In Loving Memory
Melvin W. Reese
November 18, 1919 - January 19, 2019

SERVICE
Saturday, June 1, 2019
10:00 A.M.
P.C. Harris Hall  (former Catholic Church Parish hall)
Mallard, Iowa

CLERGY
Pastor Judy DePue

INURNMENT
Ellington Cemetery
Mallard, Iowa

Melvin Wesley Reese, son of Walter and Mary (Gneupel) Reese, was born November 18, 1919 in Minnesota. On September 10, 1940, Melvin was united in marriage to Carol Margaret McQuown in Pocahontas, Iowa. They were blessed with two sons and seventy six years of marriage.

As a young man, Melvin moved to Iowa where he farmed and milked cows. He worked for the Iowa State Conservation Service for twenty five years. Melvin was instrumental in establishing the goose population at Ingham Lake. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and being outdoors. Melvin and Carol enjoyed traveling together and spending time at their home on Silver Lake near Ayrshire.

Melvin passed away Saturday, January 19, 2019, at the Palo Alto County Hospital in Emmetsburg, Iowa, at the age of 99. He was preceded in death by his parents, Walter and Mary Reese; a son, Garry Reese; his wife, Carol; three brothers; and three sisters.

He is survived by a son, Thomas Reese of Mallard, Iowa; grandchildren, Paula Stoker of Alpha, Minnesota, Kristy (Gary) Schany of Curlew, Iowa, Shannon Marsh of Pocahontas, Iowa; great grandchildren; great-great grandchildren; nieces and nephews; as well as many other relatives and friends.

Arrangements by Martin-Mattice Funeral Home