Howard Melchin

HOWARD ARTHUR MELCHIN, Oct 8, 1915 - Jun 3, 2010, age 94. HOWARD A. MELCHIN passed away Thursday, June 3, 2010 at the Raymond Health Centre, Raymond, Alberta. He was born to Arthur and Rosetta L Willis Melchin on October 8, 1915 in Berlin (Kitchener), Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. The family moved to Raymond, Alberta, where Howard and his brother Gerald Elden Melchin were raised. Howard married his sweetheart, Mona Virginia Mehew, October 31, 1935, their marriage solemnized in the Cardston, Alberta Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Howard and Mona raised their family, sons Ronald and Barrie, and daughters Shirleen, Diane and Kathleen in Raymond and Calgary. He served his community as a member of the Raymond Town Council and was a successful businessman. Howard and his brother, Gerald, owned Melchin Auto Transport, which was the first and largest of its kind in Western Canada, taking the family to Calgary and later, the Vancouver area prior to selling the business in 1972. He was later part-owner of VOT (Vancouver Ocean Terminal) with son, Barrie, in Vancouver. A lifetime member of the LDS Church, Howard bore powerful testimony of the Gospel and his Savior, Jesus Christ, and served faithfully in many callings and leadership positions including high councilor, twice as bishop, as counselor in two stake presidencies, as a temple worker and sealer, and in his beloved Hawaii as counselor to La'ie, Hawaii LDS Temple Presidents, Max W. Moody (1978-82) and Robert D. Finlayson (1982-86). Howard was a loving son, brother, husband, father, uncle, grandfather, great-grandfather, and great-great-grandfather. He is survived by his brother, Gerald (Evelyn) Melchin, his nephews and nieces, Richard, Shauna, Robin, Gregory, Brooke, Wade, Barbara, and their families; daughter, Katie Melchin; daughter, Diane (Scott) McGregor, their children, Gregory, Carolyn, Chris, Travis, Sally, Tim, Jill, and their families; daughter, Shirlene (Ross) Slarks, their children, Robby, Jeff, Nancy, and their families; son Barrie's wife, Virginia, their children Michael, Shelley, Susan, Ryan and their families; and son Ronald's wife, Maxine, his children, Beverly, Laurie, Ronald, Jr., and their families. Howard was predeceased by his father, Arthur, in 1952; mother, Rosetta, in 1969; his beloved, Mona, in 1997; son, Ronald, in 1999; and son, Barrie; in 2001. The Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, June 12, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. at THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS, Knight Street Chapel, Raymond. Friends may meet the family prior to the funeral service at the church from 10:00 to 10:45 a.m. Interment in the Temple Hill Cemetery, Raymond.

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