- Date Of Birth: July 17, 1949
- Date Of Death: January 29, 2013
- State: Pennsylvania
MELVIN J. HENCH, JR.
Melvin J. Hench, Jr., 63, of Carlisle, died Tuesday, January 29, 2013 in the Carlisle Regional Medical Center.
Born July 17, 1949 in Carlisle, he was a son of Mary Jane (Holloway) Hench of Carlisle and the late Melvin J. Hench, Sr.
Mr. Hench was retired from the Carlisle Barracks Commissary where he had been employed as a butcher.
A graduate of Big Spring High School, he was a U. S. Army Veteran of the Vietnam War.
Melvin was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, Aerie #1299 and its bowling league, American Legion Post 101 and VFW Post 477, and the Carlisle NASCAR Club, all of Carlisle.
Surviving in addition to his mother are his companion: Linda Hall; two sons: Melvin L. Hench of Shippensburg and Thomas of Mt. Holly Springs; a daughter: Jessie Hench of Newville; five brothers: Lee and Jackie, both of Carlisle; Cleive of Shermans Dale; Jay of Pennsylvania and Dennis of Indiana and 10 grandchildren.
