Notes:
Data source is Linda Wilson Albright, darkowl@comcast.net, March 2004
(As told to Linda Wilson-Albright by Harold Mumma)
For reasons I cannot or couldn't ever explain I could never get my parents to tell me the derivation of our name. My mother would give me some flippant answer when asked that we were Mongolians or something. Of course I repeated that when some kids parents asked me simply because I believed mother. My dad would say we were Dutchmen which I interpreted as Dutch. That seemed nearer the truth but then, another time, he would say we were Pennsylvania Dutch which is the same as saying German. Go figure, The information I have gathered over the years and in the course of my travels is that the name is likely more toward the German side with some Italian mixed in as the Mumma's migrated from Germany to Holland and down through Italy over several years.
Harold Robert Mumma Obit - (The Arizona Republic)
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With a song in his heart, joined his wife Barbara in Heaven on Wednesday, June 10, 2009 only three months after her death. Born in Michigan on April 29, 1927, Harold was the son of Chester and Helen Mumma. Harold served in the United States Navy during World War II, and then married Barbara J. Butt in January of 1949. In 1961 Harold transferred with Motorola to Phoenix, and then on to points West in later years. In 1993 Harold retired from the semiconductor industry and returned to Phoenix to be closer to his children and grandchildren. Harold was known for his love of singing, and had a gifted talent that he never tired of sharing. Harold is survived by his three children: Halerie Borkenhagen (Dennis), Becky Endres (James) and Todd Mumma (Jan). He leaves behind seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren who will miss him dearly. A memorial service will be held July 9th at 2:00 p.m. at the Mission del Sol Presbyterian Church in Chandler, AZ. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the American Heart Association. Harold and Barbara will later be interred at the National Cemetery in north Phoenix.