Following from Find A Grave contributor It's just me:
BIOGRAPHY: From the obituary - February, 1999.
Harold Roy Vandel, son of James Anderson Vandel and Mary Ellen Wright Vandel, was born November 4, 1913 in Lineville, Iowa, and passed away at 11:20 p.m. Saturday, February 6, 1999 in Marshfield Care Center, at the age of 85 years, 3 months and 2 days.
Roy lived many years in Houston, Texas where he was a building contractor and co-owned and operated a hardware store until he retired to Marshfield in 1983. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II on the hospital ship, HOPE. He was a member and a minister in the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
From the 1993 autobiography of Harold Roy Vandel:
Roy Vandel was born at a farm home near Lineville, Iowa on November 4, 1913 to James A. and Mary Ellen (Wright) Vandel. The family moved from central Iowa to western Nebraska in 1917 to join James's brothers John and Tom in Vance. They eventually moved to Vaugh, Wyoming just west of Torrington. A passing locomotive threw sparks on the roof of their house, burning it badly, so they had to move into some railroad car bodies and part of the train depot, staying there through a very cold winter. Eventually moving into a house once again, Roy attended a one room school house that had one teacher for first through the eighth grades.
Since Roy's father, James, worked for the railroad, he would get passes for most of the family to go to Iowa for part of the summer, staying with Aunts and Uncles. Roy later attended school in Torrington and got a job with the Torrington Telegram to provide Vaughn news. His dad took a job at Mitchell, Nebraska so that his children would be able to go to better schools. In 1925, they moved to Alliance where James became a railroad section foreman. At the age of 13, Roy got a job driving a 1924 Model T truck hauling grain until the Chief of Police finally suggested that he was too small for the job. Two summers, while in high school, he worked at a ranch, mostly raking hay and caring for horses.
After high school, he moved to Houston to be with his sister, Crete, and her husband, A. V. Arnold. There he had several jobs; delivering milk door to door from a horse drawn milk wagon, peddling glass for a glass company, plowing, and parking cars on a parking lot before returning to Alliance to be with family for Christmas. He worked for a potato cellar for a while and then for Live Wire Transfer trucking company from 1934 till 1939. Returning again to Houston, he took a job as a tile setter's helper.
About the third Sunday, when he went to church with the Arnolds, he became reacquainted with a very nice looking young brunette who was there, Reta Mae Morse (daughter of Daniel Drury Morse and Frances Paralee Graham). They dated during the summer until she returned to college at San Marcos but continuing to correspond and date occasionally. They eventually became engaged and married on July 29, 1941, in Houston, Texas. Their first child, Allen, arrived in 1942 and then Marilyn in 1943 and Jerry Dean in 1946.
The President of the United States sent him a letter informing him that he was to report for induction into the army. This happened on April 28, 1944 and he was sent to Fort Sam Houston. From there he was shipped to O'Reilly General Hospital in Springfield, Missouri where he trained to become a surgical technician. He was then transferred to Camp Crowder, Missouri, then Camp Gordon, Georgia and eventually to Fort Mason, San Francisco P.O.E. where he was assigned to the hospital ship USS Hope as a medic in surgery. He served in Guam, Manila, and sailed through a typhoon. One assignment was in the psycho-ward of the ship where he served until return to Los Angeles. Immediately after arriving they left again for Guam and then back to San Francisco. From there he was transferred to Camp Knight at Oakland Army Base and then back to Fort Sam Houston, Texas where he was discharged on June 11, 1946.
He and his brother, Ben, started building houses in Houston and Roy had an all brick house built for their family. Ben and Roy stayed in the construction business until 1971 when they bought a hardware store which they had for several years. After selling the business and going into retirement, he and Reta moved to Marshfield, Missouri.
Having been a member all his life of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, he was called to the office of Deacon, then as Elder serving as a Pastor and Branch President. In 1954, he was called and ordained to the office of High Priest and was the Bishop's Agent for his District for about seventeen years. He has said that he thanks his Heavenly Father for the trust He has placed in him, and for His deep and abiding Love that he sensed all along the way.
Harold Roy Vandel passed away on February 6, 1999 in Marshfield, Missouri.
BIOGRAPHY: From the obituary - February, 1999.
Harold Roy Vandel, son of James Anderson Vandel and Mary Ellen Wright Vandel, was born November 4, 1913 in Lineville, Iowa, and passed away at 11:20 p.m. Saturday, February 6, 1999 in Marshfield Care Center, at the age of 85 years, 3 months and 2 days.
Roy lived many years in Houston, Texas where he was a building contractor and co-owned and operated a hardware store until he retired to Marshfield in 1983. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II on the hospital ship, HOPE. He was a member and a minister in the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
From the 1993 autobiography of Harold Roy Vandel:
Roy Vandel was born at a farm home near Lineville, Iowa on November 4, 1913 to James A. and Mary Ellen (Wright) Vandel. The family moved from central Iowa to western Nebraska in 1917 to join James's brothers John and Tom in Vance. They eventually moved to Vaugh, Wyoming just west of Torrington. A passing locomotive threw sparks on the roof of their house, burning it badly, so they had to move into some railroad car bodies and part of the train depot, staying there through a very cold winter. Eventually moving into a house once again, Roy attended a one room school house that had one teacher for first through the eighth grades.
Since Roy's father, James, worked for the railroad, he would get passes for most of the family to go to Iowa for part of the summer, staying with Aunts and Uncles. Roy later attended school in Torrington and got a job with the Torrington Telegram to provide Vaughn news. His dad took a job at Mitchell, Nebraska so that his children would be able to go to better schools. In 1925, they moved to Alliance where James became a railroad section foreman. At the age of 13, Roy got a job driving a 1924 Model T truck hauling grain until the Chief of Police finally suggested that he was too small for the job. Two summers, while in high school, he worked at a ranch, mostly raking hay and caring for horses.
After high school, he moved to Houston to be with his sister, Crete, and her husband, A. V. Arnold. There he had several jobs; delivering milk door to door from a horse drawn milk wagon, peddling glass for a glass company, plowing, and parking cars on a parking lot before returning to Alliance to be with family for Christmas. He worked for a potato cellar for a while and then for Live Wire Transfer trucking company from 1934 till 1939. Returning again to Houston, he took a job as a tile setter's helper.
About the third Sunday, when he went to church with the Arnolds, he became reacquainted with a very nice looking young brunette who was there, Reta Mae Morse (daughter of Daniel Drury Morse and Frances Paralee Graham). They dated during the summer until she returned to college at San Marcos but continuing to correspond and date occasionally. They eventually became engaged and married on July 29, 1941, in Houston, Texas. Their first child, Allen, arrived in 1942 and then Marilyn in 1943 and Jerry Dean in 1946.
The President of the United States sent him a letter informing him that he was to report for induction into the army. This happened on April 28, 1944 and he was sent to Fort Sam Houston. From there he was shipped to O'Reilly General Hospital in Springfield, Missouri where he trained to become a surgical technician. He was then transferred to Camp Crowder, Missouri, then Camp Gordon, Georgia and eventually to Fort Mason, San Francisco P.O.E. where he was assigned to the hospital ship USS Hope as a medic in surgery. He served in Guam, Manila, and sailed through a typhoon. One assignment was in the psycho-ward of the ship where he served until return to Los Angeles. Immediately after arriving they left again for Guam and then back to San Francisco. From there he was transferred to Camp Knight at Oakland Army Base and then back to Fort Sam Houston, Texas where he was discharged on June 11, 1946.
He and his brother, Ben, started building houses in Houston and Roy had an all brick house built for their family. Ben and Roy stayed in the construction business until 1971 when they bought a hardware store which they had for several years. After selling the business and going into retirement, he and Reta moved to Marshfield, Missouri.
Having been a member all his life of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, he was called to the office of Deacon, then as Elder serving as a Pastor and Branch President. In 1954, he was called and ordained to the office of High Priest and was the Bishop's Agent for his District for about seventeen years. He has said that he thanks his Heavenly Father for the trust He has placed in him, and for His deep and abiding Love that he sensed all along the way.
Harold Roy Vandel passed away on February 6, 1999 in Marshfield, Missouri.
Following from Find A Grave contributor It's just me:
BIOGRAPHY: From the obituary - February, 1999.
Harold Roy Vandel, son of James Anderson Vandel and Mary Ellen Wright Vandel, was born November 4, 1913 in Lineville, Iowa, and passed away at 11:20 p.m. Saturday, February 6, 1999 in Marshfield Care Center, at the age of 85 years, 3 months and 2 days.
Roy lived many years in Houston, Texas where he was a building contractor and co-owned and operated a hardware store until he retired to Marshfield in 1983. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II on the hospital ship, HOPE. He was a member and a minister in the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
From the 1993 autobiography of Harold Roy Vandel:
Roy Vandel was born at a farm home near Lineville, Iowa on November 4, 1913 to James A. and Mary Ellen (Wright) Vandel. The family moved from central Iowa to western Nebraska in 1917 to join James's brothers John and Tom in Vance. They eventually moved to Vaugh, Wyoming just west of Torrington. A passing locomotive threw sparks on the roof of their house, burning it badly, so they had to move into some railroad car bodies and part of the train depot, staying there through a very cold winter. Eventually moving into a house once again, Roy attended a one room school house that had one teacher for first through the eighth grades.
Since Roy's father, James, worked for the railroad, he would get passes for most of the family to go to Iowa for part of the summer, staying with Aunts and Uncles. Roy later attended school in Torrington and got a job with the Torrington Telegram to provide Vaughn news. His dad took a job at Mitchell, Nebraska so that his children would be able to go to better schools. In 1925, they moved to Alliance where James became a railroad section foreman. At the age of 13, Roy got a job driving a 1924 Model T truck hauling grain until the Chief of Police finally suggested that he was too small for the job. Two summers, while in high school, he worked at a ranch, mostly raking hay and caring for horses.
After high school, he moved to Houston to be with his sister, Crete, and her husband, A. V. Arnold. There he had several jobs; delivering milk door to door from a horse drawn milk wagon, peddling glass for a glass company, plowing, and parking cars on a parking lot before returning to Alliance to be with family for Christmas. He worked for a potato cellar for a while and then for Live Wire Transfer trucking company from 1934 till 1939. Returning again to Houston, he took a job as a tile setter's helper.
About the third Sunday, when he went to church with the Arnolds, he became reacquainted with a very nice looking young brunette who was there, Reta Mae Morse (daughter of Daniel Drury Morse and Frances Paralee Graham). They dated during the summer until she returned to college at San Marcos but continuing to correspond and date occasionally. They eventually became engaged and married on July 29, 1941, in Houston, Texas. Their first child, Allen, arrived in 1942 and then Marilyn in 1943 and Jerry Dean in 1946.
The President of the United States sent him a letter informing him that he was to report for induction into the army. This happened on April 28, 1944 and he was sent to Fort Sam Houston. From there he was shipped to O'Reilly General Hospital in Springfield, Missouri where he trained to become a surgical technician. He was then transferred to Camp Crowder, Missouri, then Camp Gordon, Georgia and eventually to Fort Mason, San Francisco P.O.E. where he was assigned to the hospital ship USS Hope as a medic in surgery. He served in Guam, Manila, and sailed through a typhoon. One assignment was in the psycho-ward of the ship where he served until return to Los Angeles. Immediately after arriving they left again for Guam and then back to San Francisco. From there he was transferred to Camp Knight at Oakland Army Base and then back to Fort Sam Houston, Texas where he was discharged on June 11, 1946.
He and his brother, Ben, started building houses in Houston and Roy had an all brick house built for their family. Ben and Roy stayed in the construction business until 1971 when they bought a hardware store which they had for several years. After selling the business and going into retirement, he and Reta moved to Marshfield, Missouri.
Having been a member all his life of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, he was called to the office of Deacon, then as Elder serving as a Pastor and Branch President. In 1954, he was called and ordained to the office of High Priest and was the Bishop's Agent for his District for about seventeen years. He has said that he thanks his Heavenly Father for the trust He has placed in him, and for His deep and abiding Love that he sensed all along the way.
Harold Roy Vandel passed away on February 6, 1999 in Marshfield, Missouri.
BIOGRAPHY: From the obituary - February, 1999.
Harold Roy Vandel, son of James Anderson Vandel and Mary Ellen Wright Vandel, was born November 4, 1913 in Lineville, Iowa, and passed away at 11:20 p.m. Saturday, February 6, 1999 in Marshfield Care Center, at the age of 85 years, 3 months and 2 days.
Roy lived many years in Houston, Texas where he was a building contractor and co-owned and operated a hardware store until he retired to Marshfield in 1983. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II on the hospital ship, HOPE. He was a member and a minister in the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
From the 1993 autobiography of Harold Roy Vandel:
Roy Vandel was born at a farm home near Lineville, Iowa on November 4, 1913 to James A. and Mary Ellen (Wright) Vandel. The family moved from central Iowa to western Nebraska in 1917 to join James's brothers John and Tom in Vance. They eventually moved to Vaugh, Wyoming just west of Torrington. A passing locomotive threw sparks on the roof of their house, burning it badly, so they had to move into some railroad car bodies and part of the train depot, staying there through a very cold winter. Eventually moving into a house once again, Roy attended a one room school house that had one teacher for first through the eighth grades.
Since Roy's father, James, worked for the railroad, he would get passes for most of the family to go to Iowa for part of the summer, staying with Aunts and Uncles. Roy later attended school in Torrington and got a job with the Torrington Telegram to provide Vaughn news. His dad took a job at Mitchell, Nebraska so that his children would be able to go to better schools. In 1925, they moved to Alliance where James became a railroad section foreman. At the age of 13, Roy got a job driving a 1924 Model T truck hauling grain until the Chief of Police finally suggested that he was too small for the job. Two summers, while in high school, he worked at a ranch, mostly raking hay and caring for horses.
After high school, he moved to Houston to be with his sister, Crete, and her husband, A. V. Arnold. There he had several jobs; delivering milk door to door from a horse drawn milk wagon, peddling glass for a glass company, plowing, and parking cars on a parking lot before returning to Alliance to be with family for Christmas. He worked for a potato cellar for a while and then for Live Wire Transfer trucking company from 1934 till 1939. Returning again to Houston, he took a job as a tile setter's helper.
About the third Sunday, when he went to church with the Arnolds, he became reacquainted with a very nice looking young brunette who was there, Reta Mae Morse (daughter of Daniel Drury Morse and Frances Paralee Graham). They dated during the summer until she returned to college at San Marcos but continuing to correspond and date occasionally. They eventually became engaged and married on July 29, 1941, in Houston, Texas. Their first child, Allen, arrived in 1942 and then Marilyn in 1943 and Jerry Dean in 1946.
The President of the United States sent him a letter informing him that he was to report for induction into the army. This happened on April 28, 1944 and he was sent to Fort Sam Houston. From there he was shipped to O'Reilly General Hospital in Springfield, Missouri where he trained to become a surgical technician. He was then transferred to Camp Crowder, Missouri, then Camp Gordon, Georgia and eventually to Fort Mason, San Francisco P.O.E. where he was assigned to the hospital ship USS Hope as a medic in surgery. He served in Guam, Manila, and sailed through a typhoon. One assignment was in the psycho-ward of the ship where he served until return to Los Angeles. Immediately after arriving they left again for Guam and then back to San Francisco. From there he was transferred to Camp Knight at Oakland Army Base and then back to Fort Sam Houston, Texas where he was discharged on June 11, 1946.
He and his brother, Ben, started building houses in Houston and Roy had an all brick house built for their family. Ben and Roy stayed in the construction business until 1971 when they bought a hardware store which they had for several years. After selling the business and going into retirement, he and Reta moved to Marshfield, Missouri.
Having been a member all his life of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, he was called to the office of Deacon, then as Elder serving as a Pastor and Branch President. In 1954, he was called and ordained to the office of High Priest and was the Bishop's Agent for his District for about seventeen years. He has said that he thanks his Heavenly Father for the trust He has placed in him, and for His deep and abiding Love that he sensed all along the way.
Harold Roy Vandel passed away on February 6, 1999 in Marshfield, Missouri.
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