Charles Robert Sprandel ^{2 3 4 5}

   FamilySearch ID: GSXQ-4WK.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. He has conflicting birth information of 21 Sep 1905 and Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, United States. ^{3 5}

2. Newspaper: Scranton Times-Tribune, 8 Sep 1933, Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, United States. ² Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Blum, of 1500 North Webster avenue, Dunmore, announce the marriage of their daughter, Frances L. Blum, to Charles R. Sprandel, Jr. son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sprandel, of 805 North Irving avenue, which took place Sept. 2 in Easton. Rev Benjamin A. Scull officiated. There were no attendants. Mr. and Mrs. Sprandel will reside at 413 Gibson street. The bride was an employe of the Scranton-Lackawana Trust Company. Mr. Sprandel is manager of a shoe department at the Scranton Dry Goods Company.

3. Newspaper: Morning Call, 18 Jan 1958, Allentown, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States. ⁷ Charles Sprandel of Center Valley R. 1 returned home from the University of Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia where he was a medical patient.

4. Cause of Death: chronic arteriosclerotic myocarditis with decompensation and cerebral arteriosclerosis, 28 Feb 1958, Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, United States. ⁶

5. Occupation: shoe retail salesman on 28 Feb 1958 in Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, United States. ⁶

6. Obituary: Morning Call on 1 Mar 1958 in Allentown, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States. ⁴ C. R. Sprandel Dies; Xylophone Player
Charles R. Sprandel, 52, of Oakhurst, Center Valley R. 1, died last night at his home.
Born in Scranton, he was a son of Charles J. and Kathryn Sprandel, Scranton. A graduate of Scranton High School, he was an accomplished xylophone player, playing professionally in Scranton and vicinity and giving private lessons.
Employed by Wetherhold & Metzger, Allentown, he was active for many years in the shoe retailing business in Allentown.
He was a member of Friedenville United Church of Christ Church and was a former member of the church consistory.
Besides his parents, he is survived by his wife, Faye Tyson Sprandel; three sons, Tyson, Jesse and Fritz, all at home, and three sisters, Mrs. Edna Callaghan and Mrs. Helen Guy, both of Scranton, and Mrs. Florence Natishyn, Perth Amboy, N.J. Arrangements will be announced by the Daniel B. Snyder Funeral Home, Bethlehem.

7. Obituary: Times-Tribune on 1 Mar 1958 in Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, United States. ⁸ Charles Sprandel, Ex-Musician, Dies Charles R. Sprandel, 52, former Scranton musician who was featured at one time on The Scranton Times radio station WOAN, died last night in his home; Oakhurst, Center Valley, Lehigh County. His musical organization was known Chick Sprandel and his Snappy Entertainers and it appeared on program called the Sunshine. Club. Mr. Sprandel born in Scranton, son of Charles J. and Kathryn Sprandel. A graduate of Scranton schools, Mr. Sprandel was an accomplished xylophone player, appearing professionally in the Scranton area and giving private lessons. He was employed later by Wetherold & Metzger, a shoe firm in Allentown, and was active in the shoe retailing business for many years in that city. He was a member of Friedensville United Church of Christ and was a former member of then church addition to consistory. his parents, he is survived by his wife, Faye Tyson Sprandel; three sons, Tyson, Jesse and Fritz, at home, and three sisters, Mrs. Edna Callaghen and Mrs. Helen Guy, both of: Scranton, and Mrs. Florence Natishyn, of Perth Amboy, Funeral services will be Tuesday 1:30, P.M. at Snyder Funeral Home, 527 Center St., Bethlehem. Interment, Friedensville Cemetery. Friends will be received Monday from 7 to 9 P.M. at the funeral home.

Charles married Frances Leonard Blum, daughter of Raymond Blum and Laura May Leonard, on 2 Sep 1933 in Easton, Northampton, PA.^{1 2} The marriage ended in divorce on 17 Aug 1948. (Frances Leonard Blum was born on 18 Oct 1907 in Easton, Northampton, PA,⁹ died on 7 Oct 1983 in Atlanta, Fulton, GA ⁹ and was buried in Chinchilla, Lackawanna, PA, United States ⁹.)

Charles next married Faye Adele Tyson, daughter of Maurice Frederocl Tyson and Eva Lucinda Shiffert, on 21 Aug 1948 in Allentown, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States.³ (Faye Adele Tyson was born on 8 Sep 1918 in Bethlehem, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States of America ³ and died on 7 Oct 2002 in Fort Lauderdale, Broward, FL.)