N5NTG | 
01 10th, 2011| 
Ivan Mangold - picture taken in 2005
Ivan Mangold WA5RNV was a long time member of San Antonio Radio Club and the San Antonio Repeater Organization.
Here is his obituary & funeral service info. Our thanks to Andrew Watson KD5NNN for providing us with this. Photo taken in 2005.
Ivan Anton Mangold, WA5RNV, passed away on Thursday, January 6, 2011, after a short illness. He was born in Medina County, Texas on May 10, 1920, and was raised in LaCoste, Texas. He is survived by his beloved wife, Lillian; daughter and son-in-law, Cathy and Bill Munk; son and daughter-in-law, Tommy and Arla Mangold; son and daughter-in-law, Tony and Jodie Mangold; daughter and son-in-law, Ann and Claude Kainer; ten grandchildren and fifteen great-grandchildren; brother, Sylvan Mangold and wife, Virginia; sister, Mitzie Tondre; sister-in-law, Shirley Mangold; numerous cousins, nieces and nephews. Ivan graduated from Lytle High School in 1936, and then attended St. Mary’s University.
In 1940, he began his employment with Turner Roofing Company as a Cost Accountant. He proudly served for two years in the US Army during WWII where he became the First Sergeant and Acting Master Sergeant of the 101st Guided Missile Battalion, testing missiles at White Sands. After his service, Ivan returned to Turning Roofing Company and in 1951, he purchased the company. Ivan was a faithful member of St. Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church.
