Melvin Bernard King, 87, Austin

Published 10:24 am Monday, July 8, 2013

Melvin Bernard King, 87, of Austin, Minn., died Saturday, July 6, 2013, at Adams Health Care Center.

Melvin King

Melvin was born March 6, 1926, in Riceville, Iowa to George and Eva (Johnson) King. On March 20, 1944, he married Maxine Spellman and they had two sons. Melvin proudly served his country during World War II in the U.S. Army from 1944 to 1946. After the war he worked as a laborer for Hormel Foods until 1984.

Melvin was an avid fisherman with his neighbor Jack and they spent many hours catching Catfish and Northern Pike. Later, he spent time fishing on Cannon Lake with Brad and Nancy and grandson Patrick. He also enjoyed deer hunting along with Brad and Patrick at his sister’s farm in Harmony, Minn. In his later years he and Brad fished at the channel in Albert Lea, Minn., where they caught more Walleyes than they ever did. Melvin spent many hours sitting in his recliner in his garage preparing fishing poles for his next outing. He was a collector of glassware, guns, fishing reels and rods and he enjoyed flea markets and gun shows.

Melvin was preceded in death by his parents; wife; brother Marrold; and sisters Vesta Bergland, Wilma Bell, Marcella Murphy, Irene Weber and Roberta Jenson. He is survived by Gary (Shirley) King, Bradley (Nancy) King, three grandchildren and two great-granddaughters.

A funeral Mass for Melvin King will be celebrated at 11 a.m., on Wednesday, July 10, 2013, at Queen of Angels Catholic Church in Austin with Father Dale Tupper celebrating the Mass. Interment will follow at Calvary Cemetery in Austin. There will be visitation one hour prior to the mass at Queen of Angels and on Tuesday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. at Mayer Funeral Home. Condolences may be left for the family at www.mayerfh.com.