Ernest “Ernie” Chinchar, 86 of Wickliffe and Mecca Township, passed away Tuesday September 14, 2010 at the Cleveland Clinic. Born on January 1, 1924 in Cleveland and raised in Cherry Valley, Ernie is the son of Michael and Mary (Yanyo) Chinchar. He is a 1941 graduate of New Lyme High School. At 21 years old he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps serving during World War II. He retired from Park Drop Forge in 1986 after 39 years of service where he was a charger operator. In his teenage years Ernie was a Golden Glove boxer. He was an avid fisherman and hunter and enjoyed farming on his property on Mosquito Lake in Mecca. He was a longtime member of the Cortland Moose Lodge in Mecca and a member of St. Stephens Byzantine Catholic Church on Lloyd Road in Euclid. He married his wife the former, Jessie L. Mozingo on October 1, 1949. Together they shared 60 years of marriage and raised there three sons together in Wickliffe. Ernie is survived by his wife Jessie Chinchar; son Andrew; daughter in law Amy (Bixler) Chinchar; six grandchildren Andrew E. Chinchar Jr., Lisa (Richard) Genzen, Lynette Chinchar, Michael (Michele) Chinchar, Jennifer Chinchar, and Timothy Chinchar; and five great grandchildren, Hannah, Katelynn, Derek, Kyle Genzen and Gabriel Chinchar. Ernie was preceded in death by his parents, Michael and Mary, sons James and Bruce Chinchar; and five brothers, Michael, Frank, John, Albert, and Ben Chinchar. A funeral service will be held 1pm Saturday at Shafer-Winans Funeral Chapel in Cortland with Father James Walker officiating. Family will be receiving friends Friday from 6 pm to 9 pm at the Shafer-Winans Funeral Chapel, 164 North High Street, Cortland, Ohio 44410. Interment will be at Greenlawn Cemetery in Greene Township. Family and friends may view this obituary online and send condolences at www.shaferwinanschapel.com.
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