Steve Mummendey, Memorial Service
at Adelphi Friends Meeting, Maryland
2020-01-18

Steven Arthur Mummendey, born in 1954 to Arthur and Josephine, grew up in Franklin Park, NY. In the 1960s, the family moved to the Woodmont neighborhood of Silver Spring. They established the family mechanist shop on Bonifant Street, where three generations worked and Steve learned to fix anything. His practical skills and problem solving genius led to his career and to many hobbies and community contributions. He was on the crew who built the WAMU Public Radio transmission tower. He joined the US Postal Service as a letter carrier and was trained for increasingly senior operational and management responsibilities. In 2001 when anthrax was mailed through the postal system, Steve was on the response team. He cleaned the, postal sorter which killed two co-workers. Steve's humor showed up everywhere: dressed as a magician he would help a neighbor with frozen pipes or a broken computer. Deep in the official risk management protocols for post offices are the response procedures for a Zombie Apocalypse.Steve married Carol Zarrella, their son Dan Mummendey was born April 15, 1980. Steve was delighted to know his grandchildren Kaiden and Kailey Mummendey. In later years, Steve had a special role in the lives of Melissa Neeley and Geywa Elliott, and Eli and Jesse Greer.Recently, Steve and Annie Storr divided time between Silver Spring and Cape Ann, MA, where Steve discovered a second home.