Spaghetti dinner planned to support local girl

Louise Carroll
·2 min read

WAYNE TWP. ― The Shoaf Memorial Spaghetti Supper is an event to honor the memory of Marc Shoaf with proceeds being held in trust for his 5-year old daughter, Gwen, for her schooling and future endeavors.

In March 2023 Shoaf died at age 33, leaving his family and friends devastated.

The late Marc Shoaf pictured on a fishing excursion with his daughter Gwen. A memorial dinner is being held Feb. 24, 2024, to benefit a trust for the youngster.
The late Marc Shoaf pictured on a fishing excursion with his daughter Gwen. A memorial dinner is being held Feb. 24, 2024, to benefit a trust for the youngster.

Member of the dinner committee Sadi Starmack said Marc always hoped that Gwen would go to college so they want to help make that dream come true

Starmack and Shoaf were friend since middle school and Starmack's father, Ted, describes Marc as like a member of the family.

"He was always at our house with my daughter and son every day. No one ever dreamed he would be gone so young. There were 300 people at the funeral. I never saw anything like that before," Ted said.

Sadi Starmack describes Marc as an outstanding individual who always took the time to make everyone feel important and he was an outdoorsman who loved hunting, camping and hiking, and he was a fly fisherman. He also played darts at Oak Grove.

"He played football in high school and liked sports, but football the best and was a big Steeler fan. He was the life of the party and every one gravitated to him," Starmack said.

After graduating from Lincoln High School in 2009, Shoaf received a nursing degree in 2013 and worked at his profession.

The spaghetti dinner committee hopes to make the dinner an annual affair.

A memorial dinner is planned this weekend in the name of the late Marc Shoaf, who is pictured here with his daughter Gwen on an outing together. The proceeds from the dinner benefits a trust for the young girl.
A memorial dinner is planned this weekend in the name of the late Marc Shoaf, who is pictured here with his daughter Gwen on an outing together. The proceeds from the dinner benefits a trust for the young girl.

The dinner includes pasta, salad, roll, dessert, coffee, pop, water. Takeout will be available. Only 200 dinner tickets will be sold.

There will be one door prize and tickets will be sold for the basket raffle.

Starmack said that every donation, no matter the amount, will help them to fulfill their mission.

What: Shoaf Memorial Spaghetti Dinner

Where: Wurtemburg Presbyterian Church 291 Wurtemburg Road, Wayne Township

When: 5 to 7:30 p.m. Feb. 24

Admission: $10 adults, $5 children under 10 and free for children under 2

Information: MarcShoafMemorial@gmail.com

To purchase tickets, please visit Domino’s Pizza at 162 Portersville Road, Ellwood City or Habitual Glass Vape & Skate located at 505 Lawrence Ave., Ellwood City. You may also call or text Lacey LeFebvre at 724-614-3550 or Sadi Starmack at 724-674-0020.

This article originally appeared on Beaver County Times: Spaghetti dinner will help create fund for daughter of deceased local man