Dennis A. “Denny” Contini
Dennis A. “Denny” Contini, age 68 and a lifelong resident of Dover, died Monday, Oct. 1, 2018, at Union Hospital, following a period of declining health.
Denny retired in 2007 from the Ohio Operating Engineers Local 18B in Akron and was the president of the former Contini Development Company in Dover.
Born Aug. 18, 1950, in Dover, Denny was the son of the late Peter A. and Martha (Trucinski) Contini. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters, Patricia Higginbotham and Sharon Sweitzer; father-in-law, Art Zurcher; brother-in-law, Jim Sweitzer; and nephews, Andrew Sweitzer and Bret Gaff.
Denny was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Dover. He was a 1968 graduate of Dover High School and was a member of the Tuscarawas County YMCA for 55 years.
In his earlier years Denny coached the Dover Rotary Little League baseball team and was an avid sports enthusiast and fan of the Dover Tornadoes and Cleveland Cavs, Indians and Browns. He enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren.
Denny will be sadly missed by his family including his wife of 50 years, June (Zurcher) Contini, whom he married Aug. 31, 1968; three children, Scott Contini of Dover, Michelle (Chris) Jeffrey of Holland, Ohio and Jennifer (Steven) Contini Cunningham of Atwood Lake; five grandchildren, Katerina, Nicholas and Leo Michael and Jonathan Jeffrey and Parker Cunningham; his mother-in-law, Penny Zurcher of Dover; two sisters-in-law, Stephanie Sattoria (Carl Schmidt) of Westerville and Tricia (Rob) Parker of Gastonia, North Carolina; brother-in-law, Christopher (Mari) Zurcher of New Philadelphia; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
A funeral mass will be celebrated on Monday, Oct. 8, beginning at 10:30 a.m. at the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Dover with Fr. Jimmy Hatfield officiating. Interment will be in the Calvary Cemetery at Dover. A reception will follow at the Toland-Herzig Monarch Center. Friends may call at the Toland-Herzig Funeral Home & Crematory in Dover on Sunday from 2-5 p.m. Those unable to attend may sign the online guestbook by visiting the funeral home's website at www.tolandherzig.com.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Tuscarawas County YMCA, 600 Monroe St., Dover, OH 44622, or the Community Hospice Truman House, 716 Commercial Ave. SW, New Philadelphia, OH 44663.
