Mervin A. Mages, age 93, of Warsaw passed away on Friday, May 11, 2018 at 2:05 a.m. in Warsaw's Millers Merry Manor. He was born on December 27, 1924, to the late Isadore and Gitel Mages in Harrisburg, PA. Mervin was the retired manager of the Spectroscopy Laboratory at Zimmer. He was an avid coin and stamp collector, who loved jazz and dancing.
Mervin is survived by his niece Betsy F. Woolf, her husband Clifford Woolf, and their children Ethan and Taryn. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his twin sister Pauline Mages and his older sister Evelyn M. Woolf, wife of Joseph H. Woolf of Harrisburg, PA. A service to celebrate Mervin’s life will be held in Indiana. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends.
The funeral will take place on Sunday, May 13, 2018, at the Kesher Israel Cemetery Chapel in Harrisburg, PA, starting at 1:00 P.M. Local arrangements were entrusted to Titus Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Kesher Israel Synagogue in Harrisburg, PA, http://www.kesherisrael.org/donate.html