Elizabeth Melcher Obituary
We are sad to announce that on September 11, 2020, at the age of 99, Elizabeth Melcher of Griffith, Indiana passed away. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her husband Raymond W. Melcher; her grandson Mark A. Merrifield; her parents, Lena Hizer and Hiram Hizer; and her friends, John and Ann Hajduch.
She is survived by: her daughters, Sharon Merrifield (Art), Lila Melcher and Cindy Lax (Mike); her grandchildren, Late, Cheryl Merrifield, Crystal Poling (Jason), Carrie Bunkowske (Matt), Nicole Larrabee (Nate), Wiyan and Kayden Lax; her great grandchildren, Blake, Reece Merrifield Sharp, Levi, Luke Poling, Chaucer, Zander Larrabee and Alvin Bunkowske; her siblings, Bob Peterson (Eleanor) and Marjorie Gullans (John); and her friend Yogi Suroviak.
Born August 13, 1921, as part of the Greatest Generation, she has lived through the roaring twenties, Great Depression, Polio epidemic, World War II, and Covid-19.
