Obituary for Louis B. Menger, 85, of 222 Primrose, who died Friday, October 29, 1971 — printed in the San Antonio Express-News of Saturday, 30 October 1971, p. 31. The notice corroborates multiple Menger-family and H&H Coffee Co. facts:

• Address (222 Primrose): Same as the [Edward William Menger 1960 obituary]({% post_url 1960-11-11-san-antonio-express-news-edward-william-menger-obituary %}). Long-term shared household for the unmarried Menger siblings.
• “Grandson of the founder of the Menger Hotel and Menger Soap Factory”: Same family origin as Theodore J. Menger’s 1987 feature.
• “Retired after 40 years of association with the H&H Coffee Co.”: Anchors Louis B. Menger’s H&H career to roughly 1929–1969 — together with Theodore J. Menger’s 1921–1962 H&H career, confirms multiple Menger brothers had decades-long H&H operational roles.
• Surviving siblings: Sister Miss Margaret Menger; brothers August, Gus, Rudolph, and Theodore Menger. Edward W. had pre-deceased him in 1960 — five surviving Menger siblings still in San Antonio at the end of October 1971.
• Pallbearers include Albert G. Menger (nephew, former H&H president), Stephen G. Menger (nephew), and Chris M. Jasso (likely the long-tenured H&H packing-department staff featured in the 1923 SA Light coverage). Funeral arrangements by Zizik-Kearns-Downing McClaugherty.

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MENGER

Louis B. Menger, 85, of 222 Primrose, died in a local hospital Oct. 29, 1971. A native of San Antonio, he was a grandson of the founder of the Menger Hotel and Menger Soap Factory and retired after 40 years of association with the H&H Coffee Co. Survivors: Sister, Miss Margaret Menger; brothers, August, Gus, Rudolph, Theodore Menger, all of San Antonio; numerous nieces and nephews. Rosary 7:30 p. m. Friday, Zizik-Kearns-Downing-McClaugherty Chapel. Service 9:30 a. m. Sat. at the Chapel followed by Mass 10 a. m. St. Peter, Prince of the Apostles Catholic Church, to be offered by Msgr. Kevin Smith. Pallbearers: Albert G. Menger, Stephen G. Menger, Frederick J. Holliday, Chris M. Jasso, Alfred Koufmann, Pedro Farias. Interment Mission Burial Park. Arrangements by

Zizik-Kearns-Downing

McClaugherty

1322 N. St. Mary’s · 227-2206

Source

• “MENGER — Louis B. Menger” obituary, San Antonio Express-News (San Antonio, Tex.), Saturday, 30 October 1971, p. 31.
• Digital clip: Newspapers.com (accessed 20 May 2026).
• Archived PDF: /assets/pdfs/1971-10-30-san-antonio-express-news-louis-b-menger-obituary.pdf.
• Gallery: Newspaper Clippings (HH-CLIP-1971-0002).