Richard Dale Mitchell Sr., age 70, died Friday, May 29, 2015 at his residence in Jackson Township.

He was born October 10, 1944, in Greenville, PA the son of the late Guy W. and Margaret E. (Ray) Mitchell.

Richard graduated from Thiel College in Greenville, PA in 1966. He retired from B. F. Goodrich / Michelin where he was a senior systems analyst for over 30 years. He was the President of the Association for Systems Management in Akron. Along with his wife, he was co-owner of The Letter Shop, Inc. in Canton for 15 years.

He was a member of McDonaldsville St. Paul United Methodist Church.

He was preceded in death by his wife of 40 years, Marianna (Osborne) Mitchell in 2004.

Richard is survived by his sons, Richard (Paula) Mitchell of Montgomery, OH, Edward (Karen) Mitchell of New Albany, John (Tracy) Mitchell of Dublin; brothers, Robert Mitchell of Greenville, PA, William Mitchell of Bourbonnais, IL; sisters, Donna Chess, Virginia Sherbondy, Cynthia Olon all of Greenville, PA; ten grandchildren, Nicholas Mitchell, Elisabeth Meckstroth, Tyler Mitchell, Marielle Mitchell, Lauren Winkler, Brett Parr, Paige Parr, Maddie Mitchell, Sophie Mitchell, and Charlie Mitchell; and his companion, Patrice Fox.

Visitation will be held Monday, June 1 from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM at Heitger Funeral Home Jackson Chapel, 5850 Wales Ave NW.

Funeral Service will follow at 2PM at the funeral home with Pastor Abby Auman officiating.

Private burial at North Canton Cemetery, N. Canton, Ohio.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to James Cancer Center, http://cancer.osu.edu/giving-back/ways-to-donate .

Please leave condolences at www.heitger.com

Heitger Funeral Service - JACKSON CHAPEL 330-830-0148