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Melvin
Griffin, 89
Middle
River - Melvin Griffin, 89, died Friday,
February 16, 2001 at Elim Nursing Home in Fargo,
N.D.
Funeral
services were held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, February
20, at First Lutheran Church in Middle River with
Rev. John Jorgensen officiating. Gloria Ness was
the organist, and Rosemarie Johnk was the soloist.
Casketbearers were Randy Rose, Randy Burrell, Steve
Holmes, Bobby Nelson, Kenny Beito, Clayton Troskey,
Neil McGlynn and Danny Veselka. Interment was in
Riverside Cemetery in Middle River with Collins
Funeral Home of Middle River in charge of the
arrangements.
Melvin
Wallace Griffin was born on October 18, 1911, the
son of Myron and Margaret (Buckley) Griffin, in
Dickey county of North Dakota near Ellendale. He
grew up and attended school there, graduating from
Ellendale High School. In 1934, he came to Thief
River Falls where he helped his cousin, Dr. Orrin
Lynde. In 1939, he purchased a farm in Cedar
township of Marshall county near Middle River. The
following year, Melvin built a home
there.
On
September 29, 1941, he was united in marriage to
Alice Silverness at Bethlehem Lutheran Church near
Newfolden. Melvin was a dairy farmer until his
retirement in 1973. Alice died June 19,
1981.
He
especially enjoyed playing pinochle with his
friends, and his hobbies included rug hooking, bird
watching and vegetable gardening.
Melvin
is survived by three daughters, Rena (Ted)
Sarzetakis of Athens, Greece, Sylvia (Richard)
Anderson of Edgewater, Md. and Susan (Bernard)
McKigney of Moorhead; four grandchildren; three
great-grandchildren; two sisters, Helen Wanek of
Pierre, S.D. and Mary (Frank) Dixon of Aberdeen,
S.D.; a brother, Ralph (Mavis) of Mt. View, Calif.;
and many nieces, nephews and other
relatives.
He
was preceded in death by his wife; parents; two
brothers, Ted and Everett; and two sisters, Alice
Gerdon and Evelyn Hoffman.
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