This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: SCHRECENGOST - HOCH - HAMMER Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/5UC.2ACE/1242 Message Board Post: I am not related to the family, but read this in my Tempe, AZ newspaper and decided to post it here for anyone else. :-) SCHRECENGOST, Melvin R. Melvin Roy Schrecengost, 81, of Mesa, passed away unexpectedly September 26, 2004, surrounded by his family at Banner Good Samaritan Hospital. Born January 30, 1923 in New Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, he served in the United States Army and was a veteran of WWII. Before he retired, he was a supervisor for Owens-Illinois Glass Co. in Clarion, PA. Melvin was a member and honorary Deacon at First Baptist Church of Mesa. Survivors include his wife of 57 years Irene; daughters Pam Hoch of Waverly, PA and Connie Hammer of Mesa, AZ; and brothers James of Mentor, Ohio and Robert of Shippenville, PA. He is also the proud grandfather of four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Melvin was preceded in death by a sister, Evelyn Jacox, and one brother, William. A Memorial Service is scheduled for Wednesday, September 29, 2004 at 11:00 a.m. at the First Baptist Church of Mesa. The family requests that memorial contributions be sent to First Baptist Church of Mesa, 4801 E. Brown! Road, Mesa, AZ 85205. Mariposa Gardens handled the arrangements. (480) 830-4422.