Merlin J. Tindal

1924 - 2004  (79 years)

• Name	Merlin J. Tindal
  Born	14 Dec 1924	Austin, Mower County, Minnesota, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	25 Mar 2004	Austin, Mower County, Minnesota, USA   [2]
  	Cause: cancer
  Buried	29 Mar 2004	Calvary Cemetery, Austin, Mower County, Minnesota, USA   [3]
  Person ID	I64710	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	22 Jun 2020

  
  

  Father	Samuel Chalmose Tindal,   b. 22 Nov 1896, Shelby County, Kentucky, USA ,   d. 1 Feb 1971, Austin, Mower County, Minnesota, USA  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Anna Olive Weiss,   b. 17 Nov 1903, Windom, Mower County, Minnesota, USA ,   d. 15 Aug 1962, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA  (Age 58 years)
  Married	3 Mar 1923
  Family ID	F29635	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Diana Lourias,   b. 15 Aug 1926,   d. 6 Dec 1991, Olmsted County, Minnesota, USA  (Age 65 years)
  Married	29 May 1964	Holy Anargyroi Greek Orthodox Church, Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota, USA
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F29650	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S25] 1930 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). Name: Merril J Tindal Home in 1930: Lansing, Mower, Minnesota Age: 5 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1925 Relation to Head of House: Son Father's Name: Sam Mother's Name: Anne [S927] Obituary. Merlin J. Tindal, 79Merlin J. Tindal, 79, of Austin, died Thursday, March 25, 2004, at his niece's home in Richfield.He was born Dec. 14, 1924, in Austin, to Samuel and Anna (Weiss) Tindal.On May 29, 1964, he married Diana Lourias at Holy Anargyroi Greek Orthodox Church, Rochester.Merlin was a retired employee of Hormel Foods.Survivors include brothers, Sam (Audrey) Tindal, Brownsdale; Bruce (Anna) Tindal, Whittier, Calif.; Clifford (Carolyn) Tindal, Austin; Gene (Carol) Tindal, Brownsdale.He was preceded in death by his wife, Diana, in 1991; parents; brother, Stanley Tindal; sisters, Lila Tindal and Annaline Goodemann.Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday, March 28, 2004, with a 7 p.m. Trisagion (prayer service) at the funeral home.Service: 11 a.m. Monday at Holy Anargyroi Greek Orthodox Church in Rochester, 703 W. Center St., with Father Nicholas Kasemeotes officiating.Interment: Calvary Cemetery in Austin with graveside military rites by American Legion Post #91 and VFW Post #1216.Funeral Home: Mayer Funeral Home, Austin. [S926] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com). Merlin J. Tindal Birth: 14 Dec 1924 Austin, Mower County, Minnesota, USA Death: 29 Mar 2004 (aged 79) Richfield, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA Burial: Calvary Cemetery, Austin, Mower County, Minnesota, USA Memorial #: 11538259 Bio: OBITUARY-Funeral services for Merlin J. Tindal, age 79, of Austin, were held March 29, 2004, at Holy Anargyroi Greek Orthodox Church in Rochester, with Father Nicholas Kasemeotes officiating.Interment was at Calvary Cemetery in Austin, with graveside military rites by American Legion Post #91, and V.F.W. Post 1216. Arrangements were by Mayer Funeral Home.Merlin was born in Austin on Dec. 14, 1924, to Samuel Sr. and Anna (Weiss) Tindal.He grew up in Austin, and began working for the George A. Hormel Co. on Aug. 18, 1942. At age 18, he joined the U.S. Army and took his basic training at Camp Roberts, Calif. After basic training he became a paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division.During the invasion of Normandy, he was captured and taken prisoner by the German Army at Lusan, France on June 26, 1944.He was held prisoner of war in three different camps: Starvation Hill, Stalag 4-F and Stalag 4-B. He was a prisoner of war for 11 months and one day, and was released on May 8, 1945. He was sent to Camp McCoy, Wis., where he received his honorable discharge from the service on Jan. 6, 1946.He returned to Austin, and resumed working at the Hormel Plant. He continued working there and retired after 41 years of employment.On May 29, 1964, he married Diana Lourias, at Holy Anargyroi Greek Orthodox Church in Rochester. She preceded him in death in 1991.Merlin passed away Mar. 25, 2004, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. He died at the home of his niece, Mrs. Arta Margellos, in Richfield, Minn.Merlin was a kind, loving, generous person who will be greatly missed by his family and all that knew him.He was preceded in death by his parents; wife; one brother, Stanley Tindal; two sisters, Lila Tindal and Annaline Goodemann.He is survived by four brothers, Gene (Carol) Tindal, Sam Jr. (Audrey) Tindal, all of Brownsdale, Minn.; Bruce (Anna) Tindal of Whittier, Calif.; Clifford (Carolyn) Tindal of Austin, Minn.; several nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.Blessed be his memory. Family Members Parents Samuel Chalmose Tindal 1896-1971 Anna Olive Weiss Tindal 1903-1962 Spouse Diana Lourias Tindal 1926-1991 Siblings Samuel Charles Tindal 1926-2010 Lila May Tindal 1926-1930 Annaline Mary Houff Tindal Goodemann 1931-1979 Stanley C Tindal 1933-1954 Clifford Howard Tindal 1939-2015 Maintained by: BRJ (47935553) Originally Created by: K. Pike (46787693) Added: 15 Aug 2005 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11538259/merlin-j_-tindal Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 22 June 2020), memorial page for Merlin J. Tindal (14 Dec 1924?29 Mar 2004), Find a Grave Memorial no. 11538259, citing Calvary Cemetery, Austin, Mower County, Minnesota, USA ; Maintained by BRJ (contributor 47935553) .