Monona County IA Archives Obituaries.....Melby, Christina Lundberg June 3, 1955
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Mrs. Oscar Melby
Dies Suddenly                            (From the collection of Vivian Norby 
Andersen)

	Mrs. Oscar Melby passed away suddenly of a heart attack last Friday, 
June 3 at the age of 63 years.  Death came as she was cleaning strawberries in 
her kitchen and was found by her husband when he came to the kitchen after 
lying down for a rest.  Mr. Melby has been ill for some time.
	Mrs. Melby had just recently returned home from the hospital and was 
thought to be well on the road to recovery.
	She had lived in the Soldier community most of her life, coming to 
this country from Norway when she was 17 years old.  She and her husband 
devoted their life to farming until a few years ago when they retired and 
moved into town.
	Funeral services were held Monday, June 6 with a short service at the 
home prior to the services at the Soldier Lutheran south church at 2:00 
o’clock.  Pastor John C. Kilde performed the ceremony.  Interment was in the 
Soldier Valley cemetery with the Oldham Funeral Home in charge.  A large 
number of relatives and friends attended the services.
	Christine Marie Melby, daughter of Mathew and Karen Lundberg, was born 
in Oslo, Norway, October 27, 1891 and passed away at her home in Soldier on 
Friday, June 3, 1955 at the age of 63 years 7 months and 7 days.  She came to 
this country in 1908.  On November 16, 1910 she was united in marriage to 
Oscar Melby.  To this union seven sons and two daughters were born.
	She was preceded in death by one daughter, Olga, in 1926.  Surviving 
besides her husband, are seven sons:  Raymond of Soldier, Ear and Robert of 
Moorhead, Harry of Roselle, N.J., Clark and Wilbur of Dunlap, and Norman of 
Woodbine; one daughter, Mrs. Ella Schlensig of Soldier; 18 grand children and 
one great grandchild.
	Mrs. Melby was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Church in 
Norway.  She was an active member of Soldier Valley Lutheran Church.


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