- Date Of Birth: February 4, 1944
- Date Of Death: June 14, 2018
- State: Ohio
Salem – Merry Beth Tausch, 74, passed away on June 14, 2018 at her home in Salem, Ohio. She was born on February 4, 1944 in Youngstown, Ohio, to Harold and Elinor (Carlisle) Detchon.
Merry Beth grew up in Sebring, Ohio. She graduated from Sebring High School in 1962 where she and her future husband were voted Prom King and Queen. After high school, she attended Berea College in Kentucky where she received her Bachelor of Arts degree in English. She worked as a vocational special education coordinator for the Columbiana County Career Center.
Merry Beth married Gerald Tausch in 1966 in Sebring, Ohio, and they were happily married for 52 years. Merry Beth was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Salem, Ohio. She enjoyed reading mysteries, watching the cartoon Foghorn Leghorn, shopping for antique furniture and glassware, relaxing at her cabin in Pennsylvania, and doting on her children and grandchildren.
Merry Beth is survived by her spouse, Gerald Tausch of Salem, Ohio; her children: Jenny Lynne (Edward) Pfeifer of Bucyrus, Ohio; Jodi Miller of Salem, Ohio, Jeremy (Athena) Tausch of Salem, Ohio; her brother Joel (Peggy) Detchon of Kokomo, Indiana and sister Zono Jane (Michael) Howard of London, Kentucky; her grandchildren Lindsey (Jordan) Pfeifer Lee, Mark Pfeifer and fiancé Allison Bullock, Lydia Pfeifer, Sally Tausch, and Ethan Tausch.
Merry Beth was preceded in death by her parents Harold and Elinor Detchon and son-in-law Dale Miller.
First United Methodist Church Saturday, July 07, 2018 11:00 AM 244 South Broadway
Salem, OH 44460 Directions
