COURIER JOURNAL ARTICLE - 11/28/1952
AMATEUR-BASEBALL PIONEER, LEO MUENNINGHOFF, DIES
Leo Muenninghoff, a pioneer in amateur baseball in the Shively area and supervisor of the Shively branch of the Louisville Post Office for 11 years, died at 1:15 p.m. yesterday at SS. Mary & Elizabeth Hospital. Muenninghoff, 49, of 1877 Farnsley Road, had been in ill health for over a year. His illness forced him to give up his duties as manager of the Shively baseball team in the Louisville Amateur Baseball Federation. His efforts with the Shively team, long an independant club, resulted in it being admitted to the L.A.B.F. in 1945. In 1951, he served as president of the City League, and helped supervise federation activities. Muenninghoff was appointed a deputy jailer by Jailer Martin J. Connors in 1933 and served as chief deputy jailer under Connors in 1938. He was the son of the late Joseph Muenninghoff, a County Commissioner for several years. He was a member of the Holy Name and St. Joseph's Orphan Societies and the National Association of Post Office Supervisors. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Amelia Muenninghoff; four sons, Robert Muenninghoff, William Muenninghoff, Thomas Muenninghoff, and Richard Muenninghoff; two daughters, Miss Rose Muenninghoff and Dorothy Muenninghoff; his mother, Mrs. Rose Muenninghoff; four brothers, Raymond Muenninghoff, Bert Muenninghoff, Arthur Muenninghoff, and Richard Muenninghoff, and two sisters, Mrs. Patrick Whalen and Mrs. George Kilijian. The body is at Hardy's Shively Funeral Home, 4101 Dixie Highway. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, St. Joseph Hill, Clark County, Indiana.
COURIER JOURNAL OBITUARY - 11/28/1952
MUENNINGHOFF - Mr. Leo G., of 1877 Farnsley Rd., passed away in his 50th year, Thursday, November 27, 1952, 1:15 p.m., SS. Mary and Elizabeth Hospital. Beloved husband of Mrs. Amelia Kraemer Muenninghoff, father of Rose, Dorothy, Robert, William, Thomas, and Richard Muenninghoff. Son of Mrs. Rose Fraas Muenninghoff; brother of Mrs. Patrick Whalen, Mrs. George Kilijian, Raymond, Bert, Arthur and Richard Muenninghoff. Remains at the W. G. Hardy Shively Chapel, 4101 Dixie Highway. Services 9 a.m., Monday, December 1, at St. Helen Catholic Church. Interment in St. Joseph Cemetery, St. Joseph Hill, Ind. Members of the Holy Name Society please assemble at the Chapel, 8 p.m. Saturday to recite the rosary. New Albany and Jeffersonville, Ind. papers please copy.
LOUISVILLE TIMES OBITUARY - 11/28/1952
LEO MUENNINGHOFF DIES; SHIVELY SPORTS LEADER
Leo G. "Augie" Muenninghoff, 49, supervisor of the Shively branch post office and for 30 years a leader in amateur baseball in the Shively area, died yesterday at SS. Mary and Elizabeth Hospital. He lived at 1877 Farnsley Road. A year ago illness forced him to give up his work as manager of the Shively baseball team in the Louisville Amateur Baseball Federation. He started to play with the Shively team as pitcher when he was about 18. At that time the group was an independent team. Largely through his efforts, the Shively organization was admitted to the L.A.B.F. in 1945. Last year Mr. Muenninghoff served as president of the City League and helped to supervise federation activities. For the past 11 years, Mr. Muenninghoff had been supervisor of the post office in Shively. Previously he served as a deputy jailer, appointed by Jailer Martin J. Connors in 1933 and named chief deputy in 1938. He was the son of the late Joseph Muenninghoff, one-time County Commissioner. He was a member of the Holy Name and St. Joseph Orphan Societies and the National Association of Post Office Supervisors. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Amelia Muenninghoff; sons, Robert L., William J., Thomas and Richard Muenninghoff; daughters, Misses Roseann and Dorothy M. Muenninghoff; his mother, Mrs. Rose Muenninghoff; brothers, Raymond J., Bertrand A., Arthur A. and Richard F. Muenninghoff; and sisters, Mrs. William P. Whalen and Mrs. George Kilijian. Services will be held at 9 a.m. Monday at St. Helen's Church with burial in St. Joseph Cemetery, St. Joseph Hill, Clark County, Ind. The body is at Hardy's Shively Chapel.
(abstracted by Dolores Bohn)
AMATEUR-BASEBALL PIONEER, LEO MUENNINGHOFF, DIES
Leo Muenninghoff, a pioneer in amateur baseball in the Shively area and supervisor of the Shively branch of the Louisville Post Office for 11 years, died at 1:15 p.m. yesterday at SS. Mary & Elizabeth Hospital. Muenninghoff, 49, of 1877 Farnsley Road, had been in ill health for over a year. His illness forced him to give up his duties as manager of the Shively baseball team in the Louisville Amateur Baseball Federation. His efforts with the Shively team, long an independant club, resulted in it being admitted to the L.A.B.F. in 1945. In 1951, he served as president of the City League, and helped supervise federation activities. Muenninghoff was appointed a deputy jailer by Jailer Martin J. Connors in 1933 and served as chief deputy jailer under Connors in 1938. He was the son of the late Joseph Muenninghoff, a County Commissioner for several years. He was a member of the Holy Name and St. Joseph's Orphan Societies and the National Association of Post Office Supervisors. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Amelia Muenninghoff; four sons, Robert Muenninghoff, William Muenninghoff, Thomas Muenninghoff, and Richard Muenninghoff; two daughters, Miss Rose Muenninghoff and Dorothy Muenninghoff; his mother, Mrs. Rose Muenninghoff; four brothers, Raymond Muenninghoff, Bert Muenninghoff, Arthur Muenninghoff, and Richard Muenninghoff, and two sisters, Mrs. Patrick Whalen and Mrs. George Kilijian. The body is at Hardy's Shively Funeral Home, 4101 Dixie Highway. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, St. Joseph Hill, Clark County, Indiana.
COURIER JOURNAL OBITUARY - 11/28/1952
MUENNINGHOFF - Mr. Leo G., of 1877 Farnsley Rd., passed away in his 50th year, Thursday, November 27, 1952, 1:15 p.m., SS. Mary and Elizabeth Hospital. Beloved husband of Mrs. Amelia Kraemer Muenninghoff, father of Rose, Dorothy, Robert, William, Thomas, and Richard Muenninghoff. Son of Mrs. Rose Fraas Muenninghoff; brother of Mrs. Patrick Whalen, Mrs. George Kilijian, Raymond, Bert, Arthur and Richard Muenninghoff. Remains at the W. G. Hardy Shively Chapel, 4101 Dixie Highway. Services 9 a.m., Monday, December 1, at St. Helen Catholic Church. Interment in St. Joseph Cemetery, St. Joseph Hill, Ind. Members of the Holy Name Society please assemble at the Chapel, 8 p.m. Saturday to recite the rosary. New Albany and Jeffersonville, Ind. papers please copy.
LOUISVILLE TIMES OBITUARY - 11/28/1952
LEO MUENNINGHOFF DIES; SHIVELY SPORTS LEADER
Leo G. "Augie" Muenninghoff, 49, supervisor of the Shively branch post office and for 30 years a leader in amateur baseball in the Shively area, died yesterday at SS. Mary and Elizabeth Hospital. He lived at 1877 Farnsley Road. A year ago illness forced him to give up his work as manager of the Shively baseball team in the Louisville Amateur Baseball Federation. He started to play with the Shively team as pitcher when he was about 18. At that time the group was an independent team. Largely through his efforts, the Shively organization was admitted to the L.A.B.F. in 1945. Last year Mr. Muenninghoff served as president of the City League and helped to supervise federation activities. For the past 11 years, Mr. Muenninghoff had been supervisor of the post office in Shively. Previously he served as a deputy jailer, appointed by Jailer Martin J. Connors in 1933 and named chief deputy in 1938. He was the son of the late Joseph Muenninghoff, one-time County Commissioner. He was a member of the Holy Name and St. Joseph Orphan Societies and the National Association of Post Office Supervisors. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Amelia Muenninghoff; sons, Robert L., William J., Thomas and Richard Muenninghoff; daughters, Misses Roseann and Dorothy M. Muenninghoff; his mother, Mrs. Rose Muenninghoff; brothers, Raymond J., Bertrand A., Arthur A. and Richard F. Muenninghoff; and sisters, Mrs. William P. Whalen and Mrs. George Kilijian. Services will be held at 9 a.m. Monday at St. Helen's Church with burial in St. Joseph Cemetery, St. Joseph Hill, Clark County, Ind. The body is at Hardy's Shively Chapel.
(abstracted by Dolores Bohn)
COURIER JOURNAL ARTICLE - 11/28/1952
AMATEUR-BASEBALL PIONEER, LEO MUENNINGHOFF, DIES
Leo Muenninghoff, a pioneer in amateur baseball in the Shively area and supervisor of the Shively branch of the Louisville Post Office for 11 years, died at 1:15 p.m. yesterday at SS. Mary & Elizabeth Hospital. Muenninghoff, 49, of 1877 Farnsley Road, had been in ill health for over a year. His illness forced him to give up his duties as manager of the Shively baseball team in the Louisville Amateur Baseball Federation. His efforts with the Shively team, long an independant club, resulted in it being admitted to the L.A.B.F. in 1945. In 1951, he served as president of the City League, and helped supervise federation activities. Muenninghoff was appointed a deputy jailer by Jailer Martin J. Connors in 1933 and served as chief deputy jailer under Connors in 1938. He was the son of the late Joseph Muenninghoff, a County Commissioner for several years. He was a member of the Holy Name and St. Joseph's Orphan Societies and the National Association of Post Office Supervisors. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Amelia Muenninghoff; four sons, Robert Muenninghoff, William Muenninghoff, Thomas Muenninghoff, and Richard Muenninghoff; two daughters, Miss Rose Muenninghoff and Dorothy Muenninghoff; his mother, Mrs. Rose Muenninghoff; four brothers, Raymond Muenninghoff, Bert Muenninghoff, Arthur Muenninghoff, and Richard Muenninghoff, and two sisters, Mrs. Patrick Whalen and Mrs. George Kilijian. The body is at Hardy's Shively Funeral Home, 4101 Dixie Highway. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, St. Joseph Hill, Clark County, Indiana.
COURIER JOURNAL OBITUARY - 11/28/1952
MUENNINGHOFF - Mr. Leo G., of 1877 Farnsley Rd., passed away in his 50th year, Thursday, November 27, 1952, 1:15 p.m., SS. Mary and Elizabeth Hospital. Beloved husband of Mrs. Amelia Kraemer Muenninghoff, father of Rose, Dorothy, Robert, William, Thomas, and Richard Muenninghoff. Son of Mrs. Rose Fraas Muenninghoff; brother of Mrs. Patrick Whalen, Mrs. George Kilijian, Raymond, Bert, Arthur and Richard Muenninghoff. Remains at the W. G. Hardy Shively Chapel, 4101 Dixie Highway. Services 9 a.m., Monday, December 1, at St. Helen Catholic Church. Interment in St. Joseph Cemetery, St. Joseph Hill, Ind. Members of the Holy Name Society please assemble at the Chapel, 8 p.m. Saturday to recite the rosary. New Albany and Jeffersonville, Ind. papers please copy.
LOUISVILLE TIMES OBITUARY - 11/28/1952
LEO MUENNINGHOFF DIES; SHIVELY SPORTS LEADER
Leo G. "Augie" Muenninghoff, 49, supervisor of the Shively branch post office and for 30 years a leader in amateur baseball in the Shively area, died yesterday at SS. Mary and Elizabeth Hospital. He lived at 1877 Farnsley Road. A year ago illness forced him to give up his work as manager of the Shively baseball team in the Louisville Amateur Baseball Federation. He started to play with the Shively team as pitcher when he was about 18. At that time the group was an independent team. Largely through his efforts, the Shively organization was admitted to the L.A.B.F. in 1945. Last year Mr. Muenninghoff served as president of the City League and helped to supervise federation activities. For the past 11 years, Mr. Muenninghoff had been supervisor of the post office in Shively. Previously he served as a deputy jailer, appointed by Jailer Martin J. Connors in 1933 and named chief deputy in 1938. He was the son of the late Joseph Muenninghoff, one-time County Commissioner. He was a member of the Holy Name and St. Joseph Orphan Societies and the National Association of Post Office Supervisors. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Amelia Muenninghoff; sons, Robert L., William J., Thomas and Richard Muenninghoff; daughters, Misses Roseann and Dorothy M. Muenninghoff; his mother, Mrs. Rose Muenninghoff; brothers, Raymond J., Bertrand A., Arthur A. and Richard F. Muenninghoff; and sisters, Mrs. William P. Whalen and Mrs. George Kilijian. Services will be held at 9 a.m. Monday at St. Helen's Church with burial in St. Joseph Cemetery, St. Joseph Hill, Clark County, Ind. The body is at Hardy's Shively Chapel.
(abstracted by Dolores Bohn)
AMATEUR-BASEBALL PIONEER, LEO MUENNINGHOFF, DIES
Leo Muenninghoff, a pioneer in amateur baseball in the Shively area and supervisor of the Shively branch of the Louisville Post Office for 11 years, died at 1:15 p.m. yesterday at SS. Mary & Elizabeth Hospital. Muenninghoff, 49, of 1877 Farnsley Road, had been in ill health for over a year. His illness forced him to give up his duties as manager of the Shively baseball team in the Louisville Amateur Baseball Federation. His efforts with the Shively team, long an independant club, resulted in it being admitted to the L.A.B.F. in 1945. In 1951, he served as president of the City League, and helped supervise federation activities. Muenninghoff was appointed a deputy jailer by Jailer Martin J. Connors in 1933 and served as chief deputy jailer under Connors in 1938. He was the son of the late Joseph Muenninghoff, a County Commissioner for several years. He was a member of the Holy Name and St. Joseph's Orphan Societies and the National Association of Post Office Supervisors. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Amelia Muenninghoff; four sons, Robert Muenninghoff, William Muenninghoff, Thomas Muenninghoff, and Richard Muenninghoff; two daughters, Miss Rose Muenninghoff and Dorothy Muenninghoff; his mother, Mrs. Rose Muenninghoff; four brothers, Raymond Muenninghoff, Bert Muenninghoff, Arthur Muenninghoff, and Richard Muenninghoff, and two sisters, Mrs. Patrick Whalen and Mrs. George Kilijian. The body is at Hardy's Shively Funeral Home, 4101 Dixie Highway. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, St. Joseph Hill, Clark County, Indiana.
COURIER JOURNAL OBITUARY - 11/28/1952
MUENNINGHOFF - Mr. Leo G., of 1877 Farnsley Rd., passed away in his 50th year, Thursday, November 27, 1952, 1:15 p.m., SS. Mary and Elizabeth Hospital. Beloved husband of Mrs. Amelia Kraemer Muenninghoff, father of Rose, Dorothy, Robert, William, Thomas, and Richard Muenninghoff. Son of Mrs. Rose Fraas Muenninghoff; brother of Mrs. Patrick Whalen, Mrs. George Kilijian, Raymond, Bert, Arthur and Richard Muenninghoff. Remains at the W. G. Hardy Shively Chapel, 4101 Dixie Highway. Services 9 a.m., Monday, December 1, at St. Helen Catholic Church. Interment in St. Joseph Cemetery, St. Joseph Hill, Ind. Members of the Holy Name Society please assemble at the Chapel, 8 p.m. Saturday to recite the rosary. New Albany and Jeffersonville, Ind. papers please copy.
LOUISVILLE TIMES OBITUARY - 11/28/1952
LEO MUENNINGHOFF DIES; SHIVELY SPORTS LEADER
Leo G. "Augie" Muenninghoff, 49, supervisor of the Shively branch post office and for 30 years a leader in amateur baseball in the Shively area, died yesterday at SS. Mary and Elizabeth Hospital. He lived at 1877 Farnsley Road. A year ago illness forced him to give up his work as manager of the Shively baseball team in the Louisville Amateur Baseball Federation. He started to play with the Shively team as pitcher when he was about 18. At that time the group was an independent team. Largely through his efforts, the Shively organization was admitted to the L.A.B.F. in 1945. Last year Mr. Muenninghoff served as president of the City League and helped to supervise federation activities. For the past 11 years, Mr. Muenninghoff had been supervisor of the post office in Shively. Previously he served as a deputy jailer, appointed by Jailer Martin J. Connors in 1933 and named chief deputy in 1938. He was the son of the late Joseph Muenninghoff, one-time County Commissioner. He was a member of the Holy Name and St. Joseph Orphan Societies and the National Association of Post Office Supervisors. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Amelia Muenninghoff; sons, Robert L., William J., Thomas and Richard Muenninghoff; daughters, Misses Roseann and Dorothy M. Muenninghoff; his mother, Mrs. Rose Muenninghoff; brothers, Raymond J., Bertrand A., Arthur A. and Richard F. Muenninghoff; and sisters, Mrs. William P. Whalen and Mrs. George Kilijian. Services will be held at 9 a.m. Monday at St. Helen's Church with burial in St. Joseph Cemetery, St. Joseph Hill, Clark County, Ind. The body is at Hardy's Shively Chapel.
(abstracted by Dolores Bohn)
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