Laura L. Notz

Laura Lucille Notz, 84, passed away peacefully on Saturday April 16, 2011 following a brief illness.

She was born August 17, 1926 in Ragersville, Ohio, to the late Raymond and Jessie Lanzer Levengood.

She graduated from Sugarcreek-Shanesville High School in 1944.

She was married to Alvin Notz on March 27, 1947. They met at the Spanish ballroom in Dover, Ohio and they continued to share the joy of dancing over the years.

Laura loved to cook and sew. She was employed by the Tuscarawas Valley school district for over ten years. For over fifty years she helped her husband maintain a working beef and dairy farm. Spending time with her family and being a good neighbor was very important to Laura. She took great joy and placed great importance on the many gatherings with her family and friends which always included annual reunions, birthdays, and holidays. During retirement she also enjoyed being outdoors where she spent many hours caring for her farm, sitting outside in her swing, and enjoying God's beautiful creation.

She was a member of the Zoar United Church of Christ.

She was preceded in death by her husband Alvin in 1992, daughter Jessica, and her siblings Lewis Levengood, Willard Levengood, Jack Levengood, and Melva (Levengood) Stallings.

She is survived by her daughters Debra (Robert) DeSeyn of Sugarcreek and Diana (Thomas) Springer of North Canton and son-in-law Harold Swinford of Zoar. She has four grandchildren; Michael (Heidi) Swinford, Bobby DeSeyn and Lauren and Ryan Springer; two great grandchildren, Michael and Brianna Swinford and eight nephews and three nieces.

Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at 11:00 am in the Toland-Herzig Funeral Home and Crematory at Dover with Rev. Ken Hutchinson officiating. Interment will be at the Dover Burial Park. Friends can call at the funeral home on Tuesday from 5-8 pm. Those wishing to express their fondest memories of Laura may do so by visiting the on line obituaries link on the funeral homes website.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Tuscarawas Valley Trojan Foundation (Jessica Swinford Scholarship Fund), 2637 Tusky Valley Rd. NE, Zoarville, Ohio 44656.


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