Mr. Mehling was a native of Maryland. He was a resident of Council Bluffs for forty-seven years, forty-one of which he was an employee of the Omaha and Council Bluffs Street Railway Company. He lived at 2520 West Broadway. He was a member of the Holy Family Catholic Church and the Council Bluffs Aerie of the Fraternal Order of eagles.

Surviving him are his widow, Mrs. Anna Mehling; two daughters, Mrs. Bessie Gilmore, at home, and Mrs. B.A. McCreary of Norfolk, Nebraska; one son, J.L. Mehling of Sacramento, California.