BIRCH, Mark Christopher^{[1, 2, 3]}

1961 - 2007  (46 years)

 Set As Default Person

• Name	BIRCH, Mark Christopher  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	14 November 1961	Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio, United States of America   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	15 November 2007	Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio, United States of America   [1, 3]
  Burial	Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio, United States of America   [3]
  Notes	Mark Christopher Birch, 46, of 549 S. TR 87, Fostoria, died at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15, 2007, at his mother's home. Mark was born Nov. 14, 1961, in Tiffin, to Stephen J. Birch Sr. and Edith E. (McGowan) Blott, both of Tiffin. He married Paula (DeTray) Birch at the Washington Street United Methodist Church in Tiffin Aug. 12, 1983, and she survives. Other survivors include his children, Nicholas Christopher Birch of Fostoria and Anthony Paul Birch of Fort Knox, Ky.; brothers, Stephen Birch and Paul Birch, both of Tiffin; and sisters, Teresa (Ken) West, Christine Blott and Bernadette (Butler) Stephens, all of Tiffin. Mark drove truck for Larson Manufacturing and was the owner/operator of Catering by Mark and Paula. He was very involved with the Hopewell-Loudon Schools, where he also coached summer league baseball. Mark took pride in being a father and loved to watch boxing with his two sons and nephew, Paul. He was a 1980 graduate of Columbian High School. The funeral is 10:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 19, 2007, at Redeemer Lutheran Church with the Rev. Jan Kucera officiating. Visitation will be 1-5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 18, 2007, at Engle-Shook Funeral Home in Tiffin. Burial will be at Greenlawn Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Financial Assistance for Cancer Treatment or to Community Hospice Care. Online condolences may be made at www.engleshookfuneralhome.com.
  Person ID	I422562029161	Ancestry dot com tree
  Last Modified	22 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	BIRCH, S.J.
  Mother	MCGOWN, Edith,   b. 21 November 1939, Ohio bur. Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio, United States of America
  Family ID	F7015	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	DETRAY, P.J.
  Children	1. BIRCH, N.C.   2. BIRCH, A.P.
  Family ID	F11086	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Oct 2025

  
  

• Sources

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