Teddy "Ted" Vincent Burwell

Ted Vincent Burwell Sr. was born in Massillon, Ohio to George and Wilda Burwell. Ted was preceded in death by his parents and his younger sister, Gloria. He is survived by his younger brother, George, who resides in North Carolina with his wife Cathy and has four of Ted’s nieces and nephews. During his school years, Ted ascended through the Boy Scout ranks and played the trumpet in the Massillon Swing Band. Following graduation, Ted worked for the Union Drawn Division of Republic Steel and married Nola Green also of Massillon. She bore a son, Ted Jr. and a daughter, Valarie; she resides in Oregon. Ted received Jesus Christ as his personal savior and left Republic Steel to answer God’s call into Christian ministry. He attended Grace Bible College in Michigan, and for nearly two decades pastored five churches and established three church sponsored Christian schools. Ted Jr. married Anna Ramirez of Arizona, who bore sons; Clifford, Curtis, and Craig. Clifford married Miranda McCarthy of Oregon, who gave birth to sons, Bronson and Roman. Curtis married Lindsey Nusser, also of Oregon, who bore daughters; Brooklyn and Hudson. All of Ted Jr.’s family reside in Arizona. Ted’s daughter Valarie married Tobin Franks of Ohio and together reside in Ohio. Ted Sr. moved to California and began a career in hotel management. In 1990 he met his soulmate and partner Maria Palacios of Mexico. They married in 1994 and she bore a daughter, Theresa and a son, Vincent. The family moved to Louisville, Ohio in the summer of 2006 where Ted remained until his death. Theresa married Cooper Boylan of Ohio. They currently reside in Canton, Ohio. Vincent married Rachael Justice of Ohio and they reside in North Carolina. In Louisville, Ted was well known for his faithful participation in the Rotary Club, his employment for the Louisville City School District as a bus driver, and as a driving instructor for Complete Stop Driving School. In 2011, he began fellowship with the Berean Bible Church in Louisville and met one of his most dear friends Pastor Ted Fellows. Ted Sr. frequented the pulpit with guest sermons and bible studies through the last decade of his life. Ted touched the lives of many people and will be missed dearly. His family and friends are comforted by the truth that he has made his journey to Heaven to live eternal life in his final home.

No services are scheduled at this time.  Stier-Israel Funeral Home 330-875-1414

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