Charles B Mentzel, son of "August" Gustave Mentzel & his 2nd wife Nancy Jane Wise Mentzel
Married 1922 Leah Leeper Mentzel Bortz (aka Barts) Gordon, daughter of Albert Leeper & his wife Sarah A Price Leeper
4 Children
1930 German Twp, Marshall Co,IN - Mentzel, head Charles 30 IN, wife Leah 29 IN. son Dale 7 IN, daughter Blanche 4 IN, son Noble 3 In & daughter Betty IN
Leah 2nd married 1940 Elsa Bortz aka Barts (d 22 June 1945), son of Henry William Bortz & his wife Emma Steineke Bortz
Leah 3rd married Chester Lyle Gordon, son of Cecil George Gordon & his wife Zillah Cole Gordon
Chester 1st married 1924 Raethel Alice Fruits Gordon (1905 - 1951), daughter of Charles Fruits & his wife Flora Alice Rensberger Fruits
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WORKMAN KILLED BY MACHINE IN PLYMOUTH SHOP
Charles Mentzel Of Bremen Crushed Under Tumbler In Foundry; No Witness Saw Plymouth Tragedy
Charles Mentzel, forty years old, a resident of this community all his life, was killed instantly Friday afternoon at the Argos Foundry in Plymouth, where he was employed. Mentzel was caught in some way by a tumbler in the mill room of the foundry. He had been helping Floyd Morgan fill the tumbler and the two had put the lid on the machine. Morgan turned away for a moment. When he looked back toward Mentzel, the machine was running and Mentzel was under it on the floor, his head crushed. No explanation could be offered as to how the accident had occurred, but it was reported that a safety bar in front of the machine had not been put in place.
The body was brought to the Huff Funeral Home in Bremen, where it remained until Monday afternoon, when funeral services were held in Grace United Brethren church. Rev E C Reidenbach officiated in the funeral service. Burial was in the Bremen cemetery.
Mentzel was a son of Mr and Mrs Gustave Mentzel and was born near Bremen March 28, 1900.
He was united in marriage with Miss Leah Leeper on May 22, 1922.
She survives with their four children, Dale Charles, Blanche Elizabeth, Noble Dean and Betty Lou, all at home. He leaves also his mother, Mrs. Gustave Mentzel; three sisters, Mrs Arthur Hardy and Mrs Glen Zillmer of Bremen and Mrs John Kzyski of Mishawaka; and one half-sister, Mrs Herman Hess of New Holstein, Wis.
Bremen Enquirer
21 Nov 1940
Married 1922 Leah Leeper Mentzel Bortz (aka Barts) Gordon, daughter of Albert Leeper & his wife Sarah A Price Leeper
4 Children
1930 German Twp, Marshall Co,IN - Mentzel, head Charles 30 IN, wife Leah 29 IN. son Dale 7 IN, daughter Blanche 4 IN, son Noble 3 In & daughter Betty IN
Leah 2nd married 1940 Elsa Bortz aka Barts (d 22 June 1945), son of Henry William Bortz & his wife Emma Steineke Bortz
Leah 3rd married Chester Lyle Gordon, son of Cecil George Gordon & his wife Zillah Cole Gordon
Chester 1st married 1924 Raethel Alice Fruits Gordon (1905 - 1951), daughter of Charles Fruits & his wife Flora Alice Rensberger Fruits
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WORKMAN KILLED BY MACHINE IN PLYMOUTH SHOP
Charles Mentzel Of Bremen Crushed Under Tumbler In Foundry; No Witness Saw Plymouth Tragedy
Charles Mentzel, forty years old, a resident of this community all his life, was killed instantly Friday afternoon at the Argos Foundry in Plymouth, where he was employed. Mentzel was caught in some way by a tumbler in the mill room of the foundry. He had been helping Floyd Morgan fill the tumbler and the two had put the lid on the machine. Morgan turned away for a moment. When he looked back toward Mentzel, the machine was running and Mentzel was under it on the floor, his head crushed. No explanation could be offered as to how the accident had occurred, but it was reported that a safety bar in front of the machine had not been put in place.
The body was brought to the Huff Funeral Home in Bremen, where it remained until Monday afternoon, when funeral services were held in Grace United Brethren church. Rev E C Reidenbach officiated in the funeral service. Burial was in the Bremen cemetery.
Mentzel was a son of Mr and Mrs Gustave Mentzel and was born near Bremen March 28, 1900.
He was united in marriage with Miss Leah Leeper on May 22, 1922.
She survives with their four children, Dale Charles, Blanche Elizabeth, Noble Dean and Betty Lou, all at home. He leaves also his mother, Mrs. Gustave Mentzel; three sisters, Mrs Arthur Hardy and Mrs Glen Zillmer of Bremen and Mrs John Kzyski of Mishawaka; and one half-sister, Mrs Herman Hess of New Holstein, Wis.
Bremen Enquirer
21 Nov 1940
Charles B Mentzel, son of "August" Gustave Mentzel & his 2nd wife Nancy Jane Wise Mentzel
Married 1922 Leah Leeper Mentzel Bortz (aka Barts) Gordon, daughter of Albert Leeper & his wife Sarah A Price Leeper
4 Children
1930 German Twp, Marshall Co,IN - Mentzel, head Charles 30 IN, wife Leah 29 IN. son Dale 7 IN, daughter Blanche 4 IN, son Noble 3 In & daughter Betty IN
Leah 2nd married 1940 Elsa Bortz aka Barts (d 22 June 1945), son of Henry William Bortz & his wife Emma Steineke Bortz
Leah 3rd married Chester Lyle Gordon, son of Cecil George Gordon & his wife Zillah Cole Gordon
Chester 1st married 1924 Raethel Alice Fruits Gordon (1905 - 1951), daughter of Charles Fruits & his wife Flora Alice Rensberger Fruits
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WORKMAN KILLED BY MACHINE IN PLYMOUTH SHOP
Charles Mentzel Of Bremen Crushed Under Tumbler In Foundry; No Witness Saw Plymouth Tragedy
Charles Mentzel, forty years old, a resident of this community all his life, was killed instantly Friday afternoon at the Argos Foundry in Plymouth, where he was employed. Mentzel was caught in some way by a tumbler in the mill room of the foundry. He had been helping Floyd Morgan fill the tumbler and the two had put the lid on the machine. Morgan turned away for a moment. When he looked back toward Mentzel, the machine was running and Mentzel was under it on the floor, his head crushed. No explanation could be offered as to how the accident had occurred, but it was reported that a safety bar in front of the machine had not been put in place.
The body was brought to the Huff Funeral Home in Bremen, where it remained until Monday afternoon, when funeral services were held in Grace United Brethren church. Rev E C Reidenbach officiated in the funeral service. Burial was in the Bremen cemetery.
Mentzel was a son of Mr and Mrs Gustave Mentzel and was born near Bremen March 28, 1900.
He was united in marriage with Miss Leah Leeper on May 22, 1922.
She survives with their four children, Dale Charles, Blanche Elizabeth, Noble Dean and Betty Lou, all at home. He leaves also his mother, Mrs. Gustave Mentzel; three sisters, Mrs Arthur Hardy and Mrs Glen Zillmer of Bremen and Mrs John Kzyski of Mishawaka; and one half-sister, Mrs Herman Hess of New Holstein, Wis.
Bremen Enquirer
21 Nov 1940
Married 1922 Leah Leeper Mentzel Bortz (aka Barts) Gordon, daughter of Albert Leeper & his wife Sarah A Price Leeper
4 Children
1930 German Twp, Marshall Co,IN - Mentzel, head Charles 30 IN, wife Leah 29 IN. son Dale 7 IN, daughter Blanche 4 IN, son Noble 3 In & daughter Betty IN
Leah 2nd married 1940 Elsa Bortz aka Barts (d 22 June 1945), son of Henry William Bortz & his wife Emma Steineke Bortz
Leah 3rd married Chester Lyle Gordon, son of Cecil George Gordon & his wife Zillah Cole Gordon
Chester 1st married 1924 Raethel Alice Fruits Gordon (1905 - 1951), daughter of Charles Fruits & his wife Flora Alice Rensberger Fruits
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WORKMAN KILLED BY MACHINE IN PLYMOUTH SHOP
Charles Mentzel Of Bremen Crushed Under Tumbler In Foundry; No Witness Saw Plymouth Tragedy
Charles Mentzel, forty years old, a resident of this community all his life, was killed instantly Friday afternoon at the Argos Foundry in Plymouth, where he was employed. Mentzel was caught in some way by a tumbler in the mill room of the foundry. He had been helping Floyd Morgan fill the tumbler and the two had put the lid on the machine. Morgan turned away for a moment. When he looked back toward Mentzel, the machine was running and Mentzel was under it on the floor, his head crushed. No explanation could be offered as to how the accident had occurred, but it was reported that a safety bar in front of the machine had not been put in place.
The body was brought to the Huff Funeral Home in Bremen, where it remained until Monday afternoon, when funeral services were held in Grace United Brethren church. Rev E C Reidenbach officiated in the funeral service. Burial was in the Bremen cemetery.
Mentzel was a son of Mr and Mrs Gustave Mentzel and was born near Bremen March 28, 1900.
He was united in marriage with Miss Leah Leeper on May 22, 1922.
She survives with their four children, Dale Charles, Blanche Elizabeth, Noble Dean and Betty Lou, all at home. He leaves also his mother, Mrs. Gustave Mentzel; three sisters, Mrs Arthur Hardy and Mrs Glen Zillmer of Bremen and Mrs John Kzyski of Mishawaka; and one half-sister, Mrs Herman Hess of New Holstein, Wis.
Bremen Enquirer
21 Nov 1940
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