Obit: Afkend, Melva Alvina (1905 - 1971)
Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail:
dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org
Surnames: Afkend, Edwards,
Little, Hanson, Fingerson, Simmons, Broaden, Richardson, Johnson, Dyre,
Danielson, Syth, Christie, Jolivette, Windom, Jackson, Warner, Wenger
----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co, WI) 10/14/1971
Afkend, Melva Alvina (24 December 1905 - 6 October 1971)
Miss Melva
Afkend, 65, of Greenwood died October 6 in Neillsville where she had been
admitted to the hospital two days earlier. She had been in failing health with a
heart ailment for several years.
Melva Alvina Afkend, daughter of
Charles and Julia Afkend, was born December 24, 1905, at Cobb. She moved from
southern Wisconsin to Greenwood in November, 1918, with her parents, and spent
most of her life in Greenwood, with the exception of a few years when she lived
in Marshfield. Miss Afkend was a telephone switchboard operator in Greenwood for
many years. She was a member of Our Savior’s Lutheran Church and the American
Lutheran Church women.
Surviving are nine cousins. Those in the area are:
Mrs. Louis Edwards of Loyal, Donald Afkend of Neillsville, and Mrs. May Little
of Eau Claire.
Funeral services were held October 9, from Our Savior’s
Lutheran Church. The Rev. David Wenger officiated. Burial was made in the
Greenwood Cemetery.
Pallbearers were: Godfrey Dyre, Arendt Danielson,
Arleigh Syth, Hugh Christie, Dale Jolivette and Leondo Windom. Miss Marilyn
Jackson sang, “What a Friend We Have in Jesus” and “Rock of Ages” accompanied by
Mrs. Don Warner.
People from away who attended were: Mrs. May Little,
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Little and Kenneth Little of Eau Claire; Mr. and Mrs. Donald
Afkend and daughter, Rosemary of Neillsville; Mr. and Mrs. Louis Edwards and
sons of Loyal; Harold Hanson of Mt. Horeb; Adrian Fingerson, Bernard Fingerson,
and Mrs. Alice Simmons and daughter, all of Madison; Mrs. Alva Broaden and son,
Olin, and Betty Richardson of Stoughton; Mrs. Lawrence Fingerson of Cobb; and
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Johnson of Spencer.
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