Obit: Melvin, Elaine M. (1919 - 2022)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Melvin, Fejes, Klettner, Umlauft, Merrill, Caridie, Grinnell, German, Weideman, Hempfner, Gasch, Hayden

----Source: Maurina-Schilling Funeral Home (Owen, Clark Co., WI) 2/15/2022

Melvin, Elaine M. (11 July 1919 – 13 February 2022)

Elaine M. Melvin, age 102, of Abbotsford, passed away on Sunday, February 13, 2022, at the Marshfield Medical Center.

Elaine was born on July 11, 1919, the daughter of Joseph and Etel (Fejes) Klettner in Budapest, Hungary. She attended Rosedale school in the township of Holton. Elaine was united in marriage to Archie D. Melvin on April 22, 1941, in Wausau.

Elaine enjoyed a trip to Hungary in 1993 to visit a beloved Aunt Teri. She was a member of St. Bernard’s Parish and the Altar Society. She loved to make quilts, and many were given as gifts, to missions and people in need.

Elaine is survived by her children; Delores Umlauft of Sherwood, Donald Melvin of Abbotsford and Dennis (Annette) Melvin of West Bend; seven grandchildren: Darin (Debra) Umlauft, Dean (Deborah) Umlauft, Angela Melvin, Amy (Pat) Merrill, Matthew (Anna) Melvin, and Erin Melvin; seven great-grandchildren: Brett Umlauft, Korinne Umlauft, Andrew Umlauft, Elena Umlauft, Jacob Merrill, Elizabeth Merrill, and Kyra Merrill and many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband; Archie on July 3, 1997; a daughter: Lillian; son-in-law: Duane Umlauft; four sisters: Goldie (Frances) Caridie, Theresa Klettner, Alice Klettner, and Bernadine Grinnell; grandson: Daniel Umlauft and In-laws: Lorretta (Harley) German, Margaret (Henry) Weideman, Elizabeth Hempfner, Frances (Ruth) Melvin, Genevieve (Roland) Gasch, William (Margaret) Melvin and Charlotte Melvin.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 19, 2022, at St. Bernard Catholic Church in Abbotsford. Father Michael Hayden will officiate. Interment is to follow at Abbotsford Public Cemetery. Family and friends are welcome on Saturday from 9:30 a.m. until time of service Saturday at the church. The family requires those in attendance to abide by the Covid-19 guidelines by wearing a mask, sanitize and practice social distance. Live stream will be available for those unable to attend on the Maurina Schilling Funeral Home Facebook page or after the service anytime on Facebook or the website. The Maurina-Schilling Funeral Home in Abbotsford is entrusted with the arrangements.

In lieu of flowers memorials can be made to the American Red Cross or the Wounded Warrior Project.

Family and friends May express condolences online at www.maurinaschilling.com. 

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