Born February 7, 1923 in Boyers, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Joseph Mondell and Mary Horvat Mondell.

Mr. Mondell worked as an electrician for Wildwood Coal Mine in Wildwood, Pennsylvania for 23 years. Then he went to work for the Army Corp. of Engineers as an electrician in Oakdale, Pennsylvania, where he retired in 1981. Mr. Mondell was a member of Ken Mawr United Presbyterian Church in McKees Rocks, Pa. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps, serving during World War II.

Mr. Mondell, Sr. is survived by three sons, Rev. Richard "Rick" Mondell of Goldsboro, North Carolina, Robert "Bobby" Mondell of Millsboro, Delaware, and Ronald "Ronnie" Mondell of Glenpool, Oklahoma; one daughter, Maryann Mondell of Coraopolis, Pennsylvania; ten grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews, and one sister, Mrs. Goldie Daniels of McKeesport, Pennsylvania.

In addition to his parents, Mr. Mondell was preceded in death by his wife, Evelyn Mondell, who passed away on May 18, 2006, his son, Elmer "Butch" Mondell, two sisters, and one brother.

Friends will be received at the Thompson-Miller Funeral Home, Inc., 124 East North Street, Butler, Pennsylvania on Monday, March 15, 2010 from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m.

Graveside services will be held at the North Side Cemetery , Butler, PA. on Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 11:00 a.m., with his son, Rev. Richard "Rick" Mondell officiating. Interment will follow in North Side Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers memorial contributions made be made to Medi Home Hospice, 2400 Darlington Road, Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania 15010.