----Source: THORP COURIER (Thorp, Clark County, Wis.) 02/28/1895

Melbinger, Mrs. John (? - 24 Feb 1895)

Mrs. John Melbinger died on Sunday evening last after an illness extending over a period of three years, from a cancerous growth in the stomach. She has been a patient sufferer, having fro the past year been confined to her bed. She leaves a husband and eight children, Annie, Lizzie, Mary, Rosy, Ida, Barbara, Joseph and John, the youngest who is now nine years of age. The funeral will occur tomorrow at 10 a.m. from the Catholic Church (Thorp, Clark County, Wis.), the burial taking place in the Catholic Cemetery. The family has the sympathy of the community in their great bereavement.