Background
Oggel, Melvin Verne was born on May 23, 1889 in Holland, Michigan, United States. Son of John Peter and Lillie (Bright) Oggel.
Oggel, Melvin Verne was born on May 23, 1889 in Holland, Michigan, United States. Son of John Peter and Lillie (Bright) Oggel.
Student, Hope College, 1909. Bachelor of Arts in Literature Law, University Michigan, 1911. Student, New Brunswick Seminary, 1914.
Doctor of Divinity, Wabash College, 1926. Doctor of Humane Letters, Center College, Pella, Iowa, 1963.
Pastor in New Paltz, New York, 1914-1917, Chicago, 1919-1924, Crawfordsville, Indiana, 1924-1938, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1938-1943, Glen Rock, New Jersey, 1943-1965. President General Synod, Reformed Church American, 1963-1964.
Chaplain infantry United States Army, 1918-1919.
Son of John Peter and Lillie (Bright) O. M. Louise E. Warnshuis, June 30, 1914. 1 daughter, Lillian Jean.