Melinda Daude

Melinda Daude, daughter of Fred & Sophia Helmold Edler Daude, was born October 25, 1897 on a farm between Bennett & Lowden, Iowa. A year later her family moved to a farm east of Tipton where she lived until she was 22 years old. Melinda was united in marriage to Henry Daude on January 2, 1921 in Clarence, Iowa. She was a member of Peace Church of Christ United in Bennett, Women's Fellowship and the Ladies Aid. Melinda is survived by her daughter, Edna Martin of Maquoketa, Iowa; sister, Pauline Clark of Davenport, Iowa; 5 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; 18 great-great-grandchildren; 2 step great-grandchildren; & 6 step-great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband in 1975; sisters, Alma Wagner, Martha Syring, Ella Edler & Wilma Paustian; brothers, Otto, William, Fred & Elmer; & great-great-grandson, Kyle Wiese.