Monona County IA Archives Obituaries.....Melby, Lena Evenson March 19, 1958
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Obituary of Mrs.
Adolph Melby                           (From collection of Vivian Norby 
Andersen)

	Lena Evenson Melby, daughter of Hans and Karin Evenson, was born in 
Willow township near Soldier on January 18, 1885, and passed away at her home 
on March 19, 1958 at the age of 73 years and two months.
	Funeral services were conducted by Pastor John C. Kilde at the Soldier 
Lutheran Church (country) and burial was in Soldier Valley cemetery under the 
direction of Oldham Funeral Home.
	Singers were Mrs. Norman C. Hanson and Mrs. Ted Lee.  They were 
accompanied by Mrs. Harry Andersen.
	Pallbearers were all nephews Glenn Olson, Robert Melby, Milton Melby, 
Clifford Thoreson, Harlow Wingate and Virgil Olson.
	Mrs. Melby was baptized and confirmed at Soldier Lutheran Church and 
lived in this vicinity all her life.  She was united in marriage to Adolph 
Melby on August 30, 1906 at Onawa, Iowa.  To this union thirteen children were 
born, three dying in infancy.
	On September 2, 1956 Mrs. and Mrs. Melby held open house at the 
country church in honor of their golden wedding anniversary at which over 200 
relatives and friends came to greet them.  Since then they they(sic) have 
lived near Moorhead.
	She was a very devoted wife and mother and will be greatly missed by 
her family and many relatives and friends.
	She is survived by her husband, Adolph and 10 children, namely, 
Kenneth, Arnold, Willard, of Dunlap, Leonard of Moorhead and Dale of Woodbine, 
Mrs. Richard Andrews of Moorhead, Mrs. Gilma Burson of Council Bluffs, Mrs. 
Lorainne Price of Sioux City, Mrs. Agnes Weber and Mrs. Leo Hull of Dunlap; 39 
grandchildren and 22 preat(sic) grandchildren and also one sister, Mrs. Bertha 
Olson of Dunlap.


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