Monday, February 22, 2016

Glen Thomas “Tom” Mangen (February 13, 2016)

Glen Thomas “Tom” Mangen age 85, of Versailles, Ohio passed away at 8:45 P.M. on Saturday, February 13, 2016 at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton. Glen was born July 25, 1930 in Darke County to the late Lawrence B. & Margaret A. (Dapore) Mangen.

Glen is survived by his wife of 51 years, Yvonne (Snyder) Mangen whom he married June 27, 1964; children, Lisa Mangen of Versailles and Tom Mangen of Versailles; granddaughters, Alie Mangen and Jena Mangen; brother, Cyril Mangen of Celina; sisters-in-law, Jane Mangen of Bradford, Armella Mangen of Brock and Barb Mangen of Clayton; and numerous nieces and nephews.

In addition to his parents, Glen was also preceded in death by his brothers, Norman, Carl, Romain, Loren, Ellery, Verl “Buck” Mangen and infant, Bernard Mangen; and infant sister, Mary Ann Mangen.

Glen graduated from Versailles High School in 1948. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. Glen retired from PMI a division of Hobart Corporation in Troy in 1992. He was a member of St. Denis Catholic Church in Versailles and the Versailles Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 2347. Glen loved camping at Cottonwood Lake where he camped up until 2 years ago.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Thursday, February 18, 2016 at St. Denis Catholic Church in Versailles with Rev. Fr. James Simons celebrant. Burial will follow in St. Valbert Cemetery in Versailles. The family will receive friends on Wednesday from 4:00 to 8:00 P.M. and Thursday morning from 9:00 to 10:00 A.M. at Bailey Zechar Funeral Home in Versailles. Memorial contributions may be made to the Versailles Emergency Medical Services. Condolences for the family may be expressed through www.zecharbailey.com