Melvin Lee Stortz Obituary

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Melvin Lee Stortz (Saint Louis, Missouri), born in Lincoln, Missouri, who passed away at the age of 87, on January 13, 2021. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

He was loved and cherished by many people including: his parents, Karl "Charles" Hermann and Martha Anna Louise Stortz (Meyer); his wife Carolyn Marie Hopperstad; his children, Steven Stortz (Charlene) of Hampton, Scott Stortz of St. Louis and Catherine Ripley (Steve) of Chillicothe; his grandchildren, Renee St (David), Brian Stortz (Alicia), Bethany Slatten (Mike), Matthew Stortz (Lacey), Daniel Stortz, Dalton Ripley and Claire Ripley; his great grandchildren, Fira St. John, Alena St. John, Madilynn Stortz, Jackson Stortz, Samuel Stortz, Amelia Stortz, Xander Slatten, Luca Slatten, Jace Slatten and Jameson Stortz; and his brother Herbert of Lincoln, Neb..

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in Mel's memory be made to the following charities: With God's Little Ones, 428 Julian Place, St. Louis, MO 63122 http://www.wglo.org; Orphan Grain Train, P.O. Box 29346, St. Louis, MO 63126 http: //http://www.ogt.org (Missouri-Illinois Branch); or Apple of.