman for Jim Pace Pontiac of Niles. Prior to that he had worked with Brittain Motors, Midway Motors, and other car dealerships in the area.

He is survived by his wife, the former Linda Joy Jurjavcic, whom he married February 12, 1966; two sons, Mark (Olga) Ludwig of Davie, FL and Brian Ludwig and his fiancAC., Annie Castro of Charlotte, NC; his mother, Elywena Ludwig of New Waterford; a sister, Linda Rupert of Mineral, Virginia; a brother, William Ludwig of East Palestine; two grandchildren, Daniella Ludwig and Joseph Ludwig; and two step grandchildren, Krizia Torres and Brandon Torres.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday at the Centenary United Methodist Church, East Palestine with the Reverend David Martin, of the church officiating. Burial will follow in Glenview Cemetery.

Friends may call at the Van Dyke-Swaney-Rettig Funeral Home, East Palestine on Friday from 6-9 p.m. and at the church one hour prior to the services on Saturday.

Memorial contributions may be directed to the East Palestine Fireman's Association, 67 East Clark Street, East Palestine, OH 44413.