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1926
Welles
2013
Welles F. Megargel
Apr 8, 1926 — Aug 16, 2013
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Welles F. Megargel, age 87, died at home in Lake Ariel on Friday, August 16th 2013. He was married to the former Marilyn L. Burton of Bronxville NY.
Born in Scranton on April 8th, 1926, he was the only son of the late Harold J. and Florence Goodall Megargel. He attended Scranton Central High School, Dunmore High School, and graduated from the Lawrenceville School, Lawrenceville, NJ in 1944. He received a B.S. degree from Yale University in 1949. He was an Army Air Corps Veteran of World War II.
From 1949 to 1959 he was employed as a manager at the old Scranton Lace Co., following in the footsteps of his grandfather, father, mother, and uncle. From 1959 until his retirement in 1994, he worked at Schieffelin & Co. in New York City in various executive capacities, eventually retiring as Vice President, Operations.
He was a former member of Westminster Presbyterian Church, The Scranton Club, The Country Club of Scranton, and the National Association of Alcoholic Beverage Importers.
He is survived by his wife Marilyn B. Megargel, and their three sons, H. Jefferson Megargel II of Bronxville, NY; Burton J. Megargel, His wife, Amanda Brown Megargel, and their three daughters Anne, Wilton, and Caroline of Charlottesville, VA; and Matthew E. Megargel, his wife, Eve Edwards Megargel, and their two sons, Benjamin and William.
The funeral service and interment at the Hickory Grove Cemetery, Waverly, will be private.
Born in Scranton on April 8th, 1926, he was the only son of the late Harold J. and Florence Goodall Megargel. He attended Scranton Central High School, Dunmore High School, and graduated from the Lawrenceville School, Lawrenceville, NJ in 1944. He received a B.S. degree from Yale University in 1949. He was an Army Air Corps Veteran of World War II.
From 1949 to 1959 he was employed as a manager at the old Scranton Lace Co., following in the footsteps of his grandfather, father, mother, and uncle. From 1959 until his retirement in 1994, he worked at Schieffelin & Co. in New York City in various executive capacities, eventually retiring as Vice President, Operations.
He was a former member of Westminster Presbyterian Church, The Scranton Club, The Country Club of Scranton, and the National Association of Alcoholic Beverage Importers.
He is survived by his wife Marilyn B. Megargel, and their three sons, H. Jefferson Megargel II of Bronxville, NY; Burton J. Megargel, His wife, Amanda Brown Megargel, and their three daughters Anne, Wilton, and Caroline of Charlottesville, VA; and Matthew E. Megargel, his wife, Eve Edwards Megargel, and their two sons, Benjamin and William.
The funeral service and interment at the Hickory Grove Cemetery, Waverly, will be private.
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