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Norma J. Heck

July 28, 1934 — March 6, 2002

Norma J. Heck, 67, of New Philadelphia, died Wednesday, March 6, 2002 in her home following a brief illness.Born in New Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late E. James and Angelina Parolini Mattevi. She was valedictorian of the 1952 graduating class from St. Joseph High School in Dover and had worked for the former Belmont Stamp and Enameling Company in New Philadelphia and the Ohio Department of Transportation. Norma was a member of Sacred Heart Church in New Philadelphia and had volunteered for the past twenty-six years as a Red Cross Swimming Instructor at Tuscora Park. She was an avid sports fan and loved watching her children and grandchildren participate in New Philadelphia School Athletics and every Sunday for the past twenty-five years cooked Sunday dinner for her entire family.Surviving is her husband, Eugene V. “Buster” Heck who she married April 24, 1954; eight children, David (Patty) Heck, Amy (Tony) Sandy, Kathy McGaha, Sherry Bernard, Mickey (Kelly) Herron, Jeany Heck; Ed (Stacie) Heck and Joe Heck; thirteen grandchildren; three sisters, Erma (Louis) Lesjak of New Philadelphia, Eileen (Robert) Contini of Lima, Gloria White of New Philadelphia and a brother, Vic Mattevi of Lima.A Funeral Mass will be held Saturday, March 9, 2002 at 10:30 AM at Sacred Heart Church in New Philadelphia with Msgr. George J. Schlegel and Fr. Edward L. Keck officiating. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery in New Philadelphia. A reception will be held in St. Ambrose Hall following the committal. Visitation will be held Friday, March 8, 2002 from 1 to 9 PM at the Linn-Hert-Geib Funeral Home in New Philadelphia. A Christian Wake service will be conducted at 8:30 PM. The family requests that memorial contributions be made to Hospice of Tuscarawas County, 201 West Third Street, Dover, Ohio, 44622, or, New Philadelphia High School Athletic Department, 343 Ray Avenue NW, New Philadelphia, Ohio, 44663.

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