 1919 - 2008 (89 years)
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| Name |
Melvin Arlow Mengel |
| Born |
14 Nov 1919 |
Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
09 Dec 2008 |
Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
| Buried |
13 Dec 2008 |
Aulenbach Cemetery, Mount Penn, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
| Person ID |
I135036 |
Strausstown Roots | Mengel.N, Greth.A, Keim.V, ~BKeim |
| Last Modified |
9 Mar 2010 |
| Father |
Robert W Mengel, b. 05 Aug 1889, Palo Alto, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania , d. 03 Feb 1964, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 74 years) |
| Mother |
Clara Augusta Schoellkopf, b. 17 Jan 1891, d. 07 Jan 1976, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 84 years) |
| Married |
applied 5 Jun 1912 |
Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
| Family ID |
F40695 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Sources |
- [S2] Reading Eagle, 11 Dec 2008.
Melvin A. Mengel, 89, formerly of Reading, died Dec. 9, 2008, at 3:37 p.m. in the Southeastern Veterans Center, Spring City, where he was a resident for 61/2 years.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Robert and Clara (Schoellkopf) Mengel.
He was an Army veteran of World War II and a Purple Heart recipient.
Surviving are two brothers, Wilson Mengel, Allentown; and John Mengel, Mount Holly, N.J.; and two sisters, Bertha Evans, Lancaster; and Nancy Strunk, Reading.
Other survivors include a number of nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by two brothers, Earl Mengel and Russel Mengel; and a sister, Roberta Thren.
Services will be Saturday at 10 a.m. in Lamm & Witman Funeral Home Inc., Wernersville. Burial will be in Aulenbach's Cemetery, Reading. Friends may call Saturday, 9:30 to 10 a.m., in the funeral home.
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