Melvin Kenneth Hartz

Aug 6, 1919 - Feb 5, 1982

Melvin Kenneth Hartz, 62, of 19120 Sundale, died at 4:40 p.m. Friday in St. Joseph's Medical Center, following a two-month illness. He was a retired service manager for Feferman Motor Sales.

He was born Aug. 6, 1919, in South Bend, where he was a lifetime resident.

On Sept. 1, 1951, in South Bend, he married Margaret M. DeVreese, who died in 1979.

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Melissa Jancha of South Bend; a son, Daniel Messenger of Louisville, Ky.; three grandchildren; and two brothers, Walter and William Hartz, both of Mesa, Ariz.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday in the Evangel Heights United Methodist Church, of which he was a member. Rev. Michael J. Coyner, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday in the Orvis-Palmer Funeral Home, 336 N. Main. The Portage' Masonic Lodge 676 F&AM, of which he was a member, will conduct Masonic memorial services. at 7 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home.

He was an Army veteran of World War II and a member of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, Valley of South Bend.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Evangel Heights United Methodist Church.

Article from 06 Feb 1982 The South Bend Tribune (South Bend, IN)

Sources: Ancestry.com, Newspapers.com and FindAGrave.com

01/09/2026 EJS

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