List, Melvin 1914-2002

LIST, HENRICH, CHRISTOFFEL

Posted By: Paul Van Dyke-Volunteer
Date: 2/11/2015 at 22:33:42

Source: Sioux County Capital (7-25-2002)

Born: September 30, 1914
Died: July 17, 2002

Melvin List, 87, of Granville died Wednesday, July 17, 2002, at the Orange City Hospital.

Funeral services were held Saturday, July 20 at 10:00 A.M. at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Granville. Monsignor Kenneth Seifried officiated. Burial was at St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Granville under the direction of the Fisch Funeral Home, Remsen.

Melvin was born September 30, 1914, at rural Granville, the son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Henrich) List. He was raised in the Granville area and received his education in the rural school system and St. Mary’s Academy at Alton. He began farming around the age of 12 with his parents near Granville. On September 24, 1940, he married Florence Christoffel at Remsen. They made their home on the family farm near Granville, which they operated until retiring on the farm in 1981. It became a century farm in 1983. Melvin enjoyed music and played the accordion for family and friends. He loved farming and his family. He shared his thoughts and feelings through his weekly article “Square Snide Lines” in the Capital-Democrat. Melvin lovingly tended “List Pond” for many years, creating many fond memories for all.

Mr. List was a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus and had served as Grand Knight for several years, Farm Bureau for many years and served as president of the board of directors for Sioux County from 1966 to 1968.

Survivors include his wife Florence of Granville; three sons, James and his wife Mary Ann of Le Mars, Joseph and his wife Tami of Granville, and John of Sheldon; 11 daughters, Dorothy and her husband Ed Porter, Julie Schulte, Barbara and her husband Ken Kreber all of Sioux City, Annette and her husband Marvin Pottebaum of Remsen, Donna and her husband James Mai of Le Mars, Mary and her husband Roland Holn of Wahoo, Nebraska, Trudi and her husband J.D. Clemens of London, England, Cindy and her husband Mark Klein of Granville, Pauline and her husband Pat Jonas of Palm Bay, Florida, Audrey and her husband Bill Doolittle of Newport News, Virginia, and Brenda and her husband Kevin Bodensteiner of Laingsburg, Michigan; 52 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren; four sisters, Edith Delperdang of Remsen, Esther Reuter of Sauk Center, Minnesota, Helen and her husband Lawrence Brady of Marcus and Mildred and her husband Eldon Ruden of Le Mars; and a brother, Ray and his wife Charmaine List of Granville.

He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers-in-law, Gerald Delperdang and Melvin “Tim” Reuter.