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NORTH OLMSTEAD -- Edward Szewczyk, 88, passed away Monday, Nov. 17, 2025.
Ed was a well-renowned mechanical engineer who graduated from Fenn College after serving in the Army for two years.
He met and married his wife, Mirta, in 1966, and they started a family together. He went on to have a rewarding career and was admired by his peers and family alike for his many accomplishments and "one of a kind" engineering feats that benefitted the companies he worked for. He established new standards in engineering excellence in the field of manufacturing. He was listed in the Ohio Professional Engineers and maintained his license after his retirement. He started his career at Terex, then worked for General Motors for 20-plus years. After retiring, he decided to go back to work for Voss Industries, where his abilities shined for several more years. He retired from Voss Industries and lived a quiet life with his family and friends.
He has now passed on from this life to be reunited with his daughter, Ashley, who passed away in 2013.
He is survived by his wife, Mirta Genzelis Szewczyk; sons, Gary (Estrella) and Craig (Gisela); grandchildren, Aiden, Ethan, Nolan and Sydney; siblings, Chris, Carol Chronister, Steffie Porochonski, Sophie Birkus and Bill; and his nieces, nephews and many friends.
He was preceded in death by his siblings, Anthony Malysa, Stanley Malysa and Angie Pratnicki.
In lieu of flowers, contributions to the Berea Animal Rescue Friends, P.O. Box 544, Berea, OH 44017 or to the Northeast Ohio SPCA, 9555 Brookpark Road, Parma, OH 44129, would be appreciated.
A Funeral Mass will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025, at Holy Trinity Church, 33601 Detroit Road.
Friends may call from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21, 2025, at Chambers Funeral Home of North Olmstead, 29150 Lorain Road (at Sterns Road), North Olmsted, OH 44070, chambersfuneral.com.
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