Melvin Roscoe Druelinger

1917 - 1949  (32 years)

• Name	Melvin Roscoe Druelinger
  Birth	21 May 1917	Rockport, Spencer, IN
  	Indiana Births Name: Roscoe Drulings Father: Bert Mother: Bertha County: Spencer Gender: Male Birth Date: 20 May 1917 Reference: Spencer County, Indiana Index to Birth Records 1882 - 1920 Inclusive Volume 1 Letters A - K Inclusive Book: R-13 Page: 38 Note: He states his birth place as Rockport, [Spencer], Indiana in his WWII DRC which provides further evidence that that is where he was actually born and not Evansville, Indiana as stated in his obituary.
  Gender	Male
  Death	Jun 1949	South Bend, St. Joseph, IN
  	Melvin Druelinger, aged 32, of 1013 Berlin street, Mishawaka, died at 2:30 p. m. Sunday in St. Joseph hospital, Mishawaka, after three days' illness with a heart ailment. He was born in Evansville, Ind., May 21, 1917, and came here 11 years ago from Fort Knox, Ky. He was married in South Bend in 1939 to Lucetta Evans, who servives. He was employed by the C. K. Turk awning company. He leaves also his mother, Mrs. Bertha Druelinger, of Evansville; two children, Melvin Leroy and Patricia Maxine, at home; three brothers, Edward of South Bend and Robert and Edsel of Evansville, and four sisters, Mrs. Ralph Lemmon, Mrs. Jerome Scheffer and Miss Ethel Druelinger of Evansville, and Mrs. Earl Foster of Rainsley, Colo. Friends may call in the Hollis funeral home tonight and until the funeral at 2 p. m. Wednesday in the River Park Gospel Center. Rev. Quentin Everest, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in Fairview cemetery, Mishawaka.
  Burial	Mishawaka, St. Joseph, IN
  	BURIAL Fairview Cemetery Mishawaka, St. Joseph County, Indiana
  Person ID	I17975	Drollinger Genealogy
  Last Modified	25 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Bert Franklin "Frank" Druelinger,   b. 17 Oct 1894, Henderson County, KY d. 2 Jul 1945, Evansville, Vanderburgh, IN (Age 50 years)
  Mother	Bertha Elsie Thurber,   b. 18 Sep 1895, Luce Twp, Spencer County, IN d. 15 Sep 1982, Evansville, Vanderburgh, IN (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F6095	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lucetta Maxine "Millie" Thomann,   b. 31 Aug 1923, Evansville, Vanderburgh, IN d. Apr 1976 (Age 52 years)
  Marriage	17 Feb 1940	St Joseph County, IN
  	Ancestry.com Family Trees Melvin Roscoe Druelinger Druelinger-Ford Family Group Sheet Owner: lodesi4359 Marriage Licence The State of Indiana To Any Person Empowered by Law to Solemnize Marriage, Greetings: You are hereby authorized to join together as Husband and Wife Melvin Roscoe Druelinger and Lucetta Maxine Thomann this 17th day of Feb A.D.., 1940 Frank J. Bruggner, Clerk of the St. Joseph Circuit Court Marriage Certificate State of Indiana, St. Joseph County, I, Robert M. (last name undecipherable), Minister St. Paul's Memorial Methodist Church Note: Ref Application for Marriage License---Female (document) posted to Lucetta Maxine Thomann's Ancestry.com Family Tree record (Owner: lodesi4359) Ancestry.com Family Trees / Search for "Bert Druelinger" Druelinger-Ford Family Group Sheet Owner: lodesi4359 Melvin Roscoe Druelinger married to Lucetta Maxine Thomann on 17 Feb 1940 in St. Joseph, Indiana Ancestry.com Application for Marriage License---Female (for the) State of Indiana, St. Joseph County (Excerpts from application) Application is hereby made for a license for the marriage of: Lucetta Maxine Thomann Upon the Following Statement Of Facts Relative To Said Parties 1. The full Christian and surname of the woman is: Lucetta Maxine Thomann 3. Where born: Evansville - Ind 4. Present residence: 828 George Ave So Bend Ind 6. Present occupation: none 8. Is this your first marriage? Yes 14. Full Christian and surname of father: George Thomann 16. His birthplace: Evansville Ind 19. Full Christian and surname of mother: Myrtle Gladys Barnes 21. Her occupation: Housewife 22. Her birthplace: Evansville Ind 23. Her residence: So Bend Ind Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 17 day of Feb, 1940 Consent of Parent or Gaurdian Myrtle Gladys Evans Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 17 day of Feb, 1940
  Children	1. Dr. Melvin Leroy "Mel" Druelinger + 2. Patricia Maxine "Patty" "Trish" Druelinger
  Family ID	F6096	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2016

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 21 May 1917 - Rockport, Spencer, IN Marriage - 17 Feb 1940 - St Joseph County, IN Death - Jun 1949 - South Bend, St. Joseph, IN Burial - - Mishawaka, St. Joseph, IN  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Documents		Marriage Record
  		WWII DRC

  
  

  Headstones

  Fairview Cemetery Mishawaka, St. Joseph, IN

  
  

• Notes

  1930 United States Federal Census Name: Melvin Drewlinger Gender: Male Birth Year: abt 1918 [abt 1915] Birthplace: Indiana Race: White Home in 1930: Luce, Spencer, Indiana Marital Status: Single Relation to Head of House: Son Father's Name: Bert Drewlinger Father's Birthplace: Kentucky Mother's Name: Bertha Drewlinger Mother's Birthplace: Indiana 1940 United States Federal Census Name: Melvin Druelinger Age: 22 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1918 Gender: Male Race: White Birthplace: Indiana Marital Status: Married Home in 1940: South Bend, St Joseph, Indiana Street: George House Number: 828 Inferred Residence in 1935: Rockport, Spencer, Indian Territory Residence in 1935: Rockport, Spencer, Indian Territory Sheet Number: 7A Occupation: laborer furniture factory residing with Kenneth and Gladys Evans World War II Draft Registration Cards Name Melvin Roscoe Druelinger Birth Date 21 May 1917 Birthplace Rockport, Indiana Residence Place South Bend, St Joseph, Indiana Employer Stevenson Mfg Company Complexion Ruddy Race White Height 5 11 Weight 160 Eye Color Brown Hair Color Brown Relative's Name Locetta Maxine Druelinger Relative's Relationship to the Head of the Household Wife Employer Name Stevenson Mfg Company Event Type Draft Registration Event Date 8 March 1941 Event Place South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States U.S. City Directories Name: Melvin R Druelinger Residence Year: 1949 Residence Place: Mishawaka, Indiana Publication Title: Mishawaka, Indiana, City Directory, 1949