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Hans Meinig Obituary


Hans R. Meinig Jr., 82, of Reading, died Friday, January 11, 2019, at 7:30 a.m. in his residence.

He was the husband of Eleanor C. (Schwarz) "Rusty" Meinig. Born in Manhattan, N.Y., he was a son of the late Hans R. Meinig Sr. and Clara (Martin) Meinig.

Mr. Meinig was a 1958 graduate of Wyomissing High School. In 1962, he graduated from Virginia Military

Institute with a B.S. in civil engineering. He was employed for many years by the former Gilbert Associates Inc., in Reading, as a civil engineer. Among his projects, he worked on a dam and filtration system in Nigeria in 1963.

Mr. Meinig was a camper and later a guide for many years at Keewaydin Canoe Camp on Lake Temagami, Ontario, Canada. He was also a model train enthusiast. He was a member of Atonement Lutheran Church, Wyomissing.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by his grandson, Michael P. Bean, of Oruro, Bolivia. Also surviving are five half sisters: Elsa Hessler, widow of Fred Hessler, of

Elizabethtown; Susan Gyorky, wife of Attila Gyorky, of

Exeter Township; Marianne Castaneda, wife of Arturo Castaneda, of Palmdale, Calif.; Carolyn Doyle, wife of

Darrell Doyle, of Antietam; and Elizabeth Engle, wife of Michael Engle, of West Lawn.

He was predeceased by his daughter, Kristin E. Bean, wife of Kevin M., of Wernersville, who passed away March 19, 2006.

Memorial service will be held in Atonement Lutheran Church, 5 Wyomissing Blvd., Wyomissing, PA 19610 on Tuesday, January 15, 2019, at 11:00 a.m. with Rev. Ryan M. Hersch and Rev. Julie Recher officiating. A reception will be held in the church narthex following the service.

Interment will be held in Charles Evans Cemetery at the convenience of the family.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to

Atonement Lutheran Church at the above address or to the Rotary International Youth Exchange, ATTN: Patti Smith, 2299 Ambler Drive, Suite 120, Hatfield, PA 19440 (check to Rotary District 7430; Memo "Youth Exchange in Memory of Mr. Hans R. Meinig Jr.")

Bean Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, 129 East Lancaster Ave., Shillington, is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be made at

www.beanfuneralhomes.com.

Published by Reading Eagle from Jan. 12 to Jan. 14, 2019.
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Rusty,
My heart breaks for you now and `then´. I didn´t find out until months later. Such a loss - a great man and friend. I´ll miss him very much.

Patricia Pinti

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July 18, 2021

Remembering such a kind and caring man. Hans ~ dear friend, will truly miss you.

Susan Evans

January 19, 2019

Dear Rusty, Elsa, Susan, MaryAnn, Carolyn and Liz,
Thinking of you all with much love. We hold tight all the wonderful family memories. Love to all, Karen

Karen Meinig

January 15, 2019

I knew Hans when we were boys growing up in Wyomissing Hills and we both attended Wyomissing High School as contemporaries. Though I had not seen Hans in many years I have many good memories of him from our youth including playing on our high school football team together. My sincere condolences to all the family. Rich Chafey

Rich Chafey

January 15, 2019

Such a nice man. I work at Naugle Plumbing and he was a very good customer and used to come in a lot for parts and was always very friendly and had many interesting conversations with him. Condolences to the family.

Bev Clemens

January 14, 2019

Such a kind man!

Mark Hummel

January 12, 2019

Blessings and God's peace to all the family. May many great memories bring smiles at this difficult time. Elsa was a college friend years ago.

Dave and Sandy Kline

January 12, 2019

I only had brief glimpses of your brother, but I certainly know the grief of losing a sibling. My sincere condolences to all of you, my childhood friends.

Carol Leinbach Hodes

January 12, 2019

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