Melvin J. Sprang, 64, of 1119 S. 17th St., Manitowoc, died unexpectedly Saturday evening, Sept. 22, at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc, following a coronary attack.
Funeral services will be 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Pfeffer Funeral Home and 10 a.m. at St. Boniface Catholic Church, Manitowoc. The Rev. Theodore J. Hendricks will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mr. Sprang was born Oct. 8, 1914, at Two Rivers, son of the late Adolph and Rose Jacquette Sprang. He was a lifelong Manitowoc County resident. A veteran of World war II, he served from February, 1941 to September, 1945 in the European Theater of Operations as a sergeant with Company B of the 712th Tank Batallion. He was awarded the Purple Heart award and the European-African Middle Eastern ribbon with three bronze stars. Dec. 7, 1946, he married Viola Griebling at Manitowoc. Prior to his retirement in 1977, he had been employed with the City of Manitowoc in the Cemetery and Parks Department.
Survivors include his wife, Viola, a son, David John of Florence, Ore.; four daughters and three sons-in-law, Doris Mattie of Manitowoc, Dorothy and David Nichols and Darlene and Fred Williamson of Montgomery, Ala., and Dianne and Terry Foss of Florence, Ore.; four brothers, Joseph and Anton of Manitowoc, Herbert of Francis Creek and Leo of Scottsdale, Ariz.; a sister, Mrs. Leona Koneczka of Manitowoc, six grandsons and a granddaughter. Three brothers and two sisters preceded him in death.
Friends may call at Pfeffer Funeral Home 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday, where a prayer service will be at 7 p.m.
Herald Times Reporter, September 24, 1979 P. 3
Funeral services will be 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Pfeffer Funeral Home and 10 a.m. at St. Boniface Catholic Church, Manitowoc. The Rev. Theodore J. Hendricks will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mr. Sprang was born Oct. 8, 1914, at Two Rivers, son of the late Adolph and Rose Jacquette Sprang. He was a lifelong Manitowoc County resident. A veteran of World war II, he served from February, 1941 to September, 1945 in the European Theater of Operations as a sergeant with Company B of the 712th Tank Batallion. He was awarded the Purple Heart award and the European-African Middle Eastern ribbon with three bronze stars. Dec. 7, 1946, he married Viola Griebling at Manitowoc. Prior to his retirement in 1977, he had been employed with the City of Manitowoc in the Cemetery and Parks Department.
Survivors include his wife, Viola, a son, David John of Florence, Ore.; four daughters and three sons-in-law, Doris Mattie of Manitowoc, Dorothy and David Nichols and Darlene and Fred Williamson of Montgomery, Ala., and Dianne and Terry Foss of Florence, Ore.; four brothers, Joseph and Anton of Manitowoc, Herbert of Francis Creek and Leo of Scottsdale, Ariz.; a sister, Mrs. Leona Koneczka of Manitowoc, six grandsons and a granddaughter. Three brothers and two sisters preceded him in death.
Friends may call at Pfeffer Funeral Home 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday, where a prayer service will be at 7 p.m.
Herald Times Reporter, September 24, 1979 P. 3
Melvin J. Sprang, 64, of 1119 S. 17th St., Manitowoc, died unexpectedly Saturday evening, Sept. 22, at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc, following a coronary attack.
Funeral services will be 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Pfeffer Funeral Home and 10 a.m. at St. Boniface Catholic Church, Manitowoc. The Rev. Theodore J. Hendricks will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mr. Sprang was born Oct. 8, 1914, at Two Rivers, son of the late Adolph and Rose Jacquette Sprang. He was a lifelong Manitowoc County resident. A veteran of World war II, he served from February, 1941 to September, 1945 in the European Theater of Operations as a sergeant with Company B of the 712th Tank Batallion. He was awarded the Purple Heart award and the European-African Middle Eastern ribbon with three bronze stars. Dec. 7, 1946, he married Viola Griebling at Manitowoc. Prior to his retirement in 1977, he had been employed with the City of Manitowoc in the Cemetery and Parks Department.
Survivors include his wife, Viola, a son, David John of Florence, Ore.; four daughters and three sons-in-law, Doris Mattie of Manitowoc, Dorothy and David Nichols and Darlene and Fred Williamson of Montgomery, Ala., and Dianne and Terry Foss of Florence, Ore.; four brothers, Joseph and Anton of Manitowoc, Herbert of Francis Creek and Leo of Scottsdale, Ariz.; a sister, Mrs. Leona Koneczka of Manitowoc, six grandsons and a granddaughter. Three brothers and two sisters preceded him in death.
Friends may call at Pfeffer Funeral Home 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday, where a prayer service will be at 7 p.m.
Herald Times Reporter, September 24, 1979 P. 3
Funeral services will be 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Pfeffer Funeral Home and 10 a.m. at St. Boniface Catholic Church, Manitowoc. The Rev. Theodore J. Hendricks will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mr. Sprang was born Oct. 8, 1914, at Two Rivers, son of the late Adolph and Rose Jacquette Sprang. He was a lifelong Manitowoc County resident. A veteran of World war II, he served from February, 1941 to September, 1945 in the European Theater of Operations as a sergeant with Company B of the 712th Tank Batallion. He was awarded the Purple Heart award and the European-African Middle Eastern ribbon with three bronze stars. Dec. 7, 1946, he married Viola Griebling at Manitowoc. Prior to his retirement in 1977, he had been employed with the City of Manitowoc in the Cemetery and Parks Department.
Survivors include his wife, Viola, a son, David John of Florence, Ore.; four daughters and three sons-in-law, Doris Mattie of Manitowoc, Dorothy and David Nichols and Darlene and Fred Williamson of Montgomery, Ala., and Dianne and Terry Foss of Florence, Ore.; four brothers, Joseph and Anton of Manitowoc, Herbert of Francis Creek and Leo of Scottsdale, Ariz.; a sister, Mrs. Leona Koneczka of Manitowoc, six grandsons and a granddaughter. Three brothers and two sisters preceded him in death.
Friends may call at Pfeffer Funeral Home 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday, where a prayer service will be at 7 p.m.
Herald Times Reporter, September 24, 1979 P. 3
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