SERVICES WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1988, 10:30 AM
ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH MANNING, IOWA
OFFICIATING PASTOR ROBERT RIGGERT
MUSIC "I KNOW THAT MY REDEEMER LIVES" "JUST AS I AM" "HOW GREAT THOU ART"
FERN JENSEN, ORGANIST
INTERMENT MANNING CITY CEMETERY MANNING, IOWA
CASKETBEARERS CLIFF TANK, IVAN JOENS, LELAND KIENAST, LYLE GRUHN, ORVILLE HINZE, MERLIN NULLE
THE FAMILY WISHES TO EXPRESS THEIR GRATITUDE FOR YOUR KINDNESS EVIDENCED IN THOUGHT, WORD, AND DEED, AND INVITES YOU TO JOIN THEM FOR LUNCH AND FELLOWSHIP AT THE CHURCH FOLLOWING THE COMMITTAL SERVICE

MERLIN JOHN MUSFELDT
Merlin, son of Louie and Laura Schroeder Musfeldt, was born July 3, 1923, at Manning, Iowa. He attended Manning schools and was graduated from Manning High School in 1939.

On May 26, 1946, Merlin was united in marriage with Delone Brockman. Two children, Jeff and Laurel, were born to this union. Merlin and Delone farmed southwest of Manning until 1967 when they moved to Maui, Hawaii where Merlin was manager of a research farm for Trojan Seeds. In 1969 Merlin and Delone moved to Phoenix, Arizona where they made their home until 1979 at which time they moved to Lake Havasu City, Arizona.

Merlin became ill this past fall and died on Saturday evening, January 9, 1988 at Lake Havasu Regional Hospital at the age of 64 years, 6 months, and 6 days.

He was preceded in death by his parents and by one brother, Louis, as a child.

Merlin is survived by his wife, Delone, of Lake Havasu City, Arizona; by his son, Jeff, of Lenexa, Kansas; by his daughter, Laurel and her husband, Steve Wenger, of San Diego, California by four grandchildren: Ashley and Natalie Musfeldt and Chad and Ryan Wenger; by his sister, Phyllis and her husband, William Opperman, of Manning; by his mother-in-law, Amanda Brockman, of Carroll; by the following in-laws: Robert and Rowene Kracht, of Carroll, and Ray and Delores Brockman, of Arcadia; and by nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

While Merlin was living in Manning he held membership in Zion Lutheran Church. He was interested in civic and community affairs, he served on the Manning School Board at the time the new school was built, he served as 4-H leader and was active in the Shelby County Farm Bureau.

THE TWENTY-THIRD PSALM
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: He leadeth me beside the still water. He restoreth my soul: He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for His name's sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for Thou art with me: Thy rod and Thy staff they comfort me.

Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: Thou anoitest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.