Melva Brock

Melva D. Brock, age 93, of Storm Lake, Iowa died Monday, February 19, 2024 at Methodist Manor Retirement Community in Storm Lake. Funeral services will take place Friday, February 23, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. at Grace Lutheran Church in Storm Lake. Burial will follow in the Storm Lake Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the CHURCH. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake is in charge of the arrangements. Melva Doris Brock was born September 4, 1930 to Earl and Eva (Lawlor) Brock near Webb, Iowa. The family moved to Southern Indiana when she was six years old. She grew up attending grade school in Monroe City, Indiana. The family then moved back to Iowa where she attended Ruthven High School and graduated in 1948. On July 17, 1949, Melva was united in marriage to Dean Brock at her grandparents’ farmhouse near Dickens, Iowa. They made their home in Sioux Rapids. In 1953, Dean and Melva were baptized and confirmed in their faith at Faith Lutheran Church in Sioux Rapids, Iowa. They later moved to Storm Lake, Iowa where they resided for over 65 years. They were blessed with a daughter, Sheila. Melva was an active member of Grace Lutheran Church in Storm Lake, Iowa, participating in Mary and Martha, Ladies Aid, altar committee, meals on wheels, and Bible classes. She loved cooking and baking for family and friends. She is remembered for her love of hummingbirds and her porcelain shoe collection. She enjoyed traveling, gardening, reading, and music. She especially loved spending time with her family. Melva will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved her. She was preceded in death by her parents, Earl and Eva Brock; sister: Sylvia and her husband Donald Brock; brothers: Wesley Brock; Raymond and his wife Loretta Brock; sisters-in-law: Donlene Brock; LuVerne Brophy; nephew: Donnie Brock; niece: Doris Harvey; great nephew: Jason Brock. Left to cherish her memory are her husband: Dean Brock of Storm Lake, Iowa; daughter: Sheila (Bruce) Cairns of Storm Lake, Iowa; brother: Eldon Brock of Colorado Springs, Colorado; sister-in-law: Opal Brock of Storm Lake, Iowa; many treasured and beloved nieces and nephews; and other extended family and friends.

Melva Brock

September 4, 1930 - February 19, 2024