Edward G Emch II

Edward Glenn Emch II, of Niles, passed on to the next plane of existence on Monday April 22, 2013 at Hospice House in Poland.  On December 3, 1952, Edward and Dorothy Jenkins-Emch welcomed into the world their 4th child, Eddie.  Ed was a talented individual, who taught Government at Howland High School since the late 90's.  Prior to that, he was a insurance agent for The Prudential Insurance Company of America. While with Prudential, Ed was a member of the prestigious "Million Dollar Club". Ed was a proud graduate of Salem High School. He was a Class Officer of his 1971 graduating class and also represented the school at Buckeye Boys State. He also was a graduate of Youngstown State University, achieved a Master's degree in education. Sports were always an integral part of Eddie's life. While at Salem, Ed achieved All State Honors in football and was heavily recruited by Syracuse, WVU, and several Big 10 teams.  He also was an outstanding baseball player, lettering in that sport of the Quakers. Ed used his success in both of those sports while at Howland High School. For many years, he was the assistant coach on Chuck Potashnik's Tiger baseball teams and helped lead that team to a number of league titles. He also was for many years on the coaching staff of Dick Angle, helping to develop many of the players who contributed to the success of the Tiger football program. Ed is survived b his children, Deanna "Nan" (Dr. George Scott) Wilson of Salem, Edward III (Heather) of Harrison City, PA., and Dustin Emch of Newnan, Ga., grandchildren Emma and Jack Wilson of Salem. He is also survived by his siblings, Ken Emch of Austintown and Shirley Caparanis of Cortland.  He is preceded in death by his parents and brother, Larry Emch. Funeral Services will be held on Friday April 26, 2013 at 11:00 am at Blackstone Funeral Home in Girard. Family will receive relatives and friends on Thursday from 6-9 pm at the funeral home.  Family request that any material contributions be made to the American Heart Association.