Philip Wayne Schoelzel^[1]

1934 - 1979  (45 years)

• Name	Philip Wayne Schoelzel
  Birth	28 Mar 1934	Denver, Colorado, USA   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	Denver, Colorado, USA   [4]
  	376 Dexter
  Census	1950	Denver, Colorado, USA   [8]
  	376 Dexter
  Residence	Mar 1952	Denver, Colorado, USA   [7]
  	376 Dexter Street
  Residence	Jul 1957	Laguna Beach, Orange County, California, USA   [9]
  	866 Bolsa Way
  Residence	Aug 1964	Denver, Colorado, USA   [10]
  Residence	Jun 1979	Denver, Colorado, USA   [5]
  	517 Dahlia Street
  Cause of Death	Brain cancer  [5, 11, 12]
  Education	East High School, Colorado College (did not graduate)  [5, 9]
  Occupation	Pilot (U.S. Navy, Western Airlines), realtor (Van Schaack, Devonshire Co.)  [5]
  Death	25 Jun 1979	Denver, Colorado, USA   [2, 3]
  	St. Joseph Hospital
  Burial	29 Jun 1979	Fairmount Cemetery Mausoleum, Denver, Colorado, USA   [1, 2]
  	Section 1056D, main floor “last aisle on right”
  Person ID	I184	Mohr-Whalen
  Last Modified	10 Dec 2025

  
  

  Father	Charles William Frank Schoelzel           b. 17 Apr 1902, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA           d. 31 Mar 2000, Meridian Nursing Home, Denver, Colorado, USA (Age 97 years)
  Mother	Lona Rosella Balay           b. 27 Jul 1904, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA           d. 9 Aug 1992, Aurora, Adams County, Colorado, USA (Age 88 years)
  Family ID	F20	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Leah Kay Ryerson           b. 18 Aug 1937, Riverside, Riverside County, California, USA           d. 15 Mar 1998 (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	29 Jun 1957	Santa Ana, Orange County, California, USA   [1, 5, 6, 9]
  	First Methodist Church
  Children	+ 1. S.W. Schoelzel   2. K.W. Schoelzel + 3. H.L. Schoelzel > 4. P.W. Schoelzel
  Family ID	F117	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Oct 2018

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 28 Mar 1934 - Denver, Colorado, USA Census - 1940 - Denver, Colorado, USA Census - 1950 - Denver, Colorado, USA Residence - Mar 1952 - Denver, Colorado, USA Marriage - 29 Jun 1957 - Santa Ana, Orange County, California, USA Residence - Jul 1957 - Laguna Beach, Orange County, California, USA Residence - Aug 1964 - Denver, Colorado, USA Residence - Jun 1979 - Denver, Colorado, USA Death - 25 Jun 1979 - Denver, Colorado, USA Burial - 29 Jun 1979 - Fairmount Cemetery Mausoleum, Denver, Colorado, USA
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Navy pilot from January 1955 to January 1959. Worked as a commercial copilot for Western Airlines until the business contracted. Worked for 12 years for Van Schaak in real estate, then formed his own company, Devonshire Co. in 1973. [1, 6, 11]

  
  

• Sources

  [S9] Research notes of Wendell C. Mohr. [S146] Fairmount Mortuary, Funeral Program for Phillip Wayne Schoelzel. [S6] U.S., Social Security Death Index. [S2210] 1940 US Census - Household of Charles Wm. Schoelzel, Jr. [S213] Obituary of Phillip Wayne Schoelzel. [S4131] Lona Schoelzel, Letter to Wendell & Jo Ann Mohr. [S8136] Fold3 (U.S. National Archives), Korean War Era Draft Registration Card of Philip Wayne Schoelzel. [S7836] 1950 US Census - Household of Charles Schoelzel. [S258] Marriage Announcement of Phillip Schoelzel and Leah Kay Ryerson. [S2388] Obituary of Diane Wilkins. [S227] Wendell Mohr, Genealogy. [S991] Elaine Schoelzel, username eschoelzel, Schoelzel Family Tree.