Mildred F. Heid Emery

Mildred F. Heid Emery, of Dover, passed away Friday morning, Aug. 3, 2007, in Mercy Medical Center, Canton. Still an active lady at 91 years old, Mildred took ill while doing what she loved best, playing a good game of bridge with her friends.

Born, Jun. 26, 1916, in New Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Anna Burtscher Minnig. Mildred graduated from Dover High School in 1934, and attended both Ohio University and Northwestern University, graduating with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Commerce from Ohio U. in 1939. While at Ohio, she belonged to the Alpha Delta Pi Sorority.

Mildred married John Heid of Strasburg in 1940. John preceded her in death in 1957 at the young age of 44. Later, she married Mike Emery of New Philadelphia. Mike died in 1974. In addition to being a homemaker, Mildred was employed as a bookkeeper for Shenango Penn Mold in Dover, and was part-owner, along with her second husband, Mike, of Tusco Sporting Goods in New Philadelphia.

She was a member of St. Joseph Church, Dover, and was active in the Loyola Study Club, LCBA, and the St. Joseph Senior Citizens. Additionally, Mildred belonged to the Dover Literary Club, the Dover Historical Society, the Hummel Club, and several bridge clubs. She was also one of the last surviving members of the Cootie Club, a club which she helped found at the age of 12 in 1928.

Mildred had a passion for chocolate, and the candy dishes in her home were always filled with M & M�(TM)s. Fittingly, she will be buried with a bag of M & M�(TM)s. in her casket.

Survivors include two sons, Charles (wife, Lynda) Heid of New Philadelphia, and Bill (wife, Donna) Heid of Dover; a daughter, Barbara (husband, Gary) Gray of Gainesville, FL; a step-daughter, Patricia Emery (husband, Tom) Loder of the State of Oregon; eight grandchildren; and eleven great-grandchildren.

Besides her parents, her husband, John, and her husband, Mike, Mildred was preceded in death by a brother, Howard Minnig, and by a sister, Ethel Minnig.

A funeral Mass will be held Tuesday, Aug. 7, at 10:30 a.m., in St. Joseph Church, Dover, with Fr. William L. Arnold officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Dover. Following the committal, there will be a meal in the Toland-Herzig Monarch Center on the Boulevard in Dover. Family and friends are invited to call at the Toland-Herzig Funeral Home & Crematory in Dover on Monday, Aug. 6, 6 �" 9 p.m. To sign an online guestbook and share a fond memory of Mildred, please visit the funeral home�(TM)s Web site and click on “obituaries.”

Instead of flowers, the family suggests that donations in Mildred�(TM)s memory be made to St. Joseph Church, 613 N. Tuscarawas Ave., Dover, OH 44622.

Toland-Herzig, Dover
330-343-6132
www.tolandherzig.com