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- [S888] Social Security Death Index 1935 - Current, (www.ancestry.com).
Name: Herbert C. Mansmann
SSN: 181-12-3216
Last Residence: 04970 Rangeley, Franklin, Maine
Born: 11 Apr 1924
Died: 4 Sep 2007
State (Year) SSN issued: Pennsylvania (Before 1951)
- [S927] Obituary.
Obituary, Dr. Herbert C. Mannsman Jr.
Dr. Herbert Charles Mansmann Jr., 83, of Rangeley died Sept. 4 2007, at Franklin Memorial Hospital, in Farmington Maine.Dr. Mansmann
He was born April 11, 1924, in Pittsburgh, Pa., the son of Herbert Charles and Aletha (Taylor) Mansmann Sr. He met his wife-to-be, Margaret Miller in 1943, at the age of 20 and married her in August 1947.
He then went off to serve his country in the U.S. Army infantry during World War II in the European theater, where he was injured durring the Battle of the Bulge. Margaret wrote to him every day.
Upon returning home, he looked beyond his obsession with football and went on to graduate from the Jefferson Medical College in Philladelphia, Pa., in 1951. As a physician, he went on to teach and become the director of the Division of Allergy and Immunology at the Jefferson Medical College.
He was also the medical director of the Childrens Heart Hospital in Pennsylvania for five years, and the executive secretary of the Board of A & I for 25 years. He and his wife retired to live in their beloved camp on Dodge Pond in Rangeley, where the whole family has been coming for many years to enjoy hunting, fishing and skiing. Since retiring, he had been doing research on magnesium and was currently working on putting this research into a book.
Survivors include his wife of 60 years, Margaret; a daughter, Margaret Karen Mosakowski, and her husband, Robert, of Florida; five sons, Herbert C. Mansmann III, and his wife, Cindy, Kevin A. Mannsman, M.D., and his wife, Danise, both of Philladelphia, Paris Mansmann, M.D., and his wife, Leslie, of North Yarmouth, Ian Mansmann, and his wife, Sally, of Philladelphia and John J. Mansmann, and his wife, Andrea, of Providence, R.I.; 13 grandchildren, Sean, and his wife, Erica, David, and his wife, Mary, Allison, Erin, Robert, Paris, Katrina, Maureen, Timothy, Ryan, Ben, Taylor and Lilly; one great-grandchild, Grace Mea Mosakowski; a sister, Elizabeth Hogan of Maryland; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
He was predeceased by a brother, John T. Mansmann.
Originally published by SunJournal.com
llergist helped pioneer asthma treatments
By Sally A. Downey
Inquirer Staff Writer
Herbert Charles Mansmann Jr., 83, of Royersford and Rangeley, Maine, a pioneering pediatric allergist, died of pneumonia Sept. 4 at Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington, Maine.
In 1968, Dr. Mansmann established the division of allergy and immunology at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University. He directed the division until 1989, and was professor of pediatrics at Jefferson from 1968 to 2003.
He instituted the Allergy/Immunology Fellowship Program at Jefferson, researched the benefits of magnesium in the treatment of asthma and other diseases, and was one of the first physicians to report the lifesaving potential of ventilators during short, acute asthma attacks.
Asthma can be caused by allergies, air pollution, exercise and stress. It is a leading cause of hospitalization for children.
"Much of medical care is like a brass band," Dr. Mansmann told a reporter in 1986. "However, with its need for fine tuning, asthma can be compared to a symphony orchestra. The doctor, parents and patient have to be in tune with each other."
Dr. Mansmann was an administrator at the former Children's Heart/Rehabilitation Hospital in Philadelphia in the 1970s and treated a boy, John, with a severe lung condition. Dr. Mansmann and his wife adopted him, and he recovered and went on to lead a normal life, said another son, H. Charles Mansmann III.
In 1990, Dr. Mansmann used magnesium in clinical trials to help members of the Los Angeles Rams football team recover from fatigue during games and practice. This allowed him to fulfill a dream to sit on an NFL bench through several games, his son Charles said.
Dr. Mansmann contributed numerous articles to medical journals and maintained a Web site about his magnesium research. He was working on a book on the subject, which his son, Paris, also an allergist, plans to complete.
A native of Pittsburgh, Dr. Mansmann played football for Cornell University before enlisting in the Army during World War II. Before shipping overseas in 1943, he met Margaret Miller. They corresponded while he was abroad and married in 1947.
Dr. Mansmann was wounded in the Battle of the Bulge and received a Purple Heart. He never spoke about the war, his son Charles said, but 10 years ago when Dr. Mansmann and his wife visited Cologne, Germany, he told her that when he stood in the rubble of a town square in 1945, the only building left standing there was the cathedral.
After his discharge, Dr. Mansmann earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Pittsburgh and a medical degree from Jefferson. He interned at St. Francis Hospital in Pittsburgh, and completed a residency at Children's Hospital in Pittsburgh. He was a fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard University, New York University's College of Medicine, and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Before joining the staff at Jefferson, he maintained a pediatric allergy practice in Pittsburgh.
Since 2003, Dr. Mansmann and his wife divided their time between Royersford and Maine. They previously were longtime residents of Newtown Square.
He enjoyed hunting and fishing, and he skied in Maine, out West, and abroad with his family until he was 70.
In addition to his wife and sons, Dr. Mansmann is survived by sons Kevin and Ian; a daughter, Margaret Karen Mosakowski; 13 grandchildren; one great-grandchild, and a sister.
A memorial Mass will be said at 10:30 a.m. Nov. 3 at St. Monica Church, 635 First Ave., Berwyn.
- [S926] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com).
Herbert Charles Mansmann, Jr
Birth: Apr. 11, 1924
Death: Sep. 4, 2007
Herbert of Rangeley passed on at Franklin Memorial Hospital.
He was born in Pittsburgh, Pa., the son of Herbert Charles and Aletha (Taylor) Mansmann Sr. He met his wife-to-be, Margaret Miller in 1943, at the age of 20 and married her in August 1947.
He then went off to serve his country in the U.S. Army infantry during World War II in the European theater, where he was injured durring the Battle of the Bulge. Margaret wrote to him every day.
Upon returning home, he looked beyond his obsession with football and went on to graduate from the Jefferson Medical College in Philladelphia, Pa., in 1951. As a physician, he went on to teach and become the director of the Division of Allergy and Imunology at the Jefferson Medical College.
He was also the medical director of the Childrens Heart Hospital in Pennsylvania for five years, and the executive secretary of the Board of A & I for 25 years. He and his wife retired to live in their beloved camp on Dodge Pond in Rangeley, where the whole family has been coming for many years to enjoy hunting, fishing and skiing. Since retiring, he had been doing research on magnesium and was currently working on putting this research into a book.
Survivors include his wife of 60 years, Margaret; a daughter, Margaret Karen Mosakowski, and her husband, Robert, of Florida; five sons, Herbert C. Mansmann III, and his wife, Cindy, Kevin A. Mannsman, M.D., and his wife, Danise, both of Philladelphia, Paris Mansmann, M.D., and his wife, Leslie, of North Yarmouth, Ian Mansmann, and his wife, Sally, of Philladelphia and John J. Mansmann, and his wife, Andrea, of Providence, R.I.; 13 grandchildren, Sean, and his wife, Erica, David, and his wife, Mary, Allison, Erin, Robert, Paris, Katrina, Maureen, Timothy, Ryan, Ben, Taylor and Lilly; one great-grandchild, Grace Mea Mosakowski; a sister, Elizabeth Hogan of Maryland; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
He was predeceased by a brother, John T. Mansmann.
http://www.sunjournal.com/story/228380-3/Obituaries/Herbert_C_Mansmann_Jr/
MANSMANN - Herbert C. Jr., 83, died Sept. 4. A Mass will be held on Friday, Sept. 7, at St. Lukes Catholic Church in Rangeley at 4 p.m. with the Rev. Paul Plante officiating. Interment will be at a later date at the Evergreen Cemetery in Rangeley. Arrangements are under the direction of Adams~McFarlane Funeral & Cremation Services, 108 Court St., Farmington. Donations are prefered rather than flowers to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Northern New England Chapter, 114 Perimeter Road, Unit G & H, Nashua, NH 03063,
Burial:
Evergreen Cemetery
Rangeley
Franklin County
Maine, USA
Created by: stargazer
Record added: Sep 06, 2007
Find A Grave Memorial# 21383059
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1924 - 2007 (83 years)