Melvin Herschberger

Melvin J. Herschberger was born December 12, 1934 in Arthur, Illinois the son of John E. and Christena (Eash) Herschberger. He attended rural country school.
Veva Aleene Miller Herschberger was born February 7, 1938 in Kalona, Iowa the daughter of C. Jay and Dinah (Miller) Miller. She graduated from Iowa Mennonite High School in 1956.
On December 23, 1956 Mel and Veva were united in marriage at the East Union Mennonite Church in rural Kalona. They lived in Marengo, Keswick, Wellman and Flint Ridge before moving to Kalona. They owned and operated the Kalona Locker from 1969-1998, and were very active with the Iowa Meat Processors Association. They were members of the Kalona Mennonite Church. Mel and Veva died on Monday, June 27, 2016 in an automobile accident near Orion, Illinois. Mel was 81 years old and Veva was 78 years old.
They are survived by 3 sons : Darrel (Diane) Herschberger of Marion; Wade (Denise) Herschberger of Minneapolis, MN; Brian (Heather) Herschberger of Kalona; 10 grandchildren; and 7 great grandchildren. Mel's brothers Jonas Herschberger; Levi (Lizzie Ann) Herschberger; a sister Emma (John) Hostetler; a sister-in-law Elmina Herschberger all of Arthur, IL. Veva's brothers Alvin (Marianna) Miller; Dale (Linda) Miller of Kalona; and a sister Eldora (Alvin) Flatt of Newberry, MI. They were preceded in death by their parents; 2 daughters Kathy Herschberger and Marcia Watkins; a brother Jacob Herschberger; 4 sisters Amelia (Orval) Bender; Mary (Marvin) Yoder; Elnora (Dave) Borntrager; Donna Biggerstaff; and a sister-in-law Edna Herschberger.

Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 AM Friday, July 1, 2016 at the Kalona Mennonite Church. Rev. Scott Swartzendruber will officiate. Burial will be in the Sharon Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 10:00 AM until 8:00 PM on Thursday, June 30, 2016 at the Kalona Mennonite Church where the family will greet friends from 1-4 and 6-8 PM. A memorial fund has been established for Kalona Mennonite Church and Mennonite Historical Society of Iowa.
The Yoder-Powell Funeral Home in Kalona is caring for Mel and Veva and their family. Messages may be sent to the family at www.powellfuneralhomes.com