116 3rd St SE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401
Obituaries
The Gazette publishes obituaries on a daily basis. Use the search field above to search for obituaries by name or keyword. Readers can submit an obituary or submit a milestone to The Gazette. The obituary must be submitted before 1 p.m. for publication on thegazette.com at 6 p.m. and in the daily edition the next day, with the exception of obituaries for Sunday publication, which must be submitted by 1 p.m. on Fridays.
Dye, Melba Joy
Melba Joy Dye, 94, a resident of Meth-Wick Community, Cedar Rapids, died there Monday, Dec. 6, 2010. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 11, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, by Kay Mineck. The family will greet friends from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial: Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery, Cedar Rapids.
Survivors include her children, Lyla Bendsen of Oak Park, Ill., Marlene (Don) Washburn of Marion, Dan (Diana) Dye of Central City, and Lois Olsen of Vermillion, S.D.; 12 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-granddaughter.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Lyle; two brothers; and one grandson, Tod Washburn.
Melba was born Oct. 13, 1916, the daughter of Dan and Clara (Barnes) Hathaway, in Gross, Neb. She married Lyle E. Dye on August 31, 1935, in Clark, S.D. He died May 30, 1992. Melba was a longtime schoolteacher in the Marion and Cedar Rapids school systems. She was a graduate of Coe College, an active member of the Springville Presbyterian Church, ABWA, the Broken Bit Saddle Club and several other organizations. Melba was an avid card player and enjoyed crafts.
A memorial fund has been established in Melba's memory.
Please sign the online guest book for Melba at under obituaries.
Daily Newsletters