POLAND — Dr. Marc S. Ucchino, 69, died peacefully astatine location surrounded by his household connected Friday, Jan. 6, 2023.
Marc was calved Feb. 17, 1953, successful Greenville, Pa., the lad of Dominic M. and Philomena “Mamie” Wallace Ucchino.
He grew up successful Middlefield, wherever helium was a postgraduate of Cardinal High School. Marc earned his bachelor’s grade from Kent State University and his master’s grade from The Ohio State University. He went connected to gain his aesculapian grade from Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine successful 1984.
Marc began his 36-year aesculapian vocation astatine Youngstown Osteopathic Hospital earlier transitioning his backstage signifier to Columbiana, wherever helium dedicated his beingness to serving the assemblage and aggregate generations of families arsenic patients. Medicine was Marc’s existent passion. Each idiosyncratic was truthful overmuch much than conscionable a diligent to him, and helium took large pridefulness successful caring for each and each idiosyncratic helium encountered. During his clip successful practice, Marc served arsenic vice main of unit and main of unit astatine Salem Regional Medical Center. He particularly enjoyed his clip teaching aboriginal physicians arsenic an adjunct objective prof done OUCOM, wherever helium was honored with the rubric of Outstanding Family Physician.
In his clip distant from the office, Marc could beryllium recovered connected the play people with his friends for Wednesday play league astatine Mill Creek Park, playing bocce, oregon successful his seat enthusiastically supporting his beloved Buckeyes and Browns. Marc loved the ocean. Sitting successful a formation seat adjacent to his woman with an ice-cold portion successful his manus was his blessed place. He knew everything that was ne'er needed to beryllium known astir birds, and could hole thing that was broken. For those fortunate capable to cognize Marc, a greeting ever started with a carnivore hug and a whiskery buss connected the cheek. His life’s motto was “Just bash the close thing,” which helium ever chose to do.
More than thing successful this world, though, helium astir loved spending clip with his family. Marc would archer anyone that his biggest blessings successful beingness were his favourite person, Barb, his woman of 38 years, his 5 children and their spouses, and being “Papa” to his 8 grandchildren. “Papa” cherished having each of his kids and grandkids unneurotic nary substance however overmuch chaos ensued.
Marc is survived by his wife, the erstwhile Barbara Garczewski, whom helium joined March 24, 1984; son, Matthew (Alicia) Ucchino of Stow; daughters, Dr. Mallory Ucchino (Dr. Chad Cochran) of Boardman, Morgan (Pat) Kelley of Boardman, Macy (Jimmy) Deter of Columbus and Margo (JT) Durbin of Munroe Falls; sister, Helene King of Winston-Salem, N.C.; and 8 grandchildren, Marco and Nora Ucchino, Jack, Maeve, and Patrick Kelley, Mia Deter, and Stella and Dominic Durbin.
He was preceded successful decease by his parents, and brother, Michael Ucchino.
Family and friends whitethorn telephone from 3 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023, astatine the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Homes, Poland Chapel.
Prayers volition statesman astatine 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023, astatine the ceremonial home, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial astatine 11 a.m. astatine Holy Family Church.
The household has requested that worldly tributes instrumentality the signifier of donations to Holy Family School oregon Hospice of the Valley.
Visit www.higgins-reardon.com to nonstop condolences to the family.
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