Pueblo Chieftain, The - (Feb/26/2007
  
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Mark Hudlin Mendenhall 
Monday, February 26, 2007 
Mark Hudlin Mendenhall, 88, passed away Feb. 23, 2007, in 
Pueblo, Colo. He is survived by his children, Terry (Nelli) 
Mendenhall of Lenexa, Kan., and Janet (Robert) Hatton of 
Pueblo; sister, Marian Putnam of Pueblo; grandchildren, 
Phillip, Heather and Joel Mendenhall, Amber (Daryl) Jensen, 
Kiera and Elizabeth Hatton, and Olga (Chauncy) Mahan; 
sisters-in-law, Betty Broyles and Esther Austin; numerous 
beloved nieces and nephews; and three great-grandchildren. 
He is preceded in death by his wife, Samantha Mendenhall, 
March 25, 2004; his parents; and brothers, Ralph and Porter. 
Mark was born March 24, 1918, in Caldwell, Kan., to Russell 
and Alta Mendenhall. He was a World War II veteran, having 
landed at Utah Beach D-Day plus five and fighting in the 
European Theater including the Battle of the Bulge. Mark 
worked in the lumber and hardware industry his entire life, 
retiring from Jett Supply in 1984. He and Samantha lived 
in Johnson and Wichita, Kan., Pueblo, Colo., and Columbia, 
Mo. Wife and family were always his greatest passion. 
Mark's love of hunting, fishing and the outdoors were an 
important part of his life. Samantha and Mark traveled a 
great deal during their retirement. Viewing, 4:30 to 6 p.m. 
Sunday, Montgomery & Steward Chapel. Service, 1 p.m. Monday, 
Feb. 26, 2007, at First United Methodist Church, 11th and 
Court, with the Rev. Eunjoo Yi officiating. Interment will 
follow at Roselawn Cemetery. Those who desire may make 
memorials to the Sangre de Cristo Hospice or ARC of Pueblo 
through Montgomery & Steward. Online condolences, 
www.montgomerysteward.com.