Melba Merkley 1918–2002 – Whos Your Daddy? Wikigenealogy

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Melba Merkley, 1918–2002 (aged 83 years)

Name

Melba Merkley

Name: Melba /Merkley/
Given names: Melba
Surname: Merkley

Sex Female

Date differences

Family with parents
father	Links Birth: 4 October 1889 30 28 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Marriage: 23 February 1916 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Death: 19 January 1954 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Sylvia Caldwell Reed Henry Merkley Melba Merkley Harold Marion Merkley Mathel Merkley John Henry Merkley 1889–1954 Birth: 4 October 1889 30 28 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Death: 19 January 1954 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA
mother	Links Birth: 18 September 1895 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Marriage: 23 February 1916 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Death: 6 January 1956 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John Henry Merkley Reed Henry Merkley Melba Merkley Harold Marion Merkley Mathel Merkley Sylvia Caldwell 1895–1956 Birth: 18 September 1895 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Death: 6 January 1956 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA
Marriage	Marriage — 23 February 1916 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA
8 months elder brother	Links Birth: 5 October 1916 27 21 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Marriage: 10 January 1943 — San Francisco, California, USA Death: 13 August 1984 — San Bruno, San Mateo, California, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Ernestine Lorraine Sylveira Reed Henry Merkley 1916–1984 Birth: 5 October 1916 27 21 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Death: 13 August 1984 — San Bruno, San Mateo, California, USA
2 years herself	Links Birth: 20 October 1918 29 23 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Marriage: 15 September 1940 — Duchesne, Utah, USA Death: 30 May 2002 — Murray, Salt Lake, Utah, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Clinton Holfeltz Kyle Clinton Holfeltz Melba Merkley 1918–2002 Birth: 20 October 1918 29 23 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Death: 30 May 2002 — Murray, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
2 years younger brother	Links Birth: 13 December 1920 31 25 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Marriage: 16 August 1955 — Duchesne, Utah, USA Death: 24 February 1980 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Thelma Faye Ivie Michael H Merkley Harold Marion Merkley 1920–1980 Birth: 13 December 1920 31 25 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Death: 24 February 1980 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA
6 years younger sister	Links Birth: 11 May 1926 36 30 — LaPoint, Uintah, Utah, USA Marriage: 1 October 1949 — Noble, Oklahoma, USA Death: 4 February 2008 — Magna, Salt Lake, Utah, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Robert Eugene Bryant John Edward Bryant Mathel Merkley 1926–2008 Birth: 11 May 1926 36 30 — LaPoint, Uintah, Utah, USA Death: 4 February 2008 — Magna, Salt Lake, Utah, USA

Family with Clinton Holfeltz
husband	Links Birth: 11 November 1911 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Marriage: 15 September 1940 — Duchesne, Utah, USA Death: 25 August 1990 — Sandy, Salt Lake, Utah, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Melba Merkley Kyle Clinton Holfeltz Clinton Holfeltz 1911–1990 Birth: 11 November 1911 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Death: 25 August 1990 — Sandy, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
herself	Links Birth: 20 October 1918 29 23 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Marriage: 15 September 1940 — Duchesne, Utah, USA Death: 30 May 2002 — Murray, Salt Lake, Utah, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Clinton Holfeltz Kyle Clinton Holfeltz Melba Merkley 1918–2002 Birth: 20 October 1918 29 23 — Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA Death: 30 May 2002 — Murray, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
Marriage	Marriage — 15 September 1940 — Duchesne, Utah, USA
10 years son	Links Birth: 12 October 1950 38 31 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA Death: 11 November 1994 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Kyle Clinton Holfeltz 1950–1994 Birth: 12 October 1950 38 31 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA Death: 11 November 1994 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA

Events of close relatives
Birth	20 October 1918 29 23 Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA
Birth of a brother	Harold Marion Merkley 13 December 1920 Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA
Birth of a sister	Mathel Merkley 11 May 1926 LaPoint, Uintah, Utah, USA
Death of a paternal grandmother	Phoebe Ann Hacking 29 May 1934 Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA
Marriage	Clinton Holfeltz — View this family 15 September 1940 (aged 21 years) Duchesne, Utah, USA
Death of a paternal grandfather	George Davis Merkley 8 December 1946 Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA
Birth of a son	Kyle Clinton Holfeltz 12 October 1950 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Death of a father	John Henry Merkley 19 January 1954 Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA
Death of a mother	Sylvia Caldwell 6 January 1956 Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA
Death of a brother	Harold Marion Merkley 24 February 1980 Vernal, Uintah County, Utah, USA
Death of a brother	Reed Henry Merkley 13 August 1984 San Bruno, San Mateo, California, USA
Death of a husband	Clinton Holfeltz 25 August 1990 Sandy, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
Death of a son	Kyle Clinton Holfeltz 11 November 1994 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Death	30 May 2002 (aged 83 years) Murray, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
Last change	18 May 2022 – 13:27:24 Author of last change: Danny

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Note	Deceased Name: Obituary: Melba M. Holfeltz Melba M. Holfeltz, our loving mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away May 30, 2002 in Murray, Utah. Born Oct 20, 1918, in Vernal, UT to John Henry and Sylvia Caldwell Merkley. Married Clinton Holfeltz Sept 18, 1940. He preceded her in death Aug 25, 1990. She worked for Salt Lake Grand Central for many years. She loved to garden, raising beautiful roses. She was a avid Jazz fan. Melba loved to travel. Most importantly she enjoyed being with her family. Survivors, daughter, Lana Lurie Holfeltz Hackman; grandchildren, Mark C., Cody, Todd, Jeremy Hackman; and sister, Mathel Merkley Bryant. Preceded in death by her two brothers, Reed Henry and Harold Marion Merkley. Services Wed. June 5, 2 p.m., Larkin Sunset Gardens Mortuary, 10600 S. 1950 E, Sandy, where friends and family may call Tues. 6-8 p.m. and also Wed. one hour prior to the services. Interment, Larkin Sunset Gardens.

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Deceased Name: Obituary: Melba M. Holfeltz Melba M. Holfeltz, our loving mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away May 30, 2002 in Murray, Utah.
Born Oct 20, 1918, in Vernal, UT to John Henry and Sylvia Caldwell Merkley. Married Clinton Holfeltz Sept 18, 1940. He preceded her in death Aug 25, 1990.

She worked for Salt Lake Grand Central for many years. She loved to garden, raising beautiful roses. She was a avid Jazz fan. Melba loved to travel. Most importantly she enjoyed being with her family.

Survivors, daughter, Lana Lurie Holfeltz Hackman; grandchildren, Mark C., Cody, Todd, Jeremy Hackman; and sister, Mathel Merkley Bryant. Preceded in death by her two brothers, Reed Henry and Harold Marion Merkley.

Services Wed. June 5, 2 p.m., Larkin Sunset Gardens Mortuary, 10600 S. 1950 E, Sandy, where friends and family may call Tues. 6-8 p.m. and also Wed. one hour prior to the services. Interment, Larkin Sunset Gardens.