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Mary
Ellen Farndale 19 December 1926 to 5 June 2010
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California
1926
Mary Ellen Farndale was born in California on 19 December 1926, daughter
of James and Edna (nee Adams) Farndale, (FAR00607),.
Las
Vegas, Nevada
1929
The family moved to a ranch
in the desert at Las Vegas in 1929.
1930
The US Census, 1930 for the City of Las Vegas,
Clark County, Nevada, USA, taken on 3 April 1930 listed James Farndale, head
44, carpenter for ‘houses’; Edna Farndale, 35; Hazel J Farndale, 7; James N
Farndale, 6; and Mary E Farndale, 3
1940
The US Census of 1940 for 922, South Second Street, Las Vegas listed
James Farndale, 52, head, carpenter; Edna Farndale, 43; Hazel J Farndale, 17;
James N Farndale, 16; Mary Ellen Farndale, 13; Gordon E Farndale, 7;
Doris I Farndale, 4.
Mary Ellen Farndale
1937
Janie, Jim, Gordon and Mary in 1937
1938
Jimmy, Janie,
Mary, Doris and Grace Farndale in California in August
1938
1945
Her father, Jim, wrote: Mary
is finished high school and in Washington at present, but she expects to go to
college but not until next school year.
Los
Angeles, California
1950
The US
Census of 1950 for
Los Angeles, California listed Mary Farndale, 23, single, laboratory worker in a chemical laboratory, lodger
1950s
In 1951, her father Jim
wrote: Mary is in Los Angeles, California. She is working for
a wholesale drug company, and attending classes at
night.
She married Samuel Mentzer
They had a son, Charlie Metzer
1979
The
Austin American Stateman 29 November 1979: FARNDALE,
Mrs Edna E, 85, 4619 Madrona, died Tuesday. Services pending at Wilke-Clay
Funeral Home. Survivors: daughters, Mrs Hazel Rydell of Austin, Mrs Mary
Mentzer of La Crescenta, California; sons, James N Farndale of Garland, Gordon
E Farndale of Garden Grove, California; seven grandchildren; two great
grandchildren.
Las
Vegas
2010
Died on 5 June
2010 in Las Vegas.
MARY MENTZER Mary
Ellen Farndale Mentzer, born Dec. 19, 1926, in Los Angeles, lost her battle
with emphysema at Nathan Adelson Hospice June 5, 2010, at the age of 83. She
was the daughter of the devoted public servant, Nevada State Senator James
Farndale (1942 to 1946) and Edna Adams. Her father was born in the United
Kingdom. They moved to Las Vegas in 1929, where she graduated from Las Vegas
High School. She married Samuel Mentzer and they lived in La Crescenta, Calif.
He preceded her in death Jan. 28, 1994, and she moved back to Las Vegas in
2000. Mary was a sober member of Alcoholic Anonymous for 32 years. She loved
the Lord and was a friend to all. Mary was preceded in death by her parents;
husband, Samuel; all of her siblings, Hazel Jane
"Janie" Rydell, James, Gordon E. and Doris. She is survived by her
son, Charlie of La Crescenta, Calif.; her guardian angels, Janise Cooper and Nancy Graham; a nephew, Mark Farndale; and niece,
Linda Bruno of Los Angeles. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Sunday, June
13, at Bunkers Memory Gardens, 7251 W. Lone Mountain Road, in the Farndale
family lot.
