CORTLAND, Ohio – Mark F. Toncar, 57, passed away Sept. 4, 2013 after a long illness.
He was born to Carol Toncar (Peterka) and the late Frank W. Toncar on Aug. 19, 1956, in Cleveland, Ohio (Cuyahoga County)
He graduated from Aurora High School in 1974 and received his BBA, MA and Ph.D. from Kent State University.
He married Ruthe Merckens in 1988.
Mark is survived by his sons, Jonathan Merckens (Heather) of Huron, Ohio and Frank and Mark at home; granddaughters Rachel and Sidney Merckens; sisters Deborah Donovan and Jacqueline (Clifford) Sebastiano; and many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and dear friends.
Dr. Toncar joined the Marketing Department at Youngstown State University in 2002, as an Associate Professor and was promoted to Professor in 2008.
Prior to joining YSU, he was a member of the faculty at Lycoming College in Williamsport, Pa.
Dr. Toncar was recognized by peers in the Academy as a respected scholar with numerous journal article to his credit.
He was designated Distinguished Professor of Scholarship at YSU in 2008.
Dr. Toncar was also an outstanding educator teaching at both the undergraduate and graduate level, where the testimony of his students serve as an example of the important impact he had on the lives of those in his classroom.
Mark was a lifelong member of the DTJ, a Czech organization, having gymed at Komensky Hall. He volunteered at many DTJ events over the years and served as the treasurer of Mt. Pleasant DTJ club for five years. See
http://www.dtjtaborville.comFriends will be received at the Green Family Funeral Home, State Rt. 44 at the corner of 4668 Pioneer Trail (S. of Rt. 422), Mantua, Ohio, where services will be held Tuesday, Sept. 10, at 11 a.m., followed by interment at Shadyside Cemetery, Auburn Township.(Geauga County, Ohio)
Visiting hours will be Monday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m.
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http://www.vindy.com/news/tributes/2013/sep/08/mark-f-tonca/(DTJ stands for “Delnicka Telocvicna Jednota, which is Czech for “Workingmen's Gymnastic Union.)
TONCAR, Czech Republic & U.S.A.
Trumbull County
Portage County
Name: Peterka, Mae
Date: Mar 13 1970
Source: Cleveland Press; Cleveland , Ohio
Notes: Mae Peterka (nee Palek), beloved wife of Charles B., dear mother of Carol Toncar.