Mary Jo Baumberger-McConnell, 75, a lifelong Dennison resident, passed away at her home on Tuesday, December 13, 2022. Born December 3, 1947 in Dennison, she was the only child of the late Ross and Irma Marie (Rome) Scaffidi.
Throughout her life, Mary Jo was a faithful member of Immaculate Conception Church in Dennison and its Altar Society. After her 1965 graduation from St. Mary’s High School, she studied at Franklin University in Columbus.
On July 29, 1967, she married Lane Charles Baumberger with whom she enjoyed 31 years of marriage until his passing on August 3, 1998. Lane and Mary Jo are survived by two sons, Lane C. (Chastity) Baumberger, Jr. and Eric L. (Darby) Baumberger, and three grandsons, Carter, Braxton, and Camden Baumberger.
Mary Jo was wed to Duane Allen McConnell, who survives her, on October 13, 2013. She is also survived by her step children, Chad (Tasha) McConnell and Brittany (Bryant) Richards, and step grandchildren, Austin, Angel and Jase McConnell, Aiden Matthews, and Layla and Emmie Richards.
A devoted and loving, wife, mother, and grandmother, Mary Jo will be remembered for truly making her house a home. She loved taking care of her family and delighted in the time she spent with her sons and grandsons. In addition to being a homemaker, she worked at Dave Smith Realty for a number of years, and later she was a cook for Buehler’s, The Dennison Depot, and at the Kent State Tuscarawas student union.
Father Jeff Coning will celebrate the funeral Mass on Friday, December 16, at 10:00 a.m. in Immaculate Conception Church. Interment will follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery near Dennison. Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Thursday at the R. K. Lindsey Funeral Home in Dennison. Memorial contributions may be made to Community Hospice and the Tuscarawas County Humane Society.
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