Notes:
Data source was the Muma Family Tree website which is no longer active.
Data source is Elizabeth Marie Muma Cordone, e-mail Emcordone@live.com
Joel Allen Muma - (Published in the Monterey County Herald on 12/18/200
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Muma, 67, passed away Dec. 14. Visit: 1-5pm & Celebration Ceremony 2pm at Healey Mortuary 405 N. Sanborn Road. Arrangements: Healey Mortuary & Crematory www.healeymortuary.com
Joel Allen Muma Sr. - (Published in The Salinas Californian on December 18, 2009 )
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Joel Allen Muma, Sr., 67, of Gonzales, passed in his home Monday, Dec. 14, 2009.
He was born May 18, 1942, in Richmond, to parents, Woodrow and Helen Muma. Joe was an Army Specialist E5 during the Vietnam War, where he was stationed with the 162nd Assault Helicopter Co. at Phouc Vinh. From May 1967 to May 1968 he actively participated in more than 25 aerial missions over hostile territory in support of counterinsurgency operations. He received the Air Medal, Army Commendation Medal, and Purple Heart. After serving in Vietnam for one year, he was stationed in Fort Ord.
Joel and his family have resided in the City of Gonzales for more than twenty years. He acted as a "behind the scenes" volunteer for various community events (more for brownie points from his wife than anything else) by painting and building and just about anything else Frances asked.
He was a devoted husband, loving father, and the sincerest of friends.
Survivors: He is survived by his wife, Frances Muma; his three children, John Michael McPherson, Joel Allen Muma, Jr., and Elizabeth Marie Muma-Cordone, as well as his loving siblings, Greg Muma, Maureen Longwell, and Lynn Hutchinson.
Visitation: From 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 20, at Healey Mortuary, 405 N. Sanborn Road, Salinas.
Celebration Ceremony: 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 20, at Healey Mortuary.
Reception: Following the ceremony, friends and family are welcome to gather at Maureen Longwell's home in Salinas.
Inurnment: Gonzales District Cemetery, Gonzales.
Arrangements: Healey Mortuary and Crematory, www.healeymortuary.com.