Joseph Gregory Marovich, age 79, of Tiffin, Ohio, passed away peacefully on September 19th at home with his family.

Survivors include his wife, Anita of Tiffin, two sons, Joseph A. (Joy) Marovich of Tinton Falls, NJ, and Matthew Marovich of Florham Park, NJ, and a daughter, Michelle (Bryan) Kidd of Reidsville, NC; a sister, Mary Ann Champa of Painesville, OH, and four  grandchildren, Justin and Trevor Marovich of Tinton Falls, NJ, and Hunter and Leah Kidd of Reidsville, NC.

Joe was born on June 12, 1945, in Cleveland, Ohio, to Joseph and Mary (Gregory) Marovich.  He was preceded in death by his parents, and two pre-born children. Joe married Anita Elchert, a native of New Riegel, Ohio, on November 28, 1969.

Joe attended St. Joseph's High School in Cleveland and received a BS in education from the University of Dayton and a master's degree in Catechetical Theology at Manhattan College in the Bronx, NY.  He was the director of Religious Education in Short Hills and Tenafly, NJ and taught at Holy Cross High School, Bayside, NY and  Paramus Catholic High School, Paramus, NJ.  He worked in the Real Estate industry as a salesperson, a broker, a teacher and as an expert witness for lawyers in real estate lawsuits. He worked for Murphy Realty/Better Homes and Gardens on the local and regional levels and later opened his own school to teach advanced real estate courses.

Joe was very active in church ministry with adult education, lectoring, cantoring, Mass server, the choir, and in spiritual formation programs studying the Catechism of the Catholic Church, Life in the Spirit, the charismatic movement and TMIY.  He was a director of the non-profit Our Lady of America Devotion which promotes devotion to Christ's Mother as Our Lady of America, a great favor to the people of America.

In August 2014, Joe and Anita retired to Tiffin, becoming active members of St. Mary's Catholic Church and Tiffin Right to Life. Joe loved movies, camping, travel and working with the Boy Scouts. His favorite trips were to Rome, the Holy Land and Hawaii. For their 50th wedding anniversary, Joe planned a memorable three-week tour of the National Parks in the West for Anita.  Music was Joe's passion. He played piano and accordion; he could "Roll out the Barrells" of music for hours. If you listen carefully, you might hear his booming voice singing among the angels on high before the throne of God.  They might even be dancing the polka!

Friends may visit with the family from 4-7:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at Hoffman-Gottfried-Mack Funeral Home & Crematory, 236 S. Washington St., Tiffin, Ohio 44883, (419) 447-2424.  The Mass of Christian burial will be at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 26, 2024 at St. Mary Catholic Church, with Rev. Matthew Rader officiating. The burial will follow at All Saints Catholic Cemetery in New Riegel.  A luncheon will follow at St. Mary's parish hall, Tiffin.

Memorials may be made to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., St. Mary's educational programs, or Our Lady of America devotion.

Condolences may be sent and the guestbook signed at www.hgmackfuneralhome.com.