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Ted Ganger Obituary
JOHNSON CITY - Mr. Ted Ganger, Sr., age 81, Johnson City, passed away after a courageous battle of cancer on Monday, June 12, 2023, surrounded by his loving family.
Mr. Ganger was a longtime resident of Jonesborough; he was the son of the late Robert & Arlene Ganger. He was preceded in death by a brother, William "Bill" Ganger.
He was a member of Jonesborough United Methodist Church.
Mr. Ganger had a lifelong career as a chemical engineer and served as a consultant in his retirement. He attended Tri City State in Indiana. He was a longtime employee of Burton Rubber, which included plant manager for many years. He started his own rubber company and finished his chemical engineering career in Indiana and Georgia before returning home to retire and be with family.
Survivors include his wife of 59 years, Linda Ganger; children, Deborah Miller (Red), of Jonesborough, Darlene Ganger of Scottsdale, Arizona, Ted Ganger, Jr. (Dionne), Johnson City and Todd Ganger, Jonesborough; grandchildren, LaRae Ganger and Joe Ganger (Lauren), all of Jonesborough, Chloe Ganger and Macy Ganger, both of Johnson City; great-grandchildren, Kaiden Crews and Mila Ganger; brother, Robert "Bobby" Ganger, Jr. of Jacksonville, FL; and a sister, Pam Faxon (Richard), of Santa Clarita, CA.
The family would like to express their loving appreciation to the nurses and staff of Amedisys, Elizabethton and Abundant Christian Living.
A celebration of life service will be conducted 8:00 PM, Thursday, June 15, 2023, at Dillow-Taylor Funeral Home with Pastor Michael Lester officiating. The family will receive friends to share memories from 6:00-8:00 PM Thursday prior to the service.
Interment services will be conducted 11:00 AM Friday, June 16, 2023, at Maple Lawn Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Joe Ganger, Frank Arthur, Jared Diehl, John Verble, John Tomko and Steve Young. The honorary pallbearer will be his longtime best friend, Bill Wildman.
In lieu of flowers, the family request that donations be made to Jonesborough United Methodist Church, 211 West Main Street, Jonesborough, TN 37659, American Cancer Society or Alzheimer's Foundation.
Condolences may be sent to the Ganger family online at www.dillow-taylor.com.
Dillow-Taylor Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Jonesborough, TN 753-3821
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Ted was not a degreed chemical engineer and had a propensity to throw colleagues under the bus
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