Melchior, James J. "Bud"

1924 - 2004  (80 years)    Has 32 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Melchior, James J. "Bud"  [1]
  Nickname	Bud
  Born	8 Mar 1924	Algoma, Kewaunee, Wisconsin, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	Between 17 Feb 1943 and 15 Nov 1946
  WWII - US Navy
  Name:James John Melchior Gender:Male Birth Date:8 Mar 1924 Death Date:15 Aug 2004 SSN:396149867 Branch 1:NAVY Enlistment Date 1:17 Feb 1943 Release Date 1:15 Nov 1946
  Died	15 Aug 2004	Seattle, King, Washington, USA
  Obituary	31 Aug 2004
  Green Bay Press Gazette
  Melchior, James J. (Bud)James J. (Bud) Melchior, 80, Seattle, Wash., died Sunday, Aug. 15, 200 4, in Seattle. He was born March 8, 1924, in Algoma, Wis., to the late L eo and Nell (Biese) Melchior. James served in the U.S. Navy during World W ar II from 1943 to 1946. After that his sea legs longed to be on the wat er and he served as a seaman first class on many merchant ships until he r etired in 1984 after 38 years of service. He was a resident of Seattle f or most of his adult life. He loved to hunt and returned to Wisconsin f or deer hunting. He enjoyed living a simple life with little desire for lu xuries. He will be remembered by his overwhelming generosity.Survivors include one sister, Jeanette Knipfer, Algoma; and seven brothe rs and sisters-in-law, Robert and Dorothy, Sturgeon Bay; Richard, Kansas C ity, Mo.; Leo and Margaret, Grafton, Wis.; Thomas and Marilyn, Luxembur g; Gordon, Algoma; Fr. Frank, Casco; and Peter (Ronald), Argonne, Wis.; ma ny nieces and nephews.He was preceded in death by one brother-in-law, Frank Knipfer; and one sis ter-in-law, Mary Ann Melchior.Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Mary’s Church, Algoma at 11 a .m. Saturday, Sept. 4 with Fr. Frank Melchior officiating. Burial wi ll be in St. Mary’s Cemetery.
  Person ID	I7363	1FamilyTree | DavidSchlickbernd6337, TimothyMicke12407, VicH_andDianeBrochtrup
  Last Modified	14 Nov 2015

  
  

  Father	Melchior, Leo,   b. 11 Apr 1895, Algoma, Kewaunee, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 15 Sep 1971, Algoma, Kewaunee, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Biese, Petronella,   b. 5 Feb 1897, Lawrence, Brown, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 11 May 1980, Algoma, Kewaunee, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F3572	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 8 Mar 1924 - Algoma, Kewaunee, Wisconsin, USA Died - 15 Aug 2004 - Seattle, King, Washington, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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