Robert J. "Bob" Mengwasser

Funeral services for Robert J. “Bob” Mengwasser of Enid will 10 a.m. Saturday, May 24, 2008, at St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church with Reverend Larry Kowalski presiding. Burial will be in the Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home.Bob was born September 18, 1936 in Electra, Texas to John J. and Frances Reis Mengwasser and passed away Wednesday, May 21, 2008, at his home. Before entering the service he went to Odessa Junior College, then on to Texas Western for two years before being drafted in 1958. He served in the U. S. Army from 1958 to 1960, in the 32nd Artillery Division stationed in Stuttgart, Germany.He met and married Pam Haigwood in Snyder, Texas in February of 1963. In the fall of 1960, he went to work for U.S. Industries in Snyder, Texas, Hobbs, New Mexico and Odessa, Texas. In 1970, he went to work for Harbison Fisher Manufacturing Company in Odessa until transferring to Enid in 1970. He was promoted to management in the 80s. He retired from H-F in May 1998.He enjoyed hunting and fishing with his family and friends as well as playing golf with his good buddies. He was at the YMCA most afternoons working out. He was a member of St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus.Bob is survived by his wife, Pam of the home; son, Paul and wife, Cheryl; daughter Holly Mariconda and husband, Paul. He has six grandchildren, Gina, Kasey and Rachelle Mengwasser and Nicholas, Christopher and Isabella Mariconda. He is also survived by four sisters, Irene Bindel of Wichita Falls, Texas, Mildred Prentiss of Oklahoma City, Lucy Davidson of Lubbock, Texas and Juanita Cummins of Odessa, Texas. He was preceded in death by one daughter, Gina Mengwasser, parents, and brother Englebert.Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society - Leukemia Division or to the Gina Mengwasser Scholarship Fund at St Gregory's Catholic Church with Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home as custodian of the funds. Condolences may be emailed to the family at ladusauevans@suddenlinkmail.com.(Paid Obit 5-23-1)