Roscka Roth & Clapper Funeral Home - Monticello
Charles R. "Charlie" Mellon, Sr.
( December 19, 1924 - March 20, 2019 )
Residence: Monticello, Indiana
Died: Wednesday, March 20, 2019
Location: 12:15 a.m., at the White Oak Health Campus of Monticello, Indiana
Age: 94
Date of Birth: Friday, December 19, 1924
Birth place: Wolcott, Indiana
Branch: Army
Service: World War II
Father: Michael Mellon
Mother: Mary Alice (Dismore) Mellon
Marital Status: Widowed
Resided in: Charlie had lived in the Monticello, Indiana, area since 1992.
Funeral Date: Tuesday, April 02, 2019
Funeral Location: 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 2, 2019, Funeral Mass will be at the Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church, 543 S. Main Street, Monticello, Indiana, 47960.
Clergy: Father David L. Rasner of the Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church of Monticello, Indiana.
Burial will take place:
Tippecanoe Memory Gardens of West Lafayette, Indiana
Visitation will be:
4:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Monday, April 1, 2019, at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana.
Biographical Information:
Charlie had lived in White County, Indiana, all his life and was a graduate of Wolcott High School of Wolcott, Indiana. He was a United States World War II Army Veteran and received two Bronze Stars and a Purple Heart from injuries while serving in Germany. Charlie returned to the area where he farmed and raised hogs. Charlie, and his late wife, Mary Alice, had lived in Round Grove, Chalmers and Buffalo, Indiana, before moving to Monticello, Indiana, in 1992. He was a member of the Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church of Monticello, Indiana. Charlie was a member of the DAV (Disabled American Veterans). He was a prior member of the North White School Board, the BZA (Board of Zoning Appeals), and loved attending business meetings for several local towns and White County. Charlie loved high school sports and events.
Special Services: Full Military Rites by the Monticello Veterans Honor Guard of Monticello, Indiana, will be conducted at the Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church, 543 S. Main Street, Monticello, Indiana, 47960.
Memorial Information: Memorials may be given to the Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church of Monticello, Indiana, White County Community Foundation, Pulaski Community Foundation, or the White County Food Pantry. Envelopes will be available here at the funeral home.
Marriage Information: On February 15, 1947, in Reynolds, Indiana, he married Mary Alice Klink; she passed away on Sunday, April 29, 2012.
Survivors include:
Daughter, Linda K. (husband Randy) Conwell of Chalmers, Indiana; Two (2) Sons, Charles R. "Chuck" (wife Darlene) Mellon, Jr. of Francesville, Indiana, andDan (wife Rhonda) Mellon of Monticello (Buffalo area), Indiana; Eight (8) Grandchildren, Chris Conwell, Angie (husband Kevin) Turner, Tyson (wife Jennifer) Mellon, Tiffany (husband Mike) Holle, Sandi (husband Jonathan) Draper, Brent Mellon, Drew (wife Kristen) Mellon, andPatrick Mellon; Fourteen (14) Great Grandchildren; One (1) Great Great Grandson;Brother,Jack (wife Doris) Mellon of Lafayette, Indiana;Three (3) Sisters-in-law,Audrey Mellon of Cassoplis, Michigan, Dorothy Klink of Venice, Florida, andMarilyn Klink of Lebanon, Indiana;Several Nieces, Nephews, Great Nieces, and Great Nephews.
Preceded in Death:
Parents, Michael & Mary Alice (Dismore) Mellon;Wife, Mary Alice (Klink) Mellon; Sister,Katherine (Mellon) Welborn;Three (3) Brothers,Bernard Mellon,Michael Mellon, andFrances Mellon;Brother-in-law,George Klink.
Arrangements by:
Miller - Roscka Funeral Home, 6368 E. US 24, Monticello, Indiana, 47960 ( 574 ) 583 - 8488.
Died: Wednesday, March 20, 2019
Location: 12:15 a.m., at the White Oak Health Campus of Monticello, Indiana
Age: 94
Date of Birth: Friday, December 19, 1924
Birth place: Wolcott, Indiana
Branch: Army
Service: World War II
Father: Michael Mellon
Mother: Mary Alice (Dismore) Mellon
Marital Status: Widowed
Resided in: Charlie had lived in the Monticello, Indiana, area since 1992.
Funeral Date: Tuesday, April 02, 2019
Funeral Location: 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 2, 2019, Funeral Mass will be at the Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church, 543 S. Main Street, Monticello, Indiana, 47960.
Clergy: Father David L. Rasner of the Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church of Monticello, Indiana.
Burial will take place:
Tippecanoe Memory Gardens of West Lafayette, Indiana
Visitation will be:
4:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Monday, April 1, 2019, at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana.
Biographical Information:
Charlie had lived in White County, Indiana, all his life and was a graduate of Wolcott High School of Wolcott, Indiana. He was a United States World War II Army Veteran and received two Bronze Stars and a Purple Heart from injuries while serving in Germany. Charlie returned to the area where he farmed and raised hogs. Charlie, and his late wife, Mary Alice, had lived in Round Grove, Chalmers and Buffalo, Indiana, before moving to Monticello, Indiana, in 1992. He was a member of the Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church of Monticello, Indiana. Charlie was a member of the DAV (Disabled American Veterans). He was a prior member of the North White School Board, the BZA (Board of Zoning Appeals), and loved attending business meetings for several local towns and White County. Charlie loved high school sports and events.
Special Services: Full Military Rites by the Monticello Veterans Honor Guard of Monticello, Indiana, will be conducted at the Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church, 543 S. Main Street, Monticello, Indiana, 47960.
Memorial Information: Memorials may be given to the Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church of Monticello, Indiana, White County Community Foundation, Pulaski Community Foundation, or the White County Food Pantry. Envelopes will be available here at the funeral home.
Marriage Information: On February 15, 1947, in Reynolds, Indiana, he married Mary Alice Klink; she passed away on Sunday, April 29, 2012.
Survivors include:
Daughter, Linda K. (husband Randy) Conwell of Chalmers, Indiana; Two (2) Sons, Charles R. "Chuck" (wife Darlene) Mellon, Jr. of Francesville, Indiana, andDan (wife Rhonda) Mellon of Monticello (Buffalo area), Indiana; Eight (8) Grandchildren, Chris Conwell, Angie (husband Kevin) Turner, Tyson (wife Jennifer) Mellon, Tiffany (husband Mike) Holle, Sandi (husband Jonathan) Draper, Brent Mellon, Drew (wife Kristen) Mellon, andPatrick Mellon; Fourteen (14) Great Grandchildren; One (1) Great Great Grandson;Brother,Jack (wife Doris) Mellon of Lafayette, Indiana;Three (3) Sisters-in-law,Audrey Mellon of Cassoplis, Michigan, Dorothy Klink of Venice, Florida, andMarilyn Klink of Lebanon, Indiana;Several Nieces, Nephews, Great Nieces, and Great Nephews.
Preceded in Death:
Parents, Michael & Mary Alice (Dismore) Mellon;Wife, Mary Alice (Klink) Mellon; Sister,Katherine (Mellon) Welborn;Three (3) Brothers,Bernard Mellon,Michael Mellon, andFrances Mellon;Brother-in-law,George Klink.
Arrangements by:
Miller - Roscka Funeral Home, 6368 E. US 24, Monticello, Indiana, 47960 ( 574 ) 583 - 8488.