Kern County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Magnus, Melvin W.  December 2004
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The Bakersfield Californian 
Melvin W. Magnus
Services: Mon., Dec. 20, 1:30 p.m.

Melvin W. Magnus was born April 28, 1911, in Toledo, Ohio. He moved with his 
family to Los Angeles at the age of 11. Melvin graduated from Hollywood High 
in 1930. He worked at Universal Studios for three years. He and his brother, 
Russ, began Wilshire Table Tennis (ping-pong). Mel then went to law school, 
passing the bar in 1940. He married Hulda, his sweet-heart of five years, in 
1941. From 1942 to 1945, Melvin worked in the shipyards in Sausalito. In 1945, 
Melvin and Hulda moved their young family to Bakersfield. He was a Deputy 
District Attorney in 1947, and set up the Failure to Provide division, which 
became model for the state program. From 1947 to 1962 Mel taught Real Estate 
Law. He was in private practice from 1954 to 1999, where he helped so many 
people. In 1947 Mel was a charter member of Temple Beth El where he was later 
president. He sang there in the choir for 40 years and taught religious 
school. He was the president of the Bakersfield Community Theater. Mel was on 
the board of the Alzheimers Asociation and on the board of the Bakersfield 
City Schools. He was a member of the Blue Lodge, the Scottish Rite and was a 
Shriner. Melvin was on the Democratic Central Committee. He taught until 
recently at Kern Literacy. 

Melvin was a devoted husband, father and grandfather, who will always be 
remembered for his warmth. He is survived by his loving wife of 64 years, 
Hulda Magnus; his son, Steven and wife, Gail Magnus; daughter, Margaret and 
husband, Myron Medearis; and his four wonderful grandchildren, Elliott and 
Blake Elizabeth Magnus; and Eliza and Dara Medearis.

Services will be held Monday, December 20, 2004, at 1:30 p.m., in the Chapel 
of Greenlawn Mortuary, 3700 River Blvd.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions in memory of Melvin be 
made to the Temple Beth El Religious School Building or your favorite charity.

No visitation is scheduled.

Greenlawn Mortuary Funeral Directors 


Additional Comments:
Volunteer submission - No relation to deceased.

**Posted in the 18 December 2004 edition.

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