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Meis, Henri Alphonse

Male 1909 - 2005  (95 years)


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  • Name Meis, Henri Alphonse  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
    Born 3 Jul 1909  Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1910  Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son 
    Residence 1920  Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son 
    Arrival 1 Sep 1924  New York, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Departure Cherbourg,fra Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Residence 1930  Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son 
    Residence 1935  Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Residence 1 Apr 1940  Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head 
    Died 31 Jan 2005  Palm Springs, Riverside, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
    Buried Spring Hill Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9
    Person ID I17176  Our Family | Descendants of Lob Pfeifer
    Last Modified 16 Jan 2024 

    Father Meis, Solomon Alphonse,   b. 1 Jan 1873, Ingweiller, Alsace, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1956  (Age 82 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Pfeifer, Blanche,   b. 17 Jan 1879, Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Oct 1961  (Age 82 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 28 Jan 1907  Hamilton County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [15, 16, 17
    Family ID F4646  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lyon, Alma Block,   b. 29 Jan 1915, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jan 1989, Los Angeles County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 11 Aug 1938  Paris, Île-de-France, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 12, 18, 19
    Children 
    +1. Meis, Ellen
     2. Meis, Henri Alphonse Jr.
    Last Modified 16 Jan 2024 
    Family ID F6391  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Henri A. Meis, 95, of Danville, Ill., and Palm Springs, Calif., died at 11:20 a.m. PST, Monday (Jan. 31, 2005) at Palm Springs Health Care Center in Palm Springs.

      Services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 4, at Spring Hill Mausoleum, 300 E. Voorhees St., Danville, with Rabbi Norman Klein officiating. Pape Memorial Home and Gardens, 10 E. Williams St., Danville, IL. 61832 is in charge of local arrangements. There will be no visitation and memorials may be made to Danville Area Community College, 2000 E. Main St., Danville, IL. 61832.

      Henri was born July 3, 1909, in Danville to Alphonse and Blanche Pfeifer Meis. He attended Roselawn Grade School and Danville High School. He graduated from Lake Forest Academy in Lake Forest, Ill., in 1927. He graduated from Wharton School of Business of the University of Pennsylvania in 1931 with a bachelor's of science degree in economics. He served with the U.S. Army as a lieutenant colonel during World War II in several places like Washington, D.C., Tallahassee, Fla., and New York City.

      Henri married Alma Lyon on Aug. 11, 1938, in Paris, France, and she preceded him in death on Jan. 5, 1989, as well as his son, Henri A. Meis, Jr., known as "Skippy", on April 12, 1988. Survivors include a daughter, Ellen (Lee) Metzendorf; grandchildren, Emily (David) Samuels and Edward (Beth) Metzendorf; great-grandchildren, Benjamin Samuels, Allyson Samuels and Kate Metzendorf, all of New York City; and a daughter-in-law, Gail Rosboro Meis Furrh (James Madison Furrh) of Elysian Fields, Texas.

      Henri was president of Meis Bros. for several decades until the early 1960s. He was an involved member of the community, and his special interests were serving on the boards of Lake View Hospital and the Danville Chamber of Commerce. His memberships and activities included: Member of Temple Beth El, Member of the Danville Country Club, president of the Vermilion Parking, Inc. 1954-1965, president of the New Industries, Inc. 1956, president of Vermilion Investments, Inc., vice president of New Industries, Inc. 1958, and vice chairman and director of United Hospital Fund, Inc. 1956. Guest register: www.papemortuary.com.
      Henri A. Meis, 95, of Danville, Ill., and Palm Springs, Calif., died at 11:20 a.m. PST, Monday (Jan. 31, 2005) at Palm Springs Health Care Center in Palm Springs.

      Services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 4, at Spring Hill Mausoleum, 300 E. Voorhees St., Danville, with Rabbi Norman Klein officiating. Pape Memorial Home and Gardens, 10 E. Williams St., Danville, IL. 61832 is in charge of local arrangements. There will be no visitation and memorials may be made to Danville Area Community College, 2000 E. Main St., Danville, IL. 61832.

      Henri was born July 3, 1909, in Danville to Alphonse and Blanche Pfeifer Meis. He attended Roselawn Grade School and Danville High School. He graduated from Lake Forest Academy in Lake Forest, Ill., in 1927. He graduated from Wharton School of Business of the University of Pennsylvania in 1931 with a bachelor's of science degree in economics. He served with the U.S. Army as a lieutenant colonel during World War II in several places like Washington, D.C., Tallahassee, Fla., and New York City.

      Henri married Alma Lyon on Aug. 11, 1938, in Paris, France, and she preceded him in death on Jan. 5, 1989, as well as his son, Henri A. Meis, Jr., known as "Skippy", on April 12, 1988. Survivors include a daughter, Ellen (Lee) Metzendorf; grandchildren, Emily (David) Samuels and Edward (Beth) Metzendorf; great-grandchildren, Benjamin Samuels, Allyson Samuels and Kate Metzendorf, all of New York City; and a daughter-in-law, Gail Rosboro Meis Furrh (James Madison Furrh) of Elysian Fields, Texas.

      Henri was president of Meis Bros. for several decades until the early 1960s. He was an involved member of the community, and his special interests were serving on the boards of Lake View Hospital and the Danville Chamber of Commerce. His memberships and activities included: Member of Temple Beth El, Member of the Danville Country Club, president of the Vermilion Parking, Inc. 1954-1965, president of the New Industries, Inc. 1956, president of Vermilion Investments, Inc., vice president of New Industries, Inc. 1958, and vice chairman and director of United Hospital Fund, Inc. 1956. Guest register: www.papemortuary.com.
      Henri A. Meis, 95, of Danville, Ill., and Palm Springs, Calif., died at 11:20 a.m. PST, Monday (Jan. 31, 2005) at Palm Springs Health Care Center in Palm Springs.

      Services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 4, at Spring Hill Mausoleum, 300 E. Voorhees St., Danville, with Rabbi Norman Klein officiating. Pape Memorial Home and Gardens, 10 E. Williams St., Danville, IL. 61832 is in charge of local arrangements. There will be no visitation and memorials may be made to Danville Area Community College, 2000 E. Main St., Danville, IL. 61832.

      Henri was born July 3, 1909, in Danville to Alphonse and Blanche Pfeifer Meis. He attended Roselawn Grade School and Danville High School. He graduated from Lake Forest Academy in Lake Forest, Ill., in 1927. He graduated from Wharton School of Business of the University of Pennsylvania in 1931 with a bachelor's of science degree in economics. He served with the U.S. Army as a lieutenant colonel during World War II in several places like Washington, D.C., Tallahassee, Fla., and New York City.

      Henri married Alma Lyon on Aug. 11, 1938, in Paris, France, and she preceded him in death on Jan. 5, 1989, as well as his son, Henri A. Meis, Jr., known as "Skippy", on April 12, 1988. Survivors include a daughter, Ellen (Lee) Metzendorf; grandchildren, Emily (David) Samuels and Edward (Beth) Metzendorf; great-grandchildren, Benjamin Samuels, Allyson Samuels and Kate Metzendorf, all of New York City; and a daughter-in-law, Gail Rosboro Meis Furrh (James Madison Furrh) of Elysian Fields, Texas.

      Henri was president of Meis Bros. for several decades until the early 1960s. He was an involved member of the community, and his special interests were serving on the boards of Lake View Hospital and the Danville Chamber of Commerce. His memberships and activities included: Member of Temple Beth El, Member of the Danville Country Club, president of the Vermilion Parking, Inc. 1954-1965, president of the New Industries, Inc. 1956, president of Vermilion Investments, Inc., vice president of New Industries, Inc. 1958, and vice chairman and director of United Hospital Fund, Inc. 1956. Guest register: www.papemortuary.com.

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