Bishop Howard Arthur Melchin

1915 - 2010  (94 years)

• Name	Howard Arthur Melchin
  Prefix	Bishop
  Born	15 Oct 1915	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1921	49 Dekay St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Residence	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-316632
  Died	3 Jun 2010	Raymond, Alberta   [2]
  Buried	Temple Hill Cemetery, Raymond, , Alberta, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I316632	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Arthur Melchin,   b. 7 Mar 1894, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Feb 1952  (Age 57 years)
  Mother	Rosetta L. "Rose" Willis,   b. 17 Aug 1893, Howick Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Dec 1969, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States  (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F25581	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  HOWARD ARTHUR MELCHIN Oct 8, 1915 - June 3, 2010, age 94 HOWARD A. MELCHIN passed away Thursday, June 3, 2010 at Raymond, AB. He was born to Authur and Rosetta L Willis Melchin on October 8, 1915 in Berlin (Kitchener), Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. The family moved to Raymond, Alberta, where Howard and his brother, Gerald Elden Melchin were raised. Howard married his sweetheart, Mona Virginia Mehew, October 31, 1935. Their marriage was solemnized in the Cardston Alberta Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Howard and Mona raised their family, sons Ronald and Berrie, and daughters Shirleen, Diane and Kathleen in Raymond and Calgary. He served his community as a member of the Raymond Town Council and was a successful businessman. Howard and his brother, Gerald, owned Melchin Auto Transport, which was the first and largest of its kind in Western Canada, taking the family to Calgary and later, the Vancouver area prior to selling the business in 1972. He was later part-owner of VOT (Vancouver Ocean Terminal) with son, Barrie, in Vancouver. A lifetime member of the LDS Church, Howard bore powerful testimony of the gospel and his Savior, Jesus Christ, and served faithfully in many callings and leadership positions including high councilor, twice as bishop, as counselor in two stake presidencies, as a temple worker and sealer, and in his beloved Hawaii as counselor to La'ie Hawaii LDS Temple Presidents, Max W. Moody (1978-82) and Robert D. Finlayson (1982-86). Howard was a loving son, brother, husband, father, uncle, grandfather, great-grandfather, and great-great-grandfather. He is survived by his brother, Gerald (Evelyn) Melchin, daughter, Katie Melchin; daughter, Diane (Scott) McGregor, daughter, Shirlene (Ross) Slarks, daughters-in-law, Virginia Melchin, and Maxine Melchin. Howard was predeceased by his father, Arthur, in 1952; mother, Rosetta, in 1969; his wife, Mona, in 1997; son, Ronald, in 1999, and son, Barrie; in 2001. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, June 12, 2010, at 11:00 a.m. at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter -day Saints, Knight Street Chapel, Raymond. Interment in the Temple Hill Cemetery, Raymond. Arrangements by GENERATIONS FUNERAL HOME, Lethbridge, AB Printed in THE LETHBRIDGE HERALD, Lethbridge, AB.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist. 19 Page 14. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/110562828/howard-arthur-melchin. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 15 Oct 1915 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1921 - 49 Dekay St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 3 Jun 2010 - Raymond, Alberta Buried - - Temple Hill Cemetery, Raymond, , Alberta, Canada  = Link to Google Earth