OBIT: Elwood B. "Alec" ENGLEKA, 2007, native of Somerset County, PA

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ENGLEKA, Elwood B.  "Alec"  05/05/07   Daily American

  Elwood B. "Alec" Engleka, 77, Alamogordo, N.M., died April 25, 2007, at Sierra 
Medical Center in El Paso.  He was born Sept. 2, 1929, in Somerset County, a son 
of the late Clarence Homer and Viola (Ackerman) Engleka.  He is preceded in 
death by his parents; a son, Darel A. Engleka; brothers, Clarence, Carl, Charles 
and Warren Engleka; and sister, Helen Miller.
  Survived by wife of 55 years, Rene Engleka; a daughter, Darlene Davis and her, 
husband Marc, Alamogordo; a daughter-in-law, Cheryl Bankhead-Engleka, Burlson, 
Texas; five grandchildren, Mical Engleka, Cybil Engleka Harvey and her husband, 
Steven, and Sean Robert Engleka, all of Burleson; Jessi Davis, Scottsdale, 
Ariz., and James Davis of Alamogordo; one great-grandchild, Haley Harvey, 
Burleson; a brother, Merle Engleka, Somerset; and sisters, Elizabeth Knopsnyder 
and Grace Spangler, both of Rockwood.
  He graduated from Rockwood High School and enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 
1947, transferred to the Air Force, and served more than 28 years, retiring in 
1976 as a master sergeant.  He was a member of the Church of Christ, the 
American Legion, and the VFW in Alamogordo.
  A memorial service was conducted Monday, April 30, with military honors 
provided by the Holloman Air Force Guard.  Cremation and services under the 
direction of the Hamilton-O'Dell Funeral Home in Alamogordo.
  Should friends desire, memorial contributions may be made to the American 
Heart Association.

*[NOTE: According to his daughter Darlene, he retired with the rank of Senior 
Master Sergeant.]