(Handwritten date: Friday, April 20, 1951)
WIFE OF WILLIAM MELCHING DIES
Native of Hartford Township Dies Today At Coldwater, Mich.
Mrs. Bessie Reffe Melching, 57, wife of William Melching of Coldwater, Michigan, a native of Hartford township, died early today at her home in Coldwater following an illness of one year. She had resided in Michigan for many years.
Mrs. Melching was born in Hartford township, near Linn Grove, August 26, 1893.
Surviving are the husband; a daughter, Mrs. Mazie Cline of Saline, Michigan; two step-sons, Edward Melching of Fort Wayne and Carl Melching of Houston, Texas; a sister, Mrs. Gladys Sowers, California; the mother, Mrs. Louise Reffe, Birmingham, Mich.; two brothers, Fred Reffe, Birmingham, and William Reffe, Fort Wayne; and one sister, Miss Mazie Reffe, Richmond, Indiana.
The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. (EST) Monday at the McConkey-Putnam Funeral home in Coldwater. Burial will be at 2:00 p.m. (CST) in Elm Grove (cut off)j
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Bessie Reffe Melching
in the Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952
Name Bessie Reffe Melching
[Bessie Reffe Reffe]
Gender Female
Race White
Marital Status Married
Death Age 57
Birth Date 26 Aug 1893
Birth Place Indiana
Death Date 19 Apr 1951
Death Place Rural-Coldwater, Branch, Michigan, USA
Father: Emanuel Reffe
Mother: Louisa Gilgen
File Number 006216
(Handwritten date: Friday, April 20, 1951)
WIFE OF WILLIAM MELCHING DIES
Native of Hartford Township Dies Today At Coldwater, Mich.
Mrs. Bessie Reffe Melching, 57, wife of William Melching of Coldwater, Michigan, a native of Hartford township, died early today at her home in Coldwater following an illness of one year. She had resided in Michigan for many years.
Mrs. Melching was born in Hartford township, near Linn Grove, August 26, 1893.
Surviving are the husband; a daughter, Mrs. Mazie Cline of Saline, Michigan; two step-sons, Edward Melching of Fort Wayne and Carl Melching of Houston, Texas; a sister, Mrs. Gladys Sowers, California; the mother, Mrs. Louise Reffe, Birmingham, Mich.; two brothers, Fred Reffe, Birmingham, and William Reffe, Fort Wayne; and one sister, Miss Mazie Reffe, Richmond, Indiana.
The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. (EST) Monday at the McConkey-Putnam Funeral home in Coldwater. Burial will be at 2:00 p.m. (CST) in Elm Grove (cut off)j
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Bessie Reffe Melching
in the Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952
Name Bessie Reffe Melching
[Bessie Reffe Reffe]
Gender Female
Race White
Marital Status Married
Death Age 57
Birth Date 26 Aug 1893
Birth Place Indiana
Death Date 19 Apr 1951
Death Place Rural-Coldwater, Branch, Michigan, USA
Father: Emanuel Reffe
Mother: Louisa Gilgen
File Number 006216
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