Melitta Johannas Doornink

Melitta Johannas Doornink

Melitta Doornink Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Aug. 27, 2018.
Melitta was born on May 29, 1934 and passed away on Saturday, August 25, 2018. Melitta was a resident of Baldwin, Wisconsin at the time of passing. In 1950 she graduated from Bank and Insurance College in Berlin and worked for Allianz as a small claims adjustor. Melitta fell in love with John Doornink, a U.S. Army soldier stationed in Berlin, and the couple were united in marriage on December 21, 1962 at the First Reformed Church in Baldwin. A gathering of family and friends to celebrate Melitta's life will be held from 11:00am-2:00pm on Saturday, September 8, 2018 at the Historic Woodside Place, 2053 County Rd N, Baldwin.

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