Bertha Marie Melbostad

May 9, 1919 - November 1, 2015

Bertha Marie Melbostad, 96, a retired restaurant worker, avid writer and Retired Senior Volunteer Program volunteer died Sunday (Nov. 1, 2015) at Tweeten-Lutheran Health Care Center in Spring Grove. Bert Marie was born May 9, 1919, in Allamakee County, Iowa to Gilbert and Erica (Erickson) Hagen being baptized and confirmed at Waterloo Ridge Lutheran Church. She had one brother, James L. Hagen and one foster brother, Arnold Thorson. She lived her entire life in Bee, MN along the Waterloo Creek trout stream. She loved writing about nature and her surroundings along that beautiful trout stream. Her writings were closely followed by many readers being often published in the Spring Grove Herald. On July 23, 1946, she married Grant B. Melbostad. They had one son, Gary. She and Grant worked for the Retired Senior Volunteer Program for a number of years until Grant’s death on September 25, 1994. Following his death, Bertha, continued working with the RSVP program for a total of 35 years until she reached age 90. She was preceded in death by both parents, brother, foster brother and husband. She is survived by her son, Gary (Joanne Schuttemeier) Melbostad, grandsons Jason Melbostad and Jeff (Blanka Kryszak) Melbostad, granddaughter Kristin Melbostad and great grandson Braden Melbostad. She is also survived by her special niece, Barbara (Devoine) Meiners along with their children and grandchildren. Blessed be the memory of Bert Marie Melbostad among us. May our Heavenly Father grant eternal rest to Bert and comfort those who mourn her loss.