Chelsea, Michigan
03/14/1941 - 05/11/2025
Melita (Paberzs) Vedejs passed away peacefully in her home in Chelsea, MI on May 11, 2025. She was born on March 14, 1941, in Tukums, Latvia, in the middle of World War II. The Paberzs family of Lina and her 4 children (Father Janis was taken away to dig trenches for the Germans) was fortunate to...
Read MoreI´m so sorry for your loss. I lived near her and visited on occasion. I loved seeing her paintings in her garage! I´ll miss seeing her.
Sue Craig
June 25, 2025 | Friend
Melita was one of a kind. I will forever and every hear her, "FRAWGIES" when presented with a silly picture or an actual frog! She'll be well remembered and always in my heart.
Sharon Barrett
June 10, 2025 | Work
I WAS IN THE 4TH GRADE IN FOREST CITY, NC. WHEN MELITA ENTERED MY CLASSROOM AND JOINED OUR CLASS. I CAN STILL REMEMBER MELITA BEING ASKED TO DESCRIBE HER JOURNEY FROM LATVIA TO FOREST CITY, NC. SHE DESCRIBED THINGS I HAD NEVER HEARD ABOUT. MELITA WAS A WALKING HISTORY BOOK FOR US . FROM BEING SHOT AT BY "COMMUNIST", AND NAZIS ALIKE WHILE THEY MADE THIER ESCAPE. MELITA FIT IN WITH THE LOCAL POPULATION, AND WE, HER CLASSMATES NEVER ONCE DID NOT CONSIDER MELITA ONE OF OUR OWN. SHE FIT IN FROM...
Barry Jones
May 17, 2025 | School
