 1940 - 2016 (76 years)
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| Name |
James G Mengel |
| Born |
27 Aug 1940 |
Jalappa, Tilden Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
28 Dec 2016 |
Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania |
| Buried |
03 Jan 2017 |
Zion Cemetery, Windsor Castle, Perry Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
| Person ID |
I037502 |
Strausstown Roots | Balthaser.H, Greth.A, Keim.V, Mengel.N, ~Umbenhauer |
| Last Modified |
30 Dec 2016 |
| Father |
Joseph Stanley Mengel, b. 25 May 1904, Penn Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 17 Nov 1976, Hamburg, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 72 years) |
| Mother |
Mabel C Seyfert, b. 13 Nov 1906, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania , d. 29 May 1995, Hamburg, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 88 years) |
| Married |
03 Apr 1926 |
Saint Michael's Church, Tilden Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
| Family ID |
F09665 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Barbara A Yeager, b. 10 Mar 1940, Perry Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 26 Oct 2014, Shoemakersville, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 74 years) |
| Children |
| | 1. Steven C Mengel, b. 27 Oct 1960, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 9 Apr 2024, Perry Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 63 years) |
| | 2. Living |
| | 3. Living |
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| Family ID |
F09671 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Sources |
- [S2] Reading Eagle, on-line, 30 Dec 2016.
James G. Mengel, 76, of Shoemakersville, passed away in Lehigh Valley Medical Center Cedarcrest on Wednesday morning.
Born in Jalappa on August 27, 1940, he was the son of Mabel (Seyfert) and J. Stanley Mengel.
He attended Hamburg High School and was a member of Zion's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Shoemakersville.
James was a plumber with local 690 of Philadelphia, where he started his career in 1960 and retired in 1999.
He was a charter member of the Shoemakersville Lions Club, Vaux Lodge Mason and the American Auto Club.
James especially enjoyed spending time with his family and his many friends. In his spare time, he restored and remodeled stone farmhouses, gardening, antique cars and antiquing with his wife.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Barbara (Yeager), in October 2014, and to whom he was married 54 years; brothers, Donald and Harold; and a sister, Jean Miller.
James is survived by his sons: Steven C. Mengel, husband of Arlene F., of Hamburg; Brian J. Mengel, husband of Tracy L., of Kutztown; Chris A. Mengel, husband of Karen L., of Mohrsville; grandchildren: Cathleen, Shelby, Madison, Kyleigh, Heather and Luke; great-granddaughters, Graceann and Addilynn; brothers, Richard and Terry Mengel; sisters: Shirley Herring, Joan Miller, Barbara Savage and Linda Weitzel.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, January 3rd, at 11:00 a.m. in Zion's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 354 Zion's Church Rd., Shoemakersville, with Rev. Bruce Osterhout officiating. A viewing will be held from 9-11:00 a.m. in the church. Interment will follow in Zion's Cemetery, Windsor Castle.
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