Melvin Leroy “Shiek” Slaymaker, 01 Feb 1935 – 09 Mar 2011

SLAYMAKER, HARTZ, ROBERTS, MAAS

Posted By: Sandy Ficken (email)
Date: 3/16/2011 at 14:33:41

Funeral services for Melvin L. “Sheik” Slaymaker, 76, Marshalltown, formerly of Marengo, were held at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 13, at Kloster Funeral Home, Marengo. He died Wednesday, March 9, 2011, at the Iowa Veterans’ Home, Marshalltown.

The Rev. Jim Davis officiated at the service.

Burial was in the Koszta Cemetery with military honors by Marengo American Legion Post 76.

A memorial fund has been established.

Online condolences may be left at www.klosterfuneralhome.com.

Melvin LeRoy Slaymaker was born Feb. 1, 1935, in Koszta, the son of McCellan and Arlene Hartz Slaymaker. He received his elementary education in the Koszta Schoolhouse. He served in the U.S. Army from 1952 to 1954 and received his high school diploma while in the military.

He worked as a plumber and was employed by S and S Plumbing and Heating until he retired. He was a lifetime member of the Belle Plaine American Legion.

He enjoyed fishing, reading, rolle bolle, playing cards and drinking with his friends. He had been a resident at the Iowa Veterans Home since 2004.

Slaymaker is survived by four children and their spouses, David Slaymaker, Koszta; Dale and Mindi Slaymaker, Denise and Nick Roberts and Diane and Rich Maas, all Marengo; eight grandchildren; one great-grandchild and two brothers, Don Slaymaker and wife Lovell and Marvin Slaymaker, all Marengo.

He was preceded in death by his parents; one grandchild, Alex Slaymaker, and two brothers, Dean and Richard.

The Williamsburg Journal Tribune, March 17, 2011, page 3