MERLE MENNENGA 1958 - 1986 RADIO MECHANIC, AIRCRAFT MECHANIC, TECHNICAL ASSISTANT, SERVICE ENGINEER, MANAGER-RADIO OVERHAUL DEN Recent deaths reported of FAL family members. Merle D. Mennenga. Merle started to work for Frontier October 8, 1958 in Denver as a Radio Mechanic. In February, 1968 he was a Technical Assistant in the Radio overhaul Dept. then a Service Engineer. In May 1971 he was Manager of the Radio Overhaul Department where he worked until the August 1986 Frontier bankruptcy shutdown. He then worked for Boeing in Seattle as a Field Service Representative and retired in 1996 and moved to Mesquite, NV. The Virgin Valley Mortuary, Mesquite, NV. published his obituary in the Desert Tribune, Mesquite, May 20, 2008 and the Mesquite Daily News, May 22, 2008. Also in the Parker Chronicle, Parker, CO., May 23, 2008. . Merle was born March 28, 1932 and died May 13, 2008, age 76, in the Hospital in St. George, UT. He is also listed in the SSDI. -Ken Schultz (11/28/08) Merle's daughter, Denise, died tragically young. -Jake Lamkins (12/1/08) Denise Kay Woodrun b. 07-11-1967 d. 07-07-2000 Denise Kay Woodrun was born 07-11-1967 at Denver, CO to Merle and Alice Hiemerman Mennenga. She died 07-07-2000 at the Gordon Hospital. She was 32 years old. Denise grew up in Parker, Co., the youngest of three girls. She attended school in Parker and graduated from Ponderosa High School. She later attended Colorado State University. On 06-27-1987, Denise was united in marriage with Jon Woodrum at Parker. She worked for an insurance company in Colorado for the first several years of her marriage, until they started their family. Four children, Meggan, Katelyn, Kelli and Nathan were born to Denise and Jon. In 1990, Denise and Jon moved to a ranch mear Merriman, NE. Survivors include her husband, Jon, their four children of Merriman, her parents Merle and Alice Mennenga of Mesquite, NV, her sisers, Jody Cox of Longmont, CO. and Tracie Ireland of Mssion Viejo, CA. Mass of Christian Burial was Monday 06-12-2000 at St. Leos Catholic Church. Interment was at Gordon Cemetery. Source: Doris Torg Per http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nesherid/obit.htm (12/1/08) Posted at the Frontier Club New memorial webpage MERLE MENNENGA 1958 - 1986 RADIO MECHANIC, TECHNICAL ASSISTANT, SERVICE ENGINEER, MANAGER-RADIO OVERHAUL DEN http://FAL-1. tripod.com/ Merle_Mennenga. html Post any additional info you have on Merle. -Jake Lamkins (12/5/08) Hi - My name is Jody Cox and my father Merle Mennenga worked Frontier until they filed bankruptcy. We would like to join the group and keep in touch with old friends. thanks, Jody Mennenga Cox (2/6/09) Hi Jody, My condolences on the loss of your father last May. He is on our website with a memorial webpage. I don't have much on it so if you can send a photo and anything else you want, I'll add it to his webpage. Regards, -Jake Lamkins (2/6/09) M D MENNENGA Emp# 05667 DEN Radio mechanic DOB 3/28/32 DOH 10/6/58 Per the Feb 1960 employees roster. --------------------------------------- M D MENNENGA Emp# 05666 DEN service engineer DOB 3/28/32 DOH 10/6/58 Per the Dec 1970 employees roster. --------------------------------------- M D MENNENGA M DOB 3/28/32 DOH 10/8/58 Per the Dec 1984 pension records. --------------------------------------- M D MENNENGA Aircraft mechanic retained seniority of 9 yrs 4 mos 24 days Per the Nov 1986 FL/IAM seniority list. -Jake Lamkins (1/21/22) FLacebook Frontier Memorial Webpage Updated MERLE MENNENGA 1958 - 1986 RADIO MECHANIC, TECHNICAL ASSISTANT, SERVICE ENGINEER, MANAGER-RADIO OVERHAUL DEN http://FAL-1.tripod.com/Merle_Mennenga.html Post your remembrances of him. -Jake Lamkins (1/24/22) Fred Watson R.I.P. Wilbert Sherman I remember him well (1/25/22) Jan Lefler R.I.P. (1/26/22)