Mittelbach, George Philip^{[1, 2]}

1921 - 2015  (93 years)

• Name	Mittelbach, George Philip
  Birth	14 Jul 1921	West Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	11 Apr 2015	Middle Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA
  Obituary	12 Apr 2015
  George Philipp Mittelbach was born July 14, 1921, in West Amana, the son of Philipp and Clara (Leichsenring) Mittelbach. He attended the West Amana grade school and graduated from Marengo High School in 1939. He attended the University of Iowa from 1940 to 1942, before enlisting in the Navy as an aviation cadet. He attended Navy preflight school in Iowa City and graduated as a commissioned officer from the Naval Air Navigation School at Oklahoma in 1945. He served as an aviation navigation instructor until 1946, receiving an honorable discharge. While on leave from the Navy, he married Dorothy Marie Leichsenring Dec. 14, 1944, at the home of her parents, John and Magdalena Leichsenring, Amana. After the military service, he worked at Amana Refrigeration for several years before becoming a tool designer at Allis-Chalmers in Cedar Rapids, where he was employed for 10 years. In 1959, he went to work for P&H Harnischfeger Corporation, Cedar Rapids, and retired as a manger of manufacturing in 1982, after 24 years with the company. He served on the board of directors of the Amana Society and was a lifelong member of the Amana Church, teaching Sunday school for many years. He was also a member of the Amana Heritage Society and served as a museum guide after his retirement. He enjoyed playing golf with his friends at the Marengo Golf Club, hunting with his son and two grandsons, and he especially enjoyed his early morning walks around Amana. He was an accomplished artist and produced many oil paintings of Amana scenes. Above all, he was devoted to his family and cherished the times he spent with them. The family wishes to extend special thanks to the nurses and staff of Colonial Manor of Amana and Essence of Life Hospice for their kind and compassionate care. Mittelbach is survived by his son, Gary Mittelbach and wife Katherine Gross, Richland, Mich., and grandsons, John Mittelbach, Venice, Calif., and Mark Mittelbach, Kalamazoo, Mich. He was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy (Leichsenring) Mittelbach, and one sister, Lucille Langlas.
  Burial	Amana Cemetery, Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA
  Siblings	1 sibling
  	1. Mittelbach, Lucile Irene,   b. 21 May 1920, West Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA d. 16 May 2014, Williamsburg, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA  (Age 93 years)
  Person ID	I4928	Amana Tree
  Last Modified	18 Oct 2020

  
  

  Father	Mittelbach, Philipp Anton,   b. 15 Aug 1897, West Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA d. 15 Dec 1991, Cedar Rapids, Ct Linn, Iowa, USA (Age 94 years)
  Mother	Leichsenring, Clara,   b. 23 Dec 1897, South Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA d. 13 Jan 1992, Marengo, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA (Age 94 years)
  Marriage	15 Apr 1920	West Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA
  Children	2 children
  1. Mittelbach, Lucile Irene,   b. 21 May 1920, West Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA d. 16 May 2014, Williamsburg, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA  (Age 93 years) + 2. Mittelbach, George Philip,   b. 14 Jul 1921, West Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA d. 11 Apr 2015, Middle Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA  (Age 93 years)
  Notes	EDIT 17 Nov 2021; CB; chg mplace; mrec.
  Family ID	F1711	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Leichsenring, Dorothy Marie,   b. 25 Apr 1924, Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA d. 7 Sep 1985, Iowa City, Ct Johnson, Iowa, USA (Age 61 years)
  Children	1. Mittelbach, G.G.
  Family ID	F2293	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2020

  
  

• Photos - Amana People

  AmanaRefrigerationPersonnel1939.jpg

  
  

• Sources

  [S0015] August Franz Koch, et al; translated by Erna Fels and Henry Ruff, Koch-Register Translation, Reliability >>2<<. [S0010] Jakob Schumacher, et. al., Schumacher-Register, Vol 2, p. 428, Reliability >>3<<.