Melvin Dean Fiechter passed from this life at the age of 86 years and 8 months after a brief illness and stay in the Yuma County Nursing Home.

Melvin and twin brother Marvin were born on Dec. 11, 1932 to Frederick and Lena (Ehrman) Fiechter on the family farm and tree/plant nursery, located approximately one mile northeast of Platner, Washington County, Colorado.

Melvin was the seventh and final child born to Frederick and Lena. He attended grade school in Platner and graduated from High School in Akron. He was a member of the Platner Methodist Church. He spent his whole life on the farm, he and his brother Marvin taking over the farming from their parents and expanding the operation until his death. This was Melvin's main joy in life. They started farming during and after High School including raising hogs which they showed at the fairs, etc. Then they raised cattle and did dry land farming up until last winter.

They both served in the U.S. Army from February 2, 1953 to February 1, 1955 and were stationed at Camp Carson in Colorado Springs, Colo. Melvin ended up his service as an Artillery Sgt.

Some of the times of enjoyment for Melvin and Marvin were when the extended family gathered at the farm throughout the years for holidays and family picnics. They loved playing Trivial Pursuit and cards with everyone and were hard to beat.

Melvin was preceded in death by his parents; brother Ernest (Ruth Ison); sister Elsie (Robert) Beatty; sister Elma (Arnold) Jackson; twin siblings Elmer and Elinor (Elinor died at 3 yrs.) He was predeceased by his grandparents who were Samuel and Verona Fiechter (Switzerland); and George Michael and Margaret Ehrman of Platner, Colo.

Left to mourn his death are his twin brother Marvin of the Akron Nursing Home; nephew Ivan Lee and Francis Fiechter of Foxfield, Colo.; niece Carole Ann and husband Errol Salter of Wheat Ridge, Colo.; niece Sharon and husband Gale Schulze of Norton, Kansas; niece Donna and husband Fred Steckman of Westminster, Colo.; nephew Terry and wife Laura Jackson of Centennial, Colo.; and niece Judy Sasse of Lakewood, Colo. Also many great and great, great nieces and nephews.

A funeral service was held Friday, August 23, 2019 at Bowin Funeral Home in Akron. Interment followed at the Akron Cemetery.