Gary Lee Lautzenheiser

66 year old Gary Lee Lautzenheiser of Sparta died Friday, July 8th. He was born in Canton, Ohio to Ralph E. & Betty (McKeen) Lautzenheiser.
Lautzenheiser graduated from Louisville High School in 1962, worked on the family dairy farm until 1964, then was employed at the Ohio Power Company (AEP) Canton, Ohio for the next 32 years as a Lineman. He retired in 2000 and was employed part-time by Constitution Land Surveying of Louisville, Ohio. He resided in Louisville till 2008, then moved to Sparta.
Survivors include his wife, Geraldine Kiko Lautzenheiser of Sparta. Parents, Betty McKeen and Ralph E. Lautzenheiser of Louisville, Ohio. Five children, Tonya and Michael Heckendorn of Goose Creek, South Carolina; Brian and Jennifer Lautzenheiser of Warner Robins, Georgia; Mark Lautzenheiser of Sparta; Samuel and Whitney Lautzenheiser of Mt. Gilead, Ohio; and Dawn Lautzenheiser of Sparta. A sister, Barbara and husband Rick Kidwell of Findlay, Ohio. A brother, Dale and wife Debbie Lautzenheiser of Louisville, Ohio. Seven grandchildren, Derek, Samantha, Dillon, Payton, Heath and twins – Lila and Jackson
Memorial services will be held at the Lautzenheiser home in Sparta on Tuesday, July
19th at 4pm.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Chris Elliott Fund for
Glioblastoma Brain Cancer Research, or The MS Society, under the name of Dawn
Lautzenheiser.
Oak Lawn Funeral Home in Sparta is in charge of the arrangements