Melvin Aho

worth Aho, 80, Mohall,

died Monday, Feb. 29,

2016, at his home.

Melvin was born May

16, 1935, on a farm near

Belden, a son of Emil and

Julia (Alama) Aho. He was

raised in Stanley and bap-

tized and confirmed at

Belden Apostolic Luth-

eran Church, Belden. He

graduated from Stanley

High School in 1954. He

served several years in the

National Guard and was

on active duty at Fort Ri-

ley, Kan., during the Ber-

lin Crisis. He worked in

the construction business

with his brother, Harlan,

and later for Ronald

Wright in Mohall.

Melvin married Gloria

Feland June 21, 1959, at

Bethel Lutheran Brethren

Church, Antler. He

farmed and raised dairy

cattle in Wheaton and

Antler townships of Bot-

tineau County. They

moved to Mohall in 1967

and continued farming

and raising dairy cattle in

Sherman and Cut Bank

townships of Bottineau

County.

Melvin attended Bethel

Lutheran Brethren

Church, Antler, and was a

member of the Stanley

American Legion. He en-

joyed playing guitar and

loved planting apple trees.

He received an Honorary

Chapter Farmer Award

from the Mohall FFA.

Family: wife, Gloria

Aho, Mohall; sons, Brad-

ley (Valerie) Aho, Antler,

Brian (Bonnie) Aho, Gran-

din, Byron Aho, Bennie

Aho and Burton Aho, all

of Mohall; eight grand-

children and four great-

grandchildren; sister, Ei-

leen Meiers, Stanley;

brother, Glen (Kathy)

Aho, Campbellsburg, Ky.;

and numerous nieces,

nephews and cousins.

Melvin was preceded

in death by: his parents;

brothers, Edwin, Harlan

and Marvin Aho; and sis-

ters, Edna and Velma

Aho, Violet Ellvanger and

Marilyn Hopkins.

Funeral: 2 p.m., Satur-

day, March 5, at Bethel

Lutheran Brethren

Church, Antler.

Burial: Bethel Lutheran

Brethren Church Ceme-

tery, Antler.

Family Service: 7 p.m.,

Friday, March 4, at Brose

Funeral Home, Mohall.

Visitation: One hour

prior to the family service

at the funeral home.