Adrian Joseph Mellinger
1919 - 2003 (84 years)
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Name Adrian Joseph Mellinger Born 07 Jun 1919 Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa 
[1, 2] Gender Male _MILT World War II. - US Navy.
Died 27 Oct 2003 Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa [1, 2] Buried Kossuth Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa [1, 2] Person ID I342 Wunnenberg Last Modified 1 Jan 2022
Father Crager Joseph Mellinger, b. 03 Dec 1889, Des Moines County, Iowa , d. 1957 (Age 67 years) Mother Freida Josina Casper, b. 15 Nov 1889, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa , d. 11 Aug 1933, Huron Township, Des Moines County, Iowa (Age 43 years) Married 8 Apr 1915 Des Moines County, Iowa [3] Family ID F138 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Genevieve Mary Thomes, b. 23 Mar 1923, Sperry, Des Moines County, Iowa , d. 21 Jan 1999, Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa (Age 75 years) Married 21 Nov 1946 Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa [2] Last Modified 11 Nov 2018 Family ID F137 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - 07 Jun 1919 - Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa 
Married - 21 Nov 1946 - Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa Died - 27 Oct 2003 - Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa 
Buried - - Kossuth Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Genevieve Thomes and Adrian Mellinger wedding Mellinger, Adrian
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Notes - The Burlington Hawkeye 10/29/2003
Adrian Mellinger
Adrian Joseph Mellinger, 84, of Sperry, died Monday, Oct. 27, 2003, at Prairie Ridge Care Center in Mediapolis.
Born June 7, 1919, in Mediapolis, he was the son of Crieger and Freida Casper Mellinger. On Nov. 21, 1946, he married Genevieve Thomes in Mediapolis. She died Jan. 21, 1999.
Mr. Mellinger farmed in Des Moines County his entire lifetime.
He was a World War II Navy veteran and a member of the Mediapolis American Legion and Kingston United Methodist Church. He enjoyed horses and going to horse shows and pulls.
Survivors include one son, Steve Mellinger of Sperry; two daughters, Connie Ralston of Burlington and Debbie Kennedy of Yarmouth; nine grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and one brother, Howard Mellinger of Sperry.
Besides his wife, he was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters and one brother.
Visitation will be from noon to 8 p.m. today at Hagele and Honts Funeral Home in Mediapolis, where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m.
The funeral for Mr. Mellinger will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Hagele and Honts Funeral Home, with the Rev. Beth Briggs officiating. Burial with military rites by Mediapolis American Legion will be in Kossuth Cemetery.
Memorials have been established for Kingston United Methodist Church and Mediapolis Ambulance Service.
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- The Burlington Hawkeye 10/29/2003
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