Obituary: Carl R. Engle

Carl R. Engle of Windermere, Florida, died Feb. 17, after a long battle with prostate cancer. He was 80 years old. 

Carl was born and raised in West Reading, Pennsylvania, where he attended public school and graduated from West Reading High School in 1953. He received degrees in mathematics from Penn State University - Berks (formerly Wyomissing Polytechnic Institute) and Albright College and held an MBA from Rollins College.   

After a brief career with CarTech in Reading in the mid 1960s, he took a position as an industrial engineer with the Orlando location of Martin Marietta (now Lockheed Martin). One of his many projects was working on the Patriot Missile program, which proved so successful as the “scud buster” during the first Iraq war. He was with Martin until retirement, after which he served as a consultant to Morton-Thiokol in Ogden, Utah. 

A long-time Windermere resident, Carl was active for many years with the Windermere Rotary Club, served as a Boy Scout leader, was a founding member of the Presbyterian Church of the Lakes, and was a member of West Orange Country Club. He enjoyed music, golfing, traveling — especially to his native Pennsylvania — poker nights and discussing politics.

Carl was an accomplished clarinetist and saxophonist. Until recently, he spent most summers playing with the Keystone Band of Rehrersburg, Pennsylvania, and was an active member of the local Memories Band in Orlando. 

He is survived by his wife, Carole; children, Robert Engle of Alexandria, Virginia, Lori Engle of Bloomingdale, New Jersey, and Leigh Ann Engle Dyal of Windermere; grandchildren, Hannah and Caroline Engle; stepchildren, Page and Stephanie Weibley; and step-grandchildren, Calder and Corbin Weibley.

Memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 27, at Presbyterian Church of the Lakes.