LaVerne Megel Obituary

Megel
LAVERNE MARIE MEGEL
July 13, 1924-August 6, 2018
LaVerne Marie Megel, 94, a resident of Colorado Springs for 69 years, passed away in Greensboro, NC on August 6, 2018 after a nineteen year fight with cancer.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, Lt. William Anthony Mahoney of the U.S. Army Air Corp who died in WWII, and her husband of 49 years, Edward J. Megel, Jr. who passed in 1994.
She is survived by her son, Gary Megel, daughter, Teri Vogan, granddaughters, Holly Haverkorn, Janelle McNeil, and Katie Megel, her great grandchildren, Winter Haverkorn, Bryce Haverkorn, and Connor McNeil, and her best friend for over 30 years, Rachel Chavez.
Ed and LaVerne established Megel's Jewelry, November of 1949. They also owned and operated The Tie Shop, LaVerne's Earrings and originated the Gingerbread House at the Craftwood Inn in Manitou.
LaVerne was a life-long volunteer beginning with her service at the Presidio in San Francisco where she plotted naval ship positions in the Pacific theater of operations during World War II. She was the chairwoman of the Civil Defense program at Pauline Memorial School during the Cuban Missile Crisis and taught first aid classes there. Included in her volunteer activities were being a docent at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, coaching students in reading skills at a local elementary school and being an active member in the Assistance League which outfits children for school.
She was an especially wonderful grandmother and was lovingly known as "Bobbie" to her grandchildren and great grandchildren. In her later years, she enjoyed the Boat Races at the Regency and was close to many of the residents there.
In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to a favorite charity of LaVerne's, The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo.
A memorial service will be held at St. Paul's Church in the Broadmoor at 9 El Pomar Road on Thursday, September 6, 2018 at 10 a.m. Reception to follow. There will be a private burial for family at a later date.