Barche, Melvin Eugene

1928 - 2009  (81 years)

• Name	Barche, Melvin Eugene
  Birth	20 May 1928	Olney, Richland County, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	BARC.M001
  _FGRAVE	61652550
  Military Service	World War II, Seaman First Class, United States Navy
  		Flag of the United States, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959, a…
  Death	9 Oct 2009	Anne Arundel Medical Center., Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland
  Burial	Haven Hill Cemetery, Olney, Richland County, Illinois
  Person ID	I52716	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	17 Jan 2024

  
  

  Family	Houser, Patricia Florina 'Patsy',   b. 21 Mar 1931, Olney, Richland County, Illinois d. 25 Jun 2012, Liberty Village Manor Court, Clinton, DeWitt County, Illinois (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F19118	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

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  Birth - 20 May 1928 - Olney, Richland County, Illinois Death - 9 Oct 2009 - Anne Arundel Medical Center., Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland Burial - - Haven Hill Cemetery, Olney, Richland County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Melvin E. Barche, Sr. died on Friday, October 9, 2009 at Anne Arundel Medical Center.MD. He was 81 years old. Mr. Barche was born on May 20, 1928 in Olney, IL to the late Ernest C. Barche and Marjorie B. (Nicholas) Barche. He left Olney Township High School in the mid-term of his senior year to enlist in the U. S. Navy. He served as a Radar Operator on the USS Bordelon DD-881 for most of his two year enlistment and spent a few months on the USS Hank prior to his honorable discharge November 1947. He worked in Washington D. C. working for th U. S. Naval Oceanographic/Topograaphic Office in Suitland, MD. He served as a Survey Office abord ships doing deep ocean surveys/charting. Melvin had homes in both Illinois and Maryland. He spent most of his time at his Kent Island home since 1987, residing in Kentmoorr Airpark in Stevensville. He loved flying and restoring planes. In addition to his companion, Robin Pender, he is survived by his two children, Melvin E. Barche, Jr. and Patricia Leggett; one sister Anita Webb, three grandchildren, James Harmon, Matthew Barche and Nathan Barche and two great-grandchildren, Michael B. Barche and Abigail Barche. Gravesite Details His ashes were scattered in Maryland.