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.
Deborah, Red & entire Ganger family, I am so sorry to hear of Ted's passing. He was a good man I had the good fortune to meet many years ago. My sincere sympathy to you all. May God's comfort & love wrap around you in the days ahead.
I am sad that I never got to meet you. I know your daughter and she loved you very much and spoke very highly of you. I have said prayers for you. May God have mercy on your soul and keep you in heaven with him.
I worked with Ted at Associated Rubber in Tallapoosa for many years. With his knowledge and perseverance, he helped to change the culture of our company and made all of us better as a whole. He was always quick to share his knowledge with us and pushed us to grow as a person and a professional. He left us with many memories, some of which I shared just a couple weeks ago. He will be missed and I’m thankful I was able to share some time with him. My prayers are with Linda and the family. May God comfort you all.
