October 30, 2003, The Morning Sun News-Herald. I am not related and have no further information.
Adrian J. Mellinger
Adrian Joseph Mellinger, 84, of Sperry, died Monday, October 27, 2003, at Prairie Ridge Care Center in Mediapolis.
The son of Crieger and Freida Casper Mellinger, he was born June 7, 1919 at Mediapolis. On November 21, 1946, he married Genevieve Thomas at Mediapolis; she died January 21, 1999.
He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and was a member of the Mediapolis American Legion.
He was a member of the Kingston United Methodist Church.
He farmed in Des Moines County his entire life. He enjoyed horses and going to horse shows and pulls.
Survivors include his son, Steve Mellinger, and wife Judy of Sperry; two daughters, Connie Ralston, and husband Tom, of Burlington, and Debbie Kennedy and husband Mike of Yarmouth; nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; and one brother, Howard Mellinger, Sperry.
He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, two sisters, and one brother.
The funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the Hagele and Honts Funeral Home in Mediapolis with the Rev. Beth Briggs officiating. Interment will follow at the Kossuth Cemetery, with graveside military rites by the Mediapolis American Legion.
Visitation was Wednesday from noon until 8 p.m. at the funeral home, where the family met with friends from 6 to 8 p.m.
Memorials have been established for the Kingston United Methodist Church and the Mediapolis Ambulance Service.