Michael Dzurovcin

Michael Dzurovcin, Jr. Michael Dzurovcin, Jr., 94, passed away peacefully on September 3rd, 2016. Born in Czechoslovakia on August, 20, 1922, Mike came to the US in 1938. He joined the US Army in 1941 and was an Engineer during WWII, building bridges in the European Theatre. After the War, he moved to Akron and married his wife Anna on September 7, 1946. Mike worked for The Firestone Tire & Rubber Company for over 36 years, retiring in 1982. Mike learned to fix televisions as a second job and was known as 'Mike the TV Man'. Mike was a faithful parishioner of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Akron for over 70 years, where he was a member of the choir, the Holy Name Society, a Eucharistic Minister, and was a bingo volunteer. Mike enjoyed working outside, but the most important thing to him was his family. Mike was very proud of his children and at the dinner table, 'there was always room for one more.' Mike was preceded in death by his wife Anna in 2001. He is survived by his children Diana (Mike) Herhold, Michael (Debra), Kathy, Daniel (Claudia), John, Richard (Bonnie), Andrew, Robert (Vicky), and David Dzurovcin; grandchildren Raymond Herhold, Judy (Scott) Driskel, Terese Herhold, Daniel (Nicola) Herhold, Chance Mitchell, Timothy (Kelley) Dzurovcin, Anna (Quinn) Wilson, and Spencer Dzurovcin; great-grandchildren Anya & Sasha Driskel; brother John of PA. The family will receive friends Tuesday, 4-7 pm, at the Anthony Funeral Home KUCKO-ANTHONY-KERTESZ CHAPEL, 1990 S. Main St. in Akron. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by Fr. Jonathan Zingales on Wednesday, 10:00 am, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 1034 Brown St. in Akron. Interment will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery. Memorial contributions can be made to the Christ Child Society of Greater Akron. (Anthony Funeral Homes, AKRON, 330.724.1281, anthonyfh.com)

Visitation at Funeral Home

4:00 pm - 7:00 pm Tuesday, September 6, 2016

Kucko-Anthony-Kertesz Funeral Home, Inc.

1990 S. Main St.

Akron, Ohio, United States

44301

Mass

10:00 am Wednesday, September 7, 2016

St. John The Baptist Catholic Church

1034 Brown St.

Akron, Ohio, United States

44301

Final Resting Place

Holy Cross Cemetery

100 E. Waterloo Rd.

Akron, Ohio, United States

44319