Delmar Ray Gingerich

Delmar Ray Gingerich, 80, Gallipolis, Ohio passed away in Holzer Medical Center Saturday, February 25, 2006. He was born September 2, 1925 in Kalona, Iowa, son of the late Benjamin Gingerich and Mattie Mayer Gingerich. He was a Registered Nurse with thirty-five years service, retiring from Holzer Medical Center in 1990. He received his Bachelors of Science Degree in Nursing, University of Iowa in 1954 and was employed as an Urological Assistant at the University of Iowa, 1954 - 1955. He moved to Gallipolis in 1956 where he was employed by Holzer Medical Center until his retirement in 1990 following thirty-five years service. While at HMC, he served in the following positions: Urological Assistant, 1956-1971; In-service Education Coordinator, 1971-1973; Review Coordinator for Medical Advances Institute, 1975-1979; and Director of Utilization Review, 1975-1979; Director of Quality Assurance/Utilization Review, 1979-1990. In addition, he served in the Holzer Home Health Department and made home visits in Gallia, Jackson and Mason Counties, 1973-1983; he was President of the Quality Review Coordinators of Ohio, 1984 and had served as a member of the Gallipolis City Health Advisory Board.

His memberships included: Grace United Methodist Church; Morning Dawn F&AM Lodge 7; Gallipolis Chapter 79, Royal Arch Masons; Moriah Council 32; The Rose Commandery 43; Aladdin Temple Shrine; Gallipolis Shrine Club; Hillbilly Clan 7, Clown Activity Group; B.P.O. Elks Lodge, 107; and was a Kentucky Colonel.

Del is survived by his wife of fifty-eight years, Verna Yoder Gingerirch; daughter and son-in-law, Patti and Charley Bodimer, Gallipolis, Ohio; grandchildren: Joshua Wesley Bodimer, Gallipolis, Ohio; Jessica Anne Bodimer, student, Morehead State University, Kentucky; Jacob Benjamin Bodimer, student, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio; brother and sister: Clifford (Mary) Gingerich, Rodchester, Minnesota and Mildred (Raymond) Zook, Kalona, Iowa.

He was preceded in death by brother, Floyd Gingerich and an infant sister.

Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Wednesday in Grace United Methodist Church with Rev. Doug Stockton officiating. Private interment will be held at the convenience of the family. Friends may call at McCoy-Moore Funeral Home Tuesday 4:00-8:00 PM.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial gifts be sent to:
Grace United Methodist Church Memorial Fund
600 Second Ave.
Gallipolis, OH 45631
or
Holzer Center for Cancer Care
The Healing Garden
170 Jackson Pike
Gallipolis, OH 45631