Melvin L. "Mel" Teeter

December 1, 1933 - December 21, 2018


Residence: Monticello (Carroll County), Indiana
Died: Friday, December 21, 2018
Location: 6:01 p.m., at the Indiana University Health Arnett Hospital of Lafayette, Indiana.
 
 
Age: 85
Date of Birth: Friday, December 01, 1933
Birth place: Rural Rte 1., Monticello, Indiana.

Branch: Army

 
Father: Leonard Teeter
 
Mother: Mary ( Kelly ) Teeter
 
Marital Status: Married
Resided in: Mel had lived in the Monticello, Indiana, area all his life.
Funeral Date: Saturday, December 29, 2018
Funeral Location: 12:30 p.m., Celebration of Life Service at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana
Clergy: Rev. Chris Dodson of the Monticello Christian Church of Monticello, Indiana.
Burial will take place:
I.O.O.F. Riverview Cemetery in rural Monticello, Indiana, with Full Military Rites by the Monticello Veterans Honor Guard of Monticello, Indiana.
Visitation will be:
11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Saturday, December 29, 2018, at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana.
Biographical Information:
As a 1951 graduate of Roosevelt High School he was one of the original members of the Golden Throats choral group and was #35 on the football team. He then served for 3 years in the Army where he was honorably discharged in 1956. He went on to serve as President of the Monticello Jaycees and was a member of Ducks Unlimited. He was employed by NIPSCO in the gas department for 33 years retiring in 1993.
Special Services: Full Military Rites by the Monticello Veterans Honor Guard of Monticello, Indiana, will be conducted at the cemetery.
Memorial Information: In lieu of flowers, please donate generously to Happy Tails Animal Center 8954 N. West Shafer Dr., Monticello, IN 47960 or PayPal Happytails@urhere.net Envelopes will be available here at the funeral home.
Marriage Information: On June 20, 1959, at the old Monticello Christian Church on Bluff Street in Monticello, Indiana, he married Carol Milligan; she survives,
Survivors include:
Wife, Carol Teeter of Monticello (Carroll County), Indiana; Children,Lisa Teeter (Brian Pelkey)Jennifer Loy (Jeff Jordan)Andrea Buck (Chris);Grandchildren,Justin LoyRobbie Pelkey (Kathryn)Justin PelkeyWesley FazekasDante SiracusaSophia SiracusaTiffany BuckElizabeth Reese (Jason)
Preceded in Death:
Parents, Leonard and Mary (Kelly) TeeterBrother,Donald and his wife Rosemary.
Arrangements by:
Miller - Roscka Funeral Home, 6368 E. US 24, Monticello, Indiana, 47960 ( 574 ) 583 - 8488.


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Schedule of Services

Burial Service

I.O.O.F. Riverview Cemetery in rural Monticello, Indiana, with Full Military Rites by the Monticello Veterans Honor Guard of Monticello, Indiana

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  • I.O.O.F. Riverview Cemetery in rural Monticello, Indiana, with Full Military Rites by the Monticello Veterans Honor Guard of Monticello, Indiana.

Special Service

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  • Full Military Rites by the Monticello Veterans Honor Guard of Monticello, Indiana, will be conducted at the cemetery.

Visitaion Service

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  • 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Saturday, December 29, 2018, at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana.

Funeral Service

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  • Funeral Location: 12:30 p.m., Celebration of Life Service at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana

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