Ed Paryzek

A MEMORIAL service will be held Oct. 11 to recall the life of Ed Paryzek, a Freeport resident who died suddenly last month. Paryzek died on Sept. 22 in Cleveland, from which he originally hailed, and was being remembered at a service there on Oct. 8. Friends and family will be welcomed at the local service, which will be held at Pleasant Valley Methodist Church at 2 p.m. The community may remember him for his involvement and accolades at R&F Coal Co., for which he gained an award and local commendations for his reclamation duties. Paryzek headed the reclamation department for R&F, aiding many properties, such as land near the Harrison County Home. In 1981, he was named Reclaimer of the Year by the Ohio Division of Natural Resources. More notably, he and first wife, Louise, operated Spring Valley Appaloosa Farm on Ohio 9 and yielded many prize-winning horses, including world champions. Louise later died, and he met and wed his second wife, Clara. He sold the farm in 1997 and the couple settled in the Freeport area. Clara recalled him as an avid hunter, farmer, traveler and lover of life. He was appreciated by all who knew him-- by family, friends and coworkers. Clara catalogued his achievements with an archive of photos, newspaper clippings and letters from state and local leaders. ''He went into something and put his whole self into it,'' she said. ''He was well liked by all of he people who worked for him.'' Paryzek raised hogs and was in the retail milk business for 15 years, and his farming expertise and cooperation with Ohio State University led to management with the Producer's Livestock Association. That trade led him to work with the Harrison County area. Another part of his service was representing R&F as a judge for county fair animal shows. That work tied together his two worlds of coal and agriculture. Paryzek retired from the coal company in 1989 and took time to travel with Clara to Alaska and other areas to hone his hunting skills. She said he hunted elk, bear, moose and venison from Canada to Newfoundland, adding that he was well-known as a coon hunter who once made the pages of the Cleveland Plain Dealer in the 1950's. He is also survived by daughters Sharon and Sandra; sons-in-law Larry Williams and James McMasters; grandchildren Jimmy, Johnny, Dirk, Julie and Gary; stepsons, Dale (Cindy) and David Hall; brothers Jim and George Paryzek and sisters Marie Gennaro, Otilla Goebel and Betty Hager. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Harrison County Humane Society, P.O. Box 404, Cadiz, Ohio 43907. The Memorial Guest Book may be signed at www.clark-kirkland.com

Service

Saturday, October 11, 2003 2:00 PM
Pleasant Valley Cemetery
Scio , United States

Service

Saturday, October 11, 2003 2:00 PM
Pleasant Valley Church Cemetery
U.S. Route 250 Scio , United States