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Melvin L. Thayer Veteran

Birth
Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado, USA
Death
9 Dec 2006 (aged 72)
Burial
Glenvil, Clay County, Nebraska, USA Add to Map
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Melvin L. Thayer, 72, died Saturday, December 9, 2006 at Haven Home of Kenesaw. Mr. Thayer was born July 12, 1934 in Fort Collins, Colorado to Elmer & Annette (Reiher) Thayer.

Melvin attended Kenesaw High School and served in the U.S. Air Force from 1953-1956 during the Korean War. He was stationed out of Waco, Texas. He married Violet White on February 21, 1959 in Hastings. He worked for Dutton Lainson and retired in 1996 as a foreman. He has lived in Hastings since 1965 and was a member of Redeemer Lutheran Church and past member of the Hastings Mens Bowling Association. He loved to fish and attend car races.

Melvin was preceded in death by his parents.

Survivors are: Wife: Violet Thayer – Hastings, NE; Son: Stan Thayer – Hastings, NE; Daughter & Son-in-law: Verla & Randy Watson – Arvada , CO; Grandchildren: Cassandra Seagren – Lincoln, NE; Nichol Osafo-Atta – Denver, Co; Brothers: Robert Thayer – Red Cloud , NE; Jack Thayer – Lacrosse , WI. smf s host of friends and relatives.
Melvin L. Thayer, 72, died Saturday, December 9, 2006 at Haven Home of Kenesaw. Mr. Thayer was born July 12, 1934 in Fort Collins, Colorado to Elmer & Annette (Reiher) Thayer.

Melvin attended Kenesaw High School and served in the U.S. Air Force from 1953-1956 during the Korean War. He was stationed out of Waco, Texas. He married Violet White on February 21, 1959 in Hastings. He worked for Dutton Lainson and retired in 1996 as a foreman. He has lived in Hastings since 1965 and was a member of Redeemer Lutheran Church and past member of the Hastings Mens Bowling Association. He loved to fish and attend car races.

Melvin was preceded in death by his parents.

Survivors are: Wife: Violet Thayer – Hastings, NE; Son: Stan Thayer – Hastings, NE; Daughter & Son-in-law: Verla & Randy Watson – Arvada , CO; Grandchildren: Cassandra Seagren – Lincoln, NE; Nichol Osafo-Atta – Denver, Co; Brothers: Robert Thayer – Red Cloud , NE; Jack Thayer – Lacrosse , WI. smf s host of friends and relatives.


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