Marguerite Melcher, age 90, died Tuesday, January 21, 2025, at the Riverside Lodge Retirement Community in Grand Island.
Mass of Christian Burial is 10:00 a.m. Saturday, January 25, 2025, at St. Isidore Catholic Church in Columbus. There will be a vigil service Friday at 4:00 p.m. with visitation to follow from 4:30-7:00, all at the church. Burial is in All Saints Cemetery.
Marguerite Melcher was born April 19, 1934, to Joe and Mary (Otterpohl) Behrens in Lindsay, Nebraska. She attended and graduated from Holy Family High School in Lindsay. Marguerite was united in marriage to Delwin Melcher on June 10, 1952, in Lindsay.
Marguerite was a member of St. Isidore Catholic Church. She enjoyed playing cards, traveling, casinos and quilting.
She is survived by:
Son: Lawrence (Rita) Melcher of Grand Island, NE
Daughter: Deborah (Bob) Zimmerer of Clovis, CA
Daughter: Becky (Rob) Foster of Scottsdale, AZ
Six Grandchildren: Dawn, Amy, Scott, Jeff, Jessica, David
Nine Great Grandchildren: Dalton, Nathen, Angelica, Sami, Blake, Emily, Liam, Lily, Michael
She was preceded in death by:
Her husband: Delwin Melcher
Parents: Joe and Mary Behrens
Daughter: Kathy (Dave) Rogers
Siblings: Richard (Dorothy) Behrens, Burnette (Melvin) Parks, Luella (Ves) Pfeifer, Maxine (Leo) Pitzl, Elaine (Jake) Bender
St. Isidore Catholic Church
St. Isidore Catholic Church
St. Isidore Catholic Church
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