Sylvia I. Beitzel

Sylvia I. Beitzel, 65, of Mineral City, died Tuesday, Mar. 1, 2005, in her home, following an apparent heart attack.

Born Aug. 20, 1939 in Port Washington, she was a daughter of the late Alvin and Adeline Head Smart. She attended school in Zoar and was wed to Tommy Beitzel. Sylvia retired from Century Products, Massillon following twenty-five years of service. She attended Mineral City United Methodist Church, and was a member of the Lady Eagles in Sandyville. Most importantly, she was a loving wife mother and grandmother.

Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Roger L. and Amy Chaudrue Beitzel of New Philadelphia; two grandchildren, Mara and Tommy Beitzel; four sisters, Zela Kise and Edie Triplett, both of Port Washington, Barbara Bryant of Georgia, and Virginia Duvall of Dover; four brothers, Alvin Smart Jr. of Newcomerstown, Bobby Joe Smart of Tuscarawas, Raymond Smart of West Lafayette, Otto and Fred Smart, both of Port Washington; many nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Tommy, in 1991; six brothers, Howard and Leonard Smart, who were both infants when they died, and Clayton, Frank, Elmer and Harry Smart.

Sylvia�(TM)s life will be celebrated in a service Saturday at 1:30 p.m., in the Toland-Herzig Funeral Home & Crematory, 246 E. High Ave., New Philadelphia. Immediately following the service, there will be a reception in the Toland-Herzig Monarch Center, 831 Boulevard, Dover. Family and friends are invited to call at the funeral home on Saturday, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Toland-Herzig, New Philadelphia
330-343-8131
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