Mellema, Edward A. 1942-1965

MELLEMA

Posted By: Mary Lou Verburg Volunteer (email)
Date: 10/27/2016 at 10:02:34

Funeral services for Mr. Edward A. Mellema 23, were held Monday at the First Christian Reformed Church in Rock Valley, with Rev. Gysbert J. Rozenboom, pastor of the First Christian Reformed Church officiating. Interment was at Hope Cemetery at Hull, under the direction of the Porter Funeral Home of Rock Valley.

Eward Alvin Mellema was born at Hull, Iowa, May 23, 1942. He passed from this life on Dec. 9, 1965, at the age of 23 yeaers, 6 months and 16 days.

He was a graduate of the Hull Christian grammar School, and of Western Christian high school class of 1960. He professed his faith in the Lord Jesus Christ on May 2nd, 1960 in the First Christian Reformed Church of Hull, Iowa. At the time of his death he was a member of the Calvin Christian Reformed Church in Rock Valley.

He attended Dordt College from 1960-1962. During the winter of 1963 he was on active duty with the Air National Guard. In the fall of 1963 he continued his education at Dordt College and graduated with the first Dordt graduating class of 1965. He received an assistantship from the University of South Dakota in Vermillion, where he was pursuing graduate study at the time of his death. He was united in marriage to Judith Carol De Vries on June 2, 1964.

Survivors are his wife Judith, his parents, Andrew and Gertrude Mellema of Valley Manor, Rock Valley, IA; Mrs. James Stevenson of Oak Park, ILL. and Ivan Mellema of Battle Creek, MI.

Source: Sioux County Index 12/16/1965