Obituary from The Dallas Morning News (7 - 8 Oct 2006):
MELBY, BETTY, Elizabeth "Betty" OHearn Melby, Born in Dallas August 5, 1936 and died peacefully surrounded by family and friends in Dallas October 5, 2006. Betty was preceded in death by parents, J.L. and Lois OHearn; husband, Lawrence E. Melby; father and mother-in-law, Arne and Mabel Melby. Survived by brother, Dan and his wife Ann OHearn; sister-in-law, Claire Melby; her children, Lawrence E. Melby, II, Elizabeth M. Melby, Margaret and Robert Lee and John Melby; grandchildren, Robert E. Lee, Samantha C. Lee, Crystin and Ben Niscavits, Jessica and Kyle Weber, and Kathryn and Robert Johns and great grandson, Cru Jacob Niscavits. Numerous nieces, nephews and cousins also survive. A Rosary will be held Saturday, October 7th, 2006 at 5:00 p.m. at Sparkman/Hillcrest. The funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. Monday, October 9th, 2006 at Christ The King Catholic Church, presided over by Msgr. Donald F. Zimmerman. Interment will follow in Grove Hill Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Christ The King Church.
MELBY, BETTY, Elizabeth "Betty" OHearn Melby, Born in Dallas August 5, 1936 and died peacefully surrounded by family and friends in Dallas October 5, 2006. Betty was preceded in death by parents, J.L. and Lois OHearn; husband, Lawrence E. Melby; father and mother-in-law, Arne and Mabel Melby. Survived by brother, Dan and his wife Ann OHearn; sister-in-law, Claire Melby; her children, Lawrence E. Melby, II, Elizabeth M. Melby, Margaret and Robert Lee and John Melby; grandchildren, Robert E. Lee, Samantha C. Lee, Crystin and Ben Niscavits, Jessica and Kyle Weber, and Kathryn and Robert Johns and great grandson, Cru Jacob Niscavits. Numerous nieces, nephews and cousins also survive. A Rosary will be held Saturday, October 7th, 2006 at 5:00 p.m. at Sparkman/Hillcrest. The funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. Monday, October 9th, 2006 at Christ The King Catholic Church, presided over by Msgr. Donald F. Zimmerman. Interment will follow in Grove Hill Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Christ The King Church.
- 05 Aug 1936 - Birth - ; Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
- 09 Oct 2006 - Burial - Grovehill Cemetery ; Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
- 05 Oct 2006 - Death - Age: 70 ; Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
- 1 Apr 1940 - Residence - Age: 3Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter ; Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States
- 1994 - Residence - ; Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
- Religion - Catholic
- 1 Apr 1940 - Residence - Age: 3Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter ; Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States
- 1994 - Residence - ; Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
PARENT (M) John Lynch O'Hearn | |||
Birth | 24 July 1880 | Ackley, Hardin, Iowa, USA | |
Death | 03 February 1963 | Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA | |
Marriage | to Sadie Lovell | ||
Marriage | to Geneva Catherine Hill | ||
Marriage | 19 Feb 1906 | to Ann Foley at Jackson, Missouri, USA | |
Marriage | 11 Oct 1926 | to Lois Josephine Reichenstein at Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA | |
Father | Daniel William O'Hearn | ||
Mother | Elizabeth Lynch | ||
PARENT (F) Lois Josephine Reichenstein | |||
Birth | 04 Mar 1900 | Galveston, Texas, USA | |
Death | 05 Feb 1997 | Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA | |
Marriage | 11 Oct 1926 | to John Lynch O'Hearn at Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA | |
Father | Louis Peter Reichenstein | ||
Mother | Mary Margaret Murnane | ||
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Marriage | 02 Jan 1959 | to Private at Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA | |
F | Elizabeth Ann O'Hearn | ||
Birth | 05 Aug 1936 | Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA | |
Death | 05 Oct 2006 | Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA | |
Marriage | 10 Jul 1956 | to Lawrence Earl Melby at Christ the King Catholic Church, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA |
PARENT (M) Lawrence Earl Melby | |||
Birth | 31 January 1930 | Methodist Hospital, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA | |
Death | 11 January 1979 | Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA | |
Marriage | 10 Jul 1956 | to Elizabeth Ann O'Hearn at Christ the King Catholic Church, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA | |
Father | Arne Theodore Melby | ||
Mother | Mabel Claire Eggen | ||
PARENT (F) Elizabeth Ann O'Hearn | |||
Birth | 05 Aug 1936 | Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA | |
Death | 05 Oct 2006 | Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA | |
Marriage | 10 Jul 1956 | to Lawrence Earl Melby at Christ the King Catholic Church, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA | |
Father | John Lynch O'Hearn | ||
Mother | Lois Josephine Reichenstein | ||
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Marriage | 21 Oct 1978 | to Private at Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA | |
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Marriage | 14 Jul 1985 | to Private at Fort Bend, Texas, USA | |
Marriage | 19 May 1990 | to Private at Houston, Texas, USA | |
Marriage | 19 May 1990 | to Private at Harris, Texas, USA | |
Marriage | to Cindy Rae Mena | ||
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Marriage | Mar 1994 | to Private at Richardson, Dallas, Texas, USA | |
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1 Elizabeth Ann O'Hearn b: 05 Aug 1936 d: 05 Oct 2006
+ Lawrence Earl Melby b: 31 January 1930 d: 11 January 1979