WEISS, Melvin Arthur 1927-2017
WEISS, RODMAN, FULS
Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 2/2/2017 at 22:04:35
Melvin Weiss
Birth: October 3, 1927
Death: January 30, 2017Melvin Weiss, 89, of Charles City, died Monday, January 30, 2017 at Floyd County Memorial Hospital. He had been a resident of 11th Street Chautauqua since December 17, 2015.
As per his request, there will be no services.
Melvin Arthur Weiss was born in Pleasant Grove Township, 290th Street, Powersville, Floyd County, Iowa to Arthur and Ella Ruth (Rodman) Weiss on October 3, 1927. He played football while attending Greene High School. He enjoyed working on the farm and enjoyed being around his Grandfather, Herman Weiss, who died when Melvin was 15 years old.
Melvin served in the U. S. Army as a medic. He was stationed on an Army base on Staten Island, New York.
He married Jennie Fuls of Allison on April 9, 1947 in New York. After his tour of duty ended, Melvin and Jennie moved to Greene, Iowa with Melvin working as a day laborer helping pour sidewalks and doing other concrete jobs. When he first worked for Allied Construction during summers, he traveled to Arcadia, California to find employment during the winter months.
When Allied hired him full time, they moved to Charles City. He enjoyed his work and eventually became a foreman attending conventions and lettings as part of his job working for Allied Construction. During his employment and after retiring, he enjoyed fishing and boating with LeRoy and Wilma Grant in Florida, Iowa, Minnesota, and Canada. The Grants and Melvin and Jennie were neighbors in St. James City, Florida for 28 years.
Living family members include a nephew, Mark Weiss (Karen) of Granger, Iowa; two nieces, Julie Weiss of Winterset, Iowa and Melissa Seivert (Mark) of Granger, Iowa; sister-in-law, LaVon Hifler of Gainesville, Texas; sister-in-law, Mary (Gary) Grant of Sedalia, MO; brother-in-law, Larry (Barb) Fuls of Charles City. Jennie's nieces and nephews are Tammy (John) McBride of Mineral Springs, AR; Kimberly (Mike) Hemann of Fort Worth, TX; David (Sheila) Grant of Columbia, MO; Jenifer (Kurt) Leistikow of Cedar Falls, IA; Mary Anne Hifler of Dallas, TX; and Amy (Jon) Paulus of Cedar Rapids, IA.
Melvin was preceded in death by his wife Jennie on July 14, 2015; his brother Claire Weiss in 2011; his father Archie Weiss in 1996; his mother Ruth in 1992; his grandparents; a brother-in-law, Bill Hifler; a sister-in-law, Berniece Fuls.
Source: Hauser Funeral Home website
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